CIA Human Experimentation (tags)
torture
BTL: Critics Separate Rhetoric from Reality in Obama's "Hope and Change" Foreign Policy (tags)
Interview with John Feffer, co-director of Foreign Policy in Focus at the Institute for Policy Studies, conducted by Scott Harris
Corporate Media Fails to Separate Fact from Fiction at GOP Convention (tags)
Interview with Peter Hart, activism director with the media watch group FAIR, Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting, conducted by Scott Harris
BTL:Former EPA Adviser Comments on Recurring Conflict Between Science and Politics (tags)
Interview with Paul Anastas, former EPA science adviser, conducted by Melinda Tuhus
BTL:Critics Challenge Monsanto's Claims Extolling Benefits of Genetically Engineered Food (tags)
Interview with Karen Perry Stillerman, Union of Concerned Scientists' food and environment program, conducted by Scott Harris
BTL:After Supreme Court Upholds Obamacare, Single-Payer Advocates Vow to Continue Fight fo (tags)
Interview with Dr. Steffie Woolhandler, professor of public health at City University of New York, co-founder of Physicians for a National Health Program, conducted by Scott Harris
BTL:Congress Targets Food Stamp Program for Deep Cuts (tags)
Interview with Ellen Vollinger, food stamp/legal director with Food Research and Action Center, conducted by Scott Harris
BTL:Egyptian Military Consolidates Power as Muslim Brotherhood Claims Presidency (tags)
Interview with Phyllis Bennis, director of the New Internationalism project at the Institute for Policy Studies, conducted by Scott Harris
BTL:Days Before Egyptian Presidential Election, Court Sentences Mubarak, Ignites Massive P (tags)
Interview with Seif Da'Na, associate professor of sociology at the University of Wisconsin-Parkside, conducted by Scott Harris
BTL:Millions of Americans' Access to Health Care Hinges on Supreme Court's Affordable Care (tags)
Interview with Andrew Gavin Marshall, an independent researcher and writer based in Montreal, conducted by Scott Harris
BTL:Quebec's Student Tuition Strike Grows into Massive Anti-Austerity Movement (tags)
Interview with Andrew Gavin Marshall, an independent researcher and writer based in Montreal, conducted by Scott Harris
BTL:Judge's Preliminary Injunction Bars Indefinite Military Detention of U.S. Citizens Und (tags)
Interview with Carl J. Mayer, an attorney who filed a lawsuit on behalf of seven plaintiffs challenging Section 1021 of the NDAA, conducted by Scott Harris
BTL:In Historic Shift, Obama Declares His Support for Same Gender Marriage (tags)
Interview with John Lewis, legal director with the group Marriage Equality USA, conducted by Scott Harris
BTL:"Climate Impacts Day" Connects Dots Between Global Climate Change and Extreme Weather (tags)
Interview with Laura Bozzi, an organizer with Connecticut 350.org, conducted by Melinda Tuhus
BTL:Obama Sends Mixed Messages in Speech on Future of Afghan War (tags)
Interview with Tom Hayden, former California legislator, activist and co-founder of Students for a Democratic Society, conducted by Scott Harris
BTL:Civil Liberties Advocates: Supreme Court Strip Search Ruling Could Lead to Systematic (tags)
Interview with Baher Azmy, legal director of the Center for Constitutional Rights, conducted by Scott Harris
BTL:U.S. Peace Movement Regroups to Stop War with Iran (tags)
Interview with Medea Benjamin, co-founder Code Pink and Global Exchange, conducted by Scott Harris
BTL:Single-Payer Advocates Favor High Court Overturning Obama Individual Mandate (tags)
Interview with Dr. Margaret Flowers, Maryland pediatrician and member of Physicians for a National Health Program, conducted by Scott Harris
BTL:Speculation and Exports Cause Latest Gas price Spike (tags)
Interview with Tyson Slocum, director of Public Citizen’s Energy Program, conducted by Scott Harris
BTL:GOP Presidential Candidates Revive Christian Right Culture War to Rally Its Extremist (tags)
Interview with Peter Montgomery, senior fellow with People for the American Way, conducted by Scott Harris
BTL:National Campaign Organizes to Overturn Provisions of the National Defense Authorizati (tags)
Interview with Shahid Buttar, executive director of the Bill of Rights Defense Committee, conducted by Melinda Tuhus
BTL: Tensions Escalate as Israel and Iran Trade Charges in Embassy Bombings (tags)
Interview with Jamal Abdi, policy director with the National Iranian American Council, conducted by Scott Harris
BTL:Bradley Manning Defense Team and Support Network Prepare for Court Martial (tags)
Interview with Kevin Gosztola, a civil liberties blogger with FireDogLake.com, conducted by Melinda Tuhus
BTL:Assassination of Iranian Nuclear Scientists: A Provocation for War? (tags)
Interview with Muhammad Sahimi, professor of Chemical engineering at the University of Southern California, conducted by Scott Harris
BTL:Breaking Campaign Pledge, Obama Signs Indefinite Detention into Law (tags)
Interview with Shahid Buttar, executive director of the Bill of Rights Defense Committee, conducted by Scott Harris
BTL:Palestinian Women's Center Faces Many Obstacles to Provide Technical Training to Those (tags)
Interview with Jihan Nasser, women's center computer technology trainer, conducted by Melinda Tuhus
BTL:Wukan Village Revolt, Evidence of Growing Social Unrest in China (tags)
Interview with Robert Weil, Website Exposes Companies that Profit from Israeli Occupation of Palestinian Land, conducted by Scott Harris
Retenes pa'l Año Nuevo / New Year's Checkpoints (tags)
En el Estado de California una nueva ley entrará en vigor a partir del primero de enero que limitará el periodo de decomiso de un carro a un día en lugar de 30 días. Este cambio representa un logro para ustedes, las personas que día por día han luchado en contra de esta injusticia. Aplaudámosnos, seguro, pero sin descansar porque aún continúan otras injusticias que hay que detener para crear un mundo mejor.
In the State of California, a neew law will take effect beginning January 1 that will limit the length of a car's impoundment to one day, down from 30 days. This change marks a gain for you, the people who, day by day, have struggled against this injustice. Let's pat ourselves on the back, certainly, but without taking a break because other injustices continue to occur that we must halt if we're to create a better world.
BTL:Defense Lawyers Counter Claim of Harm to U.S. in Army Whistleblower Bradley Manning's (tags)
Interview with Rainey Reitman, steering committee member of Bradley Manning Support Network, conducted by Scott Harris
BTL: West Coast Port Shutdown Tests Occupy Wall Street-Union Relations (tags)
Interview with Ian Finkenbinder, activist with the Occupy Wall Street movement in Seattle, conducted by Melinda Tuhus
BTL: Arab League Intervenes as Syrian Uprising on Verge of Civil War (tags)
Interview with Joshua Landis, director of the Center for Middle East Studies at the University of Oklahoma, conducted by Scott Harris
BTL: National Campaign Launched to Challenge GOP Efforts to Suppress Voting Rights (tags)
Interview with April Tyler, an organizer with the Dec. 10 Mobilization for Voting Rights, conducted by Scott Harris
BTL:Federal-State Task Force Proposes Strategy to Restore Oil Spill-Ravaged Gulf of Mexico (tags)
Interview with Aaron Viles, deputy director with the Gulf Restoration Network, conducted by Melinda Tuhus
BTL:Failure of Congressional Super Committee May Be Best Outcome to Protect Social Safety (tags)
Interview with Eric Kingson, co-director of Strengthen Social Security Campaign, conducted by Scott Harris
BTL:North Dakota's State-Owned Bank a Viable Alternative Model to For-profit Banking Syste (tags)
Interview with Ellen Brown, president of the Public Banking Institute, conducted by Scott Harris
BTL:Voices of the 99 Percent (tags)
Interview with protesters at a joint Occupy Wall Street/labor union rally in New York City, Oct. 5, 2011, conducted by Melinda Tuhus
BTL:Occupy Wall Street Movement Expands to Dozens of Cities, Towns (tags)
Interview with Medea Benjamin, Code Pink and Global Exchange co-founder, conducted by Scott Harris
BTL:Occupy Wall Street Activists Inspire Non-Violent Resistance Across the U.S. (tags)
Interview with Joe Hill, 'Joe Hill': Occupy Wall Street organizer, conducted by Scott Harris
BTL:As U.S. Poverty Rises, Social Safety Net Programs Face Cuts (tags)
Interview with Dr. Cathy Grace, director of early childhood development with the Children?s Defense Fund, conducted by Scott Harris
BTL:International Human Rights Groups Campaign to Stop Georgia Execution of Troy Davis (tags)
Interview with Laura Moye, Death Penalty abolition campaign director at Amnesty International USA, conducted by Melinda Tuhus
BTL:Communities Adopt New Cooperative Models to Cope with High Unemployment (tags)
Interview with Sarah van Gelder, co-founder and executive editor at Yes! Magazine, conducted by Scott Harris
BTL:Study Finds 25 Top CEOs' Pay Exceeds Corporate Taxes Paid (tags)
Interview with Scott Klinger, Institute for Policy Studies associate fellow, conducted by Scott Harris
BTL:Newly Organized Progressive Coalition Challenges Corporate-Funded Tea Party Agenda in (tags)
Interview with Natalie Foster, CEO of the Rebuild American Dream campaign, conducted by Scott Harris
BTL:Protests Pressure Obama to Reject Proposed Alberta-to-Texas Tar Sands Oil Pipeline (tags)
Interview with May Boeve, executive director with the environmental group 350.org, conducted by Scott Harris
BTL:House Republicans Attempt to Hold 2012 Budget Hostage to Repeal of Environmental Regul (tags)
Interview with David Goldston, director of government affairs with the Natural Resources Defense Council, conducted by Melinda Tuhus
BTL:Amnesty International: Hold All Sides in Libyan Conflict Accountable for War Crimes (tags)
Interview with T. Kumar, international advocacy director with Amnesty International, conducted by Scott Harris
BTL:New Confidence Required to Overcome Americans' Political Passivity (tags)
Interview with Bruce Levine, psychiatrist and author, conducted by Scott Harris
BTL:Legalization: An Alternative to the Costly, Failed U.S. War on Drugs (tags)
Interview with Terry Nelson, retired U.S. Customs and Border Patrol agent, conducted by Melinda Tuhus
BTL:World Health Organization Study Links Cell Phone Use to Cancer Risk (tags)
Interview with Devra Davis, Environmental Health Trust founder and president, conducted by Scott Harris
BTL:Bloomberg Philanthropies' $50 Million Gift to Sierra Club Expands Group's "Beyond Coal (tags)
Interview with Bruce Nilles, deputy conservation director at Sierra Club, conducted by Melinda Tuhus
BTL:GOP Extortion Forces Deep Budget Cuts with No Tax Increases on the Wealthy (tags)
Interview with Dave Johnson, fellow at Campaign for America's Future, conducted by Scott Harris
BTL:Activists Engage in Tree-Sit Protest in West Virginia to Stop Mountaintop Removal Coal (tags)
Interview with Junior Walk, member of the Protest Support Network , conducted by Melinda Tuhus
BTL:New Israeli Law Targeting Activists Advocating a Boycott of Israel Provokes Backlash (tags)
Interview with Ofer Neiman, leader of Boycott from Within, conducted by Melinda Tuhus
Washington's Ongoing Libya Terror Bombing (tags)
anti-war
BTL:State Initiated Anti-Immigration Laws Underscore Urgent Need for Comprehensive Federal (tags)
Interview with David Leopold, immediate past president of the American Immigration Lawyers Association, conducted by Scott Harris
BTL:Greeks Fight for Alternatives to Austerity Policies Provoking Economic Hardship (tags)
Interview with Peter G. Prontzos, professor of political science at Langara College, conducted by Scott Harris
BTL:Obama: Nation's Longest War in Afghanistan Will Continue 3 More Years (tags)
Interview with Anna Berlinrut, organizer with Military Families Speak Out, conducted by Scott Harris
BTL:Unions and Environmentalists March to Protect Historic Blair Mountain from Mountaintop (tags)
Interview with Kenny King, board member of Friends of Blair Mountain, conducted by Melinda Tuhus
BTL:As Afghan War Approaches Second Decade, Activists Organize October Anti-War Protest (tags)
Interview with David Swanson, co-founder of AfterDowningStreet.org, conducted by Scott Harris
BTL:U.S. Senate Defeats Plan to Eliminate Billions of Dollars in Big Oil Tax Subsidies (tags)
Interview with Ben Schreiber, climate and energy tax analyst with Friends of the Earth, conducted by Melinda Tuhus
BTL:West Virginia Protest March Will Link Campaign to Stop Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining (tags)
Interview with Larry Gibson, "Keeper of the Mountains" in West Virginia , conducted by Melinda Tuhus
BTL:Climate Scientists Now Connect Extreme Weather with Global Climate Change (tags)
Interview with Kevin Trenberth, senior scientist at the National Center for Atmospheric Research , conducted by Melinda Tuhus
BTL:Economic and Political Power of Oil Industry Succeeds in Weakening Deep Water Drilling (tags)
Interview with Antonia Juhasz, author of "Black Tide: The Devastating Impact of the Gulf Oil Spill" , conducted by Scott Harris
BTL:Haiti's President-Elect Linked to Coup Plotters and Death Squads (tags)
Interview with Kim Ives, editor with Haiti Liberte, conducted by Scott Harris
BTL:Populist Backlash Against GOP Anti-Union Legislation, Cannot by Itself Reverse Labor's (tags)
Interview with Andrew Kroll, reporter with Mother Jones and associate editor of TomDispatch.com, conducted by Scott Harris
BTL:Plutonium Found in Soil Near Stricken Japanese Nuclear Complex; Groups Demand Radiatio (tags)
Interview with Tom Clements, Southeastern nuclear campaign coordinator with the environmental group Friends of the Earth, conducted by Scott Harris
BTL:Japan's Multiple Nuclear Power Plant Failures Should Move U.S. Toward a Phased Closure (tags)
Interview with Dr. Ira Helfand, past president and current board member of Physicians for Social Responsibility, conducted by Scott Harris
BTL:Critics Question Motivation Behind U.S. and Western Europe's Military Intervention in (tags)
Interview with Michael Mandel, professor of law, conducted by Scott Harris
Torture Research and Experimentation: Official Policy under Bush and Obama (tags)
Torture is official US policy
Youth Collect Petition Signatures to Make Human Rights a Reality (tags)
Youth For Human Rights International conducted the annual International Human Rights Petition Signathon to create grassroots support for mandating that human rights, specifically the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, be taught to every child in school.
Rasmussen Poll Indicates American Shift Toward Socialism (tags)
Perhaps the most significant aspect of this poll is the response from people under thirty. The statistics indicate that 66% of this demographic are actively questioning capitalism as a system.
CBC SWEEPS FACLA ELECTIONS (tags)
The Coalition for A Better Community (CBC)'s 15-person slate led by former FACLA vice-president Rizalino > Manuel swept the Nov 16-18, 2008 Filipino American Community > of Los Angeles (FACLA) board of directors elections for the year 2009-2001. The elections was held and the counting of votes was conducted by a private elections agency hired by FACLA. The counting of vote and the formal declaration of the outcome of the elections was held in FACLA on Nov 16 and 18, 2008.
BTL:Colombia's Raid into Ecuador Triggers Regional Tension (tags)
BETWEEN THE LINES Syndicated Radio Newsmagazine --Weekly Summary
BTL:US Intensified Bombing Campaigns in Iraq & Afghanistan Breed Fear & Hatred (tags)
BETWEEN THE LINES Syndicated Radio Newsmagazine --Weekly Summary
BTL:Senate Filibuster Delays Vote on Telecommunications Firms' Immunity in... (tags)
BETWEEN THE LINES Syndicated Radio Newsmagazine --Weekly Summary
[btlsummary] U.S. Intelligence Report Challenges Bush's... (tags)
BETWEEN THE LINES Syndicated Radio Newsmagazine --Weekly Summary
BTL:Congress Battles over Government Wiretap Bill (tags)
BETWEEN THE LINES Syndicated Radio Newsmagazine --Weekly Summary
Bush Administration Outsourcing of Work at... (tags)
BETWEEN THE LINES Syndicated Radio Newsmagazine --Weekly Summary
[btlsummary]In an Echo of Watergate... (tags)
BETWEEN THE LINES Syndicated Radio Newsmagazine --Weekly Summary
[btlsummary]Iraqi Opposition to New Oil Law Grows... (tags)
BETWEEN THE LINES Syndicated Radio Newsmagazine --Weekly Summary
[btlsummary]Bush and GOP Resist Pressure to End Iraq War... (tags)
BETWEEN THE LINES Syndicated Radio Newsmagazine --Weekly Summary
[btlsummary]Journalists in Afghanistan Targeted for Assassination... (tags)
BETWEEN THE LINES Syndicated Radio Newsmagazine --Weekly Summary
BTL:Immigration Reform Bill Draws Fire from All Sides (tags)
BETWEEN THE LINES Syndicated Radio Newsmagazine --Weekly Summary
BTL:On the 4th Anniversary of Iraq Invasion... (tags)
BETWEEN THE LINES Syndicated Radio Newsmagazine --Weekly Summary
BTL:Libby Trial Window Into White House Iraq War Attack Machine (tags)
Interview with investigative journalist Robert Parry, conducted by Between the Lines' Scott Harris
BTL:White House Reversal on Domestic Spying Program Shouldn't... (tags)
...Derail Congressional Investigation~Interview with Shayana Kadidal, Center for Constitutional Rights attorney, conducted by Between the Lines' Scott Harris
BTL:"Troops Home Fast" Hunger Strikers Demand a Quick Withdrawal of... (tags)
...U.S. Forces from Iraq ~ Interview with Diane Wilson, hunger strike activist, conducted by Between the Lines' Scott Harris
BTL:Special Prosecutor Seeking to Indict Karl Rove in CIA Leak Case (tags)
Interview with Jason Leopold, investigative reporter, conducted by Between the Lines' Scott Harris
Experts Call for Release of 9/11 Evidence (tags)
(PRWEB) - Duluth, MN (PRWEB) March 1, 2006 -- A society of experts and scholars has now joined with Judicial Watch in calling for release of videos that are being held by the Department of Defense, which are essential to understanding events at the Pentagon that transpired on September 11, 2001. Scholars for 9/11 Truth, which is dedicated to exposing falsehoods and establishing truths about the events of 9/11, has gone beyond Judicial Watch by calling for the release of other films and evidence that, its officers maintain, are essential to understanding 9/11.
BTL:Bush Defense of NSA Domestic Spy Program is Challenged in Senate Hearing (tags)
Interview with Shayana Kadidal, attorney with the Center for Constitutional Rights, conducted by Between the Lines' Scott Harris
Medical MJ Bad Rocket Feul in Water Good! (tags)
Study sponsored by MTBE (rocket feul, munitions byproduct) users, claims no proof of MTBE danger. Contrasted with recent Supreme Court anti-marijuana ruling.
BTL: Bush Foreign Policy Continues to Alienate Friends and Enemies Around the... (tags)
...World. ~ Interview with Stephen Damours, author of "America The Almighty: The Maverick Superpower," conducted by Between the Lines' Scott Harris
BTL:Tragic Career of Investigative Journalist Gary Webb Reveals Much About... (tags)
...Deep Flaws in U.S. Journalism ~ Interview with Jeff Cohen, columnist and media critic, conducted by Between the Lines' Scott Harris
A "Few Bad Apples" or "The Bad Seed" of Circumstance? (tags)
Countless studies have shown that external factors are highly predictive of so-called "moral" behavior -- people are generally conformists, blind followers of authority and highly influenced by circumstance rather than character and values.
BTL:Charges of Unethical Conduct Against GOP House Majority Leader... (tags)
...Tom Delay Triggers Calls for His Resignation ~ Interview conducted by Mary Boyle, press secretary with Common Cause, conducted by Between the Lines' Scott Harris
BTL:Haitians Ravaged by Dual Tragedies of Political Violence and... (tags)
...Devastating Storms ~ Interview with Larry Birns, director of the Council on Hemispheric Affairs, conducted by Between the Lines' Melinda Tuhus
BTL:Guantanamo Detainees Subjected to Pentagon-Run "Kangaroo Court" (tags)
Interview with Michael Ratner, principal attorney for prisoners held at Guantanamo Bay, U.S. Naval Base conducted by Between the Lines' Scott Harris
Unprecedented Week of Transgender Activism in Nation’s Capital (tags)
A bit of history occurred the end of April and early May. Three national transgender or gender-diverse civil rights organizations lobbied Capitol Hill simultaneously and, for the first time, all lobbied for the same issues. In addition, yet another rejuvenated national group conducted its first organized protest in years, and still another organization conducted a march to the Viet Nam Veterans’ Memorial, and conducted a historic wreath laying ceremony.
BTL:Haitian President Aristide Demands U.S. Investigate... (tags)
...White House Complicity in Coup Against His Government* Interview with Ira Kurzban, lawyer representing Haitian President Jean-Bertrand Aristide, conducted by Between the Lines' Scott Harris
BTL:Bush Avoids Accountability in Iraq-WMD Blame Game (tags)
Interview with Scott Ritter, former chief U.N. weapons inspector in Iraq, conducted by Between the Lines' Scott Harris
BTL:Leading Democratic Presidential Candidates Ignore Issues of... (tags)
...Women and Poverty Interview with Gwendolyn Mink, author and activist, conducted by Between the Lines' Melinda Tuhus
BTL:Many in Britain Call Hutton Inquiry Exonerating Tony Blair Over... (tags)
...Iraq Weapons Affair a 'Whitewash'. Interview with Greg Palast, BBC-TV investigative reporter conducted by Between the Lines' Scott Harris
BTL:Left-Right Coalition Resists President Bush's Call to Renew USA Patriot Act. (tags)
Interview with Charlie Mitchell, legislative counsel with the American Civil Liberties Union, conducted by Between the Lines' Scott Harris
"FDA used to serve a purpose. A doctor could feel sure that a drug he was prescribing was as safe as possible. Now you wonder what kind of evaluation has been done, and what's been swept under the rug."-- Dr. William L. Isley, Kansas City, Mo.
911 cell phone calls impossible (tags)
An experiment was conducted to see if cell phones can work in airplanes.
CIA Conducted Air Crash Simulation on 9/11/01 (What are the chances?!?) (tags)
Here's another admission which destroys the government's lie that it couldn't possibly have foreseen the use of planes to ram buildings.
Kookcinich gets a big fat zero from South Carolina Democrats (tags)
Looks like Dennis "Seabiscuit" Kookcinich is having some problems getting out of the starting gate.
BTL:Amnesty International Declares U.S. War on Terrorism Has... (tags)
...Made the World a More Dangerous Place Interview with Josh Rubenstein, Amnesty International, conducted by Between the Lines' Scott Harris
Survey: Israel yet to grasp concept of democracy (tags)
The general conclusion of the survey, which is dubbed the "Israeli Democracy Survey" and will be conducted every year, is that Israel is basically a democracy in form more than in substance, and that it has yet to internalize fully the concept of democracy.
Now that war is finally upon us, we must all hope or (if we share our leaders' piety) pray that, within a matter of days, the thing is done with, the Iraqi people will be free of their oppressor and able to enjoy the benefits of American-style democracy.
BTL:Money Continues to Buy Elections While Activists Fight for... (tags)
...Public Financing at State Level. Interview with Nick Nyhart, of Public Campaign conducted by Between The Lines' Melinda Tuhus.
BTL:Poor Families Likely to Lose as Congress Debates Reauthorization of... (tags)
...Welfare Reform Act. Interview with Debbie Weinstein, Children's Defense Fund conducted by Melinda Tuhus.Confrontations.Interview with Peter Kornbluh, of the National Security Archive conducted by Between The Lines' Denise Manzari
New Chomsky book on 9-11: repost (tags)
Hmm...let's try that again!
New book by Chomsky on 9-11 (tags)
"9-11" contains interviews conducted with Chomsky by a variety of interviewers during the first month following the attacks of 9-11. The interviews were conducted largely via email, many with foreign journalists who speak and write English as a second language.
Rise Up LA and Direct Action Network [DAN] conducted multiple trainings of protesters in media savvy and non violent protests at their MacArthur Park Convergence Center last week in preparation for this week's protests. The Convergence also conducted community outreach to the surrounding, predominately working class, immigrant community, located about a mile east of Staples Center, site of the Democratic National Convention [DNC].