Florida is one of only eight states that do not automatically restore full civil rights for ex-felons who have completed their sentences. Ex-offenders are denied state licenses unless they complete a process to have their rights restored. In the next few weeks the AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION and other human rights groups are holding workshops around the state to help people with felony convictions regain their voting and civil rights. Our guests:
-Nigel Watson, Florida ACLU
-Ramona Merr...
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THERE IS NO DOUBT THAT SADDAM HUSSEIN WAS A BRUTAL LEADER WHOSE FOLLOWERS CARRIED OUT THE KILLING, TORTURE AND DISFIGUREMENT OF HIS OPPONENTS. . . BUT BRUTAL TREATMENT OF POLITICAL ENEMIES IS NOT CONFINED TO IRAQ’S FORMER GOVERNMENT. MANY U.S.-BACKED GOVERNMENTS, MILITARY LEADERS AND EVEN EMPLOYEES ARE GUILTY OF THE SAME KIND OF ACTIVITIES. EXAMPLES OF SUMMARY EXECUTION AND TORTURE CAN BE FOUND UNDER U.S.-BACKED GOVERNMENTS IN CHILE, IRAN, BRAZIL, EL SALVADOR, GUATEMALA, SOUTH VIETNAM, INDO...
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Debate continued today on an ordinance that would ban nudity in any public place in Hillsborough County when David Caton and Joe Redner both spoke at a meeting of the Tiger Bay Club in Tampa. Caton, who is a self-proclaimed family activist, originally brought the issue of a nudity ordinance before the Commission because of what he sees as a link between nudity and incidences of both rape and domestic violence. Redner, who has run for County Commission several times and owns adult establishm...
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On Saturday, the Uhuru House in St. Petersburg held a hearing to gather evidence documenting crimes regarding police brutality against African-Americans. This evidence will be taken to the World Tribunal on Reparations for African People in Philadelphia November 15 & 16.
The World Tribunal was first held in 1982. It found that the United States was guilty of breaking international law and owed 4.1 trillion dollars in reparations to people of African descent living in the USA. Around th...
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Straight was a drug treatment program which operated in the Bay area from the late 1970s until 1993. It was an intensive program primarily for teens and young adults. But many survivors of the program say that the “treatment� involved physical, mental and emotional abuse. Straight, Inc. has gone out of business, but similar drug treatment programs still exist. Our guests: Michael Sherman, Bob Patterson, Richard Bradbury and Jeff Herschel are affiliated with S.A.F.E.T.Y. (Survivors and Fri...
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The Republican National Committee says the Democratic candidates for president are politicizing the war with Iraq. The RNC says their criticism is not legitimate and is simply based on the Democrats' longstanding opposition to going to war to topple Saddam Hussein. The guest this hour was Chad Colby, a spokesperson for the RNC.
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A DISCUSSION OF WHAT’S HAPPENING TO OUR CONSTITUTIONAL PROTECTIONS DURING THE CURRENT WAR ON TERROR. PULTIZER PRIZE WINNING NEW YORK TIMES COLUMNIST ANTHONY LEWIS IS A CONTRIBUTOR TO A NEW BOOK ON THE STATE OF OUR CIVIL LIBERTIES. HE JOINED US IN THIS SEGMENT TO TALK ABOUT THE PATRIOT ACT AND HABEUS CORPUS. HE COMPARED THIS ERA TO PREVIOUS WARS.
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Ray McGovern was a CIA analyst from 1964 to 1990; in that capacity he took part in President Reagan’s daily briefing from 1981 to 1985. In this interview with WMNF, McGovern discussed the unusual events leading up the Iraq war. These include Vice President Cheney’s unprecedented visit to CIA headquarters to discuss intelligence about Iraq’s supposed weapons of mass destruction. McGovern says such a visit is extremely rare and appeared to be a form of intimidation. He also said that top ...
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Dr. Carol Roberts, M.D. took calls from listeners on a variety of topics this hour including vitamins, vegetarianism, natural hormone therapy, chronic fatigue syndrome and prescription drugs.
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Children in Clearwater learn what it’s like to serve in the Israeli army from a 20-year-old emissary who just completed her job in the Israeli air force. WMNF’s Amy Snider has the story…
Just a couple of months ago, 20 years old Noa Ben Ari completed her required two year service in the Israeli military. Now, she is teaching 287 children in Clearwater about Israel, and the Israeli army.
During their senior year in high school, Ben Ari says, Israeli teenagers take a battery of apti...
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