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An eclectic collection of interviews and odd news designed to entertain

Phil Taylor and Phil Conlon discuss the election of Paul Manly in B.C., Trump's trade war with China, and critique U.S. and Canadian policies towards Venezuela and Cuba. They also describe upcoming events, including the report-back on Palestine by Rabbi David Mivasair on May 27.

An hour of smooth instrumentals and vocals.

Is American militarism a problem? What are the causes of this militarism? Why are we now calling every guy who ever put on a uniform a "hero"? And can militarism be stopped? Former career soldier Stan Goff addresses these questions with impressive insight and erudition. We supplement Goff's wordss with a few minutes of Martin Luther King's fine address on American militarism and war, "Beyond Vietnam" (April 4, 1967). Plus some background and commentary by KD.

Is American militarism a problem? What are the causes of this militarism? Why are we now calling every guy who ever put on a uniform a "hero"? And can militarism be stopped? Former career soldier Stan Goff addresses these questions with impressive insight and erudition. We supplement Goff's wordss with a few minutes of Martin Luther King's fine address on American militarism and war, "Beyond Vietnam" (April 4, 1967). Plus some background and commentary by KD.

Putting the Movement Back into the Labor Movement with Nelson Lichtenstein is a professor of history at the University of California, Santa Barbara, and director of the Center for the Study of Work, Labor and Democracy. He is a labor historian who has written also about 20th-century American political economy, including the automotive industry and Wal-Mart. and Samantha Winslow, is a staff writer and organizer and co-director of Labor Notes.a publication which has just celebrated its 40th anniversary with its mission to help to put the movement back into the labor movment through its magazine, books, pamphlets, conferences and troublemakers schools and workshops.

Putting the Movement Back into the Labor Movement with Nelson Lichtenstein is a professor of history at the University of California, Santa Barbara, and director of the Center for the Study of Work, Labor and Democracy. He is a labor historian who has written also about 20th-century American political economy, including the automotive industry and Wal-Mart. and Samantha Winslow, is a staff writer and organizer and co-director of Labor Notes.a publication which has just celebrated its 40th anniversary with its mission to help to put the movement back into the labor movment through its magazine, books, pamphlets, conferences and troublemakers schools and workshops.

Powerful new Celtic expressions from Dolphin Boy, 9Bach, Flook and Yoko Pwno. Sure ain't your Grandpappy's Celtic. It's Celt In A Twist!

https://politicsthisweek.wordpress.com/2019/05/16/bcfms-weekly-politics-show-presented-by-tony-gosling-148/

From a So Nice summer samba to the Turkish Psych meets Krautrock of Istanbul's BaBa ZuLa; dive into the deep end of global music with World Beat Canada!

https://politicsthisweek.wordpress.com/2019/05/16/bcfms-weekly-politics-show-presented-by-tony-gosling-148/

An quick interview with long-time community activist and organiser Julian Ichim in which we get an update about Julian's current legal situation and the ongoing overdose prevention and tent city campaigns.

This week's Global Research News Hour commemorates the centenary of the 1919 Winnipeg General Strike, by exploring the overall impact of that event on successive generations of labour and social activists. Our first guest, Leo Panitch speaks to the context and historic significance of the 1919 Strike. In the second half hour, a round table speaks to the legacy of the strike and its meaning for today's solidarity actions and struggles. Professor Panitch is Canada Research Chair in Comparative Political Economy at York University, Emeritus Professor of Political Science at York University, and co-editor with Sam Gindin of The Socialist Register. Julie Guard is Professor of Labour Studies and History at the University of Manitoba. John Clarke is a long time organizer with the Toronto-based Ontario Coalition Against Poverty. Harold Dyck a long time anti-poverty and welfare advocate based in Winnipeg.

This week’s archive radio show takes a look at the fact that our president was literally a cartoon character for decades, we encourage you to not freak out even as we tell you why you should freak out, we list some of the blessings of Donald Trump, we contemplate the ‘long game’ in activism, we explain why the president actually controls very little, and then we look to the future darkly. Jokes and apocalypse, all rolled into one! Only on the Thunderbolt!

This week’s archive radio show takes a look at the fact that our president was literally a cartoon character for decades, we encourage you to not freak out even as we tell you why you should freak out, we list some of the blessings of Donald Trump, we contemplate the ‘long game’ in activism, we explain why the president actually controls very little, and then we look to the future darkly. Jokes and apocalypse, all rolled into one! Only on the Thunderbolt!

This week’s archive radio show takes a look at the fact that our president was literally a cartoon character for decades, we encourage you to not freak out even as we tell you why you should freak out, we list some of the blessings of Donald Trump, we contemplate the ‘long game’ in activism, we explain why the president actually controls very little, and then we look to the future darkly. Jokes and apocalypse, all rolled into one! Only on the Thunderbolt!

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An hour of old time radio.