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JANUARY 2018 https://soundcloud.com/ speaking-truth-to-empire/ 180117-speaking-truth-to- empire-david-swanson   On “Speaking Truth to Empire” on KFCF 88.1 independently owned and locally operated since 1975 in Fresno, Dan Yaseen interviews David Swanson , an author, activist, journalist, and radio host. He is the director of WorldBeyondWar.org . Swanson's books include War Is A Lie . He blogs at DavidSwanson.org and WarIsACrime.org . He hosts Talk Nation Radio . **** CINDY SHEEHAN'S SOAPBOX  

Women’s March on the Pentagon? An Interview with Cindy Sheehan by Ann Garrison FIRST APPEARED IN BLACK AGENDA REPORT     CLICK FOR WOMEN'S MARCH ON THE PENTAGON FACEBOOK GROUP CINDY ON KPFA NEWS “ Since the Dems took control of the House in 2007, the antiwar movement has been pitiful.” AG: Cindy Sheehan, I understand that you’ve started organizing a Women’s March on the Pentagon. Why? CS: Yes, Ann, thank you. I’m beginning to organize a Women's March on the Pentagon because since 2007, when Nancy Pelosi and the Democrats regained a majority in the House of Representatives, there has been an incomprehensible absence of protesting the USA's wars and empire. After Obama took over as president, the antiwar movement all but died. Now we have these huge Women's Marches, climate marches, and so forth, but many of us think that one cannot separate the global emancipation of women, or the destruction of our planet from the issue of war

January 27, 2018 (WARNING: EXPLICIT LANGUAGE) This week Irene Sanchez and Matt Sedillo join The Soapbox as our newest hosts. "In our first ever Soapbox Matt Sedillo and Irene Sanchez welcome Leo Martinez, community organizer, guerilla journalist and owner operator of the Lab 805 in Ventura California. In this episode we discuss the ongoing water wars in Mexico, the call to boycott Constellation brands and local organizing in Ventura and Oxnard California." LEO MARTINEZ *****************    Matt Sedillo is an L.A. based poet Irene Sanchez is a Xicana, Mama, Educator and Writer. Born in Southeast Los Angeles and raised mostly in the Inland Empire (IE), she has been committed to social justice for many years living/organzing/working up and down the west coast including in Watsonville, CA and Seattle, WA. She has worked as an ethnic studies educator for over 8 years and returned to Southern CA after completion of h

Women Peace Delegation Peace Delegates on the Noordam – Mrs. P. Lawrence, Jane Addams, Anna Molloy. Library of Congress There is one thing missing from  the upcoming Women’s March publicity and philosophy: the urgent need for Peace not War! The March will speak out against hate, discrimination and exploitation. That’s good. The March will also speak out strongly in favor of equality, women’s reproductive choice and respect for all people regardless to disability, gender, orientation, etc.. That’s also good. But the subject of US military aggression and war is essential. We hope that many marchers will include this in their signage and discussions.  Despite many antiwar groups and individuals actively advocating for “peace” to be in the platform/demands of the March, this is the second year peace is being minimized or ignored by the organizers. For the past century the US has intervened aggressively against governments the Washington establishment does not like. A pa

Soapbox Podcast January 21, 2018 Guest: Larry Pinkney Topic: Trump Year in Review CLICK FOR LARRY'S WEBSITE BLACK ACTIVIST WRITER'S GUILD Donald Trump trumps everyone in exposing the hypocrisies and contractions of the evil empire.   Larry Pinkney joins Cindy Sheehan for the 10TH TIME to  give a wrap-up on the Imperial Presidency of the previous year. ***** LARRY PINKNEY'S PREVIOUS APPEARANCES: JANUARY 2009 MEET THE NEW BOSS, SAME AS THE OLD BOSS JANUARY 2010  (RE-PLAY OF 2009--above) JANUARY 2011  BROTHER LARRY SPEAKS 2012  OBAMA RECEIVES "F" 2013 HEIL TO THE CHIEF 2014 PINKNEY PULLS NO PRESIDENTIAL PUNCHES The People's History of the Black Panther Party: (SOAPBOX PODCAST 6/29/14)   2015 The Great Pinkney-dini 2016 Brother Larry vs The Lame Duck 2017 END OF AN (OBAMA) ERROR, START OF ANOTHER (TRUMP)   ****** CINDY SHEEHAN'S SOAPBOX 

CLICK IMAGE TO REGISTER/FOR MORE INFORMATION     STATEMENT OF SUPPORT FROM JOURNALIST JOHN PILGER:   Print Leaflet Feedback Share » “The matter is urgent; voices must be raised!” Documentarian John Pilger issues statement of support for January 16 webinar, “Organizing resistance to Internet censorship” 11 January 2018 The following statement was sent by award-winning Australian journalist and documentarian John Pilger in support of the upcoming webinar, “Organizing resistance to Internet censorship: An online discussion with Chris Hedges and David North.” Pilger’s documentaries include The Quiet Mutiny (1970), Year Zero (1979), Utopia (2013) and, most recently, The Coming War on China (2016), on US aggression in Asia. The webinar featuring Hedges and North will be held Tuesday, January 16 , at 7:00 p . m . EST. For more information and to register, click here . As a journalist and filmmaker who has

 January 14, 2017 Guest: Arnold August CLICK IMAGE FOR ARNOLD'S WEBSITE  AND MORE INFO ON HIS MANY BOOKS ABOUT CUBA! From Dakotah Lilly: As we watch our elections in the United States continue to sink lower (if it’s possible to get any lower) by the Oprah2020 crowd, I thought what was needed was a revolutionary infusion into the discussion on elections.  So, I asked Arnold August to join us for an interview. An expert on Latin American and Cuban affairs with a concentration on the Cuban electoral system, Arnold has spent years in Cuba and is a fount of knowledge on the subject. We discuss the nomination process, the absence of money in Cuban elections, Cuban relations under Obama, and prospects of the revolution in 2018 and beyond.  Donate to Dakotah:  FOLLOW DAKOTAH ON FACEBOOK  CLICK FOR DAKOTAH'S ARCHIVES  

JANUARY 7, 2018 GUEST: DAN YASEEN TOPIC: SPEAKING TRUTH TO EMPIRE This week on the Soapbox, Cindy hosts the host of  Speaking Truth to Empire, Dan Yaseen. Cindy and Dan chat about a wide range of topic relating to the war machine and opposition (or lack thereof) to it. Click Image for More Info about Speaking Truth to Empire and to listen to Dan's latest show with Cindy Sheehan    *** NEW AND IMPROVED SOAPBOX! Starting this Month, The Soapbox has new hosts and a new energy! On the First and Third Sundays of the Month, Cindy Sheehan will continue to provide radical and revolutionary perspective on the US Empire; Every Second Sunday we are thrilled to announce Dakotah's Soapbox: Dakotah Lilly is a young socialist who likes to concentrate on the leftwing governments in Latin America/Carribean. On Fourth Sundays we are proud to announce Irene and Matt's Soapbox with Irene Sanc

Canada Expels Venezuelan Diplomats Imperialist Intervention and the Dynamics of Revolution and Counter-Revolution in Venezuela By Alison Bodine On December 25, 2017, Chrystia Freeland, the Foreign Minister of Canada, announced that the Venezuelan Ambassador to Canada, Wilmer Barrientos Fernandez, “is no longer welcome in Canada.” Freeland also declared the chargé d’affaires at the Venezuelan Embassy in Canada, Angel Herrera, “persona non-grata.” This declaration was a direct response to the announcement made by the government of Venezuela on December 23, that the chargé d’affaires at the Canadian Embassy in Venezuela, Craig Kowalik, was a persona non-grata, and would be expelled from the country. For mainstream media, this is where the analysis has stopped; Canada’s announcement is being painted as a “tit-for-tat” maneuver, nothing more. However, there is much more that must be understood from this escalation in Venezuela-Canada relations, and much th

This short film by Michael A. Johnson features the words and artwork of Anthony Freda. Some of the illustrations appearing in this video are collaborations with artist Dan Zollinger. Sculptures by Anthony Freda and Nick Chiechi. Narration by Michael A. Johnson. ************* CINDY SHEEHAN'S SOAPBOX