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"Between the Lines" is a national, half-hour program that provides a platform for individuals and spokespersons from progressive organizations generally ignored or marginalized by the mainstream media.
International Law Doesn’t Condone Planned U.S. Intervention in Syrian Civil War
Interview with Francis Boyle, professor of international law at the University of Illinois College of Law, conducted by Scott Harris
Not long after President Obama spoke to the nation about his intention to launch air strikes against Syria’s military in response to Bashar al-Assad’s regime’s alleged use of chemical weapons resulting in mass civilian casualties, the imminent attack was delayed in order to seek authorization from Congress. The abrupt change was necessitated in part by the defeat of British Prime Minister David Cameron’s effort seeking approval from Parliament to join the Americans in future military intervention in Syria.
Essential Issues Americans Need to Know About Syria’s Civil War
Interview with Jennifer Loewenstein, associate director, Middle East Studies Program at the University of Wisconsin, Madison, conducted by Scott Harris
After long, bloody and costly U.S. wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, the American people are decidedly opposed to President Obama’s plan to intervene militarily in Syria’s civil war. A Washington Post-ABC News poll released on Sept. 3 found that by a margin of 59 to 36 percent, Americans oppose a U.S. attack after the Obama administration announced they had high confidence that the regime of Syrian President Basher al-Assad had used chemical weapons against his own people. Opposition to U.S. intervention in Syria was bipartisan, with Democrats and Republicans both coming out equally against the plan that is now being debated in Congress.
Kids vs Global Warming Appeals Court Dismissal of Lawsuit Over Government Inaction on Climate Change
Interview with Garrett Serrels, activist with the group, Kids vs Global Warming, conducted by Melinda Tuhus
In recent years, young people have been getting more involved in work to halt the warming of the planet. One 13-year-old, Alec Loorz, founded a group called “Kids vs Global Warming” in 2009, with his mother, Victoria. Through community engagement campaigns and leadership development programs, the group’s goal is to empower youth to speak up for their generation and ignite change in their worlds to value nature and future generations more than profits and power. Alec sued the federal government in 2011 over its failure to take action on climate change, based on the Public Trust Doctrine, under which the state serves as trustee of the commons on behalf of present and future generations.
This week’s summary of under-reported news
Compiled by Bob Nixon
Helder Pereira is an unemployed 21-year-old construction worker in the suburbs of Paris. He doesn’t have a high school degree and is living off unemployment benefits after spending down his savings. In his town of Sevran, France youth unemployment is over 40 percent.
In the Amazon jungle of southeastern Colombia, Puinawai Indian Javier Garcia walked seven hours to pan for rocks containing tungsten, a mineral used by computer companies like Apple, Samsung and Hewlett Packard to manufacture cutting edge electronics.
Not far from Newark, New Jersey mayor, now U.S. Senate candidate Cory Booker’s home, Shanti Hargrove runs a small in-house day care center for infants and small children. Running the center is hard work, as most of Hargrove’s clients are single mothers working in low-wage jobs.
