News :: Elections/Legislation/Government
Presidential Candidate Stewart Alexander Deciphers Latest Jobs Report
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03 Jun 2012
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Mimi Soltysik
The Socialist Party USA Presidential Candidate Stewart Alexander says that the most recent jobs report represents the bankruptcy of Obama’s economic policy.
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BTL:Millions of Americans' Access to Health Care Hinges on Supreme Court's Affordable Care Act Ruling
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03 Jun 2012
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Between the Lines
Interview with Andrew Gavin Marshall, an independent researcher and writer based in Montreal, conducted by Scott Harris
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News :: Civil Liberties/Constitution
2nd Complaint filed in USA v. Arpaio
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02 Jun 2012
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scott huminski
2nd Complaint filed in USA v. Arpaio
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LOCAL News :: DC Radio Co-op, Free Speech Radio News, WPFW : World Uprisings : Youth/Education
Occupy DC marches on Canadian Embassy in solidarity with Montreal student strike
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01 Jun 2012
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Luke
On the first of June, in drenching rain and storms, Occupy DC marched against traffic to the Canadian Embassy banging pots and pans. This is a form of protest used by student strikers against tuition hikes in Montreal.
Video of the march and pot-banging Embassy protest
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BTL:Quebec's Student Tuition Strike Grows into Massive Anti-Austerity Movement
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01 Jun 2012
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Between the Lines
Interview with Andrew Gavin Marshall, an independent researcher and writer based in Montreal, conducted by Scott Harris
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Imagining the Post-Occupy Social Movement
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31 May 2012
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Shamus Cooke
If one were to honestly assess Occupy's current strengths and weaknesses as a movement, confusion must be the inevitable result. This is because Occupy is not one movement, but an umbrella term that encompasses several different groups that have varied aims, organizational structures, and gaping theoretical differences.
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LOCAL News :: Animal Rights
Park Service plans to kill 3/4 of all deer in Rock Creek Park
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31 May 2012
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WSQT Direct Action Radio 90.5 FM
On the 30th of May, the National Park Service announced plans to use so-called "sharpshooters" from the US Department of Agriculture to kill up to three quarters of all deer in Rock Creek Park.
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News :: Environment/Food/Health : Foreign Policy/Imperialism : Human Rights : Media : Military, Weapons
The Shortwave Report 6/01/12 Listen Globally!
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31 May 2012
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Dan Roberts
A weekly 30 minute review of international news and opinion, recorded from a shortwave radio and the internet. With times, frequencies, and websites for listening at home. 3 files- Highest quality broadcast, regular broadcast, and slow-modem streaming. NHK Japan, Radio Havana Cuba, Radio Deutsche-Welle, and the Voice of Russia.
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LOCAL News :: DC Radio Co-op, Free Speech Radio News, WPFW : Labor/Economics/Business : Local News/Neighborhoods
Hundreds march against Wal-Mart coming to DC
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31 May 2012
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Luke
On the 31st of May, several hundred people marched from 801 NJ Ave, one of Wal-Marts proposed DC locations, to 701 8th st, where Wal-Mart has a DC lobbyng office. The march included a float protraying Mayor Gray and Wal-Mart in bed together, with a sign saying "someone's getting screwed."
Video of the march and float protraying the Mayor in bed with Wal-Mart
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BTL:Jailed Palestinian Hunger Strikers Win Concessions from Israelis on Improved Prison Conditions
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31 May 2012
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Between the Lines
Interview with Saher Francis, human rights lawyer and director of Addameer, a prisoner support and human rights association based in the West Bank, conducted by Melinda Tuhus
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