Between The Lines - Aug. 5, 2020

08/05/20 • 29 min

Between The Lines Radio Newsmagazine podcast

This week's Between The Lines:
• American Postal Workers Union's Mark Dimondstein: Amid Pandemic Fears During Election & Increased Mail-in Ballot Use, Trump Now Targets U.S. Postal Service

• Common Cause's Sylvia Albert: Trump Attempts to Eliminate Undocumented Immigrants in Census Data Used in Apportionment of Congressional Seats

• Oglala Sioux Tribe's Chase Iron Eyes: Sioux Nation’s Movement for Return of Sacred Lands Reflects Their Prophecy for Global Healing
• Bob Nixon's Under-reported News Summary
- Brazil halts police raids in favelas
- Mexico's emigrants are aging
- In California, childcare providers vote to unionize

This week's Between The Lines:
• American Postal Workers Union's Mark Dimondstein: Amid Pandemic Fears During Election & Increased Mail-in Ballot Use, Trump Now Targets U.S. Postal Service

• Common Cause's Sylvia Albert: Trump Attempts to Eliminate Undocumented Immigrants in Census Data Used in Apportionment of Congressional Seats

Previous Episode

Between The Lines - July 29, 2020

Partnership for Civil Justice Fund's Mara Verheyden-Hilliard: Federal Forces Deployed to Portland Provoke Violence & Rebellion Against Illegitimate Authority

Quinnipiac University's Amber Kelly and retired social worker Barbara Fair: Re-imagining Policing, Public Safety and the Role of Social Workers

Princeton University Eviction Lab's Peter Hepburn: Only Federal Intervention Can Prevent the Looming Eviction Crisis

Bob Nixon's Under-reported News Summary:

Record low crude oil prices could linger for years
- Under pandemic restrictions, India curtails justice for its critics
- Trump bank regulator shelves discrimination probes

Next Episode

Between The Lines - Aug. 12, 2020

• Author and activist Hadas Thier: Congress Fights Over Pandemic Rescue Package, Federal Reserve Spends Trillions No Questions Asked
• Peace Action's Kevin Martin: Congress Fails to Pass Amendment Cutting Pentagon Budget to Meet Human Need

• Grand Canyon Trust's Roger Clark: Navajo Nation & Environmental Groups Oppose Dam Project In Little Colorado River Gorge
• Bob Nixon's Under-reported News Summary
- Dictator who brutalized Darfur is in jail, but the killing goes on
- China wields its security law to crush Hong Kong dissent
- Unemployment aid expires, urban activists mobilize for renters