The Active Opposition: U.S. Military, Inc. - The New Military Industrial Complex 

In his farewell address forty-three years ago President and former General Dwight D. Eisenhower warned of the potentially disastrous consequences to American liberty posed by an unchecked, all-powerful alliance of the military, elected officials and the defense industry:

This installment of The Active Opposition examines the forces that are influencing our current military and foreign policies, and how the growing military budget is changing priorities for America at home. Host Peter Coyote and guests examine how the redeployment of our military since the fall of communism reflects our shifting national interests amidst new threats from different corners of the world. Click here to view a stream of this program.

The Active Opposition: Broken Heart/Land - The Demise of the Family Farm

Host Peter Coyote joins musician/activist Willie Nelson and a panel of farmers, activists and agricultural experts to explore the plight of a dying breed: The Family Farmer. Family farms in the U.S. have foreclosed and vanished at the alarming rate of 500 per week as a corporate agricultural industry, which often wields monopolistic control over commodity prices, has been firmly established throughout the U.S. To view a streamed version, click here.

Host Peter Coyote and studio guests discuss the nuclear threat in the post-Cold War age. The program explores the legacy of radiation and presents information which the U.S. government has not divulged on nuclear proliferation, the use of depleted uranium, and the storage hazards of nuclear waste. Also discussed are the international facets of the nuclear threat, including nuclear terrorism and proliferation. To view a streamed version, click here. For a transcript, click here (171KB PDF).

The Active Opposition: Your New$ and the Bottom Line

An exploration of the impact of media consolidation. Host Peter Coyote interviews Walter Cronkite and moderates a panel of media experts who discuss why, since the 1996 Telecommunications Act, the number of major U.S. news organizations has shrunk to six.

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The Active Opposition: the U . N . and the Bush Doctrine

Host Peter Coyote, and studio guests including UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador Harry Belafonte (pictured), examine the successes and failures of the United Nations and the UN Security Council, and explore the implications of entering the 21st century with a single superpower willing and able to act unilaterally and use its unparalleled military might where and when it deems necessary. To view a streamed version, click here.