Non Pacifica Programming

Just vs. unjust wars / Howard Zinn.

Radio talk by Howard Zinn, United States social historian and author of A People's History of the United States. The talk is based upon a chapter in his book, Declarations of Independence. He examines various post-nuclear age conflicts, including the Gulf War of 1990.

American interventionism / Howard Zinn ; interviewed by Jeff Hansen.

Howard Zinn, United States social historian and author of A People's History of the United States, traces the history of United States expansionist thinking; from Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, through the Indian Wars. He goes on to explore extraterritorial expansion following the Spanish-American war (1898-1903), refuting the traditional "Monroe Doctrine" analysis of this period.

This is Haiti : the Coup, the CIA, and drugs / interviewed by Dennis Bernstein ; produced and narrated by Andrew Phillips.

Documentary produced from interviews which examines the political, economic, and social realities of Haiti and the role of the United States in shaping events.|THIS IS HAITI : THE COUP, THE CIA, AND DRUGS / interviewed by Dennis Bernstein| produced and narrated by Andrew Philips.

pt.1. The role of the CIA in Haiti coup / Jean B. Aristede -- pt.2. The role of the Haitian NIS in the drug transhipment trade and the link with the CIA / Patrick Alli -- pt.3. Indifference of the United States government toward the coup and drug smuggling in Haiti / Representative John Conyers.

Disposable homeplace / produced by Dan Jeffee.

Documentary which examines four rural communities across the United States which were chosen as sites for hazardous waste facilities. The four towns are: Kettleman, a Mexican-American community; North Carolina Cherokee reservation; Sparta, Georgia, an African-American community; and Lawrence County, Kentucky, in the Appalachians.

The Brave new world order / Holly Sklar ; recorded by Bob DeBolt.

Talk on the American dream and a "Brave New World Order." The United States, argues Sklar, has used the Cold War to justify long term economic, military and political intervention in the Third World. Since 1945 there have been 130 wars throughout the Third World, and the United States controls 40% of the global arms market.

r.1. Talk (73 min.) -- r.2. Question and answer session (22 min.).

Crossroads / produced by Elizabeth Perez-Luna.

Ongoing weekly radio newsmagazine focusing upon minority issues and broader issues from a minority perspective. Produced by independent producers and includes commentaries and reviews by established critics, artists, and writers.|CROSSROADS / produced by Elizabeth Perez-Luna.

pt.1. Health problems on the U.S.-Mexican border / Lex Gillespie (5:41) -- pt.2. Extraordinary vocal tradition on Tuva throat singers / Randall Grass (4:00) -- pt.3. Teaching Judaism to Russian Jewish children in San Francisco / Martin Wasserman (3:58) -- pt.4.

Promoting democracy : a disastrous United States foreign policy / Ralph McGehee ; interviewed by Bob DeBolt.

Ralph McGehee, former CIA agent and author of "My 25 Years in the CIA," discusses United States foreign policy in developing countries. McGehee has come to see the governmental lies concerning Communism in Thailand and Vietnam, and how the United States has continually underestimated the popular support of Communism in those countries.

The Paso del Norte : 25 years of free trade / produced by Kent Paterson and Franc Contreras.

Documentary from recordings made in El Paso, Texas, and Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, which traces the history of free trade between Mexico and the United States. Explores the garment industry, high technology, and agriculture from the perspectives of labor, business, and farmers.

River of earth / James Still ; produced by Tom Hansell.

A story set in Kentucky during the Great Depression. The central character is a young boy, who recounts the era from his perspective.

r.1. Introduction to the Baldridge family, including two cousins and an uncle that have recently moved in. As food grows scarce and the extended family grows, the mother moves the family into the smokehouse and burns their old home so there is no room for the uncle or cousins -- r.2. The family tends to their garden, but end up giving their beans to hungry men from the coal camp.

The Blue valleys / Robert Morgan ; produced by Tom Hansell.

A collection of short stories which feature characters from the southern mountains. The stories cover the region from the Civil War era up to the present.

r.1. Three men from the North Carolina mountains go to Florida to look for work. They crash their car, and so must find their way out of jail and back home without any money -- r.2. A story about a mountain top wedding between a soldier fighting in WWII and a mountain girl.

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