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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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Honduras Coup: Reaction to President Zelaya's Social Justice Agenda RealAudio
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Interview with Laura Carlsen, director of the Center for International Policy's Americas Program, based in Mexico City, conducted by Scott Harris  Nations around the world including the United States condemned the coup, with the Organization of American States initiating negotiations to restore Zelaya to power. When their efforts failed, OAS members voted unanimously to suspend Honduras from the hemispheric organization, which now faces trade sanctions and the loss of loans and aid. On July 5, Zelaya's attempt to fly back to Honduras was thwarted by the military when they blocked the runway at the Tegucigalpa airport. Soldiers prevented thousands of pro-Zelaya's protesters from entering the airport and shot into the crowd, killing at least one activist and injuring dozens. Zelaya's supporters vowed to ratchet up their protests with strikes and by blockading the nation's main highways. Between The Lines' Scott Harris spoke with Laura Carlson, director of the Center for International Policy's America's Program based in Mexico City, who examines the events which led to the coup and what role, if any, Washington played in the ouster of President Zelaya. Contact the Center by calling (202) 232-3317 or visit their website at www.americasprogram.org
U.S. Withdrawal from Iraq Cities When U.S. combat troops pulled out of Iraq's cities and towns on June 30, as stipulated in the Status of Forces agreement signed by former President George Bush and Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki in November 2008, many Iraqi citizens celebrated the milestone in the streets. But about 130,000 American soldiers remain in the country, with the timeline for their complete withdrawal set for the end of 2011. Another 132,000 military contractors, 36,000 of whom are American citizens, also remain deployed across Iraq.
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Interview with Raed Jarrar, consultant to the American Friends Service Committee's Iraq Program, conducted by Scott Harris 
According to recent public opinion polls published in the Brookings Institution's Iraq Index, 73 percent of Iraqis oppose the presence of coalition forces. If voters reject the Status of Forces timetable for withdrawal in a scheduled national referendum set for July 30, U.S. troops could be forced to leave Iraq more quickly. Iraqi opposition and insurgent groups, including The Association of Muslim Scholars, a Sunni clerical organization, and Shiite cleric Moktada al-Sadr marked the June 30 pullback of U.S. forces by urging their followers to continue fighting the American military until it had left the country completely and to refrain from launching attacks on fellow Iraqis. Between The Lines' Scott Harris spoke with Iraqi political analyst Raed Jarrar, a consultant to the American Friends Service Committee's Iraq Program. He discusses the significance of the June 30 pullback of U.S. combat troops out of Iraq's cities and the negative fallout from Vice President Joe Biden's recent visit to Baghdad. Read more about the American Friends Service Committee's Wage Peace Campaign at their website: www.countdowntowithdrawal.org Related links:
Supreme Court Ruling in New Haven
On June 29, the Supreme Court announced a 5 to 4 decision in the Ricci v. DeStefano case, in which 20 New Haven, Conn., firefighters -- 19 white and one Latino -- sued the city, claiming racial discrimination. The city had declined to certify promotion tests given in 2003 in which no African American and only two Latino firefighters scored high enough to be promoted. The suit was filed in 2004, and since the city had thrown out the tests, no one has been promoted for the past five years. Although the percentages of whites, blacks and Hispanics in the department at that time did not differ too much from the racial makeup of the city as a whole, whites were somewhat over-represented, and much more so in leadership positions. Eighteen of the department's 21 captains were white.
Reverse Discrimination Case May Erode Civil Rights Act RealAudio
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Interview with Victor Bolden, corporation counsel for the city of New Haven, conducted by Melinda Tuhus  Decisions in the district and appellate courts supported the city's position that the test results were discriminatory on their face, and certifying them would be a violation of Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act. But the Supreme Court reversed those rulings, stating the city's fear of a lawsuit by black firefighters was not a good enough reason to deny promotions to the firefighters who scored well. Now the case goes back to the district court, where most observers expect the judge to order the city's civil service commission to certify the 2003 exam results. Between The Lines' Melinda Tuhus spoke with Victor Bolden, the City of New Haven's corporation counsel, whose job it was to defend the city's handling of the exam results. Bolden explains how it came to be that the city had to give so much weight to a written exam, and what impact this Supreme Court decision could have on future discrimination cases. For more information and analysis on the case, visit www.scotusblog.com 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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