GENERAL SOCIAL SCIENCE
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Democracy Now! July 29, 1997
Prison Riot; Blacks and Jews |(14 Minutes) Prison Riot Discussion on riot at the Mohawk Correctional Institution in Rome, NY. Republicans cite the incident as proof that there is a need for more maximum security prisons. Jose Santiago, News Director at Pacifica Station WBAI, found the riot appears to have been sparked by longstanding physical…
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Democracy Now! August 4, 1997
Cointelpro; Tommy Thompson Execution |(33 Minutes) Cointelpro Cointelpro (Counter Intelligence Program), FBI program aimed to destroy left-wing and progressive political orgs. emerging out of minority commuities etc. GUEST: Wesley Swearingen, former FBI agent and author of FBI Secrets: An Agent Expose. TAPE OF: Atty William Kunstler speaking to law students at Clark University on 4/4/78,…
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Democracy Now! August 11, 1997
UPS Strike; Watts Anniversary; Frogs |(14 Minutes) UPS Strike Update on UPS strike. GUEST: Alexander Cockburn, columnist for the The Nation magazine and the The Anderson Valley Advertiser, co-editor of Counterpunch. GUEST: Bob Fitch, prof. of metropolitan studies at NYU. Former union organizer and former economic consultant to the Communication Worker’s of America. (19 Minutes)…
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Democracy Now! January 18, 1999
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Democracy Now! December 29,1 998
Civil Action – The Environmental Story Behind the Film; Ploughshares Protest; Protest Against Road Redirection |(33 Minutes) A Civil Action – The Environmental Story Behind the Film “A Civil Action” is the name of a new movie starring John Travolta. Based on the book by Jonathan Harr, the film tells the stroy of how two…
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The Fragile Promise of Choice
Documents rise of anti-choice minority 20 years after Roe vs. Wade landmark decision. since 1977, there have been over 12, 000 incidents of violence at abortion clinics in North America-including the cold-blooded murders of many doctors who pergorm the prcedures. In addition to harassment, protests, and bomb threats at clinics, there are new legal restriction…
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Democracy Now!
The Millionaires Club – The US Senate and Impeachment; Y2K and Nuclear Power;Gary Graham Execution |(14 Minutes) The Millionaires Club – The US Senate and Impeachment A look at power and money in the U.S. Senate. As the Senate trial of President Clinton begins this week, a look at how wealth, race and gender have…
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Building Bridges: Ossie Davis and Ruby Dee Interview
A fascinating interview with black artists/social visionaries, Ossie Davis and Ruby Dee, who comment on the shift from post-WWII social activism to the culture of repression fostered during the McCarthy era. Especially valuable is the perspective these black pioneers have, as politically active, outspoken artists used to struggle as part of the human condition. They…
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America’s Neuroses about Sex
America’s Neuroses about Sex writ large in Congressional and presidential politics. Is it entirely a good thing that Larry Flynt has become a mover and shaker in Washington? Could it potentially lower the level of discourse? GUEST: Isadora Alman, sexologist, couselor, and author of Lets Talk Sex. GUEST: Laurie Leibovich, and editor at Salon Magazine.…
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Democracy Now! December 28, 1998
Mandatory Minimum Drug Laws and Congress; Banana Wars and the Clinton Administration |(33 Minutes) Mandatory Minimum Drug Laws and Congress For years, members of Congress have been trying to out-do each other in terms of their support for tough counter-drug legislation. One example of this politicking can be seen in the stringent mandatory minimum drug…