SWEATSHOPS

  • 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…

  • Democracy Now! September 23, 1997

    Smithsonian Controversy; Nike and Human Rights Abuses; Korea |(14 Minutes) Smithsonian Controversy 46 members of Congress last wek wrote to teh Smithsonian Institution in support of an exhibition on sweatshops at the National Museum of American History. The show is called Between a Rock and a Hard Place: A Dialogue on American Sweatshops 1820- to…

  • 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! December 24, 1998

    Impact of Iraq Bombings on U.S. – Europe Relations; Nike/Soccer Coach |(14 Minutes) Impact of Iraq Bombings on U.S. – Europe Relations The U.S. led bombing of Iraq last week was criticized heavily by a number of Eropean powers, who saw the 4-day barage as a unilateral act that ignored the position of the world…

  • Iraqi Official Escapes Assassination Attempt; Crackdowns in Indonesia, East Timor; Shopping with Conscience Labor Campaign

    –Iraqi Official Escapes Assassination Attempt Unidentified gunmen hurled hand grenades at an official representing Saddam Hussein at a religious ceremony. GUEST: Jeremy Scahill, Democracy Now Producer in Baghdad. –Crackdowns in Indonesia, East Timor Thousands of students have taken to the streets today in Dili, the capital of East Timor, to demand an investigation into the…

  • 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…