EPA Harming Black People on Two Continents | Guest: D. Jackson

Jacki is joined by Donna Jackson of Project21, the black leadership network of the National Center for Public Policy Research. Ms. Jackson shares her recent testimony before the U.S. Congress to oppose regulation on for new vehicles, because “the proposed EPA rule has the distinction of harming black people on two continents, in the African nation of Congo as well as the U.S.” The regulation will boost car prices and “remove private car ownership from …most black Americans.” - - - - - “Mineral security”: Electric vehicles are expected to be only 10% of the national fleet by 2050 due to a lack of critical minerals and materials needed, mostly controlled by foreign adversaries. Jacki recommends “Cobalt Red: How the Blood of the Congo Powers Our Lives” for insight into how modern slavery and child labor are central to the production of materials that power our smart phones, PCs, electric vehicles, and renewable energy. The “moral clock is dialed back to colonial times,” yet there is no organized resistance to the use of these products of slavery: the U.S. has never been more reliant on foreign supply chains for critical minerals. Where are the human rights activists? - - - - - Electric vehicle makers and Ford Motor Company have made the business decision to manufacture vehicles without AM radio, a serious problem for the nation’s emergency communications and preparedness. Congress appears ready to intervene. - - - - - Anarchist’s anti-Capitalist “pay-as-you-go” coffee shop goes belly up after one year. What did they learn? If only the patriarchy (Sumerians) had not invented the oppressive discipline of math, the café might still be flying high.