Speaker of the House, Nancy Pelosi, returned to her Baltimore roots on Jan. 5, 2007. Part of a street near her old home was renamed in her honor. Pelosi said that she’s committed to making the “future better” for America. She is also on record demanding a “political solution” to the Iraqi War and labeling Dubya’s Iraqi War surge scheme as “flawed.” Will Pelosi do the right thing and also seek the impeachment of Dubya and V.P. Dick Cheney?

...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

Where have all the good times gone?

Here are several new radio essays by black death-row political prisoner Mumia Abu-Jamal, including this first one about the new US Congress. Abu-Jamal's case it at a critical juncture with oral arguments expected any month. After these, the Third Circuit Court of Appeals will decide whether or not to grant Mumia a new trial.

The corrupted corporate media has defiled the spirit of Tom Paine.

On December 8th, 2006, Warner Brothers released the action thriller Blood Diamond, and the world was reminded about the illicit African diamond trade. Set in the West African country of Sierra Leone in the 1990’s, the film unfolds a story of diamond smuggling with a backdrop of child soldiers, brutal amputations, and countless senseless deaths.

This letter was sent to the Baltimore Sun, Washington Posts, and other public employee unions to urge the new governor to support public employees

...Persian Gulf~Interview with Trita Parsi, president of the National Iranian- American Council, conducted by Between the Lines' Scott Harris

En un año como 2006, complejo y cubierto para Cuba, como en cada uno de los últimos 48 años, por acciones y programas de Estados Unidos en su contra, la revolución cubana tuvo otra vez la virtud de decepcionar a sus enemigos...