The Morning Show

The Morning Show – December 31, 2003

7:00 amThe Tenth Anniversary of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), with Morning Show Labor Editor David Bacon, Martha Ojeda, director of the Coalition for Justice in the Maquiladoras, Sarah Anderson, with the Institute for Policy Studies. 8:00 am200th Anniversary of the Haitian Revolution. Guests Pierre Leboissier, Haiti Action Committee, Jean Yvan Kernizan, Radio … Continued


La Raza Chronicles

La Raza Chronicles – December 30, 2003 at 7:00pm

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We talk with Phyllis Bennis about President Obama's announced troop withdrawal from Iraq: is it too little, too late?  PLUS: a report from POwerShift 09, 10,000 young leaders in DC; and  women and girls making films in Central America.  guests: Phyllis Bennis, fellow, Institute for Policy Studies          Thalia Drori, filmmaker (Little Miss Potentiality, etc.); … Continued


The Pacifica Evening News, Weekdays

The KPFA Evening News, Weekdays – December 30, 2003

In a surprise move Attorney General John Ashcroft recuses himself from the investigation of the Bush Administration’s leak of the identity of a CIA agent – but there will not be an outside independent special prosecutor – the probe will be headed by a Justice Department career federal attorney in Chicago The Agriculture Department announces … Continued


Flashpoints

Flashpoints – December 30, 2003

An Overview of the Bush Administration’s Assault on First Amendment Rights and Free Expression. A Young African-American Activist is Now Serving a Year in the Federal Pen on Trumped Up Political Charges of Terrorism 10 Years After the Zapatista Uprising, We’ll Take a Look at the Role of Women in the Movement The Knight Report


Against the Grain

Against the Grain – December 30, 2003

The US occupation of Iraq got some people wondering whether old-style colonialism is back. But many residents of Guam and the other Mariana islands aren’t wondering; they’ve considered themselves colonial subjects for decades. Documentary filmmakers Amy Robinson and Cinta Kaipat describe efforts at self- determination and sustainability.