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U.S. Supreme Court Hears Arguments Challenging Constitutionality of Arizona's "Papers Please" Law
Interview with Christian Ramirez, director of the Southern Border Communities Coalition, , conducted by Scott Harris
 
The Supreme Court heard oral arguments on April 25 from both defenders and opponents of Arizona’s controversial Senate Bill 1070 immigration law. The Obama administration’s Justice Department is challenging the Arizona law, arguing that the federal government has sole authority over matters of immigration enforcement, citing the Supremacy Clause in the U.S. constitution. 

Investigation Finds BP's 2008 Blowout Cover-up Could Have Prevented 2010's Deepwater Horizon Disaster
Interview with Greg Palast, BBC-TV investigative reporter, conducted by Scott Harris

Farm Workers Union Co-Founder: Together Progressive Activists can Advance Social Justice in America
Excerpt of speech by Dolores Huerta, co-founder of the United Farm Workers union, recorded and produced by Melinda Tuhus
 
Dolores Huerta, co-founder with Cesar Chavez of the United Farm Workers Union and a lifelong social justice activist, was the keynote speaker at the 20th annual conference of Southern Connecticut State University’s Women's Studies Program on April 21.  Story continues
http://www.btlonline.org/2012/seg/120504bf-btl-huerta.html

U.S. Network TV News Misleads on Iranian Nuclear Threat

U.S. Stands Apart from Most Latin American Nations' Consensus at Summit of the Americas
Interview with Alex Main, senior associate for international policy at the Center for Economic and Policy Research, conducted by Scott Harris
 
The Summit of the Americas meeting in Cartagena, Colombia on April 14 and 15, the first such gathering since 2009, concluded without an official declaration of shared principles from the more than 30 heads of state in attendance. Although a list of important issues were discussed, the eruption of a scandal alleging that members of the U.S. Secret Service were engaged in improper conduct with prostitutes overshadowed much of the news coverage of the summit. 

Amnesty International: Decades of Solitary Confinement at Louisiana’s Angola Prison Amounts to Torture

Tax Fairness Debate Takes Center Stage in Presidential Election Year

ColorofChange.org Succeeds in Pressuring Major Corporations to Resign from Right-wing Policy Group American Legislative Exchange Council
Interview with Rashad Robinson, executive director of ColorofChange.org , conducted by Scott Harris

Connecticut Poised to Become 17th State to End Capital Punishment
Interview with Richard Dieter, executive director of the Death Penalty Information Center , conducted by Melinda Tuhus
On April 5, the Connecticut Senate voted 20-16 to abolish the death penalty. It is expected to pass in the House and Gov. Dannel Malloy has promised to sign the measure. If as expected the bill becomes law, Connecticut would join 16 other states and the District of Columbia in ending the death penalty, and be the fifth in the last five years to do so. 
Story continues
http://www.btlonline.org/2012/seg/120420bf-btl-dieter.html

ColorofChange.org Succeeds in Pressuring Major Corporations to Resign from Right-wing Policy Group American Legislative Exchange Council
Interview with Rashad Robinson, executive director of ColorofChange.org , conducted by Scott Harris