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to ClassWars, the home of Activist Radio, a weekly program for
all Americans who are not in the wealthiest one percent of the
US population.
Class wars have been going on since the beginning of recorded
history. As societies become more powerful and wealthy, they
often become more corrupt. Towards the end of each cycle, a
few rich families Class wars is a dirty term in our media, which always implies that America is above such crudeness. But the very rich are not above that at all. They have been waging an especially intense attack on working people since the 1970s, and have accumulated immense wealth and power at the expense of the rest of us. Of course, America's class wars are not fought with tanks and bombs, but with crooked politicians, right wing think tanks and corporate owned media. For the very rich to maintain and increase their share of the national wealth, they have to fool you. How else could one percent of our population call the shots for the other ninety-nine percent? Well, there is another way. The very rich can bankroll a fascist demagogue who then uses racial fears and hatreds to overcome any form of worker resistance. Mussolini and Hitler are examples of how this was done in the 1930s. Trump is, of course, the most dangerous demagogue of the 21st century. To understand how he has gotten this far, check out: "The Unspoken Spread of Fascism." Activist Radio will attempt to show you how the few So sit back, relax, and listen to Activist Radio streamed live: Thursdays from 5 - 6 pm ET
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activist whose articles have appeared in CounterPunch,
Global Research, LA Progressive, Mondoweiss, Peace
& Planet News, Popular Resistance, and
Z Magazine. He also hosts a show on Vassar
College Radio, WVKR (classwars.org).
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that is available.July 17GUEST: Karen Swobode, educator, political activist and founder of Defense of Democracy, talks about the need to protect public education and a free library system in restoring the United States' representative form of government. Defense Of DemocracyDefense of Democracy University Rules-Based Order vs. Defense of Democracy SONG: Odetta ... Masters of War SONG: Watermelon Slim and the Workers ... Judge Harsh Blues July 10GUEST: Jack Gilroy, US veteran, high school teacher and long time peace activist, talks about his conversion to non violence during the Vietnam War and the more recent Veterans for Peace fast for Gaza. Peace and Planet NewsThe Israel Lobby and US Military Industrial Complex Your home for money in politics SONG: Eric Bibb, Migration Blues ... Masters of War SONG: Peter Gabriel ... The Veil July 3GUEST: Linda Pentz Gunter, environmental leader, founder of Beyond Nuclear, and editor of Beyond Nuclear International, talks about the civilization threatening spread of nuclear energy and weaponry. CounterPunch articlesBeyond Nuclear International Common Dreams SONG: Eddie Vedder, The People Speak ... Masters of War SONG: Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee, Blowin' The Fuses ... Ain't Gonna Study War-B June 26GUEST: Joy Metzler, a USAF Academy graduate, member of Veterans For Peace, and co-founder of Servicemembers For Ceasefire, talks about US aggression in the Middle East and the murderous ethnic cleansing in Palestine.Veterans Hold Fast For Gaza Iran attack rattles US troops Servicemembers For Ceasefire SONG: MC Abdul, 12 ... Shouting at the Wall SONG: John Prine ... Flag Decal June 19GUEST: Greg DeSylva, Palestinian rights activist and long time advocate of non violent resistance, talks about the movement to deny paying war taxes that are used in committing genocide in Gaza.War tax resistance Tax resistance movement grows Where Do Our Tax Dollars Go? SONG: Tracy Chapman, Where You Live ... Be and Be Not Afraid SONG: Lucinda Williams, World Without Tears ... American Dream June 12GUEST: Cheryl, long time activist and children's therapist, talks about her latest visit to the West Bank and the long term damage that war and oppression does to young people.USA Palestine Mental Health Network Our Mission Helping Gaza's Children Cope With Trauma SONG: The Song Israel Doesn't Want You to Hear SONG: Tret Fire ... Hawk And The Dove June 5GUEST: Lillian Rosengarten, author of "Survival and Conscience: From the Shadows of Nazi Germany to the Jewish Boat to Gaza," talks about Palestine, human rights and survival. (repeat)https://promisedlandmuseum.org/jewish-voices-lillian-rosengarten/ May 29GUEST: Skip Oliver, emeritus professor of political science at Heidelberg University in Tiffin, Ohio, Vietnam veteran, and member of Veterans For Peace, talks about the lessons learned from our nation's most costly military defeat. Wrong about Vietnam warVietnam War Ended 50 Years Ago What People Get Wrong About Ukraine SONG: Eliza Gilkyson ... Chimes of Freedom SONG: Eliza Gilkyson ... Peace in Our Hearts May 22GUEST: Kathy Kelly, internationally recognized peace activist, president of World BEYOND War, co-coordinator of the Merchants of Death War Crimes Tribunal, talks about how a society can wean itself away from warmongering and savagery.Nobel Peace Prize Nominee Restorative Justice on the Rise Voices for Creative Nonviolence SONG: Yonatan Shapira ... Home They Are Coming SONG: Eliza Gilykson, Live from Austin, TX ... Sanctuary May 15GUEST: Al Glatkowski, radical war resister and political prisoner for ten years, talks about his role in hijacking a munitions ship loaded with napalm and bound for US troops in Vietnam.The Columbia Eagle mutiny 1970: SS Columbia Eagle Mutiny Alvin Glatkowski SONG: Joe Defilippo ... Deep Water SONG: David Rovics ... Ballad of the Columbia Eagle Take a minute to rate Activist Radio Click Icon: ![]() Once
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Abraham Lincoln
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And above all Fascism denies that
class-war can be the preponderant force in the transformation
of society.
Benito Mussolini
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The first truth is that the liberty of a
democracy is not safe if the people tolerate the growth of
private power to a point where it becomes stronger than their
democratic state itself. That, in its essence, is Fascism -
ownership of Government by an individual, by a group, or by
any other controlling private power.
Franklin D. Roosevelt
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A revolution is a class struggle. It was
one class - the oppressed, and that other class - the
oppressor.
Fred Hampton
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Surely, in the history of lies told to
the population, this is the biggest lie. In the history of
secrets, withheld from the American people, this is the
biggest secret: that there are classes with different
interests in this country. To ignore that--not to know that
the history of our country is a history of slaveowner against
slave, landlord against tenant, corporation against worker,
rich against poor--is to render us helpless before all the
lesser lies told to us by people in power.
Howard Zinn
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The clinical definition of "fascism' is
when private concentrated economic power takes government away
from the people, turns government into a guarantor, a
subsidizer, a covering of corporate power.
Ralph Nader
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There's class warfare, all right, but
it's my class, the rich class, that's making war, and we're
winning.
Warren Buffet
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This [$700 billion bailout] was the
largest single act of class warfare in the modern history of
this country.
Dennis Kucinich
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I think this has been a class war waged
by the rich against the poor, and I think that they won. And I
think the poor are fighting back.
Naomi Klein
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The solution is revolution, first in the
spirit of the gospel; Jesus could not accept people going
hungry. It is a conflict between classes, rich and poor. My
role is to preach and organize.
Jean-Bertrand Aristide
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The effect of the [European Central
Bank] policies is to weaken the welfare state measures and to
reduce the power of labor. That's class war. It's fine for the
banks, for financial institutions, but terrible for the
population.
Noam Chomsky
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The
US has a highly class-conscious business class. If you read
the business literature, it's like reading Mao's "Red Book."
The values may be inverted, but the terminology is the same.
They're fighting a bitter class war constantly. They never
relax for a minute. Noam Chomsky
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The breakdown [of American society] is
not caused by economic laws. They are policies, a kind of
class war initiated by the rich and powerful against the
working population and the poor. This is what defines the
neoliberalism period, not only in the United States but in
Europe and elsewhere. Noam
Chomsky
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For
45 years there has been a war in this country waged by the
corporate elite against the working class of America. Bernie
Sanders
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If
there is going to be class warfare in this country, it's about
time the working class won that war. Bernie Sanders
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The
theft of public resources for the military and militarism
domestically and abroad represent a one-sided class war waged
on the working class in the U.S. The 6 trillion dollars spent
on U.S. wars since 2003 are resources that could have been
directed to address the increasing desperate plight of workers
and poor people in the U.S. Ajamu
Baraka
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You
look at the reality, neoliberalism translates as bitter class
war. That's the meaning of it, everywhere you look, every
component of it. Noam Chomsky
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Now
I'm finding out there's just one kind of war. It's the one going on 'tween the rich and the poor. I guess that I don't know a lot about class, But the upper and middle can all kiss my ass. Utah Phillips
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