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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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Coalition Fights Wall Street Effort to Weaken Financial Reform Legislation RealAudio
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Interview with Heather Booth, director of Americans for Financial Reform 
On Dec. 11, Democrats in the House passed a bill, without a single Republican vote, that would create a new federal agency to protect consumers by policing the practices of mortgage and credit card companies, establish new rules for the trading of derivatives and increase transparency of the credit-rating process. The legislation also authorizes an audit of the Federal Reserve and requires the nation's large banks to pay into a fund that would be used to break them up and sell them off if they go bankrupt. The Senate is now working on its own financial reform bill, with the possibility of attracting bi-partisan support. But some observers say the proposed new regulations don’t go far enough to prevent big banks and Wall Street from engaging in casino-like behavior that could cause another devastating economic collapse. Between The Lines' Scott Harris spoke with Heather Booth, a long time social justice organizer and director of Americans for Financial Reform, who talks about her group's campaign to demand Congress enact strict new rules to rein in the reckless conduct of U.S. banks and financial institutions. Contact Americans for Financial Reform at (202) 263-4533 or visit their website at www.ourfinancialsecurity.org Related Links:
Big Coal Wins as Obama's EPA Grants Permit for WV Mountaintop Removal Mine RealAudio
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Interview with Janet Keating, executive director of the Ohio Valley Environmental Coalition, conducted by Melinda Tuhus 
On Jan. 8, a panel of experts published a report in Science Magazine about the health and environmental impacts of mountaintop removal, the first such study ever undertaken. The report's 12 environmental scientists concluded that the evidence that mountaintop removal coal mining destroys streams and threatens human health is so strong that the government should stop granting new permits for it. Between The Lines' Melinda Tuhus spoke with Janet Keating, executive director of the Ohio Valley Environmental Coalition, one of the grassroots groups in West Virginia fighting to stop mountaintop removal mining -- which destroys mountains -- pollutes streams and spreads air contamination by blasting tons of rocks with millions of pounds of dynamite. She explains why her group condemns the EPA decision to grant the permit to the Hobet mine, and how opponents hope to end the destructive mining practice. ______________________________________________ See rush interview transcript. Sign up for Between The Lines Q&A interview transcripts. ______________________________________________ Contact Ohio Valley Environmental Coalition by calling (304) 522-0246 or visit their website at www.ohvec.org Related links:
Food Policy Councils Can Help Alleviate Growing Hunger in America RealAudio
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Interview with Annie Shattuck, policy analyst at Food First/Institute for Food and Development Policy, conducted by Scott Harris  The effect of the nation's economic crisis is clearly seen in the report's findings, connecting rising poverty and record levels of unemployment with people’s inability to feed themselves and their children. During his campaign for the presidency, Barack Obama pledged to end childhood hunger. Now with record levels of hunger, anti-poverty groups are pressing the White House to make good on that promise. During the past three decades, over 100 local food policy councils have been established across the U.S. These councils create community space for discussion of food issues and platforms for coordinated action addressing food supply, quality, pricing, production, distribution, and consumption. Between The Lines' Scott Harris spoke with Annie Shattuck, policy analyst with the group Food First, the Institute for Food and Development Policy. Shattuck, co-author of Food First's report, 'Food Policy Councils: Lessons Learned,' talks about the government's report on growing hunger in America and the role food councils could play in alleviating that hunger. The Food First report, 'Food Policy Councils: Lessons Learned,' can be read online at the group's website www.foodfirst.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: Richard Hill 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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