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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 Sarah Spencer, director of the International Rescue Committee projects in Eastern Congo, conducted by Melinda Tuhus 
In the city of Bukavu, in South Kivu Province, the International Rescue Committee, or IRC, has been working with local organizations for 35 years to protect women from gender violence. This is the city that Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton visited recently to promote women's development and condemn violence against women. Between The Lines' Melinda Tuhus spoke with Sarah Spencer, reached by phone at her office in the IRC compound in Bukavu, where she directs the IRC's programs in eastern Congo and has been based for the past two years. Spencer discusses the dangers women face in Congo and the grassroots programs that have been developed to protect and empower them. _______________________________________________ See rush interview transcript. Sign up for Between The Lines Q&A interview transcripts. ______________________________________________ Contact the International Rescue Committee at (212) 551-3000 or visit their website at www.theirc.org Related Links:
Court Orders Obama Administration to Disclose Names of Telecom Lobbyists RealAudio
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Interview with Rebecca Jeschke, media relations director, Electronic Frontier Foundation, conducted by Scott Harris 
Over the last several years , the Electronic Frontier Foundation, under the Freedom of Information Act, has been seeking the release of the identities of lobbyists working on behalf of telecommunications companies that pressured various government agencies and Congress to grant their clients immunity. On Feb. 9, a federal appeals court in San Francisco gave a boost to the lawsuit when it rejected the Obama administration's claim of "lobbyist privacy" to hide the identities of telecomm industry lobbyists. In his ruling, Judge Michael Daly Hawkins said, "There is a clear public interest in public knowledge of the methods through which well-connected corporate lobbyists wield their influence." Between The Lines' Scott Harris spoke with Rebecca Jeschke, media relations director with the Electronic Frontier Foundation, who explains why her group is demanding information on telecomm lobbyists and the current status of government spying on U.S. citizens. Contact the Electronic Frontier Foundation by calling (415) 436-9333 or visit their website at www.eff.org Related links:
Oath Keepers Revive Right-Wing Militia Movement RealAudio
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Interview with Justine Sharrock, journalist and author of the Mother Jones article, "Age of Treason," conducted by Scott Harris  Into this highly charged environment a new group emerged in early 2009, the Oath Keepers, founded by Yale-trained lawyer and former Ron Paul staffer Stewart Rhodes. Oath Keepers describes itself as a nonpartisan group of active-duty and retired military and law enforcement personnel who pledge to disobey orders they believe are unconstitutional, including the imposition of martial law and "the blockade of American cities, thus turning them into giant concentration camps." Although the group espouses non-violence and claims not to be promoting the overthrow of the government, some of the group's members assert they are willing to take up arms against the federal government, which many believe is their sworn enemy. Since arriving on the scene, Oath Keepers have been promoted by many prominent right-wing media pundits. Between The Lines' Scott Harris spoke with Justine Sharrock, author of the cover story in the March/April edition of Mother Jones magazine titled, "Age of Treason." Here, Sharrock describes her investigation into the Oath Keepers, profiling their members' beliefs and motivation, as well as the potential for violence she sees in this new, so-called "patriot" group, with roots in the militia movement of the 1990s. Read the article online at www.motherjones.com Related links:
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