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  • Democracy Now! November 5, 1998

    Post Election Roundtable; Nicaragua Aid |(33 Minutes) Post Election Roundtable Discussion of progressive issues following yesterday’s election. GUEST: Tammy Baldwin, Congresswoman-elect from Madison, WI, and first openly gay woman to be elected to Congress. GUEST: Van Jones, Exec. Dir. of the Bay Area Police Watch, from San Francisco. GUEST: Elaine Bernard, Dir. of Harvard University’s…

  • Democracy Now! November 6, 1998

    U.S. Options After U.N. Iraq Resolution; Jefferson’s Emancipation; Presidential Task Force-Sweatshops; Activists’ Tribunal on Police Brutality |U.S. Considers Options After U.N. Iraq ResolutionU.S. has signaled that it plans to move ahead with preparations for unilateral aire strikes against Iraq. GUEST: Farhan Haq, U.N. correspondent for the Inter-Press ServiceJefferson’s Emancipation – CommentaryA DNA study pubished yesterday…

  • Democracy Now! November 10, 1998

    Ken Saro Wiwa Commemoration: A Rare Interview; Ken’s Final Testimony; Interview with Ken Saro Wiwa’s Parents |(8 Minutes) Ken Saro Wiwa Commemoration: Rare Interview On the third anniversary of the Ogoni activist, Ken Saro Wiwa’s execution by the Nigerian military regime – a rare interview with him taped shortly before his execution. GUEST: Ken Saro…

  • Democracy Now! November 13, 1998

    Indonesian Troops Clash with Students; Sinn Fein’s Gerry Adams Meets L.A. Chicano Leaders; Labor Takes on Korean Shopkeepers |Indonesian Troops Clash with Students Five people have been killed today in Jakarta. Indonesian security forces opened fire on thousands of protesters, and shot water cannons and tear gas into the crowds. Student activists who marched on…

  • Democracy Now! November 16, 1998

    U. S. Stern on Iraqi Sanctions; Former Black Panther, SNCC Chari Kwame Ture Dies; California University Workders Hold Hunger Strike |U. S. Stern on Iraqi Sanctions President Clinton yesterday accepted Iraqi’s promise to allow weapons inspections to resume, but warned Baghdad that the u.S. remains poised to attack weapons facilities if Iraq refused to cooperate…

  • Gambling in America

    Gambling in America We are joined by GUEST: Timothy O’Brien author of BOOK: A BAD BET: THE ISIDE STORY OF THE GLAMOUR, GLITZ, AND DANGER OF AMERICA’S GAMBLING INDUSTRY.

  • Democracy Now! October 30, 1998

    Immigrant Voter Eligibility and the Latino Vote; The Latino Vote; Eliminating the Prisoner Vote; Election Races Around the Country |(14 Minutes) Immigrant Voter Eligibility and the Latino Vote A look at the status of the immigrant vote and why the INS has had problems processing the 500,000 citizenship applicants. A large portion of these applicants…

  • Campaign Finance Hearings; Pentagon Hearings; TWA – One Year Later

    (16 Minutes) Campaign Finance Hearings:Senate Committe investigating finance abuses focused again on Democratic fundraiser John Huang. TAPE OF: Susan Collins (R-ME), , Max Cleland, (D-GA), Robert Torricelli, (D-NJ) GUEST: Sandy Hume, Political Reporter for Capitol Hill (19 minutes) Pentagon Chief President Clinton and Defense Secretary William Cohen nominated Army General Hugh Shelton for the post…

  • Democracy Now! July 21, 1997

    Campaign Finance Reform; Border Killing |(14 Minutes) Campaign Finance Reform Discussion on Campaign Finance Reform movement following a gathering of 150 activists in Raleigh, NC to discuss need for what they call Clean Money Campaign Reform. GUEST: Randy Kehler, a long-time activist and war tax resister, consultant to Public Campaign. Subject of documentary FILM: AN…