Pacifica National Programming

Television on trial: cameras in the courts (Episode 13 of 15)

The thirteenth in the series Bill of Rights Radio Education Project, co-sponsored by the Pacifica Foundation and the American Civil Liberties Union, with major funding from the National Endowment for the Humanities. This episode focuses on conflict between freedom of the press and the defendant's right to a fair trial. Produced by Richard Mahler.

Cults and the Constitution : who's abusing whom? (Episode 12 of 15)

The twelfth in the series Bill of Rights Radio Education Project, co-sponsored by the Pacifica Foundation and the American Civil Liberties Union, with major funding from the National Endowment for the Humanities. This episode examines whether new religions, their practices and tax status, are protected by the First Amendment guarantee of religious freedom. Produced by Andrew Ross.

Open secrets : technological transfer, national security and the First Amendment (Episode 11 of 15)

The eleventh in the series Bill of Rights Radio Education Project, co-sponsored by the Pacifica Foundation and the American Civil Liberties Union, with major funding from the National Endowment for the Humanities. This episode investigates whether the First Amendment protects the communication of scientific information that may endanger national security. Produced by John Rieger.

Life and death : the issue of abortion (Episode 10 of 15)

The tenth in the series Bill of Rights Radio Education Project, co-sponsored by the Pacifica Foundation and the American Civil Liberties Union, with major funding from the National Endowment for the Humanities. Documentary presenting both sides of the abortion issue and a history of abortion in the United States.

The Politics of the original sin : entrapment, temptation, and the Constitution (Episode 8 of 15)

The eighth in the 15-part series Bill of Rights Radio Education Project, co-sponsored by the Pacifica Foundation and the American Civil Liberties Union, with major funding from the National Endowment for the Humanities. This episode explores the legality of sting operations, ABSCAM, COINTELPRO, and other entrapment.

On box: Temptation, Crime, and Original Sin: Entrapment, Police Procedures, and the Bill of Rights. From ABSCAM to sting operations, from COINTELPRO to the daily activities of vice and narcotics squads, American law enforcement officials are tempting, seducing, and some say entrapping potential law breakers into committing illegal acts.

The Birds, the bees, and the Constitution : sex education in the public schools (Episode 7 of 15)

The seventh in the 15-part series Bill of Rights Radio Education Project, co-sponsored by the Pacifica Foundation and the American Civil Liberties Union, with major funding from the National Endowment for the Humanities. Documentary on sex education and the Constitution. Produced by Peggy Stein; narrated by Brenda Wilson.

Public libraries and the First Amendment (Episode 6 of 15)

The sixth in the 15-part series Bill of Rights Radio Education Project, co-sponsored by the Pacifica Foundation and the American Civil Liberties Union, with major funding from the National Endowment for the Humanities. On censorship and book banning in libraries; includes the case against Kathy Russell, director of the Washington County Public Library in Abingdon, Virginia.

On box: The Public Library in America: An Experiment in Democratic Control. The Intellectual Freedom Committee of the American Library Association receives three to five reports a day from librarians around the country who have received requests from patrons to remove specific books from the shelves of local public libraries. Some are bestsellers, others are classics.

And throw away the key : the Eighth Amendment and cruel and unusual punishment (Episode 5 of 15)

The fifth in the 15-part series Bill of Rights Radio Education Project, co-sponsored by the Pacifica Foundation and the American Civil Liberties Union, with major funding from the National Endowment for the Humanities. Produced by Kathy McAnally with associate producer Ellen O'Leary. Executive Producer: Adi Gevins.

Neutral against God : school prayer and the First Amendment (Episode 4 of 15)

The third in the 15-part series Bill of Rights Radio Education Project, co-sponsored by the Pacifica Foundation and the American Civil Liberties Union, with major funding from the National Endowment for the Humanities. Executive Producer: Adi Gevins; Marie Ritzo, associate producer; David Rapkin, project engineer; Brenda Wilson, narrator.

The Second Amendment : interpretations and misinterpretations (Episode 1 of 15)

The first in the 15-part series Bill of Rights Radio Education Project, co-sponsored by the Pacifica Foundation and the American Civil Liberties Union, with major funding from the National Endowment for the Humanities. Produced by David Selvin. Executive Producer: Adi Gevins.

On box: "Guns, Weapons: The Right to Bear Arms. Tens of thousands of people are killed every year in the United States by guns. Hundreds of thousands are wounded. Countless others are threatened by them. Are all these deaths and injuries the price we must pay to preserve our constitutionals right to bear arms?

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