#1302 Protecting the Amazon Rainforest from a Fascist
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🗓️ 4 September 2019
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Summary
Air Date: 9/3/2019
Today we take a look at the attacks on the Amazon rainforest and its inhabitants by the fascist government of Brazil and the protests and worldwide boycotts springing up in response
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SHOW NOTES
Maria Luise Mendonca lays it all out about the corruption from Bolsonaro and global corporations that have led to the amazon's destruction.
Guardiola and Daniel discuss the policies behind the Amazon's destruction and Bolsonaro's capitalist imperialism.
Michael Brooks breaks down just how messed up the burning Amazon situation is.
Glenn Greenwald breaks down the corruption in Brazil and how its getting worse.
Ch. 5: Smoke From A Thousand Miles Away with Brian Mier - This Is Hell - Air Date 8-24-19
Brian Mier discusses the terror of dark skies during the middle of the day from fires a thousand miles away.
Ch. 6: Protests and Climate Change - Green News Report - Air Date 8-27-19
A summary of the protests in response to the amazon fires.
There are massive fires and massive protests for the Amazon.
VOICEMAILS
Ch. 10: Justice or revenge? - Alan from Connecticut
Ch. 11: Supporting independent media and getting involved - Nancy from San Francisco
Ch. 12: Capitalism and the corporate structure vs conservation of nature - V from Central New York
FINAL COMMENTS
Ch. 13: Final comments on capitalism and the corporate structure as a cancer on nature
READ THE COMPLETE ACTIVISM SEGMENT
TAKE ACTION:
Participate in "Act for the Amazon" protests, Thursday, September 5th
DONATE to organizations protecting indigenous rights and the rainforest on the ground, such as Amazon Watch& Rainforest Alliance
If you eat meat, east LESS of it and BOYCOTT Brazilian beef companies (Marfrig Global Foods, JBS, and Minerva Foods) that also operate and produce beef brands in the US (Note: The US banned fresh beef imports from Brazil in 2017, but these Brazilian companies produce US beef brands too. Don't support them.) Details in activism blog post.
Commit yourself to the CLIMATE MOVEMENT: take part in the Global Climate Strike on 9/20-27th
EDUCATE YOURSELF & SHARE
Brazilian indigenous peoples propose boycott(The Ecologist)
Here's what you can do to help the burning, ravaged Amazon rainforest(Business Insider)
Brazilian indigenous people speak out as Amazon fires rage (PBS Newshour)
Naomi Klein: The Amazon Is on Fire—Indigenous Rights Can Help Put It Out(Common Dreams via Boston Globe)
Raoni Metukire: We, the peoples of the Amazon, are full of fear. Soon you will be too(The Guardian)
Brazilian businesses fear backlash over Amazon crisis(Financial Times)
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| 0:56.3 | be learning about the burning of the Amazon rainforest and the war against the indigenous |
| 1:01.9 | peoples living there. |
| 1:03.4 | Sorry, this is not much of a silver lining episode, but we do the hard truths on this show |
| 1:09.8 | even when they are hard. |
| 1:12.3 | That's how that goes. |
| 1:14.1 | Before we get into the horrors, though, let me tell you about this one interesting factoid |
| 1:18.8 | that I happened to know before doing the research on this show, but it became particularly |
| 1:24.4 | relevant when listening to all the news coverage of the burning of the Amazon. |
| 1:30.0 | You've probably heard it too. |
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