ECONOMIC CONDITIONS & TRENDS

  • Democracy Now! April 29, 2003

    Hour 1: Is a better world possible? As Wall Street brokers face record fines, John Cavanagh, Victoria Tauli-Corpuz and Martin Khor examine alternatives to economic globalization; A preventive or preemptive attack? Stanford professor David Palumbo-Liu discusses U.S. military policy Hour 2: The Bush administration binds and gags environmental regulators: We discuss Operation End Extremism, rocket…

  • Democracy Now! April 29, 2003

    Is a better world possible? As Wall Street brokers face record fines, John Cavanagh, Victoria Tauli-Corpuz and Martin Khor examine alternatives to economic globalization; A preventive or preemptive attack? Stanford professor David Palumbo-Liu discusses U.S. military policy |8:00-8:01 Billboard 8:01-8:06 Headlines 8:06-8:07 One Minute Music Break 8:07-8:20: Prosecutors yesterday announced a $1.4 billion settlement with…

  • Democracy Now! February 5, 2002

    A top Enron executive charges that Enrons collapse was the result of a “a systemic and pervasive attempt” to inflate profits and hide losses : Interview with investigative reporter Greg Palast about Enron. Outraged Argentinians take to the streets and occupy banks : is another world is possible?- the final day of the World Social…

  • Democracy Now! February 6, 2002

    AMERICAS MOST POPULAR POPULIST, JIM HIGHTOWER. TODAY, ON DEMOCRACY NOW! HE RAISES HELL ABOUT BUSH, ENRON AND CORPORATE POWER THEN DESIGNER BABIES, GENETIC DISCRIMINATION, AND THE PATENTING OF HUMAN LIFE: THE PERILS AMIDST THE PROMISE OF THE BIOTECH REVOLUTION. |9:01-9:06 HEADLINES 9:06-9:07 ONE-MINUTE MUSIC BREAK 9:07-9:20 AMERICAS MOST POPULAR POPULIST, JIM HIGHTOWER, RAISES HELL ABOUT…

  • Democracy Now! February 7, 2002

    Crashing the stock market: through the police barricades, the metal detectors and the security checks, a Democracy Now! exclusive. Its the hottest ticket in town, the gala soiree of the World Economic Forum on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. Democracy Now! takes you inside the party of the power elite for a…

  • Democracy Now! February 4, 2002

    Ken Lay refuses to testify before Congress today as allegations of criminal activity mount. Protests continue in the streets of New York today, in front of Enrons accounting firm, Arthur Anderson. Its the last day of the World Economic Forum. Well have a debate on corporate globalization. And Jose Bove from Porto Alegre. |9:01-9:06 HEADLINES…

  • Democracy Now! January 31, 2002

    The rival realities of the World Economic Forum and the World Social Forum: Guests: two Swiss activists who have been mobilizing against the World Economic Forum in Davos for several years; in Porto Alegre, Brazil, Nigerian human rights lawyer, Oronto Douglas, and Filipino anti-globalization activist, Walden Bello; in New York, Starhawk and Seydina Senghor, two…

  • Democracy Now! February 1, 2002

    Porto Alegre Brazil : World Social Forum kicks off. Their message: is Another world is possible? And, is the World Economic Forum bad for business in New York? Midtown Manhattan is locked down, and the city is filled . Guests: Van Jones, who is being given an award by the World Economic Forum, Canadian activist…

  • Democracy Now! November 27, 2001

    POWER/PEACE/PERIL: The Pacifica Report from Pacifica Network News |Power/Peace/Peril: Tuesday 11/27/01: The Pacifica Report from Pacifica Network News After 18 months of economic downturn a recession is declared’ and Europe goes into an alert mode on terrorism

  • Profits Without Production: The Cost Of Military Spending – Dr. Seymour Melman

    Profits Without Production: The Cost Of Military Spending – Dr. Seymour Melman Talk on the socio-economic impact of U.S. Defense spending particularly how the U.S. is becoming a Third World Nation owing to its military production at the expense of consumer goods, and the resulting trade deficit. Recorded at Siena College, Albany, New York, November,…