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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 ISSUES IN DEPTH
'A New Era of Responsibility'
"Push Obama to Follow Through on Peace Vows," by Amy Goodman, The Capital Times (Wisconsin), Jan. 22, 2009 "How to Push Obama," by John Nichols, The Nation, Jan. 12, 2009 "The Danger of Green Stimulus," Jesse Jenkins, Huffington Post, Jan. 5, 2009 "The First Hundred Days or the Last Hundred Days? Obama's Rendezvous with Destiny -- and Ours," by Ira Chernus, by TomDispatch.com, Dec. 10, 2008 "Who Will Seize the Moment?" Turning Crisis into Opportunity, by Ralph Nader, Counterpunch, Dec. 4, 2008 "Community Organizers Press Obama for Real Change," by CommonDreams.org, Dec. 3, 2008
Civil Liberties
"The effects of Obama's refusal to investigate Bush crimes," by Glen Greenwald, Salon.com, Jan. 20, 2009 "Binding U.S. law requires prosecutions for those who authorize torture, " by Glenn Greenwald, Salon, Jan. 18, 2009 "Obama Has to Hold Bush Accountable for the Laws He Broke," by Elizabeth Holtzman, The Nation, Jan. 16, 2009 "Obama Must Restore the Constitution: Prosecuting Bush and Cheney," by Dave Lindoff, Counterpunch.org, Jan. 16-19, 2009
A BETTER WORLD IS POSSIBLE: Human Rights Solutions
"Single-Payer Health Care Would Stimulate Economy," by John Nichols, The Nation, Jan. 15, 2009 "Fulfilling the Promise of Human Rights: The Universal Declaration at 60," audio recordings from a Connecticut conference marking the 60th anniversary of The Universal Declaration of Human Rights at Quinnipiac University, Hamden, Conn., Dec. 6, 2008 A BETTER WORLD IS POSSIBLE: Converting Fossil Fuel/War Economy to Green, Renewable Energy/Peace Economy
"Green Jobs Should Top Our Economic Recovery List," by Juleyka Lantigua, Jan. 6, 2009 "Obama Must Get Afghanistan Right,"by Katrina Van Heuvel, The Nation, Jan. 9, 2009 "Nine Steps to Peace for Obama in the New Year," by Deepak Chopra, Alternet, Jan. 1, 2009 "Electric Cars Put Hawaii on The Road to Independence," by Times Online/UK, Dec. 4, 2008 "Weapons Come Second: Can Obama Take on the Pentagon?" by Frida Berrigan, TomDispatch.com, Nov. 25, 2008 The FY 2009 Pentagon Spending Request - Global Military Spending, by the Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation Economic Crisis
"The Outcry Is Muted, But The Food Crisis Is Getting Worse," by Jayati Ghosh, The Guardian/UK, Jan. 9, 2009 "Ideas for Obama, "by Paul Krugman, by The New York Times, Jan. 12, 2009 "The Ponzi Scheme Presidency: Bush's Legacy of Destruction," by Tom Engelhardt, TomDispatch.com, January/February, 2009 "Fiscal Therapy," by David Cay Johnston, Mother Jones, January/February, 2009 "A Look At Wall Street's Shadow Market: How Some Arcane Wall Street Financial Instruments Magnified Economic Crisis," 60 Minutes, Oct. 5, 2008 "Swapping Secrecy for Transparency," by Christopher Cox, SEC Chairman, The New York Times Op-Ed, Oct. 19, 2008 "The Bet That Blew Up Wall Street: Steve Kroft On Credit Default Swaps And Their Central Role In The Unfolding Economic Crisis," 60 Minutes, Oct. 26, 2008 Broken Government
"Broken Government: By The Numbers," 40 ways in which the federal government failed to perform under the administration of George W. Bush, 2001-2008 Class Warfare
"How the Rich Are Different From You and Me,"Places that went for Obama are richer and smarter than places that went for McCain, by Bill Bishop and Robert Cushing, Slate, Dec. 11, 2008 "Questions About the $700 Billion Emergency Economic Stabilization Funds, " First Report of the Congressional Oversight Panel for Economic Stabilization, Dec. 10, 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 "Don't Let Barack Obama Break Your Heart," Why Americans Shouldn't Go Home, by Tom Engelhardt, Nov. 12, 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, November-December 2001 |
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U.S. Policy Changes Could Stem Rising Tension Triggered by North Korea's Second Nuclear Bomb Test RealAudio
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Interview with John Feffer, co-director of Foreign Policy in Focus, conducted by Scott Harris  As U.S. President Barack Obama and South Korea's conservative leader Lee Myung-bak urged the U.N. Security Council to impose tough new sanctions against the North, a Seoul newspaper reported that the government of Kim Jong Il was preparing to test fire his nation's most sophisticated long-range ballistic missile. Speculation that the North's actions were tied to a succession struggle within the secretive Communist state were fueled by reports that Kim Jong Il had suffered a serious stroke in August. South Korean news outlets now maintain that the North's leader has chosen his youngest son, Kim Jong Un, to succeed him in power. Between The Lines' Scott Harris spoke with John Feffer, co-director of Foreign Policy in Focus and former Pan Tech Fellow in Korean Studies at Stanford University, who examines how a change in U.S. policy could reduce rising tensions in the Korean peninsula resulting from the North's recent nuclear weapons test. Read John Feffer's articles online at www.fpif.org or at his website www.johnfeffer.com Related links:
EPA Begins Nation's Largest Superfund Cleanup For years, General Electric discharged wastewater containing polychlorinated biphenyls, or PCBs -- which were used as lubricants and coolants -- into the Hudson River from two of its New York state plants. PCBs were banned in 1977 when research revealed that it was a probable human carcinogen, and linked to immune, reproductive and nervous system disorders.
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Interview with Alex Matthiessen, Hudson Riverkeeper, conducted by Melinda Tuhus 
Residents and activists along the Hudson River fought for more than 30 years to force GE to clean up its mess, and on May 15, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency initiated the largest Superfund clean-up in its history -- dredging a 40-mile stretch of the river -- to be overseen and paid for by GE. But the company has not yet committed to undertaking a second, bigger phase. The dredged materials will be treated and then trucked to a landfill in Texas, a plan which some residents and environmentalists have criticized. Between The Lines' Melinda Tuhus spoke with Alex Matthiessen, president of Riverkeeper, an independent environmental group, about the scope of the PCB dredging project and the expected economic and environmental benefits. Contact Riverkeeper by calling (914) 478-4501 or visit the group's website at www.riverkeeper.org
GM Bankruptcy: A History
The nation's largest manufacturer, General Motors, filed for bankruptcy on June 1, making it one of the biggest corporate failures in U.S. history. With $50 billion in financing from the government thus far, the company will continue to operate while reorganizing under Chapter 11 of the United States Bankruptcy Code, allowing the company to sell off its assets, restructure debt, close plants and terminate contracts.
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Interview with Frank Hammer, former president of United Auto Workers Local 909, conducted by Scott Harris  After filing for bankruptcy, GM announced it would close 14 more of its U.S. factories, layoff as many as 21,000 more employees and close 1,100 dealerships. The carmaker will emerge from its current crisis with less than 40,000 U.S. workers, a dramatic decline from the 395,000 employees that once worked for the automaker during the 1970s. Michigan, where GM is based, is particularly hard hit. After the restructuring, American taxpayers will own a 60 percent stake in the company and the United Auto Workers union health care fund will own a 17.5 percent share of GM. The rest will be divided among GM's bondholders and the Canadian and Ontario governments. As part of its mandated downsizing, GM's Hummer division will be sold to a Chinese company, and talks are underway with potential buyers for its Saturn brand. Between The Lines' Scott Harris spoke with retired autoworker and past UAW union local 909 president Frank Hammer, who talks about the pain and opportunities he sees in a General Motors bankruptcy, a company where he worked for 32 years. For more information on the organizing project of union autoworkers and their allies, visit the website: www.autoworkercaravan.org Related links:
Credits: Executive producer: Scott Harris Segment producers: Scott Harris, Melinda Tuhus Senior news editor: Bob Nixon Program narration: Denise Manzari News reader: Emily Santos-Poplawski Senior web editor/producer: Anna Manzo Web producer: Jeffrey P. Yates 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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