August 2017

Sierra Club holds latest in series of campouts against Potomac Pipeline

Submitted by Luke on Sun, 08/06/2017 - 15:09

On the 30th of June, environmental groups in MD began a "rolling encampment" of camps moving downstream on the C&O canal to oppose TransCanada's Eastern Panhandle Extension, also known as the Potomac Pipeline. On the 5th of August, camp was set up at McCoy's Ferry in Western MD, with the Sierra Club as the organizer for the weekend

Video including interview with MD state delegate Jheanelle Wilkins(D-district 20), who was at the camp to show her opposition to the pipeline.

Environment/Food/Health

MD Del Jheanelle Wilkins (on left) at the Sierra Club's camp at McCoy's Ferry opposing the Potomac Pipeline

The Shortwave Report 08/04/17 Listen Globally!

Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 08/03/2017 - 21:17

Dear Radio Friend,             The latest Shortwave Report (August 4) is up at the website http://www.outfarpress.com/shortwave.shtml  in 3 forms- (new) HIGHEST QUALITY (160kb)(33MB), broadcast quality (13MB), and quickdownload or streaming form (6MB) (28:59) Links at page bottom   (If you have access to Audioport there is a highest quality version posted up there {33MB} ht

Anti-War/Peace
Elections/Legislation/Government
Environment/Food/Health
Foreign Policy/Imperialism
Iraq/Afghanistan
Media
Military/Weapons
World Uprisings

Forgive Them Hank Skinner,They Know Not What They Do..

Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 08/03/2017 - 16:10

    The silence of the United Nations,ACLU,Amnesty International,NAACP and American media on this horrific Hank Skinner Texas lynching,is just as frightening as the planned murder~execution itself..Texas was denied the ability to execute~murder Texan Hank Skinner prior DNA testing by the U.S. Supreme Court,not ordered to lose~destroy his most crucial exoneration evidence and them still want to execute him like 3rd world countries injustices.. This Communist inspired 1988 U.S.

Civil Rights/Equal Rights
Elections/Legislation/Government
Human Rights
Police/Legal/Prisons

Seven arrested on Capitol Hill demanding Schumer vote NO on Trump's FERC nominees

Submitted by Luke on Thu, 08/03/2017 - 15:40

On the 3rd of August, seven people were arrested outside Senator Chuck Schumer's office demanding he vote NO on Trump's pro-pipeline/pro fracking nominees for FERC, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. FERC is infamous as the gas industry's rubber stamp but lacks a quorum and cannot approve anything unless Trump's nominees are confirmed

Environment/Food/Health

Night Out for Safety and Liberation challenges notion that police provide safety

Submitted by Luke on Wed, 08/02/2017 - 02:36

On the 1st of August, BYP100 DC, BLM DC, and the Movement 4 Black Lives DC hosted DC's Night Out for Safety and Liberation at Covenant Baptist Church in Anacostia. This event was part of a national series of events promoting alternatives to relying on police, and in direct counterpoint to the official "National Night Out."

Police/Legal/Prisons
Race/Racism

The scene outside Covenant Baptist Church as young people re-enacted street situation where there are better solutions that cops

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