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Converting Fossil Fuel Economy to Green Economy
"Electric Cars Put Hawaii on The Road to Independence,"by Times Online/UK, Dec. 4, 2008 "Community Organizers Press Obama for Real Change,"by CommonDreams.org, Dec. 3, 2008 War And Profiteering
"This Is Change? Twenty Hawks, Clintonites and Neocons to Watch for in Obama's White House," by Jeremy Scahill,Alternet, Nov. 20, 2008 "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 "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 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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U.S.-Iraqi Security Pact
As a spike of bombings and shootings claimed dozens of lives across Iraq, the nation's parliament narrowly approved a security pact with the U.S. on Nov. 27, which requires a withdrawal of all American combat troops by Dec., 31, 2011. The three-year agreement, backed by Bush administration ally Iraq's Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, schedules U.S. combat forces to leave Iraqi cities and towns by June 30, 2009. What’s known as the Status of Forces Agreement also requires joint U.S.-Iraqi decisions on authorizing American military missions, arrests, searches of homes and property and opens the door for Iraqi courts to deal with some specific criminal cases involving American soldiers.
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Interview with independent journalist and author Dahr Jamail, conducted by Scott Harris  A national referendum on the withdrawal agreement is scheduled to be held on July 31, 2009. But because there is widespread opposition to the pact by Iraqis who want a more rapid U.S. withdrawal, many observers predict it could be rejected by voters forcing a renegotiation of the timeline. The results of Provincial Council elections on Jan. 31, could signal which way the political winds are blowing for the unpopular al-Maliki government. Between The Lines’ Scott Harris spoke with independent journalist and author Dahr Jamail, who reported from Iraq for eight months between November 2003 and February 2005. Jamail examines the provisions of the U.S.-Iraq Status of Forces agreement and the volatile situation in Iraq that President-elect Barack Obama will inherit when he takes office in January. Read Dahr Jamail's articles online at dahr.org. Jamail is the author of "Beyond the Green Zone: Dispatches from an Unembedded Journalist in Occupied Iraq."
New Labor Secretary Must Address
While the nation is focused on the economic meltdown on Wall Street, a deepening recession and the threat of rising unemployment on Main Street, another crisis has been hidden from view, the epidemic of corporations stealing wages from their workers. According to Kim Bobo, founder and executive director of Interfaith Worker Justice and author of the book, "Wage Theft in America: Why Millions of Working Americans Are Not Getting Paid and What We Can Do About It," billions of dollars are stolen from workers across the U.S. every year.
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Interview with Kim Bobo, founder and executive director of Interfaith Worker Justice, conducted by Scott Harris 
While many Americans are aware that undocumented immigrants are frequently cheated out of wages due to their vulnerable legal status, most people would be surprised to learn that two million or three million workers, legal citizens from all ethnic backgrounds, are not paid the minimum wage, or are denied overtime pay. Industries that have a poor track record of paying their workers what they deserve include agriculture, poultry processing, janitorial services, restaurant work, garment manufacturing, workers in health care facilities and retail stores. Labor unions are one of the most effective institutions protecting employees from wage theft, but less than 10 percent of U.S. workers are union members. Between the Lines’ Scott Harris spoke with Kim Bobo about the scope of the problem, the lack of fair wage enforcement at the federal and state levels and what the incoming Obama administration can do to address the wage theft crisis. Contact Interfaith Worker Justice by calling (773) 728-8400 or visit their website at iwj.org
Connecticut Becomes Second State
Gay marriage became legal in Connecticut on Nov. 12, after a state Supreme Court ruling on Oct. 10 that declared gay and lesbian couples have a constitutional right to equal protection in marriage. The ruling in the case, known as Kerrigan & Mock vs. Connecticut Department of Public Health, was the result of a lawsuit filed by eight gay and lesbian couples in 2004 after they were denied marriage licenses. The following year, the Connecticut legislature passed a civil unions law, providing gays and lesbians all the legal rights of marriage within the state, but did not address the Defense of Marriage Act, or DOMA. DOMA, passed in 1996, denies gay couples federal recognition of state marriages, which provides for federal benefits is areas such as Social Security, taxation and immigration.
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Interview with Anne Stanback, executive director of Love Makes a Family, conducted by Melinda Tuhus  Connecticut is the second state, after Massachusetts, where gay marriage is now legal. The California state Supreme Court ruled in favor of gay marriage in June 2008, but was overturned by a binding voter referendum in the state on Nov. 4. Between The Lines’ Melinda Tuhus spoke with Anne Stanback, executive director of Love Makes a Family, the state organization that led the fight for gay marriage. She discusses her group's successful campaign, and what they'll be working on in the future. Call Love Makes a Family at (860) 525-7777 or visit their website at lmct.org
Credits: Executive producer: Scott Harris Segment producers: Scott Harris, Melinda Tuhus Senior news editor: Bob Nixon Program narration: Denise Manzari News reader: Bill Cosentino 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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