AUGUST 4, 2012 – MW395 Welcome to Making Waves: Independent Voices for Peace & Justice, your local connection to the world produced on WSCA LP 106.1FM Portsmouth Community Radio! This is Amy Antonucci and I am happy to introduce our show to you today, AUGUST 4, 2012. Here’s what we have coming up for you: After News You Need to Know focusing on Syria, Between the Lines brings us under-reported news. Then a WBAI sunday news report tells us about a 47th anniversary celebration for Medicare. Next, Mumia Abu-Jamal remembers Gore Vidal. A BTL interview then examines the Findings of the Tax Justice Network’s New Report, “The Price of Offshore Revisited.” We'll hear two Outside The Box episodes with Larry Dansinger on immigration and living differently in NYC. We’ll also have music and more, so stay with us. First for some news… -News You Need to Know: US Arming Syrian Terrorists –10 min SONG: Made for TV Movie, by Incubus -BTL under-reported news Argentina's Natural Gas Reserves; Banking Reform; Super PACs SONG: Diplomat Voice – Pierce Woodward, album: Blow Them Away, label: Long Run Records, genre: folk -WBAI Sunday News Report: MEDICARE 47TH AND HEALTH CARE FOR ALL LAURIE THOMAS, LARRY HAMM, RAY STEVER, NOEL CHRISTMAS ON SATURDAY, A GROUP CALLED "NEW JERSEY ONE PLAN ONE NATION" JOINED THE PEOPLE'S ORGANIZATION FOR PROGRESS'S VOTER REGISTRATION STREET DRIVE IN NEWARK, NEW JERSEY, TO CELEBRATE THE 47TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE MEDICARE PLAN INSTITUTED ON JULY 30, 1965. WBAI FRED NGUYEN WAS THERE AND HE FILES THIS REPORT: 29:20mins-33:20mins: SONG: Wash Your Spirit Clean – Walela, album: Walela, label: Triloka Records, genre: world (28 min) --- Musical Break --- LIVE: Announcements – 5-10 minutes -Mumia Abu-Jamal Commentary: Remembering Gore Vidal -BTL interview: James S. Henry Findings of the Tax Justice Network’s New Report, “The Price of Offshore Revisited” “And now for Outside the Box, brought to us by Maine social justice activist Larry Dansinger with Resources for Organizing and Social Change and WERU in Blue Hill Maine." -Outside The Box with Larry Dansinger: Stay Home -Outside The Box with Larry Dansinger: Seeing Purple "Thanks to our friend and Maine activist Larry Dansinger with Resources for Organizing and Social Change and WERU in Blue Hill Maine for that episode of Outside the Box.” SONG: Low to the Ground – Libby Roderick, album: Thinking Like a Mountain, label: Turtle Island Records, genre: folk Ending: Thanks for listening to Making Waves: Independent Voices for Peace and Justice! The Making Waves crew is: Amy Antonucci, Steve Capron, Steve Diamond, Jo Ann Paradis, & Damon Thomas. We welcome – and need! - your participation, too! Please email nhmakingwaves@yahoo.com to get involved! Our theme music is by NH women’s drum group, Tabbalat, and our mid-show music is Evening Stars by Alice Gomez and our ending music is Avalon by Amethystium. You can live stream our show on Saturdays 12-1 if you are not in range of the station by going to www.wirenh.com. Remember that WSCA is growing and hoping for your membership and your participation! Go to www.wscafm.org to join and learn more. Ongoing technical improvements for Making Waves need your support. Go to our website to find out how: nhmakingwaves.org Tune in next Saturday from 12-1 for our next Making Waves program. We leave you with this quote: Our country is not the only thing to which we owe our allegiance. It is also owed to justice and to humanity. Patriotism consists not in waving the flag, but in striving that our country shall be righteous as well as strong. -James Bryce