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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This Week on Between The Lines

Posted July 6, 2016 for week ending July 15, 2016

"This is as clear a case of pay-to-play, quid pro quo corruption as you could find, and yet they managed to weasel out of this. It's clear we can't rely on federal laws any longer to protect and preserve our democracy."

– Scott Swenson, vice president for Communications with Common Cause, on the Supreme Court ruling that overturned former Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell's graft corruption conviction

Listen to the entire program using these links, or to individual interviews via the links appearing prior to each segment description below.

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Does Supreme Court's Overturning Former Virginia Gov. McDonnell Graft Conviction Decriminalize Corruption?

Interview with Scott Swenson, vice president for Communications with Common Cause, conducted by Scott Harris

In a unanimous decision handed down on June 27, the U.S. Supreme Court overturned the corruption conviction of former Virginia Gov. Robert F. McDonnell. In September 2014, a jury unanimously convicted Gov. McDonnell and his wife Maureen of public corruption, finding that the couple had used the governor’s office to assist Jonnie R. Williams Sr., a wealthy dietary supplement company executive, advance his business interests. In exchange, Williams gave the McDonnells $177,000 in loans and gifts including a Rolex watch, vacations, partial payments for a daughter’s wedding reception and $20,000 in designer clothing and accessories. Story continues

Probe Sought Into Government Suppression of Link Between Water Contamination and Fracking

Interview with Joshua Pribanic, executive editor of the Public Herald, conducted by Melinda Tuhus

$fracking$

For the past decade, Pennsylvania has been “ground zero” for fracking, the industrial fossil fuel extraction process that requires a million gallons of water, sand and hundreds of unknown chemicals for each gas well that is drilled. Families living near such wells have been complaining that fracking has contaminated their drinking water, but in most cases they haven't been able to prove it. Story continues

Flawed Oversight Board Formed to Address Puerto Rico's Debt Crisis Defended as Only Alternative

Interview with Andrew Hanauer, campaigns director for Jubilee USA Network, conducted by Scott Harris

After months of Congressional inaction on Puerto Rico’s looming debt crisis, President Barack Obama signed into law the Puerto Rico Oversight, Management and Economic Stability Act, known by its acronym, PROMESA, or “Promise” in Spanish. The new oversight board was authorized on June 30th, just before a July 1st deadline for the island’s government to make a $2 billion payment to creditors that Puerto Rico’s Governor Alejandro Garcia Padilla say they cannot pay. The island defaulted on an earlier payment in May. Although Puerto Rico is a U.S. territory, because it is not a state, the island is not allowed to restructure its daunting $72 billion debt under Chapter 9 the way bankrupt cities like Detroit have done. Story continues

This week’s summary of under-reported news

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Massive budget cuts in Brazil have grounded police helicopters and parked police cars as local governments are conserving cash on the eve of the August Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.("'Welcome to Hell': Rio Police Protest Financial Disaster Ahead of Olympics," The Guardian, June 28, 2016; "Rio de Janeiro Governor Declares State of Financial Emergency Ahead of Olympics," The Guardian, June 17, 2016)
On July 1st, Vermont became the first state in the nation to require the labeling of genetically modified foods or GMOs. It is the culmination of years of organizing by food activists in the face of resistance from giant food corporations over what is disclosed on a food label. Many critics of GMOs say genetically engineered foods are neither regulated nor safe, and can harm human health in ways that scientists don't yet fully understand.("GMO Labels: The Great American Food Fight," Christian Science Monitor, June 25, 2016; "VT Retailers Say Gmo Label Law Unclear," Burlington Free Press, July 1, 2016)
Hours after US Attorney General Loretta Lynch announced a civil rights investigation into the Chicago Police Dept., Chicago Fraternal Order of Police President Dean Angelo flew to Washington DC to meet with officials at the US Dept. of Justice. The city had recently released a dash cam video of officer Jason Van Dyke killing 17-year-old Laquan McDonald. Graphic footage showed the officer firing a hail of bullets at the black teen as he walked away. In the wake of McDonald's death, the union has faced growing public scrutiny over its alleged role in shielding his killer. Officer van Dyke, who killed McDonald, faced 20 civilian complaints over a decade, including accusations of using excessive force.("How Union Contracts Shield Police Departments from DOJ Reforms," In These Times, June 21, 2016)

Recent Shows

July

Week Ending July 8, 2016

Nina Eichacker: EU Austerity Policies and Dim Economic Prospects Provoked UK's Brexit Vote
Mario A. Murillo: Colombia and FARC Guerrillas Reach Agreement on Bilateral Cease-Fire
Joe Foran: Deadlocked Supreme Court Effectively Kills Obama Deportation Deferral Program

Week Ending July 1, 2016

Ladd Everitt: After Orlando, Congress Once Again Fails to Pass Measures to Reduce Gun Violence
Sarah Warbelow: Orlando Massacre the Latest in Hate Crimes Epidemic Targeting America's LGBTQ Community
Dixon Osburn: U.S. Civil Case Pursues Justice in 1973 Murder of Chilean Singer Victor Jara

June

Week Ending June 24, 2016

Stacey Hopkins: Sanders Campaign Offshoot, "Brand New Congress," Continues Political Revolution
Rachel Curley: #WeThePeople Democracy Reform Bills Target Big Money in U.S. Politics
Art Tanderup: Bold Nebraska Activists Share Tactics Which Helped Defeat Keystone XL Pipeline

Week Ending June 17, 2016

Mark Weisbrot: Latin American Left Suffers Political, Economic Setbacks, But Remains a Potent Force
Robert Howarth: Rising Levels of Methane Feed Menace of Climate Change
Irene Aguilar: Colorado Voters Could Enact Nation's First Single-Payer Health Care System this November

Week Ending June 10, 2016

Philip Weiss: Israel's Appointment of Extremist Defense Minister Triggers Alarm Around the World
Kim Fraczek: Winning Campaign by New York Anti-Pipeline Activists Could Serve as a Model Across the U.S.
Charles Lenchner: What's Next for the Movement Behind Bernie Sanders?

Week Ending June 3, 2016

Paul Kawika Martin: As Obama Makes Historic Visit to Hiroshima, Scholars Urge Action to Abolish Nuclear Weapons
Becky Meier: Activists Defeat Gas Pipeline Projects, Work to Recruit NIMBY Neighbors to Climate Fight
Tariq Ali: Growing Worldwide Movement Resists Rising Economic Inequality and Austerity

May

Week Ending May 27, 2016

Maria Luisa Mendonca: Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff Suspended as Corrupt Conservative Parties Win Impeachment Vote
Panagioti Tsolkas: Prison Ecology Project Joins the Issues of Environmental Justice and Prisoner Rights
Ralph Nader: Ralph Nader Sponsors Four Days of Civic Mobilization at "Breaking Through Power Conference"

Week Ending May 20, 2016

Ian Haney López: Is Trump's Blatant Racism an Opportunity to Build Class Solidarity?
Maxine McCleary: Philadelphia Residents Protest Proposed Expansion of Fossil Fuel Refinery in Poor Neighborhood
Alberto Saldamando: With Rising Human Rights Violations in Honduras, Activists Demand Suspension of U.S. Military Aid

Week Ending May 13, 2016

Adam Gitlin: New Voter Suppression Laws in 17 States Will Have Major Impact on 2016 Election
Mohamad Hafez: Syrian-born Architect Responds to His Nation's Bloody War Through Art
Jesse Myerson: Sanders Supporters Initiate Discussions to Transform Campaign into Progressive Movement

Week Ending May 6, 2016

Sheila Carapico: Questions on 9/11 and Dismal Human Rights Record Cast Shadow on U.S.-Saudi Relationship
James Hansen: Climate Scientist Promotes Carbon Fee and Dividend System to Reduce Burning of Fossil Fuels
Antonia Juhasz: Six Years After BP Oil Spill Disaster, Public Opinion Turns Against Dangerous Deep Water Oil Drilling

April

Week Ending April 29, 2016

Carl Takei: ACLU Sues for Bureau of Prisons Documents on Approval of CIA Torture Site
Arabelle Schoenberg: In a Symbolic Step, Yale Partially Divests from Fossil Fuels
Sonali Kolhatkar: French 'Stay Up All Night' Movement Gathers Momentum to Challenge Economic Status Quo

Week Ending April 22, 2016

James S. Henry: Panama Papers Reveal How the World's Rich and Powerful Hide Their Wealth
James Hansen: Climate Change is Worse Than You Thought
Margrete Strand Rangnes: Democracy Awakening Actions Demand Reforms to Rein in Big Money's Influence in U.S. Politics

Week Ending April 15, 2016

Ted Snider: Brazilian Corruption Crisis or Attempted Coup d'etat?
Tyson Slocum: Community Solar Programs Can Deliver Cheap Renewable Energy to All Income Groups
Harvey Wasserman: With Voter Suppression and Unverifiable Electronic Voting, 2016 Election Results Vulnerable to Theft

Week Ending April 8, 2016

Mel Goodman: GOP Candidates Trump, Cruz Follow ISIS Script By Stoking Hate and Fear Against Muslims
Mary Grant: Lead Poisoning Crisis in Flint Provokes Call for Federal Investment in Nation’s Public Water Infrastructure
Peter Kornbluh: After Thaw in U.S. Relations, Cubans Pursue Slow but Steady Pace of Change

Week Ending April 1, 2016

John Nichols: Ratings and Profit 'Trump' Journalism, As Big Media Gives 'The Donald' Billions in Free Airtime
Christopher Vials: Scholar: 'Donald Trump is Part of the Dark U.S. Fascist Tradition'
Josh Fox: New Documentary Film on Climate Change Supports Communities Combatting Fossil Fuel Expansion

March

Week Ending March 25, 2016

Melinda St. Louis: Primary Election Results Reflect Opposition to Free Trade, Challenging Elite Bipartisan Consensus
Robert Pollin: Study Finds Green Economy Produces Three Times More Jobs Than Fossil Fuel Industry
Tim Judson: Five Years Later Nuclear Crisis at Fukushima Continues

Week Ending March 18, 2016

Dana Frank: Indigenous Activist Berta Cáceres Slain Amid Honduras' Rising Political Violence
Gretchen Borchelt: Reproductive Rights Advocates Hopeful Supreme Court Will Overturn Restrictive Texas Abortion Law
Michael Winston: 'Bank Whistleblowers United' Challenge Presidential Candidates to Reject Dirty Wall Street Money

Week Ending March 11, 2016

Mark Potok: Trump Closes in on Winning GOP Nomination with Racist Rhetoric
Jennifer G. Loewenstein: Proxy Fighters and Religious Conflict Present Major Obstacles to Ending Syria’s Civil War
Lula White: Freedom Rider Honored for her role in the Civil Rights Struggle

Week Ending March 4, 2016

Joseph Lorenzo Hall: FBI vs. Apple: What's at Stake in Encryption Fight
Ron Allen: Battle to Protect Indigenous Rights 'Is Not on the Rez, It’s Outside the Rez'
Kai Newkirk: Mass Civil Disobedience Planned for U.S. Capitol in April to Protest Big Money in Politics

February

Week Ending Feb. 26, 2016

Ari Paul: Battle to Replace Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia Looms as Major Election Issue
Megan Holleran: Direct Action in Pennsylvania Blocks Destruction of Maple Trees for Proposed Gas Pipeline
Paul Kawika Martin: U.S.-Russia Weapons Build-up Signals Dangerous New Cold War

Week Ending Feb. 19, 2016

Jessa Boehner: Broad Coalition Campaigns to Prevent U.S. Approval of Trans-Pacific Partnership Free Trade Agreement
Stephen Zunes: Iraq War Vote Shadows Clinton Candidacy
Carey Shenkman: UN Panel Says WikiLeaks Founder Julian Assange Being Arbitrarily Detained

Week Ending Feb. 12, 2016

George Lakey: Bernie Sanders Supporters Should Have a Plan B: Build a Movement
David McGuire: Connecticut Moves to Reform Cash Bail System for Low-level Defendants
Kieran Suckling: Courageous Public Land Advocates Confronted Armed Militia Group That Took Over Oregon Wildlife Refuge

Week Ending Feb. 5, 2016

Jake Johnston: 'Utter Contempt for Will of the Haitian People,' Provokes Cancellation of Presidential Election
Alex Felson: With the Climate Crisis Already Here, States Work to Adapt
David Holtz: Abusive Government and Environmental Racism at Heart of Flint Water Crisis

January

Week Ending Jan. 29, 2016

Robert Zarr: Sanders: Single-Payer is Only System that Can Achieve Universal Health Care
Hattie Nestel: Massachusetts Activists Mark MLK Holiday with 3-Day Walk Against Planned NED Fracked Gas Pipeline
Michelle Higgins: Protest Actions Nationwide Strive to Reclaim Martin Luther King's Radical Legacy

Week Ending Jan. 22, 2016

Marcus Stanley: Breaking Up America's Big Banks is Key to Averting Future Financial Crises
Swapna Reddy: Advocacy Groups Challenge Latest ICE Immigrant Deportations
Jeremy Varon: Protest Demanding Shutdown of U.S. Guantanamo Prison Marks 14 Years Since Camp Opened

Week Ending Jan. 15, 2016

Caroline Fredrickson: Case Before U.S. Supreme Court Could Cripple Public Sector Labor Unions
Marc Mauer: New York Issues Conditional Pardon to Thousands of Youthful Offenders
Kim Ives: Amid Widespread Charges of Fraud, Haiti Cancels 2nd Round Presidential Election

Week Ending Jan. 8, 2016

Mark Weisbrot: Spanish Voters Reject Austerity, Boost New Podemos Party
Daniel Jacobson: Massive Methane Gas Leak in Southern California is Both a Public Health and Climate Disaster
Sean Elwee and Jason McDaniel: Study Finds Watching Fox News Reinforces Racist Views

Week Ending Jan. 1, 2016

Mongi Dhaouadi: With Anti-Muslim Hate Crimes on the Rise in U.S., Islamic Groups Enhance Security, Community Engagement
Mike Lawlor: Connecticut's Juvenile Justice Reforms Eyed as National Model
Les Leopold: New Book Explains Why U.S. Has Worst Income Inequality Among Developed Nations

December

Week Ending Dec. 25, 2015

David Pomerantz: Paris Summit's Carbon Reduction Agreement Not Enough to Stave Off Climate Catastrophe
Leticia Colon de Mejias: Climate Activist Urges Energy Conservation Over New Natural Gas Infrastructure
Garbriel Hetland: Hugo Chavez's Socialist Party Loses Election and Control of Legislature Amid Venezuelan Economic Crisis

Week Ending Dec. 18, 2015

Ladd Everitt: San Bernardino and Colorado Springs Mass Shootings Provoke Renewed Gun Control Debate
Heather Doyle: Climate Activists Challenge Abuse During Maryland Civil Disobedience Arrest
Patty Lovera: Consumers and Fishing Industry Oppose FDA Approval of Genetically Modified Salmon

Week Ending Dec. 11, 2015

John Coequyt: If Paris Climate Summit is a Turning Point, Governments Must Go Beyond Current Carbon Reduction Pledges
Julia Olson: In Children's Climate Change Lawsuit, Judge Affirms States' Obligation to Protect Future Generations
Miranda Blue: Toxic Rhetoric Feeds Violent Attacks on Planned Parenthood Clinics

Week Ending Dec. 4, 2015

Phyllis Bennis: Reliance on Military Response Alone Cannot Defeat ISIS
Nate Cardozo: CIA, FBI Launch Opportunistic Call to Expand Surveillance After Paris Attacks
Desmond Batts and Bernardo McLaughlin: Connecticut Capitol Rally Rejects Fracked Gas as Bridge Fuel to Low-Carbon Future

November

Week Ending Nov. 27, 2015

Vijay Prashad: ISIS Terrorist Attacks Designed to Hasten the "Apocalypse" and Instill Fear
Jacqueline Patterson: With Pressure, U.S. Climate Movement is Becoming More Inclusive of Communities of Color
Mat dos Santos: Oregon's Department of Justice Spied on State Residents Who Used #BlackLivesMatter on Twitter

Week Ending Nov. 20, 2015

Jessa Boehner: Full Text of Trans-Pacific Partnership Reveals Free Trade Agreement That Promotes Corporate Rights Over Citizens' Rights
Tim DeChristopher: The Danger of False Optimism in the Difficult Struggle Ahead Combatting Climate Change
Kalin Jordan: Activist Group Exposes and Challenges Koch Brothers Funding of Colleges and Universities Nationwide