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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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U.S. Focus on Military Force Hinders Arrival of Haitian Quake Aid RealAudio
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Interview with Brian Concannon, director of the Institute for Justice and Democracy in Haiti, interview conducted by Scott Harris 
Blocked roads, inadequate infrastructure and concerns over security delayed the transport of food, water and emergency medical care to the hundreds of thousands of destitute citizens of Haiti's capital city and surrounding towns. President Obama has committed $100 million in aid and 10,000 U.S. troops to aid Haiti, while the U.N. approved sending 3,500 soldiers and police to bolster its force of over 9,000 already in the country. Reports of violence and looting in Haiti's earthquake-ravaged streets appear to have been exaggerated by media outlets that have provided 24-hour coverage of the disaster. Medical aid groups have complained that priority given to U.S. military aircraft landing at the Port-au-Prince airport has resulted in a 48-hour delay in the arrival of urgently needed doctors and supplies. Between The Lines' Scott Harris spoke with Brian Concannon, director of the Institute for Justice and Democracy in Haiti, who talks about the scope of the catastrophe, delays in the distribution of aid and the huge task of rebuilding the nation after the crisis. Visit the Institute for Justice and Democracy's website at www.haitijustice.org. Information on how to support the Haitian people during this crisis can be found on the website of the group Partners in Health at www.standwithhaiti.org Related Links:
After 30 Years, Architects of Death Penalty Guidelines Withdraw Their Support RealAudio
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Interview with Richard Dieter, executive director of the death Penalty Information Center, conducted by Melinda Tuhus 
In 1972, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the death penalty was carried out arbitrarily by states, was cruel and unusual punishment and therefore unconstitutional. At that point, the American Law Institute, made up of the nation's most respected lawyers, judges and legal scholars, developed guidelines to help determine which individuals convicted of murder should face the death penalty. They included consideration of aggravating circumstances, such as multiple victims, death of a police officer, and the victim's age. They also considered mitigating circumstances, such as the conditions under which the perpetrator was raised, abuse he or she may have suffered, and mental incompetence. The Supreme Court relied heavily on these guidelines in determining whether states could re-institute their death penalties beginning in 1976. Between The Lines' Melinda Tuhus spoke with Richard Dieter, executive director of the Death Penalty Information Center, about the Law Institute's withdrawal of support for its own capital punishment guidelines and what this could mean for efforts to abolish the death penalty in the U.S. ______________________________________________ See rush interview transcript. Sign up for Between The Lines Q&A interview transcripts. ______________________________________________ Contact the Death Penalty Information Center at (202) 289-2275 or visit their website at www.deathpenalty.org Related links:
Communities of Color Hardest Hit by Economic Crisis Don't Receive Needed Government Support RealAudio
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Interview with Brian Miller, executive director of United for a Fair Economy, conducted by Scott Harris  The U.S. December unemployment report determined that unemployment for African Americans and Latinos jumped to the highest annual rate seen in 27 years. United for a Fair Economy's seventh annual report, titled, "State of the Dream 2010: Drained - Jobless and Foreclosed in Communities of Color," concluded that the nation's economic recovery policies are not reaching those who need help the most. Although hundreds of billions of dollars in stimulus funds were distributed through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, the group determined that most job creation projects did not go to the communities hardest hit by unemployment and poverty. Between The Lines' Scott Harris spoke with Brian Miller, executive director of United for a Fair Economy, and one of five co-authors of the report. He discusses the conclusions of the "State of the Dream" report and recommendations made to allocate assistance to communities plagued by high unemployment and foreclosures, which he believes can assist in generating a ground-up recovery for the entire nation. Obtain a copy of the report "State of the Dream 2010: Drained - Jobless and Foreclosed in Communities of Color" by visiting the group's website at www.faireconomy.org or call them at (617) 423-2148.
Credits: Executive producer: Scott Harris Segment producers: Scott Harris, Melinda Tuhus Senior news editor: Bob Nixon Program narration: Denise Manzari News reader: Elaine Osowski 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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