The United States has the highest per capita incarceration rate of any country in the world. In the state of Washington alone, prison rates have roughly tripled since the mid-1970s. Do these statistics make for safer communities?

Dear Radio Friend,
The latest Shortwave Report (August 1) is up at the website
http://www.outfarpress.com/outfarpress/shortwave.shtml in both broadcast quality (13.3MB) and quickdownload or streaming form (4.9MB) (28:59)

The FCC has approved the merger of XM and Sirius satellite radio companies. And Hip Hop artist Nas joined protesters outside Fox News in New York, calling for the network to end its pattern of racist attacks against Black Americans.

A very special show for a very special month! Almost entirely recorded at the Sumac Garden Party, on 20th July, it features live recordings from bands such as Kembasemba, Wholesome Fish and the Bonsai Project.

The Garden Party took place to raise funds and awareness for the Climate Camp and there was plenty of it.. There is also report from the strawbale building going on at the Ecoworks allotment, there is talk of the upcoming mobilisation against the BNP festival and a wicked report by Louisa from the Forest Fields Community Centre Open Day.

Rant in E-Minor by comedian Bill Hicks, posthumously released in 1997.
The material on this album is darker and angrier in tone than some of his earlier work; Hicks can be heard screaming at his audience in between chapters, and very prominently during the track "You're Wrong Night."

For more free downloads of bill Hicks and other subversive material.
http://soundsofresistance.blogspot.com/

The July 25th edition of the Houston IMC Radio show, broadcasting weekly from KPFT 90.1fm in Houston TX.

Headlines

Feature #1
This past Friday, dozens of community members, activists and victims of the criminal injustice system attended the field hearing of the House Judiciary Committee looking into Crime, Justice and Race in Harris County. Congress People Sheila Jackson Lee of Houston and John Conyers of Detroit chaired the events and were joined by Texas State Legislators and members of Houston City Council. Here are some highlights

Summary: Here is the fourth and final War of the Worlds special! Orson Wells' classic radio production, spiked with anti-war soundbites... including new hip-hop from "Strip Music for Martians," Odd Nosdam, and Del... and old school with De La Soul and DangerDoom

Dear Radio Friend,
The latest Shortwave Report (July 25) is up at the website
http://www.outfarpress.com/outfarpress/shortwave.shtml in both broadcast quality (13.3MB) and quickdownload or streaming form (4.9MB) (28:59)

In a House hearing about privacy and the Internet, Rep. Edward Markey (D-Mass.) indicated that Congress could take action to strengthen privacy protections. And a study disproves the notion that TV news audiences prefer superficial tabloid coverage to well-written quality journalism.