LAND AND AGRICULTURE

  • Democracy Now! February 22, 1999

    Jasper; Malcolm X; Caragena Bio-Safety Conference; UK Controversy Over Genetically Engineered Foods; Debate Between Monsato and Jeremy Rifkin; |Jasper An update on the murder trial of Bill King, a white supremist accused of dragging an African American man (William Byrd) to death. GUEST: Jeremy Scahill, reporter for Democracy Now! Malcolm X Yesterday marked the 34th…

  • Democracy Now! February 24, 1999

    Sentencing Phase of Jasper Trial Begins; Chevron Linked to Violence in Nigeria; Nigeria Human Rights Watch |Sentencing Phase of Jasper Trial Begins After a week of hearing gruesome testimony and examining grisly evidence, it took a Texas jury of 10 whites and one African American less than three hours to find John William King, an…

  • Floods, Earthquakes, Fires, Mud slides

    Floods, earthquakes, fires, mud slides, poisonous insects and snakes, traffic, air poluution — just a few of teh problems confronting the home community of Mike Davis, MacArthur Fellow, and author of BOOK: ECOLOGY OF FEAR; LOS ANGELES AND THE IMAGINATION OF DISASTER

  • Democracy Now! September 2, 1998

    Headwaters; Russia & the Press; Colombia |(21 Minutes) Headwaters The CA state legislature has approved a deal to purchase the headwaters forest. The bill will transform the world’s largest privately owned stand of ancient redwood trees into a public preserve. Environmentalists say the settlement will only save a portion of the land. The deal will…

  • Democracy Now! September 23, 1998

    Sugar – Fanjul; Sudan |(23 Minutes) Sugar Growers’ Sweet Deal – The Fanjul Family and Flo-Sun, Inc. A look at money and influence in the sugar industry. The focus is on the Fanjul family and their connection to President Clinton. GUEST: Jane Franklin, author of BOOK: CUBA AND THE UNITED STATES: A CHRONOLOGICAL HISTORY. GUEST:…

  • Democracy Now! September 1, 1997

    Barbecues and Beef; Women, Unions and Work |(14 Minutes) Barbecues and Beef Agricultrual Secretary Dan Glickman proposed legislation that would broadly strengthen his department’s powers over companies found to have produced tainted meat and poultry. GUEST: Mary Heersink, Author of BOOK: E. COLI 0157; THE TRUE STORY OF A MOTHER’S BATTLE WITH A KILLER MICROBE…

  • Democracy Now! July 21, 1997

    Campaign Finance Reform; Border Killing |(14 Minutes) Campaign Finance Reform Discussion on Campaign Finance Reform movement following a gathering of 150 activists in Raleigh, NC to discuss need for what they call Clean Money Campaign Reform. GUEST: Randy Kehler, a long-time activist and war tax resister, consultant to Public Campaign. Subject of documentary FILM: AN…