In Echo of Iraq War, Trump Ignored/Distorted Intelligence to Justify Bombing Iran’s Nuclear Sites; As Veterans and Allies’ 40-Day Fast for Gaza Nears End, Conditions for Palestinians Worsen; Democrats Must Adopt Progressive Economic Agenda to Defeat Trump-GOP Authoritarian Agenda.

The question at the heart of today’s crisis is not just who fired the first missile, but who benefits from the war—and who pays the price. Is this truly a war between Israel and Iran, or is it, more accurately, an American war on Iran, with Israel acting as the frontline executor of a broader imperial strategy? Let’s look at the facts. On June 13, Israel launched a surprise air campaign targeting Iran’s nuclear and military infrastructure, including the Natanz, Fordow, and Esfahan facilities. Days later, the United States joined the assault, deploying its most powerful conventional weapons to strike deep into Iranian territory. President Trump declared the attacks a “spectacular military success,” while Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu praised the U.S. for acting with “righteous might”. But this raises a deeper question: Was Israel acting alone—or was it simply the tip of the spear for American interests? For decades, the U.S. has maintained a policy of military dominance in the Middle East, using Israel as a strategic outpost to project power and suppress regional resistance. Iran, with its independent foreign policy and support for anti-colonial movements, has long been seen as a threat to that dominance. The recent strikes, then, are not just about nuclear weapons—they’re about preserving U.S. hegemony, weakening Iran’s alliances with Russia, China, and the Global South, and ensuring that no regional power can challenge the status quo. And where does Palestine fit into this equation? Palestinians are not just bystanders in this war—they are central to its logic. The Israeli government has used the specter of Iranian aggression to justify its ongoing occupation, its siege on Gaza, and its brutal military campaigns. By framing Iran as the existential threat, Israel deflects attention from its own violations of international law and human rights. Meanwhile, the U.S. continues to funnel billions in military aid to Israel, reinforcing a system that treats Palestinian lives as expendable. In truth, the war on Iran is also a war on Palestinian resistance. It’s an attempt to dismantle the broader Axis of Resistance—which includes not just Iran, but also Hezbollah, the Houthis, and Palestinian groups that refuse to accept occupation as destiny. By targeting Iran, the U.S. and Israel aim to isolate Palestine, weaken its allies, and crush any hope of regional solidarity. So no, this is not just an Israeli war. And it’s not just about Iran. It’s about power, control, and the suppression of liberation movements across the region. And as always, Palestinians are caught in the crossfire, their struggle used as a pawn in a much larger game. Will this war expose the machinery behind the violence—or will it bury the truth beneath the rubble once again?

Increasing Resistance, Ramping up Fascism: No Kings Day & Refuse Fascism march in DC the day of Trump's military parade. Why “Trump Must Go Now!” Refuse Fascism plans protests in Washington, DC, July 1 – 4. Arrests of Democratic Party officials. Vicious anti-trans Supreme Court ruling. Rafael Kadaris on US/Israeli attacks on Iran, and why this must STOP! Bob Avakian on American Exceptionalism: Free Yourself from the GTF! Israel's massacre of hundreds of starving Palestinians in Gaza.

In recent years Americans have suddenly begun paying attention to what Korea has to offer culturally: from K-Pop to television dramas, to mouth-watering Korean barbeque. But how many people know about Korea’s climate innovations and policy? This week on Sea Change Radio, we speak to Hansae Song who works with the South Korean-based nonprofit, Solutions For Our Climate. We get a summary of Korea’s involvement in fighting climate change, look at the country’s energy grid, and discuss South Korea’s recent decision to stop subsidies for biomass fuel. Then, we dig into the archives to learn a little bit more about biomass, also known as wood pellets, from Mongabay contributor Justin Catanoso.

Marilyn Waring was only 22 when she was first elected to the New Zealand Parliament. She was shocked and dismayed when she learned that all countries that are members of the UN are forced to keep their books and design their budgets under the system of National Income Accounting. The international trade in arms is the biggest growth industry of all. Killing people, or preparing to kill them, is considered very valuable in the international economic system. The death, homelessness, injury, poverty and starvation caused by the use of these weapons is not even registered as a deficit. 
This segment opens with war. Under the GDP accounting system war is the biggest growth industry of all. A segment recorded in the Philippines shows that the labor of women feeding their children with subsistence agriculture is of no value, while sexual slavery that brings tourists to the country is counted as valuable in the GDP. Waring ends by proposing a time based accounting system and recommends that women take over the political process by demanding gender parity.  Credit: Marilyn Waring, Terre Nash and the National Film Board of Canada
Location: New Zealand, Canada, US, Africa

The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit Show - A musical mid-life crisis -- a late-night search for meaning and happiness airs on WRIR LP Monday nights from 9 PM to 11 PM. Stream the show @ www.wrir.org

The U.S. Supreme Court blocks pediatric gender-affirming healthcare; Australia relaxes blood donation restrictions for gay and bisexual men, the Trump administration defunds queer youth suicide prevention hotlines, a U.S. federal judge blocks the State Department’s denial of “X” gender passports, and U.S. Vice President J.D.Vance is greeted with ridicule and contempt on Bluesky for praising the Supreme Court’s anti-trans ruling. Those stories and more this week when you choose “This Way Out.”

New Latin sounds from Alfa & Manu Chao, Eljuri, Quitapenas and Systema Solar; the fabulous second studio album by Japan's Minyo Crusaders; the music of Orchestre Tout Puissant Marcel Duchamp and Amminal, who will play the Get Tight Lounge on Wednesday June 25; Soul Sugar and Dub Shepherds give Curtis Mayfield the reggae version treatment; two very welcome Malian reissues: Super Djata Band's Authentique 81 and Wagadu Grooves Vol. 2; and classic South Africa kwaito by Moskito

Gritz Vol.1 1. Raw Material (Under Pressure) - Aywee Tha Seed 2. Thick Soul - AstroLogical 3. Comfort Zone - Lanzo 4. Zone Inn - Tech Flips 5. 1 AM.in.jakrata - J.Robb 6. Rest_ - Jacob Rochester 7. BckThen. - Foisey 8. Minnie - Low_Key feat. Dibia$e 9. Wormhole - Reese Tanaka 10. Blanchiment (Khryo remix) - Baron Retif & Concepcion Perez 11. Honey Dip - Afta-1 12. demskreets.fekts - Knxwledge 13. Get Swung On - Nameless 14. 2am Dreams - cay caleb 15. For Nathalie - Otesla 16. In Jah Hands (Dilla's Lament) - Madlib *Springtime Bits 17. Another World remix - DJ Joc Max 18. Gratitude - Pat Van Dyke 19. If I Can, You Can - Moka Only 20. Just One Or Two - Funky DL 21. Keep It Live - P. Original 22. Back 2 Beats - Jon Rogers 23. Fall In Love - J-Dilla 24. Got Ya Back (inSTEMental) - Showbiz 25. Velvet - Blue Wednesday and anbuu 26. Elevation (Free My Mind) - Joe Quixx 27. Twilight - 2.D.D. 28. Through The Jazz - KLIM Beats 29. If Not Now, When? - Elaquent 30. tranquil - celinee

Welcome to Indigenous in Music with Larry K, our guest today is rising Anishinaabe artist Thea May, a fearless voice from Atikameksheng Anishnawbek. Her debut EP Brought To You By Tragedy dives deep into themes of loss, love, and resilience, blending alternative sounds with heartfelt storytelling. With powerful vocals and raw emotion, Thea is quickly making her mark in Indigenous music. Thea is featured in our current issue of the SAY Magzine, read all about her at our place www.indigenousinmusicandarts.org/past-shows/thea-may Enjoy music from Old Soul Rebel, Samantha Crain, Def-i, Marie Font, Q052, David Strickland, Blue Moon Marquee, Duke Robillard, Mitch Walking Elk, Jessica Hernandez and the Deltas, Martha Redbone, Willie Nab, Irv Lyon's Jr, Joanne Shenandoah, Jullian, Taylor, Nige B. Coletta, Shon Denay, Big Skoon, Leela Gilday, Eadse, Khu.eex, XIT, Natalie Calvier, Indian City, Richie Ledreagle, Shylah Ray Sunshine, Stolen Identity, Elastic Bond, DJ Bitman, Iskwe, Nina Hagen, Aterceopalodos and much more. Visit us on our home page to learn about us and our programs at www.indigenousinmusicandarts.org, check into our Two Buffalo Studios and our SAY Magazine Library to find out all about our Artists and Entrepreneurs.

Welcome to Indigenous in Music with Larry K, our guest today is rising Anishinaabe artist Thea May, a fearless voice from Atikameksheng Anishnawbek. Her debut EP Brought To You By Tragedy dives deep into themes of loss, love, and resilience, blending alternative sounds with heartfelt storytelling. With powerful vocals and raw emotion, Thea is quickly making her mark in Indigenous music. Thea is featured in our current issue of the SAY Magzine, read all about her at our place www.indigenousinmusicandarts.org/past-shows/thea-may Enjoy music from Old Soul Rebel, Samantha Crain, Def-i, Marie Font, Q052, David Strickland, Blue Moon Marquee, Duke Robillard, Mitch Walking Elk, Jessica Hernandez and the Deltas, Martha Redbone, Willie Nab, Irv Lyon's Jr, Joanne Shenandoah, Jullian, Taylor, Nige B. Coletta, Shon Denay, Big Skoon, Leela Gilday, Eadse, Khu.eex, XIT, Natalie Calvier, Indian City, Richie Ledreagle, Shylah Ray Sunshine, Stolen Identity, Elastic Bond, DJ Bitman, Iskwe, Nina Hagen, Aterceopalodos and much more. Visit us on our home page to learn about us and our programs at www.indigenousinmusicandarts.org, check into our Two Buffalo Studios and our SAY Magazine Library to find out all about our Artists and Entrepreneurs.

Scientists find global food production will drop around 25% in a heated world - despite adaptation by farmers and new tech. Two plant scientists explain cutting edge tools to prepare key crops for climate change. From University of Illinois, Dr. Stephen Long reports on biotech breakthroughs to protect photosynthesis from climate damage. Canadian evolutionary botanist Sam Yeaman asks: "Can wild plant adaptations help crops tolerate heat?" Exploring the future of food in a damaged climate, this is Radio Ecoshock.

This episode is Abolish NATO Now!, a webinar presented on June 16th, 2025 by UNAC, the United National AntiWar Coalition. From their publicity blurb: NATO, the North Atlantic Treaty organization, today has little to do with the North Atlantic. It is an aggressive alliance of Western imperial powers that has bombed, instigated, and supported wars from Afghanistan, Ukraine, Palestine, Africa, and Yugoslavia to other areas of the world. NATO is preparing for a meeting in The Hague this month at a time when they are losing their war in Ukraine, are showing their true morals as their various member nations support the genocide in Palestine, are being challenged as never before in Africa, and are having conflicts even within their own organization. Forces opposed to NATO will also be at the upcoming meeting, with alternative meetings. summits, and protests. In this webinar you willh hear from activists opposed to NATO, who are speaking out and organizing to abolish this aggressive, imperialist bloc, and bring about a more peaceful world.

The Appalachian Sunday Morning is a two hour all Gospel Music Radio program with radio station & program host Danny Hensley. The program is recorded live each Sunday morning while being broadcast on 91.7 FM Community radio and streamed world wide on www.sbbradio.org. This week we feature tunes from Jeff Tolbert & Primitive Road, Flatt Lonesome, Stacy Grubb, Laurel River Line, Mountain Faith, Danny Paisley, Ashleigh Graham, and many more. This program is uploaded to SoundCloud, RSS.com, radio4all, Podbean and iTunes to mention a few.

The Delmore Brothers and Lefty Frizzell both give us songs about changing their ways, The Golden Trumpets are keeping the faith, literally, while Memphis Minnie revels in being down in the alley and Moon Mullican complains. Besides that we've got guitar wizards Sol Ho'opi'i, Harry Manx and blues veteran Morgan Davis along with the usual mix of jazz, blues and country that didn't make the Billboard Hot 100.

We now turn to a voice that has long challenged dominant narratives and dared to go where others won’t. Max Blumenthal, founder and editor-in-chief of The Grayzone, is an investigative journalist known for his fearless reporting on U.S. foreign policy, the military-industrial complex, and the realities of life in conflict zones. Recorded live at the Community Church of Boston, this talk comes on the heels of his recent trip to Iran, where he engaged directly with people and perspectives rarely heard in Western media. Blumenthal’s work is rooted in a commitment to exposing the machinery of empire and the human cost of war. His reporting has taken him to Gaza, Syria, Venezuela, and now Iran, where he sought to understand the country not through the lens of political propaganda, but through the lived experiences of its people. In this talk, he reflects on what he witnessed in Iran—its resilience, its contradictions, and its role in the shifting balance of power in the Middle East. What makes Blumenthal’s voice so vital is that he doesn’t just analyze from afar—he immerses himself in the places and stories he covers. He’s been a vocal critic of U.S. interventionism and Israeli policies, and his work often challenges the sanitized narratives presented by mainstream outlets. In his recent interviews, including a two-part series with TRT World, he discusses the militarization of Israeli society, the generational shifts within Jewish communities, and the growing global solidarity with Palestine. Today’s segment offers more than just commentary—it’s a window into the realities behind the headlines, delivered by someone who has walked the streets, spoken with the people, and returned with stories that demand to be heard.

– Tel-Aviv finally gets eye-for-an-eye blowback, payback, justice… for its genocide in Gaza. Israel keep casualties and damage top secret in Iran retaliation strikes. – IRAN SMASHES MISSILE BARRAGE INTO STRATEGIC TARGETS INCLUDING MICROSOFT HQ IN TEL-AVIV War in middle east. Somalia war – BBC Verify report – no evidence for Iran developing nuclear weapons. Iran war similarities to Iraq war – regime change. – Robin Cook giving reasons against Iraq war. BBC PM – former cabinet minister Clare Short on how UK/US shouldn’t get involved in Iran war. Is Iran close to having nuclear weapons? – IAEA Head Grossi: “We Did Not Have Any Proof” of Iran Building Nuclear Weapon “We did not have any proof of a systematic effort to move into a nuclear weapon,” – Tucker Carlson grills ‘top’ Israel lobbyist Christian Zionist Ted Cruz – Trump’s policies on Iran, and suprises the audience with how little Ted Cruz knows about Iran. – LowKey on Iran’s fight against Western imperialism. Iran’s Missiles RAIN HELL on Tel Aviv, US War IMMINENT w/ Prof. Mohammad Marandi, Lowkey – Director of National Intelligence (DNI) Tulsi Gabbard, CIA Director John Ratcliffe and U.S. Air Force Lt. General and Director of the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) Jeffrey Kruse attend a House Intelligence Committee hearing about worldwide threats, on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., U.S., March 26, 2025. – Tulsi Gabbard saying evidence indicates there is no Iran nuclear weapons plan. Tulsi Gabbard Says Iran Not Believed To Be Building A Nuclear Weapon – Richard Visick, Chairman of Reform UK in Bristol, joins Tony and Martin. Discussion around social policies, finance, the City of London, Brexit. – ‘Uniparty’ of Tory and Labour, assisted dying, abortion, reopening South Wales steel works and coal mines, how to pay for that, nationalisation of infrastructure, – Reform of local government, migration both legal and illegal as well as look at foreign policy, does reform support wars against Russia and Iran? – Reform UK would win if general election held tomorrow, poll suggests Ipsos survey finds Nigel Farage’s party has a nine-point lead over Labour – Reform UK calls for Thames Water to be renationalised – Populist party’s deputy leader says heavily indebted utility should ‘be put out of its misery’ – Prof. Steve Hall on Farage, banking and the economy. – Filmmaker Adam Curtis’s new BBC online i-Player series Shifty – deindustrialisation to finance under Thatcher with Alan Budd explaining the huge deceptions – Israel bombs studios of Iran State broadcaster IRIB Ofcom banned Press TV. Iranian State broadcaster bombed. Escalation of war? – News reports of Iran bombing hospital – bomb aimed next door and caught some of hospital. Afshin Rattansi reports on Israel/Iran war – Press always hit in NATO wars – AFRICOM’s attacks on Traoré backfire as Africans rally in his support As a revolutionary Pan-Africanist, – President Ibrahim Traoré of Burkina Faso has grown popular among Africans worldwide as his ascent to power is viewed as liberational – GREAT RADIO PSYOP HOAXES: UK 1926, USA 1938 : – ‘It was an assault on the credibility of radio’ Orson Welles on how the1938 War of the Worlds hoax broadcast was designed to provoke listeners NOT to believe broadcasters – The BBC had already tried this with a hoax broadcast of the burning of parliament and an attempted coup in Westminster! – Sy Hersh: This is a report on what is most likely to happen in Iran, as early as this weekend, – According to Israeli insiders and American officials I’ve relied upon for decades. It will entail heavy American bombing – ARE IRAN STRIKES TO DISTRACT FROM ISRAEL AND AMERICA’S MASS STARVATION & HOLOCAUST IN GAZA –Israeli journalist Rachel Shabi – British-lsraeli journalist Rachel Shabi called the UK media a disgrace” over bombardment and starvation of Gaza. Quoting Israeli politicians who said “the world will let us do what we want” – Doctors On The Frontline: Sky News: As Israel diverts the world’s attention attacking Iran they are distracting the world from the genocide ramping up in Gaza – Two British surgeons who have worked in Gaza during Israel’s bombardment of the territory have filmed video blogs for Sky News – Randy Fine, Republican Congressman of Florida is a Jewish Zionist – on why the Palestinian cause is a bad one and why all Palestiinans should be nuked – Jon Wedger, former Met Police child prostitution/abuse/trafficking detective…… Grooming gangs: ‘This is what they SHOULD do’ – Maggie Oliver scolds Keir Starmer’s grooming gangs U-turn as she launches legal action: ‘I am sick of it! – Ted Cruz on Israel and his Christian Zionism – Bible verse on how God will favour those who stick up for nation of Israel. Ted Cruz cites Genesis 12:3 !! – Former British ambassador Craig Murray explains cabinet members ant the PM know they could be jailed for aiding Israeli war crimes. – Craig Murray, Proof Starmer and Lammy are Terrified: “While the UK voted in favour of this resolution, we wish to clarify that our long-standing position remains that there is NO LEGAL OBLIGATION on states to ensure respect for international law by third parties.” – UK Parliament legalises abortion up to moment of birth: The UK Parliament’s vote for abortion up to birth is absolute evil – NOT The BCfm Politics Show presented by Tony Gosling https://politicsthisweek.gn.apc.org/2025/06/not-the-bcfm-politics-show-presented-by-tony-gosling-244/