HELMS, JESSE.

  • Democracy Now! July 31, 2002

    WIFE KILLINGS AT FORT BRAGG MILITARY BASE/BUSH PUSHES FOR SENATE TO CONFIRM “THE ENRON JUDGE” |Teresa Nieves, Jennifer Wright, Andrea Floyd, Marilyn Griffin. A rash of wife killings at Fort Bragg military base: three Special Operations soldiers who recently returned from Afghanistan and another soldier stationed at the base kill their wives in 6 weeks…

  • 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…

  • Tongues re-tied : Pacifica Radio and free expression / produced by Larry Bensky and Ginny Z. Berson.

    Documentary examining the attack by the radical Right upon the Pacifica Foundation. Discusses who is behind the attack; why it is happening now; why African-Americans, gays, lesbians, and politically progressive movements are being targeted; the future of the attacks; and the effort by Senators Bob Dole and Jesse Helms to restrict public broadcasting funding. Features…

  • Subcommittee hearings into the Bank of Credit and Commerce International : part 1.

    United States Senate Committee on Foreign Relations investigation of narcotics and foreign policy implications of the BCCI (Bank of Credit and Commerce International) affair. |r.1. Opening by John Kerry (16 min.) ; Statement by Jesse Helms (10 min.) ; Statement by Alan Cranston ; Statement by Hank Brown ; Statement by James Jeffords ; panel…

  • Speaking frankly on censorship / Frank Zappa ; interviewed by J.B. Peterson.

    Frank Zappa comments on a wide range of issues, including: current national and state legislation; Senator Jesse Helms and his proposals for controls over NEA grant recipients; the NEA itself; the political process and American apathy; 2 Live Crew, the rap group charged for violating a Florida obscenity statute; the infamous proposed Arizona dildo law;…