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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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Apart from U.S., World Rejects Coup-Tainted Honduran Presidential Election RealAudio
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Interview with Sergio Moncada, co-founder of Hondurans for Democracy, conducted by Scott Harris 
Initially, the coup regime reported that 65 percent of Honduran voters participated in the election. But after press reports contradicted that figure, the number was reduced to 49 percent. While the majority of Latin American and Caribbean nations have condemned the election in Honduras as illegitimate and illegal, the Obama administration, along with allies Panama and Costa Rica, have broken with the rest of the hemisphere by recognizing the election results. Jose Miguel Insulza, secretary general of the Organization of the American States, called for the immediate establishment of a government of National Unity, with the participation of Zelaya to prevent the new president from receiving his command from those responsible for the coup d'etat. Between The Lines' Scott Harris spoke with Sergio Moncada, co-founder of the group Hondurans for Democracy. He describes the human rights abuses and repression directed at those opposing the coup, which in his view made it impossible to conduct a free and fair election on Nov. 29. For more information on the situation in the Honduras, visit the website: www.hondurasresists.blogspot.com (in Spanish & English) Related Links:
Urgent Action Demanded Thousands of government officials and environmental activists from around the world created a huge carbon footprint when they flew to Copenhagen for the 15th United Nations Climate Change Conference, Dec. 7 through 18. At the conference, conflicts among developed and developing nations will be addressed about how to reduce carbon emissions, called mitigation -- and how to pay for ways for the poorest and most vulnerable countries to survive the inevitable consequences of climate change, referred to as adaptation. Decisions about the mechanisms to reduce emissions -- most likely a cap and trade system -- but possibly some form of taxation and consumer rebates will also be addressed.
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Interview with Alden Meyer, director of strategy and policy with the Union of Concerned Scientists, conducted by Melinda Tuhus 
One of the most frustrating aspects of the problem for environmental activists is that the goalposts have moved. Research from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change determined a few years ago that the safe limits of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere could be reached by reducing carbon emissions 20 percent below 1990 levels by the year 2020 -- and 80 percent below those levels by 2050. But now, world leaders are basing their proposals on emissions from 2005, which saw a huge increase over 1990 levels. So President Obama's pledge that the U.S. would reduce emissions 17 percent by 2020 translates to only four percent, based on 1990 levels. Between The Lines' Melinda Tuhus spoke with Alden Meyer, director of strategy and policy with the Union of Concerned Scientists and a 20-year veteran activist on climate change issues. Reached at the Copenhagen summit, he responds to the latest summit proposals and discusses some reasons for optimism. Contact the Union of Concerned Scientists by calling (202) 223-6133 or visit their website at www.ucsusa.org Related links:
Comcast-NBC Merger Would Harm On Dec. 3, General Electric and cable TV giant Comcast announced their intention to merge GE-owned NBC Universal with the nation's largest cable company and residential broadband provider. The proposed $37.5 billion merger would be one of the largest in U.S. history and give Comcast 51 percent control of the NBC network, including 27 local television stations, dozens of cable channels like CNBC, Bravo and the Weather Channel, and Universal Studios.
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Interview with Corie Wright, counsel with the media reform group Free Press conducted by Scott Harris  Media reform group Free Press and with the Consumer Federation of America immediately announced their opposition to the merger, asserting that the deal would pose a serious threat to competition and harm the public interest. The groups are concerned that the deal will raise costs for consumers, reduce diversity of content and trigger a wave of similar mega mergers throughout the industry. The Comcast-NBC deal must first be approved by federal regulators. Opponents of the merger feel they may have an ally in the White House, remembering that when he ran for President, Barack Obama called for more government scrutiny of media consolidation. Between The Lines' Scott Harris spoke with Corie Wright, policy counsel with Free Press, who explains why a national coalition is organizing opposition to the proposed Comcast-NBC merger. Contact Free Press by calling (202) 265-1490 or visit their website at www.freepress.net
Credits: Executive producer: Scott Harris Segment producers: Scott Harris, Melinda Tuhus Senior news editor: Bob Nixon Program narration: Elaine Osowski News reader: Richard Hill 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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Magazine, Dec. 1, 2009 "As the World Waits on the U.S., a Sense of Deja Vu in Denmark?," by Bill McKibben, Yale Environment 360, Nov. 30, 2009 Media Issues "What news about our war in Pakistan will be 'fit to print'?," by Sandy Levinson, Balkinization, Dec. 8, 2009 "Comcast-NBC U merger could hurt consumers," by Josh Silver and Tim Winter, Philadelphia Inquirer, Dec. 7, 2009 "Media Monsters Threaten Net Freedom," by Laura Flanders, GRITv, Dec. 7, 2009 Activism "ACORN 'Not Guilty,'" by Peter Dreier, Talking Points Memo, Dec. 8, 2009 "Naomi Klein kick-starts the activism at Copenhagen with call for disobedience," Guardian/UK, Dec. 8, 2009 "Arrests In Chevron San Ramon Protest," BCN News (California), Dec. 7, 2009 "Danish Police Issue Protests Warning Before Summit," Agence France Presse, Dec. 6, 2009 "Protesters in Rome Denounce Berlusconi," The New York Times, Dec. 5, 2009 "Climate Change Protesters Take to London Streets," Associated Press, Dec. 5, 2009 |
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