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why ray nagin doesn't want white people to stand up for public housing mike howells 2007-01-08 8:32 PM
Ray Nagin's criticism of non-residents who participated in last month's march by supporters of public housing on his home is, in reality, a calculated attempt to undermine the popular unity needed to secure the return of Katirna survivors to their homes in the Crescent City. (text/plain + 1 comment)

mlk day 2007=public housing action mike howells 2007-01-08 8:02 PM
On MLK DAY 2007 public housing residents and supporters will conduct a people's reopening of New Orleans public housing. (text/plain + 6 comments)

Stop Killing People Brian Denzer 2007-01-08 3:10 AM
New Orleans residents gathered at the Sound Cafe in the Bywater neighborhood to plan a march on City Hall, and to consider ideas to stop the wave of violence which took the lives of two New Orleans artists, Dinneral Shavers and Helen Hill. 73:05, 34 mb, 64 kbps. (audio/mpeg + 1 comment)

CNN SPOOF film Max Spoof 2007-01-07 6:00 PM
This short film raises a lot of laughs as well as some serious points (text/plain)

NAACP Says Mumia Abu-Jamal's Trial was Racist Hans Bennett 2007-01-07 4:08 AM
“The blacks from the low income areas are less likely to convict. There's a resentment for law enforcement and a resentment for authority....you don't want those people on your jury, let's face it.” (text/plain + 1 comment)

SECRETS OF THE CIA - A Disturbing Documentary Rinf.com 2007-01-07 12:39 AM
SECRETS OF THE CIA - A Disturbing Documentary http://www.rinf.com/columnists/news/secrets-of-the-cia This is a very depressing documentary on many levels. On one level there is what these people did. What the CIA has done and is doing domestically (The CIA was never to have domestic involvement) and internationally. And finally, the knowledge that there are many more like these whistleblowers that continue to hurt and destroy individuals and the world. - The site hosting the video looks pretty good. - Ed (text/plain)

Arkansas: Liberty And The Constitution Go On Trial - 1/8/07 Michael Gaddy 2007-01-07 12:08 AM
A local radio personality, fellow soldier and constitutionalist in the fight against the proposed zoning ordinance, Mr. Don Bright, stated on his radio show after the arrest of Mr. Fincher that he believed the "coincidental" arrest could have originated in the highest offices of Washington County. At the emergency meeting, the County Judge accused Mr. Bright of linking him to the arrest; when Mr. Bright protested, he was forcibly removed from the meeting by three deputy sheriffs. The questionable zoning ordinance was then passed. (text/plain)

Rex 84: Up and Running in Taylor, Texas Alex Jones 2007-01-07 12:04 AM
FEMA Concentration Camp for Families in Taylor, Texas http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=5515356061137526953&sourceid=docidfeed&hl=en (text/plain)

"Surge" Without Congressional Approval Is Impeachable Offense Francis Boyle 2007-01-07 12:02 AM
"Concerning the proposed 'surge' by the Bush administration of 20,000-plus U.S. troops into Iraq, this requires further authorization by the U.S. Congress under the terms of the War Powers Resolution. Section 4(a)(3) makes it quite clear that the War Powers Resolution is triggered ... 'In the absence of a declaration of war [which we do not have for Iraq], in any case in which United States Armed Forces are introduced ... (3) in numbers which substantially enlarge United States Armed Forces equipped for combat already located in a foreign nation....' (text/plain)

Revealed: Israel plans nuclear strike on Iran Times online UK 2007-01-06 11:59 PM
"As soon as the green light is given, it will be one mission, one strike and the Iranian nuclear project will be demolished," said one of the sources. The plans, disclosed to The Sunday Times last week, have been prompted in part by the Israeli intelligence service Mossad's assessment (text/plain)

Left Behind: The Story of the New Orleans Public Schools Brian Denzer 2007-01-06 2:43 PM
“Left Behind: The Story of the New Orleans Public Schools” documents a school system which had a dropout rate as high as 70 percent. The last pre-screening of the film will be Wed. 1/10. More information at NEWORLEANSLEFTBEHIND.COM. A conversation with Vincent Morelli, a writer, producer, and co-director of the film (along with writer Jason Berry and executive producer Bobby Moresco). 24:17, 11.5 mb, 64 kbps. (audio/mpeg)

Honor Betrayed Dr. Mic Hunter 2007-01-06 2:24 PM
Sexual Abuse in the U.S. Military (text/plain)

Last minute reprieve: Woodland apartment evictions moved to early next week Repost 2007-01-06 1:38 PM
NEW ORLEANS: January 4th was the highly controversial eviction date for Woodlands residents. 18 families, including 40 children, remained with no place to go. Overcrowded and under funded homeless shelters seemed the best or only option for the majority of these families. Common Ground Legal had been in contact with Johnson Properties, the new owners of the Woodlands apartment complex, and at the last minute was able to negotiate a reprieve.<p> (text/plain + 2 comments)

BTL:Business & Consumer Groups Pressure New Congress to... Between the Lines' Melinda Tuhus 2007-01-06 11:03 AM
...Shift Research Funds from Oil & Nuclear to Renewable Energy~Interview with Ken Bossong, of the Sustainable Energy Network, conducted by Between the Lines' Melinda Tuhus (text/plain)

URGENT : Petition to halt GM crops in India brian 2007-01-05 8:52 PM
URGENT: On 31st January 2007 there's a major hearing in the Supreme Court in India on the writ petition over GM crops. The organisers of this petition want to be able to show that there's massive worldwide support for calling a halt to the problems being inflicted by GM crops on India. They can only do that with your support. PLEASE SIGN THE PETITION AND PASS THIS ON TO ALL YOUR FRIENDS AND COLLEAGUES: http://www.gopetition.com/petitions/no-to-indias-crops-being-genetically-engineered.html (text/plain)

audio: New Year's Resolutions from some well known New Orleanins Craig Kraemer wioth New Orleans PodCasting 2007-01-05 2:51 PM
Listen to some of the interesting and unusual New Year's resolutions from some of our favorite people. (text/plain)

First black mayor in SW Louisiana town gunned down Associated Press 2007-01-02 12:29 PM
Gerald ''Wash'' Washington, 57, the newly elected mayor of Westlake Louisiana was found shot to death over the weekend, less than three days before he was set to become the community's first black leader. (text/plain)

Student-run infoshop opens Peter McCoy 2006-12-31 8:24 PM

Earlier this month, a student-run non-profit infoshop celebrated its grand opening at The Evergreen State College (TESC) in Olympia, Washington, USA. Using the guise of a state funded student group, volunteers of The Evergreen Infoshoppe were allotted over $4,000 to purchase radical books, zines, and videos for their lending library and resource center. After only a few weeks of planning, the Infoshoppe now hosts an ever-growing collection in a permanent, centrally located and nearly autonomous location. (image/jpeg)

Deadly Progress and the Shadows Rufus Ulrich Keller 2006-12-30 2:26 PM
The modern technical enlightened contemporary acts as though all the destruction and suffering in this world doesn't concern him. We continually cause dreadful things but don't see what is dreadful in us. (text/plain)

Brazilian Oil: Patriots and Treasonous ones... Sergio Ferolla and Paulo Metri 2006-12-29 7:59 PM
Patriots are the ones that fight in the party of Tiradentes, being the others, the followers of Joaquin Silvério dos Reis, who was a treasonous one to the "inconfidentes"*, allowing that Tiradentes was imprisoned, hanged and cut in pieces by the Portuguese. (text/plain)

BTL: US Can Do More to Pressure Sudan to Allow UN Protective Force in Darfur Between the Lines' Scott Harris 2006-12-29 10:47 AM
Interview with Nii Akuetteh, executive director of Africa Action, conducted by Between the Lines' Scott Harris (text/plain)

ON CONGRESSMAN KUCINICH'S CAMPAIGN MARKIN 2006-12-28 5:57 PM
BREAK WITH THE DEMOCRATS (text/plain)

BTL:Bush Moves Toward Increasing US Troops in Iraq Between the Lines' Scott Harris 2006-12-28 3:51 PM
Interview with David MacMichael, former CIA analyst, conducted by Between the Lines' Scott Harris (text/plain)

audio: Rocco Vitale III with Pyrotecnico, a fireworks display company Craig Kraemer with New Orleans PodCasting 2006-12-26 8:27 PM
The family owned company is donating the fireworks display for New Orleans' New Year's Eve riverfront celebration in the French Quarter. (text/plain)

Disappearing world: Global warming claims tropical island Geoffrey Lean 2006-12-26 1:58 PM
The first inhabited island is officially gone. Swallowed up by the rising oceans. 10,000 people now homeless. 70,000 people will be homeless in the immediate future. New Orleans will be gone no later than 2035. (text/plain)

Free Stickers ........ IMPEACH NOW ! V & G 2006-12-26 12:11 PM

Free vinyl stickers with self-addressed, stamped envelope IMPEACH NOW ! (image/jpeg)

Sexual Abuse and Harassment In The Military Dorothy Mackey 2006-12-24 2:04 AM
I have two deadlines: 1st deadline: NEED AIR NATIONAL GUARD WOMEN OF SEXUAL ABUSE AND HARASSMENT: 2nd DEADLINE: ALL MILITARY SERVICES MEN AND WOMEN OF SEXUAL ABUSE, HARASSMENT -SYSTEM FAILED THEM. (text/plain)

Cop Assaults Activist at Lockheed Martin Protest William Hughes 2006-12-23 10:05 AM

A peaceful rally, on the morning of Dec. 22, 2006, protesting Lockheed Martin’s production of lethal cluster bombs turned ugly. The giant defense contractor’s headquarters are located in Montgomery County, MD, just north of Washington, D.C. As one of the activists, Patrick J. Elder, was speaking to the demonstrators about the deadly effects of the cluster bomb device, he was ordered “off the grass” by a police officer. When Mr. Elder immediately complied and moved to the sidewalk, he was then assaulted by a cop. (image/jpeg)

Talk @ Zeitgeist Center 1/4/07 on states of disaster, children in Sudan, NYC, & N.O. Brian Marks 2006-12-22 7:46 PM
Cindi Katz will speak Thursday, January 4th, 2007 at the Zeitgeist Multi-disciplinary Arts Center at 1724 Oretha Castle Haley Blvd (@ Felicity) in New Orleans on 'States of Disaster: A Counter-Topography of Social Reproduction from Louisiana to Sudan.' The event is free and open to the public. (text/html + 2 comments)

BTL:Bush Signs Federal Legislation Expanding Power to Declare Martial Law Between the Lines' Scott Harris 2006-12-22 4:49 PM
Interview with Frank Morales, writer & activist, conducted by Between the Lines' Scott Harris (text/plain)

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