DEMOCRACY NOW : DECEMBER 18 : STAY OF EXECUTION FOR JOSEPH O'DELL. CORPORATIONS AND WELFARE INITIATIVES

DEMOCRACY NOW : DECEMBER 18 : STAY OF EXECUTION FOR JOSEPH O'DELL. CORPORATIONS AND WELFARE INITIATIVES / Pacifica Foundation| Produced by Julie Drizin and Amy Goodman| hosted by Amy Goodman. - Democracy Now is a daily election year program which takes an in-depth look at the political landscape and interviews visionaries from all walks of life, including members of grassroots organizations who challenge the status quo. - CONTENT: pt.1. Political headlines (3:00) -- pt.2. The US Supreme Court's stay of execution for Joseph O'Dell, who was convicted of the 1985 rape and murder of Helen Schartner. O'Dell was on parole at the time of the murders but says that DNA evidence can prove his innocence| guest Lori Urs, a member of O'Dell's defense team who married him one year ago and Edgardo Pellegrini, Editor of Avennimenti, the Italian weekly newsmagazine (16:00) -- pt.3. Corporations and the new welfare initiatives| guest Mark Dunley, Executive Director of the Hunger Action Network in New York (9:00) -- pt.4. On-line politics conference report from Larry Bensky (10:00) -- pt.5. More on politics on line (17:00) - Broadcast December 18, 1996.