Award-winning investigative journalist and founder/editor of ConsortiumNews.com, Robert Parry has passed away. His ground-breaking work uncovering Reagan-era dirty wars in Central America and many other illegal and immoral policies conducted by successive administrations and U.S. intelligence agencies, stands as an inspiration to all in journalists working in the public interest.
Robert had been a regular guest on our Between The Lines and Counterpoint radio shows -- and many other progressive outlets across the U.S. over four decades.
His penetrating analysis of U.S. foreign policy and international conflicts will be sorely missed, and not easily replaced. His son Nat Parry writes a tribute to his father: Robert Parry’s Legacy and the Future of Consortiumnews.
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For those who missed the event, or were there and really wanted to fully absorb its import, here it is in video
Jeremy Scahill keynote speech, part 1 from PROUDEYEMEDIA on Vimeo.
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"How Do We Build A Mass Movement to Reverse Runaway Inequality?" with Les Leopold, author of "Runaway Inequality: An Activist's Guide to Economic Justice,"May 22, 2016, John Jay College of Criminal Justice, The City University of New York, 860 11th Ave. (Between 58th and 59th), New York City. Between The Lines' Scott Harris and Richard Hill moderated this workshop. Listen to the audio/slideshows and more from this workshop.
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Listen to the full interview (30:33) with Jeremy Scahill, an award-winning investigative journalist with the Nation Magazine, correspondent for Democracy Now! and author of the bestselling book, "Blackwater: The Rise of the World's Most Powerful Mercenary Army," about America's outsourcing of its military. In an exclusive interview with Counterpoint's Scott Harris on Sept. 16, 2013, Scahill talks about his latest book, "Dirty Wars, The World is a Battlefield," also made into a documentary film under the same title, and was nominated Dec. 5, 2013 for an Academy Award in the Best Documentary Feature category.
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Interview with Rev. Peter Morales, president of the Unitarian Universalist Association, conducted by Scott Harris
Not long after St. Louis County prosecutor Robert McCulloch announced the decision of the Missouri grand jury not to indict Ferguson police officer Darren Wilson, who shot and killed unarmed African American teenager Michael Brown on Aug. 9, the streets of Ferguson exploded in anger and violence. After a dozen buildings were looted and set on fire, and more than 150 gun shots were heard, local police fired tear gas on protesters and arrested 82 in a night filled with chaos and rage. Since the grand jury announcement, mostly peaceful protest rallies have been held in more than a dozen cities across the U.S.
An attorney representing Michael Brown’s family, Benjamin Crump, responded to the grand jury decision by charging that the jury process itself was “broken.” Many attorneys and legal observers across the country echoed Crump’s criticism, noting that prosecutor McCulloch’s decision not to recommend any charges to members of the grand jury was highly unusual. McCulloch was also criticized for remarks blatantly attempting to discredit several witnesses during the grand jury announcement. A Justice Department investigation into the possible violation of Michael Brown’s civil rights – and the Ferguson Police Department’s alleged use of excessive force is ongoing.
In remarks in Chicago the day after the grand jury announcement and riots erupted in the streets of Ferguson, President Obama condemned the violence while pledging to redouble his efforts to find solutions to the distrust between law enforcement and minority communities. The president observed that "the problem is not just a Ferguson problem. It's an American problem." Obama has assigned Attorney General Eric Holder the task of leading regional discussions to address the root cause of the crisis in Ferguson. Between The Lines’ Scott Harris spoke with Rev. Peter Morales, president of the Unitarian Universalist Association. Here, he discusses the repercussions of the grand jury decision not to indict police officer Darren Wilson and the larger national issue of police violence in communities of color.
See the Unitarian Universalist Association president's statement following the grand jury decision not to indict Officer Darren Wilson.
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