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Rising waters reveal the toxic intersection of lax environmental controls and climate change. Our guest is John Rumpler, senior attorney and clean water director at Environment America.

Leslie is joined by David Heindel, Secretary-treasurer of the Seafarers International Union, and Deirdre Fitzpatrick, Executive Director of SRI (Seafarers’ Rights International).

The three discuss a new groundbreaking study, conducted by Deirdre Fitzpatrick and the SRI, entitled "Cabotage Laws of the World," which explores the nature and extent of cabotage laws around the world.

The report identified, for the first time, ninety-one member states of the United Nations that have cabotage laws restricting foreign activity in their domestic coastal trades.

The Jones Act is the United States' Cabotage law. It is one of the strongest cabotage laws in the world, which requires any vessel trading between two US ports to be US owned, flagged, crewed and built.

David and Leslie discussed how, in recent years, the Jones Act has come under unfair criticism claiming that it has hindered recovery efforts after natural disasters.

These claims have been debunked by independent studies, including a new report performed jointly by Reeve & Associates and Estudios Tecnicos, Inc.

It concludes that the Jones Act has no impact on either retail prices or the cost of living in Puerto Rico.

In addition, the report found that the state of the art maritime technology, Puerto-Rico focused investments, and dedicated closed-loop service offered by Jones Act carriers provide a significant positive economic impact to the island, at freight rates lower or comparable to similar services to other Caribbean Islands.

Here is a link to the "Cabotage Laws of the World" study: https://seafarersrights.org/seafarers-subjects/cabotage/

Here is a link to the "Impact of the U.S. Jones Act on Puerto Rico" study: americanmaritimepartnership.com/puerto-rico-economy

The website for the Seafarers International Union is Seafarers.org and their Twitter handle is @SeafarersUnion. David Heindel's handle is @dwheindel.

Background Briefing 09-24-2018 by Progressive Voices

She Persisted with Melissa Carter 09-24-2018 by Progressive Voices

Republicans are doing all they can to ram Bret Kavanaugh into a lifetime post on the Supreme Court so he can run cover for their crimes while giving the gift of legally-subservient women to faux Christians so-called "pro-life" evangelicals.

Republican crimes up to and including treason.

We will also talk about the (so-called) President's dick (as reported by Stormy Daniels).

Comedian and host of the national TV show "Redacted Tonight" on RT America, Lee Camp, calls in during the second hour.

@LeeCamp

During today's episode of 'The Inside Scoop,' Mark discusses the details provided by the second woman to accuse Brett Kavanaugh of sexual assault.

Mark also talks with a woman who says she does not believe the women who have accused Kavanaugh of sexually assaulting them.

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Karel Cast Mon Sep 24 Kavanaugh: A One Man Assault Squad? by Progressive Voices

Gary Alan sits down with his guest Jansenius T. Lange founder of the Self-Development Wisdom Institute & Education with his new book “Wise Mind”. Mr. Lange Says “Renewal of the Mind” is an education

designed specifically to guide and guard the mind, throughout its journey of reinventing its own self. He creates, cultivates and teaches the solutions to most human sufferance’s. So listen intoThe Express for an hour of great talk with my guest Jansenius T. Lange comes on board.

Breaking Through 09-22-2018 Encore by Progressive Voices

Off-Kilter Episode 80 by Progressive Voices