February 2020

IMF and Word Bank Heads Debate Growing Debt Problems

Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 02/10/2020 - 14:12

Washington, DC - The leaders of the World Bank and IMF discussed concerns of global debt levels at an event held today at the World Bank Preston Auditorium. "World Bank and IMF data asserts debt levels and vulnerabilities are at worrying levels," noted Eric LeCompte who leads the religious development coalition, Jubilee USA Network.

Labor/Economics/Business

Canadian Embassy, Ambassador's home get protests against RCMP pipeline raids on Wet’suwet'en land

Submitted by Luke on Sun, 02/09/2020 - 21:46

Early AM on the 7th of Feb, the RCMP assaulted unceded Wet’suwet'en lands seeking to push through the Coastal GasLink pipeline. 11 Indigenous land defenders and allies were arrested. The weekend brought further RCMP violence and arrests. On the 9th of February, DC area Indigenous people and their allies showed up at the home of the Canadian Ambassador and on the 10th of February at the Canadian Embassy demanding that RCMP withdraw from Wet’suwet'en land.

Video: Protesting at Canadian Ambassador's house, then the Embassy against the RCMP pipeline raids 3 min 40 sec

Environment/Food/Health
Race/Racism

Feb 9th: protest at the Canadian Ambassador's DC home

Outnumbered antifa delay, obstruct largest DC area Fascist march since Charlottesville

Submitted by Luke on Sat, 02/08/2020 - 21:47

On the 8th of February, between 100 and 150 members of Patriot Front marched under intense pressure from a few dozen anti-Fascist activists from the Lincoln Memorial to the US Capitol and finally the parking garage their vans were waiting in. Every step of the way MPD fought for them while severely outnumbered anti-fascists delayed, heckled, and obstructed their march.

Video-Patriot Front kept from WWII memorial, had shields and lots of police support 5 min 17 sec

Race/Racism
Right Wing

Patriot Front stopped by blockade just before the WWII Memorial.

The Shortwave Report 02/07/20 Listen Globally!

Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 02/06/2020 - 19:41

Dear Radio Friend,     This week's show features stories from Sputnik Radio, NHK Japan, Radio Deutsche-Welle, and Radio Havana Cubahttp://www.outfarpress.com/swr200207.mp3   (If you have access to Audioport there is a highest quality version posted up there {33MB} http://www.audioport.org/index.php?op=producer-info&uid=904&nav=&)        From RUSSIA- On his progra

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

"Reject the Coverup" protest held after GOP Senate "acquits" Trump

Submitted by Luke on Thu, 02/06/2020 - 01:01

On the 5th of February, protesters rallied outside the US Capitol after the Senate refused to remove Donald Trump from office. While the GOP says Trump was "acquitted" in actuality there was no witnesses and no evidence, thus no real trial. This is rather like someone committing a major felony, then ensuring members of their own crew are both judge and jury, blocking any conviction.

Video clip: Protesters chant "Trump is Guilty" 8 sec

Elections/Legislation/Government

Pope Francis and World Leaders Call for Inclusive Economy

Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 02/05/2020 - 14:44

Vatican - Pope Francis addressed a small group of Finance Ministers, the head of the IMF and noted economists urging the creation of new global debt and tax policies that can reduce inequality and end poverty."Pope Francis asserts that to live in a world with so much wealth, when there is so much poverty, is sinful," stated Eric LeCompte who leads the religious development group Jubilee USA. LeCompte serves on United Nations finance expert groups.

Globalization/Anti-globalization

People's State of the Union pushed away from Capitol for Trump's speech

Submitted by Luke on Tue, 02/04/2020 - 21:35

On the 4th of February, cops pushed Refuse Fascism's "People's State of the Union" protest away from the Capitol. First they were pushed to the Supreme Court, then most of the way to Union Station. Protesters denounced the blatent self-serving abuse of power by Trump and that fake impeachment "trial" with neither witnesses nor evidence.

Video: People's State of the Union continues as cops repeatedly push it back 3 min 25 sec including Ford Fischer's clip of Luke on WWII and "we intend to win" today's war against fascism

Elections/Legislation/Government

People's State of the Union on the Capitol steps

Protesters rally as Senate votes for no witnesses at impeachment "trial"

Submitted by Luke on Sat, 02/01/2020 - 01:21

On the last day of January 2020, protesters rallied outside the US Capitol as Senators voted 51-49 mostly on party lines NOT to hear witness testimony, meaning the "trial" consists only of opening and (maybe) closing arguments.

Elections/Legislation/Government

A real trial has witnesses and evidence

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