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Speaking Truth to Empire w/Dan Yaseen (June 2017 Edition)

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June 2017 Speaking Truth to Empire on KFCF 88.1 Free Speech Radio for Central California, Dan Yaseen interviews Norman Solomon, an author, journalist, media critic and an antiwar activist. Solomon has appeared as a guest on many media outlets including the PBS, CNN, MSNBC, Fox News,, C-SPAN, KPFA and NPR. Topic of discussion will be Russiagate. https://soundcloud.com/ speaking-truth-to-empire/ 170621-speaking-truth-to- empire-norman-solomon

Dear, John on the Soapbox! (SOAPBOX PODCAST 6/25/17)

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June 25, 2017 Guest: Father John Dear Topic: Non-violent resistance This week, Cindy chats with Fr. John Dear (who was essentially fired from the Jesuit Order for being antiwar and pro-justice). Even with a poor phone connection, Cindy and John cover many topics from the shady beginnings of Pope Francis to Non-violent resistance.  www.FatherJohnDear.org About John Dear John Dear is an internationally known voice for peace and nonviolence. A long time activist, popular lecturer, and movement organizer, Fr. John is the author of 35 books and hundreds of articles, including "Living Peace," "Jesus the Rebel," and "The Nonviolent Life." He was recently nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize by Archbishop Desmond Tutu.

Mushroom Clouds and Miss Mac Murray by Cindy Sheehan

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I am a child of the Cold War. I was born in 1957 in Los Angeles, probably under one of the mushroom clouds that regularly blew over from the above ground Nevada nuclear test sites. The very public witch hunts of Joseph McCarthy, Herbert Hoover and HUAC were over by then, but the damage and fear of the "Red Under the Bed" persisted, along with the "proxy" wars between the USSR and the USA that included millions dead in Korea and Vietnam, among other places. The radioactive fruits of the nuclear arms race still persist to this day with thousands of live nukes across the globe and many nations poisoned by the US's usage of depleted uranium munitions. I was in kindergarten in Bellflower, Ca, when the missile crisis between the US and Soviet Union occurred off the coast of Cuba. I didn't understand what was happening, but in hindsight, I remember my parents being very tense as they watched the nuclear near miss on TV. My most enduring, recurring nig

"The US Has No Moral Authority" Cindy Sheehan on PressTv

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Cindy's Interview With The San Francisco Review of Books!

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Interview: Cindy Sheehan explains what happened to the antiwar movement after Barack Obama Original Interview Here  Story by  Joseph Ford Cotto Being antiwar might be fashionable in one of our country's major parties now and again, but Democrats and Republicans alike tend to fall in line behind military action whenever it suits their respective agendas. The loss of life, destruction of property, and psychological torment which result from this cannot readily be put into words -- perhaps not under any circumstances. Preventing even a single drop of unnecessary bloodshed has been Cindy Sheehan's mission for some time. Her " public opposition to the wars in  Iraq  and  Afghanistan  began after her son was killed in  Iraq  in 2004. Sheehan’s vigil outside U.S. Pres.  George W. Bush ’s ranch in Texas in 2005 received international media coverage and established her as one of the most visible and controversial figures in the antiwar movement at that time,&quo

Election 2016, We're Still On This? By Dakotah Lilly

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I knew the Democrats were out of touch, but I really didn’t think they were this clueless.  Out of all the recent talk about Comey and the premiere of ‘The Putin Interviews’ etc, one thing that struck me was the Democrats political maneuvering in the case of the AHCA and sanctions on Russia. It was said that the Democrats were willing to relieve some pressure on the Republicans on healthcare in exchange for more a bipartisan bill aimed at sanctioning Russia. So the Democrats are willing to let the AHCA, a piece of legislation not worth the paper it was printed on, pass in exchange for more covert warfare and taunting of Russia?  These are the issues the Democrats are pursuing?  They already passed the god-awful ACA a few years back which has done nothing to help tens of millions of Americans and was nothing more than a corporate check to the insurance and pharmaceutical industries, but now they are willing to send the American people down the creek without a paddle yet

Apricots and Sisters by Cindy Sheehan

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 Dede, ca. 1968 As many of you know, my sister, comrade, best-friend and many times over, jail mate, Dede Miller passed away from breast cancer on January 22 of this year. June 16th would have been her 59th birthday and what many of you may not know is that Dede and I were what is sometimes referred to as "Irish Twins." (Born within a year of each other). When we were very young, on her birthday, one of the first things the little pest would say was, "Ha ha, I am as old as you." And, me always being very logical would say, "but, you can never be as old as me, I am 11 months older." Of course, she being the little pest would harp on it all day. I am not sure what year it was, though, when I turned the tables back on her and was able to proclaim, "Ha ha, you are as old as me now!"  Dede and I may not have shared our mother's womb, but over our lives, we grew to be as close as some twins and closer than any sisters I have known. Es

War Must Be Shown the Door! Guest: David Swanson (SOAPBOX PODCAST 6/9/2017)

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Welcome David Swanson back to the Soapbox! Listen below!  Guest Website: http://davidswanson.org/ Guest Category: News Politics & Government Guest Occupation: Author, Radio Host, Human Rights Activist, Philospher, Newspaper Reporter, Communications Director, Press Secretary, Media Coordinator, Columnist, Blogger Guest Biography: David Swanson is an author, activist, journalist, and radio host. He is director of  WorldBeyondWar.org  and campaign coordinator for  RootsAction.org . Swanson’s books include  War Is A Lie  and  When the World Outlawed War . He blogs at  DavidSwanson.org  and  WarIsACrime.org . He hosts Talk Nation Radio. He is a 2015, 2016, 2017 Nobel Peace Prize Nominee. *********************************************************************************

Cindy's Interview on Chiampa Radio W/ Joe and Anthony!

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Click the picture below to listen to Cindy's latest interview! Interview starts after the weather!   In this interview Cindy chats with Joe and Anthony of Chiampa radio - Based in Tampa Florida. *********************************************************************************************

The People Speak w/ Cindy Sheehan: Bob Linden on Veganism and Animal Liberation

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May 30th, 2017 GUESTS: Bob Linden Bob Linden TOPICS:  Veganism and the need for animal liberation, Non-violence and its extension into our diets.  On the soapbox this week Cindy speaks with committed animal liberation and environmental activist. Bob speaks with Cindy about non violence against animals and the planet in the form of veganism- abstaining from eating anything that comes from the exploitation of animals. *********************************************************************************************

UPCOMING ON The People Speak w/Cindy Sheehan: War Must Be Shown, the Door! Guest: David Swanson

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Broadcasting Date:  Tuesday, June 6, 2017 06:00 pm (Pacific) 9:00 pm (Eastern) Guest Name:  David Swanson Topic:  War Abolition and Countering the Boogeyman Narrative BBS   RADIO Live Talk Radio Station 2      Listen-in Only phone line :  605-475-1600 Problems with the line try 716-748-0144 Call-in to interact when live with the program hosts and guests: Toll Free 888-429-5471 in the US/Canada or Direct 323-744-4841    Guest Website: http://davidswanson.org/ Guest Category: News Politics & Government Guest Occupation: Author, Radio Host, Human Rights Activist, Philospher, Newspaper Reporter, Communications Director, Press Secretary, Media Coordinator, Columnist, Blogger Guest Biography: David Swanson is an author, activist, journalist, and radio host. He is director of WorldBeyondWar.org and campaign coordinator for RootsAction.org . Swanson’s books include War Is A Lie and When the World Outlawed War . He blogs at DavidS

Got some “isms” for ya, right here ... by Lee Burkett (guest blogger)

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By Lee Burkett (Guest Blogger)       Here's the thing:   It appears that the terms "capitalism", "fascism", "socialism" and "communism" have become so ill defined as to have lost all meaning. It seems anyone can offer up any term, define it however they wish, and then use that definition to bolster their own belief or attack the beliefs of another.   Dictionary definitions are cited, quoted, misquoted, dismissed and ridiculed. Dictionary definitions themselves have subtle but meaningful differences.   Modern day "capitalism" as a political/economic paradigm can be traced to the Roman Empire, but the practice of investment, return on investment, and growth most assuredly existed long before the Romans codified it.   The definition of "fascism" one finds today is substantially different than the definition one finds was commonly accepted in the 1940's and 1950's. Fascism as a politica