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Andrew Wetzler on Endangered Species Act, Bob Lederer on Filiberto Ojeda Rios

This week on CounterSpin: Is the Endangered Species Act in danger itself? The House voted late last month to make significant changes in the landmark environment law. So how much attention did the press pay to this? We’ll talk to Andrew Wetzler of the Natural Resources Defense Council about that.

Also on the show: the FBI killing, under unclear circumstances, of longtime Puerto Rican independence activist Filiberto Ojeda Rios has sparked angry protest in Puerto Rico and around the country, but media, who’ve never shown much interest in Puerto Rican history or politics, haven’t provided much beyond the bare facts. We’ll get some background and context on this story from WBAI radio host and producer Bob Lederer.

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John Feffer on North Korea, Melissa Goodman on Patriot Act

This week on CounterSpin: There was a big breakthrough in the negotiations on North Korea’s nuclear program. Or maybe there wasn’t. The press played up a tentative deal that looked all the more so just one day later. So what happened? And whose interests were being served by playing up the apparent progress in negotiations? We’ll talk to North Korea expert John Feffer.

Also this week: What is it that John Ashcroft doesn’t want librarians to tell you about the Patriot Act? That’s at the heart of a crucial First Amendment case playing out in Connecticut. We’ll hear from the ACLU’s Melissa Goodman about the incredible secrecy that continues to surround one

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Jamie Court on Gas Prices and Jonathan Landay on FEMA & Michael Brown

This week on CounterSpin: Is $4 a gallon gasoline the natural consequence of damage done by Hurricane Katrina? Where some see profiteering, many media analysts, like Newsweek’s Robert Samuelson, see the market working exactly as it should. We’ll hear from Jamie Court of the Foundation for Taxpayer and Consumer Rights about what’s unnatural about price spikes at the pump.

Also on the program: Was now-ousted FEMA Chief Michael Brown really in charge of the emergency response to the Hurricane Katrina disaster? A September 14th report by the enterprising reporters with the Knight-Ridder news service says no, lending credence to suspicions that Brown might have been something of a scapegoat. We’ll talk to Knight-Ridder reporter Johnathan Landay about who was really in charge of the federal response to Katrina.

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