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Nora Loreto's news headlines for Tuesday, November 7 Nov 07, 2023

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Canadian journalist Nora Loreto reads the latest headlines for Tuesday, November 7, 2023.
TRNN has partnered with Loreto to syndicate her daily news digest and share it with our audience—tune in every morning on the TRNN podcast feed to hear about the latest important news stories from Canada and around the world.
Find more headlines from Nora at Sandy & Nora Talk Politics podcast feed.
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Baton Rouge cops used torture at secret 'Brave Cave' site | Rattling the Bars Nov 06, 2023

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Four Louisiana police officers in the city of Baton Rouge are facing charges in connection to the torture and sexual abuse of a detainee at a secret torture warehouse known as the 'Brave Cave.' Two lawsuits and the separate testimony of a third victim describe a pattern of abuse and torture perpetrated by the now-disbanded anti-street crime unit of the Baton Rouge police. Rev. Alexis Anderson of PREACH joins Rattling the Bars to discuss the long history of Baton Rouge police terror against the local community, and what efforts are being made to fight for justice.
Studio Production: David Hebden
Post-Production: David Hedben
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200 years later, the Monroe Doctrine still haunts Central America Nov 06, 2023

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For centuries, the US has officially and unofficially treated the entirety of Latin America as its 'backyard,' a position long-enshrined in the Monroe Doctrine. The nations of Central America in particular have long endured the suffocating embrace of their northern neighbor. From CIA-backed coups and genocidal civil wars in Guatemala and El Salvador to the US invasion of Panama, Central America is still living with the legacy and ongoing violence of US imperialism. In an all-new podcast co-produced by The Real News and NACLA, Mike Fox takes a deep dive into the history and present of US meddling in the region. TRNN Editor-in-Chief Maximillian Alvarez speaks with Mike Fox about his upcoming project, "Under the Shadow."
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Nora Loreto's news headlines for Monday, November 6 Nov 06, 2023

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Canadian journalist Nora Loreto reads the latest headlines for Monday, November 6, 2023.
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UK workers demand ceasefire & an end to Israel’s occupation of Palestine Nov 03, 2023

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As Israel’s genocidal assault on Gaza continues and thousands of civilians are killed or buried under rubble, a coalition of more than thirty Palestinian trade unions have issued an urgent call to labor organizations around the world to take action, including direct actions to halt arms deliveries to the Israeli military. While the vast majority of unions in the US are either staying silent or actively supporting Israel, fellow workers in Europe and the UK are heeding the call and taking direct action. Last week, for instance, over 100 members of the coalition Workers for a Free Palestine in the UK formed a human blockade in front of an arms factory in Kent owned by Instro Precision, a subsidiary of Elbit Systems, one of Israel's largest weapons manufacturers. In this TRNN livestream from November 1, Maximillian Alvarez speaks with a number of workers involved with that action about how and why they came to be active fighters in the movement to stop Israel's destruction of Gaza.
Studio Production: David Hebden, Adam Coley
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Tortured Palestinian activist describes military and settler carnage in the West Bank | Working People Nov 03, 2023

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Every day the Palestinian civilian death toll is rising dramatically as Israel continues with its genocidal bombing and ground invasion of Gaza, and as settler and military violence towards Palestinians in the West Bank intensifies. "It's a closure, it's a curfew, in many places in the West Bank," Issa Amro says. "It's not normal life these days. Soldiers are everywhere, settlers are everywhere, people are afraid to leave their homes, they don't go to work, they don't go to school, they don't go to universities." After losing touch with Issa during the day because he was escaping from settlers who were chasing him in Hebron, we managed to reconnect over the phone and record a nine minute conversation about the hell working people in Palestine are going through right now and what their fellow workers in the US and Canada can do to stop the slaughter. Issa Amro is a Palestinian human rights defender living in Hebron, in the Occupied West Bank. He is the co-founder and former coordinator of the grassroots group Youth Against Settlements. Days prior to this recording, Issa was evicted from his home in Hebron and tortured by Israeli troops.
A note about the audio: After hours of silence and failed phone calls, Issa contacted Max to inform him that he was temporarily safe and had 10 minutes to speak over the phone. Dropping everything he was doing, Max quickly opened his computer, began a QuickTime recording, and called Issa on speakerphone. We apologize for the sub-par audio quality.
For additional links/information: https://workingpeople.libsyn.com/soldiers-are-everywhere-settlers-are-everywhere-people-are-afraid-to-leave-their-homes-w-issa-amro
Post-Production: Jules Taylor
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Vaush on inequality, young men, and the 'debate bro' movement Nov 03, 2023

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The media environment morphs with dizzying speed year after year, and the rise of political streamers is just the latest arc of the digital age. How do we explain the rise of streamers in the context of rising inequality and atomization? And what do we make of the popularity of many such streamers among a predominately male audience? And what exactly is a debate bro? Popular Twitch streamer and libertarian socialist Ian 'Vaush' Kochinski joins Taya Graham and Stephen Janis for a special discussion in a series on new media for The Inequality Watch.
Studio Production / Post-Production: David Hebden
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