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CLIMATE ACTION SHOW APRIL 14th 2025Produced by Vivien LangfordKeeping the Ocean pristine andWhyalla Green Steel in Public Hands?  GuestsLisa Deppeler is a prominent figure associated with the OCEAN (Otway Coastal Environment Action Network) organization. She is particularly focused on stopping seismic blasting proposals off the coast. Lisa has been a key voice in raising public awareness about the potential impacts of seismic blasting on marine life, including whales and zooplankton. She has also been involved in organizing the "Great Ocean Rescue Tour" to inform people about the issues.  Renfrey Clarke is an Australian journalist, translator and left activist. Throughout the 1990s he reported from Moscow for Green Left Weekly,  His article about reviving the vision of Green Steel in Whyalla prompted this interview. His conclusion is that public ownership isthe best way forward."Profit margins for steel firms are mostly wafer thin, and a buyer for the plant will not be easily found. The chances seem high that the complex, after being modernised at taxpayer expense, will again be sold off for a derisory sum.Worse, there is the real prospect that the only credible-seeming bidder will be another “adventure capitalist” such as Gupta.Re-establishing a viable steel industry in SA requires the kind of financial resources that the private sector is unlikely to want to risk. The only realistic source of this money is the public purse. But if taxpayers are to bear the cost, they are entitled to demand that the assets stay in public ownership.Further, the public are entitled to demand that the steel plant be saved as part of a rational plan that takes in the whole of the Northern Spencer Gulf industrial region, and that stresses new processes and highly productive, clean technologies". https://www.greenleft.org.au/content/why-whyalla-steelworks-must-be-publicly-owned Here's what you can do to support OCEAN's campaign against seismic blasting​1. Sign the petition to abolish SPA permitsSpecial Prospecting Authority permits are a cheap and easy way for companies to buy access to large areas of ocean to conduct seismic blasting. The Australian Marine Conservation Society have a petition to abolish SPA permits. Please also share the link to your social media!Sign the petition here.​​2. Email the PM urging him to declare a moratorium on seismic blastingSend an email to Prime Minister Anthony Albanese urging him to declare a moratorium on seismic blasting until the recommendations from the 2021 'Making Waves' Senate Inquiry are acted upon.Click here to send an email to the PM3. Phone The Federal Minister for Resources Madeleine KingShe is in Western Australia : (08) 95279377The electorate concerned in Wannon https://www.abc.net.au/news/elections/federal/2025/guide/wann​

Sue Bolton is almost peerless when it comes to having clear working memory and deep knowledge of Australian politics the last 40 years. She can tell you the details of so many leftist campaigns, what the issues were that were being caused by government and business, and key decisions that were made. Her knowledge is really quite astounding. We return to Sue this week for our second chat. We take up her story when she first came to Melbourne and was active with the Democratic Socialist Party and publication Green Left Weekly. This was in the early-90s during the school occupations to stop closures, nuclear testing in the Pacific, native forest logging, the election of the Howard government and the election of Pauline Hanson. This period began a certain era of refugee politics and policy in the country. Sue was a national trade union organiser for a few years beginning in 2003 and was the lead arrestee in the Max Brenner case. She was elected to Merri-Bek council in 2012 and bases all her work listening to her local community. Sue has been re-elected twice. Her current big campaign is getting accessible tram stops on Sydney Road. We love Sue and think she is a gem. She deserves an honour for all her efforts for working class communities over many, many years. Thank-you so much for joining us once again, Sue.https://www.greenleft.org.au/content/beat-facebook-ban-green-left

News and labour updates from the Asia Pacific region.We hear the keynote address of Clifton D'Rozario of the Communist Party (Marxist-Leninist) Liberation is a campaigner for Dalit rights in Karnataka state (India). He discusses the Modi Government's fascistic links and politics, and this keynote address was delivered at the ecosocialism conference hosted by Green Left Weekly and Socialist Alliance on the weekend of 1 & 2 of July.Asia Pacific Currents provides updates of labour struggles and campaigns from the Asia Pacific region. It is produced by Australia Asia Worker Links, in the studio of 3CR Radio in Melbourne, Australia.

On today's show we conclude our coverage of Woman, Life, Freedom – the ideas that inspired the Rojava revolution and the popular uprising in Iran. Nilüfer Koç, Executive Council member and spokesperson for the Commission on Foreign Relations of the Kurdistan National Congress (KNK) will share some of the new ideas inspiring the Kurdish-led feminist and green revolutionary movement that has liberated north and east Syria (Rojava) and its spread to other parts of Kurdistan, including Rojhelat (East Kurdistan currently in Iran).Koç. who spent most of the period from 2013 to 2018 in southern Kurdistan (Kurdistan-Iraq) and Rojava, will explain how the active and autonomous participation of women in all fields of society and politics (a core objective of this revolutionary movement) relates to respect of nature and ecology. She gave a keynote address at the ecosocialism conference hosted by Green Left Weekly and Socialist Alliance on the weekend of 1 & 2 of July.

News and labour updates from the Asia Pacific region.We hear the keynote address of Nilüfer Koç, Executive Council member and spokesperson for the Commission on Foreign Relations of the Kurdistan National Congress (KNK). She discusses some of the new ideas inspiring the Kurdish-led feminist and green revolutionary movement, and this keynote address was delivered at the ecosocialism conference hosted by Green Left Weekly and Socialist Alliance on the weekend of 1 & 2 of JulyAsia Pacific Currents provides updates of labour struggles and campaigns from the Asia Pacific region. It is produced by Australia Asia Worker Links, in the studio of 3CR Radio in Melbourne, Australia.

Woman, Life, Freedom – the ideas that inspired the Rojava revolution and the popular uprising in Iran. That's the topic of this week's show and next week's.Nilüfer Koç, Executive Council member and spokesperson for the Commission on Foreign Relations of the Kurdistan National Congress (KNK) will share some of the new ideas inspiring the Kurdish-led feminist and green revolutionary movement that has liberated north and east Syria (Rojava) and its spread to other parts of Kurdistan, including Rojhelat (East Kurdistan currently in Iran).Koç. who spent most of the period from 2013 to 2018 in southern Kurdistan (Kurdistan-Iraq) and Rojava, will explain how the active and autonomous participation of women in all fields of society and politics (a core objective of this revolutionary movement) relates to respect of nature and ecology. She gave a keynote address at the ecosocialism conference hosted by Green Left Weekly and Socialist Alliance on the weekend of 1 & 2 of July.

News and labour updates from the Asia Pacific region.We hear the keynote address of Ruchira Talukdar, about India's Modi Government and its threat to climate change, specifically in relation to the Hasdea Forest. Rachira is one of the Co-founders of Sapna South Asian Climate Solidarity, an Australian-based climate justice collective and this keynote address was delivered at the ecosocialism conference hosted by Green Left Weekly and Socialist Alliance on the weekend of 1 & 2 of JulyAsia Pacific Currents provides updates of labour struggles and campaigns from the Asia Pacific region. It is produced by Australia Asia Worker Links, in the studio of 3CR Radio in Melbourne, Australia.

Climate change poses an extreme threat to natural environments and people around the world. The world needs a rapid transition away from fossil fuels to prevent dangerous climate change. However this is just half the story of climate justice. The other half is about creating a just future and centering stories of communities and Indigenous peoples. One organisation that does that is Sapna South Asian Climate Solidarity, an Australian-based climate justice collective. Ruchira Talukdar is one of Sapna's Co-founders and she gave a keynote address at the ecosocialism conference hosted by Green Left Weekly and Socialist Alliance on the weekend of 1 & 2 of July.

This week's guest is Jacob Andrewartha, passionate activist and a Socialist Alliance national co-convenor. Jacob was turned on to activism through the Kevin Rudd 'PNG Solution' and hasn't looked back. His centre-left political orientation formed in a gaming world through contact with other gamers before he started joining others on campaigns. Jacob co-hosts Green Left Weekly on 3CR and when he isn't doing that and studying for his degree in English and History he is an early childhood educator. Jacob is the oldest of 11 children and was home schooled. These days he lives life according to his own values as an independent person. We thank Jacob very much for being our guest this week.Green Left Weekly I Fridays 7:00am - 8:30am I 3CR 855AM I 3CR DIGITAL I 3cr.org.augreenleft.org.ausocialist-alliance.org

Dick Nichols, European correspondent for Green Left Weekly, and Ignasi Bernat Molina, postdoctoral Teaching Fellow at the Department of Applied Social Sciences, Forensics, and Politics of the University of Winchester, tells us about the arrest of Catalan rapper Pablo Hasel over tweets and lyrics criticizing the Spanish monarchy, police repression, as well as the public protests resulting from the arrest, the relationship of this case to the Catalan independence movement, free speech, and the blowback from conservative and far right sectors in the country.Tina Landis, environmental and social activist and the author of the book Climate Solutions Beyond Capitalism, and Kari Fulton, environmental justice advocate and educator, talk to us about horrific winter storm that has blanketed the country with snow and particularly impacted the people of Texas, the government’s response, how can the power grid infrastructure and disaster response can be improved, and how people can organize to promote these changes.John Kiriakou, author, journalist, whistleblower and retired intelligence officer, talk to us about the relationship between far right groups and the state security apparatus in the United States, entrapment of citizens by law enforcement, how the concept of extremism is constantly redefined and how it can negatively affect progressive activists, and about yet another promise to close the Guantanamo Bay prison. Monica Cruz, producer, host and labor beat reporter for BreakThrough News joins hosts Bob Schlehuber and Michelle Witte to talk about the trend of unions in media and digital tech sectors, who is driving these efforts and how this recent proliferation of organizing in emerging sectors of the economy can be sustained in the future. The Misfits also talk about updates in the defund the police movement amid troubling statistics in Washington D.C. and the response from the government there, and good news and bad news in COVID numbers.

In this episode of By Any Means Necessary, hosts Sean Blackmon and Jacquie Luqman are joined by Carl Rosen, General President of the United Electrical, Radio & Machine Workers of America (UE), to talk about the wave of wildcat strikes brewing across the country as workers demand adequate PPE and pay commensurate with the hazards they face, why 'shelter in place' policies must ensure workers are compensated for wages lost due to the shutdown to have any hope of containing the spread of the coronavirus, and how workers with a desire to organize their workplaces can get assistance from UE to do so.In the second segment, Sean and Jacquie are joined by Denis Rogatyuk, an independent journalist, writer and researcher, to talk about the news that Ecuadorian courts have convicted former President Rafael Correa on corruption charges in absentia, why the relatively weak evidence against him has led to widespread speculation that the charges are politically motivated, and whether the timing of the conviction is meant to distract from current Ecuadorian President Lenin Moreno's catastrophic coronavirus response. In the third segment, Sean and Jacquie are joined by Dick Nichols, the correspondent for Spain and Catalonia for Green Left Weekly, to talk about the huge mobilization of the healthcare sector in Spain as hundreds per day are dying of the Coronavirus, whether the move to issue universal basic income amid the pandemic can ensure working people can safely shelter in place, and how an aging populations and widespread under-reporting of the number of infected has seemingly led to the world's highest mortality rate.Later in the show, Sean and Jacquie are joined by Dr. Gerald Horne, Moores Professor of History and African American Studies at the University of Houston, to talk about Bernie Sander's withdrawal from the Democratic nomination contest, how mainstream media accusations of Chinese duplicity are helping manufacture consent for a new Cold War against China, whether Trump's apparent appetite for a war with Venezuela reflects the need to deflect attention from his failed response to the outbreak, some of the new books Dr. Horne is working on, and other titles and movies that speak to some of the most pressing issues of the new pandemic epoch.

On today's episode of Loud & Clear, Brian Becker and John Kiriakou are joined by Ted Rall, an award-winning editorial cartoonist and columnist, whose work is at www.rall.com.Congress last week appropriated $2 trillion in new spending in an effort to keep the economy afloat during the coronavirus crisis. And House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said that she is amenable to another spending package. This kind of government spending is seen around the world as “responsible” in order to prime the pump and keep people working. Why is it seen as a “left wing” approach here in the United States? British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has been hospitalized with the coronavirus, some 11 days after testing positive. Johnson’s office said that he is comfortable and undergoing tests, but that his illness has been lingering and so it was prudent to seek further testing. Meanwhile the Labour Party has elected a new leader to replace Jeremy Corbyn. Keir Starmer, the Shadow Brexit Secretary, received 56 percent on the first ballot in the party’s leadership vote. He has promised to respect the basic tenets of the Labour platform, but he is expected to be more conservative than Corbyn, and his election was celebrated by Corbyn’s detractors in the party. Neil Clark, a journalist and broadcaster whose work has appeared in The Guardian, The Week, and Morning Star, joins the show. Spain has seen more than 12,000 deaths due to coronavirus, a catastrophic total in a country with a population of 47 million people. But the death toll over the weekend seems to have leveled off, showing perhaps that the disease has peaked there. There are more than 80,000 active cases of coronavirus in Spain, but the rise over the weekend was the smallest since March 20. Still, Spain’s state of emergency will continue until at least April 26. Brian and John speak with Dick Nichols, the correspondent for Spain and Catalonia for Green Left Weekly. Monday’s segment “Education for Liberation with Bill Ayers” is where Bill helps us look at the state of education across the country. What’s happening in our schools, colleges, and universities, and what impact does it have on the world around us? Bill Ayers, an activist, educator and the author of the book “Demand the Impossible: A Radical Manifesto,” joins Brian and John. In this segment, The Week Ahead, the hosts take a look at the most newsworthy stories of the coming week and what it means for the country and the world, including the expected spike in Coronavirus fatalities in the United States and how the US government is prioritizing its geopolitical goals over the lives of its own people. Sputnik News analysts and producers of this show Nicole Roussell and Walter Smolarek join the show.Monday’s regular segment Technology Rules is a weekly guide on how monopoly corporations and the national surveillance state are threatening cherished freedoms, civil rights and civil liberties. Web developer and technologist Chris Garaffa and software engineer and technology and security analyst Patricia Gorky join the show.

Bunga Bunga 56 returns for 2020 to save you from an expensive haircut. Tim Ferguson is sporting the latest look in Summer festival fashion, his sustainable “conflict haircut”. No one died for the look he has this month, described by Green Left Weekly as “no justice, no pants”. We introduce you to the newest member... The post Bunga Bunga 56 – Tim Ferguson & Maynard appeared first on Planet Maynard.

Bunga Bunga 56 returns for 2020 to save you from an expensive haircut. Tim Ferguson is sporting the latest look in Summer festival fashion, his sustainable “conflict haircut”. No one died for the look he has this month, described by Green Left Weekly as “no justice, no pants”. We introduce you to the newest member... The post Bunga Bunga 56 – Tim Ferguson & Maynard appeared first on Planet Maynard.

Friday 22 November 2019hosted by Meghan and Jacob  7:00am acknowledgement of country. 7:02am headline news, a discussion about the extreme weather events hitting the country alongside the inadequate response of our government. 7:07am a discussion about the scandal surrounding the recent revelations around Westpac  7:15am a interview with Susan Price the editor of Green Left Weekly about the supporter campaign Green Left is running and the significance and importance of the publication in terms of putting forward radical left politics and actively promoting activism. 7:34am a discussion about the newly released UK Labour manifesto that is going be put forward to voters for the General Election in December. Jacob and Meghan discuss the significance of the proposals contained within the manifesto from nationalization of the energy sector, broadband to policies addressing inequality along with it's limitations being a program of a social democratic party. 7:45am a interview with Valentina Amigo   a Chilean woman in Melbourne who is part of the solidarity campaign to build awareness about the current up-rising in Chile she talks about the politics of the revolt and the feminist issues focusing on the role of woman underlying the uprising. 8:00am activist calendar 8:08am a interview with Lam (pseudonym to protect the identity) direct from Hong Kong to talk about the protest movement in Hong Kong going in detail about the five demands of the protesters, the organisation and lack thereof of the political movement and the level of police repression including use of tear gas.8:26am Meghan closes the program by talking about the importance of Green Left Weekly and it's services to the social movements.8:28am closing of program

Friday 15 November 2019hosted by Zane and Jacob 7:00am acknowledgement of country. 7:02am a discussion about Kumanjayi Walker who was killed at the hands of a police officer in Yuendumu and has being charged with murder  and nation-wide protests were called in response to his death by the Aboriginal community. 7:15am a interview with Federico Fuentes from Green Left Weekly about the current coup attempt in Bolivia  against the government of Evo Morales and it's right-wing character and how the left are standing up and fighting back. 7:49am a interview with James Lavery sub-branch secretary of Fire Brigade Employee Union (FBBU) about the firefighters response to the extreme fires engulfing New Souths Wale right now and how the FBBU is demanding that they be more resources and staff allocated to the Firefighters by the State Government in NSW. 8:00am activist calendar. 8:08am discussion of some headline news Behrooz Boochani has fled PNG and will seek asylum in New Zealand  and Hong Kong brought to stand-still as university campuses become new battleground 8:18am news from Green Left Weekly a round-up of the global revolt unfolding in the world right now. 8:28am closing of program. 

Friday 08 November 2019hosted by Jacob and Meghan 7:00am acknowledgement of country, welcome to country 7:02am a discussion of a article from Green Left Weekly on "The Quiet Australian's Morrison's fears" and how australian nationalism is used to repress any form of dissent to the status quo especially in the case of the recent Climate protests.  7:15am interview with Julia Dehm from the Melbourne Activist Legal Support (MALS) on the policing on the Blockade against the International Mining and Resources Conference and the response of MALS in terms of legal issues that have being raised as a result of the police conduct.7:31am a discussion of a article from Green Left Weekly on Australia’s Orwellian refugee policy and how we need to stand up for refugee rights.7:40am a recording of a talk from the Socialism 2019 conference in Chicago a talk by Naomi Klein from the session titled "Care and Repair: The Revolutionary Democratic Power of a Global Green New Deal" 8:00am activist calendar8:10am a discussion about the significance of the October Revolution in 1917 Russia marking it's anniversary. The revolutionary uprising that saw workers take power for the first time and overthrowing the provisional government. 8:23am a discussion about the upcoming British elections on December 12 that "Change is coming" with the possibility of a Corbyn-led government in the UK.

On today's episode of Loud & Clear, Brian Becker and John Kiriakou are joined by Vijay Prashad, the Director of the Tricontinental: Institute for Social Research, Chief Editor of LeftWord Books, and the author of several books including most recently “Arab Spring, Libyan Winter.”Protests are taking place all around the world. Demonstrators in Lebanon, Iraq, Ecuador, Chile, Bolivia, Haiti, and elsewhere are in the streets to demand economic opportunity, an end to corruption, and democratic elections. 2011 is known as the year of the protestor. Are we seeing 2011 redux?Thursday’s weekly series “Criminal Injustice” is about the most egregious conduct of our courts and prosecutors and how justice is denied to so many people in this country. Kevin Gosztola, a writer for Shadowproof.com and co-host of the podcast Unauthorized Disclosure, joins the show.President Trump yesterday claimed credit for is being called the permanent ceasefire in northern Syria, saying that after decades of violence in the region, he has finally brought peace. He said specifically, “Turkey, Syria and all forms of the Kurds have been fighting for centuries,” Mr. Trump said from the Diplomatic Room at the White House. “We have done them a great service and we’ve done a great job for all of them. And now, we’re getting out. Let someone else fight over this long bloodstained sand.” That may sound disingenuous, but there may be something to it in terms of Trump’s reelection prospects. Brian and John speak with Sputnik news analyst Walter Smolarek. Opponents of the House impeachment probe are sharply criticizing the process being followed, saying that it is secretive and unfair. But as both parties maneuver for control of the media narrative, what’s going on behind the scenes? Daniel Lazare, a journalist and author of three books--“The Frozen Republic,” “The Velvet Coup,” and “America's Undeclared War,” joins the show. Bolivian President Evo Morales is warning of a right-wing coup attempt underway as the country’s electoral authorities prepare to announce the final results of the country’s presidential election. As more votes trickle in from Morales’ rural strongholds, it appears increasingly likely that Morales will avoid a second round, but is facing violent protests from the opposition. Dan Kovalik, a human rights and labor lawyer who is the author of the book “The Plot to Overthrow Venezuela: How the US is Orchestrating a Coup for Oil”, joins the show. The body of Spanish dictator Francisco Franco is being exhumed from it’s mausoleum, a location that had become a pilgrimage site for supporters of the extreme right wing. Franco died decades ago, but the legacy of his regime still shapes core parts of Spanish politics and society. Dick Nichols, the correspondent for Spain and Catalonia for Green Left Weekly, joins Brian and John. A regular Thursday segment deals with the ongoing militarization of space. As the US continues to withdraw from international arms treaties, will the weaponization and militarization of space bring the world closer to catastrophe? Brian and John speak with Prof. Karl Grossman, a full professor of journalism at the State University of New York, College at Old Westbury and the host of a nationally aired television program focused on environmental, energy, and space issues.

On today's episode of Loud & Clear, Brian Becker and John Kiriakou are joined by Massoud Shadjareh, the founder of the Islamic Human Rights Commission.Clashes continued on the border between Turkey and Syria, despite the fact that the two sides were supposed to have come to a five-day ceasefire agreement yesterday. Kurdish officials said that the Turkish military continues to shell civilian targets along the border, and that the Turkish army bombed a hospital in Ras al-Ain. A strike by Chicao teachers entered its second day today, and there are no prospects for a quick resolution. Teachers aren’t looking just for a pay raise. They’re looking for bold, transformative changes, including more affordable housing in the city for students and teachers. The city, however, says that the teachers’ demands are too much, and that it prefers to address some issues outside the bargaining process. Chicago Teachers Union member and activist Nick Stender joins the show. The British Parliament will be in session tomorrow, its first Saturday session in 37 years, to debate and vote on Boris Johnson’s Brexit deal and selected amendments. If the plan passes with no amendments, the UK will leave the EU. If it passes with amendments, Johnson will have to ask for an extension to negotiate a new deal. If the plan fails, Johnson will have to ask for an extension to head off a no-deal Brexit. Brian and John speak with Neil Clark, a journalist and broadcaster whose work has appeared in The Guardian, The Week, and Morning Star. A general strike in the semi-autonomous Spanish region of Catalonia has brought Barcelona and its environs to a complete stop. Tens of thousands of protestors are marching in opposition to a Spanish Supreme Court decision to incarcerate the leaders of Catalonia’s independence movement. Are Catalonians headed for another standoff with the Madrid government? Dick Nichols, the correspondent for Spain and Catalonia for Green Left Weekly, joins the show. It’s Friday! So it’s time for the week’s worst and most misleading headlines. Brian and John speak with Steve Patt, an independent journalist whose critiques of the mainstream media have been a feature of his site Left I on the News and on twitter @leftiblog, and Sputnik producer Nicole Roussell. Friday is Loud & Clear’s weekly hour-long segment The Week in Review, about the week in politics, policy, and international affairs. Today they focus on the Turkish invasion of Syria, the impeachment probe, and the possible breakthrough in UK-EU negotiations over Brexit. Brian and John speak with Jim Kavanagh, the editor of thepolemicist.net whose most recent article is “The Empire Steps Back: Trump Withdraws From Syria – Impeachment Now Possible,” and Sputnik News analysts and producers Walter Smolarek and Nicole Roussell.

On today's episode of Loud & Clear, Brian Becker and John Kiriakou are joined by Ambassador Peter Ford, the former UK Ambassador to Syria.A major realignment has taken place in the Syrian war as the Turkish invasion of northeast Syria enters its sixth day today. US troops are out of the immediate area and a new alliance between the Kurdish YPG and the Syrian government. President Trump has put economic sanctions into place against Turkey for their military actions. Fiona Hill, an aide in the White House, testified yesterday for nine hours about her interactions with former National Security Council John Bolton. She testified that Bolton asked her to notify the chief lawyer for the National Security Council about the pressure that several of the administration’s officials were putting on Ukraine. Dan Kovalik, a human rights and labor lawyer who is the author of the book “The Plot to Overthrow Venezuela: How the US is Orchestrating a Coup for Oil,” joins the show. Ecuadorian protestors succeeded in forcing President Moreno’s government to withdraw the IMF-imposed austerity package on Sunday. The move ended strikes across the country and created a new commission to design a new set of measures. The commission includes representatives from the indigenous movement as well as the government and will be mediated by the United Nations and the Catholic church. Meanwhile, leftist leaders were arrested and accused of instigating the protests. Brian and John speak with Arnold August, author and journalist currently on an international speaking tour on the theme "US-Venezuela-Cuba-Canada: The Geopolitics.” As tensions grow and alliances shift rapidly in the Middle East, Russian President Vladimir Putin is making an official visit to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates. The crisis in Syria, the global energy trade, and security cooperation in the gulf are at the top of his agenda. Mindia Gavashelli, the Editor in Chief of Sputnik News’ D.C. Bureau, joins the show. A Spanish court handed down harsh prison sentences for Catalan political leaders for their role in a push for independence. The sentences, which include a 13-year prison term for the Vice President of Catalonia, have caused widespread outrage in the region and militant demonstrations. Dick Nichols, the correspondent for Spain and Catalonia for Green Left Weekly, joins Brian and John. Tuesday’s weekly series is False Profits—A Weekly Look at Wall Street and Corporate Capitalism with Daniel Sankey. Brian and John speak with financial policy analyst Daniel Sankey.Today’s regular segment that airs every Tuesday is called Women & Society with Dr. Hannah Dickinson. This weekly segment is about the major issues, challenges, and struggles facing women in all aspects of society. Special guest and creative activist Eleanor Goldfield, host of the podcast Act Out!, which is on Free Speech tv, and whose work is at ArtKillingApathy.com; Hannah Dickinson, an associate professor at Hobart and William Smith Colleges and an organizer with the Geneva Women’s Assembly; Nathalie Hrizi, an educator, a political activist, and the editor of Breaking the Chains, a women’s magazine; and Loud & Clear producer Nicole Roussell join the show.

This episode, I unknot some of the larger threads I can place informally around a number of issues facing the city of Dayton, Ohio. I touch on a number of tough subjects and ask some hard hitting questions in one of my latest articles in th Green Left Weekly. Read Here via Green Left Weekly: https://bit.ly/2nrAmtO

Friday 13 September 2019Hosted by Jacob and Meghan 7am acknowledgement of country 7:03am news from Djab Embassy on red alert as works begin. 7:07am QLD Labor strips native title rights to build Adani coal mine.  7:15am a interview with Parker Craig a year 10 high school activist from Sydney about the upcoming Global Climate Strike and why everyone needs to join the September 20th global climate strike. 7:33am discussion of the Climate movement focusing on articles such as Climate emergency: more at stake than a hotter summer and the growth of extinction rebellion in Australia and a broader discussion about the positives and limitations of Extinction Rebellion 7:47am interview with Pas Forgione raise the rate campaign coordinator of ACOSS (Australian Council of Social Services) about the recent push to drug test welfare recipients by the right-wing liberal government. 8:10am activist calendar 8:24am news from Green Left Weekly Britain: Protests grow as Boris Johnson loses his grip and Timor-leste activists demand Australia drop prosecution of Witness K 8:28am closing of program.     

Friday 30 August 2019with Jacob Andrewartha, Meghan Street & Felix Dance 7:00am acknowledgement of country, introduction to the show. 7:03am current situation on the Djab Wurrung tent embassy and why it's important to mobilize for the camp. 7:07am a update on the Tamil asylum seeker family facing deportation by the government which was interrupted by a last-minute injunction with the court hearing happening at 10am today with a vigil for Priya and her family happening at 9:30 am flagstaff gardens  7:15am interview with Riccelli a member of the Brazilian community in Melbourne about the Amazon rainforest fires and how we can demonstrate solidarity and build resistance. 7:30am a discussion about the current situation in the British parliament and it's implications for Brexit. 7:42am a recording of a talk by Karen Fletcher speaking at a public forum on August 20th organised by Green Left Weekly on "Building Communities: Not Prisons"8:06am activist calendar8:12am a interview with Samia Khatun whose launching her new book Australianama (The Book of Australia) which composes a history of muslims in Australia through Sufi poetry and contains Urdu travel tales, Persian dream texts and arabic concepts leading readers through the rich worlds of non-white people that is missing from historical records. 8:26am closing of program, more activist calendar announcements and summary of the program. 

Friday 16 August 2019with Jacob Andrewartha & Meghan Street 7:00am acknowledgement of country, introduction to the show.7:03am current situation on the Djab Wurrung tent embassy focusing on the recent arrest of Zellanach  and how it's likely to be politically motivated. 7:07am a discussion of Green Left Weekly article one rule for some, jail for the rest 7:15am interview with Asha a kashmiri woman about the current situation in Kashmir in light of the recent revoking of Article 370 which strips away any rights to independence for Kashmir.7:34am Jacob reviews two films from the Melbourne International Film Festival Bacurau and the Nightingale which are both films that deal with themes of oppression and the importance of active resistance against oppressors.7:45am interview with Reem from XR Moreland about the upcoming ride-in to die in this Saturday 7:56am a plug for Green Left Weekly's supporter campaign which is offering a free month for new supporters until Sunday 8:00am activist calendar8:10am news from Green Left Weekly focusing on the articles "Australia must end it's support for more US Wars"  and "Ireland: British collusion with loyalist paramilitaries not forgotten" 8:22am update on the Hong Kong situation including the upcoming protest and Why school strikers are demanding a just transition  and the establishment of a climate union working group at Victorian Trades Hall. 8:28am closing of program. 

Friday 02 August 2019with Jacob Andrewartha & Meghan Street 7:00am acknowledgement of country. 7:01am discussion of djab wurrung embassy how it's at red alert with the police potentially being able to remove protesters at any time and the importance of visiting and demonstrating solidarity. 7:06am news from Green Left Weekly discussion of new bill that looks set to overturn NSW's archaic abortion law.  7:12 am update on the latest in Industrial relations discussing slow rate of wage growth, George calombaris breaking silence about underpaying staff, RTBU workers vote for industrial action 7:28 am news on the International front from Green Left Weekly Philippines: beverage workers strike for better conditions and gunboat diplomacy on the persian gulf7:37 am more news the mishandling of sexual assault allegations within the Liberal Party 7:45 am interview with Gemma Cafarella from Save Footscray Park for the People about the campaign to stop the sell-off of public land at Footscray Park.8:00 am activist calendar 8:10 am interview with Alex Bainbridge regarding the importance of Green Left Weekly and what it offers to progressive media and social movements and why you should become a Green Left Weekly supporter to keep it going.8:25 am round up of different activist movements that are happening locally from Extinction Rebellion to a response to the beat up by Andrew Bolt against Greta Thunberg  8:28 close of program.

On this show we’re joined by Mary Merkenich, a member of Socialist Alliance and writer for Green Left Weekly, who discusses links between capitalism and the oppression of animals. We also play a talk by Dilan Fernando, Co-Founder of Young Voices for Animals, from the event Animal Liberation and Capitalism, which Mary Merkenich also spoke at, as well as Kristin Leigh, President and Campaign Director of Vegan Rising. You can listen to audio of this event here: https://archive.org/details/animalliberationandcapitalism You can also read Mary Merkenich’s article ‘Capitalism’s abuse of animals degrades us all’ at the following link (note that the picture used for this show is taken from this article): https://www.greenleft.org.au/content/capitalism-abuse-animals-degrades-us-all?fbclid=IwAR3zk5RMMKPGaQeehC-24oveX8LeNuFwDqrOuMwju0pXVknONowPsXtV8WQ

Friday 26 July 2019Hosted by Jacob and Zane7am intro and acknowledgement of country703am news:- Djab Wurrung Heritage protection Embassy protest camp needs support to avoid eviction as Federal approval given to bulldoze sacred Aboriginal land. Strong community support for the protest camp in -Mass protests following leaking of documents bring down a Puerto Rican governor 715 am Jacob and Zane speak with Shane Stevens, Victorian Secretary of the Maritime Union Australia, about the current EBA negotiation with DP world, which has seen strikes and work bans. 730am News: - Boris Johnson elected leader of the Tory party in Britain- French journalists arrested at Adani protests at Abbott point coal terminal with draconian bail conditions imposed. Charges against the journalists have since been dropped however two protestors have been banned from entering the entire town of Bowen as part of their bail conditions..745am Jacob and Zane interview Sue McKinnon, a community campaigner with Kinglake Friends of the forest, who are fighting to stop resilient century old forests being cut down by Vic forests to be exported to reflex and turned into paper. 85% of non plantation logging in Victoria is for paper production.8am activist calendar809am News: Robodebt lacks legal foundation according to former AAT chief and Law professor Terry Carney 812am Jacob and Zane speak with comedian Sean Bedlam who is performing at tonight's Green Left Weekly comedy debate

 Friday 19th of Julywith Jacob Andrewartha & Meghan Street7:00am acknowledgement of country, introduction7:02am headline news from the United States a discussion of Donald Trump targeting of Ilhan Omar a progressive democrat congresswoman at campaign rally sparking "send her back" chants in crowd7:13 am a recording of a speech by Laura Pidcock a UK Labor MP speaking at the annual Durham Miners Gala on the 13th of July speaking about the role of the working class and the need to stand up against capitalism.7:20 am discussion of a article from Green Left Weekly the report on Rebecca Maher where the court finds police responsible for death but no charges laid against the police.7:27 am news from Green Left Weekly on the international front news of cruelty towards refugees in the United States by Donald Trump's administration 7:36 am recording of a speech by Dilan Fernando co-founder of Young Voice for Animals speaking at a forum organised by Green Left Weekly and Socialist Alliance Member titled "Animal Liberation and Capitalism" via Progressive Podcasts.7:56 am latest developments in MUA big show of support for striking MUA workers via Green Left Weekly.8:00 am activist calendar8:10 am interview with Greg Folles from Extinction Rebellion SEQ about the wave of actions being organised in Brisbane fighting for climate action and the heavy handed police response to dealing with protesters.8:28 am closing of program.

Friday 5th of Julywith Jacob and Meghan 7:01 am acknowledgement of country 7:04 am discussion of Labor voting with the coalition on billions of dollars in tax cuts for the rich. 7:10 am discussion of articles from Green Left Weekly focusing on Megan Rapinoes protest from the world cup  and the broader role that sports players can play in speaking out about politics. 7:16 am broader discussion of Israel Folau and his bigotry focusing on a article from Green Left Weekly.  7:27 am discussion of a article on Trump's deal of the century for Palestine  and promoting the upcoming protest against the deal, 12;30 pm @ State Library, Saturday July 6th. 7:37 am discussion of the new film by Bong-Joon Ho "Parasite" which is showing in movie theaters right now and how it explores socio-economic themes. 7:45 am interview with Azza a Sudanese activist based in Melbourne about the uprising that's currently underway in Sudan. 8:00 am activist calendar 8:10 am interview with Jacob Pelusi a aboriginal man and volunteer with SEED about the significance of NAIDOC, the meaning of climate justice and the question of aboriginal sovereignty. 8:27 am closing of program.  

Friday 21 June 2019with Jacob & Meghan 7:00 am acknowledgement of country 7:02 am headline news focusing on the conservative party leadership elections in the UK with the possibility that Boris Johnson will be elected leader of the conservative party and the deregisteration of the Australian Conservatives by Cory Bernardi  7:12 am news from Green Left Weekly, activist found guilty of refugee graffiti  7:18 am discussion of the protests in Hong Kong focusing on a statement initiated by Socialist Party of Malaysia  7:24 am discussion of a article from Green Left Weekly by Zane Alcorn what do we need to avoid a hot house earth? 7:36 am interview with Joe Toscano from #StepsToAHome 24 hour vigil on the steps of the Victorian Parliament to highlight the issue of homelessness and housing security on the shortest and possibly one of the coldest days of the year.  8:00 am activist calendar 8:10 am interview with Karen Fletcher board member of Flatout a support service for woman leaving prison in Victoria and community lawyer for Fitzroy legal service talking about the issues of Prisons and the Victorian State government 8:28 am closing of program.

On today's episode of Loud & Clear, Brian Becker and John Kiriakou are joined by Randy Credico, an activist, a comedian, and the former director of the William Moses Kunstler Fund for Racial Justice.Today, Ecuadorian authorities handed over to US prosecutors Julian Assange’s legal documents and medical records that remain in the Ecuadorian Embassy after Assange’s arrest. Sweden also issued a request for a detention order against Assange. Over the weekend president Trump threatened to “end” Iran if it threatens the United States, prompting an outraged response from the Iranian government. Fears are mounting that the stage is being set for war. Massoud Shadjareh, the founder of the Islamic Human Rights Commission, joins the show. New Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky was inaugurated today following his landslide election victory, and immediately dissolved parliament and called for snap elections. What does Zelensky’s presidency mean for Ukraine and for the geopolitical conflicts the country is embroiled in? Brian and John speak with Mark Sleboda, an international affairs and security analyst. Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison’s coalition is expected to form a majority government after an unexpectedly strong finish in yesterday’s elections. Voters rejected the opposition Labor’s Party’s focus on climate change in favor of Morrison’s push for the use of more coal. Anti-immigrant and anti-Muslim sentiment are also thought to have played a key role in the election. Dick Nichols, the correspondent for Spain and Catalonia for Green Left Weekly, joins the show. Monday’s segment “Education for Liberation with Bill Ayers” is where Bill helps us look at the state of education across the country. What’s happening in our schools, colleges, and universities, and what impact does it have on the world around us? Bill Ayers, an activist, educator and the author of the book “Demand the Impossible: A Radical Manifesto,” joins Brian and John. Corporate media came out with a new line of attack on the Democratic presidential candidates most closely identified with the peace movement. The New York Times recently published a magazine article accusing Bernie Sanders of embracing left-wing and liberation movements and involving himself in the Cold War when he was mayor of Burlington, Vermont. And The Daily Beast wrote this weekend that Tulsi Gabbard’s campaign is being “boosted by Putin apologists.” Is this the Democrats’ version of McCarthyism for the 2020 campaign? Jim Kavanagh, the editor of thepolemicist.net, and Dan Kovalik, a human rights and labor lawyer who is the author of the book “The Plot to Overthrow Venezuela: How the US is Orchestrating a Coup for Oil,” joins the show.Monday’s regular segment Technology Rules with Chris Garaffa is a weekly guide on how monopoly corporations and the national surveillance state are threatening cherished freedoms, civil rights and civil liberties. Web developer and technologist Chris Garaffa joins the show.

On today's episode of Loud & Clear, Brian Becker and John Kiriakou are joined by Julie Hurwitz, a civil rights attorney and partner at the law firm Goodman, Hurwitz and James.A 19-year-old gunman opened fire inside a synagogue in Poway, California yesterday killing one woman and wounding at least four other people. The gunman had ranted on the internet against Muslims and Jews and said that he had taken his inspiration from recent attacks on a synagogue in Pittsburgh and on mosques in New Zealand. Are these racist, bigoted, and xenophobic attacks against worshippers the new normal in the United States? The hosts take a look at the latest attempt to demonize and suppress alternative media -- cementing the dominance of big corporations and establishment narratives, a task that takes on special significance ahead of the 2020 presidential election. Sputnik news analyst Nicole Roussell joins the show. Spaniards took to the polls this weekend and delivered a victory for the left of center government. Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez’s Socialist Party was the biggest winner, but will need the help of smaller parties to form a government. The conservative Popular Party won just 66 seats, down from 137. And importantly, the far-right Vox Party won 26 seats and about 10 percent of the popular vote. Brian and John speak with Dick Nichols, the correspondent for Spain and Catalonia for Green Left Weekly. Russian officials held a press conference today revealing a new report about the so-called White Helmets, an organization in Syria presented as a humanitarian group that critics say has ties to terrorist militias and has been party to human rights violations. Lee Stranahan, host of the Radio Sputnik show Faultlines who was at the press conference covering the event for Sputnik News, joins the show. Two American veterans, members of the group Veterans for Peace, were arrested at Shannon Airport in Ireland in March and charged with taking part in a protest against US military flights through Shannon on their way to the Middle East. But the wheels of justice turn slowly in Ireland. The vets’ passports have been confiscated and, even though the charges against them are very minor, they may not leave the country and a trial could be three years away. Tarak Kauff, one of the Veterans for Peace activists trapped in Ireland, joins Brian and John. In a blockbuster story today, the Wall Street Journal reported that Boeing failed to inform Southwest Airlines and other carriers that a safety feature on the Boeing 737 Max-8 aircraft that warns pilots about malfunctioning sensors had been deactivated. FAA inspectors and managers also were unaware of the deactivation. Two 737 Max-8 jets crashed in the past six months, resulting in the deaths of some 500 people. Today, executives faced angry shareholders for the first time since the jets were grounded. Dr. Alan Diehl, an award-winning aviation psychologist and safety consultant, and a major air safety whistleblower in the 1990s, and Steve Keen, the author of “Debunking Economics” and the world’s first crowdfunded economist, whose work is at patreon.com/ProfSteveKeen, join the show.Monday’s regular segment Technology Rules with Chris Garaffa is a weekly guide on how monopoly corporations and the national surveillance state are threatening cherished freedoms, civil rights and civil liberties. Web developer and technologist Chris Garaffa joins the show.

- Were joined by Federico Fuentes, a writer for Green Left Weekly, who gives a first-hand account of the current situation in Venezuela.- You can listen to Federicos talk from the Eyewitness Report back from Venezuela event here: https://archive.org/details/FedericoVenezuela- For more information on this episode and for links to all of the stories and clips from it, go to: https://progressivepodcastaustralia.com/2019/03/30/224/

On today's episode of Loud & Clear, Brian Becker and John Kiriakou are joined by Juan Carlos Ruiz, cofounder of the New Sanctuary Movement.President Trump held a rally in El Paso, Texas yesterday that was meant to pressure congressional negotiators into funding his border wall. But things didn’t work out the way he had expected. First, negotiators came to an agreement in principle to fund the government beyond Friday without any input from the president and without money for a wall. And then his rally was dwarfed in size by a competing rally across town held by possibly Democratic presidential candidate Beto O’Rourke. Ilhan Omar is a freshman congresswoman from Minnesota. She’s one of the first two Muslim women elected to Congress and is the body’s first Somali-American and first refugee. She’s a strong supporter of self-determination for the Palestinian people. And last week she tweeted light-heartedly that much US support for Israel is a result of money injected into politics by AIPAC, the American Israel Political Action Committee. The condemnation was swift and strong. Omar apologized immediately. But what did she say that was wrong? Dan Cohen, a journalist and a documentary filmmaker, most recently of the film “Killing Gaza,” joins the show. The Defense Department announced this morning that US fighter jets attacked a mosque in eastern Syria that was being used as an ISIS control center as American-allied Syrian forces battled the extremists in their last stronghold in the country. Brian and John speak with Ambassador Peter Ford, the former UK Ambassador to Syria. A regular Tuesday segment deals with the ongoing militarization of space. As the US continues to withdraw from international arms treaties, will the weaponization and militarization of space bring the world closer to catastrophe? Prof. Karl Grossman, a full professor of journalism at the State University of New York, College at Old Westbury, the author of six books, and the host of a nationally-aired television program focused on environmental, energy, and space issues, joins the show. A dozen leaders of Catalonia’s failed 2017 independence bid have gone on trial in Madrid on charges that include rebellion and sedition. Several of them face up to 25 years in prison. The semi-autonomous region held an independence referendum on October 1, 2017 and declared its independence from Spain weeks later. Dick Nichols, the correspondent for Spain and Catalonia for Green Left Weekly, and Sputnik news analyst Walter Smolarek, join Brian and John. Today’s regular segment that airs every Tuesday is called Women & Society with Dr. Hannah Dickinson. This weekly segment is about the major issues, challenges, and struggles facing women in all aspects of society. Hannah Dickinson, an associate professor at Hobart and William Smith Colleges and an organizer with the Geneva Women’s Assembly, and Loud & Clear producer Nicole Roussell join the show.Tuesday’s weekly series is False Profits—A Weekly Look at Wall Street and Corporate Capitalism with Daniel Sankey. Brian and John speak with financial policy analyst Daniel Sankey.

On today's episode of Loud & Clear, Brian Becker and John Kiriakou are joined by Jacqueline Luqman, the co-editor-in-chief of Luqman Nation, which livestreams every Thursday night at 9:00 p.m. on Facebook, and with Sputnik News analyst and producer Walter Smolarek.Friday is Loud & Clear’s weekly hour-long segment The Week in Review, about the week in politics, policy, and international affairs. Today they focus on Defense Secretary Jim Mattis’s resignation, the troop drawdown in Afghanistan, new rearrangements in Saudi Arabian intelligence services, and the possible government shutdown. In a series of sharply worded tweets this morning, President Trump promised a “very long” government shutdown if Congress does not approve his border wall. The House approved a temporary funding measure yesterday by a vote of 217-185 and sent the bill to the Senate. But even if it passes there, Trump said he would veto it. Brian and John speak with Abdushahid Luqman, the co-editor-in-chief of Luqman Nation, which livestreams every Thursday night at 9:00 p.m. on Facebook. Fears had been growing that authorities could have taken advantage of the holiday weekend to evict Julian Assange from the Ecuadorian embassy in London. But a group of German parliamentarians on Thursday condemned the Trump administration for pursuing the arrest and criminal trial of the Wikileaks co-founder, and the UN made a strong statement of support. Still, activists are on guard to mobilize at a moments notice. Suzie Dawson, an activist, journalist and the president of the Internet Party of New Zealand, joins the show. Earlier this week, the US media was dominated by the news that a report produced for the Senate Intel Committee documented a massive Russian effort to influence the 2016 election campaign with targeted messaging towards the African-American community. This was presented as proof, as a smoking gun, proving that the Russians indeed interfered in the US election in the effort to elect Donald Trump. Less known and not widely reported, is that the same organization that produced the report, called New Knowledge, had itself used the same tactics that were attributed to Russia in what the company admitted was “an elaborate, false-flag operation that planted the idea that [Republican Roy] Moore’s campaign [in Alabama] was amplified on social media by a Russian botnet.” In fact, the same organization spent nearly $100,000 in this false-flag campaign including purchasing Russian bots to intervene in the Alabama election so as to help Democratic candidate Doug Jones. Jim Kavanagh, the editor of thepolemicist.net, whose most recent piece is “For What It’s Worth: The Yellow Vests and the Left,” joins Brian and John. Thousands of Catalonian protesters took to the streets today to oppose a cabinet meeting in Barcelona. Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez called the meeting, which coincidentally takes place exactly one year after the central government called snap elections in Catalonia, to discuss raising the minimum wage and to rename the airport in an effort to placate supporters of Catalonian independence. But the continued imprisonment of Catalonian political leaders and the repressive tactics of the Civil Guard police force has caused outrage in the region. Dick Nichols, the correspondent for Spain and Catalonia for Green Left Weekly, joins the show.It’s Friday! So it’s time for the week’s worst and most misleading headlines. Brian and John speak with Steve Patt, an independent journalist whose critiques of the mainstream media have been a feature of his blog Left I on the News and on twitter @leftiblog, and Sputnik producer Nicole Roussell.

On today's episode of Loud & Clear, Brian Becker and John Kiriakou are joined by John Ross, senior fellow at Chongyang Institute, Renmin University of China, and an award-winning resident columnist with several Chinese media organizations.The Group of 20, or G20, summit is over. As summits go, it was uneventful--almost not newsworthy. President Trump and the leaders of Canada and Mexico announced a trade deal to replace NAFTA, though, and more importantly, the US and China agreed to halt new tariffs. Immediately after the summit ended, President Trump announced that he would not boost tariffs on Chinese goods on January 1, and that China would purchase what he called “a very substantial amount” of US agricultural, industrial, and energy products and would reduce or remove tariffs on US automobiles. Monday’s regular segment Technology Rules with Chris Garaffa is a weekly guide on how monopoly corporations and the national surveillance state are threatening cherished freedoms, civil rights and civil liberties. Web developer and technologist Chris Garaffa joins the show. Former President George H. W. Bush died over the weekend at the age of 94. His body will lie in state in the US Capitol and a funeral will take place on Wednesday. We’ll look at the Bush presidency and the Bush legacy each day this week, focusing on a different issue. Today we’ll talk about the invasion of Panama. Brian and John speak with Kim Ives, an editor of the newspaper Haïti Liberté. Clashes across France continued to spread over the weekend, with students blockading more than 100 high schools to protest changes in the country’s university entrance system. Protestors also blockaded 11 fuel depots in northern France, causing severe gas shortages. But polls show that 72 percent of French adults support the protests, and they show no sign of waning. Gilbert Mercier, editor in chief of News Junkie Post and the author of “The Orwellian Empire,” joins the show. Monday’s segment “Education for Liberation with Bill Ayers” is where Bill helps us look at the state of education across the country. What’s happening in our schools, colleges, and universities, and what impact does it have on the world around us? Bill Ayers, an activist, educator and the author of the book “Demand the Impossible: A Radical Manifesto,” joins Brian and John. Three St. Louis police officers who beat an undercover colleague during a protest last year turned themselves in after being indicted on federal charges. A fourth also was indicted for lying to a grand jury about the incident. Rev. Darryl Gray, a long-time civil rights activist and candidate for Alderman in St. Louis’ 18th ward who was arrested in the demonstration where the beating took place, and Kristine Hendrix, an activist and vice president of the University City school district, join the show.The far-right Vox Party stunned Spain this weekend by winning seats in the Andalusian regional parliament. The party won 12 seats and 11 percent of the vote on a platform of expelling all immigrants from Spain and ending Catalonia’s political autonomy. Brian and John speak with Dick Nichols, the correspondent for Spain and Catalonia for Green Left Weekly.

 7 am acknowledgement of country, what's coming up in the program. 7:03 am Jacob Andrewartha reports back on last nights Public Housing Defense Network public meeting about the State Labor governments sell-offs of Public Housing in Brunswick which attracted over 150 people and coming out of the meeting was a pledge to support a rally on the 9th of November organised by a coalition of different housing activist groups. 7:08 am news from Green Left Weekly refugee activists campaigning against the deportation of Huyen a Vietnamese woman who is threatened of being deported by the Border force.  7:15 am a recording of Julian Burnside speaking at the ECCV 7th annual Walter Lippmann Memorial Oration a meeting organised by Ethnic Community Council of Victoria.  7:33 am a discussion about Bill Shorten's hypocrisy regarding children on Nauru and Labor's promise for funding of early childhood education  7:45 am a discussion about Brett Kavanaugh misconduct accusations being whitewashed by the FBI and the grassroots opposition to his nomination 7:52 am report on the upcoming working woman get organised conference  in Geelong.8:00 am activist calendar8:10 am interview with Daniel Wallace secretary of Newcastle Trades Hall council over his decision to resign from the ALP over their support for the TPP.8:26 am closing of program.

On today's episode of Loud & Clear, Brian Becker is joined by Mark Sleboda, an international relations and security analyst.Kay Bailey Hutchison, the U.S. envoy to NATO made highly provocative comments today threatening to “take out” Russian missiles that the U.S. believes to be in violation of the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces treaty. Tuesday’s weekly series is False Profits—A Weekly Look at Wall Street and Corporate Capitalism with Daniel Sankey. Financial policy analyst Daniel Sankey joins the show. Amazon announced today that it will raise its wages for all US employees to $15 an hour, starting November 1. The company has been under increasing pressure from the labor movement and other progressive activists to improve conditions for workers, and its CEO Jeff Bezos is rumored to have political ambitions. Brian speaks with Neal Sweeney, he is the Vice President of UAW Local 5810, the union representing post-doctoral researchers in the University of California system. As the intense battle over the confirmation of Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh continues, women and survivors across the country are flooding sexual assault headlines, tweeting about their experiences, and publicly outing their assaulters. We’ll talk about the effect the hearings for Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh have had on sexual assault survivors. Danielle Norwood, a reproductive rights activist and a therapist specializing in treating adult and adolescent survivors of trauma, joins the show. Protests are continuing today in Argentina against the austerity measures imposed by the government of right-wing president Mauricio Macri. Macri’s government has turned to the IMF to deal with the country’s economic crisis, an institution that is deeply unpopular in the country. Ambassador Cecilia Nahón, the former Argentinian ambassador to the US and a professor at American University who served as Argentina’s Secretary of International Economic Relations and has a Ph.D focusing on external financing and economic development, joins Brian. Four white supremacists are facing federal charges from events surrounding the August 12, 2017 Unite the Right rally, where anti-racist protester Heather Heyer was run down and murdered, and the torchlight march held the day before at the University of Virginia. They are being charged with inciting a riot targeting anti-racist protesters. Tiernan Low, an organizer in Charlottesville who is involved in the movement against fascism and white supremacy, joins the show.Huge crowds took to the streets in Catalonia yesterday to mark the one year anniversary of the independence referendum that was brutally repressed by the Spanish central government. Yet again, there was intense repression of civil disobedience actions held by pro-independence activists. Brian speaks with Dick Nichols, the correspondent for Spain and Catalonia for Green Left Weekly.

7am intro and acknowledgement of country7:02am News:- NT Labor announces cops at schools in NT- Morrison gov't announces new private school funding gravy train - Dutton no confidence motion 7:15am Jacob and Zane speak with Tim Gooden, former Geelong Trades and Labour Council secretary and Victorian Socialists Lead candidate for the Western Region upper house seat at the November 24 Victorian election.  Key issues include job creation in regional areas, improved healthcare and education, how the State government could support the change the rules campaign, renationalising the energy sector and other privatised services, retooling the old Ford factory for electric Vehicle manufacturing. Crucially, Vic socialists see seats in parliament not as an end in themselves but as a pathway to strengthen people powered campaigns in the street. 7:33am News:- Indie group Band of Montreal joins other acts in pulling out of Israeli music festival- Australian artists back call for boycott of Eurovision song contest which is to be held in Israel, and urge SBS not to participate7:45am Jacob and Zane speak with Tanya Davidge, president of Our City Our Square. The group is spearheading a campaign to prevent the privatisation of a key chunk of Fed square by the Andrews government, who want to hock it off to Apple.7:58am Green Left Weekly announces new supporter model as our people powered activist media model evolves.8;am activist calendar 8:08 News:- Unionists break from Labor over TPP sell out as ALP parliamentary caucus backs TPP free trade deal in direct contravention of party policy voted on by the rank and file.MUA and ACTU speak out against the craven sell out by the party inner circle and Hunter Workers secretary Daniel Wallace quits ALP in response.8:26am Breaking News: AEU condemns Prime Minister Morrison's multibillion dollar handout to elite private schools and flags intention to campaign against Liberals in 18 marginal seats in response 

7:01 am introduction to program, acknowledgement of country7:03 am discussion of headline news stories - Dutton and au-pair, new PMs first lie "we are on your side", Chelsea manning threatened with being denied a visa to enter Australia 7:16 am recording of Decolonising stories a free event that was held on August 26th at the Arts Centre  featuring Samah Sabawi who is an award-winning playwright, author and poet. Her critically acclaimed play Tales of a City by the Sea was selected for the 2016 Victorian Certificate of Education Drama Playlist, won two Drama Victoria awards for best new Australian publication and best performance for VCE and was nominated for Best Independent Production at the Green Room Awards. 7:33 am news from Green Left Weekly corporate tax cuts defeated for now  7:37 am some more headline news such as the hypocrisy of Theresa May , the dark legacy of John McCain  and student anger over university speaker who thinks rape crisis is fake 7:50 am a discussion about Daniel Andrews new Railway Loop proposal and it's limitations.  8:00 am activist calendar8:10 am second recording from Decolonising stories featuring Candy Bowers who is a speaker, writer, actor, theatre maker and filmmaker. The Artistic Director of Black Honey Company, Candy has pioneered a fierce sub-genre of contemporary performance which earned her the 2018 Geoffrey Milne- Green Room Association Award for outstanding contribution to Independent Theatre.    8:24 am news article from Green Left Weekly a protest organised by Transport Rider workers  8:27 am closing of program

7:00 am acknowledgement of country  7:02 am critical discussion of the recent comments from Katter Australian party senator Fraser Anning and the hypocrisy of politicians from both sides of politics condemning Senator Fraser while they continue to support off-shore detention 7:15 am interview with Nic Maclellan author and researcher on the pacific islands where we spoke about the political situation in Kanaky-New Caledonia and the prospects for independence with a independence referendum being held on the 4th of November and the importance of solidarity work being done to support their right to self-determination. Background can be read here via GLW. 7:36 am activist update on upcoming actions and campaigns such as saving peppertree place and against privatisation of public transport in NSW  7:44 am news from Green Left Weekly featuring articles on the worst drought in living memory, just don't mention climate change by Susan Price, Venezuela: Maduro survives assassination attempt but journalism doesn't    and the fight for abortion in Argentina  7:55 discussion about the trend of Facebook deleting progressive left-wing publications such as Telesur and Venezuela analysis. 8:00 am - activist calendar  8:08 am interview with Stephen Jolly local Yarra socialist councillor and lead candidate for Victorian Socialists  about their campaign to get a socialist elected in the state parliament on November 24th. 8:26 am closing of program

7:02 am acknowledgement of country  7:04 am headline news, discussion of the racist dogwhistling by our government and the likes of Andrew Bolt drawing on a article in Green Left Weekly that analyses the politics of the situation and how the richest 20-percent of households own 62 percent of all wealth in a new report.7:15 am part two of a interview with Peter Koenig about the politics in Venezuela and the current developments from a economical perspective.  7:30 am recent developments in the My Health record scandal  7:37 am round-up of politics in Palestine from Israel attacking new Freedom Flotilla seeking to aid Gaza and how Palestinians still continue to defy apartheid  7:55 am international news in Green Left Weekly the state of politics in the UK  8:00 am activist calendar8:10 am interview with Sabella Kngwarraye Turner from the Strong Grandmothers of the Central Desert Region and Meret MacDonald about their demands for a bail review of Aboriginal children held in custody and their on-going fight to shut down Don Dale. 8:18 am more news from Green Left Weekly examining the Timor Spy case and it's political implications. 8:27 am closing of program.

On today's episode of Loud & Clear, Brian Becker and John Kiriakou are joined from Managua, Nicaragua, by Max Blumenthal, the senior editor of Grayzone Project, bestselling author whose latest book is “The 51 Day War: Ruin and Resistance in Gaza,” and co-host of the podcast “Moderate Rebels,” and Dan Kovalik, a human rights and labor lawyer who is the author of “The Plot to attack Iran.”Nicaragua is in deep crisis since protests began three months ago as opponents of the government set up barricades and clash with authorities. 280 people have been killed and more than 1,800 injured. The demonstrations began following changes in the country’s social security system and have now become a full-fledged effort to overthrow the Sandinista government. On the regular Thursday series “Criminal Injustice,” the hosts discuss the most egregious conduct of our courts and prosecutors and how justice is denied to so many people in this country. Today they talk about the high costs of prison phones and the updates from the coalition working to lower them, a Native nation running an ICE detention facility, and a top North Carolina prison officer hiding shanks in his ceiling. Brian and John speak with Paul Wright, the founder and executive director of the Human Rights Defense Center and editor of Prison Legal News and Criminal Legal News. US-Russian relations are on the rocks, not because of President Trump’s foreign policy. It’s because members of both parties on Capitol Hill are demanding that Trump walk back his public statements supporting an easing of tensions with Moscow and say publicly that the Russians interfered in the 2016 presidential election. Brian and John speak with Dr. Jeremy Kuzmarov, an author and historian. The British Press Association reported today that Metropolitan Police detectives have identified the alleged perpetrators of a poison attack against a Russian defector and his daughter. Media reports say that Sergei and Yulia Skripal were poisoned by “several Russians.” UK Security Minister Ben Wallace called the reports “ill-informed and wild speculation.” Daniel Lazare, a journalist and author of three books, “The Frozen Republic,” “The Velvet Coup,” and “America's Undeclared War,” and Alexander Mercouris, the editor-in-chief of The Duran, join the show. Israel’s parliament yesterday passed a highly controversial law that defines Israel as the national home of the Jewish people, says that only Jews have the right to self-determination, downgrades Arabic from an official language to a “protected” one, and promotes the establishment of new Jewish settlements in the occupied territories. Israel is virtually alone in the world in not guaranteeing equality for all of its citizens. Ali Abunimah, the co-founder of The Electronic Intifada and author of the book “The Battle for Justice in Palestine,” joins Brian and John. A Spanish Supreme Court judge on Thursday dropped an extradition request for six politicians on charges of rebellion for their roles in promoting independence for Catalonia, including former president Carles Puigdemont. The decision was a major setback for Spain’s central government, which has sought to crack down on the region’s secessionist movement. Dick Nichols, the correspondent for Spain and Catalonia for Green Left Weekly, joins the show.Consumers should expect to pay higher prices for imported cars if President Trump’s auto tariffs are enacted. Car sellers say they will pass on all new costs to consumers. The prices of top-selling cars could rise between $1,400 and $7,000. Brian and John speak with Dr. Jack Rasmus, a professor of economics at Saint Mary's College of California whose most recent article in the World Review of Political Economy is titled “Trump’s Déjà vu China Trade War.”

Jacob & Lali 7:00 am acknowledgement of country 7:03 am report back on the recent Students of Sustainability conference in Fairfield Polytechnic and some of the actions that took place on Wednesday (11th of July) during the conference. 7:17 am discussion of a number of different articles from Green Left Weekly such as the Right to protest, unions slam latest penalty rate cuts , community marks one year of the ESSO strike, Jock Palfreeman 7:45 am interview with Maggie Riddington one of the coordinators of the Friends of the Earth Forest Collective about the current issues affecting forests and what Friends of the Earth are campaigning to stop the logging of native forests. 7:55 am activist calendar 8:07 am interview with Jai from SEED Indigenous Youth about the work that SEED does and how it's empowering aboriginal youth to campaign for climate justice. 8:25 am closing of the program

7:00 am acknowledgement of country7:02 am headline news stunning victory of Alexandria Ocasio-cortez  28-year old latin socialist and member of DSA winning the democrat nomination in New york, SBS to show the remaining world cup games on free to air and the broader political implications of public vs private for broadcasting and a discussion about the sexist abuse Lucy Zelic one of the hosts of SBS world cup received on social media  7:18 am news from Green Left Weekly - Forum discussing the right to strike, Rally protesting the TPP agreement, Millennials in favor of socialist ideas 7:30 am interview with Mahmut from the Kurdish democratic community Centre of Victoria about the recent elections in Turkey and what it means for left-wing politics and the state of the kurdish struggle for self-determination. 7:45 am interview with Tori and Madeline from ASEN speaking about the upcoming Students of Sustainability conference a climate and social justice conference with different workshops and sessions on activist skills, campaigns and first nations sovereignty. The conference will be happening in Melbourne from July 6th-12th and more info can be found at http://www.studentsofsustainability.org/. 8:00 am activist calendar 8:10 am interview with Rachel Lynskey who is the campaign coordinator of the Friends of the Earth Sustainable Cities campaign talking to us about Matthew Guy opposition leaders diastarous plans to build toll roads and what a alternative vision for public transport looks like. 8:22 am quick news item from Green Left Weekly on the importance of public broadcasting and saving our ABC. 8:27 am closing of our program.

7:00 am acknowledgement of country7:02 am headline news discussion about Donald Trump making a retreat from separating immigration children from their families, 58% of millennial's favor socialism and the right-wing response   7:17 am news from Green Left Weekly Great march return in Palestine and What celtic FC fans and their solidarity for palestine shows the world 7:30 am interview with Sue Bolton - socialist alliance Moreland Councillor on the aftermath of #Eurydicedixon and the political ramifications in terms of the nature of gendered violence. 8:00 am activist calendar  8:10 am interview with Lidia Thorpe greens aboriginal MP for Northcote on the recent Victorian state treaty and the fight to defend the cutting of sacred Djup Wurrung trees in Ararat. 8:24 am international news from Green Left Weekly a discussion about activists in Venezuela   demanding new constitution to ensure reproductive rights. 8:28 am closing of program

Friday 15 June 2018On the show with Jacob and Lali for our special Radiothon program. 7:00am acknowledgement of country, introduction to the program. 7:03am headline news with a report on the passing of pro-choice legislation in Argentina, the tragic death of Eurydice dixon  and the north-korea - us summit in Singapore. Virgil for Eurydice Dixon 5:30 pm 18th of June, Princes Park. 7:20 am interview with Dick Nichols international correspondent on the unfolding situation in Catalonia in two parts. The new government with its ministers were sworn in. 7:50 am special Radiothon appeal to make donations to support Green Left Radio https://www.givenow.com.au/crowdraiser/public/GreenLeftWeeklyRadio. 8:00 am activist calendar 8:10 am interview with Stuart Munckton on the significance and the importance of the Green Left Weekly project, how it's developed into many communication forms and what perspective it brings to the media landscape. 8:27 am closing of program.

On today's episode of Loud & Clear, John Kiriakou and Walter Smolarek are joined by Hyun Lee, a member of the Solidarity Committee for Democracy and Peace in Korea and writer for Zoominkorea.org, and from Singapore by our own Brian Becker. Tune in again at the same time tomorrow to hear continuing analysis of the summit.President Trump said after nearly five hours of talks with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un that the two are on their way to “establishing new U.S.-DPRK relations.” A document the two leaders signed said that Kim “reaffirmed his unwavering commitment to denuclearization” while Trump offered North Korean security guarantees and the promise of economic relief. Although true denuclearization could take years, or even decades, both leaders said the new relationship got off to a good start. While the military and foreign policy establishment in the United States is demanding that North Korea immediately denuclearize, the United States is in the midst of a $1 trillion upgrade of its nuclear weapons arsenal, and there appears to be little progress being made towards a nuclear-free world. These weapons of mass destruction have become normalized in the minds of so many, but what would it really look like if a nuclear exchange were to actually happen? Steven Starr, a professor who teaches about the environmental, health, and social effects of nuclear weapons at the University of Missouri, a senior scientist for Physicians for Social Responsibility, and whose work is at www.nuclearfamine.org, joins the show. In a brutal confirmation of the Trump Administration’s hard line on refugees, Attorney General Jeff Sessions ordered immigration judges to stop granting asylum to people who are victims of gang violence or domestic abuse. Sessions is trying to use his office to sharply change US immigration law. Brian and John speak with Danielle Norwood, a reproductive rights activist and a therapist specializing in treating adult and adolescent survivors of trauma. Spain yesterday offered to take in a humanitarian ship stranded in international waters with 629 refugees aboard, including hundreds of children and 7 pregnant women, as the new Italian government and Malta refused to let it dock. Spain’s new socialist prime minister Pedro Sanchez said he will allow the ship to dock in Valencia. The refugees today boarded another ship and are now on their way to Spain. Dick Nichols, the correspondent for Spain and Catalonia for Green Left Weekly, joins the show. The Red Cross and UN have pulled out of the Yemeni city of Al Hudaydah. How bad is the situation in Yemen going to get? Independent political analyst Marwa Osman joins Brian and John. In Loud & Clear’s weekly Wednesday series False Profits—A Weekly Look at Wall Street and Corporate Capitalism with Daniel Sankey, the hosts join Daniel is assessing the viability of social security and unpack the unemployment rate. Financial policy analyst Daniel Sankey joins the show.Maine has instituted ranked choice voting, or instant runoff voting, which some argue is more fair than most voting systems used here in the US. The first statewide vote with ranked choice is taking place today. How does it work and is it more fair? Brian and John speak with Drew Spencer Penrose, legal and policy director at the election reform advocacy organization FairVote.

 7am Introduction and acknowledgement of country 7:04 am headline news progress on Victorian aboriginal treaty and sell-offs of public housing by the State government passing in state parliament. 7:15 am interview with Gerry Ayers health and safety officer at CFMEU about the campaign to call on a EPA to act on toxic fumes emanating from EJ Whitten Bridge civil construction site. 7:25 am News from Green Left Weekly Palestinians score as Argentina cancels Israel march  Safe access zones, free speech, and abortion rights, Unions march for right to strike 7:37 am song by Huanchaco 7:45 am more news from Green Left Weekly Turkey after Afrin occupation, Mexico leftist frontrunner receives high approval ratings in the polls, update on westconnex campaign  8:00 am activist calendar 8:10 am interview with Dean Lombard senior energy analyst on the report titled "Household Fuel choice in the National Electricity market" that found owners will be between $9000-$16000 better off with solar system rather then gas electric systems. 8:28 am closing of program.

In this episode, Bo Bennett speaks with author and journalist Antony Lowenstein about his latest book, Disaster Capitalism, dealing with a broken political system in need of fixing. Antony Loewenstein is an Australian independent freelance journalist, author, documentarian and blogger. He has written for the The Guardian, Washington Post, New Statesman, Al Jazeera, Huffington Post, The Daily Star, Le Monde Diplomatique English, Foreign Policy, The National, Al Akhbar English, Dawn, Haaretz, The Nation, New Internationalist, Sydney Morning Herald, The Australian, BBC World Service, Adbusters, Al Masry Alyoum, Juan Cole, Mondoweiss, Tehelka, Sydney's Sun-Herald, New Zealand Herald, Sydney Ideas Quarterly, The Australian Financial Review, Crikey, Melbourne's Age, Brisbane's Courier Mail, Canberra Times, Online Opinion, New Matilda, The Conversation, ABC Unleashed/The Drum, Amnesty International Australia, Green Left Weekly, Eureka Street, Kill Your Darlings, Tikkun, Adelaide's Advertiser, The Bulletin, Znet, Overland, Sydney PEN, The Big Issue, Counterpunch and many others.