CAMPAIGN FINANCING

  • Granny D – 2 Tape Set

    Two cassette tape set of Granny D : TAPE 1: Recorded May 5, 2001. Granny D speaks about her trek across America bringing awareness to our need for campaign finance reform. TAPE 2: Interview with Granny D by KPFK host and Nation Magazine contributing editor Jon Weiner. Note on book referenced: “Granny D: Walking Across…

  • Democracy Now! October 27, 1998

    Pinochet Haunted by Ghsts of Past; Former Students Convicted of Espionage Conspiracy; Update on Congressional Races |(14 Minutes) Pinochet Haunted by Ghosts of Past A British High Court is set to decide whether former Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet is protected by diplomatic immunity, as prosecutors in Switzerland and human rights groups in France and Sweden…

  • Democracy Now! September 16, 1997

    Amnesty International and the UN; Black Legislative Caucus Weekend; Campaign Fundraising Hearings |(14 Minutes) Amnesty International and the UN For the first time, Amnesty International made a direct presentation to the UN Security Council. GUEST: Pierre San, Secretary General of Amnesty International. (19 Minutes) Black Legislative Caucus Weekend Focus on issue of police brutality. A…

  • Democracy Now! August 26, 1997

    Teamster Trouble; Sacco & Vanzetti |(32 Minutes) Teamster Trouble A Federal overseer refused to certify last December’s Teamster’s election due to campaign finance irregularities. Senate and House members say they will begin their own investigations into alleged illegal fundraising ties between the Democratic Party and the Teamsters. GUEST: Greg Tarpinian, exec. dir. of Labor Research…

  • Democracy Now! July 22, 1997

    Campaign Finance Reform; Peru |(33 Minutes) Campaign Finance Reform Discussion of Campaign Finance Reform movement’s growth and the development of a combative legal wing. Discussion of the legal movement and how it is challenging the present system. GUEST: John Bonifaz, director of National Voting Rights Institute, which aims to bring a series of landmark court…

  • Democracy Now! July 23, 1997

    Campaign Finance Abuses; Commerce Department; Police Brutality |(14 Minutes) Campaign Finance Abuses Democrats on the Senate panel investigating campaign finance abuses are expected to go on the offensive for the first time today. Accusations against Republican Party. GUEST: Dan Morgan, a reporter for the Washington Post. (19 Minutes) Commerce Department In hearings, the Senate Governmental…

  • Democracy Now! July 24, 1997

    Campaign Finance Reform; Death Penalty; Cocaine Sentencing Disparity; Abortion Arson |(14 Minutes) Campaign Finance Democrats accuse Republican party during Campaign Finance Hearings. TAPE OF: Michael Baroody, president of the National Policy forum. TAPE OF: Benton Becker, Republican and former counsel to President Gerald Ford. (19 Minutes) Death Penalty Despite an international outcry, Virginia state officials…

  • Democracy Now! July 25, 1997

    Campaign Finance Hearings; Inside the FBI; Gay Rights |(14 Minutes) Highlights from yesterday’s Senate Government Affairs hearing on Campaign Finance Abuses. Former GOP Party chairman Haley Barbour’s testimony (19 Minutes) Inside the FBI GUEST: David Burnham, investigative journalist whose explosive reporting is in the August edition of The Nation. (17 Minutes) Gay Rights GUEST: Kerry…

  • Democracy Now! July 30, 1997

    Campaign Finance Abuses; Colombia; Landmines |(14 Minutes) Campaign Finance Abuse Report on yesterday’s Campaign Finance Hearings. TAPE OF: Hearings. FBI agent Jerry Campane, Dick Durbin (D-IL), Bob Smith (R-NH), Yue Chu and Xiping Wang. (19 Minutes) Colombia Right-wing paramilitary group forced a human rights commission, to leave a region of northwest Colombia under threat of…