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Congo President Lawrence Kabila with then-US Secretary of State John Kerry. (photo: State Department)
This week on CounterSpin: The Democratic Republic of Congo is embroiled in economic crisis as well as the humanitarian disaster of violence between the government of Joseph Kabila and opposition forces. Elite US media give you a tired tale of a perennially war-torn African nation, with benevolent outsiders like the US looking to help. You’re right to suspect that reality is something different. Maurice Carney, co-founder and executive director of the group Friends of the Congo, will join us to talk about what’s going on.
Transcript: How Can the Arsonists Be the Firefighters Today?
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Also on the show: A July Washington Post poll finds one out of every three DC residents say they’ve taken part in a protest against the president since his inauguration. The number includes half of the district’s white residents, half of people making more than $100,000 a year and a fifth of respondents over the age of 65. As more people go out in the street, states are rushing to criminalize that resistance. We’ll talk about the right to protest and the role of law in a time of widespread dissent with activist attorney Mara Verheyden-Hilliard, executive director of the Partnership for Civil Justice Fund.
Transcript: There’s an Effort Around the Country to Curtail People’s Fundamental 1st Amendment Rights
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Plus a quick look back at recent press, including the “free market” healthcare mix, the opioid epidemic and a remembrance of anti-racism advocate Jack Shaheen.
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Democracy is perfection in greed, as it is rule by the 51% most intelligent, most educated and most wealthy. So, if your protest is opposed to the will of the 51% most greedy, such as the Dakota Access Pipeline protest, you are up against a stone wall, absolute futility actually.
Wonderful show today – history & lessons concerning the Congo and the US with Maurice Carney, co-founder and executive director of the group Friends of the Congo;
up to date legal defense of protesters including the 200 arrested at Trump’s inauguration, and police tactics.
Every civil defense lawyer should listen to activist attorney Mara Verheyden-Hilliard, executive director of the Partnership for Civil Justice Fund.