Caldicott, Helen

  • Doctor Helen Caldicott addresses the nation (episode 2)

    A speech on the nuclear crisis: psychological aspects, close calls, and statistics. Second program in the series produced by Dr. Robert Rufsvold and Raffaello Mazza. This program was previously called Doctor Helen Caldicott speaks out on war, peace, and nuclear destruction.

  • Nuclear madness / by Helen Caldicott

    Dr. Helen Caldicott, author of “Nuclear madness: what you should do”, speaks on the nuclear war possibilities of the past (Cuban missile crisis) and present. She also explains the possibilities of excess radiation, the problems of uranium waste, how radiation causes cancer and the genetic implications of such elements as plutonium, nuclear power proliferation and…

  • If you love this planet : the threat of American consumption / Helen Caldicott ; interviewed by Evelyn Tully Costa.

    Dr. Helen Caldicott, noted environmental activist, discusses the basic conclusions set forth in her latest book, If You Love This Planet. She criticises American consumerism, the continued Federal expenditures on military projects over social services, and how transnationals have used money to persuade Congress to pass the GATT agreement. The result of a Western Hemisphere…

  • June 12th (1982) No-Nuke rally.

    Live coverage from New York rally, anchored by Robert Knight; live coverage via satellite of San Francisco rally, anchored by Aileen Alfandary. |r.l. New York: Dick Gregory, Pete Seeger, William Sloan Coffin, Orson Welles, House of the Lord Choir, Helen Caldicott, Randall Forsberg, Holly Near, Micheo Kaku, survivors of Hiroshima, Mickey Leland, and others. —…

  • Disarmament now! / produced by Laurie Garrett (Series record)

    Series record for “Disarmament Now!” Description of effects of nuclear bombs, Hiroshima, the new Cold War, and the conversion of the weapons industry. r.1. Carter, Linus Pauling, Henry Kendall — r.2. Helen Caldicott — r.3. Richard Barnet — r.4. William Winpisinger.

  • Doomsday / Helen Caldicott

    Dr. Helen Caldicott speaks before the American Association for Advancement of Science and Physicians for Social Responsibility, recorded January 5, 1980. Caldicott, a pediatrician and founder of Physicians for Social Responsibility, gives her horrifying account of what the world will be like after a nuclear war, giving examples of the radiation disease resulting from the…

  • Pretense of reality : creation of ideology / Helen Caldicott ; produced by Pam Burton.

    Talk which begins by detailing global environmental pollution, with the resulting destruction of the biological sphere. She also explores the connections between American corporations from the early days of industrialization, the ideology of US imperialism, and the development of a secret government which directs the CIA and the National Security Council.|PRETENSE OF REALITY : CREATION…

  • Shut ’em all down : a no-nuke rally.

    Speeches and interviews by Barry Commoner, Jane Fonda, Sarah Nelson, Ralph Nader, Helen Caldicott, Dick Gregory, Jerry Brown, Ton Hayden, John Goffman, Grace Paley, Bella Abzug, Abbie Hoffman, William Winpisinger, and George Wald.

  • Let’s be hot / Helen Caldicott ; produced by Pam Burton.

    Part of seven programs about caring for the earth and the environment.|LET’S BE HOT / Helen Caldicott| produced by Pam Burton. SERIES: Healing the planet : care and repair of planet earth| no. 6 6th in a series of programs about caring for the earth. CONTENT: Caldicott argues that the military-industry complex renewed its usefulness…

  • KPFA Evening News: a KPFA aircheck from Oct. 29, 1981. produced by Aileen Alfandary and Mark Mericle

    The News: a KPFA aircheck from October 29, 1981 / produced by Aileen Alfandary and Mark Mericle. Broadcast: Berkeley: KPFA, October 29, 1981. |Stories reported: United States economy plunge; President Reagan’s approval rating; Professional Air Traffic Controllers Organization strike (Tim Frasca reporting from Washington, D.C.); Three new unions created in California: the American Federation of…