Act Out! podcast

The destruction of our planet for profit is deeply personal – so why shouldn't we treat it that way when it comes to the people perpetuating that destruction? Next up, from the streets of Puerto Rico, a look at what happened, how, why, what's next and what we can learn from this powerful push for change.

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Good news from the Grand Canyon and the problem with conflating environmental protection with indigenous issues. Next, updates from the fight against the Mountain Valley Pipeline and new research that shows just how vital stopping the fracking industry is. Finally, Iranian-American peace activist Leila Zand joins us to talk about the situation in Iran and recent developments.

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Ongoing ICE raids are intersectional - and we have to see them in a broader context or our struggles will struggle and lose.

PLUS Ana Tiffany Devez joins us to talk fight and build in El Paso AND we apparently don't have enough fracking infrastructure. A look at the warped thinking that perpetuates destruction and pedestals a vehemently oppressive system - and how we can creatively combat it.

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Do you hear that? It's a tried and true alarm bell of a coming recession. We take a look at some recent reports on this "recovered" economy, the sadistic absurdity of wall street and what we have to do to mitigate the fall out of the coming bust.

In short, we have a much better chance of surviving the violence of capitalism through the single most anti-capitalistic thing: collaboration.

Next, Dr. Ashwin Vasan joins us to talk about an overlooked intersection between healthcare and the prison industrial complex.

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An important look at the ongoing steam roller of US empire, in particular in Venezuela – yeah, remember Venezuela? Dan Kovalik joins us to look behind the propaganda and into the deep and long history of US terrorism in Venezuela and beyond.

PLUS some spoken word for this so-called "Independence Day."

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Legal wins against herbicides and pesticides are often just the beginning of more battles – and could fall short of the necessary change to protect our land and our soil. Next, the number of refugees worldwide is the highest its ever been, since the the UN started keeping track some 70 years ago. As the US perpetuates war, climate change and bolsters fascism here at home, we can not turn away from the reality we are creating. Finally, Vanessa Beck with Black Alliance for Peace joins us to talk about the 1033 program and the empire's militant home game.

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In the ancient forests of Northern California, a battle to protect life intensifies. Meanwhile, on the other coast, the battle against a fracked gas pipeline notches a couple of momentary wins. The US military doesn't just perpetuate climate change through war, but through actual fuel consumption. War literally is climate change.

PLUS Diana Best, senior finance campaigner with BlackRock's Big Problem introduces us to the largest single investor in climate change in the world. Here's why they represent a vital target in climate justice work and more.

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Nick Brana, founder of the Movement for a People's Party joins us to lay out the Democratic party's playbook, based on what he's seen on the inside and built in response on the outside.

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A look at the worsening emergency in the borderlands – hint: the migrants aren't the ones creating the emergency. Next up, they say dissent is patriotic – but they clearly haven't met the 'Muricans pushing hardcore totalitarian legislation that criminalizes protest. And finally, we speak with a doctor from Physicians for Reproductive Health about the recent escalation in anti-reproductive rights legislation.

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Try as we might, we can't hide from climate change. And now, thanks to a legally binding UN resolution, the US can't hide from its own heaps of trash. Next up, media literacy is a vital skill set – indeed, it shapes how we see every other issue. And now, there may be a way to build media literacy and hold journalists accountable by taking a page from Yelp and Rotten Tomatoes.

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