WCRS Podcast - consciousvoices

A discussion of recent killings of un-armed Black men by white police officers ( one retired) which were caught on camera and have provoked responses reminiscent of earlier killings of other Black people by other white police officers. I share my own thoughts in an extended opening monologue, then we hear from Minneapolis mayor Jason Frey, and a press conference in Minneapolis with Al Sharpton, plus an excerpt from KPFA's Hard Knock Radio

As the US tightens its economic embargo against Venezuela and encourages the violent overthrow of the elected government there, the Covid 19 corona virus compounds Venezuela's crisis. Abby Martin puts it in context.
Also; a broadcast from Telsur English describing the attempted coup in Venezuela by a group of American mercenaries with ties to the Trump administration, and an American political science professor's view.
Also, some discussion of the apparent lynching of a 25 year old Black man in Georgia by a trio of white men, who, as of the recording date of this show were neither arrested, nor charged, but which, since that date have now been charged with felony murder.

As the quarantine continues in states with administrations that care, people who don't care, but say they do demonstrate at state government offices mixing alleged concern for "rights" with a toxic mix of racism, antisemitism, and anti-science ideologies.
3 reports cover the racism angle of the CoviD19 pandemic; one from Al Jazeera addressing racism toward Asian folks in America, one from China Global Television Network examining vulnerability of populations in Africa's urban centers , and one from Roland Martin discussing white supremacists plans to use Covid19 as a terrorist weapon.