POLITICS & GOVERNMENT

  • Shadow Convention, Los Angeles, California: Wednesday, August 16, 2000 (day Four Coverage)

    Shadow Convention, Los Angeles, California: Wednesday, August 16, 2000 (day Four Coverage) Contents: Rep. John Tierney (D-MA) on issues the Democractic National Convention should cover if their corporate sponsors were removed 11:00 break 12:10 Ellen Miller introduces Governor Howard Dean (D-VT) on clean money campaign “money and free speech not the same” 24:00 break and…

  • The Energy Crisis: Past And Present With Harvey Wasserman, Host.

    THE ENERGY CRISIS: PAST AND PRESENT. Harvey Wasserman, author of “The Last Energy War: the Battle over Utility Deregulation” hosts this program examining archival programs relating to the enery crisis of 1973-74 and the current crisis in California. Along with highlights from a recent speech by Ralph Nader entitled “Deregulated Greed: A California Crisis” excerpts…

  • Upton Sinclair With Steve Rohde, Host.

    Upton Sinclair With Steve Rohde, Host. Mr. Rohde, current President of the ACLU of Southern California, hosts this program sampling speeches by author Upton Sinclair given in 1962 and 1964 that focus on his literary and political career. Produced by Brian DeShazor and Mark Torres.

  • Democracy Now! September 6, 2001

    AMERICAN PHARAOH: THE DALEY EMPIRE IN CHICAGO [Replay DN! June 19, 2000] |NEWS HEADLINES AMERICAN PHARAOH: THE DALEY EMPIRE IN CHICAGO Al Gore last week named Commerce Secretary William Daley his new campaign chairman. Daley replaces Tony Coelho, the former California congressman who said he was stepping down because of a potentially debilitating medical condition.…

  • Michael Parenti/bernie Sanders

    Author, activist and political analyst speaks at the Independent Progressive Politics Summit in June 1998. Bernie Sanderss, the only independent Congressman elected to the House of Representatives and founder of the Progressive Caucus discusses grassroots organizing and the progressive agenda.

  • The Future of America

    The Future of America GUEST: Peter Schrag, veteran of the Sacramento Bee, and author of BOOK: PARADISE LOST: CALIFORNIA’S EXPERIENCE, AMERICA’S FUTURE joins us to discuss the political future of this country beyond the recent sensationalized machinations that currently pass for politics.

  • Impeachment Hearings

    Impeachment Hearings Larry will host all day live coverage of the House Judiciary Committee impeachment hearings. At noon, political cartoonist Tom Tomorrow, author of the nationally syndicated THIS MODERN WORLD and his new BOOK: PENGUIN SOUP FOR THE SOUL, will comment on the ridiculous in the impeachment hearings. Starts in the middle of Ken Starr’s…

  • Third Party Politics

    Third Party Politics The Labor Party , The Green Party, the New Party –are they a viable alternative this year, and if not, how long do we have to wait?

  • Democracy Now! November 5, 1998

    Post Election Roundtable; Nicaragua Aid |(33 Minutes) Post Election Roundtable Discussion of progressive issues following yesterday’s election. GUEST: Tammy Baldwin, Congresswoman-elect from Madison, WI, and first openly gay woman to be elected to Congress. GUEST: Van Jones, Exec. Dir. of the Bay Area Police Watch, from San Francisco. GUEST: Elaine Bernard, Dir. of Harvard University’s…