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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.
Saudi-led Assault on Yemen’s Vital Port Exacerbates Humanitarian Crisis
Interview with Shireen Al-Adeimi, a Harvard graduate school student originally from Yemen, conducted by Scott Harris
Yemen’s vital port city of Hodeida is under attack by a Saudi Arabia-led military coalition, employing both airstrikes and ground troops from the United Arab Emirates. International aid groups say that the offensive launched last week to drive out Houthi rebels is disrupting the delivery of critical food and medical supplies in a nation already gripped by famine and facing a devastating humanitarian crisis. Story continues
AT&T – Time Warner Merger Will Likely Impose Costs on Consumers and Citizens
Interview with Timothy Karr, senior director of strategy and communications with the media democracy group Free Press, conducted by Scott Harris
Ruling against President Donald Trump’s Justice Department lawsuit, a federal judge approved the merger between AT&T and Time Warner on June 11. The $85 billion deal will bring together two of the nation’s largest media companies with complimentary assets: one that produces content and the other which distributes content. Story continues
‘Water Is Life Walk’: An Indigenous Sacred Ceremony of Connection and Healing
Interview with Carole Buber-Blodgett, aka Spirit Hawk, conducted by Melinda Tuhus
From mid-May to mid-June, an indigenous woman completed her eighth Water is Life Walk, from the source of the Housatonic River in western Massachusetts to the river’s mouth in Stratford, Connecticut, at Long Island Sound. Carole Buber-Blodgett, who goes by the name Spirit Hawk, translated from Lakota, traces her matriarchal lineage through the Penobscot nation and belongs to the defined-out-of-existence band of the Penobscot people. She says, “Like many who have been assimilated it’s very difficult to prove lineage when you’re trying to hide your children from boarding schools and you try to hide their heritage in order to do that.” Spirit Hawk is an adopted Lakota from the Sicangu band and follows the Lakota Sun Dance Way of Life. Story continues
This week’s summary of under-reported news
Compiled by Bob Nixon
Three years ago, Chinese authorities in the western province of Xinjian with a large Muslim population known as Uighurs, ordered everyone in the provincial capital, Urumqi, to return to their the towns in which they were born to get a new identity card. This order imposed hardships on families who had migrated to the capital city to find work. (“Apartheid with Chinese Characters,” The Economist, June 2, 2018)
The conservative majority on the US Supreme Court, upheld Ohio’s aggressive voter purge law, which allows a voter to be scrubbed from the registration rolls if they miss a federal election. Only a handful of states have such punitive voting regulations, which disproportionately impact poor people and communities of color. (“Supreme Court Upholds Controversial Ohio Voter Purge Law,” NPR, June 11, 2018;“Ohio Voting Rights Decision not a Green Light for Reckless Voter Purges,” CNN, June 12, 2018)
The National Fair Housing Alliance recently issued its annual Fair Housing Trends Report. The study found that the number of housing discrimination complaints continues to rise as the Trump administration is rescinding rules that imposed strict deadlines on states and localities to address housing discrimination and segregation. (“Government Remains the Biggest Obstacle to Fair Housing,” American Prospect, May 8, 2018)
