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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 New Haven Advocate's "Best of New Haven 2001" -- Staff Picks -- Scott Harris, Best Radio News Reporter WPKN Radio, 89.5 FM ISSUES IN DEPTH
War And Profiteering
"The Future of Iraq: The Spoils of War," Blood and oil: How the West will profit from Iraq's most precious commodity, by Danny Fortson, Andrew Murray-Watson and Tim Webb, The Independent/UK, Jan. 7, 2007 "This Is Change? Twenty Hawks, Clintonites and Neocons to Watch for in Obama's White House," by Jeremy Scahill,Alternet, Nov. 20, 2008 "Bush administration provokes open war on Iran: Irbil raid, and other operations, authorized "several months ago," by Larry Chin, Global Research, Jan. 15, 2007 "Iran: The Next War," by James Bamford, Rolling Stone, July 24, 2006 "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, U.N. 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 "Pipeline Politics: Oil, The Taliban, and the Political Balance of Central Asia," World Press Review Special Report, Nov.-Dec. 2001
Civil Liberties
"Martial Law Threat is Real," by Dave Lindorff, commondreams.org, July 27, 2007 "ACLU: US Constitution in Grave Danger,"United Press International, July 25, 2007 "Old-line Republican warns 'something's in the works' to trigger a police state," by Muriel Kane, Rawstory.com July 19, 2007 "Fascist America, in 10 easy steps," by Naomi Wolf, The Guardian, April 24, 2007 "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 |
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Obama's National Security Team
While President-elect Barack Obama has made it a top priority to quickly name his team of economic advisors in the midst of a deepening U.S. financial crisis, reports about who will be part of his national security team have been the subject of multiple leaks in the news media.
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Interview with investigative journalist Robert Parry, conducted by Scott Harris  According to news reports current U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates has agreed to stay on under President Obama for a year or so while the president-elect's former rival for the Democratic party nomination, New York Sen. Hillary Clinton, is said to be ready to accept the new administration's offer to become secretary of state. Other reports say retired Marine Gen. James Jones will be named national security advisor. Both Gates and Clinton have a history of supporting George W. Bush's war in Iraq, echoed his bellicose threats against Iran and backed his ineffectual policies on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. While the national security team has not yet been officially announced, those so far named seem at odds with a declaration made by Obama at a Democratic candidate's debate in Los Angeles on Jan. 31 where he said, "I don't want to just end the Iraq war, but I want to end the mindset that got us into war in the first place." Between the Lines' Scott Harris spoke with award-winning investigative journalist Robert Parry, editor of ConsortiumNews.com. He takes a critical look at Barack Obama's picks for his national security team -- and wonders what happened to the president-elect's campaign pledge for change. Robert Parry is author of "Neck Deep: The Disastrous Presidency of George W. Bush." Read Parry's articles online at www.consortiumnews.com
Green Jobs Program Can Combat
President-elect Barack Obama announced on Nov. 22 that he plans to create 2.5 million jobs to jumpstart the economy, and many of those jobs, he says, will be green jobs, such as building wind turbines and solar panels. That was music to the ears of Van Jones, the founder of Green For All and author of "The Green Collar Economy: How One Solution Can Fix Our Two Biggest Problems."
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Interview with Van Jones, Founder of Green For All and author of "The Green Collar Economy," conducted by Melinda Tuhus 
Jones asserts the nation's two most serious problems are the failing economy and our devastated environment. He points out that although these issues appear to be separate, they are in fact clearly connected. Jones has proposed a Green New Deal launched by the government to provide training and jobs that will reduce the nation's reliance on foreign oil and move us toward a renewable energy future. Between The Lines' Melinda Tuhus spoke with Van Jones about Barack Obama's pledge on green jobs, possible obstacles along the way, and the role of hope in confronting a truly dire situation in the U.S. and around the world. Contact Green for All by calling (510) 663-6500 or visit their website at www.greenforall.org
Obama Names Clinton-Era Economic Advisors
Reports that home prices fell a record 16.6 percent compared with the third quarter in 2007 -- combined with news of the $20 billion federal bailout of financial giant CitiGroup, in addition to the $25 billion the government already gave to the bank -- signaled more bad news in the unstable U.S. economy.
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Interview with Chuck Collins, senior scholar at the Institute for Policy Studies, conducted by Scott Harris  President-elect Barack Obama, attempting to calm the waters of uncertainty in this volatile financial climate, announced his economic team that will join him in confronting the crisis when he takes office in January. He named New York Federal Reserve President Timothy Geithner as his nominee for Treasury Secretary and former Harvard President Lawrence Summers as director of the National Economic Council. Economist Christina Romer will be director of Obama's Council of Economic Advisors, and Melody Barnes was named director of his Domestic Policy Council. Peter Orszag, current head of the Congressional Budget Office, was selected to be director of the Office of Management and Budget. Geithner, Summers and Orszag all worked in the Clinton administration under former Treasury Secretary Robert E. Rubin, now director of troubled Citigroup. While a rising star in the 1990s, Rubin promoted free trade, deregulation and balanced budgets, the recipe many observers feel contributed to the current economic meltdown. Between The Lines' Scott Harris spoke with Chuck Collins, a senior scholar at the Institute for Policy Studies, who coordinates the working group on extreme inequality. Collins assesses Barack Obama's economic team and lays out a progressive approach to confront the nation's current economic crisis. Contact the Institute for Policy Studies at (202) 234-9382 or visit their websites at ips-dc.org and extremeinequality.org
Credits: Executive producer: Scott Harris Segment producers: Scott Harris, Melinda Tuhus Senior news editor: Bob Nixon Program narration: Denise Manzari News copy editor: Chris Ferrio News reader: Elaine Osowski Senior web editor/producer: Anna Manzo Web producer: Anna Manzo Web consultant: Gary Trujillo Newswire editor: Hank Hoffman Photo editor: Scott Harris Outreach coordinator: Anna Manzo Distribution: Anna Manzo and Jeffrey P. Yates Theme music: Written by Richard Hill and Jody Gray, and performed by Mikata
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