The US is not helping Ukraine fight Russia, the US is using Ukraine to fight Russia

Host Stuart Richardson interviews Bruce Gagnon, co-founder and coordinator of the Global Network Against Weapons and Nuclear Power in Space, he fights the reach of corporate greed into space.

We give a historical perspective on the Russia/Ukraine conflict, how events escalated since 2014 and how/why the US/NATO is prolonging this war. the US is not helping Ukraine fight Russia, the US is using Ukraine to fight Russia. How this war impacts the people of the world and the evil and apathy of our leaders misguided priorities. We speak about the lack of a Peace movement while we flirt with nuclear war and the failings of civil society and people of the faith community. I give an open invitation, if your promoting peace in anyway let me know at latinwaves@gmail.com and I will work with you.

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US and Canadian Imperialism in Haiti

Yves Engler is a Montréal-based activist and author who has published 12 books including his latest Stand on Guard For Whom? A People’s History of the Canadian Military.

They speak about Haiti in historical and current context, Haiti was the first country to liberate itself from slavery , the only successful country to do so in human history. In 2004 a very popular president Jean-Bertrand Aristide was removed via a US backed coup because he wanted to make some mild reforms for the people.

It’s been one year since the assassination of their president, recently world leaders in particular US, France and Canada declared a new Haitian president on twitter. Canada walks hand in hand with US imperialism, they back and support coups wherever the US wants them to take place. Canada is currently building 7 military bases around the world to support US imperialism.

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Jorge Martin – Latin America since the pandemic

Host Sylvia Richardson interviews HOV Secretariat Jorge Martin , they do a check up on the 2022 conditions in Latin America since the pandemic. The three significant events in Latin America this year, the Columbian election , the general strike in Ecuador and the vote on the new constitution in Chile. Also take note of elections in Brazil later this year with the left ready to take back power. 
 
They touch on the changing political scene in the UK and the crisis Eurupe will face with citizen uprisings and strikes if things don’t change course with Russia. 
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Aviva Chomsky’s latest book Central America’s Forgotten History

Latin Waves host Sylvia Richardson speaks with Dr. Aviva Chomsky, about the structured violence of empire. We are now in the grip of one of the worst economic crises in the history of modern capitalism.

Millions displaced by hunger, military violence and ecological destruction that puts them in the eye of multiple storms. Aviva Chomsky’s latest book: Central America’s Forgotten History, answers the urgent question “How did we get here?” Centering the centuries-long intertwined histories of US expansion and Indigenous and Central American struggles against inequality and oppression.

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An Inconvenient Apocalypse: Environmental Collapse, Climate Crisis, and the Fate of Humanity.

 Robert Jensen is professor emeritus of journalism at the University of Texas in Austin and collaborates with the Ecosphere Studies program at The Land Institute.

Host Sylvia speaks to Dr Jensen on his newest book “An Inconvenient Apocalypse: Environmental Collapse, Climate Crisis, and the Fate of Humanity.”

How we come to terms with the fact that this high energy , high tech consumption culture is going to fail. How its better if it fails on our terms and not naturally, how we need to transition to a low energy culture, how we have to learn to live without and make different choices.

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The notion of rights/role of languages and women in paradigm shift

A professor at Carleton University, Marcelo Saavedra is an Indigenous Bolivian leader and founder of the Bolivia Action Solidarity Network.

He speaks to Latin Waves about the need to protect indigenous languages as these languages change how we view the world. He challenges the western notion of rights and how the paradigm shift that’s taking place must have women front and center.

“If we can harness that wisdom that is embedded in our ancestral cultures, we can get rid of capitalism, patriarchy , Globalization and colonialism. And Women are a central central piece in this puzzle”

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Ukraine, Global Food Shortages, Columbia and Summit of the Americas

Latin Waves’ host Sylvia Richardson speaks with Jorge Martin Secretariat of Hands off Venezuela, they speak about the growing global food crisis due to the war in Ukraine, how imperial powers like Russia and the US don’t mind starving the global population for their own imperial interests.

How the US is losing ground in Latin America, many countries are going left including Columbia whom is on the verge of electing their first ever left wing government.

How Mexico are other nations are making a mockery of the Summit of the Americas by not attending.

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The structure of empire with Justin Podur

Latin Waves host Sylvia Richardson speaks with author Justin Podur about the structures of empire. The value transfers that fuel an economic system of inequity and injustice. How laws have been crafted to sustain empire and suppressed democratic processes.

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Russia/Ukraine crisis, the hypocrisy of the US regime

Bruce Gagnon coordinates the Global Network Against Weapons & Nuclear Power in Space, (http://space4peace.org/) Bruce is a long time Union Organizer and Peace advocate and writers for a blog called Organizing Notes http://space4peace.blogspot.com/

Host Stuart speaks to Bruce about the origins of the Russia/Ukraine crisis, the hypocrisy of the US regime and its allies and how this conflict creates a war at home by robbing the public treasury. The propaganda machine at play and how the US/Nato is actively promoting war and silencing voices for Peace.

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Social Movements Post Pandemic, how electoral politics is not enough

Latin Waves’ host Sylvia Richardson speaks with Jorge Martin Secretariat of Hands off Venezuela, they speak about the crisis of Capitalism in providing for peoples needs, how as the pandemic ends their is no money for human needs but plenty for war.

How social movements are starting to wake up post pandemic, even in unlikely places like Poland. How just electing a progressive government under capitalism will not get it done, how only workers uprisings and social movements can achieve what is needed.

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