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003: Gene Orders Lunch

Unrelenting - November 12, 2021 20:57 - 2 hours ★★★★★ - 7 ratings
On this episode of Unrelenting, we talk about Austin cancelling the Veterans Day Parade, the Kyle Rittenhouse case, the connection of Covid-19 and Myocarditis, Joe Biden’s “racist” comment, dangerous Seattle, Gene ordering lunch, and more! EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS:BrewCityMikeCurtis PetersonBrian Hall...

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10-28-2021 Staff Reports

Democracy Watch News - November 04, 2021 18:39 - 28 minutes
Dean Edwards, International Coordinating Editor and executive producer does a follow-up on the Progressive movement. Then he talks about Sudan. People on the streets there are largely dissatisfied with both the coup and the ousted government. Then he talks about Populism in Sudan. Populism is a ...

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10-21-2021 Reports from Sally,John & Mark

Democracy Watch News - October 29, 2021 03:10 - 24 minutes
Sally Gellert in New Jersey reports on the Ecologic program broadcast over Free Speech Radio WBIA in New York City. She is a co-host. They cover environmental issues both locally and globally, for example; electrification, people versus fossil fuels in Washington D.C., and the global climate sum...

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Weekly News Briefing 10-15-2021

Democracy Watch News - October 16, 2021 01:47 - 21 minutes
This week we have three reports. First Dean Edwards, our International Coordinating Editor discusses the history and proper usage of the term “progressive” which grew out of the greater reconstruction period to address the need for good governance. This encompassed  the concentration of State po...

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Missing in Brooks County: A tragic outcome of U.S. border and migration policy

Latin America Today - September 27, 2021 21:45 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 2 ratings
Lisa Molomot and Jeff Bemiss have produced a new documentary, "Missing in Brooks County," about thousands of migrants dying in ranchland surrounding a south Texas Border Patrol checkpoint. They are joined by Texas State U. anthropologist Kate Spradley.

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9-23-2021 Update. Carpenters Strike

Democracy Watch News - September 25, 2021 20:08 - 4 minutes
Carpenter Arthur Esparza provides another update. Workers are now out on strike. Workers are organizing independently from their own union claiming that Carpenters Union local 30 and Associated General Contractors of Washington (AGC) are not representing their best interests. They want a stronge...

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A Conversation with WOLA's New President, Carolina Jiménez Sandoval

Latin America Today - September 20, 2021 16:14 - 47 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratings
As of September 1, WOLA has new president. Carolina Jiménez has an impressive biography—and here, we talk about her work, how civil society has evolved throughout Latin America, the threat of authoritarianism, opportunities in US policy, and her next steps.

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Republished Archival Episode Occupy Wall Street 5th Anniversary

Democracy Watch News - September 18, 2021 23:58 - 2 hours
On this, the 10th Anniversary of Occupy Wallstreet we republish our podcast of the 5th Anniversary of the Occupy Wall Street (OWS) movement, this archival episode of Democracycast was recorded live on September 17, 2016. Dean Edwards introduces Sanna Camera and Aisha Dabo from Dakar, Senegal. Jo...

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For Disappearances to End, Justice Must Begin: Justice for Disappeared Mexicans

Latin America Today - September 13, 2021 12:57 - 46 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratings
In this conversation, Adam and Stephanie discuss how Mexico's disappearance crisis grew to today's tragic scale, what has worked and has not worked for investigations into disappearances in the country, and some of the major findings of the WOLA's campaign on the issue. Please visit the campaign...

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Seattle Carpenter’s Demands Update. The proposed contract was rejected.

Democracy Watch News - September 06, 2021 02:56 - 8 minutes
Carpenter Arthur Esparza provides an update. The membership voted to reject the proposed contract. A new proposal will be considered, perhaps, in two weeks. Workers are organizing independently from their own union claiming that Carpenters Union local 30 and Associated General Contractors of Was...

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Seattle Carpenter’s Demands. Carpenter Arthur Esparza reports.

Democracy Watch News - September 06, 2021 02:18 - 28 minutes
Workers in Seattle are organizing independently from their own union claiming that the Carpenters Union local 30 and The Associated General Contractors of Washington (AGC) are not representing their best interests. They want a stronger contract that keeps up with inflation and equity with other ...

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A Goodbye to WOLA President Geoff Thale

Latin America Today - September 03, 2021 23:36 - 40 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratings
Geoff Thale, WOLA’s president, has retired after 40 years as an advocate for human rights in Latin America. When Geoff’s career began, the idea of citizens working full-time to change foreign policy was unheard of. Geoff reflects on how much has changed.

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Indigenous child welfare with Cindy Blackstock

Uncommons with Nate Erskine-Smith - August 14, 2021 21:00 - 56 minutes
Powerful advocate Cindy Blackstock joins Nate to discuss Indigenous child welfare, including the Human Rights Tribunal decision and judicial review application related the equality of treatment for First Nations children, and compensation to kids for discrimination.  Blackstock is the executive...

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Global vaccine equity, international climate finance, and Canada's role in the world with Karina Gould

Uncommons with Nate Erskine-Smith - August 13, 2021 17:00 - 42 minutes
While international development doesn't always steal national headlines, there are few more important ministries when one considers the global challenges of mass vaccination against COVID-19 and action to prevent catastrophic and runaway climate change. On this episode, Minister Karina Gould jo...

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Decriminalization and housing affordability with Kennedy Stewart

Uncommons with Nate Erskine-Smith - August 11, 2021 14:00 - 43 minutes
Vancouver's Mayor Kennedy Stewart joins Nate to discuss the city's proposal to decriminalize all drugs for personal use, and solutions to deliver affordable housing.  Canada faces an opioid crisis that continues to kill thousands, and a housing affordability crisis that is leaving a younger gen...

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Beachie Creek Fire Update

Democracy Watch News - August 10, 2021 21:19 - 31 minutes
A program featured on KMUZ community radio in Salem Oregon’s show Willamette Wakeup on 10-29-2020 that provides an update on the Beachie Creek Fire and recovery that occurred in August & September of 2020. Melanie Zermer talks with Brian Nicholas Marion County’s Public Works Director. A little o...

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6 - Emerald City

Party of One - August 08, 2021 18:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 24 ratings
It’s the American Dream: “Available” to all, accessible by some, denied to many, indifferent to the consequences — just the way the good lord intended it to be! The productive forces have given us so much stuff, but the endless extraction, manufacture and commodification of planetary and human r...

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Addressing Cuba's Unseen Humanitarian Disaster

Latin America Today - August 06, 2021 12:57 - 40 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratings
Last month's protests in Cuba captured international attention for the large groups that took to the street to express frustration with the island's current conditions. This week's podcast discusses the protests triggers, the island's ongoing humanitarian disaster, and what, if anything, the ...

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5 - MAD

Party of One - August 01, 2021 18:31 - 41 minutes ★★★★★ - 24 ratings
War. What is it good for? Doesn’t really matter – because the wheels that keep the gears of the military industrial complex turning are spinning as furiously as ever. From comparing missile size to primal displays of brute force, the US has a big one, and we want (nay need) everyone to know it. ...

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4 - Dear Brutus

Party of One - July 25, 2021 17:53 - 39 minutes ★★★★★ - 24 ratings
What’s the real difference between dissent and disloyalty? Why is “subversion” so subjective? And why does advocating for workers rights, affordable housing and racial equity make you a monster? We’re talking political persecution the American way, with a deep dive into one of our darkest chapte...

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Colombia After the Paro Nacional: A Report Back From Cali

Latin America Today - July 20, 2021 16:20 - 48 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratings
Lisa Haugaard, director of the Latin America Working Group, is just back from accompanying a human rights delegation to Cali, Colombia, an epicenter of April-June protests. She conveys what witnesses told her about police brutality and new civic energy.

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3 - The Piper

Party of One - July 18, 2021 18:50 - 40 minutes ★★★★★ - 24 ratings
Try to imagine a world where corporations don't run Washington. We can't either. Most Americans think money plays too big a role in US politics. So where's the bipartisan support for legislating a new path forward? And if the Dems and the GOP aren't going to fix this, how can we? When will cas...

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A just transition with Hassan Yussuff

Uncommons with Nate Erskine-Smith - July 14, 2021 22:00 - 48 minutes
Hassan Yussuff joins Nate to discuss a just and fair transition for workers as we set Canada on a credible path towards net zero, with reference to his work as co-chair of the Task Force on Just Transition for Canadian Coal Power Workers and Communities. Yussuff was recently appointed to the Se...

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A New Wave of Political Unrest in Haiti

Latin America Today - July 13, 2021 21:26 - 49 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratings
For those closely following Haiti, the recent assassination of President Jovenel Moïse and the chaos and political uncertainty following it have been years in the making, in a country tragically familiar with political and humanitarian crises.

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16: The Britney Spears Conservatorship #FreeBritney

Enemy of My Enemy with Hodey Johns - July 12, 2021 23:52 - 2 hours ★★★★★ - 6 ratings
It's difficult to justify the conservatorship Britney Spears is under. Brian, Hodey, and Lou examine the details of this, as well as look at the Sha'Carry Richardson ban, the end of combat operations in Afghanistan, and more intellectual property solutions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit...

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Local Economics with Grace Rachmany

Democracy Watch News - July 12, 2021 15:35 - 54 minutes
Democracy cast podcast features Grace Rachmany to talk about local economies, economic sharing systems, the function of money, ecovillages, and cryptocurrencies. Hosted by Dean, we also hear questions from Mark, Sally, Terrance, John in a very interactive international press conference interview...

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2 - Spoiled

Party of One - July 11, 2021 21:19 - 32 minutes ★★★★★ - 24 ratings
What would happen if we stopped buying the line that asking for what we want is somehow bad? Republicans or Democrats not your thing? Then you’re a disruptive asshole spoiling it for everybody else. Is it an accident that things are like this? You know better than that. Listen to find out who’s ...

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Aligning Policy with Reality at the U.S.-Mexico Border

Latin America Today - July 09, 2021 21:23 - 56 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratings
Former WOLA Director Joy Olson just carried out dozens of interviews along the Texas-Mexico border. She came back saddened by expelled migrants' suffering, perplexed by the Biden administration's halting measures, and calling for bold policy changes.

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15: Intellectual Property

Enemy of My Enemy with Hodey Johns - July 08, 2021 18:59 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 6 ratings
The hosts discuss the pros and cons of intellectual property through the lens of liberty. They also get into the latest round of bombings, why social media algorithms are stupid, and an appetizer on the situation with Britney Spears for next week's episode. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit...

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Fighting for democracy in Russia with Leonid Volkov

Uncommons with Nate Erskine-Smith - July 06, 2021 21:00 - 36 minutes
Leonid Volkov is Alexei Navalny's top aide, and he joins Nate to discuss the fight against corruption and for democracy in Russia. Upon his return to Russia after being poisoned, Navalny has been imprisoned by Russian authorities in order to silence opposition. Volkov himself has been forced ou...