Political science.

  • Rehnquist’s Impeachment Gavel; Race and Corporate Law World

    (14 Minutes) Rehnquist’s Impeachment Gavel Supreme Court Chief William Rehnquist will preside over the Sentate impeachment trial of President Clinton, if it happens. Rehnquist has actually written a book on two such trials called “Grand Inquest,” which might lend some insight into how he would conduct the historic proceeding. Burt Neuborne, law professor, reviews his…

  • Democracy Now! January 11, 1999

    Essay on Impeachment , the Sentate and the Supreme Court; The Klan Rallies on Martin Luther King Day; Cruelty and Neglect in Russian Orphanages |(6 Minutes) Essay on Impeachment, the Senate and the Supreme Court, Amy Goodman (8 Minutes)The Klan Rallies on Martin Luther King Day A federal judge ruled that the Ku Klux Klan…

  • Bob Barr and Abortion; Larry Flynt and Media Coverage of Impeachment; Saipan Lawsuit

    (14 Minutes) Bob Barr and Abortion On Monday night, Hustler publisher Larry Flynt revealed that staunch anti-abortion Republican Bob Barr had supported and paid for his own wife’s abortion in 1985 and that he had had an extramarital affair. Barr is one of the House managers that are prosecuting President Clinton in his impeachment trial.…

  • Democracy Now! January 15, 1999

    Profile of Wisconsin House Prosecutor; Feminists Offer Alternative Trial; A Look at Controversial Conservative Group’s Republican Members |Profile of Wisconsin House Prosecutor Opening the case against the President was Representative James SEnsenbrenner (R-WI), one of the wealthiest men in the House. He is heir to the Kimberley-Clark paper and cellulose fortune, an dhis great-grandfather invented…

  • Democracy Now! December 18, 1998

    House Begins ebate on Articles of Impeachment |After a one day delay the House convened to begin debating the four articles of impeachment against President Clinton. The Republican leadership had postponed the debate after the US attacked Iraq. Shortly after the gavel sounded members engaged in bitter partisan activities. Democrats booed Republicans while the House…

  • The Future of Participatory Democracy in the U. S.

    The Future of Participatory Democracy in the U.S. Igniting the passion for justice in the next generation. GUEST: Pete McClosky, attorney, was a Congressional representative for the Palo Alto area for eight terms (1967-83), during which time he was the first republican to challenge Nixon on his Vietnam War policies. During the Korean War, he…

  • Impeachment Watch

    Impeachment Watch Highlights and Analysis of the House Judiciary Committee’s Impeachment hearings. GUEST: Ron Walters, professor at University of Maryland. GUEST: Ruth Coniff, Washinton editor for Progressive magazine. GUEST: Jamie Raskin, professor of law

  • Democracy Now! December 14, 1998

    Impeachment Update; History of Impeachment; Puerto Rico Plebiscite; |(23 Minutes) Impeachment Update A defiant President Clinton yesterday said that he would not resign from office, and once again denied committing perjury, as Republican calls for his resignation intendified. An update on the continuing investigation. GUEST: Allan Hirsh, Constitutional Scholar and freelance writer. He is the…