INDUSTRY AND LABOR

  • Democracy Now! November 6, 1998

    U.S. Options After U.N. Iraq Resolution; Jefferson’s Emancipation; Presidential Task Force-Sweatshops; Activists’ Tribunal on Police Brutality |U.S. Considers Options After U.N. Iraq ResolutionU.S. has signaled that it plans to move ahead with preparations for unilateral aire strikes against Iraq. GUEST: Farhan Haq, U.N. correspondent for the Inter-Press ServiceJefferson’s Emancipation – CommentaryA DNA study pubished yesterday…

  • Democracy Now! November 11, 1998

    Latest on Iraq-Nwe Gulf War Veterans Legislation; Gulf War Veterans Roundtable; LA Progressive Organizations |(14 Minutes) Latest on Iraq-New Golf War Veterans Legislation As the US beats its war drums on Baghdad, Gulf War veterans beat on gevernment doors for health benefits, and speak out against a US military strike on Iraq. GUEST: Eric Gustafson,…

  • Democracy Now! November 13, 1998

    Indonesian Troops Clash with Students; Sinn Fein’s Gerry Adams Meets L.A. Chicano Leaders; Labor Takes on Korean Shopkeepers |Indonesian Troops Clash with Students Five people have been killed today in Jakarta. Indonesian security forces opened fire on thousands of protesters, and shot water cannons and tear gas into the crowds. Student activists who marched on…

  • 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…

  • Democracy Now! December 2, 1998

    Perjury Inquiry; Wal-mart; John Brown Anniversary |(14 Minutes) Perjury Inquiry The House Judiciary Committee voted along party lines to expand its probe into Clinton-Gore fundraising. Meanwhile, the Federal Election Commission has ruled that President Clinton and Republican presidential candidate Bob Dole illegally used campaign funds for advertising in their 96 campaigns and must guve back…