Democracy Now : May 8 : Washington Babylon. A House Divided. Archer Daniels Midland

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Democracy Now : May 8 : Washington Babylon. A House Divided. Archer Daniels Midland
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DEMOCRACY NOW : MAY 8 : WASHINGTON BABYLON. A HOUSE DIVIDED. ARCHER DANIELS MIDLAND / Pacifica Foundation / Produced by Julie Drizen and Amy Goodman| Hosted by Amy Goodman. - 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. Guests Alexander Cockburn, columnist for the Nation magazine and co-editor of the political newsletter, Counterpunch, and Ken Silverstein discuss their new book, "Washington Babylon" which describes the corruption of the political establishment within both parties. (19:00) -- Guest Mark Gerzon, author of "A House Divided" and co-founder of the Rockefeller Foundation project, The Common Enterprise discusses whether the U.S. is at war with itself. (19:00) -- pt.3. Guest Dan Carney, Reporter with Congressional Quarterly, who did a story in Mother Jones on Dwayne Andreas, the CEO and Chairman of the Board of Archer Daniels Midland. Ron Henkoff, Chicago Bureau Chief for Fortune Magazine who wrote a series of pieces on Archer Daniels Midland for Fortune Magazine| Discussion regarding ADM's speading of political influence. - Satellite, May 8, 1996.

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