CLINTON ADMINISTRATION

  • Democracy Now! September 21, 1998

    Death of Environmentalist in California; White Releases Report on Race Relations |(14 Minutes) Death of Evironmentalist in California David Chain, 24, a member of the radical environmental group Earth First was killed by a fallen tree Thursday in the grizzly Creek Forest during a protest against logging in private land. GUEST: Kerry was with David…

  • Democracy Now! September 14, 1998

    Clinton; Clinton Issues; Congress |(14 Minutes) Clinton Senior figures in both political praties say it’s increasingly likely that the House will approve an official impeachment inquiry against President Clinton in the next few weeks. GUEST: Marcus Raskin, Co-founder, Institute for Policy Studies. (19 Minutes) Clinton Issues GUEST: Ruth Coniff, Washinton editor, The Progressive Magazine. (17…

  • Democracy Now! September 15, 1997

    Black Caucus Legislative Weekend; Weld Hearing; Zapatistas |(14 Minutes) Black Caucus Legislative Weekend Report on the opening of the 27th annual legislative conference of the Congressional Black Caucus chaired by Maxine Waters (D-CA) and the many issues it has with the Clinton administration. TAPE OF: Alfred McCoy, prof. of history and author of BOOK: POLITICS…

  • Fast Track Trade; The Criminalization of Immigration; Bart Strike

    (14 Minutes) Fast Track Trade President Clinton yesterday opened up a campaign to win special Congressional authority to negotiate new trade deals including the expansion of NAFTA. GUEST: Lori Wallach, dir. of Public Citizen’s Globla Trade Watch. (19 Minutes) The Criminalization of Immigration Discussion on the affects of anti-immigration legislation passed by Congress and signed…

  • Democracy Now! January 19, 1999

    Y2K and Nuclear Weapons; Massacre in Kosovo; Clinton’s Defense Team |Y2K and Nuclear Weapons Millenium approaches and anit-nuckear activists around the world are sounding alarms at the possibility that computer malfunctions caused by Y2K could jeopardize public safety. The Defense Department announced that all its computer systems deemed critical to national defense are safe. Activists…

  • Democracy Now! January 21, 1999

    Tabacco Lawsuits; Gun Lawsuits; President Clinton’s Defense |(14 Minutes) Tobacco Lawsuits We look at how tobacco lawsuits were argued by states, and how they have become a blueprint for cities now suing gun manufacturers. GUEST: Richard Daynard, Prof. of law and chairperson of the Tobacco Products Liability Project, a public interest group that encourages lawsuits…

  • Democracy Now! January 25, 1999

    Clinton’s Anti-Terrorism Proposal; Critical Day for Impeachment Trial; Mexico: Salinas Trial and Human Rights |*Clintons Anti-Terrorism Proposal In announcing new anti-terrorism initiatives, President Clinton last week warned that it was highly likely that a terrorist group will launch a biological, chemical or cybernetic attack on the continental US in the next few years. President Clinton…