30 episodes

Series Podcast: Unusual Sources Sat, 16 Apr 2022 10:00:58 PDT

Series Podcast: Unusual Sources rp@radio4all.net (Editor)

    • News

Series Podcast: Unusual Sources Sat, 16 Apr 2022 10:00:58 PDT

    Unusual Sources: Extraordinary Threat - Broadcast Edition, Segment 1

    Unusual Sources: Extraordinary Threat - Broadcast Edition, Segment 1

    The Canadian book launch of "Extraordinary Threat: The U.S. Empire, the Media, and Twenty Years of Coup Attempts in Venezuela."

    Joe Emersberger and Justin Podur apply media analysis to the absurd claims that Venezuela represents an "extraordinary threat" to the United States, or that 'Chavizmo' transformed "once prosperous" Venezuela into a poorhouse.

    The U.S. desire to intervene in oil-rich Venezuela means that it needs to construct narratives to justify intervention. These self-serving stories denigrate the achievements in poverty reduction of the Bolivarian Revolution, while minimizing the U.S. role in disrupting the Venezuelan economy and civil society. Particular attention is given to "human rights organizations" such as Amnesty International, who minimize the effect of U.S. encirclement and coup-promotion, instead preferring to "referee" a supposedly level-playing-field in the country.

    Unusual Sources: Aussie Labour Pushes Back Against AUKUS, Segment 1

    Unusual Sources: Aussie Labour Pushes Back Against AUKUS, Segment 1

    Brendan interviews veteran labour and anti-war activist Henry Evans-Tenbrinke about developments in Australia: There has been pushback by Australian labour, and also the Green Party, concerning the aggressive AUKUS military pact.

    Henry has submitted his own motion to Labour Council. There is a lot we can do in Canada to oppose the developing Cold War with China.

    Unusual Sources: NDP Convention Palestine Vote, Segment 1

    Unusual Sources: NDP Convention Palestine Vote, Segment 1

    Rabbi David Mivasair provides some background on the events of the NDP convention concerning a resolution calling for an end to the illegal Israeli occupation of Palestinian land. [Resolution 4-10-20]. He also discusses the growing threat to public discussion posed by the IHRA, including in Hamilton, and why it needs to be opposed.

    Unusual Sources: Promo for "Discover Xinjiang" Event, Segment 1

    Unusual Sources: Promo for "Discover Xinjiang" Event, Segment 1

    Brendan describes the upcoming event, "Genocide in Xinjiang? A Discovery Zoom Panel."

    You can learn more, here:

    http://hamiltoncoalitiontostopthewar.ca/2021/03/15/xinjiang-event/

    Unusual Sources: Circling China, U.S. continues war for hegemony, Segment 1

    Unusual Sources: Circling China, U.S. continues war for hegemony, Segment 1

    Activist and scholar of East Asian affairs K J Noh discusses the U.S. encirclement of China
    as a continuation of the 'War on Terror,' and the attempts to maintain U.S. hegemony in the face of increased economic integration in Asia.

    Noh examines the views and decisions of U.S. policy-makers concerning China, and how things unfolded into the aggressive attempt to 'contain' China. The U.S. desire to maintain unipolar global hegemony increases the risk of catastrophic warfare.

    Unusual Sources: Syria Sanctions: Intervention by other means, Segment 1

    Unusual Sources: Syria Sanctions: Intervention by other means, Segment 1

    Although the Syrian government has succeeded in regaining much of its territory in opposition to a foreign-backed regime-change campaign, it faces a sustained campaign of crippling U.S. sanctions.

    Stephen Gowans points out that despite Syrian military successes against Contras and terrorists, the U.S. is determined to prevent Syria from regaining its footing. What is needed is greater international campaigning for the lifting of sanctions on Syria and other countries.

Top Podcasts In News

Who Trolled Amber? | Tortoise Investigates
Tortoise Media
Full Story
The Guardian
The Daily
The New York Times
Serial
Serial Productions & The New York Times
If You're Listening
ABC listen
ABC News Daily
ABC

More by Radio4all.net

Program Podcast: Arab Talk Host Jess Ghannam interviews Diana Buttu about the Harvard 1-State Conference.
Radio4all.net
Program Podcast: Diana Buttu on the Palestine Papers
Radio4all.net
Program Podcast: Arab Talk Interview with Dr Larbi Sadiki on Democracy in the Middle East
Radio4all.net
Program Podcast: Bassam Haddad on Syria and the Arab Spring
Radio4all.net
Series Podcast: Red Devils Offside
rp@radio4all.net (Editor)
Program Podcast: Slavery - the Heart of American Democracy, a Hidden History of Slave Rebellion and the True Colors of Jeffer
Radio4all.net