DEMOCRACY NOW : MAY 29 / WHITEWATER VERDICTS. ELECTION DAY IN ISRAEL. MANAGED CARE / Pacifica Foundation| produced by Julie Drizin and Amy Goodman| hosted by Amy Goodman. - A daily election 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. Reported Larry Bensky reports on the Whitewater guilty verdicts that were handed down today in Little Rock, AK.(9:00) -- pt.3. Guest Ari Shavit, columnist for Ha'aretz, a Hebrew language newspaper in Jerusalem who received international attention for a recent column re-published in the New York Times condemning the Israeli attack on a Lebanese refugee camp that killed dozens of civilians| discussion about today's elections and the first time the Israelis will elect a Prime Minister.(18:00) -- pt.4. Guests Ellen Shaffer, with the Coalition for Health Care Choice and Accountability, former staffperson for Senator Paul Wellstone, and an expert of health care issues| Elizabeth Benjamin, Health Expert at Bronx Legal Services who spearheaded a coalition of groups to Medicaid patients to HMOs| Candace Hadley, a working mother from Illinois whose 3 year old has cerebral palsy| discussion about the managed health care and the business principles which guide the health care service, including profit motive. (28:00) - Satellite, May 29, 1996.
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