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"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
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"The Case for Impeachment," with journalist David Lindorff and Center for Constitutional Rights attorney, Barbara Olshansky, United Church on the Green, 270 Temple St., New Haven, CT 2-4 p.m. Suggested donation: $10, students $5, benefits Squeaky Wheel Productions, nonprofit distributor of Between The Lines radio newsmagazine. Reception to follow with light refreshments. "Troubadours for Truth," featuring The Furors, the Sawtelles, Hygiene Wilder, James Velvet with Johnny Memphis, Shellye Valauskas and Hank Hoffman, Cafe Nine, 250 State St., New Haven, CT 9 p.m.; music benefit for Squeaky Wheel Productions. Suggested donation/cover charge: $10. Visit our website at www.squeakywheel.net for updates! +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ The Role of Sweatshops in U.S. Free Trade Areas   LEFT: National Labor Committee's Charlie Kernaghan, holds a Nike shirt, which he says sells for $22, costs Nike 8 cents to make, and workers must make in 6 minutes. RIGHT: Bangladeshi workers talk about the work situation in a sweatshop in Jordan's U.S. Free Trade area. (Photos by Elaine Osowski) The National Labor Committee's Charlie Kernaghan spoke at the 20th anniversary dinner of the Norwalk, CT-Nagarote, Nicaragua Sister City Project, about Jordan's U.S. Free Trade Area and their "guest" workers from countries such as Bangladesh, who the NLC charges are producing, under abusive sweatshop conditions, apparel for Wal-Mart and other discount stores. Audio files:
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Interview with journalist David Lindorff,
With President Bush's standing in public opinion polls hovering around 37%, according to a mid-June NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll, this November's mid-term congressional election could be decisive in moving the nation in a new direction. The Republicans who control both houses of Congress are unwilling to hold the president and his administration accountable for many actions that have raised questions about White House abuse of power. No serious investigations have been held into allegations that the president lied America into war with Iraq, violations of international law including the holding of detainees without charge or trial, and the torture of prisoners in U.S. custody, war profiteering, illegal surveillance of US citizens and the government's failure to assist victims of Hurricane Katrina. Often citing the September 11th terrorist attacks as justification, President Bush has used his power as commander-in-chief to authorize extraordinary measures in the U.S. and abroad that a growing number of observers believe violate the Constitution. A Zogby poll conducted in January found that 52 percent of those surveyed supported impeachment if President Bush engaged in unlawful warrantless spying on U.S. citizens. Between The Lines' Scott Harris spoke with journalist Dave Lindorff and Center for Constitutional Rights attorney Barbara Olshansky, who is representing the 300 detainees at the U.S. prison in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Together, they are the authors of the book, "The Case for Impeachment, The Legal Argument for Removing President George W. Bush from Office." Lindorff and Olshansky outline what they maintain are the high crimes and misdemeanors committed by President Bush that they believe are grounds for his impeachment. For more reading on the case for impeachment, visit Dave Lindorff's website at: www.thiscantbehappening.net Related links:
Interview with Josh Silver,
Telecommunications giants, including AT&T, Verizon and Comcast are now engaged in a multi-million dollar lobbying campaign to change the rules governing the Internet. These companies are pressuring the GOP-controlled Congress to scrap something called Network Neutrality, which its supporters say ensures that Web content providers of all sizes will all have equal access to reaching a worldwide audience. However, telecom companies are eager to set up a new system where only those Web sites that can afford to pay high access fees can reach their audience with state-of-the-art speed and reliability. Standing in opposition to the phone and cable company's plan is the politically diverse Save the Internet Coalition. Groups from the left and right such as MoveOn.org, Common Cause, the Christian Coalition and Gun Owners of America have come together in the coalition to preserve net neutrality and freedom in cyberspace. Joining in their campaign are Internet companies like Google, Yahoo and Microsoft. On June 8, the GOP-controlled U.S. House of Representatives passed the Communications Opportunity, Promotion and Enhancement Act without enforceable net neutrality provisions. The debate now moves to the U.S. Senate, where the Save the Internet Coalition recently delivered over 1 million petition signatures demanding the protection of net neutrality. One Senate bill that would do this is the bipartisan "Internet Freedom and Preservation Act." Between the Lines' Scott Harris spoke with Josh Silver, executive director of the media reform group Free Press, which is part of the Internet coalition, who explains what's at stake in the congressional debate on the future of the Internet Contact Free Press toll free at 1-866-666-1533 or visit the www.savetheinternet.com web site.
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Interview with David Foster,
In early June, America's largest private sector manufacturing union and the country's largest environmental organization declared a "strategic alliance" to pursue a joint public policy agenda under the banner of Good Jobs, A Clean Environment, and A Safer World. The United Steelworkers of America, 850,000 strong, and the Sierra Club, with 750,000 members, are joining forces as the Blue/Green Alliance. The alliance began informally almost ten years ago around the meetings to set up the Kyoto Protocol to reduce global warming gases. Of specific concern was the impact global warming could have on jobs and the economy. Only about 12 percent of Steelworkers Union members work in the steel industry, but 80 percent work in various kinds of heavy industry and 20 percent are service workers. Between The Lines' Melinda Tuhus spoke with David Foster, the new executive director of the Blue/Green Alliance. Foster was formerly the District 11 director of the United Steelworkers, which stretches from Minnesota to the far west. He discusses the urgency of the current climate crisis and debunks the idea that Americans must choose between protecting the environment and protecting jobs. Call the Blue/Green Alliance at (612) 623-8003 or visit the group's website at www.bluegreenalliance.org
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