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Between The Lines is a weekly syndicated half-hour radio newsmagazine featuring progressive perspectives on national and international political, economic and social issues. Since 1991, Between The Lines has provided in-depth, timely analysis on a wide range of political, economic and social issues including: the history and consequences of two U.S. wars with Iraq; increasing disparity in wealth in the U.S.; coverage of the global social justice movement and related protests challenging the free trade, corporate-driven policies of the World Trade Organization and World Bank/International Monetary Fund; post-9/11 erosion of civil liberties; constitutional protections and international law in the U.S.; the crisis in the U.S. health care system; international grassroots mobilization to confront global climate change; racism permeating the prison industrial complex; and efforts to repair flaws in the U.S. electoral system.Squeaky Wheel Productions is our 501(c)(3) nonprofit production company and distributor. This consumer podcast may occasionally contain a fundraising pitch. 233680

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Between The Lines is a weekly syndicated half-hour radio newsmagazine featuring progressive perspectives on national and international political, economic and social issues. Since 1991, Between The Lines has provided in-depth, timely analysis on a wide range of political, economic and social issues including: the history and consequences of two U.S. wars with Iraq; increasing disparity in wealth in the U.S.; coverage of the global social justice movement and related protests challenging the free trade, corporate-driven policies of the World Trade Organization and World Bank/International Monetary Fund; post-9/11 erosion of civil liberties; constitutional protections and international law in the U.S.; the crisis in the U.S. health care system; international grassroots mobilization to confront global climate change; racism permeating the prison industrial complex; and efforts to repair flaws in the U.S. electoral system.Squeaky Wheel Productions is our 501(c)(3) nonprofit production company and distributor. This consumer podcast may occasionally contain a fundraising pitch. 233680

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Episodes

UAW Strike Demands Fairness for Workers, as US Automakers Spend Billions on Stock Buybacks

9/20/2023
The Lever Editor Lucy Dean Stockton: UAW Strike Demands Fairness for Workers, as US Automakers Spend Billions on Stock Buybacks Wisconsin Examiner Editor-in-Chief Ruth Conniff: GOP Attacks Wisconsin’s Democratic Institutions to Maintain Grip on Minority Rule Leonard Peltier supporters Holly Cook Macarro and Fawn Sharp: Supporters of America’s Longest Serving Political Prisoner Urge Biden His Release Bob Nixon's Under-reported News Summary Visit our website at BTLonline.org for more information, in-depth interviews, related links and transcripts and to sign up for our BTL Weekly Summary. New episodes every Wednesday at 12 noon ET, website updated Wednesdays after 4 p.m. ET Produced by Squeaky Wheel Productions: Scott Harris, Melinda Tuhus, Bob Nixon, Anna Manzo, Susan Bramhall, Jeff Yates and Mary Hunt. Theme music by Richard Hill and Mikata.

Duration:00:29:00

22 Years After 9/11, It’s time to Reassess the U.S. War on Terror

9/13/2023
"War Made Invisible" author Norman Solomon: 22 Years After 9/11, It’s time to Reassess the U.S. War on Terror NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory climate scientist Peter Kalmus: Climate Activists are Doing the Most Important Work on Planet Earth Right Now Vote to Stop Cop City spokesperson Paul Glaze: RICO Indictment of 61 ‘Stop Cop City’ Activists Criminalizes Dissent, Sets Dangerous Precedent Bob Nixon's Under-reported News Summary • Mexico’s Supreme Court eliminates all federal criminal penalties for abortion • North Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia making it harder for ex-felons to vote • Sen. Kyrsten Sinema's private equity backer linked to Jeffrey Epstein Visit our website at BTLonline.org for more information, in-depth interviews, related links and transcripts and to sign up for our BTL Weekly Summary. New episodes every Wednesday at 12 noon ET, website updated Wednesdays after 4 p.m. ET Produced by Squeaky Wheel Productions: Scott Harris, Melinda Tuhus, Bob Nixon, Anna Manzo, Susan Bramhall, Jeff Yates and Mary Hunt. Theme music by Richard Hill and Mikata.

Duration:00:29:00

'Best States to Work’ Report Highlights State Policies Helping & Hurting American Workers

9/6/2023
Oxfam America Seniors Research Adviser Dr. Kaitlyn Henderson: ‘Best States to Work’ Report Highlights State Policies Helping and Hurting American Workers Prison Policy Institute Communications Strategist Wanda Bertram: Climate Change-Driven Higher Temperatures in Prisons Leads to Increased Deaths Beyond Nuclear Radiation and Health Hazard Specialist Cindy Folkers: Japan’s Dumping Fukushima’s Radioactive Water in Pacific Linked to Long-Term Health Hazards Bob Nixon's Under-reported News Summary Visit our website at BTLonline.org for more information, in-depth interviews, related links and transcripts and to sign up for our BTL Weekly Summary. New episodes every Wednesday at 12 noon ET, website updated Wednesdays after 4 p.m. ET Produced by Squeaky Wheel Productions: Scott Harris, Melinda Tuhus, Bob Nixon, Anna Manzo, Susan Bramhall, Jeff Yates and Mary Hunt. Theme music by Richard Hill and Mikata.

Duration:00:29:00

Confronting GOP’s Racist Rhetoric and Rising Terrorist Hate Crimes

8/30/2023
Right-wing Watch Managing Director Peter Montgomery: Confronting Link Between GOP’s Racist Rhetoric and Rising Terrorist Hate Crimes Physicians for Social Responsibility Pennsylvania board president Dr. Ned Ketyer: New Pennsylvania Study Links Fracking Extraction Operations to Childhood Cancer & Asthma Award-winning investigative journalist Allan Nairn: Guatemalans Elect New President who Pledges to Restore Democracy Bob Nixon's Under-reported News Summary • Ecuador voters reject Amazon drilling • Biden cracks down on Cytrox and Intellexa spyware • The push for zero-emission trains and good union jobs Visit our website at BTLonline.org for more information, in-depth interviews, related links and transcripts and to sign up for our BTL Weekly Summary. New episodes every Wednesday at 12 noon ET, website updated Wednesdays after 4 p.m. ET Produced by Squeaky Wheel Productions: Scott Harris, Melinda Tuhus, Bob Nixon, Anna Manzo, Susan Bramhall, Jeff Yates and Mary Hunt. Theme music by Richard Hill and Mikata.

Duration:00:29:00

Campaign to Disqualify Trump from 2024 Election Ballot Gains Traction

8/23/2023
Citizens for Responsibility & Ethics Vice President & Chief Counsel Donald Sherman: Campaign to Disqualify Trump from 2024 Election Ballot Gains Traction Public Citizen's Democracy Campaign Co-Director Jonah Minkoff-Zern: Georgia’s RICO Indictment Seeks to Tell Full Story of Trump-GOP Election Subversion Palestine Institute for Biodiversity & Sustainability founder Mazin Qumsiyeh: Israeli Occupation and Colonization’s Impact on Palestinian West Bank’s Biodiverse Ecosystem Bob Nixon's Under-reported News Summary • Climate crisis hitting minority communities harder • Some cities pushing to overcome rent control obstacles • Brazil’s former president accused of trying to sell official gifts Visit our website at BTLonline.org for more information, in-depth interviews, related links and transcripts and to sign up for our BTL Weekly Summary. New episodes every Wednesday at 12 noon ET, website updated Wednesdays after 4 p.m. ET Produced by Squeaky Wheel Productions: Scott Harris, Melinda Tuhus, Bob Nixon, Anna Manzo, Susan Bramhall, Jeff Yates and Mary Hunt. Theme music by Richard Hill and Mikata.

Duration:00:29:00

US Media Repeating Same Mistakes Covering Trump ’24 Presidential Campaign

8/16/2023
The Nation DC Bureau Chief Chris Lehmann: US Media Repeating Same Mistakes Covering Trump ’24 Presidential Campaign Hartford, CT Catholic Worker community member Jackie Allen Doucot: Civil Disobedience Actions at European Air Base Links Threat of Nuclear Weapons with Climate Crisis City College of San Francisco emeritus professor Abdul Jabbar: Report Charges US Pressured Pakistan to Oust the Nation’s Prime Minister Imran Khan Bob Nixon's Under-reported News Summary • Is Cameroon the next Sudan? • Big Dairy is milking California dry • Payday lenders engage in reverse redlining Visit our website at BTLonline.org for more information, in-depth interviews, related links and transcripts and to sign up for our BTL Weekly Summary. New episodes every Wednesday at 12 noon ET, website updated Wednesdays after 4 p.m. ET Produced by Squeaky Wheel Productions: Scott Harris, Melinda Tuhus, Bob Nixon, Anna Manzo, Susan Bramhall, Jeff Yates and Mary Hunt. Theme music by Richard Hill and Mikata.

Duration:00:29:00

US Democracy Hangs in Balance as Trump Faces 2020 Election Subversion Indictment

8/9/2023
Journalist and author Sasha Abramsky: US Democracy Hangs in Balance as Trump Faces 2020 Election Subversion Indictment Pen America Managing Director Nadine Farid Johnson: Pen America & Penguin-Random House Sue a Florida School District Over Book Bans Freelance reporter Tim Rowland: Adirondacks Affordable Housing Crisis Echoes Pervasive US Trend Bob Nixon's Under-reported News Summary: • Russia's Wagner Group disappeared and executed civilians in Mali • China is far ahead of the U.S. in rare earth mining • One year after union victory, Amazon still refuses to recognize union Visit our website at BTLonline.org for more information, in-depth interviews, related links and transcripts and to sign up for our BTL Weekly Summary. New episodes every Wednesday at 12 noon ET, website updated Wednesdays after 4 p.m. ET Produced by Squeaky Wheel Productions: Scott Harris, Melinda Tuhus, Bob Nixon, Anna Manzo, Susan Bramhall, Jeff Yates and Mary Hunt. Theme music by Richard Hill and Mikata.

Duration:00:29:00

‘Step Aside Joe’ Campaign Underscores Risks for Democracy as Biden Runs for Re-election

8/2/2023
RootsAction co-founder Jeff Cohen: ‘Step Aside Joe’ Campaign Underscores Risks for Democracy as Biden Runs for Re-election Fossil Free Media Director Jamie Henn: Fossil Fuel Industry Must Pay for the Climate Crisis They’ve Profited From University of Southampton (UK) professor of oceanography and climate Robert Marsh: Predictions of a Future Collapse of a Vital Atlantic Ocean Current Linked to the Climate Crisis Bob Nixon's Under-reported News Summary • Putin to miss BRICS summit to evade International Criminal Court warrant • EPA closes civil rights investigation into Cancer Alley • Right-wing activists challenge 100,000 Georgia voter registrations Visit our website at BTLonline.org for more information, in-depth interviews, related links and transcripts and to sign up for our BTL Weekly Summary. New episodes every Wednesday at 12 noon ET, website updated Wednesdays after 4 p.m. ET Produced by Squeaky Wheel Productions: Scott Harris, Melinda Tuhus, Bob Nixon, Anna Manzo, Susan Bramhall, Jeff Yates and Mary Hunt. Theme music by Richard Hill and Mikata.

Duration:00:29:00

Israeli Pro-Democracy Activists Detached from Palestinian Struggle for Basic Human Rights

7/26/2023
Institute for Policy Studies' New Internationalism Project Director Phyllis Bennis: Israeli Pro-Democracy Activists Detached from Palestinian Struggle for Basic Human Rights Thacker Pass activist and attorney Will Falk: Indigenous Tribes and Conservationists Oppose Nevada Lithium Mine on Sacred Site Get Free Executive Director Nicole Carty: Youth Activists Protest Regressive SCOTUS Rulings and Larger Attack on US Multi-Racial Democracy Bob Nixon: This Week’s Under-reported News Summary Visit our website at BTLonline.org for more information, in-depth interviews, related links and transcripts and to sign up for our BTL Weekly Summary. New episodes every Wednesday at 12 noon ET, website updated Wednesdays after 4 p.m. ET Produced by Squeaky Wheel Productions: Scott Harris, Melinda Tuhus, Bob Nixon, Anna Manzo, Susan Bramhall, Jeff Yates and Mary Hunt. Theme music by Richard Hill and Mikata.

Duration:00:29:00

Ohio GOP’s Aug. 8th ‘Issue 1’ Referendum Would Impose Minority Rule

7/19/2023
Former Ohio Democratic Party Chairman David Pepper: Ohio GOP’s August 8th ‘Issue 1’ Referendum Would Impose Minority Rule Jacobin Staff Writer Alex N. Press: Teamsters Union Prepares for Historic Strike Against UPS New York psychiatrist Dr. Yochai Re’em: Long COVID Patients Band Together to Share Data on Effective Treatment Bob Nixon's Under-reported News Summary Visit our website at BTLonline.org for more information, in-depth interviews, related links and transcripts and to sign up for our BTL Weekly Summary. New episodes every Wednesday at 12 noon ET, website updated Wednesdays after 4 p.m. ET Produced by Squeaky Wheel Productions: Scott Harris, Melinda Tuhus, Bob Nixon, Anna Manzo, Susan Bramhall, Jeff Yates and Mary Hunt. Theme music by Richard Hill and Mikata.

Duration:00:29:00

House Progressives Propose Measure to Block Biden’s Transfer of Cluster Bombs to Ukraine

7/12/2023
Arms Control Association Executive Director Daryl Kimball: House Progressives Propose Measure to Block Biden’s Transfer of Cluster Bombs to Ukraine Rutgers University adjunct professor of philosophy Ben Burgis: Biden Believes Right-Wing Extremist Supreme Court ‘Not Normal,’ But Resists Calls for Reform Public Services Loan Forgiveness support website founder Christina Ceballos: After Supreme Court Rejects Biden Student Debt Relief Plan, Public Service Workers Have Another Option Bob Nixon's Under-reported News Summary Visit our website at BTLonline.org for more information, in-depth interviews, related links and transcripts and to sign up for our BTL Weekly Summary. New episodes every Wednesday at 12 noon ET, website updated Wednesdays after 4 p.m. ET Produced by Squeaky Wheel Productions: Scott Harris, Melinda Tuhus, Bob Nixon, Anna Manzo, Susan Bramhall, Jeff Yates and Mary Hunt. Theme music by Richard Hill and Mikata.

Duration:00:29:00

Extremist Supreme Court Majority Ignores Decades of Precedent and Systemic U.S. Racism to Overturn Affirmative Action

7/5/2023
American Association of University Professors General Counsel Risa Lieberwitz: Extremist Supreme Court Majority Ignores Decades of Precedent and Systemic U.S. Racism to Overturn Affirmative Action Young Invincibles' Executive Director Kristin McGuire: After Supreme Court Blocks Biden Student Debt Relief Plan, Advocates Continue to Push for Debt Cancellation Independent filmmaker Josh Fox: New Documentary Film ‘The Welcome Table’ Brings Attention to the Global Climate Migration Crisis Bob Nixon's Under-reported News Summary Visit our website at BTLonline.org for more information, in-depth interviews, related links and transcripts and to sign up for our BTL Weekly Summary. New episodes every Wednesday at 12 noon ET, website updated Wednesdays after 4 p.m. ET Produced by Squeaky Wheel Productions: Scott Harris, Melinda Tuhus, Bob Nixon, Anna Manzo, Susan Bramhall, Jeff Yates and Mary Hunt. Theme music by Richard Hill and Mikata.

Duration:00:29:00

A Nation Transformed: One Year After the Demise of Roe v. Wade

6/28/2023
The Nation magazine's abortion access correspondent Amy Littlefield: A Nation Transformed: One Year After the Demise of Roe v. Wade Jewish Voice for Peace's New Haven, CT chairperson Shelly Altman: Israel’s Far-Right Government’s Expansion of Illegal Settlements Incites Escalating Violence Investigative journalist Greg Palast: Billionaire Paul Singer’s Lavish Gifts to Justice Alito Further Erodes Public Confidence in Supreme Court Bob Nixon’s Under-reported News Summary • Colombian President Petro pressing ahead on peace with armed rebels • U.S. government support for childcare providers in danger • Incoming Chicago mayor wants to broaden and deepen his city’s green agenda Visit our website at BTLonline.org for more information, in-depth interviews, related links and transcripts and to sign up for our BTL Weekly Summary. New episodes every Wednesday at 12 noon ET, website updated Wednesdays after 4 p.m. ET Produced by Squeaky Wheel Productions: Scott Harris, Melinda Tuhus, Bob Nixon, Anna Manzo, Susan Bramhall, Jeff Yates and Mary Hunt. Theme music by Richard Hill and Mikata.

Duration:00:29:00

Opponents Gear Up to Fight GOP’s Latest Plan to Cut Social Security & Medicare

6/21/2023
Social Security Works Executive Director Alex Lawson: Opponents Gear Up to Fight GOP’s Latest Plan to Cut Social Security & Medicare Environmental and climate justice leader Elizabeth Yeampierre: As Climate Crisis Worsens, Environmental Regulations Sacrificed to Reach Debt Ceiling Deal Clafkin University Assistant Professor Robert Greene II: Juneteenth Federal Holiday Must Remain Radical and Relevant to Today's Civil Rights Struggles Bob Nixon's Under-reported News Summary • Global demand for coal hit a new high in 2022 • Colombian indigenous protest Irish packaging giant • Bipartisan Farm Bill efforts to protect family farms could be upended Visit our website at BTLonline.org for more information, in-depth interviews, related links and transcripts and to sign up for our BTL Weekly Summary. New episodes every Wednesday at 12 noon ET, website updated Wednesdays after 4 p.m. ET Produced by Squeaky Wheel Productions: Scott Harris, Melinda Tuhus, Bob Nixon, Anna Manzo, Susan Bramhall, Jeff Yates and Mary Hunt. Theme music by Richard Hill and Mikata.

Duration:00:29:00

GOP Threat of Violence After Trump’s Federal Indictment Spreads Across the Nation

6/14/2023
Salon.com senior politics writer Amanda Marcotte: GOP Threat of Violence After Trump’s Federal Indictment Spreads Across the Nation Rep. Rashida Tlaib: Protesting Deal to Build Mountain Valley Pipeline, Rep. Tlaib Says Corporate Greed is Killing Us Portland State University professor emeritus of political science Mel Gurtov: The Urgent Need to Reduce Rising US-China Tensions and Avert Future Conflict Bob Nixon's Under-reported News Summary Visit our website at BTLonline.org for more information, in-depth interviews, related links and transcripts and to sign up for our BTL Weekly Summary. New episodes every Wednesday at 12 noon ET, website updated Wednesdays after 4 p.m. ET Produced by Squeaky Wheel Productions: Scott Harris, Melinda Tuhus, Bob Nixon, Anna Manzo, Susan Bramhall, Jeff Yates and Mary Hunt. Theme music by Richard Hill and Mikata.

Duration:00:29:00

Nation’s Poor, Students & Climate Lose in Deal to End GOP Debt Ceiling Extortion

6/7/2023
Americans for Tax Fairness policy consultant Will Rice: Nation’s Poor, Students & Climate Lose in Deal to End GOP Debt Ceiling Extortion Food & Water Watch Legal Director Tarah Heinzen: Supreme Court Weakens EPA Enforcement of Clean Water Act, Endangering Wetlands Atomic veteran Hank Bolden, Golden Rule Captain Kiko Johnston-Kitazawa and crew member Bill Good: Historic Cold War-Era Peace Boat Sails Again to Demand Nuclear Abolition Bob Nixon's Under-reported News Summary: • United Nations: Rohingya refugees in ‘state of desperation’ • Remarkable successes for Minnesota progressives • Demands for shakeup at United Food and Commercial Workers Union Visit our website at BTLonline.org for more information, in-depth interviews, related links and transcripts and to sign up for our BTL Weekly Summary. New episodes every Wednesday at 12 noon ET, website updated Wednesdays after 4 p.m. ET Produced by Squeaky Wheel Productions: Scott Harris, Melinda Tuhus, Bob Nixon, Anna Manzo, Susan Bramhall, Jeff Yates and Mary Hunt. Theme music by Richard Hill and Mikata.

Duration:00:29:00

Candidate Ron DeSantis Poses Unique Threat to Democracy

5/31/2023
New York University history professor Ruth Ben-Ghiat: Candidate Ron DeSantis Poses Unique Threat to Democracy National Priorities Project Program Director Lindsay Koshgarian: Massive Pentagon Budget Increased Under Proposed Debt Ceiling Deal Haven's Harvest Executive Director Lori Martin: Food Rescue Group Feeds The Hungry, Protects the Environment Bob Nixon's Under-reported News Summary Visit our website at BTLonline.org for more information, in-depth interviews, related links and transcripts and to sign up for our BTL Weekly Summary. New episodes every Wednesday at 12 noon ET, website updated Wednesdays after 4 p.m. ET Produced by Squeaky Wheel Productions: Scott Harris, Melinda Tuhus, Bob Nixon, Anna Manzo, Susan Bramhall, Jeff Yates and Mary Hunt. Theme music by Richard Hill and Mikata.

Duration:00:29:00

Biden’s Invocation of 14th Amendment Would Neutralize GOP Debt Ceiling Threat

5/17/2023
Cornell University law professor Robert C. Hockett: Biden’s Invocation of 14th Amendment Would Neutralize GOP Debt Ceiling Threat National Immigration Law Center President Kica Matos: After Title 42 Biden’s New Immigration Policies Make it More Difficult for People Seeking Asylum in the US "How Fascism Works" author and Yale professor Jason Stanley: Fascist Republican Party Declares War on U.S. Democracy, While Imposing Minority Rule Bob Nixon's Under-reported News Summary Visit our website at BTLonline.org for more information, in-depth interviews, related links and transcripts and to sign up for our BTL Weekly Summary. New episodes every Wednesday at 12 noon ET, website updated Wednesdays after 4 p.m. ET Produced by Squeaky Wheel Productions: Scott Harris, Melinda Tuhus, Bob Nixon, Anna Manzo, Susan Bramhall, Jeff Yates and Mary Hunt. Theme music by Richard Hill and Mikata.

Duration:00:29:00

MoveOn Targets Fox News’ Corporate Advertisers for Funding Dangerous Lies and Disinformation

5/10/2023
MoveOn.org Executive Director Rahna Epting: MoveOn Targets Fox News’ Corporate Advertisers for Funding Dangerous Lies and Disinformation Prison Policy Initiative Communications Director Mike Wessler: Census Bureau Prison Gerrymandering Policy Skews Electoral Representation The Lever Senior Editor Andrew Perez: Right-wing Billionaire-Funded ‘No Labels’ Group Financing 2024 Third Party Spoiler Presidential Bid Bob Nixon's Under-reported News Summary Visit our website at BTLonline.org for more information, in-depth interviews, related links and transcripts and to sign up for our BTL Weekly Summary. New episodes every Wednesday at 12 noon ET, website updated Wednesdays after 4 p.m. ET Produced by Squeaky Wheel Productions: Scott Harris, Melinda Tuhus, Bob Nixon, Anna Manzo, Susan Bramhall, Jeff Yates and Mary Hunt. Theme music by Richard Hill and Mikata.

Duration:00:29:00

Right-Wing Push for Article V Constitutional Convention Threatens Basic Liberties

5/3/2023
Common Cause Director of Constitutional Convention & Protect Dissent Program Viki Harrison: Right-Wing Push for Article V Constitutional Convention Threatens Basic Liberties Christians for the Mountains Co-Founder Allen Johnson: Despite Drop in Coal Production, Destructive Mountain Top Removal Coal Mining Continues In These Times Magazine Executive Director Alex Han: New In These Times Magazine Director Ponders the Future of Progressive Media Bob Nixon's Under-reported News Summary Visit our website at BTLonline.org for more information, in-depth interviews, related links and transcripts and to sign up for our BTL Weekly Summary. New episodes every Wednesday at 12 noon ET, website updated Wednesdays after 4 p.m. ET Produced by Squeaky Wheel Productions: Scott Harris, Melinda Tuhus, Bob Nixon, Anna Manzo, Susan Bramhall, Jeff Yates and Mary Hunt. Theme music by Richard Hill and Mikata.

Duration:00:29:00

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