
American Politics
McAuliff and Quinn-Judge on Vietnam Post-Liberation.
John McAuliff and Sophie Quinn-Judge reflect on their time in Vietnam and discuss the current situation in the region.
John Aiello Discusses the Italian American Community.
John Aiello, head of the Italian American Bicentennial, talks Italian Americans and their role in U. S. society.
Anthony Cave Brown and "Bodyguard of Lies."
Novelist Anthony Cave Brown discusses his latest novel and the role of the intelligence community in World War II.
John Dean and his "Blind Ambition."
John Dean, former White House Counsel for Richard Nixon, discusses his new book "Blind Ambition" and the Watergate scandal.
I. F. Stone Thinks the Intelligence Network is Incompatible with Democracy.
Ralph Flood introduces a talk given by I. F. Stone at La Salle University on the intelligence network in the United States.
I. F. Stone Thinks the Intelligence Network is Incompatible with Democracy.
Ralph Flood introduces a talk given by I. F. Stone at La Salle University on the intelligence network in the United States.
Conversations with Seabrook Nuclear Power Plant Protestors
Terry Gross speaks with four occupiers of an armory in New Hampshire protesting the construction of the Seabrook Nuclear Power Plant.
A.C.L.U. Executive Director on the Iran Hostage Crisis, Civil Rights Protections and Abortion Rights
In light of the Iran Hostage Crisis, the Department of Justice is considering requiring all Iranian students in the U.S. to report to the I.N.S. The American Civil Liberties Union has filed suit in response. A.C.L.U. executive director Ira Glasser explains how checks on government help protect constitutional rights.
Making Prisons Better Places
John D. Case was a prison warden based in Bucks County, Pennsylvania. He worked to improve the prison system through better training and pay for prison employees and an emphasis on inmate rehabilitation. He also advocates for the repealing of laws which he feels lead to unnecessary prison sentences.
Political Activism and Theater
Tuli Kupferberg was in the radical rock band the Fugs. He and Lannes Kenfield perform in the Revolting Theater group. They discuss the role their political convictions play in their creative pursuits.