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Corean Peace Delegation Works for End to Korean War

by MFlowers

Three members of the Corean Alliance for Independent Reunification and Democracy (CAIRD) are in the United States on a peace expedition. They speak with us about the brutal history of the US’ involvement in Korea and their work to end the Korean War, bring reunification and build democracy. Their work builds on decades of work by Korean activists. Under the current leader, this work is being made even more challenging by the application of a National Security Law. We also discuss the impact of trade agreements on Korean farmers and workers.

Relevant articles and websites:

Written answers to the questions that were asked on the program: Answers for questions on Corea

Gwangju Democracy Protest, And Massacre US Was Complicit In by Kevin Zeese

North Korea and the United States; Will the Real Aggressor Please Stand Down? by Kevin Zeese and Margaret Flowers

The Erosion of Democracy in South Korea: The Dissolution of the Unified Progressive Party (UPP) and the Incarceration of Rep. Lee Seok-ki by Hyun Lee

CAIRD Facebook page

 

Talk Nation Radio: Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz: U.S. Was Always at War

Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz has taught in the Native American Studies Program at California State University, Hayward, and helped found the Departments of Ethnic Studies and Women’s Studies. Her 1977 book The Great Sioux Nation was the fundamental document at the first international conference on Indigenous peoples of the Americas, held at the United Nations’ headquarters in Geneva. Dunbar-Ortiz is the author or editor of seven other books, including Roots of Resistance: A History of Land Tenure in New Mexico, and including An Indigenous People's History of the United States.

She discusses the idea that President Obama is the longest serving war president.

Total run time: 29:00

Host: David Swanson.Producer: David Swanson.Music by Duke Ellington.

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Decolonizing Your Life While Working for Change w/ Idle No More Washington's Sweetwater Nannauck

This week on Love (and Revolution) Radio, we speak with Sweetwater Nannauck, the director of Idle No More Washington, about culture, spirituality, social change, and how to decolonize our lives as we work to protect both people and planet.

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About Our Guest: Sweetwater Nannauck is the director of Idle No More Washington, a workshop leader and presenter, a spiritual activist, and is very active in advocating for the protection of the fragile environment of the Northwest Coast, for tribal sovereignty rights, and the traditional way of life of Native people.

Related Links: Idle No More Washington: https://www.facebook.com/Idle-No-More-Washington-467317416649876/

Lummi Nation's Victory Over Coal Terminal http://www.commondreams.org/news/2016/05/10/first-nation-wins-historic-victory-over-mammoth-coal-export-terminal

Shell No Campaign Succeeds In Getting Shell Oil Co. To Withdraw from Arctic https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/energy-environment/wp/2015/09/28/royal-dutch-shell-suspends-arctic-drilling-indefinitely/

Music by: "Love and Revolution" by Diane Patterson and Spirit Radio www.dianepatterson.org

This week's featured music is by Aircab. You can find this and other tracks on Jamendo.com https://www.jamendo.com/track/1117334/aircab-acoustic2

About Your Co-hosts: Sherri Mitchell (Penobscot) is an Indigenous rights attorney, writer and activist who melds traditional life-way teachings into spirit-based movements. Follow her at Sherri Mitchell – Wena’gamu’gwasit:https://www.facebook.com/sacredinstructions/timeline

Rivera Sun is a novelist and nonviolent mischief-maker. She is the author of The Dandelion Insurrection, Billionaire Buddha, and Steam Drills, Treadmills, and Shooting Stars. She is also the social media coordinator and nonviolence trainer for Campaign Nonviolence and Pace e Bene. Her essays on social justice movements are syndicated on by PeaceVoice, and appear in Truthout and Popular Resistance.http://www.riverasun.com/

All Power To The Positive! Vol#6, Episode #10.

“It’s unacceptable and ultimate failed reporting when local media helps to perpetuate fossil fuel propaganda. it’s a sign of desperation to scoop so low.

It would be reporting if you showed up and documented a sleeping activist being woken up at 5am with gun pointed to their face. you would have witnessed the police’s blockade, and [police] not allowing organizers to grab their belongings.

It’s easy for media and locals to complain about our ‘trash’ when we should be worry about the refineries’ waste and pollution. the fact that this bullshit propaganda is getting more attention than the reality that all of us left the refineries with headaches and sore throats is evident that it’s all a distraction. a distraction from the fact the refineries are on unceded Coast Salish territories, distraction from the cancer rates, distraction that we need a just transition from fossil fuels infrastructure.”

– Yin Yu.

 

Beats:

“Start The Revolution” – Marcel Cartier

“Geechi Liberace” – Rick Ross

“Here” – Alessia Cara

“Day By Day” – Reef Royals

 

Cuts:

“God Vs. Religion” – I.Sheik, Awdbawl, Mikail, & DJ Packo

“Dont Let Them Get Away With Murder” – Jasiri X.

“A Change Is Gonna Come” – Wayne Brady

 

Vocals:

Sarra Tekola (Women of Color Speak Out; Seattle Black Book Club) live at #‎BreakFreePNW, Sensei Lewis, Jacob Brown, and a lot MORE!

Economic Update: False Econ Recovery, True Journalism

by Richard Wolff.

In this week's episode of Economic Update, Prof. Wolff provides updates on "carry interest tax loophole," Miami's Marlin Park and state subsidies for business, negative interest rates, and banks' "bail-in" versus "bail-out." Interview reporter Bob Hennelly sbout false economic recovery, dissolving society, and real journalism.

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Talking about a Political Revolution and the Sanders Campaign

by MFlowers

We discuss the current election environment in the context of the movement: how the movement has impacted the campaigns and the political parties and what a political revolution means.  Our guests discuss their ideas for continuing the momentum beyond this election season and for having an impact on whomever is elected.

 

Relevant articles and websites:

Why Bernie Sanders Should Stay in the Race – And How He Can Win by Patrick Walker and Kevin Zeese

Political Revolution will continue Long After the Sanders Campaign by Ethan Corey

Revolt Against Plutocracy

The Sane Progressive

The People’s Revolution

 

Guests:

Patrick Walker is a veteran anti-fracking and Occupy Scranton, PA activist, currently a co-founding member of Revolt Against Plutocracy (RAP) and co-creator of RAP’s Bernie or Bust pledge, which spawned the nationwide Bernie or Bust movement. He is delighted to announce that by the time of his Clearing the FOG interview, the pledge will almost certainly have garnered its 100,000 th signature.

Patrick considers the anti-fracking movement his ideal, if belated, way to break into political activism, since the undemocratic conquest of Pennsylvania, his native state, by the fracking industry was based on precisely the rampant corruption of politicians by corporate money now vitiating U.S. (and global) politics. His whirlwind years as a PA anti-fracking activist (2010-12) included his family’s central role in the 2010 PA Homeland Security scandal, a successful protest he organized against former U.S. Homeland Security chief turned fracking shill Tom Ridge, a brief stint as Harrisburg spokesperson for Damascus Citizens for Sustainability, and his wife’s appearance in film maker Josh Fox’s anti-fracking movie Gasland 2.

Patrick’s focus on the underlying problem of political corruption naturally interested him in the Occupy movement, where he unsuccessfully tried to spread his conviction that Occupy should adopt the Green Party as its political arm. Believing no useful transformation of U.S. politics will come unless voters show zero tolerance for candidates corrupted by corporate money, Patrick, along with Victor Tiffany, eagerly seized on Bernie Sanders’ insurgent candidacy to create Revolt Against Plutocracy, strategic hub of the Bernie or Bust movement. He’s excited that Bernie or Bust recently partnered with Popular Resistance, hoping to create the potent fusion between movement activism and insurgent electoral politics he sought to create with Occupy.

A University of Scranton graduate, with bachelor’s degrees in English lit and philosophy, Patrick now resides in the Buffalo, NY area with his wife, daughter, and three Sheltie dogs. His activist writings haveappeared in OpEdNews, Nation of Change, CounterPunch, and Dissident Voice.

 

Debbie Lusignan is a vlogger at The Sane Progressive. She launched this project  in 2015 to put out an alternative narrative to the corporate media lies and manipulations of the American people.

 

JackRabbit Pollack is a founding member of Interoccupy.net – a communications working group of Occupy Wall Street that continues to operate in limited capacity. In 2012 he participated in the grassroots disaster relief to hurricane Sandy known as Occupy Sandy. He has provided logistical support for groups fighting for racial justice such as SURJ, Ferguson Action, and Movement for Black Lives.

In April of 2015 he began work as one of the core members of People for Bernie with whom he worked through July.

Along with partner Shana East, Jackrabbit started The People’s Revolution, but put the project on hold to begin Illinois for Bernie with Ms. East. Illinois for Bernie is a grassroots group autonomously supporting Bernie Sanders’ primary run for the presidency.(continued)

Talk Nation Radio: Meike Capps-Schubert on U.S. Military Resistance in Germany

Written by davidswanson 

 

Meike Capps-Schubert is the co-founder and current manager of The Clearing Barrel GI-Coffeehouse in Kaiserslautern next to Ramstein Airbase, Germany, the only GI-coffeehouse outside the United States. A long-time peace and justice activist in Germany, Meike is a counselor with the Military Counseling Network e.V. -- the German branch of the GI-rights-hotline, which provides free, confidential, and accurate information on U.S. military regulations and practices to members of the U.S. military, veterans, and their families. She has also helped build critical support for U.S. war resisters in Germany since 2003. Learn more:http://theclearingbarrel.blogspot.dehttp://www.mc-network.dehttps://www.betterplace.org/en/projects/5543-the-clearing-barrel-gi-cafe-germanyhttp://gicoffeehousetour.blogspot.de

Total run time: 29:00

Host: David Swanson.Producer: David Swanson.Music by Duke Ellington.

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Diane Patterson, singer/songwriter, and creator of our theme song, joins Love (and Revolution) Radio to speak about art, music, life, loving, and making social change through heart, spirit, and human connection.

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About Our Guest: Folkgoddess Diane Patterson sings the world awake with strong voice, rocking guitar, sweet ukulele, and revolutionary lyrics. Her sincere spirit and wild heart joyfully plant seeds of love and light in every listener. Diane has been performing at festivals and venues since 1991, and for the past 20 years has been touring, producing albums, making music, and living life. www.dianepatterson.org

Related Links: Diane Patterson www.dianepatterson.org

Teach, Inspire, Be Real by Diane Patterson http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/dianepatterson1

Build A Bridge by Diane Patterson http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/dianepatterson6

World As Lover, World As Self by Joanna Macy http://www.joannamacy.net/books-dvds/20-world-as-lover-world-as-self.html

Lt. Ehren Watada https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ehren_Watada

Martín Prechtel http://www.floweringmountain.com/

Music by: "Love and Revolution" by Diane Patterson and Spirit Radio "Maiden the Flower" by Diane Patterson from "Teach, Inspire, Be Real". www.dianepatterson.org

About Your Co-hosts: Sherri Mitchell (Penobscot) is an Indigenous rights attorney, writer and activist who melds traditional life-way teachings into spirit-based movements. Follow her at Sherri Mitchell – Wena’gamu’gwasit:https://www.facebook.com/sacredinstructions/timeline

Rivera Sun is a novelist and nonviolent mischief-maker. She is the author of The Dandelion Insurrection, Billionaire Buddha, and Steam Drills, Treadmills, and Shooting Stars. She is also the social media coordinator and nonviolence trainer for Campaign Nonviolence and Pace e Bene. Her essays on social justice movements are syndicated on by PeaceVoice, and appear in Truthout and Popular Resistance.http://www.riverasun.com/

It’s Our Money with Ellen Brown – Pursuing Populist Politics 

Almost 100 years ago, populist politics marched across America in reaction to the same sort of monetary monopoly that is depriving this century’s citizens of their hard-earned assets and wealth. That deprivation has mobilized an angry, fed-up backlash of folks willing to support any candidate who will talk straight and promise real change. Several candidates are rising to the challenge.  Ellen talks with Tim Canova, a law professor and Fed expert facing off against Congressional Democratic insider Debbie Wasserman-Schultz in South Florida – out West, a State House Representative candidate Pamela Powers-Hannley runs on a platform calling for a public bank to stave off the deteriorating state economy and using inspiration from 100-years ago; and Matt Stannard talks with the award-winning author David Dayen whose new book Chain of Title reveals how a few plucky citizens pushed back against the Goliath of Wall Street mortgage fraud.

Economic Update: What Inequality Does

by Richard Wolff.

On this week's episode of Economic Update, Prof. Wolff provides updates on rich tax evaders, Takata airbags, equalized wealth data, money in Chicago politics. Major discussions of corporate food scandals, govt fiscal "crises" and why build worker coop sectors.

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