Jeff Blankfort: News/Op:How US Elected Yeltsin; US, KSA armed Al Qaeda

After brief comments over divisions on the left over Nicaragua, I knock the mainstream media and NPR for its nonstop attacks on Russia and suggest that congressional gerrymandering, purging black and brown voters from the voting rolls and making it harder for the poor and elderly to vote have done more to damage our political process than the Russians could possibly imagine. I recall and report on Time Magazine’s cover story of July 1996, featuring Boris Yeltsin with a US flag in his lapel, describing how four US Republican political operatives with a connection to the Clinton White House turned around Yeltsin’s failing bid for re-election into a win, using US political tactics which ended up putting the natural resources of Russia into the hands of handful or Russian Jews who became billionaire oligarchs. I then cite an article by Robert Fisk about his discovering in the ruins of Eastern Aleppo, evidence that Al Nusra and the other jihadists that were fighting the government had been armed by the Saudis with 120mm mortars purchased from Bosnia and by Hughes Aircraft from California. I finish with describing Israel’s new racist nationality law and how Netanyahu is telling Putin to get Iran’s arms and missiles out of Syria, to remove its air defenses and close the borders between Syria and Lebanon and Syria and Iraq. Seriously.

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If Music Could Talk - July 1 2018

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Cheeze Pleeze # 735

A salute to some lesser known works of actor Peter Sellers, a cheezy song about dying....in the sun? (we're not talking a tanning bed here!) and combining opera and rock and roll actually sounds good!

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Master race? Antisemitism & Jewish identity politics with Tony Greenstein & Gilad Atzmon

Finally, the letter states a Third World War will occur between the 'political Zionists' and the 'leaders of the Islamic world'. 'The war must be conducted in such a way that Islam [the Muslim Arabic World] and political Zionism [the State of Israel] mutually destroy each other. 'Meanwhile the other nations, once more divided on this issue will be constrained to fight to the point of complete physical, moral, spiritual and economical exhaustion.' http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3480720/Letter-written-Confederate-officer-150-years-ago-predicted-two-World-Wars-said-Islamic-leaders-West-just-hoax.html

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Sonic Cafe #97/Get Your Greasy Little Face Up Next To The Radio

That’s Rock Art and The X-Ray Style music from Joe Strummer and the Mescaleros on the Sonic Café, this is episode 97 and I’m your host Scott Clark. Welcome to another hour of intelligent, eclectic music, comedy and pop culture served up just the way you like it from that little café in the Pacific Northwest. This time the Sonic Café brings you a music mix that we think just feels real good together. Listen for Cheap Trick, Walter Becker, Footsteps on Mars, Oysterhead, Chop Wood and more. Then later, from our movies we’d like to see department. Listen for Pablo Francisco’s trailer for the Little Tortilla Boy… an action adventure film you won’t want to miss. And finally, as a public service, the Sonic Café brings you travel tips from comedian Joe Regan. Joe offers pointers to help take the hassle out of checking into your motel room after a long day on the road. All that and of course more this time from that little café on the coast that brings you a weekly dose of fun, creative radio, we’re the Sonic Café.

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CPR News, July 25, 2018

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Kathy Kelly - Let Yemenis Live

Q&A starts at 23:50. I omitted the questions.

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Between the Lines for July 25, 2018

Kavanaugh Poses Dire Threat to Reproductive Rights and Healthcare Access; As Mulvaney Dismantles Consumer Protection Bureau, Trump Nominates Kraninger to Finish the Job; House Democrats Launch Medicare For All Caucus, Embracing Universal Health Care

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Iranian Refugee Mother Tells Story of Police Brutality/Abuse

Our correspondent Riot Turtle from Enough is Enough is in a camp near the Bosnia/Croatia border, with Cars of Hope building facilities for the camp and helping in whatever way they can. He is also doing interviews and reports and sent me this interview with an Iranian mother, who with her family is trying to reach Europe. As part of a small group the family crossed into Croatia, but were intercepted by police after a farmer reported them. This interview is distressing and listener discretion is advised. The mother’s voice has been altered for her safety.

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The Taxcast: July 2018

we look at a proposal for a firewall to protect EU citizens from the Big Four accountancy firms and the tax avoidance lobby: we look at a new report from the Corporate Europe Observatory we discuss UN Special Rapporteur on Extreme Poverty and Human Rights Professor Philip Alston’s announced visit to the UK to look at austerity and the human rights consequences: his report on the US was hard-hitting and controversial. What will he make of the UK? and we look at Transparify’s 2018 think tank funding transparency rankings and talk about how opacity is the name of the game for many of the ‘free market’ lobby groups pushing for Brexit, deregulation, privatisation and tax havenry, such as the Institute for Economic Affairs.

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Russia beats America at democracy, China beats America at capitalism

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Weekday World, July 25, 2018

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Press Conference: 50 Years Since the Democratic Convention in Chicago

Press Conference: 50 Years Since the Democratic Convention in Chicago What: News conference announcing protest against war and police violence on the 50th anniversary of the infamous 1968 Democratic National Convention in Chicago. At a time when the United States is using drones to bomb probably more countries than at any time since World War II and police violence continues to rock Chicago politics, the legacy of the anti-convention protests and movement against the Vietnam War carry important lessons for today. When: 1 pm, Tuesday, July 24, 2018 Where: General John Logan Statue in Grant Park, scene of the most iconic protests against the 1968 Democratic Convention, corner of 9th Street and S. Michigan Avenue, Chicago. Who: Chicago Committee Against War & Racism (CCAWR), organizer of the 10,000-strong march on Lake Shore Drive at the start of the 2003 U.S. invasion of Iraq. Speakers will feature key members of today’s anti-war movement, including: * Andy Thayer of Gay Liberation Network * Kathy Kelly of Voices for Creative Non-Violence * Natasha Ersk of Veterans for Peace * Vicki Cervantes of La Voz de los de Abajo * Vince Emanuel, Marine Corps vet of the Iraq war and noted anti-war speaker * Rich Whitney, co-chair of the Illinois Green Party

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An Orphan Train Survivor

Radio Curious discusses the orphan trains of 1854-1930 with Victoria Golden, who helped author the autobiography of the last known orphan train survivor, William Delos Vansteenburgh, titled, “A Last Survivor of the Orphan Trains.”

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The Motherland Influence: July 22, 2018

African, Latin & Caribbean music

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Ambiance Congo: July 22, 2018

Congolese popular music

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Dahr Jamail, Global Temperatures Increases Could Double as the World Burns; Kathryn Joyce Christian Fascists and the Real Life Handmaid's Tale

Dahr Jamail on his latest writings on climate change, or anthropogenic climate disruption (ACD): out of control rise in temperatures, and the many impacts, from super storms to failing crops to the threatened extinctions of key species. Kathryn Joyce, author of Quiverfull: Inside the Christian Patriarchy Movement, the Christian fundamentalist movement at its most extreme end. Bob Avakian, "Free Yourself from the GTF!" - the Great Tautological Fallacy.

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Rebecca Vallas on Poverty Denialism

“Just remember that what you’re seeing and what you’re reading is not happening,” said the President of the United States this week to a group of veterans. It was a statement eerily reminiscent of the quote from George Orwell’s 1984, “The party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears.” It was also yet another example of gaslighting, a term derived from the 1938 Patrick Hamilton play “Gas Light” that’s used to describe efforts to manipulate someone’s perception of reality. It’s, of course, a term with which more and more of us are becoming familiar as of late since we seem to be getting a consistently unhealthy dose of gaslighting under the current Administration. Recently, the White House Council of Economic Advisers published a report that essentially declared poverty in this country a thing of the past. This week on Sea Change Radio, we discuss the ins and outs of this latest gaslighting special with Rebecca Vallas, the vice president for the Poverty to Prosperity Program at the Center for American Progress. Vallas explains what’s at the root of the report, who it really targets and why it should be concerning to all of us.

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Kate Raworth: Why it's time for a new version of human prosperity

Kate Raworth came to international attention in 2017 with the publication of her most recent book: Doughnut Economics: Seven Ways to Think like a 21st-Century Economist. She critiques the Gross Domestic Product system of accounting - including the so-called Green or sustainable growth models. In Kate Raworth' doughnut model the goal is to raise the well being of humans trapped inside the doughnut hole, while placing limits on climate change and pollution that are near or have crossed the outer circle of the doughnut. Kate Raworth is teaching at Oxford University's Environmental Change Institute, and at the Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership. Over the last two decades she has worked as Senior Researcher at Oxfam, and as a co-author of the United Nation's Human Development Report. Kate Raworth has written extensively for media including The Guardian, The New Statesman, Newsweek, and Wired, and has done programs with BBC Radio 4, The World Service, ABC and NPR, as well as television with Thom Hartmann, Laura Flanders, CNN, Al-Jazeera, BBC, and CBC.

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JULY 25, 2018 THE GLOBAL POWER ELITE PART 2

This is the second and final part of Peter Phillips discussing his new book being released in August 2018 called: "Giants: The Global Power Elite". A must hear and a must read.

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JULY 18, 2018 THE GLOBAL POWER ELITE

ON this show you'll hear Peter Phillips discuss his new book coming in out in August of 2018 called "Giants: The Global Power Elites." He names names and connects the dots. Everyone should hear this speech and read his book. It could save humanity.

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JULY 11, 2018 - FALSE FLAGS

On this show you will hear Barbara Honegger's speech given at the online Deeptruth.info conference in response to being banned at the Left Forum. She discusses 9/11 and other false flag events.

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Martian Gardens Episode 939 Hour 3

Mantione and Hunt

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Martian Gardens Episode 939 Hour 2

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Martian Gardens Episode 939 Hour 1

Teitelbaum and Tenney

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JULY 4, 2018 - RAY MCGOVERN AT DEEP TRUTH CONFERENCE

Former CIA analyst Ray McGovern spoke on a panel at the online conference DeepTruth.info This panel was not allowed at the Left Forum so it was taken to an online format to not be silenced. The Left Forum is largely funded by the Rosa Luxemburg Foundation which is funded by the German government.

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Prison Radio July 12, 2018

Nicole works with Ad Astra Comix which espouses social justice themes. They added a pop-up retail shop and in 2015 started publishing books. Other groups use the site's chat room to give voice to a wide spectrum of social concerns. Nicole speaks at length on the book Free Inside: The Life and Work of Peter Collins, and the incredible impact he made through art and words. If you would like to know more on Peter, or to order a copy of the book, please google Free Inside: The Life and Work of Peter Collins, or go to adastra@gmail.com. Nicole and her collaborative team have done a fantastic job.

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New Grass Revival

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Radio Free Radical

Offering you the very best of alternative, independent political / social justice championing / status quo-challenging audio media live-streamed from our website (radiofreeradical.org) and NOW IN MP3 HERE ON RADIO4ALL! 12 HOURS OF PROGRAMMING IN JUST THREE FILES! It's all yours!

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Which Way is Up? - The US Left in Ideological Crisis

This delayed broadcast from the @TheAngryindian and 4th World Radyo goes further in questioning the Russiagate Scandal and asks how Indigenous and Afro-American populations fit into the Trump Administration's painfully obvious programme to 'Make America Gammon Again' through the state-sponsored utilisation of racial-profiling against non-European citizens and residents within the United States; the indefinite detention of persons according to arbitrary legal and extralegal means and once brought into the system against their will(s) these people are subjected to physical and psychological including the reported use of psychotropic drugs and sedatives aimed and reducing resistance to what is happening to them and the social media influence of Russian-backed hacker-factories situated in Eastern Europe and the Russian Republic. @TheAngryindian also takes a hard look at some of the voices of the US Left angrily dismissing allegations of Russian-meddling as American Paranoia and asks why these 'experts', when appearing on alternative news media, seem to be more interested in fighting harder for Trump and Putin than they are for Black and Brown America. Is there a reasonable explanation for their questionable behaviour, especially following Trump's treasonous performance in Helsinki? And after the Trump Administration decided to support British neo-Nazi Tommy Robinson with diplomatic pressure, (after supporting neo-Nazis at home) why, in a logical world, would US Leftists choose to thrown their lot in with the US Republican Party which is directly connected to the violent far-right? Is this the 'new' American Left? And how will Progressives and authentic Democratic Socialists deal with this while working to build a functional political party in the United States under Democratic Fascism? EXTRAS: The usual mix of politically progressive PSAs; anti-commercial quirks; political sounds and archived news items; a brief corporate news clip with the Rev. William Barber, including illuminating commentary from independent broadcasters Benjamin Dixon, Joe Rogan and Mike Malloy. All this and much more on, 4WR. The official Internet radio broadcast of the Aboriginal Press News Service

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