Democracy Now : May 10 : Jim Hightower Speech. Ecology Of Rich And Poor / Pacifica Foundation| Produced by Julie Drizin 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. Latest election headlines (3:00) -- pt.2. Speech excerpts from Jim Hightower, author, public speaker, radio host, former editor of the Texas Observer and former Texas agricultural commissioner| This speech addresses the censorship of ideas and dissident voices by corporate media. (16:00) -- pt.3. Guest Tom Athanasiou, author of the book, Divided Planet:The Ecology of the Rich and Poor, and writer for the Nation, the San Francisco Chronicle.| Discussion about the only radical social and economic changes that will reverse the destruction of the environment.(19:00) Music Cutaway (1:00) More discussion regarding the book, Divided Planet. (17:00) - Satellite, May 10, 1996.
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