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Support Nicole & Joseph and Mumia Abu-Jamal's push for prisoner Hep C treatment
Jan. 3, 2016, 12:53 p.m.
This week we play a brief segment of last week's conversation we couldn't air for reasons of length in which Orie Lumumba talks about former Black Panther, political prisoner and journalist Mumia Abu-Jamal. Mumia was sentenced to the Death Penalty for the shooting death of Officer Daniel Faulkner of the Philadelphia PD. We talk about medical maltreatment of Mumia over the last year concerning his prior undiagnosed type-2 diabetes and his hepatitus C. He contracted Hep C in 1981 from a blood transfusion related to the shooting surrounding his arrest. Mumia & his supporters are now trying to get access for Mumia and the other 10,000 prisoners in the state of PA who are known to have Hep C but which the government is denying due to the cost of treatment. For more info on Mumia's incarceration, writings and activism, check out http://freemumia.com and for his and others radio commentaries, check out http://prisonradio.org
Following this, we speak with Petey, a supporter of Nicole Kissane & Joseph Buddenberg, two animal activists living in the Bay Area facing charges of conspiracy under the Animal Enterprise Terrorism Act. Petey talks about the people, about the case so far and a bit about the potential of a chilling affect left by AETA terrorism charges on the animal rights and animal liberation movements in the U.S. More on the case can be found at http://supportnicoleandjessie.com
First, this announcement...
In December of 2012, Skanska USA was granted a contract from the University of Washington for the development and construction of the Animal Research & Care Facility, a secret underground lab intended to centralize animal research and vastly increase the number of animals that will be caged, abused, and killed. It was at this moment that Skanska chose to involve itself with the vivisection industry and to profit from the imprisonment and torture of endless generations of animals by literally burying them underground. They were eagerly prepared to make millions. What they were not prepared for was the animal liberation movement.
We here at the Final Straw Radio interviewed No New Animal Labs recently no the resistance to the Skanska USA lab at U W. In light of the contract being granted to Skanksa USA, the No New Animal Labs initiative is calling for supporters to #StormSkanksa: Swarm New York from January 15-17th of 2016. To find out more and get involved, check out http://nonewanimallab.com
Playlist: http://www.ashevillefm.org/node/14866
Jan. 3, 2016, 12:31 p.m.
Alex on weird weather & polar rain at Christmas - the beginning of the end of winter. David R. Montgomery on "Dirt The Erosion of Civilizations", with co-author Anne Bikle, new book "The Hidden Half of Nature: The Microbial Roots of Life and Health".
New Year's Revolutions and Red Star Over China
Jan. 3, 2016, 11:36 a.m.
Back in the USSR rings in the New Year by celebrating the anniversary of the revolutionary victories that took place in Cuba and Haiti on New Year's Day in 1959 and 1804 respectively. Both the Haitian and Cuban Revolutions showed how even the most impoverished and oppressed peoples on our planet can break the chains of slavery and imperialism and seize control over their own destiny, becoming living examples of how liberation can be won against all odds. On this show we also talk to Brendan Campisi about Edgar Snow's classic book "Red Star Over China", concerning the heroic struggle of the brave Chinese people, spearheaded by Mao Zedong and the Communist Party, for the liberation of their country from domestic reactionaries and foreign imperialists alike.
Jan. 3, 2016, 8:44 a.m.
Political analyst Eric Draitser discusses world events. Hosted by CPR News senior editor Don DeBar.
558 - Methane Leak, Challenging Racism, Media Influence
Jan. 2, 2016, 8:20 p.m.
News You Need to Know: Disaster By Design; Between the Lines interview: Massive Methane Gas Leak in CA; Between the Lines interview: Anti-Muslim Hate Crimes; Between the Lines interview: Study Finds Fox News Reinforces Racist Views; Jim Hightower: Bernie Media Coverage & TPP; Mumia Abu-Jamal Interview on 12/19/15; Outside The Box: Love of Learning; music.
Furious New Years Eve Tronald Dump Special
Jan. 2, 2016, 7:55 p.m.
HERE is the show from New Years Eve, where we poke fun at Tronald Dump, The US Drug War (Greg), and other help from Mark Fiore.
Study counts number of drone incidents with commercial aircraft for Jan. 4, 2016
Jan. 2, 2016, 7:38 p.m.
A Bard College study looks at the impact of radio-controlled drones on commercial aircraft.
Jan. 2, 2016, 2:33 p.m.
Radio Thrift Shop is a show that evolves and changes every few months. It is primarily an homage to freeform radio broadcasts of the 1960s and early 1970s. Radio Thrift Shop features a homegrown mix of vinyl records, 78s, 45's, LPs, private press releases, and a variety of tapes and homemade / self released cds. Each edition features a unique playlist of music released between the early 20th century & next week.
#409 -- Searching for the Authentic on a Motorcycle (R)
Jan. 2, 2016, 12:43 p.m.
A "personal essay" in the tradition of Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance. It's about motorcycle design, the rebirth of the "Indian" brand, and the quiet, subtle virtues of a Harley-Davidson. It's about how New England place-names begin to make sense after you've lived here 20 to 30 years. It's about the phony food and the phony architecture of corporate franchises. And it's about searching for the authentic on a motorcycle--and sometimes finding it when you get far enough out of town.
Jan. 2, 2016, 3:56 a.m.
Jan. 2, 2016, 3:40 a.m.
Jan. 1, 2016, 9:24 p.m.
Discussing his recent (August) article,"'Hamilton' The Musical:" Black Actors Dress Up like Slave Traders and Its Not Halloween," Ishmael Reed brings to life the irony and sadness of Black Americans (as well as Latinos) participating in a recent Broadway blockbuster, "Hamilton" that paints a false picture of Alexander Hamilton as an abolitionist.
Reed points out that Hamilton bought and sold slaves on behalf of his wealthy in-laws and that Washington and Jefferson owned and mistreated slaves. Half of the slaves on Washingtonâs plantation were described by witnesses as bi-racial.
Jan. 1, 2016, 9:05 p.m.
Terrorist leader, Zahran Alloush, and some of his cohorts were killed Christmas day by a missile strike outside of Damascus.
Alloush, known for his baiting, hatred and threatening to annihilate Islamic Alawi and Shia, was part of US plan to create a war between the Sunni and Shia, a "Brzezinski dream" of having Muslims killing each other. The US was working to have Alloush transferred from a terrorist list to a moderate rebel list.
Taylor reminds the listener that the Syrian army is mostly Sunni (not Alawi nor Shia) and that Syria is a secular government not based on religious fundamentalism.
If one is going to mention Russia being an ally of Syria, one must also acknowledge that Saudi Arabia is an ally of the US and Canada, which provide their Saudi terrorist friends with millions of dollars worth of military weapons.
British Judge Denies Extradition of Five Rwandans
Jan. 1, 2016, 9:01 p.m.
David Jacobs discusses the recent decision of Judge Emma Arbuthnot of the Westminister Magistrates' Court re Rwanda's request for extradition of Five Rwandans taking refuge in Britain. Judge Arbuthnot made the unusual but welcomed decision not to extradite the five Rwandans on trail --Vincent Brown (aka Vincent Bajinya), Charles Munyazeza, Emmanuel Nteziryayo, Celestin Ugirashebuja and Celestin Mutabaruka-Requested persons
This decision is a welcome break from the ICTR and Canada extraditing Rwandans with no more than a promise from Kagame's Rwanda that the clients would get a fair trial in Rwanda.
Obama Vows Massive Deportations of Central American Refugees
Jan. 1, 2016, 5:37 p.m.
Immigrants Decry President Obama s New Year Resolution to Begin Massive Roundups and Deportations of Central Americans
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Oscar Chacon, Ex. Dir. Alianza Americas
To stanch the flow of undocumented refugees to the U.S., President Obama, who some now refer to as the Deporter-In-Chief s Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has been preparing a national operation to deport Central American families, many of whom have been showing up at the southwest border, driven to leave El Salvador and Honduras which is gripped by terrifying violence, in a region that has also been plagued by devastating drought. Starting this month, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, a DHS unit, plans to start rounding up hundreds of families that entered the U.S. without documents and deport them. Building Bridges speaks with Oscar Chacon, Executive Director of Alianza Americas, an immigrant from El Salvador, Chacon is a frequent lecturer on Latino immigrant issues in the U.S. and the impacts of the Latino diaspora in Latin America and decries this betrayal of the U.S. s touted principles of human rights
DECEMBER 30, 2015 - The REBEKAH ROTH CONTROVERSY
Jan. 1, 2016, 3:10 p.m.
Cheryl discusses the controversy concerning Rebekah Roth and shares Rebekah's latest "setting the record straight" recording in which Rebekah reveals her real name and disputes what is being said about her from the critiques within the 9/11 Truth Movement. web and youtube addresses are provided to see the original video by Rebekah and those by her chief critics.
Jan. 1, 2016, 1:35 p.m.
Wow, thanks for the support ladies and gentlemen, you have been so kind â and the above title is possibly, maybe the result of some heavy editing and too much holiday cheer, okay I donât drink but do not tell my bartender that, he may not believe you. Happy New Years, Merry Christmas and Bless all ye faithful out there who love this world and this country, we are in for a very interesting year. This is an election year, hence the reason for the clips ending with the British explanation of governmental elections; we are entering the first quarter of the financial year, a time when interest rates will rise slightly, oil prices and amazingly low, currency wars are heating up and the banks want more austerity in the United States â not to mention, China owns $70 billion dollars worth of infrastructure and buildings (sure they do, remember when China was trying to buy several United States ports worth somewhere in the area of half that sum, they own much more of this country than we like to think about). My point is this, Rest in Peace Tamir Rice and Rest in Peace to the Good Oleâ Constitution, the Class War Battlefield is littered with the debris of Wall Streets Greed and yet the People seem content to let them sell the country from underneath them. Change is definitely blowing in the wind.
Euro-Settler Colonialism and Institutional White Supremacy in 2015 - The Year in Review
Jan. 1, 2016, 12:46 p.m.
Summary: This is the last Intelligent Aboriginal Radyo (APNSPR) internet radio broadcast for the Gregorian calendar year of 2015 and features TheAngryindian and Guadalupe Morales wrapping up the sum-total of blatant injustice in North America w/ the case of a Native American woman being denied protection and due process of law by the Lawton PD from a local street gang she alleges brutally assaulted her in her home. (Special thanks goes out to Native American activist Johnnie Jae / @JohnnieJae for making me aware of this story) Besides the local PD refusing to report or investigate her attack, the local hospital (Comanche Memorial) like the police, refused to utilise a (standard) rape-kit, take photographs of her physical injuries or in any way fully document the event as a medical emergency. Further discourse looks at the public testimony of Antonio LeGrier on the US news programme CNN speaking on the police murder of his son Quintonio LeGrier and his neighbour, community activist Bettie Jones and why his grief should be a wake up call to the American African community to begin analysing institutional xenophobia from an international perspective. More discussion centres around routine racist police brutality against Africans, Spanish-speaking immigrants, Arabs, Muslims and other ethnic minorities within the United States and the sad state of the 2016 presidential election cycle and the rise of right-wing populist politics after the election of Barack H. Obama. EXTRA: A special PressTV interview with First Nations leaders on the subject of Indigenous colonialism, territorial integrity; economics and genocide in modern Occupied Canada.
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Jan. 1, 2016, 7:59 a.m.
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Post Communist Russia in a Multi-Polar World
Dec. 31, 2015, 10:24 p.m.
This special holiday edition of the Global Research News Hour features a speech by Boris Kagarlitsky, Russian dissident and political commentator, and Director of the Moscow-based Institute for Globalization and Social Movements, a leading leftist think tank. This talk was delivered as the closing keynote at the inaugural Geopolitical Economy Research Group Conference on Septmber 27, 2015.
For more on the conference, visit their website www.gergconference.ca
Dec. 31, 2015, 8:49 p.m.
Earth First! Update - 31 Dec, 2015
Dec. 31, 2015, 7 p.m.
Radical, No Compromise Environmental News
Dec. 31, 2015, 6:58 p.m.
The Calling Tune Of The Piper... is a recorded show made to demonstrate how easily persuaded people can be with so many beliefs being sold to people of all cultures throughout the world. Whether it be religious views or just plain amulets of any kind. The one creator and force is already in all life. To expect it to come from outside sources as most religions teach, is to see it separate from ourselves and denies the energy of the one God within us. Let this be the healing energy we draw from, for all ailments and problems, otherwise you are claiming that there is more than just one God, one Cause, and One Creator of the one all connected Universe.
Switzerland In Sound December 31 2015
Dec. 31, 2015, 6:24 p.m.
The Shortwave Report 01/01/16 Listen Globally!
Dec. 31, 2015, 5:17 p.m.
A weekly 30 minute review of international news and opinion, recorded from a shortwave radio and the internet. With times, frequencies, and websites for listening at home. 3 files- Highest quality broadcast, regular broadcast, and slow-modem streaming. Radio Deutsche-Welle, Radio Havana Cuba, NHK World Radio Japan, and Sputnik Radio.
Dec. 31, 2015, 1:19 p.m.
Global A Go-Go's three-week look at the best world music recordings of 2015; this week, the best of the rest - all the stuff that didn't fit into the first two episodes
Dec. 31, 2015, 12:15 p.m.
Celt In A Twist January 3 2016
Dec. 31, 2015, 11:20 a.m.
Ring in the new with new Sketch fr. the Isle of Skye, Alba's Edge and Battlefield Band. Our best foot forward on Celt In A Twist!
worldbeatcanada radio january 2 2016
Dec. 31, 2015, 11:14 a.m.
First spins for 2016 from Cabruera, Sidestepper, Coco Jafro & a Happy New Year fr. China's Yunnan w/ Shanren!
UpFront Soul #2016.01 - Hour 2- January 4-10, 2016
Dec. 31, 2015, 7:03 a.m.
We'll hear new soul from Geoffrey Williams, sample a set of smokin' Afrobeat, and travel to Brazil for some new funky music.