The Inner city crisis / David Hackworth and Hugh Iltis ; interviewed by Ian Masters.

Colonel David Hackworth, via phone, discusses the growing problems of America's inner cities, as demonstrated by the 1992 Los Angeles uprising. The people in the inner cities look at the government as the enemy. A bold new vision is needed to address the growing crisis, for there is no oportunity for the minority urban youth. A plan similar to FDR's Civilian Conservation Corps must be implemented to reach these kids, but the United States continues to spend money on developing expensive military hardware. Professor Hugh Iltis explores the Spotted Owl controversy as an effort to divert attention from real problem of overusing resources. The Bush administration is turning its back on environmentally unsound business practices. There needs to be a major readjustment of international expectations in terms of technology and consumption.|THE INNER CITY CRISIS / David Hackworth and Hugh Iltis| interviewed by Ian Masters. - SERIES: Background briefing| no. 39 - Colonel David Hackworth, via phone, discusses the growing problems of America's inner cities, as demonstrated by the 1992 Los Angeles uprising. The people in the inner cities look at the government as the enemy. A bold new vision is needed to address the growing crisis, for there is no oportunity for the minority urban youth. A plan similar to FDR's Civilian Conservation Corps must be implemented to reach these kids, but the United States continues to spend money on developing expensive military hardware. Professor Hugh Iltis explores the Spotted Owl controversy as an effort to divert attention from real problem of overusing resources. The Bush administration is turning its back on environmentally unsound business practices. There needs to be a major readjustment of international expectations in terms of technology and consumption. - RECORDED: KPFK, 17-18 May 1992.