555. POTPOURRI 38: CIVIL RIGHTS; GRAMMAR; CAPITALISM

The centerpiece of this program is a documentary by the Paper Tiger group in
New York City which shows the egregious violations of human rights of the
"New York Three," who were convicted of murder. Next is a review of a book
with economist Dr. Jack Hopper about how the drive to maximize profits by
deregulation and a "return to laissez-faire" has had negative effects--as if
there ever was a time when government did not work to assist capitalism.
But the author says that laissez-faire is not working well, and that the
American economic system needs to be re-assessed to come up with something
better, particularly since the Cold War now is over. Finally, we
intersperse sections which show the rampant errors in grammar and word usage
of the people on the mass media today.