Yen-Ming ChenThe Coffee House - June 2007 (2007)
Bea Edwards and Dylan Blaylock of the Government Accountability Project, a whistleblower support group, describe how they assisted a whistleblower and the staff association at the World Bank in bringing to light the Paul Wolfowitz scandal. (Host: Mark Cohen)
Kevin Merida discusses "Supreme Discomfort", a biography of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas he co-authored. (Host: Jamie Raskin)
This year marks the 75th anniversary of the Depression Era Bonus March by WWI vets seeking a promised war service bonus. "March of the Bonus Army" filmmaker Glennn Marcus and historian Lucy Barber are guests. (Host: Fred Feinstein)
A summer camp for teens that focuses on fun, democracy and diversity? It's called the LEADD program sponsored by the Interfaith Alliance. Preet Singh discusses the camp, now in its second year. (Host: Heather Kirk-Davidoff)
Reuben Jackson reviews "The House That Trane Built," Ashley Kahn's history of jazz label, Impulse Records.
Poet Rei Berroa imagines "After the War".
And "pas de dirt", a dance featuring two tractors and the Liz Lerman Dance Exchange and Bowen McCauley Dance.
This item is part of the collection: Coffee House TV
Director:
Yen-Ming Chen
Producer:
Mark Cohen
Production Company:
MPD PRODUCTIONS, INC.
Audio/Visual:
sound,
color
Keywords: scandal' Paul Wolfowitz; World Bank; Clarence Thomas; justice; race; Bonus March; Bonuus Army; camp; interfaith; poetry; dance; jazz
Contact Information:
Mark Cohen
markc@coffeehousetv.org
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