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Monday, June 1, 1998
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Debate On Bilingual Education
Tomorrow California voters will go the polls to vote for candidates as well as several propositions. Today we’ll focus on Proposition 227. If passed, it would abolish bilingual education in California . We’ll speak with three people. Among them, the sponsor of Proposition 227; a parent who plans to enroll her child in a bilingual program; and a linguistics professor who has studied the efficacy of such programs.
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Mumia Abu Jamal Commentary
On the first of every month we bring you a new commentary from death row prisoner Mumia Abu-Jamal. A year ago we broadcast Abu- Jamal reading his own commentaries. Since then the Pennsylvania prison authorities cracked down on prisoners saying none could be photographed, audiotaped or videotaped. In response, Democracy Now has decided to broadcast Abu Jamal’s latest commentaries as read by well known activists and artists.
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Geronimo Pratt Case Sues Law Enforcement Agencies
Geronimo Pratt has sued the FBI and the Los Angeles Police Department. The Former Black Panther recently freed after serving 27 years in jail says the agencies withheld evidence that proved his innocence. In his lawsuit Geronimo Jaga, formerly Elmer Geronimo Pratt says he was framed for a 1968 murder he didn’t commit.
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Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty
Over the weekend Pakistan set off another nuclear bomb, bringing their total to six over the last few days. This following India’s 5 nuclear tests that have many analysts predicting a new nuclear arms race in South Asia. While the United States urges the two countries to sign the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty, the fact is the U.S. has yet to be a signatory. This week, the Senate may take up the issue
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By Amy Goodman with Denis Moynihan
Gen. John Allen, commander of U.S. Forces Afghanistan, spoke Wednesday at the Pentagon, four stars on each shoulder, his chest bedecked with medals. Unlike Allen, many decorated U.S. military veterans left the streets of Chicago after the NATO summit without their medals.
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In an extended interview, David Bronner, president of Dr. Bronner’s Magic Soaps, discusses the history of the company, why they put sustainability and social justice ahead of profits, the organic and GMO labeling movements, the U.S. war on hemp, and why they refuse to sell out. [includes rush transcript]
Human Rights Watch’s Kenneth Roth examines why the U.S. has not pressured Bahrain to release pro-democracy activists. He also discusses Syria and the conditions in Israeli jails and courts that prompted 1,550 Palestinian prisoners to go on a hunger strike. [includes rush transcript]
