Citizen Vagrom: past issues 1998

february 1998Citizen Vagrom's micro-media fare for February, Black History Month, takes you into the Pennsylvania Federal Prison system to meet Mumia Abu Jamal, and Black Panther political prisoner Russell Maroon Shoatz, who lend insight into America's latest booming growth industry, high security prisons. Also on the program, Sesame Street meets Noam Chomsky, historic footage from the Black Liberation Front, updates on Nordstrom's Corporate Welfare parking garage scandal, independent music from Portland, Oregon, and visions from a grocery store check out line courtesy of Independent Exposure.

Prisons and Politics, a new American Gulag
From People's Video Network, meet former Black Panther Russel Maroon Shoatz and Mumia Abu Jamal. Ever wonder what it would be like to be put behind bars? Don't speculate, check it out.

Corporate Welfare @ Nordstrom
Is it possible that 23 million dollars of public monies can be "appropriated" by one of the most profitable corporations in the Northwest? Join Deface the Nation and Seattle Weekly columnist Mark Worth as they deconstruct yet another example of public private partnerships where the public puts up the "risk" money and the private sector gets the payoff.

Black Determination
Crisis at Cornell, a film by Ralo Diamant: from Offline, documentation of the struggle for self definition and self determination as it occured on the campus of Cornell University in the spring of 1969.

"J" is for Jail
Sesame Street meets Noam Chomsky -- the latest installment of singing pupets and scary stories from Lev's masterpiece, Liberty Beast.

Long Standing View
A film by Stacy Katzman, peels back the layers of muzak induced consumer realities while standing in the grocery store check out line. Courtesy of Independent Exposure.

Schizophonic Records
Portland based retro Devo-ists Svelt and their new release, Shrunken Head.