September 2021

Extreme-right Sean Feucht "Let Us Worship" concert gets tiny turnout

Submitted by Luke on Sun, 09/12/2021 - 22:12

On Sep 11 and 12, Christian evangelical and far-right activist Sean Feucht held one of his "let us worship" concerts on the Mall in DC. His permit called for a maximum of 30,000 attendees, but photos show he got less than 10% of that if even that..

Philosophy/Religion

This is nowhere near 30,000 Christian fundamentalists and MAGAts

Treasury Secretary Yellen Encourages Tax and Aid Deals to Confront Pandemic

Submitted by HannahJubilee on Fri, 09/10/2021 - 16:37

Improving tax collection raises needed resources for countries, noted Treasury Secretary Yellen at a virtual G7 finance ministers meeting. Yellen praised a July G20 agreement to curb corporate tax avoidance. The agreement is supported by 134 countries.

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Globalization/Anti-globalization
Labor/Economics/Business

The Shortwave Report 09/10/21 Listen Globally!

Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 09/09/2021 - 20:28

This week's show features stories from  NHK Japan, Sputnik Radio, Radio Deutsche-Welle, and Radio Havana Cuba.http://www.outfarpress.com/swr210910.mp3   (If you have access to Audioport there is a highest quality version posted up there {33MB} http://www.audioport.org/index.php?op=producer-info&uid=904&nav=&)        From JAPAN- The Japanese government is extending its covi

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Activists hold rally to demand NO vote on Metro police powers expansion.

Submitted by Luke on Tue, 09/07/2021 - 19:45

On Sep 7, Black Lives Matter and transit activists rallied at Columbia Heights Civic Plaza to demand that the WMATA (Metro) board vote NO on the proposal to expand Metro police powers. This vote originally scheduled for July 29 was postponed to Sep 9 after WMATA board member Tom Bulger received a protest at his home on July 27.

Update Sep 9: vote on expanding Metro Transit Police powers expansion delayed again

Video by StonieFlix of continuing protest INSIDE Metro 44 sec

Local News/Neighborhoods
Police/Legal/Prisons

March for An'Twan Gilmore and George Watson takes over U st area

Submitted by Luke on Fri, 09/03/2021 - 23:54

Since the police murder of An'Twan Gilmore MPD has not stopped killing. Thus, the name of George Watson had to be added to An'Twan Gilmore's name for the planned Friday night march against MPD. This time around, marchers headed into the crowded U st dining and bar corridor for maximum visibility.

Video highlights of U st March 54 sec

Police/Legal/Prisons
Race/Racism

Twice the march passed Nellie's in a chorus of boos

Protests and dissent begin as SCOTUS guts Roe vs Wade in TX

Submitted by Luke on Fri, 09/03/2021 - 13:24

Just before midnight Sep 1-2, the US Supreme Court refused to stop a Texas abortion law that empowers private "bounty hunters" to sue anyone who helps anyone get a abortion after six weeks. Less than 24 hours later, the first sparks of what will soon be a roaring conflagration of protest began at the Supreme Court.

Gender/Sexuality/Identity

A small speakout-and one of the first sparks of the coming conflagration of protest

The Shortwave Report 09/03/21 Listen Globally!

Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 09/02/2021 - 23:45

This week's show features stories from  Radio Deutsche-Welle, Radio Havana Cuba, and Sputnik Radio.http://www.outfarpress.com/swr210903.mp3   (If you have access to Audioport there is a highest quality version posted up there {33MB} http://www.audioport.org/index.php?op=producer-info&uid=904&nav=&)        From GERMANY-  In China children are now limited to 3 hour

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