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'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 "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, Nov.-December 2001 |
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Interview with Farrah Hassen, research fellow at the Institute for Policy Studies 
On Jan. 4, 88 professors at Tehran University risked arrest to sign a letter demanding that the country's supreme religious leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei stop police from using violent tactics against protesters, saying it was a sign of the government's weakness. The regime repeatedly claims that opposition groups are being manipulated by foreign governments intent on overthrowing Iran's Islamic Republic. Despite the violence, massive arrests, a crackdown on opposition media outlets and attempts to censor the Internet and phone text messaging, the Iranian protest movement appears to be holding its own, if not gaining strength. But in its confrontation with Iran over its nuclear program, the Obama administration is now threatening to impose sanctions that could blow back against the opposition. Between The Lines' Scott Harris spoke with Farrah Hassen, a research fellow at the Institute for Policy Studies, who discusses the resilience of Iranian opposition activists and the danger posed to the movement by international sanctions. Contact the Institute for Policy Studies by calling 202-234-9382 or visit their website at www.ips-dc.org Related Links:
U.S. Drones Make More Enemies Than They Kill RealAudio
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Excerpt of talk by Bruce Gagnon, founder and coordinator of the Global Network Against Weapons and Nuclear Power in Space, recorded and produced by Melinda Tuhus 
One of the organizations that has been focusing on this issue is the Global Network Against Weapons and Nuclear Power in Space. The group is organizing a protest against drone attacks at CIA headquarters in Langley, Va. on Jan. 16. The network's founder and coordinator, Bruce Gagnon, recently gave the keynote address at the annual meeting of the group Promoting Enduring Peace in New Haven, Conn. What follows is an excerpt of that talk, in which Gagnon explains how drones are programmed from U.S. bases using space technology and why he believes that use of drones may prolong, not shorten, the wars being fought in Afghanistan and Pakistan. Bruce Gagnon is author of the book, "Come Together Right Now: Organizing Stories from a Fading Empire." Contact the Global Network Against Weapons and Nuclear Power in Space at (207) 443-9502 or visit their website at www.space4peace.org McCarthyism Revived in Today's Right-Wing Lies and Smears RealAudio
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Interview with Peter Montgomery, senior fellow with People for the American Way, conducted by Scott Harris  Today there's an echo of McCarthyism in the conservative "tea party" protesters and other right-wing activists whose signs and shouts at town hall meetings and rallies label President Obama and his supporters as communists, traitors and describe health care reform legislation as a plot to launch another holocaust. Right-wing media commentators like Glen Beck, Bill O'Reilly and Rush Limbaugh serve as an echo chamber repeating these attacks and discredited conspiracy theories. In a new report titled, "Rise of the New McCarthyism: How Right Wing Extremists Try to Paralyze Government Through Ideological Smears and Baseless Attacks," author Peter Montgomery examines the parallels between the McCarthy era and today's conservative political tactics. Between The Lines' Scott Harris spoke with Montgomery, a senior fellow with the group People for the American Way, who talks about the danger he sees in organized right-wing attacks against intellectual elites, liberal media and gays, while appealing to nativist and racist sentiment. ______________________________________________ See rush interview transcript. Sign up for Between The Lines Q&A interview transcripts. ______________________________________________ Peter Montgomery's report, "Rise of the New McCarthyism," can be found online at www.pfaw.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: Liz Becker Senior web editor/producer: Anna Manzo Web producer: Jeffrey P. Yates Web consultant: Gary Trujillo Newswire editors: 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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