HISTORY, UNITED STATES

  • Democracy Now! December 31, 1998

    Shortcuts : A Shortcut through 1998 |Today on Democracy Now, our annual special look back at the year: “A Shortcut through 1998.” Hear the voices, the music and the sounds that shaped the year with award-winning producer Peter Bochan’s special year-in-review mix. Shortcuts.

  • Shortcuts| Accidents Will Happen. . . A Shortcut To Harrisburg

    SHORTCUTS| ACCIDENTS WILL HAPPEN . . . A SHORTCUT TO HARRISBURG| Recorded on April 5, 1979. – CONTENT: Music and commentary by Walter Carlos, Kraftwerk, Ralph Nader, Ted Clark, Elton John, Jimmy Carter, FM, Lt. Governor Scranton, Schlesinger, John Halish, John Williams, the original cast from Carousel, Jerry Brown, Tom Petty, Neil Young, Tangerine Dream,…

  • American Labor : Myths And Realities / Jon Amsden Interviewed By Marc Cooper

    Marc Cooper (KPFK News Director) interviews historian Jon Amsden (professor at U.C. Davis) about the labor movement and class struggle in the U.S. (for labor day special): Debs, the Wobblies, Palmer raids, Spanish Civil War, prairie socialism, bombing of the L.A. Times, and other topics are covered. Period 1900-1940 in U.S. is focus but current…