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New Haven Advocate's
"Best of New Haven 2001"
-- Staff Picks --
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 Jan. 27, 2006

... MORE NEWSWIRE...

U.S. Politics

"Can Vermont's Democrats And Progressives Just Get Along?," by Bill McKibben, Seven Days, Jan. 12, 2006

"Spreading GOP Scandals: The Rise And Fall Of The True Believers," by Robert Scheer, San Francisco Chronicle, Jan. 11, 2006

"Alito Faces Withering Democratic Criticism In Hearing," Associated Press, Jan. 11, 2006

"In Abramoff Case, Most See Evidence Of Wider Problem," Washington Post, Jan. 10, 2006

"Blunt, Boehner Share Broad Network Of Lobbyist Ties With DeLay," Bloomberg.com, Jan. 10, 2006

"MoveOn.org Surrenders; Refuses To Criticize Sen. Clinton On War," by Joshua Frank, Antiwar.com, Jan. 10, 2006

"The Real Scandal: Our Big Money Political System," by Nick Nyhart, Common Dreams, Jan. 10, 2006

"From Big-Time Lobbyist To Object Of Derision," The New York Times, Jan. 10, 2006

"McClellan Calls Dean's War Critique 'Irresponsible,'" Editor & Publisher, Jan. 10, 2006

"Will Jackgate Destroy The GOP?," by David Corn, The Nation, Jan. 9, 2006

"Anger And Fury At The Collaborationist Democrats," by Martin Garbus, Huffington Post, Jan. 9, 2006

"Missouri GOP Senators Condone NSA Spying," Columbia Daily Tribune (Missouri), Jan. 8, 2006

"Domestic Spying Issue Likely To Dominate Politics In 2006," by Dick Polman, Knight Ridder, Jan. 8, 2006

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Bush Regime

"The Impeachment Of George W. Bush," by Elizabeth Holtzman, The Nation, Jan. 30, 2006

"Alito Probed On Executive Powers" by William Fisher, Inter Press Service, Jan. 12, 2006

"Bush Nominee Alito 'Believes In An All-Powerful Presidency,'" Independent/UK, Jan. 11, 2006

"Probe Set In NSA Bugging," Washington Post, Jan. 11, 2006

"Tenet And Rumsfeld: The Yes Man And The Thug," by Farhad Manjoo, Salon.com, Jan. 10, 2006

"Alito Sounds Death Knell For Individual Rights," by Marjorie Cohn, Truthout, Jan. 10, 2006

"Alito's 'Coaches' May Have Violated Senate Ethics Code," by James Ridgeway with Michael Roston, Village Voice, Jan. 10, 2006

"Bush To Democrats: Don't Slam Iraq Policy," Associated Press, Jan. 10, 2006

"Fitzgerald Maintains Focus On Rove," by Jason Leopold, Truthout, Jan. 10, 2006

"An Imperial Presidency Based On Constitutional Quicksand," by Ivan Eland, Antiwar.com, Jan. 10, 2006

"British MPs Leaked Bush Plan To Hit al-Jazeera," Guardian/UK, Jan. 9, 2006

"An Incompetent Commander-In-Chief Losing The War On Terrorism," by Tom Engelhardt & Michael Klare, TomDispatch.com, Jan. 8, 2006

"Heck Of A Job, Hayden!," by Ray McGovern, Antiwar.com, Jan. 7, 2006

"Bush Claims Right To Ignore New Law Banning Torture," Democracy Now!, Jan. 6, 2006

"Mine Tragedy Highlights Decay Of Regulations, Enforcement," by Brendan Coyne, The New Standard, Jan. 5, 2006

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American Empire/War Profiteering

"Bush Administration Using CAFTA To Expand Corporate Rights In Central America," by Tom Ricker & Burke Stansbury, Common Dreams, Jan. 11, 2006

"Bolivia's Trial By Fire," by Ben Dangl, Upside Down World, Jan. 11, 2006

"U.S.: Iran Risking Nuclear Escalation," Herald Sun/Australia, Jan. 11, 2006

"The Anti-Empire Report," by William Blum, ZNet, Jan. 10, 2006

"Attack On Iran: A Looming Folly," by William Rivers Pitt, Truthout, Jan. 9, 2006

"How To Stop The Planned Nuking Of Iran," by Jorge Hirsch, Antiwar.com, Jan. 9, 2006

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"Postwar" Occupation of Iraq & Afghanistan

"Key Shiite Backs Away From Charter Accord Promises To Sunnis," Washington Post, Jan. 12, 2006

"Local Insurgents Tell Of Clashes With Al Qaeda's Forces In Iraq," The New York Times, Jan. 11, 2006

"'Democracy' Brings Bleak Days To Iraq," by Dahr Jamail with Arkan Hamed, Antiwar.com, Jan. 11, 2006

"U.S. Airstrikes In Iraq Could Intensify," Knight Ridder, Jan. 10, 2006

"Formula For Slaughter: The American Rules Of Engagement From The Air," by Tom Engelhardt & Michael Klare, TomDispatch.com, Jan. 10, 2006

"28 U.S. Troops Killed In Four Days In Iraq," Associated Press, Jan. 9, 2006

"How Many Iraqis Have Died Since The U.S. Invasion In 2003?," by Andrew Cockburn, Counterpunch, Jan. 9, 2006

"Shiites Accuse U.S. Of Appeasing Insurgents," Independent/UK, Jan. 7, 2006

"Iraq War Could Cost U.S. Over $2 Trillion, Says Nobel Prize-Winning Economist," Guardian/UK, Jan. 7, 2006

"Violence Threatens Iraqi Coalition," Christian Science Monitor, Jan. 6, 2006

"Troops Support For War Declining, Survey Says," San Francisco Chronicle, Jan. 6, 2006

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Civil Liberties

"U.S. Tribunals To Try 15 Year Old Gitmo Detainee, Others," Agence France Presse, Jan. 11, 2006

"More Claims Of U.S. Detainee Torture," Herald Sun/Australia, Jan. 11, 2006

"NSA Whistleblower Alleges Massive Illegal Spying," ABC News, Jan. 10, 2006

"Surveillance: You Too Might Be A Terrorist," by R.B. Mitchell, St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Jan. 10, 2006

"Amnesty International Releases Accounts Of Gitmo Abuse, Torture," Raw Story, Jan. 10, 2006

"NSA Mounted Massive Spy Operation On Baltimore Peace Group, Docs Show," by Kevin Zeese, Raw Story, Jan. 10, 2006

"Scandal Of Force-Fed Prisoners," Observer/UK, Jan. 8, 2006

"35 Years Ago: Supreme Court Ruled President Can't Wiretap Citizens Without A Warrant," San Francisco Chronicle, Jan. 8, 2006

"Secret's Out: NSA Is Listening To Americans," Baltimore Sun, Jan. 8, 2006

"The Origins Of The Renditions Program: An Interview With Michael Scheuer," by Thomas Kleine-Brockhoff, Die Zeit/Germany, Jan. 7/8, 2006

"Canadian Demands Answers After Being Detained For Being On U.S. No-Fly List," Canadian Press/Canada, Jan. 7, 2006

"Report Questions Legal Basis For Bush's Spying Program," The New York Times, Jan. 6, 2006

"Homeland Security Opening Private Mail," MSNBC, Jan. 6, 2006

"Rollback To 1214 A.D.: Repealing The Magna Carta," by Tom Engelhardt & Nick Turse, TomDispatch.com, Jan. 5, 2006

"The Lie Detector You'll Never Know Is There," by Paul Marks, New Scientist, Jan. 5, 2006

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Media Issues

"Sierra Club's Green Small Screen," by Matthew Wheeland, AlterNet, Jan. 12, 2006

"The Depraved Heroes Of '24' Are The Himmlers Of Hollywood," by Slavoj Zisek, Guardian/UK, Jan. 10, 2006

"Media's War Images Delude Instead Of Inform," by Norman Solomon, Truthout, Jan. 9, 2006

"How The U.S. Press Squelches Bush Impeachment Drive," by David Lindorff, Counterpunch, Jan. 9, 2006

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Activism

"Lawyer Asks Judge To Dismiss Charges Against Antiwar Grandmothers," Associated Press, Jan. 10, 2006

"Antiwar Rally Reflects Changing Attitudes," Lincoln Journal Star (Nebraska), Jan. 8, 2006

"Out Of Iraq Events Planned In Over 130 Cities," AfterDowningStreet.org, Jan. 5, 2006

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