Award-winning Investigative Journalist Robert Parry (1949-2018)

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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The Resistance Starts Now!

Between The Lines' coverage and resource compilation of the Resistance Movement

"The man who predicted Trump presidential win now says Trump impeachment could happen," AM Joy with Joy Reid, MSNBC, Jan. 21, 2018
"Sketchy Kazakh money finds its way into Trump dealings," The Rachel Maddow Show, MSNBC, Jan. 15, 2018
"Red flags seen in many Trump real estate deals," The Rachel Maddow Show, MSNBC, Jan. 15, 2018
"Secret Money: How Trump Made Millions Selling Condos To Unknown Buyers," BuzzFeed, Jan. 12, 2018
"The Scandals of Donald Trump: Presidential Edition," The Atlantic, May 15, 2017
"Here's what we know so far about Team Trump's ties to Russian interests," Washington Post's ongoing compilation
"What Comey Was Investigating, Explained," The Moscow Project, Center for American Progress

"Donald Trump's Financial Ties to Russian Oligarchs and Mobsters Detailed In Explosive New Documentary from the Netherlands," Dutch TV documentary, Alternet.org, May 12, 2017
Ongoing compilation of Trump's creeping authoritarianism," MotherJones.com
Full resource list ...

SPECIAL REPORT: "The Resistance - Women's March 2018 - Hartford, Connecticut" Jan. 20, 2018

Selected speeches from the Women's March in Hartford, Connecticut 2018, recorded and produced by Scott Harris

SPECIAL REPORT: "No Fracking Waste in CT!" Jan. 14, 2018

Jen Siskind Jennifer Siskind, local coordinator for Food and Water Watch, describes the campaign to stop fracking waste in Connecticut, which so far has led to fracking waste bans in 34 towns around the state. Interviewed by Richard Hill on Mic Check, WPKN Radio, Bridgeport, CT

SPECIAL REPORT: "Resistance Round Table: The Unraveling Continues..." Jan. 13, 2018

Lindsay Kanaly The panel discusses Trump's long history of racism and the Republican voter suppression juggernaut confronting Democrats leading up to the 2018 elections. Special guest: Lindsay Kanaly, a lead organizer of the Women's Marches planned for Jan. 20, 2018. Panel: Scott Harris, Ruthanne Baumgartner and Richard Hill on Resistance Roundtable, WPKN Radio, Bridgeport, CT.

SPECIAL REPORT: "Capitalism to the ash heap?" Richard Wolff, Jan. 2, 2018

Richard Wolff, Economics professor Richard Wolff declares U.S. capitalism to be beyond repair and suggests the need for a radical alternative. Interviewed by Richard Hill

SPECIAL REPORT: Maryn McKenna, author of "Big Chicken", Dec. 7, 2017

Maryn McKenna, investigative journalist and author of Big Chicken, talks about the widespread use and dangers of antibiotics in commercial poultry, beef and fruit production. Interview by Bill Duesing, Richard Hill and Guy Beardsly on WPKN's Organic Farm Stand.

SPECIAL REPORT: Nina Turner's address, Working Families Party Awards Banquet, Dec. 14, 2017

Nina Turner, president of Our Revolution, talks about the fight ahead for progressives as she receives the Working Families Organization Award for Exceptional Leadership Towards Advancing Progress. The event was held in Meriden, CT. Produced by Richard Hill.

SPECIAL REPORT: Mic Check, Dec. 12, 2017

Working Families Party of CT talks strategy and issues for 2018.
Lindsay Farrell, executive director of the Working Families Party of Connecticut, discusses the state's electoral landscape and lays out the issues and strategies that could lead to progressive victories in 2018. Interviewed by Richard Hill.

SPECIAL REPORT: Resistance Roundtable, Dec. 9, 2017

Disturbing developments in the Trump/Republican Agenda
Focus on the tax bill, destruction of our public lands, North Korea and Trump's private CIA. Panel: Scott Harris, Ruthanne Baumgartner and Richard Hill. Special guest: Jo Macallero of Rise and Resist.

SPECIAL REPORT: On Tyranny - one year later, Nov. 28, 2017

Professor Timothy Snyder, author of the highly acclaimed resistance manual On Tyranny, discusses his book and offers a fresh assessment of the state of our beleaguered republic. Timothy Snyder, history professor at Yale, is introduced by Stanley Heller, administrator of Promoting Enduring Peace, a Connecticut-based organization that sponsored this event at the United Church Parish House in New Haven on Nov. 28. A brief interview with Snyder conducted by WPKN radio producer, Richard Hill, follows his talk.

SPECIAL REPORT: Mic Check, Nov. 12, 2017

Lynne Ide, director of program and policy with the Universal Health Care Foundation of Connecticut, talks about the current state of health care coverage in Connecticut. Interviewed by Richard Hill, WPKN radio producer

SPECIAL REPORT: Resistance Roundtable, Nov. 11, 2017

Focus on the Republican tax plan, the just-released autopsy on the Democratic Party, and Internet censorship by Google, Facebook and Youtube. Including an interview with Hilary Grant, a lead organizer with Action Together Connecticut, who discusses the local results of the recent election, with hosts Richard Hill, Scott Harris and Ruth Baumgartner WPKN producers

SPECIAL REPORT: Rainy Day Radio, Nov. 7, 2017

Two leaders from Redneck Revolt, an anti-racist, anti-capitalist movement, talk about their work organizing with white working class people in Suffolk County, New York. Interviewed by Richard Hill, WPKN radio producer

SPECIAL REPORT: Rainy Day Radio, Nov. 7, 2017

Bruce Gagnon, coordinator for the Global Network Against Weapons and Nuclear Power in Space, describes the extent of -- and motives underlying -- the vast US network of military bases around the globe. Interviewed by Richard Hill, WPKN radio producer

SPECIAL REPORT: Resisting U.S. JeJu Island military base in South Korea, Oct. 24, 2017

Joyakol, South Korean peace activist and singer, discusses the crisis on the Korean peninsula and focuses on the resistance to the U.S. huge military base being constructed on Jeju Island. The event was sponsored by the Greater New Haven Peace Council and this audio was recorded by Richard Hill, WPKN producer.
Joyakol discusses Americans' biggest misconceptions about the conflict between North and South Korea and the U.S., Interview by Richard Hill, WPKN producer.

SPECIAL REPORT: John Allen, Out in New Haven

John Allen, founding director of the New Haven Pride Center, Connecticut, talks about his new LGBTQ television show, Out in New Haven, which presents a range of political and cultural issues to the community. Interviewed by Richard Hill on WPKN's Rainy Day Tuesday, Jan. 2, 2018.

2017 Gandhi Peace Awards

Promoting Enduring Peace presented its Gandhi Peace Award jointly to renowned consumer advocate Ralph Nader and BDS founder Omar Barghouti on April 23, 2017.

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Between The Lines Presentation at the Left Forum 2016

"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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JEREMY SCAHILL: Oscar-nominated documentary filmmaker "Dirty Wars"

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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Posted Nov. 11, 2015 for week ending Nov. 20, 2015

"Now what we've seen what's in the text, the things that were ultimately negotiated are worse than we could have expected, it's only going to increase the amount of opposition to this deal."

– Jessa Boehner, international program associate with Public Citizen's Global Trade Watch, summarizing points of opposition to the recently released text of the Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade agreement

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Full Text of Trans-Pacific Partnership Reveals Free Trade Agreement That Promotes Corporate Rights Over Citizens' Rights

Interview with Jessa Boehner, international program associate with Public Citizen's Global Trade Watch, conducted by Scott Harris

On Nov. 5, the Obama administration released the full text of the proposed 12-nation Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade agreement. The controversial pact, which will cover trade rules integrating 40 percent of the world’s economy, must now be voted on by the U.S. Congress. With the release of the full text of the agreement, Congress now has 90 days to review the TPP before President Obama can ask for an up-or-down vote under the terms of Fast Track legislation approved in June. Story continues

The Danger of False Optimism in the Difficult Struggle Ahead Combatting Climate Change

Excerpt of talk by Tim DeChristopher, climate activist, recorded and produced by Melinda Tuhus

Climate activist Tim DeChristopher gained notoriety when he served almost two years in prison for a non-violent act of civil disobedience in 2008 by making false bids for gas and oil development leases. After his release from a federal prison, he enrolled at Harvard Divinity School, with the goal of becoming a Unitarian Universalist minister. He has now taken a year's leave of absence to co-found the Climate Disobedience Center, which aims to provide support to activists who risk serious consequences for engaging in direct action to combat the causes of climate change. DeChristopher was a keynote speaker at the third annual Climate Stewardship Summit held Nov. 5 in West Hartford, Connecticut, organized by the Interreligious Eco-Justice Network, the Connecticut affiliate of the faith-based national organization, Interfaith Power and Light. Story continues

Activist Group Exposes and Challenges Koch Brothers Funding of Colleges and Universities Nationwide

Interview with Kalin Jordan, co-founder of UnKochMyCampus.org, conducted by Scott Harris

One of the most active family-owned corporations opposing action on climate change in the U.S. are Kansas billionaires Charles and David Koch, owners of Koch Industries. The Kochs have given tens of millions of dollars to political candidates and groups that deny climate science, undermine policy solutions to the problem, and attack subsidies for clean energy competition while preserving billions of dollars in handouts to fossil fuel companies. The Koch brothers also generally promote a radical brand of free market capitalism that advocates large tax cuts for the wealthy, while cutting social safety net programs for poor and working families. Story continues

This week’s summary of under-reported news

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In a blow against the war on drugs, Mexico's Supreme Court ruled it is legal for individuals to grow or consume marijuana for personal use. While the case did not overturn Mexico's harsh drug laws, the ruling opened a path to eventual legalization of pot, in the nation which is the main exporter of marijuana to the U.S.("Mexico ruling on personal marijuana use for 4 hailed by legalization backers," Los Angeles Times, Nov. 4, 2015; "Court Ruling Could Pave Way For Marijuana Legalization In Mexico," The World Post, Nov. 4, 2015)
Voters in Maine reaffirmed their support for public financing of state elections, overcoming the opposition of Tea Party Governor Paul LePage and the Maine Chamber of Commerce. The Maine Clean Elections initiative will boost the amount of taxpayer funds given to qualified candidates in state elections -- and boost transparency of campaign spending. Maine's Clean Election system was first approved by voters in 1996 and proved popular with many candidates. Yet the U.S. Supreme Court's Citizens United decision and another in an Arizona case left Clean Election Act candidates vulnerable to big spending by privately funded opponents.("Maine Votes to Strengthen Clean Elections Laws," MPBN News, Nov. 4, 2015; "Advocates, businesses at odds over Maine clean elections law," Stamford Advocate, Nov. 1, 2015; "Maine, Seattle Pave Next Path For Campaign Finance Reform," Huffington Post, Nov. 4, 2015)
On the campaign trail Hillary Clinton is promoting reform of gun laws as a core election issue for Democrats. This is in contrast to 2008, reports the Guardian, when Clinton was largely silent on the issue of gun violence. The former Secretary of State ramped up her rhetoric on gun violence after the June massacre of nine parishioners at an African-American church by a white separatist in Charleston, South Carolina. ("Hillary Clinton pledges to make gun control a 'voting issue' for Democrats," The Guardian, Nov. 4, 2015; "Black Lives Matter protest interrupts Clinton speech on criminal justice," The Guardian, Oct 30, 2015)

Recent Shows

November

Week Ending Nov. 13, 2015

Charles Glass: New U.S. Ground Troops in Syrian Conflict Likely to Intensify Multi-sided Proxy War
Randi Spivak: 'Keep It in the Ground Campaign' Calls on Obama to Halt Public Land Leasing for Fossil Fuel Extraction
Richard D. Wolff: Bernie Sanders' Democratic Socialism an Opportunity to Critique the Excesses of Capitalism

Week Ending Nov. 6, 2015

Andrew Cockburn: New Documents Reveal U.S. Drone Program's Deadly Flaws
Mary Grant: Privatization of Public Water Resources Jeopardizes the Affordability and Quality of Water Supplies
John H. Cushman Jr.: Investigative Report Finds Exxon Knew Climate Change was Real, But Funded Deniers to Sow Confusion

October

Week Ending Oct. 30, 2015

Maya Katz and Sulaiman Khatib: Former Israeli & Palestinian Combatants Tour U.S. Promoting Peaceful Settlement of Decades-Long Conflict
Jessa Boehner: Coalition Campaigns to Defeat Transpacific Partnership Free Trade Agreement in Congress
Matthew Gardner: American Corporations Shelter $2.1 Trillion in Offshore Profits, Withholding $620 Billion in U.S. Tax Revenue

Week Ending Oct. 23, 2015

Miko Peled: Israeli War Hero's Son Challenges His Nation's Policies Toward Palestinians
Chuck Collins: Transition Movement Seeks to Build Community Resilience Amid Energy, Climate Change and Economic Crises
Frances Moore Lappé: New Mindset Needed to Effectively Protect Earth's Ecosystem

Week Ending Oct. 16, 2015

Chris Toensing: Assessing the Consequences of Russian Intervention in Syria’s Civil War
Marla Marcum: Climate Disobedience Center Provides Support to Activists Engaged in Direct Action
Miranda Blue: Report Links Operation Rescue and Group that Released Videos to Discredit Planned Parenthood

Week Ending Oct. 9, 2015

May Boeve: Activists Hoping the Pope's Climate Change Message Will Spur Action at UN Paris Summit
Gaboury Benoit: Concern Grows Over Health Hazards Linked with Recycled Tires Used in Playgrounds and Athletic Fields
Ralph Nader: New Tort Museum Celebrates Victories of Law Over Corporate Power

Week Ending Oct. 2, 2015

Chip Berlet: Support for Trump and Racism is Mainstream in Today's Republican Party
Jimmy Betts and Ellen Barfield: Climate Activists Fast to Protest Natural Gas Projects that Exacerbate Climate Change
Rena Steinzor: Critics Condemn Department of Justice's Deferred Prosecution of GM for Deadly Auto Defect

September

Week Ending Sept. 25, 2015

Phyllis Bennis: International Nuclear Agreement with Iran a Victory for Diplomacy Over War
Osprey Orielle Lake: Women Disproportionately Affected by Climate Change Offer Unique Solutions to Address Climate Crisis
Allan Nairn: Guatemalan President Resigns Amid Corruption Charges, Implicated in Mass Murder

Week Ending Sept. 18, 2015

Arun Gupta: Union-Backed 'Fight For $15' Campaign Marginalizes Larger Struggle for Worker Power
Scott Semple: Connecticut Moves Toward a More Humane Approach to Prison Management
Eve Spangler: Abiding by Human Rights Framework an Unexplored Path to Resolving Israeli-Palestinian Conflict

Week Ending Sept. 11, 2015

Ben Norton: Aided by Flawed Journalism, Iran Nuclear Deal Opponents Spread Disinformation
Jitu Brown: Parents, Teachers and Activists Engage in Hunger Strike to Save Dyett High School in Chicago
Norman Solomon: Activists Petition Presidential Candidate Bernie Sanders to Declare His Foreign Policy Platform

Week Ending Sept. 4, 2015

Mark Klein: AT&T's Unique Relationship with NSA Comes Under Scrutiny After Release of Snowden Documents
Jordon Flaherty: Many Poor and Black Residents Driven Out of New Orleans by Post-Katrina Recovery Policies
Carmen Watkins: 'Journey for Justice' March from Selma to Washington Mobilizes Activists Across Five Southern States

August

Week Ending Aug. 28, 2015

Matthew Hoh: As Military Situation in Afghanistan Deteriorates, U.S. Could be Drawn Back into Endless War
Cynthia Sartou: New Orleans Still Faces Enormous Challenges 10 Years After Katrina, 5 Years After the BP Oil Disaster
Eric Kingson: Social Security Disability Fund Shortfall Solution Becomes New GOP Hostage in Congressional Debate

Week Ending Aug. 21, 2015

Patty Lovera: House Passes Bill That Would Ban State Laws Mandating Labeling of GMO Foods
Jaydee Hanson: EPA Sued for its Conditional Approval of Nanotechnology Pesticide
Anthony Campbell: Psychological Health of Police Officers a Critical Factor in Ethical Law Enforcement

Week Ending Aug. 14, 2015

Daphne Wysham: Opposition to Arctic Oil Drilling Provokes Civil Disobedience Actions Targeting Shell Icebreaker in Portland
Anne Kelly: President’s Clean Power Plan Attracts Business Support
Vijay Das: On Medicare's 50th Anniversary, Bills in Congress Would Expand Medicare to All Citizens

Week Ending Aug. 7, 2015

Paul Kawika Martin: Will Congressional Rejection of the Iran Nuclear Agreement Lead to War?
Ralph Nader: Ralph Nader Assesses Opportunities for Building Progressive Movement in 2016 Presidential Campaign
Luz Catarineau and Mark Colville: New Haven’s Amistad Catholic Worker House Celebrates 20 Years of Social Justice Activism

July

Week Ending July 31, 2015

Jamal Abdi: U.S. Peace Movement Must Mobilize to Prevent Congress from Killing the Iran Nuclear Accord
Stephen F. Cohen: U.S., Russian Military Escalation in Ukraine Could Lead to Dangerous Unintended Consequences
Wendsler Nosie: Apache Tribal Activists Fight to Reverse Land Grab of Sacred Arizona Site

Week Ending July 24, 2015

Mark Weisbrot: Tentative EU-Greece Bailout Deal Inflicts More Painful Austerity, But Will Fail Without Debt Relief
Dustin White: Supreme Court Ruling Against EPA in Mercury Pollution Case Not a Victory for Coal Industry
Mark Potok: Congress Needs to Investigate Threat of Domestic Terrorism Posed by White Supremacist Hate Groups

Week Ending July 17, 2015

James S. Henry: Greeks Say No to More EU Austerity, Yes to Dignity
Raleigh Hoke: Despite $18.7 Billion BP Gulf Oil Spill Settlement, Concerns Remain How Money will be Spent
Wayne Smith: Former U.S. Diplomat Celebrates Normalization of U.S.-Cuba Relations

Week Ending July 10, 2015

John Mearsheimer: U.S. Deployment of Heavy Military Equipment to the Baltics and Eastern Europe Escalates Tension with Russia
Rabbi Mordechai Liebling: The Pope’s Climate Change Encyclical Inspires Action Among Religious Communities
Nick Nyhart: As Congress Blocks Restoration of Voting Rights Act, GOP-Governed States Continue to Enact Voter Suppression Laws

Week Ending July 3, 2015

Graylan Hagler: Charleston Massacre Provokes Long Overdue National Debate Confronting Racist Ideology
Gretchen Borchelt: Current Legal Battle to Keep Texas Abortion Clinics Open Could Effect Change Across the U.S.
Jim Dean: Progressive PAC Threatens "Free Trade Democrats" with Primary Challenges

June

Week Ending June 26, 2015

Sarah Anderson: Free Trade Opponents Claim Victory in Defeating Fast Track, But Critical Battles Still Lie Ahead
Kimberly Hart, New Haven Mayor Toni Harp, and Dominique Dickey: Rally in New Haven Challenges Yale, Private Sector and City to Create Living Wage Jobs
Kshama Sawant: Seattle's Passage of $15 Minimum Wage Inspires Similar Campaigns Nationwide

Week Ending June 19, 2015

Sue Udry: Civil Liberties Advocates Say USA Freedom Act Falls Short on Reforming NSA Dragnet Surveillance
Susan Rubin: Opponents Rally to Stop Expansion of Gas Pipeline Near Troubled Indian Point Nuclear Power Plant
Jennifer Clark: GOP Voter Suppression Laws Challenged Ahead of 2016 Presidential Election

Week Ending June 12, 2015

Medea Benjamin: Women's Walk for Peace Across Demilitarized Zone Advocates Peace Treaty Between North and South Korea
Sydney Grange: Protesters Demand Federal Energy Commission Stop Rubber-Stamping Gas Industry Projects
Jean Ross: Presidential Candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders Champions Robin Hood Tax on Wall Street

Week Ending June 5, 2015

Adam Johnson: U.S. Media Buries the Lead in Special Forces Assault Inside Syria
Rebecca Craven: Wisconsin Dane County Zoning Board Demands Spill Insurance for Proposed Tar Sands Pipeline
Peter Jenkins: Environmentalists Say White House Pollinator Health Task Force Protections Fall Short

May

Week Ending May 29, 2015

Kevin Zeese: Opponents Say Trans-Pacific Partnership Free Trade Deal Will Impose Defacto Corporate Governance
Costas Panayotakis: Eurozone Fears Spread of Resistance If Greece Wins Concessions on Austerity
Ardeth Platte: Antiwar Protesters' Conviction for Sabotage at U.S. Nuclear Facility Overturned

Week Ending May 22, 2015

Shahid Buttar: In Landmark Ruling, Federal Appeals Court Finds NSA Bulk Collection of Americans' Phone Data Illegal
Amanda Starbuck: Rainforest Action Network Campaign Pushes Bank of America to End Financing of Coal
Russ Choma: One Percent of the One Percent Dominates Funding of U.S. Electoral Politics

Week Ending May 15, 2015

Brad Braxton: Seeds of Change Found in the Ashes of Baltimore's Uprising
Nicole Fortier: New Book Chronicles Growing Consensus Advocating U.S. Criminal Justice System Reform
Greg Guma: Will Sanders' Run for the White House Help Build a National Progressive Movement Beyond '16 Campaign?

Week Ending May 8, 2015

Chris Toensing: Saudi Airstrikes and Blockade Exacerbate Yemen’s Humanitarian Crisis
Sophia Cope: As Patriot Act Section 215 Expires, Campaign Pushes for Reform of Dragnet Government Surveillance
Jen Siskind: Environmental Groups Protest New England Governors' Plan to Invest Billions in Natural Gas

Week Ending May 1, 2015

Sarah Jaffe: Low-Wage Workers Organize Largest Nationwide Protest to Push for $15 Minimum Wage
Wilma Subra: On Fifth Anniversary of Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill, Not All Is Well in the Gulf
Isaiah Poole: 'Populism 2015' Conference Crafts Progressive Agenda to Influence 2016 Presidential Election Debate

April

Week Ending April 24, 2015

Matthew Fogg: Culture of Impunity a Toxic Element Contributing to Police Violence
Chelsea Watson, Maya Jenkins and Phoebe Chatfield: Yale Climate Activists Launch Direct Action Protests to Press for Fossil Fuel Divestment
Matthew Gardner: Deep Tax Cuts for Corporations and the Rich Create Unfair Tax System for Poor and Working Families

Week Ending April 17, 2015

Paul Kawika Martin: GOP and Iranian Hardliners Aim to Kill International Iran Nuclear Deal
Steve Berg: Programs to Eliminate Homelessness Within Reach, But Require Funding
Aquene Freechild: Citizen Groups Urge President to Issue Executive Order Mandating Federal Contractors Disclose Political Spending

Week Ending April 10, 2015

Patrick Woodall: Leaked Secret TPP Chapter Reveals Corporate Rights that Undermine Democracy
Cassady Sharp: Broad Coalition of Environmental Groups Working to Stop Oil Drilling in the Arctic
George Woodliff-Stanley and Sarah Dobbs: Swarthmore Students' Fossil Fuel Divestment Sit-In Inspires Climate Activists Nationwide

Week Ending April 3, 2015

Josh Ruebner: Israel's Election Outcome Confirms Death of 2-State Solution, Demands New U.S. Middle East Policy
Lindsay Koshgarian: Republicans and White House Push for Major Increases in Military Spending in 2016 Budget
Dave Johnson: The Congressional Progressive Caucus' 'People's Budget' Takes on the Issue of Income Inequality

March

Week Ending March 27, 2015

Jim Lobe: Neocon Campaign to Derail Iran Nuclear Talks Increases Likelihood of War
Lizz Brown: Department of Justice Report on Pervasive Racism in Ferguson Police and Courts Provokes Calls for Accountability
Donald Cohen: Privatizing Prisons: A Bad Deal for Inmates and Society