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The Shortwave Report 07/30/21 Listen Globally!

Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 07/30/2021 - 01:51

This week's show features stories from  Radio Deutsche-Welle, NHK Japan, and Radio Havana Cuba.http://www.outfarpress.com/swr210730.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 GERMANY- In Tunisia, where the so-called Arab Spring began, th

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Foreign Policy/Imperialism
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World Uprisings

Speakers demand Cancellation of Line 3 and other pipelines as Red Road to DC totem pole walk arrives

Submitted by Luke on Fri, 07/30/2021 - 01:17

On July 29, the House of Tears Carvers and their allies arrived on the National Mall, bringing a totem pole and ending a journey of thousands of miles. The totem pole was delivered to Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland (who also spoke at the rally) and to the Biden administration. Later speakers demanded that the construction of Enbridge Line 3 and other trespassing pipelines be stopped.

Video: Ojibwe elder demands Enbridge Line 3 construction be halted 3 min 32 sec

Environment/Food/Health
Race/Racism

The totem pole as seen from behind the stage

New raw video of July 17 MAGAt protest at DC jail over J6 arrestees

Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 07/30/2021 - 00:18

Raw Video shot by John Zangas of the situation at the DC Jail when fascists and MAGAts (Trump supporters) showed up at DC Jail on July 17 2021. They were there to protest rough treatment their folks detained there have gotten as payback for the rough treatment the Capitol and its defenders got on Jan 6. Not suprisingly, white nationalists held in a jail where both inmates and guards are people of color are having a tough time.

All the raw video shot that day on one camera, made into a single longer video file 28 min

Police/Legal/Prisons
Right Wing

Where's the bear mace and Thin Blue Line flags on poles used to beat the cops?

Jubilee USA Statement on World Trade Organization Meeting

Submitted by HannahJubilee on Thu, 07/29/2021 - 09:33

The World Trade Organization closed two-day meetings on pandemic response policies that included a proposal to temporarily wave COVID vaccine patents.  

Eric LeCompte, Executive Director of the religious development organization Jubilee USA Network and a United Nations finance expert, releases the following statement on the World Trade Organization meetings:

“We must act quickly to increase vaccine production and ensure everyone can access COVID-19 vaccines, tests and treatments. 

Elections/Legislation/Government

Puerto Rico Job Creation Bill Introduced in Senate

Submitted by HannahJubilee on Wed, 07/28/2021 - 16:12

Companies could get tax breaks for creating jobs in Puerto Rico, under a bipartisan bill introduced by Senators Robert Menendez (D) and Roger Wicker (R). If passed, the Territory Economic Development Tax Credit Act seeks to increase employment and investment in the US territories.

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