EXECUTIONS

  • 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! December 11, 1998

    Clinton Impeachment Hearings; Texas Execution of Canadian Postponed |(14 Minutes) Clinton Impeachment Hearings The House Judiciary Committee weighed final arguents yesterday over alleged “high crimes and misdemeanors” by President Clinton. Speaker Newt Gingrich notified the full House to prepare for a historic impeachment vote next week. Several official sources said Democrats laboring to fain support…

  • Democracy Now!

    Teamsters and James Hoffa; Hurricane Carter and the Death Penalty; Clinton Impeachment |(18 Minutes) Teamsters and James Hoffa Forty-one years after his famous father was elected to the same post, James P. Hoffa this weekend won the presidency of the Teamsters Union. GUEST: Stanley Aronowitz, Distinguished Professor of Sociology at the City University of NY…

  • 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…

  • Mumia Abu-Jamal

    Mumia Abu Jamal The Pennsylvania courts have denied Mumia’s appeal for a retrial–an appeal that was endorsed by leaders world wide, including Nelson Mandela.

  • Democracy Now! November 17, 1998

    Texaco Lawsuit; Campaign to End the Death Penalty; Update on Iraq/Robert Fiske on the Middle East; Tyrone Gilliam Execution in Maryland |(14 Minutes) Texaco Lawsuit A Federal District Court judge will be hearing arguments today on a class action suit against Texaco brought about by indigenous communities from Ecuador’s Amazon basin. GUEST: Joseph Kohn, lead…