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The Shortwave Report 03/13/20 Listen Globally!

Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 03/12/2020 - 19:33

Dear Radio Friend,     This week's show features stories from NHK Japan, Sputnik Radio, Spanish National Radio, and Radio Havana Cuba.http://www.outfarpress.com/swr200313.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 JAPAN-  March 11th

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

DC Bike Party's Gender Equality Ride takes place safely outdoors as pandemic of fear grips DC

Submitted by Luke on Thu, 03/12/2020 - 03:21

On the 11th of March, a pandemic of fear could not stop the DC Bike Party's Gender Equality Ride from taking to the streets. Organizers warned riders to leave some distance between each other, but also reminded everyone that the ride is outdoors and thus well ventiliated. The ride was a success, and was seemingly the busiest traffic in otherwise near-empty streets

Video: Early portions of the DC Bike Party-and ugly reality on way home 2 min 28 sec

Culture/Entertainment
Environment/Food/Health

A rider pulls a wheelie early in the ride

Apache tribe members and allies rally to save Oak Flat from Rio Tinto's copper mine

Submitted by Luke on Wed, 03/11/2020 - 18:07

On the 11th of March, members of the Apache nation and their allies rallied on Capitol Hill to support the Save Oak Flat Act. This bill would revoke the 2015 "stealth approval" of a land transfer to make possible the proposed Rio Tinto/Resolution Copper copper mine would would destroy Apache sacred land at Oak Flat.

Video: highlights of the speakers 5 min 31 sec

Environment/Food/Health
Race/Racism

Vigil held in Columbia Heights for likely innocent man executed in Alabama

Submitted by Luke on Tue, 03/10/2020 - 00:41

On the 9th of march, opponents of the death penalty and racist Alabama "justice" system held a vigil to remember Nathaniel Woods. He was executed for a 2004 killing of three cops in a crackhouse in spite of another person being convicted of the same killing stating he acted alone and flat-out evidence of innocence.

Police/Legal/Prisons
Race/Racism

Coronavirus cases reported at CPAC, AIPAC

Submitted by Luke on Sun, 03/08/2020 - 15:35

For a long time both AIPAC and CPAC have spread hate and violence. This year, it seems they may have spread something else too. The Washington Post has reported two positive test results for the COVID-19 coronavirus at last week's AIPAC convention, and a third from the Feb 26-28 CPAC convention.

Update March 9:Senators Ted Cruz and Paul Goser in self-quarantine after CPAC

Environment/Food/Health

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