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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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Obama's Speech to the Muslim World: Separating the Substance from the Rhetoric RealAudio
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Interview with Sam Husseini, communications director the Institute for Public Accuracy, conducted by Scott Harris  In his speech, the president noted there had been years of distrust, and called for a "new beginning"and an effort to seek common ground. He criticized the U.S. invasion and occupation of Iraq as a "war of choice," and said the U.S. sought no permanent military bases there or in Afghanistan. The president declared that the U.S. bond with Israel was unbreakable, but described the Palestinians' plight as "intolerable." While calling for Palestinians to abandon violence, Obama also said there can be no progress towards peace without a halt to Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank. In reference to the international pressure on Iran not to develop nuclear weapons, President Obama spoke out against a nuclear arms race in the Middle East, but failed to concede Israel's widely acknowledged possession of a nuclear arsenal. Between The Lines' Scott Harris spoke with Sam Husseini, communications director with the Institute for Public Accuracy who assesses the Obama speech, separating the rhetoric from a commitment for substantive changes in U.S. foreign policy. Contact the Institute for Public Accuracy at (415) 552-5378 or visit their website at www.accuracy.org
Abortion in the Spotlight After Murder In the last week of May, two events occurred that could have a profound impact on the issue of abortion in the U.S. On May 26, President Obama nominated appellate court judge Sonia Sotomayor to fill the upcoming vacancy on the U.S. Supreme Court. The court is currently divided 5 to 4 in favor of abortion rights, with the departing Justice David Souter in the majority. Sotomayor has never ruled directly on the issue, but she did rule on the "global gag rule," first instituted in 1984, which prohibits organizations outside the U.S. that receive federal funds for family planning from providing abortion services or even mentioning the option of abortion.
of Dr. George Tiller and Supreme Court Nomination of Sotomayor RealAudio
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Interview with Janet Krepps, deputy director Center for Reproductive Rights, conducted by Melinda Tuhus 
Then on May 31, late-term abortion provider Dr. George Tiller was murdered while at church in Wichita, Kansas, in the tragic final act of 20 years of harassment by anti-abortion forces. Dr. Tiller was a victim of a previous assassination attempt and had his clinic bombed. His Wichita, Kansas clinic will now be permanently closed. Between The Lines' Melinda Tuhus spoke with Janet Krepps, deputy director of the Center for Reproductive Rights, about the timing of Dr. Tiller's murder and what her group hopes to learn about Judge Sotomayor's position regarding Roe v. Wade, which guarantees a woman's right to abortion. Contact the Center for Reproductive Rights' New York office at (917) 637-3600 or visit their website at www.reproductiverights.org.
Campaign Moves to Disbar
As the first terrorist suspect held at the U.S. detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba was transferred to New York City to stand trial in federal court, new revelations were published about the role former Vice President Cheney played in authorizing the torture of American-held prisoners. According to a report published in the Washington Post, Cheney personally oversaw at least four briefings with senior members of Congress where he defended the Bush administration's harsh interrogation program used against detainees at Guantanamo and elsewhere. The former vice president's direct role in defending the harsh interrogation had not previously been documented.
Former Bush Administration Lawyers who Authorized Torture RealAudio
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Interview with Kevin Zeese, executive director of Voters for Peace, conducted by Scott Harris  Against this backdrop, a campaign is now underway to hold former Bush administration lawyers accountable for their role in authorizing torture. A broad coalition made up of 200 organizations filed complaints with state licensing boards on May 18 seeking disciplinary action and disbarment of 12 attorneys who had advocated torture through the development of legal memos contravening U.S. law and international treaties banning torture. The 12 lawyers targeted are: John Yoo, Jay Bybee, Stephen Bradbury, Alberto Gonzales, John Ashcroft, Michael Chertoff, Alice Fisher, William Haynes II, Douglas Feith, Michael Mukasey, Timothy Flanigan and David Addington. Between The Lines' Scott Harris spoke with Kevin Zeese, executive director of www.votersforpeace.us and attorney who signed the complaints against the 12 former Bush lawyers. He discusses the goals of the campaign to hold accountable all government officials that authorized torture of U.S.-held detainees. For more information on the campaign to disbar Bush administration attorneys who authorized torture visit the coalition's website at www.disbartorturelawyers.com
Credits: Executive producer: Scott Harris Segment producers: Scott Harris, Melinda Tuhus Senior news editor: Bob Nixon Program narration: Denise Manzari News reader: Richard Hill 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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