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Between The Lines Radio Newsmagazine
In-Depth, Timely Progressive Analysis
Nonprofit Squeaky Wheel Productions primarily produces and distributes the half-hour, weekly syndicated Between The Lines Radio Newsmagazine (BTLonline.org), in addition to organizing educational events examining such topics as the importance of independent, non-commercial media to strengthen democracy; American foreign policy; wealth and inequality; the need for establishing universal health care in the U.S., and the urgency of repairing America's broken political and economic system.
Since 1991, Between The Lines, produced by an all-volunteer staff, has been made available for broadcast to non-commercial radio stations at no cost, and distributed as a free podcast on iTunes since 2006. Each week, more than over 60 non-commercial media outlets in the U.S. and abroad broadcast Between The Lines.
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Squeaky Wheel Productions-Sponsored Public Forums, Panel Discussions, and Special News Coverage
2022
Virtual Public Forum: "The Crisis in U.S. Journalism and the Future of Independent Media and Democracy," THURSDAY, March 24, 2022
The U.S. information system is failing us. Democracy as we know it is being threatened by misininformation and disinformation. Who should control the flow of information? Should there be censorship or not? How can progressive activists and journalists reach more Americans with analysis and views on political, economic and social issues all too often marginalized in corporate media?
The virtual/online panel featured:
- Greg Palast, investigative journalist
- Nina Turner, political activist, Bernie Sanders presidential campaign organizer and former Ohio state senator
- Bill Fletcher Jr., labor and racial justice activist
- Adrian Huq, youth climate activist
- panel moderator Victor Pickard, professor of media and policy studies at the University of Pennsylvania
- musician and songwriter David Rovics
Additional commentary from John Nichols, The Nation; Phyllis Bennis, Institute for Policy Studies; Richard D. Wolff, The New School; Norman Solomon, RootsAction.org; and Medea Benjamin, Code Pink Women for Peace. Please share our social media posts of this event with friends, family and colleagues.
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2019
Public Forum: "The Fascist Threat and Effective Resistance in the Era of Donald Trump," SATURDAY, Oct. 19, 2019
With a formal impeachment inquiry now underway, facing stonewalling from the White House, the nation is headed for a constitutional crisis. Democracy is under threat — how did we get here?
Two scholars discussed the underpinnings of the fascist threat in America today. Between The Lines Radio Newsmagazine sponsored a public forum with Jason Stanley, Yale professor of philosophy and author of "How Fascism Works: The Politics of Us and Them" and "How Propaganda Works" and Christopher Vials, director of American Studies at University of Connecticut and author of "Haunted by Hitler: Liberals, the Left and the Fight Against Fascism in the United States"
Parish House of the United Church on the Green
323 Temple St., New Haven, CT
More details and video here.
2018
Left Forum: "Towards a New Strategy for the Left" 
Between The Lines Radio Newsmagazine audio recordings of panel discussions, June 2, 2018
2017
Left Forum: "Resistance" 
Between The Lines Radio Newsmagazine audio recordings of panel discussions, June 4, 2017
2016
Community Forum: Between The Lines' 25th Anniversary with award-winning investigative journalist, author and Oscar-nominated docummentary filmmaker Jeremy Scahill Oct. 8, 2016
Award-winning author, a founding editor of The Intercept and filmmaker for the Oscar-nominated documentary, "Dirty Wars: The World is a Battlefield" Jeremy Scahill was the keynote speaker at Between The Lines Radio Newsmagazine's 25th Anniversary Celebration on Saturday, Oct. 8, 2-4 p.m. in New Haven, CT. Scahill's speech, "Drones, Terrorism and The President," addressed America's endless wars, "targeted assassinations" and the critical policy decisions facing our next president, issues largely ignored by U.S. corporate media. Scahill held a booksigning for his latest book, "The Assassination Complex," which has a foreword by Edward Snowden and afterword by Glenn Greenwald.
Panel discussion: 
"How Do We Build A Mass Movement to Reverse Runaway Inequality?"
a panel discussion on U.S. inequality, Left Forum, May 22, 2016
Panelists: Les Leopold, author of "Runaway Inequality: An Activist's Guide to Economic Justice". Between The Lines' Scott Harris and Richard Hill moderated this workshop.
Special News Coverage: 
"Rage, Rebellion, Revolution, Organizing Our Power"
Between The Lines Radio Newsmagazine audio recordings from the 2016 Left Forum conference May 20 - 22 2016, at the John Jay College of Criminal Justice, New York City. Includes plenary speeches, roundtable discussions and interviews with Chris Hedges, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and author; Medea Benjamin, co-founder of peace group CODEPINK and the co-founder of the human rights group Global Exchange; Tariq Ali, a British Pakistani writer, journalist, and filmmaker and others. Visit our archive to hear selected speeches and interviews.
2015
Panel discussion: 
"Successes and Challenges of Human Rights Campaigns for Publicly Financed Health Care in the U.S."
a panel discussion exploring state campaigns to establish single-payer health care," Left Forum, May 30, 2015
Panelists: Traven Leyshon, Vermont Workers Center; Karim Sariahmed, Put People First PA; Anja Rudiger, National Economic and Social Rights Initiative (NESRI); Scott Harris, chair, Between The Lines Radio Newsmagazine.
Special News Coverage: 
"No Justice, No Peace: Confronting the Crises of Capitalism and Democracy"
Between The Lines Radio Newsmagazine audio recordings from the 2015 Left Forum conference May 29 - 31 2015, at the John Jay College of Criminal Justice, New York City. Includes plenary speeches, roundtable discussions and interviews with Laura Flanders, executive producer and host of the Laura Flanders Show; Kristin Lawler, Left Forum board of directors; Seattle Councilwoman and economics professor Kshama Sawant; Syriza, Podemos, Black Lives matter activists and others. Visit our archive to hear selected speeches and interviews.
2014
Panel discussion: 
"Shadows of Liberty: The Urgency of Media Reform as an Essential Element of Restoring Democracy," Left Forum, June 1, 2014
Panel discussion on the documentary film "Shadows of Liberty," with the film;apos; director, producer and writer Jean-Philippe Tremblay; investigative reporter, media critic and former CBS/CNN producer Kristina Borjesson; and author, journalist and documentary filmmaker, Danny Schechter. Moderated by Scott Harris, executive producer, Between The Lines radio newsmagazine. Listen to the panel discussion.
Special News Coverage: 
"Reform and/or Revolution: Imagining a World with Transformative Justice"
Between The Lines Radio Newsmagazine audio recordings from the 2014 Left Forum conference May 30 - June 1, 2014, at the John Jay College of Criminal Justice, New York City. Includes plenary speeches, roundtable discussions and interviews with actor Harry Belafonte, activist and professor emerita Angela Davis, Seattle Councilwoman and economics professor Kshama Sawant, professors Cornel West and Richard D. Wolff, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Chris Hedges and others. Visit our archive to hear selected speeches and interviews.
2013
Panel discussion: 
"Toward Building a Strategic Alliance Between the Worker Cooperative and Progressive Social Movements," Left Forum, June 8, 2013
Panel discussion with political economist Gar Alperovitz, Working World President Brendan Martin, EDGE Funders Alliance's Leah Hunt Hendrix and assistant professor of economics, Maliha Safri. This workshop provided an overview of the potential of the cooperative movement in the U.S. and around the world, while examining the ways in which a strategic alliance between the worker cooperative and progressive movements could advance the development and expansion of cooperatives through the active promotion of government preferential treatment and incentives as well as the establishment of new institutions to provide capital resources and technical support. Moderated by Scott Harris, executive producer, Between The Lines radio newsmagazine. Visit our archive to hear these panelists.
Special News Coverage: 
"Mobilizing for Ecological and Economic Transformation"
Between The Lines Radio Newsmagazine audio recordings from the 2013 Left Forum conference June 7-9, at Pace University, New York City. Select Plenary Session Speeches by 2012 Green Party presidential candidate Jill Stein and MIT professor, Noam Chomsky. Visit our archive to hear these speeches.
2012
Panel discussion: 
"Occupying in Latin America: Social Movements Taking Over Land, Factories and Schools," Left Forum, March 17, 2012
Panel discussion with NACLA Report on the Americas editor Michael Fox, Friends of the MST (Brazilian Landless Workers Movement) Esneider Arevalo and WagingNonviolence.org editor Nathan Schneide. Moderated by Scott Harris, Between The Lines executive producer. Visit our archive to hear these panelists.
Panel discussion: 
"Evolution to Revolution: The Path to Systemic Change in American Society," Left Forum, March 17, 2012
Panel discussion with political economists Gar Alperovitz and Chris Rude, Occupy organizer and attorney Amin Husain, Occupy organizer and journalist Laura Gottesdiener. Moderated by Richard Hill, Between The Lines producer. Visit our archive to hear these panelists.
Special News Coverage: 
"Occupy The System: Confronting Global Capitalism"
Between The Lines Radio Newsmagazine audio recordings from the 2012 Left Forum conference March 16-18, at Pace University, New York City. Includes plenary speeches, and panel discussions with filmmaker Michael Moore, National Nurses United Executive Director Rose Ann DeMoro, founding editor of the Indypendent magazine and was a founding editor of the Occupy Wall Street Journal Arun Gupta, sociologist John Holloway, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Chris Hedges, executive director of the Labor and Worklife Program at Harvard Law School Elaine Bernard and others. Visit our archive to hear these speeches.
2011
Public Forum: 
RALPH NADER Presents Keynote Address for Between The Lines' 20th Anniversary Forum
Citizen activist and former presidential candidate Ralph Nader was the keynote speaker at Between The Lines Radio Newsmagazine's 20th Anniversary Celebration on Saturday, May 14, 2011 in New Haven, Connecticut. Nader's speech, "Overcoming the Power of the Plutocrats by Forging the Power of the People," addressed the topic of corporate dominance of the U.S. political system and the fight under way in Wisconsin and around the country to restore democracy.
The event will be held from 7-8:30 p.m. at the United Church on the Green, 270 Temple St., New Haven, CT (corner of Temple and Elm Streets). Suggested contribution: ($10 advance, $15 at the door).
In addition to Ralph Nader's talk and booksigning, Between The Lines will present its "Democracy in Action" awards to two Connecticut groups that embody the best of grassroots progressive activism: The Universal Health Care Foundation of Connecticut and Council 4 of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees - AFSCME.
2010
SPRING 2010: "DEMOCRACY vs. the Propaganda State? Why We Must Support Independent Media and Build a Real Alternative to Corporate Power," public forum with John Nichols, co-author of the book, "The Death and Life of American Journalism: The Media Revolution that will Begin the World Again"
2009
FALL 2009: "Capitalism Hits the Fan: The Global Economic Crisis and What to Do About It," film screening and forum with Richard D. Wolff, economics professor emeritus at the University of Massachusetts Amherst and consultant on Michael Moore's film, "Capitalism: A Love Story"
WINTER 2009: Sneak Preview Screening: "Combatants for Peace and the Billboard from Bethlehem", 1-hour film documentary featuring former Israeli soldiers and former Palestinian fighters, followed by a talk and reception with Producer/Director Bruce Barrett of IWagePeace.org and former Israel Defense Forces paratrooper Elik Elhanan
2008
FALL 2008: Pre-Election Forum: Oil, War and the Future of American Foreign Policy, with Michael T. Klare at the documentary screening of "Blood and Oil: The Dangers and Consequences of America's Dependency on Foreign Petroleum"
SUMMER 2008: "Eyewitness Reports on Iran, Palestine and Israel," presentation with peace activists Rev. Allie Perry, Patty Nuelsen, and Between The Lines' producer Melinda Tuhus
2007
FALL 2007: "Health Care: A Basic Right or Privilege?" panel discussion with Dr. Stephanie Woolhandler, Physicians for a National Health Program, State House Majority Leader Rep. Christopher G. Donovan (D-Meriden); David Benfer, president and CEO of St. Raphael Healthcare System; Melissa Bailey, New Haven Independent managing editor; Crystal Emery, documentary producer, healthcare consumer and advocate
SPRING 2007: "American Fascists," Pulitzer Prize-winning author Chris Hedges discusses his book,"American Fascists: The Christian Right and the War on America"
SPRING 2007: "Energy Wars: Popular Movements At Home and Abroad," panel discussion with TowardFreedom.com Editor Ben Dangl and Connecticut activists Frank Panzarella and Bruce Crowder
2006
FALL 2006: Between The Lines' 15th Anniversary Event Series "Democracy in Danger: Oil Wars, Corporate Power, Terrorism and the Struggle to Defend Liberty and Justice," forum with Greg Palast and Jeff Cohen
SUMMER 2006: Between The Lines'15th Anniversary Event Series, "Troubadours for Truth," music benefit, featuring The Furors, the Sawtelles, Hygiene Wilder, James Velvet with Johnny Memphis, Shellye Valauskas and Hank Hoffman
SUMMER 2006: "The Case for Impeachment of President George W. Bush" public forum, co-authors journalist David Lindorff and Center for Constitutional Rights attorney Barbara Olshansky on their book, "The Case for Impeachment: The Legal Argument for Removing President George W. Bush from Office "
2005
FALL 2005: "The Iraq War and The Bush Administration's Pursuit of Global Domination," public forum, former U.S. Marine veteran and former U.N. weapons inspector Scott Ritter
SUMMER 2005: "Weapons of Mass Deception," a screening of this award-winning documentary followed by a discussion with director Danny Schechter
2004
FALL 2004: "Hijacking Catastrophe: 9/11, Fear and the Selling of American Empire," Media Education Foundation documentary: documentary screening and forum with economist Max Wolff
2003
SPRING 2003: "Who Profits from War on Iraq?" public forum with BBC-TV reporter Greg Palast, author of the New York Times best-selling book, "The Best Democracy Money Can Buy"
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