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Jeff Santos is interviewed by the Democracy Watch News team. It includes discussion of new media opportunities for journalists, media consolidation roadblocks, advice for international journalists, and funding for independent journalists. Jeff's radio and TV show will be back on the air soon. Subscribe to his newsletter for updates:  https://freespeech.org/shows/the-jeff-santos-show/ . Duration  ...

On the 8th Anniversary of the 9-17-2011 OWS we are re-releasing our podcast of the 5th Anniversary of the Occupy Wall Street (OWS) movement. Dean Edwards introduces Sanna Camera and Aisha Dabo from Dakar, Senegal. Jo Ellen Kaiser moderates.

Jeff Santos and Mark-Taylor Canfield talk about Jeff's career as a progressive talk radio host covering political news. Duration: 00:42:50. Recorded 2019-08-01. He mentioned favorite guests including Bernie Sanders, Mike Dukakis, Elizabeth Warren and Tulsi Gabbard. He recounts how his interest in politics began with campaigns in the 1970's. His radio career began as a sports announcer. Listener fe...

Sandy Oestreich, long a leader in advocating for the constitutional inclusion of the equal rights of women gives us an update on progress. sandyo@PassERA.org. National Equal Rights Amendment Alliance http://2passera.org/ duration 00:26:24 Feedback to: dwatchnews@earthlink.net a

00:36:53. Meron Estefanos reports on slavery and internment camps in Libya with a special focus on Eritrean refugees. Fleeing persecution oppression and conflict, refugees from Africa and Asia find themselves confined in horrific conditions in Libyan internment camps and sometimes sold as slaves. In the camps human rights and sexual abuse is rampant and life beyond the camps often results in the h...

Mark Taylor-Canfield from Democracy Watch News spent a week aboard the Arctic Sunrise as a journalist while the Greenpeace ship toured the west coast of the USA on a mission to raise awareness about the environmental risks associated with Alberta tar sand oil shipments from the Trans Mountain Pipeline. Greenpeace research predicts increased oil tanker traffic on the Salish Sea, Puget Sound and alo...

In this special episode of Democracyweek, voices from the field, activist Manny Aguilar describes his recent experiences at protests against border policies of the Trump administration. Manny is a Los Angeles and Southern California activist and military veteran. Recorded on 4-25-2019. Duration 5:53 https://www.facebook.com/manny.aguilar.9615 @mannyaguilar10 https://twitter.com/mannyaguilar10?s=03...

The equal rights amendment to the U.S. constitution requires only one more state for approval. Sandy Ostrich, National Equal Rights Amendment Alliance, gives us an update on progress toward final approval

1:22:30 duration. Independent journalist Tim Exton talks about what it's like to be a freelance journalist and stringer for various international news agencies including Reuters and AJ +. His adventures in the field reflect his dedication and courage as a reporter and videographer. Exton was born in the UK but now resides in the United States. Co-hosted by Dean Edwards, Democracy Watch News, coord...

Today is International Press Freedom Day. Reporters Without Borders reports that The United States ranks 46th world-wide for press freedom. Constitutionally in the U.S. "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition t...

This archival episode of Democracycast was recorded live on September 17, 2016. Dean Edwards introduces Sanna Camera and Aisha Dabo from Dakar, Senegal. Jo Ellen Kaiser moderates as John Harvey, Jan Weinberg and Sally Gellett report from Zuccotti Park in New York City where the OWS movement gathered. They interview Sumumba Sobukwe from Occu-Evolve, Ken Gale from EcoLogic, Dana Stein, Jackie Splain...

Whale watching in the Mid-Atlantic Ocean off Madeira Portugal. Madeira is 300 miles West of Morocco. Jane Chappell recounts a recent off-shore whale and dolphin boat tour. The Madeira Islands affords many opportunities for eco-tourism. https://www.madeirawhales.com/ https://www.facebook.com/calheta.eu/ http://www.madeira-live.com/

  Minivan News reporter Ahmed Rilwan was abducted in the early hours of 8 August 2014 in the Maldives Islands. Minivan News editor Daniel Bosley gives an update and reports on the struggle for democracy there. www.minivannews.com 

Reports from the People's Convention which took place in Philadelphia on July 23, 2016. John Harvey was present and reports that it was a very happy event. David Spring reported. People displeased with Democratic Party and their pick of Tim Kaine. He reports that many at the People's Convention feel he is too closely linked to big money. Tricia Shore was there doing logistical organization. It has...

Seattle marches, Kshama Sawant, Mark had been pepper sprayed, and teargased along with other journalists and photographers. Two marches with heavy police and injuries including to local residents. World-wide increase in suppression of journalists. Mark Taylor-Canfield's many news outlets:  Contributing Editor http://muckrack.com/mark-taylor-canfield https://twitter.com/MTaylorCanfield         http...

Ms B Jayashree, Head, Media Resource Centre at The M.S. Swaminathan Institute provides an introduction to perspectives and program outlines of the efforts she is involved in that support the role of women in Agriculture in India. Jayashree is a development communication professional, her prior experience includes work with UNICEF and the Gates Foundation-TAI-VHS programme. Jayashree started her ca...

Dr. Parasuraman from the M.S. Swaminathan Research Foundation ( http://www.mssrf.org/ ) reports from Chennai India on the projects he is working on. He has worked with the Foundation since 1980. They focus on pro-nature, bio-technology, bio-technology, bio-diversity, eco-technology, and information and communication technologies. Specifically, climate change adaptation, food security, gender devel...

https://www.ripmedicaldebt.org/   There is a crisis gripping America, one which affects approximately one out of every five Americans. It's a crisis of debt, medical debt, which accumulates to over 100 billion dollars per year. RIP Medical Debt was established with a mission to purchase and abolish unpaid medical debt. With donated funds, RIP buys medical debt and abolishes it. No strings attached...

Jamila Raqib serves as the Executive Director of the Albert Einstein Institution and as a Research Affiliate at the Center for International Studies at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).  She holds a degree in management from Simmons College. She describes the work of the Institute. The Albert Einstein Institution is a nonprofit organization founded by Dr. Gene Sharp in 1983 to advance t...

https://breakfree2016.org/ https://350.org/category/keep-it-in-the-ground/ SEATTLE (AP) Dozens of climate activists have blocked railroad tracks leading to two oil refineries in northwest Washington state to oppose the flow of oil from trains to those facilities. About 150 people spent the night in tents pitched on the railroad tracks near Anacortes, about 70 miles north of Seattle. Many of them w...

Sally Gellett reports from a June 16, 2016 press briefing outside of a regulatory hearing on the Indian Point nuclear facility on the Hudson River in New York State. Several citizen's spoke including Jeanne and Gary Shaw, Nancy Gans, Marilyn Ellie, and Ellen Winnegar.   https://closeindianpoint.wordpress.com/  

How can the International The Gambia Civil Resistance collaborate with the International Community? Internet availability in The Gambia. The Yahya Jemmeh government has been in power since 1994 and many people feel it has become self-serving and no longer represents the interests of the people. There is now a concerted effort by the Gambian diaspora to partner with people inside Gambia who do not...

How can the International The Gambia Civil Resistance collaborate with the International Community? Internet availability in The Gambia. The Yahya Jemmeh government has been in power since 1994 and many people feel it has become self-serving and no longer represents the interests of the people. There is now a concerted effort by the Gambian diaspora to partner with people inside Gambia who do not...

Report by David Spring David is a former Sander's staffer in Washington State. https://washingtonforberniesanders.com California Democratic Primary            Who are superdelegates?   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Democratic_Party_Superdelegates,_2016     David is a key player for public school policy development. He is currently running to be the Washington     State Superintendent of Pu...

Co-hosted by Meagan Beckermann of West Lake Moms in St. Louis ( Delidiva311@aol.com ) and Ken Gale of New York City Safe Energy Camp (nuffsaid@riseup.net), several activists gave information about the radioactive landfill in St. Louis, and the reactors at San Onofre, California and Indian Point, N.Y.. The West Lake Landfill in St. Louis has illegally stored radioactive waste from the bomb producti...