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New Haven Advocate's
"Best of New Haven 2001"
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Scott Harris, Best Radio News Reporter
WPKN Radio, 89.5 FM

"Giving Voice to Dissent: Bridgeport's WPKN Radio Covers The News With Left-Of-Center Takes Not Found In The Mainstream Media" Hartford Courant, Feb. 26, 2003

"The Rest of the News," New Haven Advocate, July 3, 2003


ISSUES IN-DEPTH

War And Profiteering

Those Who Dared to Come Forward
In-depth compilation on Washington insiders speaking out on Bush administration policies and actions

"Iraq On The Record," U.S. Rep. Henry Waxman report, March 16, 2004

"Greenspan Testimony Highlights Bush Plan for Deliberate Federal Bankruptcy," by Michael Meurer, truthout.org, March 2, 2004

"Noam Chomsky on Middle East Conflict and U.S. War Plan Against Iraq," Between The Lines interview with Noam Chomsky, conducted by Scott Harris, for the Week Ending May 3, 2002

"The Iraq War & The Bush Administration's Pursuit of Global Domination," Counterpoint, Sept. 15, 2003

The Iraq Crisis, a Global Policy Forum, UN Security Council section on the 13 years of sanctions and other background of the war, the humanitarian situation, the importance of Iraq's huge oil resources, and disputes over a post-war government and reconstruction plan

"Occupation, Inc." Southern Exposure, Winter, 2003/2004

"Pipeline Politics: Oil, The Taliban, and the Political Balance of Central Asia," World Press Review Special Report, Nov.-Dec. 2001

"War Profiteering," by The Nation editors, April 24, 2003

"An Annotated Saddam Chronology," ZNet, Dec. 15, 2003

Civil Liberties

"The Global Gulag: Into The Shadows," by Tom Engelhardt, TomDispatch.com, April 5, 2004

"Keeping Secrets: The Bush administration is doing the public's business out of the public eye. Here's how--and why," by Christopher H. Schmitt and Edward T. Pound, U.S. News & World Report, Dec. 12, 2003

"FBI Memo: Tactics Used During Protests And Demonstrations" Federal Bureau of Investigation, Oct. 15, 2003

"F.B.I. Scrutinizes Antiwar Rallies" by Eric Lichtblau, New York Times, Nov. 23, 2003

"Fascism Anyone?" 14 Signs of Fascism, Free Inquiry Magazine, Volume 23, No. 2

"Germany In 1933: The Easy Slide Into Fascism," The Crisis Papers, June 9, 2003

Multi-Ethnic Issues Advocacy

Dr. Earl Ofari Hutchinson's Commentaries, The Hutchinson Report
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Between The Lines
For The Week Ending Sept. 16, 2005

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U.S. Politics

"No Direction Home: Winds, Yes; Of Change? Not Likely," by Chris Floyd, Counterpunch, Sept. 7, 2005

"Katrina's Wake Bares Legacy Of Neglect," by Roger Morris, Globe & Mail/Canada, Sept. 7, 2005

"Internal Memos Show Oil Companies Intentionally Limited Refining Capacity To Drive Up Gasoline Prices," Foundation for Taxpayer & Consumer Rights press release, Sept. 7, 2005

"Pat Robertson's Katrina Cash," by Max Blumenthal, The Nation, Sept. 7, 2005

"Call For Withdrawal Timetable Sets Feingold Apart," Associated Press, Sept. 7, 2005

"The Real Rehnquist," by David Corn, The Nation, Sept. 7, 2005

"The Unbearable Whiteness Of William Rehnquist," by Michael Tomasky, American Prospect, Sept. 6, 2005

"Feingold Could Be First Antiwar Candidate," Associated Press, Sept. 5, 2005

"Katrina Thrusts Government's Role To The Fore In Confirmation Battle," Knight Ridder, Sept. 6, 2005

"GOP Agenda Shifts As Political Trials Grow," Washington Post, Sept. 6, 2005

"The Real Costs Of A Culture Of Greed," by Robert Scheer, Los Angeles Times, Sept. 6, 2005

"Bill Clinton: The Suck-Up-in-Chief," by Arianna Huffington, Sept. 5, 2005

"Where Are Our Democratic Leaders?," by Bob Geiger, Yellow Dog Blog, Sept. 5, 2005

"Living Paycheck To Paycheck Made Leaving Impossible," Washington Post, Sept. 4, 2005

"Profiteering On Disaster: The Real Looters Wear Pinstripes," by David Lindorff, Counterpunch, Sept. 3, 2005

"Notes From Inside New Orleans," by Jordan Flaherty, Left Turn, Sept. 2, 2005

"The Poor Were Left To Suffer," Reuters, Sept. 2, 2005

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Bush Regime

"Freedom Isn't Free: Tight Constraints On Pentagon's 'Freedom Walk,'" Washington Post, Sept. 9, 2005

"Bush Suspends 'Prevailing Wage' Act In Areas Hit By Storm," Washington Post, Sept. 9, 2005

"Bush Tore Down The FEMA That Clinton Built Up," by Josh Marshall, The Hill, Sept. 8, 2005

"Bush Launches Inquiry And Puts Himself In Charge Of It," Independent/UK, Sept. 7, 2005

"Top FEMA Leaders Short On Experience," Chicago Tribune, Sept. 7, 2005

"FEMA Packed With W's Pals," New York Daily News, Sept. 7, 2005

"From Bolton At The U.N. To Bush & Co. In New Orleans: Message, They Don't Care," by Dan Simpson, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Sept. 7, 2005

"White House Falls Out Of Step," Associated Press, Sept. 7, 2005

"FEMA Blocks Photos Of Flood Dead," The Australian/Australia, Sept. 7, 2005

"John Roberts: Uncompassionate Conservative," by Marjorie Cohn, Truthout, Sept. 6, 2005

"White House Enacts A Plan To Ease Political Damage," The New York Times, Sept. 5, 2005

"Bush' Roberts-For-Chief Ploy: A Black Day For America," by Doug Ireland, Direland, Sept. 5, 2005

"Halliburton Subsidiary Taps Contract For Katrina Repairs," Washington Post, Sept. 5, 2005

"Bush Team Tries To Pin Blame On Local Officials," Guardian/UK Sept. 5, 2005

"Crisis Threatens To Swamp Bush White House," The Australian/Australia, Sept. 5, 2005

"Challenges To Bush Leadership Mount As Poll Numbers Slide," International Herald Tribune, Sept. 4, 2005

"Warnings Ignored As Bush Slashed Flood Defense Budget To Pay For wars," Independent/UK, Sept. 4, 2005

"Enormous Costs Of Katrina, War Will Strain Budget," Knight Ridder, Sept. 4, 2005

"Aaron Broussard, President Of Jefferson Parish: The Cavalry Can't Get Past FEMA," NBC Meet The Press, Sept. 4, 2005

"Despite Warnings, Washington Failed To Fund Levee Projects," Los Angeles Times, Sept. 4, 2005

"'My Pet Goat'< The Sequel," by Greg Mitchell, Editor & Publisher, Sept. 3, 2005

"How Policy Decisions Doomed New Orleans," by Joel Bleifuss & Brian Cook, In These Times, Sept. 2, 2005

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American Empire/War Profiteering

"Interview With Howard Zinn: The Outer Limits Of Empire," by Tom Engelhardt, TomDispatch.com, Sept. 8, 2005

"Bush Rejects Chavez Aid Offer," Guardian/UK, Sept. 7, 2005

"Ordeal Of A Whistleblower," by Evelyn Pringle. AlterNet, Sept. 7, 2005

"Castro And Chavez's Offers Of Help Met With U.S. Silence," by Lucia Newman & Venezuelanalysis, ZNet, Sept. 5, 2005

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"Postwar" Occupation of Iraq & Afghanistan

"With U.S. Set To Destroy Iraqi City, Few Leave," Washington Post, Sept. 7, 2005

"U.S. Forces Give Iraqis Full Control Of Najaf," Washington Post, Sept. 7, 2005

"As U.S. Tries To Secure An Iraqi Town, Insurgents Respond," The New York Times, Sept. 6, 2005

"Bush's Implicit-- And Oily--Answer To Cindy Sheehan's Question," by Norman Solomon, Truthout, Sept. 5, 2005

"Insurgents Sieze Key Town In Iraq," Washington Post, Sept. 5, 2005

"Iraq Civil War Fears Grow As Sectarian Violence Expands," Independent/UK, Sept. 3, 2005

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Civil Liberties

"Appeals Court: Constitution Void, Bush Can Hold 'Enemy Combatants' Indefinitely," Associated Press, Sept. 9, 2005

"Federal Judge Rules Against PATRIOT Act Gag Order On Librarians; Decision Stayed To Allow Government To Appeal," Associated Press, Sept. 9, 2005

"New Orleans Becomes A War Zone: A Dress Rehearsal For Martial Law?," by Bill Van Auken, World Socialist Web Site, Sept. 8, 2005

"Amnesty Accuses Oil Firms Of Overriding Human Rights," Guardian/UK, Sept. 7, 2005

"ACLU Releases Justice Department Memo Justifying Controversial Immigration Enforcememt Policy Change," American Civil Liberties Union press release, Sept. 7, 2005

"FBI Documents Reveal Further Spying On Peace, Civil Rights Groups," OMB Watch, Sept. 6, 2005

"Military Operations On Native Soil," by Jan Frel, AlterNet blog, Sept. 5, 2005

"Troops Begin Combat Operations In New Orleans Against 'Insurgency,'" Army Times, Sept. 2, 2005

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Media Issues

"Fox TV Affiliate Refuses To Air Anti-Bush Campaign Ad For Democrat In New York," Associated Press, Sept. 7, 2005

"The Media's Labor Day Revolution," by Russ Baker, TomPaine.com, Sept. 6, 2005

"White House Press Briefing: Angry Reporters Hit McLellan Hard," Editor & Publisher, Sept. 6, 2005

"News You Can Lose: What I Hate About Cable TV Journalism," by Jack Shafer, Slate.com, Sept. 4, 2005

"The Rebellion Of The Talking Heads," by Jack Shafer, Slate.com, Sept. 2, 2005

"The Media Discover The Poor," by James H. Wittebols, Common Dreams, Sept. 5, 2005

"Has Katrina Saved U.S. Media?," BBC News/UK, Sept. 5, 2005

"At Last, Reporters' Feelings Rise To The Surface," by Howard Kurtz, Washington Post, Sept. 5, 2005

"NBC Delete's Rap Star Kanye West's Anti-Bush Remarks From Telethon West Coast Broadcast," Los Angeles Times, Sept. 4, 2005

"The Show Didn't Benefit By Censors," by Robert Hilburn, Los Angeles Times, Sept. 4, 2005

"Kanye West Is My Hero," by Justin Felux, ZNet, Sept. 3, 2005

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Activism

"University Of Toledo Peace Display Vandalized," Toledo Blade (Ohio), Sept. 9, 2005

"Storms Devastation Fans Antiwar Flame," Washington Post, Sept. 8, 2005

"Veterans For Peace Group Denied Access To School," St. Petersburg Times (Florida), Sept. 6, 2005

"Labor Rising From The Dead," by Dick Meister, ZNet, Sept. 6, 2005

"'A Better World Is Possible': Florida Teens Join Peace Vigil," St. Petersburg Times (Florida), Sept. 6, 2005

"Amid Difficulties, Leaders Of Labor See Opportunities," The New York Times, Sept. 5, 2005

"Galloway And Fonda Forge A Fighting Pact," Sunday Times/UK, Sept. 4, 2005

"It Started With One Mother, And A Movement Was Born," by Nina Utne, Minneapolis Star Tribune (Minnesota), Sept. 4, 2005

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