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Empower DC, Barry Farms residents celebrate as appeals court REJECTS redevelopment zoning

Submitted by Luke on Thu, 04/26/2018 - 22:35

On the 26th of April the Court of Appeals overturned zoning approval for the "Planned Unit Development" that had been planned to replace and evict Barry Farms. While this fight probably isn't over, Empower DC turned their already scheduled happy hour at Mediterranian Spot on U st into victory party.

Housing/urban Issues/Gentrification

The Shortwave Report 04/27/18 Listen Globally!

Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 04/26/2018 - 19:01
Dear Radio Friend,
     This week's show features stories from Spanish National Radio, Radio Havana Cuba, NHK World Radio Japan, and Sputnik Radio.
 
Anti-War/Peace
Elections/Legislation/Government
Foreign Policy/Imperialism
Globalization/Anti-globalization
Immigration
Iraq/Afghanistan
Media
Military/Weapons
World Uprisings

Protesters rally as Supreme Court Hears Trump's Muslim Ban case

Submitted by Luke on Wed, 04/25/2018 - 19:12

On the 25th of April, the US Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Trump's Muslim Ban case as protesters gathered outside. A Japanese-American speaker warned of the ugly precent set by the 1944 Supreme Court Korematsu_v._United_States case. In that case, the Supreme Court upheld the wholesale mass incarceration of Japanese-Americans during WWII. If the Supreme court overturns the Muslim Ban, Trump will suffer s serious strategic defeat, the loss of a core campaign promise.

Video featuring comparison by Japanese-American speaker to internment in WWII

Civil Liberites/Constitution
Civil Rights/Equal Rights
Immigration

UN Forum Wrestles with Economic Policies 10 Years After Financial Crisis Islands Call for Debt Relief Ahead of Next Hurricane Season

Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 04/24/2018 - 15:39

Officials from governments, the IMF, World Bank, the private sector and NGOs meet this week at the United Nations for the Financing for Development (FFD) Forum. The annual gathering seeks to implement the Addis Ababa Action Agenda that governments endorsed in 2015 in Ethiopia."These meetings are critical to address the root causes of poverty and raise revenue in the developing world," said Jubilee USA Executive Director Eric LeCompte. LeCompte has participated in FFD negotiations since 2012.

Poverty

Students Against Sweatshops pickets "Abercrumble and Ditch"

Submitted by Luke on Sat, 04/21/2018 - 20:06

On the 21st of October, Students Against Sweatshops picketed the Georgetown outlet of Abercrombie and Fitch. The sweatshop-friendly retailer was renamed "Abercrumble and Ditch" for their decision to refuse to sign the 2018 follow-on to the post Rana Plaza "Accord on Fire and Building Safety." Worse yet, some of the protesters reported the retailer is still using one or more suppliers who were involved in the Rana Plaza collapse that killed almost 1,200 workers back in 2013.

Video highlights of the protest (55 sec)

Labor/Economics/Business

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