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Jeff Blankfort:News/Op:US/Israel Gear for Iran War
Aug. 22, 2018, 11:34 a.m.
I begin by pointing out the fact that the US has not experienced war as being a problem for the rest of the planet since today's Americans are indifferent to what the US does to other peoples. Following 65th anniversary of US backed overthrow of Iranian government, I speak of reimposed sanctions but then go on to latest step in US/Israel regime change plot with appointment of hawk Brian Hook to coordinate economic pressure on Iran which Hook says will hurt its funding of the Houthis, support for Assad and Hezbollah.
I then play a 1:24 clip from talk by Washington Inst. For NE Policy's Patrick Clawson from 2012, acknowledging US covert action against Iran and hinting at desirability of a false flag op.
I go from there to John Bolton's trip to Israel where he is welcomes and revered and his meetings with Pres. Rivlin and Def. Min, Avigodor Liberman who uses possessive âWeâ to describe Israel's control of the White House, followed by the quote from Netanyahu in 2001 that the US is easy to move around.
I then report on the election victories of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Rashida Tlaib, and Ilhan Omar and how their comments on Israel and Palestine and the reaction to them revealed that in the year of women running and getting elected, some things stay the same.
Aug. 22, 2018, 9:57 a.m.
The opening hour of Rural War Room's four-hour weekly radio broadcast 10pm-2am central time from KABF 88.3 FM Little Rock, Arkansas. Also syndicated weekly on KAOS Radio Austin, Texas; KTHS Radio Hot Springs, Arkansas; KBOG Radio Bandon, Oregon; and others. Details on the international works of Rural War Room - Instagram, Facebook, Youtube, Twitter, Soundcloud, Google+, Tumblr, ReverbNation, SongKick. Buy albums by the Rural War Room the band, and other acts on the RWR Label on iTunes & Amazon. http://www.RuralWarRoom.com @ruralwarroom - Click Series above for full archive.
Aug. 22, 2018, 9:47 a.m.
The second hour of Rural War Room's four-hour weekly radio broadcast 10pm-2am central time from KABF 88.3 FM Little Rock, Arkansas. Also syndicated weekly on KAOS Radio Austin, Texas; KTHS Radio Hot Springs, Arkansas; KBOG Radio Bandon, Oregon; and others. Details on the international works of Rural War Room - Instagram, Facebook, Youtube, Twitter, Soundcloud, Google+, Tumblr, ReverbNation, SongKick. Buy albums by the Rural War Room the band, and other acts on the RWR Label on iTunes & Amazon. http://www.RuralWarRoom.com @ruralwarroom - Click Series above for full archive.
Aug. 22, 2018, 9:36 a.m.
The third hour of Rural War Room's four-hour weekly radio broadcast 10pm-2am central time from KABF 88.3 FM Little Rock, Arkansas; KAOS Radio Austin, Texas. Details on the international works of Rural War Room - Instagram, Facebook, Youtube, Twitter, Soundcloud, Google+, Tumblr, ReverbNation, SongKick. Buy albums by the Rural War Room the band on iTunes & Amazon. http://www.RuralWarRoom.com @ruralwarroom - Click Series above for full archive.
Aug. 22, 2018, 9:20 a.m.
The closing hour of Rural War Room's four-hour weekly radio broadcast 10pm-2am central time from KABF 88.3 FM Little Rock, Arkansas. Also on KAOS Radio Austin, Texas; KTHS Radio Hot Springs, Ar; KBOG Radio Bandon, Oregon; and others. Details on the international works of Rural War Room - Instagram, Facebook, Youtube, Twitter, Soundcloud, Google+, Tumblr, ReverbNation, SongKick. Buy albums by the Rural War Room the band, and other acts on the RWR Label on iTunes & Amazon. http://www.RuralWarRoom.com @ruralwarroom - Click Series above for full archive.
Between the Lines for August 22, 2018
Aug. 22, 2018, 7:35 a.m.
Democratic Socialism on the Rise Across the U.S.; Bayou Bridge Pipeline Opponents Employ Direct Action to Block Construction; Rise for Climate Global Day of Action, Sept. 8th, Demands New Era of 100% Renewable Energy
Weekday World, August 22, 2018
Aug. 22, 2018, 2:04 a.m.
Your Life is Their Toy - Part 3
Aug. 22, 2018, 12:34 a.m.
Health and life are man's most precious possessions; and anxiety to preserve them is natural. It is not surprising, therefore, that they have been exploited since time immemorial. Every age has had its charlatans, quacks and medicine men.
Much in the same measure as social organization has attained its highest pitch in the present era, the exploitation of health and life today has reached its zenith. Never before in history has there arisen such an extensive conspiracy about the problem of public health of entire nations, involving well-organized, opposing political and commercial groups.
The consequence of this welter of exploitation is the sacrifice of human comfort, happiness, health and life.
--Emanuel Josephson, 1941, "Your Life is Their Toy."
PCJ Radio International August 13 to August 19 2018
Aug. 21, 2018, 11:17 p.m.
Aug. 21, 2018, 10:05 p.m.
Back in the USSR addresses the 2014 uprising in Ferguson, Missouri and the mass struggle against racism, police brutality and murder of black people that was galvanized by that uprising across North America. Imperialism, brothers and sisters, is not simply about aerial bombing campaigns and military invasions of other countries; it is all around us in our daily lives in everyday social, political and economic interactions. The Ferguson uprising and the American state's response to it confirms this reality with brutal clarity.
How is Climate Change Affecting the Recent Heat Waves
Aug. 21, 2018, 7:07 p.m.
At the end of July 2018 Climate Signals.org brought together three eminent climate scientists via Skype to exchange ideas on the impacts of global warming as they are now "playing out in real-time".
Mike Mann is director of the Earth System Science Center at Pennsylvania State University, Jennifer Francis is research professor at Rutgers University's Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, and Noah Diffenbaugh is the Kara J Foundation Professor and Kimmelman Family Senior Fellow at Stanford University. They discuss the recent heat waves around the globe, and how they connect with the changing jet stream pattern.
Prof. Michael Mann is lead author of a paper produced in 1999 Mann used advanced statistical techniques to find regional variations in a hemispherical climate reconstruction to produce a reconstruction of climate over the past 1,000 years which was dubbed the "hockey stick graph" because of its shape.
He is the author of more than 200 peer-reviewed and edited publications, numerous op-eds and commentaries, and four books including: Dire Predictions: Understanding Climate Change and The Madhouse Effect: How Climate Change Denial is Threatening our Planet, Destroying Our Politics, and Driving Us Crazy.
Prof. Jennifer Francis' research interests are the connections between rapid Arctic warming and weather patterns in mid-latitudes, particularly extreme weather events, causes and impacts of Arctic sea-ice loss and the linkages to accelerated melt of the Greenland ice sheet.
Prof. Noah Diffenbaugh is Kara J Foundation Professor at Stanford University. He studies and writes about the climate system, including the processes by which climate change could impact agriculture, water resources, and human health. Dr. Diffenbaugh is currently Editor-in-Chief of the peer-review journal Geophysical Research Letters.
Abrupt Climate Change Part 2: How to deal with it
Aug. 21, 2018, 6:32 p.m.
Ian Power: Rocking Climate Change
Aug. 21, 2018, 5:34 p.m.
There is no silver bullet to solve the intractable problem of global warming. Nevertheless, there is a lot of vital and hopeful work being done to chip away at the mountain of problems human beings have wreaked on this planet. This week on Sea Change Radio, we look at two innovative ideas that are moving us in a hopeful direction. First, we speak to Ian Power, an assistant professor at Trent University in Ontario, Canada, who is working on a breakthrough in manufacturing a CO2-absorbing mineral called magnesite in a fraction of the time that it forms in nature. We discuss his teamâs research, learn about the methods they used, and talk about this unusual mineralâs potential to fight climate change. Then, we revisit a 2017 interview with the CEO of Zero Mass Water, Cody Friesen, to learn about his companyâs promising technology that uses special solar panels to transform humidity in the air into clean drinking water.
Aug. 21, 2018, 5:22 p.m.
An extended conversation with Heather Ann Thompson, author of Blood in the Water, the first definitive history of the 1971 Attica Prison Uprising, the state's savage response, and the prisoners' decades-long struggle for justice.
Aug. 21, 2018, 12:24 p.m.
Weekday World, August 21, 2018
Aug. 21, 2018, 2:01 a.m.
Aug. 20, 2018, 10:06 p.m.
This week's playlist is inspired by a few different people
An Anti-Imperialist Remembrance Day
Aug. 20, 2018, 9:26 p.m.
Back in the USSR marks Remembrance Day by paying tribute to the victims of imperialist war: from 21st Century Syria to the Western Front 1914-1918. Imperialism still consumes countless young lives each year, and it is this horrific fact combined with the memory of those who have struggled to change it and to create a future of peace and international solidarity that drives me to utterly condemn the militaristic agenda of the Canadian Government and its propaganda.
Aretha Franklin: A Legendary Voice and Champion of Racial Justice
Aug. 20, 2018, 8:25 p.m.
Norman Richmond gives the backstory to the great Aretha Franklin, explaining that her father, a minister, was an early champion for civil rights in Detroit, leading marches and bringing political struggle into his sermons. The family was close to Martin Luther King and many militant activists.
Richmond told of how Aretha came to sing Nina Simone's "Young, Gifted, and Black."
Aug. 20, 2018, 8:04 p.m.
Phil Taylor and Phil Conlon discuss contemporary issues, such as the life of Aretha Franklin, and the upcoming crisis on Labour Day.
In a separate segment, Phil Taylor also reflects on Kofi Annan, and his proposed reasonable resolution of issues in Myanmar. Will the world respect Kofi Annan's approach?
Unifor Executive Violated Constitution to Exit CLC, Says Review Board
Aug. 20, 2018, 7:13 p.m.
Blocked by the CLC from raiding a fraternal union, the Executive Board of Unifor made a rash and undemocratic decision to announce withdrawal. Oshawa local 222 passed a resolution objecting on constitutional grounds. The matter went to the Public Review Board where local 222's appeal was upheld.
But matters roll on and the Unifor Canadian Council has met to affirm breaking with the CLC and looking to raid more unions. Their Canadian flag is looking more and more like a skull and cross-bones.
Aug. 20, 2018, 7:06 p.m.
Episode 146 - Crazy Animale Episode
Aug. 20, 2018, 6:02 p.m.
Joe discovers that there really is a shit museum and we learn about some really crazy ass animals tonight. Go figure! Do you need your comfort Radio? Then tune in to Chiampa Radio! http://www.chiampa.info
Queer teen dating & Trump trauma + more global LGBTQ news!
Aug. 20, 2018, 4:47 p.m.
Queer teens discuss coming out and going out in high school; Trump resistance gains a warrior and a weapon; Germanyâs âthird genderâ pitch falls short, Trump trashes job rights as a Colorado baker nixes a new cake, a 12-year-old transgender Oklahoma girl is terrorized by other students' parents, Nigerian men busted for kissing plead ânot gayâ, calling homophobe Scott Lively a âcrackpot bigotâ is upheld on appeal, and more queer news from around the world!
Aug. 20, 2018, 3:25 p.m.
Aug. 20, 2018, 3:07 p.m.
Climate Denial Is Human (Replay)
Aug. 20, 2018, 10:10 a.m.
Genius medical researcher Ajit Varki on his book "Denial: Self-Deception, False Beliefs, and the Origins of the Human Mind." Erika Spanger-Siegfried from the Union of Concerned Scientists on American military bases endangered by rising seas.
The Motherland Influence: August 19, 2018
Aug. 20, 2018, 9:39 a.m.
African, Latin & Caribbean music.
Aug. 20, 2018, 9:37 a.m.
Aug. 20, 2018, 9:15 a.m.
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