Pacifica National Programming

Wisdom from the past / Garry Wills, Eleanor Holmes Norton, and Marian Kramer ; produced by Pacifica Radio News.

Four part series which examines how a changing world situation might effect the United States. Features analysis from national politicians, political activists, policy makers, and academics.|WISDOM FROM THE PAST / Garry Wills, Eleanor Holmes Norton, and Marian Kramer| produced by Pacifica Radio News. - SERIES: Talking about America| no.

On the role of grass roots movements in shaping the country since World War II, and if it has translated into any real gains in the 1990's. Features analysis by: Garry Wills, Northwestern University history Professor; Eleanor Holmes Norton, member of the House of Representatives; Marian Kramer, President of the National Welfare Rights Union.

Town hall meeting on the crisis in Haiti and the prospects for the establishment of real democracy / moderated by Laurie Richardson.

Panel discussion which presents an overview of how the return of President Jean-Bertrand Aristide on October 30 will effect the people, economy, and politics of Haiti. Concludes with audience questions.

The Need for immediate change in South Africa / Nelson Mandela ; introduction and wrap-up by Gwen Walters.

Speech by African National Congress leader Nelson Mandela before the United Nations. He calls for an end to the economic boycott of South Africa, even though conditions have not changed in his homeland.

Alternatives in the Americas : can democracy work under neo-liberalism? / produced by Mario A. Murillo.

Panel from a Conference "Alternatives in Latin America: Presidential Candidates 1993-1994," who discuss United States policies in Latin America in the wake of the Cold War.

Is a democratic foreign policy possible? : the Clinton administration and the developing world / moderated by Christopher Hitchens.

Panel discussion, moderated by author and journalist Christopher Hitchens, which examines the possiblity of the United States foreign policy supporting the establishment of democracies around the world. The panel focuses upon the contradictions between Presdient Clinton's campaign rhetoric, and his actions since taking office.

Voices in black and white / moderated by Lewis H. Lapham.

Panel of American writers discuss race relations in the United States. They address such questions as why neither of the major 1992 Presidential candidates discusses the Los Angeles uprising, the underlying factors of racial conflict, and how United States society can move beyond tired, old rhetoric to face the realities of racism.|VOICES IN BLACK AND WHITE / moderated by Lewis H. Lapham.

Rebuild L.A. : taking a look / Esther Valadez and Abby Leibman ; interviewed and produced by Patsy Rahn.

Examination, through interviews with Esther Valadez, Partner in the Affordable Housing Associates, and Abby Leibman, Managing Director of the California Women's Law Center, of the Rebuild L.A. program; how it is structured, how it is working, and what problems are present in the existing structure.

Massacre : the story of East Timor / produced by Amy Goodman.

Documentary which examines the massacre in Indonesian-occupied East Timor on November 12, 1991. Two American journalists who witnessed the massacre, Amy Goodman and Allan Nairn, recount their experiences of the event.

Democratic National Convention : New York City, 1992 / hosted by Larry Bensky, Sumori Marksman, and Tom Porter.

Reports on proceedings both at the podium and on the floor of the Democratic National Convention. Includes speeches, interviews, and actuality of the Convention.

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The Bill of Rights be-centenial / Howard Zinn.

Howard Zinn, an historian who specializes in the Revolutionary-Constitutional period in U.S. history, speaks on how the Bicentenial of the Bill of Rights is only being noticed after the Gulf War, 1990-1991, ended. The Bill of Rights has changed over time. The First Amendment, he argues, only applies to protect the government.

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