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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For those who missed the event, or were there and really wanted to fully absorb its import, here it is in video

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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 Aug. 24, 2011 for week ending Sep. 2, 2011

"If the Obama administration and the international community fail to hold rebels accountable, it's a bad beginning, colored by covering up abuses in Libya."

-- T. Kumar, international advocacy director with Amnesty International, on documented abuses during last few months including use of child soldiers, violence against women and indiscriminate killing of civilians

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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Amnesty International: Hold All Sides in Libyan Conflict Accountable for War Crimes

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Interview with T. Kumar, international advocacy director with Amnesty International, conducted by Scott Harris

With air strikes, arms supplies and logistical support provided by the U.S.-led NATO military coalition, Libyan rebels who marched into Tripoli on Aug. 21 appear to have succeeded in their goal of overthrowing the 42-year regime of Libyan dictator Moammar Gadhafi. With the whereabouts of Gadhafi and several of his sons unknown, plus sporadic firefights in Tripoli and other cities loyal to the Libyan leader, it was not certain at production time how soon the bloodshed would end. Story continues

House Republicans Attempt to Hold 2012 Budget Hostage to Repeal of Environmental Regulations

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Interview with David Goldston, director of government affairs with the Natural Resources Defense Council, conducted by Melinda Tuhus

Throughout the summer, as debate raged in Congress on raising the nation’s debt ceiling, Republicans in the House were also trying to push through a myriad of anti-environmental riders in the 2012 appropriations bill for the Interior Department and the Environmental Protection Agency. Because Congress broke for its summer recess immediately after reaching a deal to raise the debt ceiling, no action was taken on the appropriations bill with its almost 40 riders. The bill will be taken up again when Congress reconvenes after Labor Day. Story continues

Protests Pressure Obama to Reject Proposed Alberta-to-Texas Tar Sands Oil Pipeline

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Interview with May Boeve, executive director with the environmental group 350.org, conducted by Scott Harris

Beginning on Aug. 20, climate activists launched a two-week protest and nonviolent civil disobedience action at the White House to focus attention on the environmental impact of the proposed 1700-mile Keystone XL pipeline that would bring oil from Alberta, Canada’s tar sands operations to U.S. Gulf Coast refineries in Texas. More than 2,000 people have committed to participate in the White House protest sit-in and risk arrest, in what is expected to be one of the largest environmental protests in a generation. Author and 350.org co-founder Bill McKibben was among the first activists arrested of 162 detained in the first three days of the action. Story continues

This week’s summary of under-reported news

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Compiled by Bob Nixon

Europe’s debt crisis is starting to cost jobs as growth in the Eurozone has ground to a halt in France and Germany. ("Europe’s Debt Crisis Weakens Quarterly Growth," New York Times, Aug. 16, 2011; "Merkel, Sarkozy plan tax, can euro zone bond idea," MarketWatch, Aug. 16, 2011; "ECB austerity drive raises fears for democratic accountability in Europe," The Guardian, Aug. 22, 2011)
The Obama administration said it will review the cases of 300,000 illegal immigrants currently in deportation proceedings to identify "low-priority" offenders — including the elderly, crime victims and people who have lived in the U.S. since childhood — with an eye toward allowing them to stay. ("U.S. will review cases of 300,000 illegal immigrants in deportation proceedings," Los Angeles Times, Aug. 19, 2011; "Obama Deportation Policy Could Be 'Nightmare'," Christian Science Monitor, Aug. 19, 2011)
Detroit Mayor Dave Bing's Detroit Works Project to consolidate services and create new urban working farms to grow healthy food is facing opposition from municipal unions, which face prospect of layoffs and service cuts to depopulated neighborhoods. ("Retooling the Motor City: Can Detroit save itself?" Christian Science Monitor, July 25, 2011)

Recent Shows

August

Week Ending AUG. 26, 2011

Drew Courtney: Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas' Conduct Provokes Calls for Ethics Probe
Terry Nelson: Legalization: An Alternative to the Costly, Failed U.S. War on Drugs
Bruce Levine: New Confidence Required to Overcome Americans' Political Passivity

Week Ending AUG. 19, 2011

Jeff Halper: Outcome of Palestinian-U.N. Initiative for Statehood Has Serious Consequences for U.S.
Chuck Keeney: Recent March to Protect Blair Mountain in West Va. Brought Coal Miners and Environmentalists Together
Devra Davis: World Health Organization Study Links Cell Phone Use to Cancer Risk

Week Ending AUG. 12, 2011

Dave Johnson: GOP Extortion Forces Deep Budget Cuts with No Tax Increases on the Wealthy
Bruce Niles: Bloomberg Philanthropies' $50 Million Gift to Sierra Club Expands Group's "Beyond Coal" Campaign
Chip Berlet: Norwegian Anti-Islamic Mass Murderer Influenced by American Christian Right Extremists

Week Ending AUG. 5, 2011

Wendy Weiser: Looking to 2012 Election, Republicans Enact Voter Suppression Legislation Across the U.S.
Junior Walk: Activists Engage in Tree-Sit Protest in West Virginia to Stop Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining
Arjun Makhijani: Fukushima Nuclear Disaster Update: Mismanagement Leads to Radioactive Food Contamination

Week Ending JULY 29, 2011

Eric Kingson: "Gang of Six" Senate Debt Ceiling Deal Would Make Deep Cuts to Social Security Benefits
Ofer Neiman: New Israeli Law Targeting Activists Advocating a Boycott of Israel Provokes Backlash
Steve Rendall: British Tabloid Scandal Unleashes Scrutiny of Rupert Murdoch's Powerful Media Empire

Week Ending JULY 22, 2011

Richard Eskow: Obama Adopts GOP Agenda, Offers Deep Cuts in Social Safety Net Programs to Get Debt Ceiling Budget Deal
Elliott Levitas: Native Americans Win $3.4 Billion Settlement for U.S. Government's Mismanagement of Millions of Acres of Land
Eva Golinger: Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez’s Battle with Cancer Raises Questions About Future of His Bolivarian Revolution

Week Ending JULY 15, 2011

Peter G. Prontzos: Greeks Fight for Alternatives to Austerity Policies Provoking Economic Hardship
Robert Naiman: Greek Government Acts as Israeli Proxy in Blocking International Flotilla from Sailing to Gaza
David Leopold: State Initiated Anti-Immigration Laws Underscore Urgent Need for Comprehensive Federal Immigration Reform

Week Ending JULY 8, 2011

Anna Berlinrut: Obama: Nation's Longest War in Afghanistan Will Continue 3 More Years
Nancy Keenan: Republicans Push State-by-State Anti-Abortion Agenda Across U.S.
Michael Mariotte: Investigation Reveals Dangers at Aging U.S. Nuclear Power Plants

Week Ending JULY 1, 2011

Chris Owens: Wal-Mart Wins, Workers Lose in U.S. Supreme Court Decision Rejecting Class Action Discrimination Lawsuit
Matthew Rothschild: After Court Reinstates Wisconsin Anti-Union Law, Activists Organize for Summer State Senate Recall Elections
Robert Naiman: U.S. Boat to Join International Flotilla Challenging Israeli Gaza Blockade

Week Ending JUNE 24, 2011

Anuradha Mittal: Hedge Fund-Financed Land Grab in Africa Triggers Global Food Price Spike, Rise in Hunger
Kenny King: Unions and Environmentalists March to Protect Historic Blair Mountain from Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining
Jon Green: Connecticut's New Paid Sick Days Law Could Be National Model

Week Ending JUNE 17, 2011

David Swanson: As Afghan War Approaches Second Decade, Activists Organize October Anti-War Protest
Michael Klare: How Much Pain is Necessary to Break U.S. Addiction to Fossil Fuels?
Michael Albert: Widespread Protests Challenge Spain's Political and Economic Status Quo

Week Ending JUNE 10, 2011

Damon Silvers: Will Democrats Stand and Fight or Surrender to GOP Plan to Dismantle Medicare?
Ben Schreiber: U.S. Senate Defeats Plan to Eliminate Billions of Dollars in Big Oil Tax Subsidies
Dana Frank: Ousted President Zelaya Returns to Honduras as Repression Continues

Week Ending JUNE 3, 2011

Howard Friel: Power of U.S.-Israeli Lobby a Major Obstacle to Restart Middle East Peace Talks
Arjun Makhijani: Triple Meltdowns at Fukushima Reactors Another Reason to Phase out Nuclear Power
Larry Gibson: West Virginia Protest March Will Link Campaign to Stop Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining and Labor Solidarity

Week Ending MAY 27, 2011

Joshua Landis: Religious and Class Divisions Stoke Popular Uprising in Syria
Kathy Kelly: Civilian Deaths From U.S.-NATO Drone Attacks in Afghanistan and Pakistan Provoke Hatred and Violence
Dr. Kevin Trenberth: Climate Scientists Now Connect Extreme Weather with Global Climate Change