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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Posted Jan. 8, 2014 for week ending Jan. 17, 2014

"The economic system we have set up that allows corporations to make billions of dollars doing something which is so destructive, we have to stop that, enough of that. ... We can't expect oil companies to stop on their own. They're just corporations; they're just money-making machines. They're not going to do it. We've got to tell them. That's what we're attempting to do."

– Interview with Peter Wilcox, captain of the Greenpeace ship, "Arctic Sunrise", on their nonviolent direct action protest designed to draw attention to the environmental hazards of drilling for fossil fuels in the Arctic. Wilcox and his crew recently spent two months in a Russian prison as a result of their attempt to board and scale a Russian-owned Gazprom oil drilling rig in the Arctic Ocean.

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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After 2 Months in Russian Prison, Greenpeace Captain Vows to Stay in Fight Against Climate Change

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Interview with Peter Wilcox, captain of the Greenpeace ship, "Arctic Sunrise", conducted by Scott Harris

On Sept. 18, members of the environmental activist group Greenpeace boarded and attempted to scale a Russian-owned Gazprom oil drilling rig in the Arctic Ocean. The Russian military responded to the nonviolent direct action protest – designed to draw attention to the environmental hazards of drilling for fossil fuels in the Arctic – by firing guns and brandishing knives. All 28 crew members of the Greenpeace ship, Arctic Sunrise, and two freelance journalists accompanying them were arrested by the Russian government. The activists and their ship were taken to the northern Russian city of Murmansk. Story continues

Responding to Nuns' Lawsuit, Supreme Court Blocks Obamacare Birth Control Provision

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Interview with Sharon Levin, director of Federal Reproductive Health Policy with the National Women's Law Center, conducted by Melinda Tuhus

Jan. 1, 2014 marked the start date for several important provisions of the Affordable Care Act, or Obamacare, and, despite the shaky rollout of the federal website in the fall, more than 2.1 million Americans have signed up for private health insurance through the federal and state health exchanges. That's in addition to the 3 million young adults who have been able to retain health coverage under their parents' insurance policies, and the addition of 3.9 million Americans now eligible for Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program in states that agreed to expand Medicaid eligibility paid for by federal funds. Several of the new health insurance provisions relate specifically to women. Story continues

One Year After Sandy Hook School Massacre, Newtown Action Alliance Continues Campaign to Strengthen Gun Safety Laws

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Interview with Monte Frank, Newtown Action Alliance board member, conducted by Scott Harris

It’s been a little over one year since the unspeakable violence that claimed the lives of 20 first-graders and 6 educators at Newtown, Conn.’s Sandy Hook Elementary School on Dec. 14, 2012. Not long after family members, friends and neighbors from Newtown and people across the country took time to mark that grim day, one year later, the Connecticut State police released a final report on their investigation into one of the nation’s most disturbing massacres – and new details about the gunman, 20-year-old Adam Lanza. Story continues

This week’s summary of under-reported news

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Marathon talks in Northern Ireland collapsed on New Year’s Eve amid the divisive issues of flags, parades and investigating 3,000 politically motivated killings during the 30 year civil war in Northern Ireland known as the “Troubles.” ("Northern Ireland talks collapse as main unionist parties reject Haass proposals," The Guardian, Dec. 31, 2013; "Amnesty urges Northern Ireland parties to publish ideas despite failed talks," The Guardian, Dec. 31, 2013)
Over the last decade, Bolsa Familia, a social program in Brazil that gives small cash stipends to women in exchange for ensuring their children attend school and get medical checkups at local health clinics, has helped lift 36 million Brazilians out of extreme poverty. ("Brazil’s Bolsa Familia: welfare model or menace?" Christian Science Monitor, Nov. 17, 2013; "Brazil’s bolsa familia scheme: political tool or social welfare success," The Guardian, Dec. 19, 2013)
On the eve of the inauguration of Bill de Blasio as New York City’s new mayor, thousands of city residents were living on the streets or scrambling to find shelter or food. Under outgoing Mayor Michael Bloomberg, the number of homeless people in the City had doubled since the 2008 financial collapse. As a candidate, de Blasio pledged to end the “tale of two cities” in the Big Apple. ("New York’s Homeless wait for Bill de Blasio to put words into action," The Guardian, Dec. 30, 2013)

Recent Shows

January

Week Ending Jan. 10, 2014

Shahid Buttar: Challenges to NSA Dragnet Surveillance Gain Momentum
Johanna deGraffenreid: Beyond Coal: Alliance for Appalachia Plans for Regional Economic Transition
Robert McChesney: Amazon's $600 Million Contract with CIA Casts Shadow on Washington Post's Integrity

Week Ending Jan. 3, 2014

Rebekah Wilce: The State Policy Network: Right-Wing Thinktank Promotes the Corporate Agenda in State Government
Hope Metcalf: Solitary Confinement in U.S. Prisons Condemned as 'Torture, Cruel, Inhuman, Degrading Treatment'
Craig Aaron: New FCC Chairman Faces Tests on Net Neutrality, Media Ownership Consolidation Issues

December

Week Ending Dec. 27, 2013

Stephen F. Cohen: Roiled by Protests, Divided Ukraine Weighs Future Trade Relations with EU and Russia
Mark Colville: Civil Disobedience Action Against U.S. Drone Warfare Program Confronted by Clampdown on Dissent
Laura MacCleery: House-Senate Budget Agreement Continues Austerity Policies Targeting Working Families

Week Ending Dec. 20, 2013

John C. Philo: Federal Court Ruling on Detroit Bankruptcy Jeopardizes Public Employee Pensions Nationally
Johanna Rivera: Dams Along Tigris and Euphrates Rivers Create Water Crisis in Iraq
Robert Parry: On the Wrong Side of History: Ronald Reagan's Embrace of Apartheid South Africa and Condemnation of Nelson Mandela

Week Ending Dec. 13, 2013

Dan Beeton: Alleging Fraud, Candidate Demands Vote Recount in Honduras Presidential Election
Hands Off Appalachia: Direct Action Protest Hits Swiss Bank UBS for Role in Financing Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining
Todd Gitlin: Divestment Campaign Targeting Fossil Fuel Industry Could Advance Global Warming Fight

Week Ending Dec. 6, 2013

Kingston Reif: Interim International Nuclear Arms Accord with Iran a Welcome First Step to Reduce Threat of War
David Swanson: If New U.S.-Afghan Accord is Ratified, America's Longest War Will Go Longer
Moonanum James: National Day of Mourning Event Commemorates Thanksgiving from Native American Perspective

November

Week Ending Nov. 29, 2013

Karen Orenstein: Typhoon Haiyan, The Philippines and the Urgent Task of Addressing Climate Change
Lily Hamourtziadou: Escalating Violence In Iraq Linked to Sectarian, Political and Regional Conflicts
Dr. Margaret Flowers: Obamacare's Flaws and Shortcomings Reinforce Activists' Push for 'Medicare for All' Universal System

Week Ending Nov. 22, 2013

Kimberly Fountain: As Conservatives Push for Benefit Cuts, New Progressive Coalition Campaigns for Social Security Expansion
Ellen Brown: Struggle to Hold Big Banks Accountable Leads Group to Advocate for Public Banking
Shodo Spring: Buddhist Priest Leads 1,300-Mile “Compassionate Earth Walk" from the Tar Sands of Alberta to Nebraska

Week Ending Nov. 15, 2013

Michael J. Wilson: Federal Cuts to Food Stamp Program Hurt Children, Seniors and Disabled Most
Gretchen Borchelt: Despite Setbacks, Pro-Choice Groups Continue to Challenge Texas Anti-Abortion Law
Norman Solomon: Campaign Launched to Restore NSA Whistleblower Edward Snowden's U.S. Passport

Week Ending Nov. 8, 2013

Rachel O'Leary: Amnesty International Calls for Investigation of Possible War Crimes in U.S.-Pakistan Drone Strikes
Paul Jorgensen: Campaign Cash Influences Expansion and Institutionalization of 'National Surveillance State'
Leo Gerard: United Steelworkers' Leo Gerard: Building Alliances Between Labor and Environmental Groups

Week Ending Nov. 1, 2013

Lori Wallach: To Blunt Opposition, Obama Administration Conceals Details of Proposed Trans-Pacific Partnership Free Trade Treaty
Mattea Kramer: Government Funding Priorities Upside Down During Shutdown
Britt Cocanour: Greenpeace Launches Global Campaign to Free Arctic Activists Held in Russian Jail

October

Week Ending Oct. 25, 2013

John Nichols: Unregulated Money and Decline of Independent Journalism Empowered Fringe Groups to Close Federal Government
Christian Ramírez: In Midst of Government Shutdown, Immigration Rights Activists Continue to Pressure Congress to Adopt Comprehensive Immigration Reform
Frank Koehn: Health Hazards Fuel Opposition Against Wisconsin Taconite Mine

Week Ending Oct. 18, 2013

Matthew Rothschild: Koch Brothers-Financed GOP Government Shutdown Hurts the Nation's Most Vulnerable
Brian Lutz: New Study Exposes the Staggering Environmental Cost of Mountaintop Removal Coal
Scott Nelson: McCutcheon v. FEC Case Before Supreme Court Could Further Erode Campaign Finance Reform Laws

Week Ending Oct. 11, 2013

Oliver Fein: Assessing Benefits and Shortfalls of the Affordable Care Act that Provoked Federal Government Shutdown
Reza Marashi: U.S. Responds Positively to Iran's Pursuit of a Diplomatic Breakthrough
Thilmeeza Hussain: Maldives Activist Says Democracy is Essential for Credible Leadership on Fighting Climate Change

Week Ending Oct. 4, 2013

Stephen Pimpare: U.S. Census: Despite Rising Corporate Profits, Poor and Middle-Class Income Remains Flat, Poverty Levels Stagnate
Jacqueline Patterson: International Women's Earth and Climate Summit Convenes to Draft Action Agenda
Ladd Everitt: Another Mass Casualty Shooting Underscores Need for More Restrictive Federal Gun Laws

September

Week Ending Sept. 27, 2013

Phyllis Bennis: Could U.S. - Russia Agreement on Assad's Chemical Weapons Lead to Negotiations to End Syria's Civil War?
Mattea Kramer: Increased Tax Breaks for Wealthy Diverts Money That Could Benefit Americans in Need
Richard Eskow: Record U.S. Income Inequality Result of Economic Policies Benefiting the 1%

Week Ending Sept. 20, 2013

Noam Chomsky: Noam Chomsky: Obama Threat Against Syria Based on Maintaining U.S. 'Credibility'
Richard Blumenthal: Congressional Compromise on Student Loans Tied to Financial Markets is Deeply Flawed
John Goodwin: King Amendment in Pending Congressional Farm Bill Would Repeal Many State Laws Protecting Animal Welfare

Week Ending Sept. 13, 2013

Francis Boyle: International Law Doesn't Condone Planned U.S. Intervention in Syrian Civil War
Jennifer Loewenstein: Essential Issues Americans Need to Know About Syria's Civil War
Garrett Serrels: Kids vs Global Warming Appeals Court Dismissal of Lawsuit Over Government Inaction on Climate Change

Week Ending Sept. 6, 2013

James Paul: After Alleged Chemical Attack, Obama Moves Toward "Cruise Missile Diplomacy" in Syria
Isaac Ontiveros: California Prisoner Hunger Strike Demanding End to Long-term Solitary Confinement Exceeds 50 Days
Michael Mariotte: TEPCO Incompetence in Managing 2-Year Nuclear Disaster at Fukushima Demands Outside Intervention

August

Week Ending Aug. 30, 2013

Chris Toensing: Egypt's Military Executes Bloody Counterrevolution, as U.S. Stands Silent
Marc Mauer: Opportunity for Criminal Justice Reform Seen in Stop and Frisk Court Ruling and Department of Justice Sentencing Reductions
Daniel Ellsberg: Daniel Ellsberg Reflects on Bradley Manning Trial Verdict and Current U.S. Crackdown on Whistleblowers and Journalists

Week Ending Aug. 23, 2013

Kade Crockford: Civil Liberties Advocates Say Obama's Proposed NSA Surveillance Reforms Don’t Go Far Enough
Peter Hart: Amazon.com Billionaire's Purchase of Washington Post: Boosting Influence and "Monetizing" Journalism?
Vincent Mann: Native Americans Canoe Down Hudson River to Honor Past Treaties and Reclaim Their Sovereignty

Week Ending Aug. 16, 2013

Emad Mekay: Report: U.S. Gave Millions to Anti-Morsi Activists as Washington Says Egyptian Military Coup "Restored Democracy"
Ofer Neiman: New Round of Middle East Peace Talks Greeted with Skepticism and Concern
Amelia Adams: Low-Wage Workers Protest and Strike in Dozens of U.S. Cities, Demanding Living Wages and Union Rights

Week Ending Aug. 9, 2013

Nathan White: Closer Than Expected Vote in House to Defund NSA Dragnet Surveillance Shows Reform is Within Reach
Steve Norris: 2013 Walk for Our Grandchildren on Climate Change Sends Urgent Message: "Keep Fossil Fuels in the Ground"
Myrna Perez: After Supreme Court Guts Voting Rights Act, Justice Department Challenges New Restrictive State Election Laws

Week Ending Aug. 2, 2013

Judith Brown Dianis: George Zimmerman's Acquittal in Trayvon Martin Murder Trial Provokes Nation to Confront Persistent Racism
Medea Benjamin: Movement Challenging Drone Surveillance and Warfare at Home and Abroad Gains Momentum
Rev. Rick Hoyt: Diverse Groups Join Lawsuit to Halt NSA Dragnet Surveillance of U.S. Citizens' Communications

July

Week Ending July 26, 2013

Miko Peled: Israeli War Hero's Son Challenges His Nation's Policies Toward Palestinians
Chuck Collins: Transition Movement Seeks to Build Community Resilience Amid Energy, Climate Change and Economic Crises
Frances Moore Lappé: New Mindset Needed to Effectively Protect Earth's Ecosystem

Week Ending July 19, 2013

James S. Henry: Report Finds Super Rich Around the World have Avoided Paying Taxes on More Than $21 Trillion of Hidden Wealth
Gar Alperovitz: Innovative, Democratic and Sustainable Economic Models Emerge as Viable Alternatives to America’s Current Failing System
Mark Hertsgaard: On Behalf of Their Children, Parents' Group Steps Up to Confront Generational Consequences of Climate Change

Week Ending July 12, 2013

Brenda Wright: Response to High Court's Gutting of Voting Rights Act: "Don't Mourn, Organize!"
Mathew Louis-Rosenberg: Fearless Summer: U.S. Climate Change Groups Escalate Anti-Fossil Fuels Campaign
Jeff Cohen: Beltway Corporate Media Elite Attack Fellow Journalists for Revealing Government Secrets

Week Ending July 5, 2013

Keith Rushing: Senate Approves Immigration Bill Amendment that will Further Militarize U.S.-Mexico Border
Shelly Altman: Middle East Peace Delegation Finds Diminishing Hope for Two-State Solution
Bartlett Naylor: Effort Now Underway in Congress to Restore Depression-Era Glass Steagall Banking Law

June

Week Ending June 28, 2013

Phyllis Bennis: President Obama's Decision to Arm Rebel Groups will Escalate, Not End Syria's Brutal Civil War
Norman Solomon: Beltway Pundits Vilify Edward Snowden, While Dismissing the Threat of the NSA's Surveillance Programs to Democracy He Exposed
Phil Smith: Miners Get the Shaft in Patriot Coal Bankruptcy, Suffer Major Cuts to Health and Pension Benefits

Week Ending June 21, 2013

Heidi Boghosian: NSA Leak: Massive Government Surveillance Condemned as Unconstitutional and Threat to a Free Society
Asli Bali: Pent-Up Grievances Against Authoritarian Rule Explode into Angry Protests Across Turkey
James Gustave Speth: James Gustave Speth: Survival Depends on Transition to a New, Sustainable Economy

Week Ending June 14, 2013

Chris Toensing: Escalation of Syrian Civil War Threatens Wider Regional Conflict
Michael Ratner: In Bradley Manning Trial, U.S. Government Strives to Intimidate Future Whistleblowers
Shahid Buttar: Critics Charge Obama Justice Department's Collection of Journalists' Phone Records Undermines Press Freedom

Week Ending June 7, 2013

Matt Southworth: President Obama's Counterterrorism Speech: A Path to Change or More Rhetoric?
Gerardo Reyes Chavez: Coalition of Immokalee Workers Pressure Wendy's to Sign Agreement Improving Florida Farmworkers' Wages and Conditions
Tim Franzen: Occupy Our Homes Protests Department of Justice's Failure to Prosecute Wall Street Bankers Responsible for Foreclosure Crisis

May

Week Ending May 31, 2013

Alex Seitz-Wald: The Real IRS Scandal: Urgent Need for Campaign Finance and Tax Code Reform
Timothy Karr: Media Activists Organize to Stop Koch Brothers' Takeover of Tribune Newspapers
Bill Freese: Monsanto Supreme Court Victory on GMO Seed Patent Strengthens Biotech Giants' Control of Agribusiness

Week Ending May 24, 2013

Mark Jaycox: Obama Administration Wiretaps Associated Press Reporters, Seeks New Rules to Make Internet Surveillance Easier
Carlos Warner: Guantanamo Defense Lawyer Says White House Action Can End Detainee Hunger Strike and Close the Controversial Prison Camp
Emma Cheuse: U.S. Court of Appeals Affirms EPA’s Authority to Revoke Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining Permit