WELFARE
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Women and the world in the 1980s: February 26, 1982
Blanche Wiesen Cook hosts. Interview with Ruth Meyers, one of the founders of Women Strike for Peace and a child psychologist and Kathy Engel, poet, co-director of the Fund for Open Information and Accountability who is active in the Anti-Klan Network. The program begins with a call-in from Theresa Funicello of the Downtown Welfare Advocacy…
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Democracy Now! September 24, 1997
Congressional Pay and Ethics; Thalidomide; Wellstone |(14 Minutes) Congressional Pay and Ethics The House of Representatives moved to win a pay increase and also to change the way ethics violations are investigated. GUEST: Gary Ruskin, head of Congressional Accountability Project. (19 Minutes) Thalidomide Food and Drug Administration looks set to approve Thalidomide, the drug that…
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Democracy Now! September 24, 1998
Racist Float; Government Pries into Women’s Sex Lives |(14 minutes) Racist Float The murder of James Byrd Jr. in Jasper, Texas earlier this year remains a graphic reminder of the race-based crimes that continue to be committed in this country. The murder was reenacted this past labor day, by white men in blackface in a…
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Democracy Now! August 26, 1997
Meat Poisoning; Food Poisoning; Death at the Border |(14 Minutes) Meat Poisoning Discussion of meat poisoning after the largest recall of beef in US history. Agricultural Secretary Dan Glickman forced Judson Foods to call in 25 Million pounds of beef that could be contaminated with E. Coli bacteria. GUEST: Nicols Fox, investigative journalist. Author of…
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Democracy Now! January 20, 1999
Clinton Defense; State of the Union Address and Social Security; State of the Union and Welfare |(14 minutes) Clinton Defense The White House went on the offensive yesterday on the first day of arguments at the president’s impeachment trial, as President Clinton’s lawyer, Charles Ruff, called the charges against him “a witch’s brew” of conjecture…
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Left Meets Right
Left Meets Right / Ambrose Lane and David Horowitz| moderated by Sylvester Rivers. – Ambrose Lane, historian and KPFK host, debates the neo-conservative host from KCRW, David Horowitz. They examine capitalism, the Great Society, foreign aid, welfare, the Black Panthers, apartheid in South Africa and more. Concludes with listener call-ins. . – RECORDED: 19 Sept.…
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Left Meets Right
Left Meets Right / Ambrose Lane and David Horowitz| moderated by Sylvester Rivers. – Ambrose Lane, historian and KPFK host, debates the neo-conservative host from KCRW, David Horowitz. They examine capitalism, the Great Society, foreign aid, welfare, the Black Panthers, apartheid in South Africa and more. Concludes with listener call-ins. . – RECORDED: 19 Sept.…
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Welfare / moderated by Ernest Lowe.