The European Union is reportedly under pressure to revoke a memorandum of understanding about importing resources from Rwanda because of Rwanda’s war in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Pacifica’s Ann Garrison reports.
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Next, Block Report Radio’s JR Valrey sat down with Kambale Musavuli of the Center for Research on the Congo to talk about the impact of Trump’s announcement that he was going to invest $500 billion of US taxpayers money into artificial intelligence. Within hours of Trump’s announcement Rwanda’s M23 militia and Rwandan Defense Forces invaded the city of Goma, looking to secure the minerals for US tech giants. They also discussed how people in the US can hold Elon Musk, Tesla, and their coltan provider Glencore accountable for millions of deaths in wars for Congolese minerals since 1996.
For more from JR visit BlockReportRadioWorld.com.
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President Trump’s threat to invade Panama is not the first and the US in fact invaded Panama in 1989. Saul Mendez Rodriguez is the president of Suntracs, the largest union in Panama, which represents construction workers. He spoke to KPFK and WorkWeek Radio’s Peter Ross and Julian, an international student. Both are members of UAW 4811.
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Next, Capitalism, Race, & Democracy producer Thomas O’Rourke spoke to Pacifica broadcaster and independent podcaster Garland Nixon about the early days of Trump 2.0 and the Democratic Party implosion. In this week’s episode, we share Part 1 of their conversation. Tune in to CRD for more of their conversation in upcoming shows.
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Music:
Tems – No Woman No Cry (From “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever Prologue”)
Ruben Blades, “Patria – Panama”
