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David Porcelain and Tom Hartsockner discuss contemporary Dutch classical music, and the promotion of it. Includes selections of Dutch music, including the work of David Porcelain.|DUTCH MUSIC TODAY / David Porcelain and Tom Hartsockner| interviewed by Charles Amirkhanian.

Historian Howard Zinn, author of "A People's History of the United States," provides a critical look at the reality behind common beliefs about Christopher Columbus and his explorations of the Americas. Zinn points to the dehumanization which Columbus exhibited upon the "discovery" of the New World.

SURRENDERING POWER TO THE EXECUTIVE / Gore Vidal. - Author and political analyst Gore Vidal speaks about the social, economic and political conditions in the United States. Both Congress and the Supreme Court have handed more and more power to the Executive branch, which only serves to increase the power of the economic elite.

Interview with author Henry Miller, best known for the novel "The Tropic of Cancer," and the heated controversy surrounding its publication on the basis of obscenity charges. Miller discusses his writing, his contributions to the world of literature and art, and his battle against censorship. The program is comprised of a series of interviews conducted in New York City in 1956.

Jim Hightower, form Commissioner of Agriculture for Texas, speaks about the needs and opportunities facing liberal progressives in the late 20th century. He begins with a call for unity, warning against the efforts of the political and economic elite to divide the rest of the country.