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Israel’s Brutal War Has Inflicted Severe Psychological Trauma on Gaza’s Children

Interview with Kieran King, global head of humanitarianism with War Child Alliance, conducted by Melinda Tuhus

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Trump Pardon of J-6 Insurrectionists a Disaster for Democracy, Rule of Law 

Interview with Jonah Minkoff-Zern, co-director of Public Citizen’s Democracy Campaign, conducted by Scott Harris

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Catastrophic Los Angeles Wildfires, Climate Crisis and the Urgent Drive to Boost Renewable Energy

Interview with Michael Richardson, an activist with Third Act, conducted by Scott Harris

This Week’s Under-reported News Summary – Jan. 15, 2025

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Virginia ratified the Equal Rights Amendment in 2020, meeting the required 3/4 ratification of all states. Will President Biden officially make it the 28th Amendment by ordering the National Archivist to publish it in the Federal Register before he leaves office, as he said in an interview that he hoped to do so? #ERA #ERANow

For more information, see Scott Harris' interview with Kate Kelly, of Center for American Progress: https://btlonline.org/campaign-urges-biden-to-publish-equal-rights-amendment-before-leaving-office/
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Democrats need a new strategy to deal with the new disinformation era.

Listen to Between The Lines' interview with
John Stoehr, The Editorial board at
https://btlonline.org/americas-broken-media-landscape-promotes-rightwing-disinformation-impacts-election-outcomes/ #enddisinformation #disinformation #media
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Is Israel committing international crimes against humanity in #Syria? More info from Phyllis Bennis, fellow at Institute for Policy Studies at: https://btlonline.org/unanswered-questions-persist-after-the-sudden-overthrow-of-syrias-al-assad-regime/
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For anyone who's planning to work with #Trump and/or has voted for him -- from those who already have worked with him and know better #trumpbromance