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The Trump administration is reviving previous administrations' plans to build a missile defense system in space. They are calling it the "Golden Dome," similar to Israel's Iron Dome. The Congressional Budget Office estimates it will cost trillions of dollars at a time when the United States has a record-high national debt and is failing to meet domestic needs. Clearing the FOG speaks with Bruce Gagnon, the coordinator of the Global Network Against Weapons and Nuclear Power in Space, about the history of the US project to control space and mine its resources in defiance of United Nations treaties and who will benefit. He also describes resistance efforts around the world and what people in the United States can do to fight it. For more information, visit PopularResistance.org.

In this episode, we speak with Jeju-based peace activist Sung-Hee Choi, who has spent more than 15 years resisting U.S. militarism, weapons manufacturing, and the construction of a naval base on Jeju Island, South Korea.Sung-Hee is a board member of the Global Network Against Weapons and Nuclear Power in Space and a participant in the Pacific Peace Network. She speaks with us about the long legacy of anti-militarist resistance on Jeju Island, from the 1948 massacre to the ongoing corporate-led militarisation of land, sea, and space.We also trace the role of Hanwha as they open a new space centre on Jeju Island, South Korea's largest weapons company, in global war profiteering, including their new weapons facility in Avalon, Victoria, developed with Australian government support, and subcontracting Elbit Systems an Israeli arms company complicit in the genocide in Gaza.

Bruce Gagnon coordinates the Global Network Against Weapons & Nuclear Power in Space, (http://space4peace.org/) Bruce is a long time Union Organizer and Peace advocate and writers for a blog called Organizing Notes http://space4peace.blogspot.com/ Co-Host Stuart Richardson interviews Bruce about the US providing long range missiles to Ukraine and the global risk, how the Trump Admin is showing signs of being more of the same and how we the people need to come together to oppose war and conflict. Our division has been a valuable weapon for the ruling class Support Latin Waves by becoming a member for as little as $1 per month. Be aware that without support truly independent left wing media will slowly disappear. https://latinwavesmedia.com/wordpress/

This week on the global Research News Hour, we are observing key themes in 21st century warfare that are missed in conventnional mainstream media coverage. In our first half hour. Bruce Gagnon of the Global Network Against Weapons and Nuclear Power in Space reveals how space technology has transformed modern warfare and how today's peacemakers can fight back. And in our second half hour, the pivotal 9/11 truth activist Richard Gage steps in to tell listeners about the 21 parallels between the September 11th terrorist attack on America and the October 7th Hamas attack on Israel, including the state reaction satisfying the nation's prior geo-strategic goals.

Bruce Gagnon coordinates the Global Network Against Weapons & Nuclear Power in Space, (http://space4peace.org/) Bruce is a long time Union Organizer and Peace advocate and writers for a blog called Organizing Notes http://space4peace.blogspot.com/ We give updates on the conflict, Russian elections and the state of the politics of Peace in the US and Canada, how to be Pro-Peace, Pro-Humanity and not a party before principles person.

We launch our sixth season with Tamara Lorincz, environmental and feminist peace activist and Linda Thyer, founding member of Doctors for Planetary Health - West Coast and a discussion on the interconnected impacts of war and occupation on both people and planet, the costs of Canadian militarism and our involvement in NATO and the possibilities for global cooperation, peace, and climate justice in times of conflict.  Reflecting on the twin impacts of conflict on climate in Gaza and Ukraine, Lorincz says: “The Middle Eastern region has suffered from drought and from excessive heat. This genocide in Gaza is just horrendous for the people and it's exacerbating the climate emergency as well. These fossil fuel powered weapon systems that Israel is using, not just fighter jets, but attack helicopters and tanks.And the fact that Canada took over two and a half months for us finally to support a ceasefire, but we've been continuing to send weapons … we're prolonging the genocide and we are contributing to a climate emergency. Canada is doing the same thing in Eastern Europe by continuing to send arms to Ukraine. We're prolonging a conflict instead of calling for a ceasefire …We are contributing to human suffering, to a lot of death and destruction and contributing to the  environmental harms.”  Thyer says of our military spending: “Canadian military spending around $36 billion per year recently. So this is a massive amount of money, could certainly be much better … used to mitigate climate problems, used in new technology ... And could be used to help recoveries internationally as well as locally from these extreme weather events that we're seeing. In some of these war zones, people are being conscripted against their will to fighting. In Canada, our conscription is through our taxes that we are paying for this militarism, for the harms that are being done to the planet and to other people through our taxes every year.” About today's guests:  Tamara Lorincz is a PhD candidate in Global Governance at the Balsillie School for International Affairs at Wilfrid Laurier University. She has a Masters in International Politics & Security Studies from the University of Bradford and a Law degree and MBA specializing in environmental law and management from Dalhousie University. Her research is on the climate and environmental impacts of the military. She's a member of the Canadian Voice of Women for Peace and the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom-Canada. Tamara is also on the advisory committee of the Global Network Against Weapons and Nuclear Power in Space, and the No to NATO Network. She's a long-time environmentalist, feminist and peace activist and a mother with two teenage boys. Linda Thyer is a mother of 3 youth, practicing family and sport medicine on traditional Coast Salish territories. She is a founding member of Doctors for Planetary Health - West Coast and active member of several community and medical organizations working towards peace and a healthy living home. She is grateful for the many healing and nourishing gifts of Mother Earth and works towards restoring health and peace for all. Transcript of this episode can be accessed at georgebrown.ca/TommyDouglasInstitute or here.  Image: Tamara Lorincz, Linda Thyer  / Used with permission. Music: Ang Kahora. Lynne, Bjorn. Rights Purchased.  Intro Voices: Ashley Booth (Podcast Announcer); Bob Luker (Tommy); Grace Taruc-Almeda, Karin Maier and Jim Cheung (Street Voices) 

Rebecca McKean and I visited Alice Slater in her Upper East Side apartment. Since 1968, Ms. Slater has been an anti-war activist and since 1987 an anti-nuclear bomb protestor. As a young mother she helped organize Eugene McCarthy's presidential campaign working to end the war in Viet Nam and then got a law degree. Alice is the United Nations NGO Representative of the Nuclear Age Peace Foundation and is on the Board of the Global Network Against Weapons and Nuclear Power in Space, the Global Council of Abolition 2000, and the Advisory Board of Nuclear Ban-US which supports the mission of the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons which won the 2017 Nobel Peace Prize for its work in realizing the successful UN negotiations for a Treaty for the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons.Alan WinsonContact: barcrawlradio@gmail.comPJaBmaPB4qrkx9OFxGXS Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this 31st annual general meeting of the Global Network against Weapons and Nuclear Power in Space, held over ZOOM on the 15th of July, we presents a number of eloquent discussions encapsulating not only Ballistic Missile Defense systems (Star Wars) but also the development of NATO into the Asia-Pacific, Full Spectrum Dominance, and the evolution of propaganda in the era of social media and the internet. These discussions are the focus of this summertime edition of the Global Research News Hour. Appearing in this discussion were GN Board Chair Dave Webb, Korean-American Juyeon Rhee, independent journalist Christian Sorenson, retired educator and organizer Lisa Savage, and Canadian peace activist and academic Tamara Lorincz.

On today's show, anti-war activist and writer Bruce Gagnon talks about the effectiveness of peaceful protesting, the potential dangers of rapidly expanding low earth orbit satellites, the corporate capture of Federal agencies, the US and NATO's motives involving Russia and more. GUEST OVERVIEW: Bruce Gagnon is the Coordinator of the Global Network Against Weapons & Nuclear Power in Space. He was a co-founder of the Global Network when it was created in 1992. https://space4peace.org/  

Bruce Gagnon coordinates the Global Network Against Weapons & Nuclear Power in Space, (http://space4peace.org/) Bruce is a long time Union Organizer and Peace advocate and writers for a blog called Organizing Notes http://space4peace.blogspot.com/ We speak about the major events leading up to this conflict, the role the US and Nato have played behind the scenes. We speak about the Odessa massacre that happened in 2014 which is never spoken about in the MSM. How the Peace movement is not large enough in the US and Canada due to the "party before principles people" How we need to find some courage and a heart to fight for Peace while we still can Support Latin Waves by becoming a member for as little as $1 per month. www.latinwavesmedia.com

The United Kingdom recently announced that it was sending armor-piercing rounds with depleted uranium to Ukraine. The US developed this weapon during the Cold War to use against Russian tanks. Alice Slater of the Global Network Against Weapons and Nuclear Power in Space first wrote about the dangers of depleted uranium weapons back in 1996. She discusses the environmental risks as well as the increased threat of nuclear war with Mark Dunlea of the Hudson Mohawk Magazine.

The urgent need to understand the historical background to the war in Ukraine, background that is not provided by mainstream media.

Welcome to Gorilla Radio, recorded February 4th, 2023. Last month, the German government of Olaf Scholz relented to NATO pressure, agreeing to donate Leopard 2 tanks to the Kiev regime's war effort. The United States was quick to follow, delivering the first 60 of a promised 109 Bradley M2A2-ODS Fighting Vehicles to Ukraine. Canada's Trudeau administration in the last week too pledged tanks, the minister of defense, Anita Anand saying four Leopard 2's would be given over, including ammunition, parts, and a deployment of Canadian soldiers to "train" Ukrainian tank crews. This while countries like Turkey work for a ceasefire agreement to end the near year-long conflict between Ukraine and its neighbour, Russia. Glenn Michalchuk is chair of Peace Alliance Winnipeg, and president of the Association of United Ukrainian Canadians. Glenn's been active in the peace movement since the Dirty Wars of Ronald Reagan in the 1980's. Glenn Michalchuk in the first half. And; throwing tanks, ammunition, spare parts, and soldiers onto the fires of a hot war is not the only evidence of Canada's new self-understanding as a warrior nation. In January too the contentious purchase of a fleet of American F-35 jets was approved by the Trudeau government. A press release from Public Services and Procurement Canada reads in part, "Through Canada's defence policy, Strong, Secure, Engaged, the Government of Canada is acquiring modern military equipment to keep Canadians safe and protected, and to support the security of our international allies and partners." The release did not explain just how expediting nuclear winter makes Canadians strong, safe, or protected. Tamara Lorincz is a fellow with the Canadian Foreign Policy Institute, member of Canadian Voice of Women for Peace, and a PhD candidate in Global Governance at the Balsillie School for International Affairs at Wilfrid Laurier University, where her thesis focus is climate and the environmental impact of the military. Tamara's also served on the advisory committee of the Global Network Against Weapons and Nuclear Power in Space, and contributed her knowledge and talents to the organizations World Beyond War, and the No to NATO Network. Tamara Lorincz and militarism's two ecological doomsday scenarios in the second half. But first, Glenn Michalchuk and Canada's all-in move on Ukraine. Artist: David Rovics Song: 116 Degrees Album: May Day Chris Cook hosts Gorilla Radio, broad/webcasting since 1999. Check out the Archive at Gorilla-Radio.com, GRadio.Substack.com, and the GR blog at: https://gorillaradioblog.blogspot.com/

In this show, we are doing a deep dive into the AUKUS deal from the perspective of peace and anti nuclear activists from each of the AUKUS states - Australia, the UK and the US. Speakers include Bruce Haigh, a retired diplomat, political commentator and author from Australia, Kate Hudson, General Secretary of the UK's Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament (CND), and Bruce Gagnon from the US, who is the Coordinator of the Global Network Against Weapons & Nuclear Power in Space. This audio is from a webinar chaired by Keith Suter that was part of the Raising Peace festival in Naarm Melbourne in September 2022. You can watch the full webinar here and there is more information on the speakers here. 

Bruce Gagnon of Global Network Against Nuclear Weapons and Nuclear Energy in Space discusses the dangerous possibility of war between US and Russia over Ukraine

Host Stuart Richardson interviews Bruce Gagnon, co-founder and coordinator of the Global Network Against Weapons and Nuclear Power in Space, he fights the reach of corporate greed into space. We give a historical perspective on the Russia/Ukraine conflict, how events escalated since 2014 and how/why the US/NATO is prolonging this war. the US is not helping Ukraine fight Russia, the US is using Ukraine to fight Russia. How this war impacts the people of the world and the evil and apathy of our leaders misguided priorities. We speak about the lack of a Peace movement while we flirt with nuclear war and the failings of civil society and people of the faith community. I give an open invitation, if your promoting peace in anyway let me know at latinwaves@gmail.com and I will work with you. https://space4peace.org/ Consider Supporting the show by becoming a Member of Latin Waves https://latinwavesmedia.com/

911 Free Fall Space PeaceThe Jack Blood Show 360 8-11-2022 Andrew Steele and Bruce GagnonAndy Steele is A Operations Manager and Volunteer Coordinator for Architects & Engineers for 9/11 Truth and Talk Show Host https://www.ae911truth.org/911 Free Fall is the weekly podcast of Architects and Engineers for 911 Truth, the organization leading the charge to open a new investigation into the destruction of the three World Trade Center skyscrapers on 9/11. In each episode, we interview one of the many researchers and activists who are blowing the lid off the crime of the century.Home Station: https://bbsradio.com/users/andy-steele9-11 Free Fall Podcast on Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/911-free-fall-with-andy-steele/id1474856762Graphic Novel: Born on 9-11: http://911freefall.com/andy-steele-on-his-new-book-born-on-9-11/RELATED stuff for Hour 1:NIST confirms its Building 7 report is indefensible: https://www.ae911truth.org/evidence/technical-articles/articles-by-ae911truth/845-nist-confirms-its-building-7-report-is-indefensible-part-1-of-5-the-omitted-web-stiffenersFinal Reports from the NIST World Trade Center Disaster Investigation https://www.nist.gov/el/final-reports-nist-world-trade-center-disaster-investigationWhere were you on 9/11? NJ 101.5 FM: https://nj1015.com/911-news-reports-witness-accounts-to-nj-101-5-as-the-world-changed/Justice Department charges alleged Iranian operative in a plot to assassinate Bolton https://www.politico.com/news/2022/08/10/justice-department-iranian-operative-assassinate-bolton-00050817Video on Trump Raid: https://youtu.be/iuH8NR_Ne2QBruce Gagnon is a Coordinator at Global Network Against Weapons and Nuclear Power in SpaceBruce Gagnon:FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/BruceKGagnonBlog: https://space4peace.blogspot.com/Organization: http://space4peace.org/TWITTER Space 4 Peace: https://twitter.com/KeepSpace4PeaceGlobal Network Against Weapons and Nuclear Power in Space on FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/space4peaceyoutube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/GNspace4peace/videosThere is only one Jack Blood!Jack Blood News: https://www.facebook.com/JackBloodNews/E-Mail and Paypal jackblood@hotmail.comJack Blood Youtube Channel https://www.youtube.com/c/JackBloodIf Jack Blood doesn't get feedback from https://ochelli.com/ listeners who hear him through the network then today may be his last show - write to jackblood@hotmail.com if you want him to stay with us.OCHELLI LINKS:If You Appreciate what Ochelli.com Radio Does: https://ochelli.com/donate/Ochelli Effect - Uncle - Age of Transitions - T-shirts and MORE: https://theageoftransitions.com/category/support-the-podcasts/Special New Audiobook SeriesPayPal & Contact for special arrangements: blindjfkresearcher@gmail.comOchelli Effect Patreon https://www.patreon.com/ochelliSign-up on Ochelli.com https://ochelli.com/membership-account/membership-levels/

(Repeat Broadcast)This week on the Global Research News Hour, more than a week into the massive carnage and destruction that has reigned down on much of the former Soviet country, we will be making available to listeners the voices of analysts and peace groups in the United kingdom, the United States and Canada who depart from the narrow and they claim false package that provokes audiences to more hawkish positions on behalf of the completely innocent and naïve Ukrainian government. In our first half hour writer and geopolitical historian Dr Leon Tressell introduces some context to the violence missing from standard accounts. He is followed by Bruce Gagnon of the Global Network Against Weapons & Nuclear Power in Space. Who addresses the US’s documented agenda for Russia via Ukraine. Finally, Tamara Lorincz, member of Voices of Women For Peace talks about Canada's complicity in the war through NATO and what the country could be doing instead to de-escalate tension and strive for Peace.

Welcome to Gorilla Radio, recorded June 25th, 2022 Last week British Home Secretary, Priti Patel did what was expected of her and signed off on the extradition to the United States of political prisoner, Julian Assange. Assange you may recall has languished in London's maximum security Belmarsh Prison, enduring the harshest conditions allowable under British law, since being dragged from asylum in the Ecuadorian Embassy April 11th, 2019. But as deplorable as his treatment by British authorities has been - treatment that would illicit howls of protest were it discovered to be inflicted on a caged dog - central to Assange's defense against extradition is the prospect of an even grimmer fate at the hands of American Justice. Steve Poikonen hosts Slow News Day on Rokfin, the pre-news news place you go to get hip BEFORE the s*it hits the fan! Steve's also an activist, documentary filmmaker, and contributor to the Union of the Unwanted and MCSC Networks. He's also been an organizer with Action4Assange, co-host of the #FreeAssange Vigil, and has gone to the streets for Assange's release in his home country, the United States of America. Steve Poikonen in the first half. And; next week NATO, the 73 year-old alliance to defend Europe against Soviet Russia, will hold its annual summit in Madrid. NATO says it's meant to, among other things, present and endorse the war organization's "New Strategic Concept". Across Europe peace and civil society groups are set to demonstrate against the death and devastation created by NATO's existing concept and protest the prospect of more of the same. Meanwhile in Canada, coinciding with the Madrid meet up, the Peace and Justice Network here is mounting Days of Action, a coordinated effort to: Stop the Weapons. Stop the War. And, Stop NATO. Tamara Lorincz is with Canadian Voice of Women for Peace, who last year led the No Fighter Jets days of action held across Canada. She's also served on the advisory committee of the Global Network Against Weapons and Nuclear Power in Space, and contributed her knowledge and talents to the organizations World Beyond War, and the No to NATO Network. Tamara Lorincz and Days of Action to Stop the World's greatest purveyors of violence and war in the second half. But first, Steve Poikonen and the the next turn of the legal screw for Julian Assange. Chris Cook hosts Gorilla Radio, airing since 1998. In Victoria at 101.9FM, and on the internet at: cfuv.ca.  Check out the GR blog at: http://gorillaradioblog.blogspot.com/

Bruce Gagnon discusses war and peace in this episode. Bruce Gagnon is the Coordinator of the Global Network Against Weapons & Nuclear Power in Space. He was a co-founder of the Global Network when it was created in 1992. For more info visit: https://space4peace.org/ --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/rfkjr/message

Bruce Gagnon coordinates the Global Network Against Weapons & Nuclear Power in Space, (http://space4peace.org/) Bruce is a long time Union Organizer and Peace advocate and writers for a blog called Organizing Notes http://space4peace.blogspot.com/ Host Stuart speaks to Bruce about the origins of the Russia/Ukraine crisis, the hypocrisy of the US regime and its allies and how this conflict creates a war at home by robbing the public treasury. The propaganda machine at play and how the US/Nato is actively promoting war and silencing voices for Peace. Support Latin Waves by becoming a member for as little as $1 per month. www.latinwavesmedia.com

 Latin Waves host Stuart Richardson interviews Bruce Gagnon, coordinator of the Global Network Against Weapons and Nuclear Power in Space and publisher of a blog called Organizing Notes. We contextualize the Invasion of Ukraine by Russia, both myself and Bruce have been speaking of this potential crisis since 2014, we are both long time peace advocates and believe that peace only comes through mutual understanding and the events that got us here. How the more you listen to the MSM the more confused and uninformed you become. We speak about the US back coup in 2014 replacing a pro Russian president with a US puppet, how the coup government of Ukraine has a coalition with Neo-Nazis who terrorize the eastern Donbas region of Ukraine which is largely make up of Russian speakers, how thousands of Russian speaking citizens have been killed in this region without any condemnation from the UN or Western Media. How the Minsk agreement with the current president has never been honoured, and how the US is pushing Ukraine to join NATO like Poland and Romania. This is untenable to Russia as they don't want missile bases on their borders. How the long term goals for Russia are spelled out by the Rand Corporation called "Overextending and Unbalancing Russia" (available online) And most importantly some reasonable options to end this conflict. These are challenging times for everyone, more than ever we need to support independent media, consider supporting this show at in anyway you can at https://latinwavesmedia.com/wordpress/

Clearing the FOG provides excerpts from the speakers at the National Online Rally to stop war with Russia over Ukraine that was held on Feb. 5 as part of the national actions that took place in about 70 cities in Hawaii and coast to coast. The rally and actions were organized based on a unified call to action issued by 12 national and international antiwar organizations, which was endorsed by more than 200 more organizations. The demands include stopping the war with Russia, stopping the supply of weapons to Nazis in Ukraine, ending NATO, de-escalating the threat of nuclear war and resolving the current conflict within the framework of international law. Speakers include Alice Loazia from Task Force on the Americas, David Swanson of World Beyond War, Sara Flounders of International Action Center, Ann Wright of CODEPINK, Rafiki Morris of Black Alliance for Peace, Leela Anand of ANSWER Coalition, Henry Lowendorf of the US Peace Council, Bruce Gagnon of the Global Network Against Weapons and Nuclear Power in Space, Susan Schnall of Veterans For Peace and Joe Lombardo of the United National Antiwar Coalition. You can view the entire rally here. For more information, visit PopularResistance.org.

Latin Waves host Stuart Richardson interviews Bruce Gagnon, coordinator of the Global Network Against Weapons and Nuclear Power in Space and publisher of a blog called Organizing Notes. We have a lively discussion about whats happening on the ground in the Ukraine and how we must stop it as the consequence will be catastrophic for the world as Ukraine has 12 nuclear reactors. How NATO led by the US is pushing this war to destabilize Russia and how European nations like France and Germany are pushing against it. And how the anti war movement in the US and Can go to sleep with Liberal and Democratic administrations. These are challenging times for everyone, more than ever we need to support independent media, consider supporting this show at in anyway you can at https://latinwavesmedia.com/

Bruce Gagnon Coordinator of the Global Network Against Weapons and Nuclear Power in Space joins us today to break down the insane and aggressive approach that the US and NATO are taking with regard to Russia and Ukraine. We also talk about the US mainstream media drumbeat for war. We go through scenarios if we provoke an attack by Russia and we go through scenarios that could work toward peace. Unless the US and Nato can find a way to back off from the Russian border this will not end well. Bruce Gagnon provides information and motivation that you are not going to get in the mainstream media. We can not let this US/insanity get out of hand.

(Repeat Broadcast of show aired October 1, 2021) This week, on the Global Research News Hour, we will examine the new frontiers of our technological sophistication and witness the hazards of machines that ultimately do not liberate us from drudgery so much as put us under the thumb of a new brand of elites. In our first half hour, Bruce Gagnon of the Global Network Against Weapons & Nuclear Power in Space returns to share his concerns on the eve of Keep Space for Peace week. In our second half hour, we are joined by Patrick Wood, editor-in-chief of Technology News and Trends, explain his examination of technocrats, 5G, and their potential to truly dominate the globe for a tiny minority of the opulent.

If you listen to the corporate media in the United States, you may believe the lies that say Russia is preparing to invade Ukraine. In reality, it is the United States, led by then vice president Joe Biden, that conducted a coup to replace the elected president of Ukraine in 2014 and has been training and arming Nazis to attack the ethnically Russian Donbass Region in eastern Ukraine ever since. There is daily violence against civilians and basic infrastructure. The Biden administration is escalating this aggression and trying to blame Russia with the support of the same corporate media that defended US attacks on Iraq, Libya and Syria. To clear the fog on this misinformation campaign, Bruce Gagnon of the Global Network Against Weapons and Nuclear Power in Space speaks about what is actually happening in Ukraine, the role of the US and the growing risk of war with Russia. For more information, visit PopularResistance.org.

This week, on the Global Research News Hour, we will examine the new frontiers of our technological sophistication and witness the hazards of machines that ultimately do not liberate us from drudgery so much as put us under the thumb of a new brand of elites. In our first half hour, Bruce Gagnon of the Global Network Against Weapons & Nuclear Power in Space returns to share his concerns on the eve of Keep Space for Peace week. In our second half hour, we are joined by Patrick Wood, editor-in-chief of Technology News and Trends, explain his examination of technocrats, 5G, and their potential to truly dominate the globe for a tiny minority of the opulent.

Koohan Paik-Mander, journalist, media educator, and board member of the Global Network Against Weapons and Nuclear Power in Space, joins us in a conversation about the takeaways from Vice President Kamala Harris' trip to Asia this week, how this tour is meant to recruit countries into an anti-China bloc, and whether these entreaties and overtures will be effective. We also talk about the long history of U.S. intervention in the region, and how calls to follow a rules-based order ring hollow considering the U.S. legacy there. John Ross, author and economist, a senior fellow of the Chongyang Institute at Renmin University of China, talks to us about another labor shortage being associated with covid and Brexit in the UK, and how some companies are calling on the government to authorize the use of prison labor to allegedly alleviate this crisis. We also talk about the rationale within these proposals, how low wages and precarity have exacerbated these labor shortages.Bria Backwoods, content creator and social media maven, talks to us about how content creators and sex workers navigate the minefield of censorship and securing a decent living after OnlyFans decided to eliminate sexually explicit content, only to rescind this decision after receiving significant pushback. Nick Cruse, cofounder of Fred Hampton Leftists and citizen journalist focusing on state violence, the class war, and foreign policy, and Kevin Cramer, organizer with The Palm Collective, join hosts Michelle Witte and Bob Schlehuber to talk about the passing of a major voting rights bill in the US House of Representatives that will seemingly be blocked in the anti-democratic Senate, the fight against voting restrictions, and the effectiveness of protests as tens of thousands of people descend this weekend on the nation's capital for the March on Washington anniversary.Nookie Bishop, host of the Digital Gumbo Podcast, talks to us about the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games getting underway despite the pandemic, former NBA player J.R. Smith returning to school at North Carolina A&T, and New York Knicks center Nerlens Noel filing a lawsuit against former agent Rich Paul.

Wyatt Reed, Sputnik Radio producer and correspondent, joins us to talk about the Bicentennial Congress of the Peoples of the World which took place in Caracas, Venezuela last week, its role in building bridges or establishing shared goals among sometimes adversarial left groups, and whether the global left coming out of this with some more resolve to present a united front on some issues. We also talk about the lessons left groups in the United States can learn from their counterparts elsewhere now that socialism is viewed in a more positive light in the country.Koohan Paik-Mander, journalist, media educator, board member of the Global Network Against Weapons and Nuclear Power in Space, and former campaign director of the Asia-Pacific program at the International Forum on Globalization, joins us in a conversation about the new Cold War with China, about the Pacific, the military overhaul underway in the US and to ask if maybe the chain of events linking these phenomena together is in reality of a different order than the way it is generally discussed in the mainstream media, in the sense that China may just be the new placeholder for the new “threat” to U.S. hegemony in the Pacific. We also talk about how new strategies and technologies means more nukes and fewer troops, more drones and algorithms, and a planetary 5G enabled communications network under the Joint All-Domain Command & Control, a globally networked, cloud-based command center, overseen by the recently anointed U.S. Space Force.Robert Fantina is an activist and journalist working for peace and social justice. His latest book is “Propaganda, Lies and False Flags: How the U.S. Justifies its Wars.” He joins hosts Michelle Witte and Bob Schlehuber to talk about the meeting of Ministers of the Global Coalition to Defeat ISIS, and their letter outlining a broad mandate which would now establish Africa as a theater of operations after the whittling down of ISIS in Iraq and Syria. We also talk about the G-20 meeting of foreign ministers in Italy, and the signals being sent by the Biden administration.

Bruce Gagnon is a lifelong activist for peace and justice and a co-founder of the Global Network Against Weapons and Nuclear Power in Space. He has traveled to Russia, Crimea and Ukraine and watched this crisis unfold over the last 7 years.   I asked him to bring us up-to-date on the situation in Ukraine and how we got ourselves in this mess. 

Host Stuart Richardson interviews Bruce Gagnon, coordinator of the Global Network Against Weapons and Nuclear Power in Space and publisher of a blog called Organizing Notes. We speak about why Bath Iron Works ship yard (a shipbuilding yard in Maine that builds US Naval destroyers) needs to be converted into a plant that builds Green technology, how US military spending is out of control globally and how that steals from the American people. We speak about the new Biden administration and how social change happens, how we cannot sit on our hands and hope things change for the better. Support Independent Media Now by becoming a Member of the Show 

Host Stuart Richardson interviews Bruce Gagnon, coordinator of the Global Network Against Weapons and Nuclear Power in Space and publisher of a blog called Organizing Notes. We speak about why Bath Iron Works ship yard (a shipbuilding yard in Maine that builds US Naval destroyers) needs to be converted into a plant that builds Green […]

Host Stuart Richardson interviews Bruce Gagnon, coordinator of the Global Network Against Weapons and Nuclear Power in Space and publisher of a blog called Organizing Notes. We speak about why Bath Iron Works ship yard (a shipbuilding yard in Maine that builds US Naval destroyers) needs to be converted into a plant that builds Green […]

For the full episode and all our bonuse content: History is a Weapon, Vampire Castle, and access to our Discord Community, become a Patron today at https://www.patreon.com/theantifada This edition of the Antifada sideproject on the paranormal, parapolitical, sci-fi conspiracy theories and space tackles the newest autonomous branch of the US Military: SPACE FORCE. Is it some Trumpian flight-of-fancy, a Bezos/Musk money grab, or a doomsday plan for astro-nuclear American hegemony? I talk to Bruce K Gagnon, a lifelong activist against the militarization of space, for a perspective on what Space Force is and how to fight back. Before that, my audio essay "The Plot Against Space," also textually published on the Pluto Books blog. And listen to the end to hear Breht O'Shea of Rev Left Radio read an excerpt from the introduction of my book I WANT TO BELIEVE: J. Posadas, UFOs, and Apocalypse Communism, now available from major retailers and PlutoBooks.com with a 20% discount using code POSADAS20. For the full episode and all our bonuse content: History is a Weapon, Vampire Castle, and access to our Discord Community, become a Patron today at https://www.patreon.com/theantifada

This Week’s Featured Interviews: Covid19/Nuclear Connection – Alicia Sanders-Zakre is the Policy and Research Coordinator at the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN). She directs and coordinates research on the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons, the humanitarian impact of nuclear weapons, and general nuclear weapons policy. Sanders-Zakre did the research that led to creation of the infographic above, which has electrified even mainstream media outlets. She joined us from her home in Geneva, Switzerland. Alice Slater serves on the Board of Directors of World BEYOND War and is the UN NGO Representative of the Nuclear Age Peace Foundation. She is on the Board of the Global Network Against Weapons and Nuclear Power in Space, the Global Council of Abolition 2000, and the Advisory Board of Nuclear Ban-US, supporting the mission of the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons which won the 2017 Nobel Peace Prize for its work in realizing the successful UN negotiations for a Treaty for the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons. Susi Snyder is project lead for the PAX No Nukes Project and coordinates the Don’t Bank on the Bomb research and campaign. She’s an expert on nuclear weapons, with over two decades of experience working at the intersect between nuclear weapons and human rights. Go to http://nuclearhotseat.com/podcasts/ for all podcasts.Also posted to YouTube channel: nutzforart

Last December, the National Defense Authorization Act that was renewed with bipartisan support in Congress authorized the creation of a new branch of the military, a space force. In January, President Trump appointed the head of that new force, General John Jay Raymond. The US military plans to move 16,ooo military and civilian personnel into that space force. We speak with Bruce Gagnon of the Global Network Against Weapons and Nuclear Power in Space about what this space force means. He describes how space technology is already being used in warfare, how this area is a new profit center for the aerospace industry and how it is draining critical resources from necessary programs. He also explains that a war in space will create so many problems that everyone on the planet will be impacted in a negative way. For more information, visit PopularResistance.org. 

Alice Slater serves on the Board of Directors of World BEYOND War and is the UN NGO Representative of the Nuclear Age Peace Foundation. She is on the Board of the Global Network Against Weapons and Nuclear Power in Space, the Global Council of Abolition 2000, and the Advisory Board of Nuclear Ban-US, supporting the mission of the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons.

Interview with Bruce Gagnon to discuss the ongoing conflicts in Ukraine and on Russia's border. Bruce is the coordinator of the Global Network Against Weapons and Nuclear Power in Space. Bruce's Blog: http://space4peace.blogspot.com/ 'No Weapons to Nazi Regime in Ukraine' Petition: https://diy.rootsaction.org/petitions/no-weapons-to-nazi-regime-in-ukraine Global Network website: http://space4peace.org/ GN YouTube: https://bit.ly/33vxcWi GN Twitter: https://twitter.com/gnspace4peace

This week's Global Research News Hour, marking the last of the season, will concentrate on the controversial foreign policy decisions made by U.S. President Trump. Topics of discussion include Trump's currents military and economic threats toward Iran, his pull-out from the INF treaty, the factors influencing US policy generally, and the prospects for a peaceful outcome in the Persian Gulf. Guests include Scott Ritter, former Marine Intelligence officer and former Chief UN Weapons inspector in Iraq, and Bruce Gagnon, Secretary/Coordinator of the Global Network Against Weapons and Nuclear Power in Space

Bruce Gagnon, Coordinator of the Global Network Against Weapons and Nuclear Power in Space talks about the necessity to bring the environmental and peace movements together and to be authentic, even when your political party is on the wrong side. Bruce blogs regularly at https://space4peace.blogspot.com/, and the Global Network website is http://space4peace.org/ Bruce is departing for Russia with a group of Global Network and Veterans for Peace members this week.  You can follow their progress on his blog and donations to the Global Network can be made from their web site.

Latin Waves host Stuart Richardson interviews Bruce Gagnon, coordinator of the Global Network Against Weapons and Nuclear Power in Space and publisher of a blog called Organizing Notes. We speak about the ongoing US coup attempts in Venezuela and how this is causing global insecurity with Russia, how many nations and the corporate media are red baiting to demonize the public towards Russia. How this may be connected to resources now becoming available in the Arctic due to climate change, this maybe the area of future conflicts. We speak about how the Global Network is sending a peace delegation to Russia to try and calm tensions. And most importantly how we can come together regarding climate change.

Latin Waves host Stuart Richardson interviews Bruce Gagnon, coordinator of the Global Network Against Weapons and Nuclear Power in Space and publisher of a blog called Organizing Notes. We speak about the ongoing US coup attempts in Venezuela and how this is causing global insecurity with Russia, how many nations and the corporate media are red baiting to demonize the public towards Russia. How this may be connected to resources now becoming available in the Arctic due to climate change, this maybe the area of future conflicts. We speak about how the Global Network is sending a peace delegation to Russia to try and calm tensions. And most importantly how we can come together regarding climate change.

Latin Waves host Sylvia Richardson interviews Bruce Gagnon, coordinator of the Global Network Against Weapons and Nuclear Power in Space and publisher of a blog called Organizing Notes. They speak about how the US is risking international security by pulling out of nuclear treaties, how this happened under Bush and is now intensifying under the Trump administration. How these policies not only put ourselves at risk of endless wars but also rob the treasury of much needed money for social programs and large visionary projects like the New Green Deal. Every tax dollar that gets spent on the military industrial project is on

Latin Waves host Sylvia Richardson interviews Bruce Gagnon, coordinator of the Global Network Against Weapons and Nuclear Power in Space and publisher of a blog called Organizing Notes. They speak about how the US is risking international security by pulling out of nuclear treaties, how this happened under Bush and is now intensifying under the Trump administration. How these policies not only put ourselves at risk of endless wars but also rob the treasury of much needed money for social programs and large visionary projects like the New Green Deal. Every tax dollar that gets spent on the military industrial project is on

Lifelong anti-war activist Bruce Gagnon, Coordinator of the Global Network Against Weapons and Nuclear Power in Space joins us to discuss his recent trip to Russia and to reflect on the Midterm Elections and their implications for the anti-war movement.

This Week’s Featured Interview:SPACE FORCE / EVIL FORCE? Bruce Gagnon, Co-Founder and Secretary/Coordinator of the Global Network Against Weapons and Nuclear Power in Space, and a 30 year veteran of actions against nuclear weaponry and expansionism in space. Bruce reveals the shocking roots of our space program and NASA, corporate/military/industrial goals for space, and what China and Russia are doing to sidestep our best laid plans.Category 4-5 Hurricane Florence bearing down on N. Carolina coast, with Brunswick 1 and 2 nuclear reactors – THE EXACT SAME MODEL GE MARK I REACTOR MODEL AS MELTED DOWN AT FUKUSHIMA – dead center at landfall. Two Fukushima-model GE Mark I nuclear reactors at Brunswick on North Carolina Coast –smack in the middle of Hurricane Florence landfall.Numnutz of the Week (for Outstanding Nuclear Boneheadedness):Is it pro-nuclear? Anti-nuclear? a re-envisioned Bob’s Big Boy? How political art based upon a mixed metaphor makes no statement at all.Japan Railroad’s Fukushima Space Boy looks like a post-nuclear survivor, finally safeand embracing solar… but given the controversy, who can tell? Not the artist, it seems…Activist Links:www.nuclearhotseat.comhttp://www.space4peace.org/Beyond Nuclear Handbook – The Case Against Nuclear Power: Facts and Arguments from A-Zhttps://beyondnuclearinternational.org/2018/09/02/an-a-z-against-nuclear-power/What Are Coastal Nuclear Power Plants Doing to Address Climate Threats? https://truthout.org/articles/what-are-coastal-nuclear-power-plants-doing-to-address-climate-threats/Fukushima Microparticles: An Unrecognized Threat by Nancy Foust and SimplyInfo.orghttp://www.fukuleaks.org/web/?p=16788Podcasts are also listed on:YouTube: nutzforartTwitter: nutzforart2Facebook: Lonnie Clark

Space Force – will it make the U.S. the Evil Empire?Global Network’s 2018 Keep Space for Peace week poster. This Week’s Featured Interview: SPACE FORCE / EVIL FORCE?  Bruce Gagnon, Co-Founder and Secretary/Coordinator of the Global Network Against Weapons and Nuclear Power in Space, and a 30 year veteran of actions against nuclear weaponry and...

Space Force, the proposed new military branch, has roots in Operation Paperclip Nazi scientists brought to USA after WWII. Bruce Gagnon of Global Network Against Weapons and Nuclear Power in Space reveals its dark heart. Libbe HaLevy interviews for Nuclear Hotseat 377.

Space Force, the proposed new military branch, has roots in Operation Paperclip Nazi scientists brought to USA after WWII. Bruce Gagnon of Global Network Against Weapons and Nuclear Power in Space reveals its dark heart. Libbe HaLevy interviews for Nuclear Hotseat 377.

Space Force, the proposed new military branch, has roots in Operation Paperclip Nazi scientists brought to USA after WWII. Bruce Gagnon of Global Network Against Weapons and Nuclear Power in Space reveals its dark heart. Libbe HaLevy interviews for Nuclear Hotseat 377.

Bruce Gagnon is the Coordinator of the Global Network Against Weapons & Nuclear Power in Space. He was a co-founder of the Global Network when it was created in 1992. Between 1983–1998 Bruce was the State Coordinator of the Florida Coalition for Peace & Justice and has worked on space issues for 30 years. In 1987 he organized the largest peace protest in Florida history when over 5,000 people marched on Cape Canaveral in opposition to the first flight test of the Trident II nuclear missile. He was the organizer of the Cancel Cassini Campaign (launched 72 pounds of plutonium into space in 1997) that drew enormous support and media coverage around the world and was featured on the TV program 60 Minutes. Host Stuart Richardson speaks to Bruce about the newly proposed "Space Force", the lunacy of creating a massive new military expenditure and how the government is planning on funding it. And what we can do as citizens to stop these projects by envisioning the money being spent on more human centered programs like climate change which is a win, win ,win as it creates jobs, mitigates climate change and moves us towards peace.

Bruce Gagnon is the Coordinator of the Global Network Against Weapons & Nuclear Power in Space. He was a co-founder of the Global Network when it was created in 1992. Between 1983–1998 Bruce was the State Coordinator of the Florida Coalition for Peace & Justice and has worked on space issues for 30 years. In 1987 he organized the largest peace protest in Florida history when over 5,000 people marched on Cape Canaveral in opposition to the first flight test of the Trident II nuclear missile. He was the organizer of the Cancel Cassini Campaign (launched 72 pounds of plutonium into space in 1997) that drew enormous support and media coverage around the world and was featured on the TV program 60 Minutes. Host Stuart Richardson speaks to Bruce about the newly proposed "Space Force", the lunacy of creating a massive new military expenditure and how the government is planning on funding it. And what we can do as citizens to stop these projects by envisioning the money being spent on more human centered programs like climate change which is a win, win ,win as it creates jobs, mitigates climate change and moves us towards peace.

Producer/Host: Amy Browne Audio recorded by Carolyn Coe Bruce Gagnon on the “US Pivot to the Asia-Pacific” and ties with BIW here in Maine Bruce Gagnon is well known in Maine as the co-founder of the Global Network Against Weapons & Nuclear Power in Space, and as an active member of Veterans for Peace. He is also a senior fellow at the Nuclear Policy Research Institute and a member of the “Working Group for Peace and Demilitarization in Asia and the Pacific” and has traveled extensively in the area. He spoke in Deer Isle on August 3rd at an event sponsored by Island Peace and Justice, Peninsula Peace and Justice and Americas Who Tell the Truth. The topic was the “Pivot to the Asia-Pacific”. Gagnon talked about the U.S. military presence in the region, U.S. relations with N. Korea, S. Korea, Japan, China, and Russia, and ties with Bath Iron Works here in Maine Note: An excerpt from this talk aired on a previous edition of Maine Currents Maine Currents- independent local news, views and culture, every Tuesday at 4pm on WERU-FM and weru.org The post Maine Currents 9/5/17 first appeared on WERU 89.9 FM Blue Hill, Maine Local News and Public Affairs Archives.

This Week’s Featured Interviews – North Korea Close-up: Bruce Gagnon is the secretary/coordinator of Global Network Against Weapons and Nuclear Power in Space.  He provides the history of US/N. Korea relations, a context for understanding what the countries are threatening, Donald Trump’s misplaced bellicosity, and the likelihood that Kim Jong Un will drop a nuke...

Bruce Gagnon is the secretary/coordinator of Global Network Against Weapons and Nuclear Power in Space. He provides the history of US/NK relations, a context for understanding what the countries are threatening, Donald Trump’s misplaced bellicosity, and the likelihood that Kim Jong Un will drop a nuke on Guam (SPOILER ALERT: Not very likely.) Bo Jacobs, a Professor at the Hiroshima Peace Institute of Hiroshima City University, is a historian of nuclear technologies and radiation techno-politics. He fills us in on how people in Japan are REALLY responding to threats of a possible missile strike on their country by North Korea. (SPOILER ALERT: Not very.)

Bruce Gagnon is the secretary/coordinator of Global Network Against Weapons and Nuclear Power in Space. He provides the history of US/NK relations, a context for understanding what the countries are threatening, Donald Trump’s misplaced bellicosity, and the likelihood that Kim Jong Un will drop a nuke on Guam (SPOILER ALERT: Not very likely.) Bo Jacobs, a Professor at the Hiroshima Peace Institute of Hiroshima City University, is a historian of nuclear technologies and radiation techno-politics. He fills us in on how people in Japan are REALLY responding to threats of a possible missile strike on their country by North Korea. (SPOILER ALERT: Not very.)

Bruce Gagnon is the secretary/coordinator of Global Network Against Weapons and Nuclear Power in Space. He provides the history of US/NK relations, a context for understanding what the countries are threatening, Donald Trump's misplaced bellicosity, and the likelihood that Kim Jong Un will drop a nuke on Guam (SPOILER ALERT: Not very likely.) Bo Jacobs, a Professor at the Hiroshima Peace Institute of Hiroshima City University, is a historian of nuclear technologies and radiation techno-politics. He fills us in on how people in Japan are REALLY responding to threats of a possible missile strike on their country by North Korea. (SPOILER ALERT: Not very.)

A reminder to help us celebrate our 300th episode with a donation – 300 pennies, 300 dimes, 300 dollars, 300 good wishes, or any percentage thereof! This Week’s Featured Interview: Bruce Gagnon, secretary/coordinator of Global Network Against Weapons and Nuclear Power in Space, explains the dangers of nuclear deterrence, how the Pentagon plans to rob...

Bruce Gagnon, secretary/coordinator of Global Network Against Weapons and Nuclear Power in Space, explains the dangers of nuclear deterrence, how the Pentagon plans to rob entitlements to pay for Star Wars, and the US drive to nuclearize space — all a run-up to exciting info on “Pivot towards War: US Missile Defense and the Weaponization of Space” Global Network’s 25th anniversary conference, April 7-9 in Huntsville, Alabama.

Bruce Gagnon, secretary/coordinator of Global Network Against Weapons and Nuclear Power in Space, explains the dangers of nuclear deterrence, how the Pentagon plans to rob entitlements to pay for Star Wars, and the US drive to nuclearize space — all a run-up to exciting info on “Pivot towards War: US Missile Defense and the Weaponization of Space” Global Network’s 25th anniversary conference, April 7-9 in Huntsville, Alabama.

Bruce Gagnon, secretary/coordinator of Global Network Against Weapons and Nuclear Power in Space, explains the dangers of nuclear deterrence, how the Pentagon plans to rob entitlements to pay for Star Wars, and the US drive to nuclearize space — all a run-up to exciting info on “Pivot towards War: US Missile Defense and the Weaponization of Space” Global Network's 25th anniversary conference, April 7-9 in Huntsville, Alabama.

Dave Webb is a member of the World Beyond War Coordinating Committee and chair of the UK Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament (CND), and well as Vice President of the International Peace Bureau (IPB) and the Convenor of the Global Network Against Weapons and Nuclear Power in Space: http://space4peace.org Webb is an Emeritus Professor of Peace and Conflict Studies at Leeds Beckett University (previously Leeds Metropolitan University). Webb has been involved in the campaign to scrap the UK Trident nuclear weapons system and has also focused on campaigning to close two U.S. bases in Yorkshire (where he lives) – Fylingdales (a missile defence radar base) and Menwith Hill (the huge NSA spy base). We discuss the upcoming 25th Annual Global Network Conference & Protest: "Pivot Toward War: US Missile Defense & the Weaponization of Space" to be held on April 7-9, 2017, in Huntsville, Alabama: http://space4peace.org

This Week’s Featured Interview: Bruce Gagnon, secretary/coordinator of Global Network Against Weapons and Nuclear Power in Space, is one of the hearts and minds behind the Keep Space for Peace! week activities, being held right now, October 1 through 8, around the world.  In this extended interview, Bruce talks about the nuclearization of space, the...

Nuclear Hotseat’s Libbe HaLevy interviews Global Network Against Weapons and Nuclear Power in Space's Bruce Gagnon on the nuclear agenda of the US space program, the pieces already in place, and international attempts to stop it during this, the week of #KeepSpaceForPeace actions around the world. Special extended interview. #NuclearHotseat 276: http://bit.ly/2dQ0fOt

Nuclear Hotseat’s Libbe HaLevy interviews Global Network Against Weapons and Nuclear Power in Space's Bruce Gagnon on the nuclear agenda of the US space program, the pieces already in place, and international attempts to stop it during this, the week of #KeepSpaceForPeace actions around the world. Special extended interview. #NuclearHotseat 276: http://bit.ly/2dQ0fOt

Nuclear Hotseat's Libbe HaLevy interviews Global Network Against Weapons and Nuclear Power in Space's Bruce Gagnon on the nuclear agenda of the US space program, the pieces already in place, and international attempts to stop it during this, the week of #KeepSpaceForPeace actions around the world. Special extended interview. #NuclearHotseat 276: http://bit.ly/2dQ0fOt

Bruce Gagnon is the coordinator of the of the Global Network Against Weapons and Nuclear Power in Space. Bruce talks about the work he does to educate the public on “defense” programmes such as “Star Wars” and what is really behind the race to "own" space.