Political science.
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Democracy Now! February 9, 1999
Investigation into New York Police Brutality; Weapons of Mass Distraction |Investigation into New York Police Brutality Demonstrators are gathering today at NY’s City Hall to protest the killing of Ahmed Amadou Diallo, a 22-yr old Guniean immigrant who was killed last Thursday evening by four plainclothes police officers. According to police, the offeicers mistook Diallo…
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Democracy Now! February 11, 1999
Chevron Under Fire; Sweatshop Reports |(23 Minutes) Chevron Under Fire The recent wave of repression and violence by the Nigerian military in the Niger Delta that has left scores of villagers dead has sparked worldwide attention. So has the role of oil companies such as Royal Dutch Shell and the US multinational Chevron in the…
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Robert Kaplan
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Michel Moore
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Impeachment Watch
Impeachment Watch Highlights and analysis of the House Judiciary Committee’s impeachment hearings. GUEST: Deborah Tannen, professor of Liguistics at Georgetown University and author of 16 books. GUEST: Michael Rogin, professor of political science at University of California at Berkeley and author of several books. GUEST: David Cole, professor of constitutional law at Georgetown University. GUEST:…
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Democracy Now! January 22, 1999
Police Brutality in Washington; Vernon Jordon and Powerin Washington; HMO’s and Lawsuits |(14 Minutes) Police Brutality in Washinton A look at police brutality in Washinton’s poorest neighborhoods, as DC’s police chief asks the Justice Department for an investigation into why the nation’s capital leads the country in police shootings. GUEST: Ron Hampton, former plice officer…
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Democracy Now! January 27, 1999
Impeachment-Studs Terkel; Multinational Monitor’s 10 Worst Corporations of 1998; Chevron and Nigeria |(14 Minutes) Impeachment – Studs Terkel GUEST: Studs Terkel, the Pulitzer-winning author talks about impeachment. (20 Minutes) Multinational Monitor’s 10 Worst Corporations of 1998 Multinational Monitor magazine reports that 1998 was a record year for corporate crime and abuse that includes death without…

