![[movies]](/images/mediatype_movies.gif) | 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) |
![[collection]](/images/mediatype_collection.gif) | Alternative Views - Frank Morrow Alternative Views is a public affairs program that produced 563 one-hour TV shows between September, 1978, and April, 1998. It's goal was to provide information and perspectives that either were not shown on the regular media or were greatly distorted by them. The show also provided a platform for other people to present their views and to play their documentaries that the Establishment media would not present... Keywords: progressive media; alternative media; public access television; Frank Morrow; Doug Kellner; Austin Community Televison; First Amendment; News; public affairs; Alternative Views; Alternative Information Network Downloads: 139 Average rating: (0 review) |
![[movies]](/images/mediatype_movies.gif) | Alternative Views #034: A CONVERSATION WITH EDWARD DMYTRYK - Frank Morrow 34. A CONVERSATION WITH EDWARD DMYTRYK A fascinating hour with Hollywood director Edward Dmytryk, whose credits include such films as _The Caine Mutiny_, _Raintree County_, and _The Young Lions_. Dmytryk gained notoriety as one of the "Hollywood Ten" and highlights of the interview include his frank discussion of his early attraction to and later disavowal of the Communist Party. ****************************************** * Note: * The Alternative Information Network * address in the video is no... Keywords: Alternative Views; Alternative Information Network; progressive media; alternative media; public access television; Frank Morrow; Doug Kellner; Austin Community Television; Edward Dmytryk; Hollywood; director; Communist Party Downloads: 102 Average rating: (0 review) |
![[movies]](/images/mediatype_movies.gif) | 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) |
![[movies]](/images/mediatype_movies.gif) | Alternative Views #021: THE ROCKEFELLERS - Frank Morrow 21. THE ROCKEFELLERS We feature a historical, economic and political analysis of the Rockefeller dynasty and the central role of its economic and political institutions in the national and international power structure. 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; Rockefeller; power structure Downloads: 269 Average rating: (0 review) |
![[movies]](/images/mediatype_movies.gif) | Alternative Views #023: MEXICO: AN IMPENDING REVOLUTION? - Frank Morrow 23. (N) MEXICO: AN IMPENDING REVOLUTION? Authors Phillip Russell (_Mexico in Transition_) and Dick Reavis (_Without Documents_) discuss the guerrilla movement in Mexico. Film slides of Mexican history and Reavis' photographs of guerrillas in the mountains help illustrate the contemporary struggles of Mexican peasants. ******************************************* * 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; guerrilla movement; Mexico; Phillip Russell; Dick Reavis Downloads: 146 Average rating: (0 review) |
![[movies]](/images/mediatype_movies.gif) | 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) |
![[movies]](/images/mediatype_movies.gif) | Alternative Views #041: SALT II: WHAT DOES IT MEAN? - Frank Morrow 41. (N) SALT II: WHAT DOES IT MEAN? Ronald Steel, author of _Pax Americana_ and frequent contributor to _New York Review of Books_, _Nation_, and _New York Times_, discusses SALT II and the history behind it, starting with the Cold War. The program also contains the movie _War Without Winners_. ******************************************* * 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; Ronald Steel; SALT II; Cold War; War Without Winners Downloads: 135 Average rating: (0 review) |
![[movies]](/images/mediatype_movies.gif) | Alternative Views #048: JOHN STOCKWELL AND THE CIA (PART III) - Frank Morrow 48. (C) JOHN STOCKWELL AND THE CIA (PART III) John Stockwell introduces the documentary made about him by Academy Award-winning filmmaker Saul Landau. The movie has been shown in several film festivals around the world and on TV in many countries; but the U.S. networks, including PBS, refused to show it. Consequently, our showing provides its American premiere. Next, we look at segments of three weeks' coverage by the TV networks of the situation concerning the Russian troops in Cuba, interspers... Keywords: Alternative Views; Alternative Information Network; progressive media; alternative media; public access television; Frank Morrow; Doug Kellner; Austin Community Television; John Stockwell; CIA; documentary; Saul Landau; Cuba Downloads: 237 Average rating: (0 review) |
![[movies]](/images/mediatype_movies.gif) | Alternative Views #051: LOSING GROUND: THE FIGHT TO SAVE BARTON CREEK - Frank Morrow 51. LOSING GROUND: THE FIGHT TO SAVE BARTON CREEK A documentary about the fight to save Austin's Barton Creek watershed from the ecological abuses of real estate development. Some video footage from the air as well as a beautiful segment with original music about Barton Springs and discussion with many Austinites are featured. The economic, political and ecological aspects are discussed with two members of a citizen's group fighting to save the area... Keywords: Alternative Views; Alternative Information Network; progressive media; alternative media; public access television; Frank Morrow; Doug Kellner; Austin Community Television; News; Austin; Barton Creek; watershed; ecology; real estate development Downloads: 94 Average rating: (0 review) |
![[movies]](/images/mediatype_movies.gif) | 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) |
![[movies]](/images/mediatype_movies.gif) | Alternative Views #139: CIA UPDATE [1981] - Frank Morrow 139. (NC) CIA UPDATE [1981] Former CIA case officer makes another appearance to discuss recent activities of the CIA. Particular emphasis is placed on the congressional bill and the executive order which remove previous restraints on the intelligence services and which will make it a felony to reveal their activities and personnel, resulting in the first official secrets act in the history of the country... Keywords: Alternative Views; Alternative Information Network; progressive media; alternative media; public access television; Frank Morrow; Doug Kellner; Austin Community Television; News; CIA; John Stockwell; official secrets act Downloads: 357 Average rating: (0 review) |
![[movies]](/images/mediatype_movies.gif) | Alternative Views #159: INSIDE LEBANON - Frank Morrow 159. INSIDE LEBANON In an interview and a documentary we get an intimate feel for the situation in Lebanon from both the Israeli and Palestinian sides. Israeli citizen and Peace Now activist Ilan Ziv is a photo-journalist who made a documentary inside Lebanon during the fighting. He talks with Israeli soldiers as well as Palestinian refugees. Ziv captures the entire atmosphere and feeling of this tragic war and provides new insights into the thinking of the Israelis and the Palestinians... Keywords: Alternative Views; Alternative Information Network; progressive media; alternative media; public access television; Frank Morrow; Doug Kellner; Austin Community Television; Ilan Ziv; Lebanon; Israel; Palestine; documentary Downloads: 158 Average rating: (0 review) |
![[movies]](/images/mediatype_movies.gif) | Alternative Views #160: INSIDE ISRAEL - Frank Morrow 160. INSIDE ISRAEL Israeli citizen and Peace Now activist Ilan Ziv gives us startling insights into the psychology of his country's leaders and citizens. He also evaluates the peace movement in Israel and the peace protests within the Israeli armed forces. Most revealing, however, is his analysis of the great affect the Holocaust had on the Israeli psyche--particularly that of this generation of Israeli leaders--which has caused severe psychological distortions, resulting in a country and leader... Keywords: Alternative Views; Alternative Information Network; progressive media; alternative media; public access television; Frank Morrow; Doug Kellner; Austin Community Television; Ilan Ziv; Peace Now; Israel; Holocaust Downloads: 188 Average rating: (0 review) |
![[movies]](/images/mediatype_movies.gif) | 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) |
![[movies]](/images/mediatype_movies.gif) | Alternative Views #168.: A CONVERSATION WITH DR. SPOCK - Frank Morrow 168. A CONVERSATION WITH DR. SPOCK Dr. Benjamin Spock's name became universally known after his book "Baby and Child Care" was published, selling 26 million copies and being translated into 26 languages. Dr. Spock also is famous for his anti-war struggles from the l960s to the present. He reveals many little-known facts: why he wrote his book; how he became involved in the anti-war movement; his being sentenced to two years in jail; his relationship with Lyndon Johnson; why he is a socialist; an... Keywords: Alternative Views; Alternative Information Network; progressive media; alternative media; public access television; Frank Morrow; Doug Kellner; Austin Community Television; News; Benjamin Spock Downloads: 147 Average rating: (0 review) |
![[movies]](/images/mediatype_movies.gif) | 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) |
![[movies]](/images/mediatype_movies.gif) | Alternative Views #188: THE WORLDLY WARBLERS: POLITICAL SINGER - Frank Morrow 188. THE WORLDLY WARBLERS: POLITICAL SINGERS The fine art of music is a vehicle for popular expression in this collage of songs selected from previous Alternative Views programs. Using comedy and satire, the songsters creatively express their political and social opinions on subjects that are devastatingly real. Among the performers are local artists, including people from the satirical, neo-vaudevillian group Esther's Follies, and nationally recorded artists Charlie King and Blackberri... Keywords: Alternative Views; Alternative Information Network; progressive media; alternative media; public access television; Frank Morrow; Doug Kellner; Austin Community Television; music; popular expression; political; comedy; satire Downloads: 81 Average rating: (0 review) |
![[movies]](/images/mediatype_movies.gif) | Alternative Views #261: FAULK AT HIS FINEST - Frank Morrow 261. FAULK AT HIS FINEST Austin's beloved folk humorist tells tales from his new book The Uncensored John Henry Faulk. The stories, which range from childhood recollections of life on a South Austin farm to commentary on political figures, embody a populist, egalitarian spirit. Some of these stories are from Faulk's well-known one-man show Pear Orchard USA. Through the use of these folk characters, Faulk is able to make political commentary which is palatable even to people who might disagree wi... Keywords: Alternative Views; Alternative Information Network; progressive media; alternative media; public access television; Frank Morrow; Doug Kellner; Austin Community Television; John Henry Faulk; Austin; political commentary Downloads: 95 Average rating: (0 review) |
![[movies]](/images/mediatype_movies.gif) | 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) |
![[movies]](/images/mediatype_movies.gif) | Alternative Views #338,339: HENRY_B._GONZALEZ-_THE_U.S._IN_CRISIS (PARTS I&II) - Frank Morrow 338. HENRY B. GONZALEZ: THE U.S. IN CRISIS (PART I) San Antonio Congressman Henry B. Gonzalez addresses the two most significant and underreported facets of the Contragate scandal--the illegal activities of the CIA and the National Security Council in conjunction with the "Secret Team" (See pgm #329), and the FEMA plans to take over the government in a presidentially declared "emergency." This first program emphasizes the former... Keywords: Alternative Information Network; progressive media; alternative media; public access television; Frank Morrow; Doug Kellner; Austin Community Television; News; CIA; National Security Council; FEMA; Contragate Downloads: 123 Average rating: (0 review) |
![[movies]](/images/mediatype_movies.gif) | Alternative Views #342: CIGARETTE SUICIDE/HOMICIDE - Frank Morrow 342. CIGARETTE SUICIDE/HOMICIDE Researcher and author Bill Drake gives us alarming, unpublicized facts about smoking. He shows us that cigarettes are little more than "chemical sticks" which are designed to make people brand-dependent and which contain residues of many carcinogenic and mutagenic chemicals which have been banned in the U.S. Drake describes the extent of the health problems and suffering caused by smoking... Keywords: Alternative Views; Alternative Information Network; progressive media; alternative media; public access television; Frank Morrow; Doug Kellner; Austin Community Television; Bill Drake; cigarette Downloads: 142 Average rating: (0 review) |
![[movies]](/images/mediatype_movies.gif) | Alternative Views #344: AGE, AGING, AGEISM - Frank Morrow 344. AGE, AGING, AGEISM We investigate various aspects of aging and age prejudice. Two people in the Gray Panthers--one an organizer and the other the director of the Gray Panther office in Washington, D.C.--discuss their organization, the problem of aging in America and the insidiousness of prejudice against older people. Next, author Nancy Amadei assesses poverty in the U.S., particularly as it effects older people... Keywords: Alternative Views; Alternative Information Network; progressive media; alternative media; public access television; Frank Morrow; Doug Kellner; Austin Community Television; Gray Panthers; prejudice; older people; AARP; documentary Downloads: 150 Average rating: (0 review) |
![[movies]](/images/mediatype_movies.gif) | Alternative Views #345: THE GLOWING GREEN GROCER: FOOD IRRADIATION - Frank Morrow 345. THE GLOWING GREEN GROCER: FOOD IRRADIATION Two experts tell us about the plans of the government and food industry for irradiating our food. They present the suppressed facts about the health and environmental hazards regarding this proposed operation, which has been described as "the largest threat to the survival of the human species outside of thermonuclear war." Recorded Spring, 1987 Copyright November, 1987 ******************************************* * Note: * The Alternative Informati... Keywords: Alternative Views; Alternative Information Network; progressive media; alternative media; public access television; Frank Morrow; Doug Kellner; Austin Community Television; food industry; food irradiation; health hazards; environmental hazards Downloads: 157 Average rating: (0 review) |
![[movies]](/images/mediatype_movies.gif) | Alternative Views #346: INSIDE JESSE JACKSON - Frank Morrow 346. INSIDE JESSE JACKSON A speech by presidential hopeful Jackson is interspersed in an interview with the manager of the candidate's Texas campaign, government professor Armando Gutierrez. Dr. Gutierrez reveals the personal side of Jesse, and shows the significant differences between Jackson and his democratic competitors, as well as President Reagan. Additionally, Gutierrez relates his experiences accompanying Jackson on trips abroad to negotiate with such people as Cuba's Castro, El Salvador... Keywords: Alternative Views; Alternative Information Network; progressive media; alternative media; public access television; Frank Morrow; Doug Kellner; Austin Community Television; Jesse Jackson; Armando Gutierrez; president; election; Central America Downloads: 223 Average rating: (0 review) |
![[movies]](/images/mediatype_movies.gif) | Alternative Views #352: HENRY B. GONZALEZ: THE IMPENDING DEPRESSION - Frank Morrow 352. HENRY B. GONZALEZ: THE IMPENDING DEPRESSION Congressman Henry Gonzalez of San Antonio presents a startling analysis of the U.S. economy. As a member for many years on the House Committee on Banking and Currency, Gonzalez has is in a unique position to know what is happening. Extremely knowledgeable and well informed, the congressman describes the precariousness and seriousness of the economic situation in the country... Keywords: Alternative Views; Alternative Information Network; progressive media; alternative media; public access television; Frank Morrow; Doug Kellner; Austin Community Television; News; Henry Gonzalez; economic collapse; banks; currency; economy control Downloads: 234 Average rating: (0 review) |
![[movies]](/images/mediatype_movies.gif) | Alternative Views #379: UNDER THE BUSH WITH THE CIA - Frank Morrow 379. UNDER THE BUSH WITH THE CIA Former CIA official John Stockwell analyzes the CIA in relationship to George Bush and world affairs. Bush's history with the CIA is presented, and his attitudes toward handling affairs of state with covert actions abroad and curtailing dissent at home are assessed. John then reviews the CIA covert actions which are in progress around the world. He also evaluates the devastating effects which the CIA sponsored war in Afghanistan had on that country and its people... Keywords: Alternative Views; Alternative Information Network; progressive media; alternative media; public access television; Frank Morrow; Doug Kellner; Austin Community Television; News; CIA; John Stockwell; Bush; Afghanistan Downloads: 222 Average rating: (0 review) |
![[movies]](/images/mediatype_movies.gif) | Alternative Views #461: A POST-WAR TRIP TO IRAQ - Frank Morrow 461. A POST-WAR TRIP TO IRAQ Bill Kelsey, an expert on the Middle-East, relates his experiences from a recent post-war trip to Iraq. Kelsey traveled widely in the country, observing the areas of destruction and reconstruction. His conversations with the people reveal some astonishing insights. Run time: 59:28 Recorded December, 1991 News: November, 1991 Copyright January, 1992 ******************************************* * Note: * The Alternative Information Network * address in the video is no l... Keywords: Alternative Views; Alternative Information Network; progressive media; alternative media; public access television; Frank Morrow; Doug Kellner; Austin Community Television; Iraq; Gulf War; Bill Kelsey Downloads: 203 Average rating: (0 review) |
![[movies]](/images/mediatype_movies.gif) | 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) |
![[movies]](/images/mediatype_movies.gif) | #480: FREE TRADE: WHO'S GONNA PAY? - Frank Morrow An informative documentary, "Free Trade, Who's Gonna Pay?" shows the alarming effects these two treaties can have on Americans and their economic and political institutions. News: November, 1992 "Free Trade, Who's Gonna Pay?" Copyright 1992 Copyright November, 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; Free Trade Downloads: 125 Average rating: (0 review) |
![[movies]](/images/mediatype_movies.gif) | Alternative Views #485: NAFTA IS AFTA YA' - Frank Morrow 485. NAFTA IS AFTA YA' A panel of experts talks about NAFTA, emphasizing what is happening along the American border with Mexico, but placing it within the framework of GATT and the drive of international Capital to bypass the local, state and national governmental authorities by setting up international bodies to control commerce at the expense of workers and the ecology. Recorded December, 1992 News: December, 1992 Copyright January, 1993 ******************************************* * Note: * T... Keywords: Alternative Views; Alternative Information Network; progressive media; alternative media; public access television; Frank Morrow; Doug Kellner; Austin Community Television; News; NAFTA; GATT; Mexico; international Capital; Privitization; workers; ecology Downloads: 146 Average rating: (0 review) |
![[movies]](/images/mediatype_movies.gif) | Alternative Views #487: THE ALTERNATIVE PRESS - Frank Morrow 487. THE ALTERNATIVE PRESS Dr. John Downing, author of "Radical Media" and Chairperson of the Radio-TV-Film Department at the University of Texas, analyzes the Establishment press and American society. He then points to the alternative press, and describes how significant it is in spreading information which is vital for all citizens. All this is placed within the historical framework of social control by the American ruling class... Keywords: Alternative Views; Alternative Information Network; progressive media; alternative media; public access television; Frank Morrow; Doug Kellner; Austin Community Television; John Downing; alternative press; Establishment press; American ruling class Downloads: 103 Average rating: (0 review) |
![[movies]](/images/mediatype_movies.gif) | Alternative Views #492,493,494,495-THE de ANTONIO LEGACY (PARTS I-IV) - Frank Morrow 492. THE de ANTONIO LEGACY (PART I) The late Emile de Antonio was America's most outstanding maker of documentaries. These films have been presented in theatres all over the US and in much of the rest of the Western world. Although his documentaries have won much acclaim--including an Academy Award nomination--with one exception, his works have not been presented on television, mainly because they are quite hard-hitting and very political from a more radical point of view... Keywords: Alternative Views; Alternative Information Network; progressive media; alternative media; public access television; Frank Morrow; Doug Kellner; Austin Community Television; Emile de Antonio; documentaries; Nixon; Hoover; FBI Downloads: 275 Average rating: (0 review) |
![[movies]](/images/mediatype_movies.gif) | Alternative Views #499: THE NOBEL PEACE PRIZE WINNER SPEAKS OUT! - Frank Morrow 499. THE NOBEL PEACE PRIZE WINNER SPEAKS OUT! An interview with Nobel Laureate, Rigoberta Menchu, who is a Guatemalan peace activist. She describes the terribly repressive conditions under which her people have lived for the past many years under the heal of the US supported government. She specifies the problems in her country and evaluates the continuing US role in the situation. News Copyright June, 1993 ******************************************* * Note: * The Alternative Information Network... Keywords: Alternative Views; Alternative Information Network; progressive media; alternative media; public access television; Frank Morrow; Doug Kellner; Austin Community Television; Nobel Laureate; Rigoberta Menchu; Guatemala; United States; repression Downloads: 139 Average rating: (0 review) |
![[movies]](/images/mediatype_movies.gif) | Alternative Views #527: PEOPLE'S WAR IN MEXICO - Frank Morrow 527. PEOPLE'S WAR IN MEXICO The centerpiece of this program is a documentary about the struggles of the Zapatistas in Chiapas. We also interview a Mexican-American who is part of the support network in the US. He also recently visited Chiapas, attended meetings and a large convention, and met with Zapatistas leaders. He provides information not included in the documentary. Recorded December 12, 1994 Documentary: Copyright 1994 Copyright October, 1994 ******************************************* *... Keywords: Alternative Views; Alternative Information Network; progressive media; alternative media; public access television; Frank Morrow; Doug Kellner; Austin Community Television; Mexico; documentary; struggles; Zapatistas; Chiapas Downloads: 172 Average rating: (0 review) |
![[movies]](/images/mediatype_movies.gif) | 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) |
![[movies]](/images/mediatype_movies.gif) | Alternative Views #542: POTPOURRI 35: NUKES, McNAMARA, RELIGIONS - Frank Morrow 542. POTPOURRI 35: NUKES, McNAMARA, RELIGIONS This potpourri features, (1) sections of a documentary about today's dangers from nuclear weapons and nuclear power; (2) a discussion of two books on the life of former Sec. of Defense and Head of the World Bank Robert McNamara; and (3) a presentation about the how Christianity borrowed its basic ideas from other religions. News Copyright January, 1996 ******************************************* * Note: * The Alternative Information Network * address... Keywords: Alternative Views; Alternative Information Network; progressive media; alternative media; public access television; Frank Morrow; Doug Kellner; Austin Community Television; nuclear weapons; nuclear power; Robert McNamara; Christianity Downloads: 99 Average rating: (0 review) |
![[movies]](/images/mediatype_movies.gif) | Alternative Views #554: A SIGNATURE---AND FASCISM! - Frank Morrow 554. A SIGNATURE---AND FASCISM! The United States can easily be turned into a fascist nation at the stroke of a pen under the provisions of the Federal Emergency Management Act. What is being planned is cloaked in secrecy, but what has been revealed is frightening: suspension of our Constitutional rights; arrest of political dissenters without habeas corpus; and concentration camps, designed to hold millions of people, which are being readied all over the U.S... Keywords: Alternative Views; Alternative Information Network; progressive media; alternative media; public access television; Frank Morrow; Doug Kellner; Austin Community Television; FEMA; John Stockwell Downloads: 164 Average rating: (0 review) |
![[movies]](/images/mediatype_movies.gif) | Alternative Views #559,560,561,562: WAY BACK THEN: TWO LIVES (PARTS I-IV) - Frank Morrow 559. WAY BACK THEN: TWO LIVES (PART I) This is a four part quasi-documentary on the first three decades of the lives of my parents--Frank Morrow and Ethel Goodfellow Morrow--who were born in 1904 and 1903, respectively, before Oklahoma became a state. It begins with a little bit of genealogy and some of the experiences of their parents and grandparents, continues with their earliest years growing up in rural Oklahoma Territory, proceeds through their years in school--including those at Okla... Keywords: Alternative Views; Alternative Information Network; progressive media; alternative media; public access television; Frank Morrow; Doug Kellner; Austin Community Television; Oklahoma Territory; oral history Downloads: 124 Average rating: (0 review) |
![[movies]](/images/mediatype_movies.gif) | Alternative Views #336: POTPOURRI V - Frank Morrow 336. POTPOURRI V This mixture of news and special presentations emphasizes Latin America. The news emphasis is on the Iran-Contra scandal, with information which the Congress and the Establishment media are ignoring. A special guest is Brazilian Professor Hugo Assman, who is one of the world's experts on Liberation Theology. Also, two moving political songs are presented. One is a song about Guatemala, with video added from previous documentaries about that country; the second is an extremely im... Keywords: Alternative Views; Alternative Information Network; progressive media; alternative media; public access television; Frank Morrow; Doug Kellner; Austin Community Television; News; CIA; Hugo Assman; Guatemala; Lives in the Balance; Jackson Browne Downloads: 99 Average rating: (0 review) |
![[movies]](/images/mediatype_movies.gif) | 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) |
![[movies]](/images/mediatype_movies.gif) | Alternative Views #024: THE AMERICAN POLICE STATE - Frank Morrow 24. (N) THE AMERICAN POLICE STATE Government surveillance, harassment of dissidents and the legislative attack on civil liberties highlight the program. Joining the regular panel are John Duncan of the Texas Chapter of the American Civil Liberties and a women's rights activist who talks about her FBI dossier. Also featured is a videotape of police brutality against demonstrators in Austin who were protesting boat races in their barrio. Keywords: Alternative Views; Alternative Information Network; progressive media; alternative media; public access television; Frank Morrow; Doug Kellner; Austin Community Television; civil liberties; government surveillance; John Duncan; American Civil Liberties Union; police brutality; FBI Downloads: 258 Average rating: (0 review) |
![[movies]](/images/mediatype_movies.gif) | Alternative Views #025: ENERGY: TWO ALTERNATIVES - Frank Morrow 25. ENERGY: TWO ALTERNATIVES With Austin voters facing a referendum on whether to continue participation in the South Texas Nuclear Project, "Alternative Views" devotes four consecutive nights, two hours each night. to the subject of energy. We repeat several earlier shows (see programs 4, 14, 20) and feature in addition new programming, including a tape of a speech delivered by Daniel Ellsberg, a "special report" on the dangers of lignite coal, a demonstration of a working solar collector, and ... Keywords: Alternative Views; Alternative Information Network; progressive media; alternative media; public access television; Frank Morrow; Doug Kellner; Austin Community Television; energy; Austin; South Texas Nuclear Project; Daniel Ellsberg; coal; solar; The China Syndrome; Three Mile Island Downloads: 195 Average rating: (0 review) |
![[movies]](/images/mediatype_movies.gif) | Alternative Views #032: THE NOT SO JOLLY SIDE OF "OLDE" ENGLAND - Frank Morrow 32. (N) THE NOT SO JOLLY SIDE OF "OLDE" ENGLAND Nothing sacred escapes unscathed in Peter Bell's unflattering portrait of English society. Economics professor Bell, himself an Englishman, strips away the veneer of civility to reveal a culture reaping the ignominious legacy of is feudal and colonial past and analyzes the origins and implications of the present political crisis in England. Also featured is an analysis of the Rhodesian elections by a member of the South African Liberation Action Co... Keywords: Alternative Views; Alternative Information Network; progressive media; alternative media; public access television; Frank Morrow; Doug Kellner; Austin Community Television; News; Peter Bell; English society; Rhodesia; South African Liberation Action Committee Downloads: 133 Average rating: (0 review) |
![[movies]](/images/mediatype_movies.gif) | Alternative Views #055: "BIG D:" FROM JFK TO KKK - Frank Morrow 55. (N) "BIG D:" FROM JFK TO KKK This combination documentary and discussion of the history, present activities, and significance of the Ku Klux Klan in the U.S. includes a show and tell with the Klan newsletter and extensive video coverage and analysis of an anti-Klan rally in Dallas. Texas ACLU director John Duncan discusses the group. ******************************************* * 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; Ku Klux Klan; KKK; Dallas; John Duncan; Texas ACLU; documentary Downloads: 317 Average rating: (0 review) |
![[movies]](/images/mediatype_movies.gif) | 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) |
![[movies]](/images/mediatype_movies.gif) | 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) |
![[movies]](/images/mediatype_movies.gif) | 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) |
![[movies]](/images/mediatype_movies.gif) | Alternative Views #109: WHY AREN'T WE SMILING? - Frank Morrow 109. (N) WHY AREN'T WE SMILING? Secretaries are usually taken for granted. As the movie _9 to 5_ shows they are no longer standing for mistreatment and abuses. We focus on the working conditions of women office workers in the documentary _Why Aren't They Smiling?_, a slide-tape show about the secretarial oppression and discontent. Local women, who are carrying out organizing efforts in order to improve the lot of secretaries discuss the slide show and attempts by office and clerical workers to c... Keywords: Alternative Views; Alternative Information Network; progressive media; alternative media; public access television; Frank Morrow; Doug Kellner; Austin Community Television; News; Secretaries; 9 to 5; mistreatment; abuses; women office workers; documentary; Why Aren't They Smiling; Austin Downloads: 147 Average rating: (0 review) |
![[movies]](/images/mediatype_movies.gif) | Alternative Views #116: FREE NAMIBIA - Frank Morrow 116. (N) FREE NAMIBIA In a shocking and moving documentary we see the terrible living conditions and racism under which the Black majority lives in Namibia and the growing resistance to white rule imposed by South African troops. Also, two guests provide us the latest information about the Namibian situation, particularly the action of the allied countries -- U.S. and South Africa. Originally aired: June 1980 Documentary "Free Namibia" Copyright, 1978 News: January, 1985 Copyright Feburary, 1985 Keywords: Alternative Views; Alternative Information Network; progressive media; alternative media; public access television; Frank Morrow; Doug Kellner; Austin Community Television; Free Namibia; News; Namibia; Black majority; racism; white rule; United States; South Africa Downloads: 331 Average rating: (0 review) |