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Between The Lines – Dec. 11, 2024 – Full Show


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Unanswered Questions Persist After Rebels Overthrow Syria’s al-Assad Regime

Interview with Phyllis Bennis, a fellow at the Institute for Policy Studies, conducted by Scott Harris

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Courageous South Koreans Rise Up to Block Right-Wing Coup

Interview with John Carl Baker, deputy director of programs with the Ploughshares Fund, conducted by Scott Harris

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National Immigrant Advocacy Group Prepared to Resist Trump’s Mass Deportation Plan

Interview with Kica Matos, president of the National Immigration Law Center, conducted by Melinda Tuhus

This Week’s Under-reported News Summary – Dec. 11, 2024

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  • Municipal water systems need help to replace lead pipes
  • Trump 2.0 to weaken EPA environmental regulation and health laws

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1) Phyllis Bennis, Director of the Institute for Policy Studies' New Internationalism Project, focusing on the Middle East, Palestinian rights, and U.S. militarism, will talk about the overthrow of Bashar al-Assad's regime in Syria by rebels led by Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, or HTS, along with an umbrella group of Turkish-backed Syrian militias called the Syrian National Army. She'll also assess the Lebanon ceasefire, Israel's ongoing catastrophic war in Gaza, and what we can expect from Trump et al on Middle East policy.

2) Dr. John Carl Baker, Deputy Director of Programs with Ploughshares will talk about the issues examined in his recent Nation magazine article, "South Korean Protesters Thwarted More Than Just a Coup Attempt," as well as the future of US relations with both South and North Korea.

3) Jeff Hauser, Executive Director of the Revolving Door Project will discuss his project's concern about the history of corruption during Trump's first four years in the White House, and the corruption the nation is likely to witness under the incoming Trump administration -- as well as the consequences of that corruption on government programs and services.

4) Po Murray, co-founder and chairwoman of the Newtown Action Alliance and the Newtown Action Alliance Foundation will talk about the 12th year of remembrance for the victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting -- the National Vigil for All Victims of Gun Violence in Washington, D.C. on Dec. 11th, and her group's ongoing work to end gun violence across the U.S.

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1) David Pepper, former chair of the Ohio Democratic party, publisher of the 'Pepperspectives' substack newsletter and author of, "2025," "Saving Democracy," and "Laboratories of Autocracy." He'll discuss his post-election column, "Resolve: 8 Reasons That Keep Me Going," and analysis of Trump's 2025 agenda and what effective resistance would look like.

2) Wajahat Ali, author of “Go Back to Where You Came From,” and creator of The Left Hook Substack page, discusses his timely, incisive column, "When Will Trump Voters Be Asked To Reach Out and Understand The Rest of Us?" - and other issues related to the danger to U.S. democracy posed by Trump regime 2.0.

3) Will Rice, a consultant with Americans for Tax Fairness, discusses the group's work raising the alarm about what Trump and the Republicans have planned to make the U.S. tax system even more unfair for working families, with deeper tax cuts for the wealthiest Americans and corporations -- as they build a government captured by right wing billionaires and oligarchs.

4) John Lugo, Community Organizing Director with United Latina en Accion discusses President-elect Trump's demonization of migrants, and preparations local organizations are making to defend the state's immigrant residents in the face of Trump's campaign pledge to conduct the largest mass deportation of undocumented immigrants in U.S. history. He’ll also address what CT State government and CT Governor Ned Lamont can do to Trump-proof the state.

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A Giving Tuesday message from Between The Lines' Executive Producer Scott Harris:

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One critically important takeaway from the 2024 election is that disinformation and misinformation was a determining factor in how millions of voters chose a presidential candidate to support. Blind polls have found that a strong majority of voters reject Donald Trump and the Republican party's authoritarian, austerity agenda driven by hate, fear and scapegoating the most vulnerable people in our nation, be they immigrants or transgender kids.

Too many voters now rely on right-wing propaganda outlets, podcasts and social media for their news, leading millions of our neighbors to vote against their own economic self-interest and personal moral conscience.

The information war now underway in the U.S. will determine whether or not our nation's multi-racial democracy survives!

As we prepare for the dark days ahead under the next four years of Trump Regime 2.0, Between The Lines remains committed to amplifying the voices of progressive activists, journalists and scholars to counter the extremist right-wing disinformation machine that now dominates our broken media system, and clearly influences the outcome of U.S. elections.

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