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	Alternative Views #392,393: A WILD EVENING WITH PAUL KRASSNER (PARTS I&II) - Frank Morrow 392. A WILD EVENING WITH PAUL KRASSNER (PART I) 60's Generation radical and political satirist Krassner provides us with the first of two programs containing his searing and insightful wit. One of the founders of the Yippies and editor of "The Realist," Paul uses his sharp humor to penetrate the fog and foolishness of contemporary America, showing how shallow the contemporary political comedians are by comparison... Keywords: progressive media; alternative media; public access television; Frank Morrow; Doug Kellner; Austin Community Television; Paul Krassner; The Realist; Yippies; political comedian; News Downloads: 326 Average rating: (0 review)
	Alternative Views #549: THE MAGIC DAY - Frank Morrow A snapshot of May 9, 1951 is shown, revealing how different the world is today from what it was over four decades ago. The medium though which this is presented is "Central Day" on KVOO, the annual day during which the Tulsa Central high school students took over all the production duties of the most powerful radio station in town. Because this was during the last days of the "Golden Days of Radio" when stations had large staffs which produce their own local programs of a wide variety of types, ... Keywords: progressive media; alternative media; public access television; Frank Morrow; Doug Kellner; Austin Community Television; radio; 1950s; KVOO; Golden Days of Radio; local programing; students Downloads: 1,110 Average rating: (0 review)
	Alternative Views #258: HIROSHIMA AND NAGASAKI: WHAT PEOPLE EXPERIENCED - Frank Morrow 258. HIROSHIMA AND NAGASAKI: WHAT PEOPLE EXPERIENCED Three short works are shown which reveal in powerful and touching reality what it was like to endure the atomic bombings in Japan. First is a 22 minute documentary, Hiroshima-Nagasaki," which contains movie footage in the cities after the bombs exploded. The documentary is so explicit and powerful that it was suppressed by the U.S. government for many years... Keywords: Alternative Views; progressive media; alternative media; public access television; Frank Morrow; Doug Kellner; Austin Community Television; Hiroshima; Nagasaki; censored; Animation; Hiroshima-Nagasaki Downloads: 961 Average rating: (0 review)
	Alternative Views #363,364: JFK ASSASSINATION UPDATE (PARTS I&II) - Frank Morrow 363. JFK ASSASSINATION UPDATE (PART I) Author of "Cover-Up," Gary Shaw takes us step by step through the shooting of John Kennedy and the subsequent cover-up. We provide updated information since our previous program with Gary in 1978. The show is highly documented with the use of films, slides, pictures and diagrams which thoroughly discredit the Warren Commission Report and prove that there was an elaborate conspiracy with many people and multiple gunmen... Keywords: progressive media; alternative media; public access television; Frank Morrow; Doug Kellner; Austin Community Television; over-Up, Gary Shaw; JFK; assassination; FBI; CIA; Mafia; Cuba; Lee Harvey Oswald; Jack Ruby Downloads: 1,113 Average rating: (0 review)
	Alternative Views #030: MARX AND "SOCIALISM" TODAY: THE PROMISE BETRAYED? - Frank Morrow 30. MARX AND "SOCIALISM" TODAY: THE PROMISE BETRAYED? Svetozar Stojanovic, Yugoslavian writer and dissident, offers an eyewitness account of struggles to democratize Eastern bloc "socialism" and evaluates the ideas of Marx in the contemporary world. News ******************************************* * Note: * The Alternative Information Network * address in the video is no longer in use. ***************************************** Keywords: Alternative Views; Alternative Information Network; progressive media; alternative media; public access television; Frank Morrow; Doug Kellner; Austin Community Television; News; Marx; Svetozar Stojanovic; Yugoslavia; socialism Downloads: 365 Average rating:** (1 review)
	Alternative Views #179: THE WAR GAME: THE REALITY OF NUCLEAR WAR - Frank Morrow 179. THE WAR GAME: THE REALITY OF NUCLEAR WAR We present the US television premiere of Peter Watkins' film "The War Game," a graphic portrayal of what would happen in the event of a nuclear attack on Great Britain. The movie was so powerful and realistic that the BBC banned it from TV despite the fact that the film had been commissioned by the BBC and had won an Academy Award in l966 for best documentary... Keywords: Alternative Views; Alternative Information Network; progressive media; alternative media; public access television; Frank Morrow; Doug Kellner; Austin Community Television; The War Game; Peter Watkins; Academy Award; documentary; nuclear attack Downloads: 1,257 Average rating: (0 review)
	Alternative Views #175,176,177: LIES AGREED UPON: GEORGE SELDES AND THE AMERICAN PRESS (PARTS I,II&III) - Frank Morrow 175. LIES AGREED UPON: GEORGE SELDES AND THE AMERICAN PRESS (PART I) Although George Seldes is one of the giants in the history of American journalism, particularly in the field of press criticism, he has been neglected and blacklisted by the mainstream press. In this three-part series we present the American TV debut of Seldes, who was a foreign correspondent from 1917-1939 and who published the alternative newspaper "In Fact" in the 1940s and l950s... Keywords: Alternative Views; Alternative Information Network; progressive media; alternative media; public access television; Frank Morrow; Doug Kellner; Austin Community Television; Seldes; journalism; mass media; McCarthy Downloads: 540 Average rating: (1 review)
	Alternative Views #010: GARY SHAW & THE KENNEDY ASSASSINATION - Frank Morrow Author of _Cover Up_ discusses the JFK assassination with emphasis on the new evidence obtained by Congress and by himself through the Freedom of Information Act; also features startling blowups of photographs of the assassination. News: May, 1986 Recorded 1981 Gary Shaw film recorded July, 1978 Copyright July, 1979 ******************************************* * Note: * The Alternative Information Network * address in the video is no longer in use... Keywords: progressive media; alternative media; public access television; Frank Morrow; Doug Kellner; Austin Community Television; JFK; Kennedy assassination; CIA Downloads: 915 Average rating: (2 reviews)
	Alternative Views #298: ANGELA DAVIS SPEAKS OUT - Frank Morrow Dr. Davis gives the history of rape, particularly in its relationship to slavery and subsequent black history. She tells us about some of the black women who have been prominent (but unknown in White mainstream) leaders in the struggle against rape and racism. She also analyzes the rather tenuous relationship of the black civil rights movement with the women's liberation movement in regard to the subject of rape... Keywords: progressive media; alternative media; public access television; Frank Morrow; Doug Kellner; Austin Community Television; Angela Davis; rape; racism; civil rights Downloads: 375 Average rating: (0 review)
	Alternative Views #126,127: BOYS FOR SALE (PARTS I&II) - Frank Morrow 126. (N) BOYS FOR SALE (PART I) The tragic and shocking abuse of boy prostitutes is discussed by Dr. Tom Philpott and former Editor of _The Daily Texan_, Mark McKinnon, who has written articles on the subject. Philpott has found that these children are frequently physically abused, even tortured and killed. Many of the men who participate in this "practice" are among some of the most respected people at the top levels of the U.S... Keywords: Alternative Views; Alternative Information Network; progressive media; alternative media; public access television; Frank Morrow; Doug Kellner; Austin Community Television; News; boy prostitutes; Atlanta Downloads: 723 Average rating: (0 review)
	Alternative Views #359: DEMOCRATS' DIRECTION: GROVER CLEVLAND OR FDR? - Frank Morrow 359. DEMOCRATS' DIRECTION: GROVER CLEVLAND OR FDR? Professor Thomas Ferguson, co-author of "Right Turn," discusses the 1988 presidential selection process, emphasizing who is supporting whom with campaign contributions. He also reveals how the candidates are controlled, and how these men and their organizations jockey for position to please the power brokers and the special elite interests. Recorded July 13, 1988 News: May 10, 1988; June 16, 1988 Copyright July, 1988 **************************... Keywords: Alternative Views; Alternative Information Network; progressive media; alternative media; public access television; Frank Morrow; Doug Kellner; Austin Community Television; News; Thomas Ferguson; Right Turn; 1988 election; American power structure Downloads: 205 Average rating:** (0 review)
	Alternative Views #016: VIET NAM AND CHINA - Frank Morrow 16. VIET NAM AND CHINA Features slides of Vietnam taken by Chris Cunningham, who visited the area as part of a church-sponsored tour. We also explore the rapprochement between the U.S. and the Peoples' Republic of China, and discuss the China-Vietnam war. Run time: 59:31 News ******************************************* * Note: * The Alternative Information Network * address in the video is no longer in use... Keywords: Alternative Views; Alternative Information Network; progressive media; alternative media; public access television; Frank Morrow; Doug Kellner; Austin Community Television; Chris Cunningham; China; Agent Orange; Viet Nam; CIA; chemical warfare; United States Downloads: 293 Average rating: (0 review)
	Alternative Views #146: THREE MILE ISLAND AFTERMATH - Frank Morrow 146. (N) THREE MILE ISLAND AFTERMATH Randy King, a resident of Harrisburg who experienced firsthand the Three Mile Island nuclear accident and who now participates in a coalition of anti-nuclear groups, reveals much information about the TMI accident and his own conversion to anti-nuclear activism. He talks about the coverup of information on the tragic consequences to the health of the residents in the area: the soaring rate of miscarriages, stillbirths and deformed children, with even greater ... Keywords: Alternative Views; Alternative Information Network; progressive media; alternative media; public access television; Frank Morrow; Doug Kellner; Austin Community Television; News; Three Mile Island; coverup; Randy King; Harrisburg; TMI; anti-nuclear; safety; economic cost; documentary Downloads: 333 Average rating: (0 review)
	Alternative Views #376: NOAM CHOMSKY SPEAKS OUT! - Frank Morrow 376. NOAM CHOMSKY SPEAKS OUT! America's outstanding radical intellectual, Chomsky discusses the ideological war waged by the Reagan administration against the American people, particularly within the framework of the situations in El Salvador and Nicaragua. He also evaluates the complicity of the mass media in these efforts. Chomsky maintains that because of widespread opposition to its policies, the Reagan administration regarded the US population as enemy territory, and had to resort to covert... Keywords: Alternative Views; Alternative Information Network; progressive media; alternative media; public access television; Frank Morrow; Doug Kellner; Austin Community Television; Noam Chomsky; Reagan; El Salvador; Nicaragua; mass media; covert operations Downloads: 1,098 Average rating: (0 review)
	Alternative Views #150: LEONARD PELTIER: AN AMERICAN POLITICAL PRISONER - Frank Morrow 150. (N) LEONARD PELTIER: AN AMERICAN POLITICAL PRISONER A leader of the American Indian Movement, Leonard Peltier is serving two consecutive life sentences in federal prison for "aiding and abetting" in the deaths of two FBI agents. The highly controversial case has received great international interest, including human rights tribunals and Amnesty International, because of allegations of judicial and FBI misconduct: threatening witnesses, producing false evidence, perjury and withholding evide... Keywords: Alternative Views; progressive media; alternative media; public access television; Frank Morrow; Doug Kellner; Austin Community Television; Leonard Peltier; Steve Robideau; American Indian Movement; FBI; human rights; Amnesty International Downloads: 230 Average rating: (0 review)
	Alternative Views #222: RACISM ON TELEVISION: A BRITISH EXAMPLE - Frank Morrow 222. RACISM ON TELEVISION: A BRITISH EXAMPLE TV/film producer-director Chris Thomas, whose documentary on new technology at the workplace we showed previously (see #184," brings with him an insightful documentary which he made showing the nature and extent of racism on English television, using clips from documentaries, panel discussions, interviews and entertainment programs. The program, which was shown on the BBC's public access hour, created a furor, resulting in threats of lawsuits, an unus... Keywords: Alternative Views; progressive media; alternative media; public access television; Frank Morrow; Doug Kellner; Austin Community Television; Chris Thomas; racism; documentary; England; BBC Downloads: 222 Average rating: (0 review)
	Alternative Views #354: A SOCIALIST PRESIDENT ? ? ? - Frank Morrow 354. A SOCIALIST PRESIDENT ? ? ? We interview Willa Kenoyer, Socialist candidate for president. She not only presents her ideas for changes in the U.S., should she become president, but she shows how the American power structure has made it all but impossible for a third party to present a serious challenge to the established powers. Nonetheless, she describes the warm and positive reception which she and her ideas meet all around the country... Keywords: Alternative Views; Alternative Information Network; progressive media; alternative media; public access television; Frank Morrow; Doug Kellner; Austin Community Television; Willa Kenoyer; Socialist; President; United States; American power structure; Labor Beat; documentary; mass media Downloads: 134 Average rating: (0 review)
	Alternative Views #390,391: JFK_ASSASSINATION-_THE_CONSPIRACY_AND_COVERUP (PARTS I&II) - Frank Morrow 390. JFK ASSASSINATION: THE CONSPIRACY (PART I) The two most popular people to have appeared over the years on Alternative Views can be seen in these two programs in our continuing series on the John Kennedy assassination---Gary Shaw, assassination expert and author of "Cover-up," and former CIA official John Stockwell. In this first program we focus on the nature of the massive and complex conspiracy to shoot the president and on how many individuals and organizations fit into the puzzle: Oswal... Keywords: Alternative Information Network; progressive media; alternative media; public access television; Frank Morrow; Doug Kellner; Austin Community Television; JFK; CIA Downloads: 516 Average rating: (0 review)
	Alternative Views #440: POTPOURRI 14: NUKE DANGERS, MENTAL RETARDATION, STAR WARS - Frank Morrow 440. POTPOURRI 14: NUKE DANGERS, MENTAL RETARDATION, STAR WARS This mixture of special reports and features includes the following: (1) a section on the dangers of nuclear power from Joan Harvey's documentary "America/from Hitler to MX;" (2) the cultural revolution of the 1920s, particularly as represented by Ragtime music; (3) a documentary showing how people with mental retardation live, cope with life, and can contribute to society when given a chance; (4) the negative opinions of Star Wars w... Keywords: Alternative Views; progressive media; alternative media; public access television; Frank Morrow; Doug Kellner; Austin Community Television; nuclear power; Joan Harvey; 1920s Ragtime; mental retardation; Star Wars defense Downloads: 450 Average rating: (0 review)
	Alternative Views #454: SECRETS OF THE GULF - Frank Morrow 454. SECRETS OF THE GULF From various sources we piece together three significant facets of the Gulf War which were ignored or distorted by the media. First is the history of the area, particularly the development of Iraq and its relationship to Kuwait; the legitimate complaints which Iraq had with Kuwait; and the various ways which the US may have manipulated Saddam Hussein in attacking Kuwait after installing Saddam in the first place and protecting him as a useful ally until the war started... Keywords: progressive media; alternative media; public access television; Frank Morrow; Doug Kellner; Austin Community Television; Gulf War; Iraq; Kuwait; Saddam Hussein Downloads: 334 Average rating: (0 review)
	Alternative Views #468: MURRAY BOOKCHIN SPEAKS OUT! - Frank Morrow 468. MURRAY BOOKCHIN SPEAKS OUT! Our most famous contemporary anarchist speaks about America's problems and various things people can do about them. Speech recorded February 8, 1990, McGill Univ., Quebec City, Canada Bookchin speech copyright by Robert Craig, 1990 News Copyright June, 1992 ******************************************* * Note: * The Alternative Information Network * address in the video is no longer in use... Keywords: Alternative Views; Alternative Information Network; progressive media; alternative media; public access television; Frank Morrow; Doug Kellner; Austin Community Television; News; Murray Bookchin; anarchist; America; problems; citizens Downloads: 543 Average rating: (0 review)
	Alternative Views #470: ELECTION '92: THE HIDDEN SCANDALS - Frank Morrow 470. ELECTION '92: THE HIDDEN SCANDALS Lanny Sinkin (see #469) presents information about the most outstanding scandals of the Reagan-Bush years--the October Surprise, Irangate, Iraqgate, CIA drug operations, the S & L debacle, the massive transfer of wealth from the lower classes to the wealthy--and speculates what effect they might have on the impending presidential elections, particularly since Perot was aware of these scandals... Keywords: Alternative Views; progressive media; alternative media; public access television; Frank Morrow; Doug Kellner; Austin Community Television; 1992 election; Lanny Sinkin; Reagan-Bush; October Surprise; Irangate; Iraqgate; CIA drug operations; S & L debacle; Perot; wealth Downloads: 266 Average rating: (0 review)
	Alternative Views #489: NATIVE AMERICANS: TODAY'S SUPPRESSIONS - Frank Morrow Two examples are presented of how suppression of Native Americans in the Western Hemisphere continues. Professor and author Ward Churchill of the American Indian Movement discusses the framing of Leonard Peltier for murder, a situation popularized by the recent movie "Incident at Oglala." Next, an Indian activist from the Peruvian Amazon basin describes what is happening to the ecology and to the culture of his people as a result of oil exploration in his homeland... Keywords: progressive media; alternative media; public access television; Frank Morrow; Doug Kellner; Austin Community Television; Native Americans; Ward Churchill; Leonard Peltier; Oglala; Peru; oil; environment Downloads: 350 Average rating: (0 review)
	Alternative Views #534: AGAINST ALL ODDS - Frank Morrow 534. AGAINST ALL ODDS Centerpiece of this program is a documentary about a visit by Americans to Cuba, showing the devastating effects of the US blockade on the country and the fighting spirit of the Cuban people who still believe in their revolution and who only want good relations with the US. Run time: 58:43 News: March, 1995; February, 1995 "Against the Odds: Cuba Resisting the Blockade" Copyright 1995 Copyright June, 1995 ******************************************* * Note: * The Alternative... Keywords: Alternative Views; Alternative Information Network; progressive media; alternative media; public access television; Frank Morrow; Doug Kellner; Austin Community Television; documentary; Cuba; blockade Downloads: 225 Average rating: (0 review)
	Alternative Views #042: ALTERNATIVE VIEWS FIRST RETROSPECTIVE - Frank Morrow 42. ALTERNATIVE VIEWS FIRST RETROSPECTIVE (1979) This documentary contains representative sections of many programs produced during our first season. It shows the wide range of subjects and views presented, and has been shown often in schools and other public functions to provide an overview of our program. Recorded 1978 and 1979 Copyright October, 1987 ******************************************* * Note: * The Alternative Information Network * address in the video is no longer in use... Keywords: Alternative Views; progressive media; alternative media; public access television; Frank Morrow; Doug Kellner; Austin Community Television; retrospective Downloads: 90 Average rating: (0 review)
	Alternative Views #120: AN INFORMAL EVENING WITH CHARLIE KING - Frank Morrow 120. AN INFORMAL EVENING WITH CHARLIE KING Charlie King writes and performs songs about ordinary people's lives, political events and various protest movements. His song "Acres of Claims" is a best seller and has become the anthem of the anti-nuclear movement. King sings several of his songs, explains the background of his music's origins and content and recounts his anti-nuke experience. A special feature of the program is the insertion of visual materials to enhance the meaning and drama of Ki... Keywords: Alternative Views; Alternative Information Network; progressive media; alternative media; public access television; Frank Morrow; Doug Kellner; Austin Community Television; Charlie King; protest songs; anti-nuclear movement Downloads: 63 Average rating: (0 review)
	Alternative Views #107: THE FORGOTTEN GUINEA PIGS: THE AGENT ORANGE AND A-BOMB TEST SURVIVORS AND YOU - Frank Morrow 107. THE FORGOTTEN GUINEA PIGS: THE AGENT ORANGE AND A-BOMB TEST SURVIVORS AND YOU A heartwrenching documentary and interview exposes the nature and effects of the use of Agent Orange in Viet Nam. Dan Jordan and his wife, along with another vet, discuss their experiences with "unexplained" diseases and handicapped children. They also provide information about the Brotherhood of Viet Nam Veterans efforts to get the government to provide assistance for vets affected by Agent Orange... Keywords: Alternative Views; Alternative Information Network; progressive media; alternative media; public access television; Frank Morrow; Doug Kellner; Austin Community Television; Agent Orange; Viet Nam; Dan Jordan; A-bomb; Nevada; CIA; germ warfare; chemical warfare; United States cities Downloads: 483 Average rating: (0 review)
	Alternative Views #167: MAKING A MOVIE ABOUT THE CIA - Frank Morrow 167. MAKING A MOVIE ABOUT THE CIA Alan Francovich is producer and director of the most definitive film on the CIA--the acclaimed three-hour documentary (On Company Business)--which took five years to make and required massive, world-wide research. The movie has won prizes at international film festivals and has been shown in over 30 countries. Francovich tells how the US government and the CIA have harassed him and have applied pressure to restrict the movie's distribution... Keywords: Alternative Views; Alternative Information Network; progressive media; alternative media; public access television; Frank Morrow; Doug Kellner; Austin Community Television; CIA; Alan Francovich; On Company Business; documentary Downloads: 283 Average rating: (0 review)
	Alternative Views #334: WHO RULES AMERICA? (PART I) - Frank Morrow The nation's most highly published writer on the American power structure, Dr. G. William Domhoff, spends two programs clearly describing how power is wielded, by whom, and for whose benefit in this country. The author of "Who Rules America Now?" and "The Higher Circles" weaves together the intricate economic, political and sociological aspects of the people and institutions which interlock to control the U.S... Keywords: progressive media; alternative media; public access television; Frank Morrow; Doug Kellner; Austin Community Television; power structure; new world order; Council on Foreign Relations; Bilderbergers; Trilateral Commission; Power Elite Downloads: 366 Average rating: (0 review)
	Alternative Views #367: TODAY'S TRAIL OF TEARS - Frank Morrow In a touching presentation by interview and slide show, we look at the attempt of the Federal Government to relocate thousands of Navajo (Dineh) from their home of many years. The program specifies how this is a continuation of the ways which the white man has used over the years to grab Native American lands in order to turn them over to corporations for "development," in this case for the exploitation of coal and uranium... Keywords: progressive media; alternative media; public access television; Frank Morrow; Doug Kellner; Austin Community Television; Native American; Navajo Downloads: 205 Average rating: (0 review)
	Alternative Views #410: SAVINGS & LOANS: STOLEN & LOOTED - Frank Morrow Rob Widdowson has thoroughly researched the Savings and Loan scandal. He provides a detailed picture of this complex situation of fraud and corruption, including CIA and Mafia roles in the scandal. Rob shows that, contrary to official estimates of the amount of the taxpayer bailout of the banks, the total bill will be at least one trillion dollars. Rob not only is extremely knowledgeable, he is a great story-teller... Keywords: progressive media; alternative media; public access television; Frank Morrow; Doug Kellner; Austin Community Television; Savings and Loan scandal Downloads: 352 Average rating: (0 review)
	Alternative Views #422: S & L UPDATE (PART I) - Frank Morrow As the S & L crisis deepens and becomes more expensive, more information is being discovered by Rob Widdowson. He explains the complexities of the situation, particularly the role the government played in the matter, especially how the government frequently made matters worse with its interventions, and how the S & L owners violated the laws by trying to get around the government efforts. Recorded August 22, 1990 Copyright September, 1990 ******************************************* * Note: * The... Keywords: progressive media; alternative media; public access television; Frank Morrow; Doug Kellner; Austin Community Television; Savings and Loan scandal Downloads: 164 Average rating: (0 review)
	Alternative Views #427: THE WIPP TRAIL - Frank Morrow 427. THE WIPP TRAIL A documentary showing the ravages of nuclear power and nuclear bomb testing on the people and environment, particularly in the New Mexico area. "The WIPP Trail" provides statements from both sides, which reveal governmental collusion with the nuclear industry. "The WIPP Trail" Copyright 1989 Copyright October, 1990 ******************************************* * Note: * The Alternative Information Network * address in the video is no longer in use... Keywords: Alternative Views; progressive media; alternative media; public access television; Frank Morrow; Doug Kellner; Austin Community Television; nuclear power; nuclear testing; WIPP Trail Downloads: 172 Average rating: (0 review)
	Alternative Views #467: INSIDE THE SANDINISTA REVOLUTION - Frank Morrow 467. INSIDE THE SANDINISTA REVOLUTION We present an interview with Miguel D'Escoto, the Nicaraguan Foreign Minister during the Sandinista years. He reveals many interesting facts about the revolution, the many positive achievements of the Sandinistas, the American efforts to destroy the revolution, the US' undermining the elections, and the role of the Sandinistas in the Chamorro government. Father D'Escoto provides interesting inside stories about some of the most significant American functiona... Keywords: Alternative Views; progressive media; alternative media; public access television; Frank Morrow; Doug Kellner; Austin Community Television; Miguel D'Escoto; Nicaraguan Foreign Minister; Sandinista; US undermining; elections; Chamorro government; Kissinger; Bush; Reagan; Jean Kirkpatrick Downloads: 143 Average rating: (0 review)
	Alternative Views #471: A CLASS ACT: THE REAGAN-BUSH YEARS - Frank Morrow With economic consultant, Dr. Jack Hopper, we review the new books about the depredations of the ruling class on the rest of us during the Reagan-Bush years, and the devastating effects they have had on the American people and the US political and economic system. The books--"America, What Went Wrong" and "The Overworked American"--are presented along with a mention of past books, such as "The Crisis of Democracy," to show that the social contract which has existed since the New Deal of FDR was ... Keywords: progressive media; alternative media; public access television; Frank Morrow; Doug Kellner; Austin Community Television; ruling class; Reagan; Bush; poverty Downloads: 242 Average rating: (0 review)
	Alternative Views #475: AUSTIN'S "RODNEY KING" - Frank Morrow 475. AUSTIN'S "RODNEY KING" In light of the furor over the acquittal of the Los Angeles police in the beating of Rodney King, we review previous programs of the beatings of Austin's Chicano community activist Paul Hernandez. The video footage is shocking. Recorded Spring, 1984 News: September 4, 1992 Copyright September, 1992 ******************************************* * Note: * The Alternative Information Network * address in the video is no longer in use... Keywords: Alternative Views; progressive media; alternative media; public access television; Frank Morrow; Doug Kellner; Austin Community Television; Paul Hernandez; Rodney King; police brutality Downloads: 923 Average rating: (0 review)
	Alternative Views #516: AMERICAN POWER STRUCTURE UPDATE (PART I) - Frank Morrow 516. AMERICAN POWER STRUCTURE UPDATE (PART I) See also: AV_517-AMERICAN_POWER_STRUCTURE_UPDATE-PART_II Here is the magnum opus: a two part series containing the most detailed presentation of the nature of the U.S. power structure ever seen on television. In addition to the material gathered by Alternative Views producer Frank Morrow, author of "The U.S. Power Structure and the Mass Media," the program contains relevant portions of previous programs with the following people and films: - Dr... Keywords: progressive media; alternative media; public access television; Frank Morrow; Doug Kellner; Austin Community Television; Noam Chomsky; William Domhoff; Benjamin Spock; Ramsey Clark; Ron Paul; Joan Harvey; Arthur Miller; John Stockwell; Jackson Browne; Richie Havens; power structure; new world order; Council on Foreign Relations; Bilderbergers; Trilateral Commission Downloads: 1,119 Average rating: (0 review)
	Alternative Views #558: BACK THEN - Frank Morrow 558. BACK THEN We look at some aspects of the US from the 1920s into the early '50s. First, there is a discussion about Will Rogers. Next is a brief recounting of some '50s phenomena which appear strange today. Finally, a touching and humorous documentary is shown about the Tulsa Central High school basketball team of 1951 and the presentation of thanks to its coach at the class's 40th reunion. Documentary: Copyright January, 1992 Copyright April, 1997 *****************************************... Keywords: Alternative Information Network; Alternative Views; progressive media; alternative media; public access television; Frank Morrow; Doug Kellner; Austin Community Television; Tulsa Central High; 1950s; 1940s; 1930s; Will Rogers Downloads: 400 Average rating:** (0 review)
	Alternative Views #451: DON'T PAY, FOR PEACE - Frank Morrow A documentary "Paying for Peace" about peace activists who refuse to pay their taxes. News: July 9, 1991; June 20, 1991 Copyright August, 1991 ******************************************* * Note: * The Alternative Information Network * address in the video is no longer in use. ***************************************** Keywords: progressive media; alternative media; public access television; Frank Morrow; Doug Kellner; Austin Community Television; peace; tax resistance Downloads: 76 Average rating:** (0 review)
	Alternative Views #040: "S.O.S.": SAVE OUR "SHACKS" - Frank Morrow A documentary about the attempt of the University of Texas to demolish family student housing and the students' struggles to prevent it. The program captures the beauty and community of the housing area. Also featured are former U.S. Senator Ralph Yarborough and State Representative Mary Jane Bode. Government professor Al Watkins discusses this situation and other contemporary attempts at urban renewal in Austin and in the rest of the U.S... Keywords: progressive media; alternative media; public access television; Frank Morrow; Doug Kellner; Austin Community Television; community; housing; urban renewal; University of Texas Downloads: 104 Average rating: (0 review)
	Alternative Views #058: IRAN: TWO INSIDERS' VIEWS - Frank Morrow 58. (N) IRAN: TWO INSIDERS' VIEWS In a stunning and emotional powerful program, an Iranian poet and political dissident vividly describes his incarceration and torture at the hands of the Shah's police -- SAVAK. Additionally, Lisa Radcliffe, who recently returned from an extensive trip to Iran, relates her experiences. She also shows the State Department documents which the students holding the hostages gave her, documenting CIA involvement and counter-revolutionary activity of the U.S... Keywords: Alternative Views; Alternative Information Network; progressive media; alternative media; public access television; Frank Morrow; Doug Kellner; Austin Community Television; News; Iran; incarceration; torture; Shah; SAVAK; Lisa Radcliffe; CIA; hostages Downloads: 325 Average rating: (0 review)
	Alternative Views #074: THE CIA: ON COMPANY BUSINESS - Frank Morrow 74. (NC) THE CIA: ON COMPANY BUSINESS We once again examine that dark, vicious world of the CIA -- the use of U.S. labor organizations, the overthrow of legitimate governments, providing arms to favored groups, covert use of the American mass media, U.S. torture schools and CIA torture supervisors abroad -- all resulting in great human suffering and the deaths of hundreds of thousands of people and in the maintenance of repressive regimes... Keywords: Alternative Views; Alternative Information Network; progressive media; alternative media; public access television; Frank Morrow; Doug Kellner; Austin Community Television; News: CIA; torture schools; On Company Business; John Stockwell Molly Dougherty Downloads: 317 Average rating: (0 review)
	Alternative Views #306: THE BUSINESS OF HUNGER - Frank Morrow 306. THE BUSINESS OF HUNGER Featuring a shocking documentary provided by the Marynoll Sisters, the program shows how peasant farmers are forced off their land in Third World countries to make way for large landowners and multinational agribusiness. By using the land for export crops, people go hungry because the country can no longer provide food for all its people. Additionally, the dispossessed landowners are either forced to work on the big farms at low wages or to go to the cities where they... Keywords: progressive media; alternative media; public access television; Frank Morrow; Doug Kellner; Austin Community Television; hunger; documentary; agribusiness; Third World Downloads: 302 Average rating: (0 review)
	Alternative Views #316,317:THE PERFECT WAR: TECHNOWAR IN VIETNAM (PARTS I&II) - Frank Morrow 316. THE PERFECT WAR: TECHNOWAR IN VIETNAM (PART I) In the first of a two-part series, we make an in-depth analysis of the Vietnam war with Dr. Bill Gibson, Sociology professor at Southern Methodist University and author of The Perfect War." The program proceeds at two levels: the first is the analysis of the basic nature of the war at the macro stratum of the planners--the politicians and generals--and the lowest level of the common soldier... Keywords: Alternative Views; Alternative Information Network; progressive media; alternative media; public access television; Frank Morrow; Doug Kellner; Austin Community Television; Vietnam; technology; fragging Downloads: 335 Average rating: (0 review)
	Alternative Views #348: NICARAGUA AND EL SALVADOR IN CONTRAST - Frank Morrow 348. NICARAGUA AND EL SALVADOR IN CONTRAST Kathleen Stockwell (John's daughter) made a trip to El Salvador and Nicaragua and shares her pictures and insights as she compares many facets of the two countries: economic development, civil liberties, treatment of war refugees; government assistance and programs for the people; and the attitudes of the people of the two countries toward their governments... Keywords: Alternative Views; Alternative Information Network; progressive media; alternative media; public access television; Frank Morrow; Doug Kellner; Austin Community Television; News; Kathleen Stockwell; El Salvador; Nicaragua; economy; civil liberties; government programs Downloads: 445 Average rating: (0 review)
	Alternative Views #382: EL SALVADOR: THE CONTINUING STRUGGLE - Frank Morrow 382. EL SALVADOR: THE CONTINUING STRUGGLE Centerpiece is a moving and informative documentary, "The People Will Not Be Silent", on the struggles of the Salvadoran people along with their successes and their tragedies. It shows the amazing courage of the people, who continue to struggle for survival and human dignity despite the continued horrible repression. Even some of the people who are on the documentary do not survive... Keywords: Alternative Views; Alternative Information Network; progressive media; alternative media; public access television; Frank Morrow; Doug Kellner; Austin Community Television; El Salvador; documentary; The People Will Not Be Silent; horrible repression; survival Downloads: 133 Average rating: (0 review)
	Alternative Views #385: PREVENTING THE COMING ICE AGE - Frank Morrow 385. PREVENTING THE COMING ICE AGE The greenhouse effect caused by a combination of things, particularly the use of fossil fuels and the destruction of the rain forests, can cause warming of the planet, followed by a new ice age, according to a documentary. The film also shows scientific opinions that this ice age not only may come upon us quickly, but may do so soon, perhaps within seven years, with horrible results... Keywords: Alternative Views; Alternative Information Network; progressive media; alternative media; public access television; Frank Morrow; Doug Kellner; Austin Community Television; greenhouse effect; fossil fuels; rain forests; global warming; documentary; Stopping the Coming Ice Age Downloads: 416 Average rating: (0 review)
	Alternative Views #426: THE IMPENDING ECOLOGICAL DISASTER (PART II) - Frank Morrow One of the world's foremost ecologists, John Milton, surveys all the various ecological problems facing the planet such as global warming, destruction of the rain forest, pollution, the destruction of the topsoil, and ruining the water supply by chemical poisoning and over-usage. John relates what is happening already as a result changing weather patterns. Recorded Spring, 1990 News: November, 1990; Spring, 1990 Copyright January, 1991 ****************************************** * Note: * The Alt... Keywords: progressive media; alternative media; public access television; Frank Morrow; Doug Kellner; Austin Community Television; ecology; global warming; pollution Downloads: 229 Average rating: (0 review)
	Alternative Views #438: NEW WAR, OLD WAR - Frank Morrow 438. NEW WAR, OLD WAR In addition to further evaluation of the Gulf (the new) war, we present a documentary on a war which has been going on for many years--the one in East Timor in which the Indonesians have wiped out at least one-third of the population of that former Portuguese colony which wrested its independence from the former colonial power, only to have the Indonesians invade in a brutal operation... Keywords: Alternative Views; progressive media; alternative media; public access television; Frank Morrow; Doug Kellner; Austin Community Television; Gulf War; East Timor; Indonesia; genocide Downloads: 346 Average rating: (0 review)
	Alternative Views #452: RAPE: ITS INFINITE VARIETY - Frank Morrow Reports and a documentary about various forms of rape: rape against women; a report of people of Eastern Europe who are trying to overthrow their governmental "rapists;" rape in the form of the exploitation and oppression of the working people of the world; and a documentary about the rape of the environment by corporations and the government in Montana. News: August 27, 1991 Sonia Johnson recorded May, 1984 "Shame on Montana" Copyright 1991 Copyright August, 1991 *****************************... Keywords: progressive media; alternative media; public access television; Frank Morrow; Doug Kellner; Austin Community Television; rape; exploitation; labor; oppression; environment; Montana Downloads: 297 Average rating:** (0 review)