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Abortion: women's liberation media project (Episode 5)

The fifth program of the Women's Media Project, produced by the Women's Liberation Media Project in San Francisco. In this program, women relate their abortion experiences, both in the United States and Cuba, in a discussion punctuated by music.

Leways and the establishment in Chinatown (Episode 1 of 2)

Statements about the alleged police harassment of Leways, a non-profit, self-help youth organization in Chinatown. This recording contains prepared statements by Alex Hing, chief of staff of the Red Guard Party, and Ron Kanzaki, the chairman of Leways, Inc. Denny Smithson of KPFA also talks with Patsy Chan, a community worker in the Leways office. Audio drops out from 00:11:24 - 00:11:51.

Let's all join the fight for freedom

Reverend Ralph Abernathy, the Southern Christian Leadership Conference leader who rose to prominence in the Montgomery bus boycott (and who contributed the program Freedom Road to Pacifica's history), speaks to 400 high school students at the 1962 American Friends Service Committee conference on goals for young Americans and the Black's struggle for racial equality.

Pretense vs. reality / Daniel Sheehan ; produced by the Christic Institute.

Talk by Christic Institute attorney Daniel Sheehan on United States defense spending, and its influence upon United States foreign policy.

r.1. U.S. militarism ; Pentagon refusal to retool ; Global Reach and Global Power ; Corporate warfare and the Third World ; Democratic party complacency toward SDI ; the CIA spying for Corporations ; the nominations of Donald Gregg, Thomas Bork and Clarence Thomas ; the rightist shift in the Federal Judiciary ; Covert action, 1990 (42 min.) -- r.2.

Human rights and moral practice / Dalai Lama.

Talk by the Tibetan Buddhist spiritual leader, who, while living in exile, is working for human rights for his own people and helping to bring about their freedom from China.

The October surprise and U.S.-Latin American relations / John Mattes and Lanny Sender ; interviewed by Dennis Bernstein.

John Mattes, a public defender, and Larry Sender of the Christic Institute, discuss changes in United States politics since the election of Ronald Reagan in 1980. They start with a discussion of the October Surprise, which may have resulted in an arms-for hostages deal with Iran to help Reagan get elected.

Queen of cocaine / Michael Levine ; interviewed by Dennis Bernstein and Jude Tillman.

Michael Levine, former IRS, AFT, and DEA agent, discusses the role of the CIA in the 1980 overthrow of the Bolivian government. He goes on to trace how that overthrow helped foster the growth of the Medellin drug cartel which dominates much of Latin America.|QUEEN OF COCAINE / Michael Levine| interviewed by Dennis Bernstein and Jude Tillman.

State of the Union : II / Gore Vidal ; introduced by Jessica Mitford.

Talk by Gore Vidal, noted American author and social critic, which examines the methods of United States political and social control both domestically and abroad.

r.1. Introduction / Jessica Mitford (9 min.) ; Political career in California ; his work with the film industry ; Socialism ; anti-intellectualism during the Truman era ; owner-rulership in America ; the Gulf War revisited ; totalitarianism ; political correctness as a machiavellian tool ; United States spending on defense and social welfare ; revamping the Federal budget (35 min.) -- r.2.

Crisis in Haiti / Noam Chomsky ; interviewed by Greg Sattcamp and Dennis Bernstein.

Phone interview with noted MIT linguist and political analyst, Noam Chomsky. Chomsky relates experiences and impression from his June 1993 visit to that country, where he spoke to labor leaders and others who have to live underground. He begins with an historical background, including the 20 year occupation by United States Marines.

The Legacy of U.S. World economic domination / Michael Parenti.

Talk by political analyst Michael Parenti which examines how developments in the United States during the 1980's and 90's have shaped United States foreign policy. He discusses endemic poverty in Central America, as well as much of the Third World, despite the abundance of natural resources in those countries.

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