Begin Reconstruction

This was our end of the year podcast episode. We casually discussed some of the main stories that were happening toward the end of the 2018 and what we hope to see different in 2019. We will be more active in putting out content in 2019. Here's to, hopefully, a better year!

Episode 22 - Halloween Special - In this episode we discuss dark stories from our past, looking at conspiracy theories that turned out to be true, creepy events from the past, or in some cases, real historical events that mirror our modern day horror fiction. We'll be back with a more updated news and election info soon! Sources to be posted soon

Episode 21 -Part 2- END of June Updates - Part 2 - Immigration In this episode we discuss immigration, the separation of children from their parents, and the recent primary elections. Videos on the Finance: www.youtube.com/watch?v=sx8miXRMWYQ www.youtube.com/watch?v=FbuiFQa_Jvw Sources: to be posted soon

Episode 20 -Part 1- End of June Updates - Income Inequality and Korean Talks In this episode we give more updates on the Korean talks as well as the growing gap in income inequality. We discuss what those companies did with those tax breaks and what that could mean for the future of labor and the economy. Videos on the Finance: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sx8miXRMWYQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FbuiFQa_Jvw Sources: to be posted soon

Water Crisis - Bonus Episode of Begin Reconstruction. In this episode we talk about water contamination that has taken place in the the state capitol of Oregon. After seeing and experiencing water issues in our own state, we wanted to bring attention to other cities that have faced similar and worse case water contamination issues, with a focus on Flint's lead contamination. We need to begin to look at the problems in our politics, infrastructure, and climate change if we want to assure that access to clean water continues as we move forward into the future. Videos on the Combahee River Collective: www.youtube.com/watch?v=ruH3CzwTslA Sources: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/apr/04/flint-residents-punished-poisoned-water https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/posteverything/wp/2018/04/16/im-a-flint-resident-im-done-paying-for-water-that-isnt-safe/?noredirect=on https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/energy-environment/wp/2017/02/28/flint-residents-must-start-paying-for-water-they-still-cant-drink-without-a-filter/?noredirect=on https://www.motherjones.com/environment/2016/02/lead-exposure-gasoline-crime-increase-children-health/ https://www.statesmanjournal.com/story/news/2018/05/30/how-toxic-algae-fouled-salems-water-first-time/656483002/?from=new-cookie https://www.reuters.com/investigates/special-report/usa-lead-testing/#interactive-lead https://www.lhsfna.org/index.cfm/lifelines/february-2017/thousands-of-u-s-cities-have-worse-lead-problems-than-flint/ https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-lead-map/reuters-finds-3810-u-s-areas-with-lead-poisoning-double-flints-idUSKBN1DE1H2 https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/thousands-of-u-s-areas-afflicted-with-lead-poisoning-beyond-flints/ https://www.acs.org/content/acs/en/education/resources/highschool/chemmatters/past-issues/2016-2017/december-2016/flint-water-crisis.html https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2016/04/20/465545378/lead-laced-water-in-flint-a-step-by-step-look-at-the-makings-of-a-crisis https://www.cnn.com/2016/03/04/us/flint-water-crisis-fast-facts/index.html

Economy, Catalan, and Puerto Rico - Episode 19 of Begin Reconstruction. In this episode we talk about the tragic murder of Palestinian nurse Razan al-Najar, the growing income inequality and why unemployment numbers are not the most reliable gauge of our economy. We also discuss some update on Spain's new Leader and the potential response to Catalan, Puerto Rico's continued lack of coverage in the media after the deaths following the hurricane reaches into the thousands. Videos on the Combahee River Collective: www.youtube.com/watch?v=ruH3CzwTslA Sources:

Venezuelan Elections - Episode 18 of Begin Reconstruction. In this episode we talk about the rarely discussed case of the USS Reagan soldiers who suffer health issues and high levels of radiation after assisting in the cleanup of the Fukushima plant in Japan after it's massive tsunami and earthquake. We also discuss immigration issues, unions, and then to the recent Venezuelan elections. Videos on the Combahee River Collective: www.youtube.com/watch?v=ruH3CzwTslA Sources: https://www.counterpunch.org/2018/03/07/injustice-at-sea-the-irradiated-sailors-of-the-uss-reagan/

Korea talks on again - Episode 17 of Begin Reconstruction. Apologies for the audio issues for the first ten minutes or so. In this episode we talk about the NFL implementing fines if players kneel during the protest, the Supreme court ruling over workers, union membership, the passing of bill 2155 deregulating rules on the Dodd-Frank act. Lastly, we focus on the potential talks between North and South Korea. Videos on the Combahee River Collective: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ruH3CzwTslA Sources:

"Bloddy Gina" Gina Haspel's appointment, Iran Deal, Korea Talks, and Gaza - Episode 16 of Begin Reconstruction. In this episode we talk about the appointment of Gina Haspel, the US pulling out of the Iran Deal and it's potential collapse, and why North Korea cancelled its meeting with South Korea. Our main focus is on Gaza and the killing of protesters. We discuss Isreali soldiers shooting on innocent protesters as they continue their protest "Great March of Return" along the Gaza border. Correction: The protests“Great March of Return” marking 70 years of ongoing Nakba, the forced expulsion of Palestinians to create the state of Israel back in 1948, expulsions. We said it was 50 years ago but it was 70. New video on the Combahee River Collective: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YIun6PaUV4E Sources: Coming soon

Korea Peace Treaty - Episode 15 of Begin Reconstruction. In this episode we talk about Wall Street losing money when they cure diseases, elections coming up, the continued expansion of teacher strikes, and Burgerville unionize! Our main focus is on the meeting between the North and South Korean leaders. We discuss a little bit of the Korean war and how this meeting can hopefully bring an official end to the Korean War, as well as what each party is bringing to the table. Videos on the AUMF: Part 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AXYU4gzXqh8 Part 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tBC2rVkA150 Sources: North and South Korea Talks https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/27/world/asia/north-korea-south-kim-jong-un.html https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2018/04/27/north-and-south-korea-pledged-make-peace-heres-what-actually-means/559042002/ https://www.cnn.com/2018/04/28/asia/north-korea-nuclear-site-time-zone-intl/index.html https://theconversation.com/5-things-to-know-about-north-and-south-korea-90902 https://www.thenation.com/article/south-and-north-korea-prepare-to-discuss-an-end-to-the-korean-war/ https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2018/04/north-korea-hails-milestone-ties-south-korea-180428055523042.html https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2018/04/12/activists-accuse-south-korean-president-sacrificing-millions/ http://fortune.com/2018/04/27/north-south-korea-nuclear-friendly-handshake-defense-stocks-boeing/ https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2018/04/north-south-korea-peace-treaty/558932/ http://www.truth-out.org/news/item/44321-north-korea-to-close-nuclear-test-site-change-clocks-to-match-south http://www.truth-out.org/speakout/item/39967-north-korean-nukes-russian-interference-and-american-historical-amnesia https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/07/world/asia/a-south-korean-president-is-jailed-for-graft-but-few-expect-major-change.html?rref=collection%2Ftimestopic%2FPark%20Geun-hye&action=click&contentCollection=timestopics®ion=stream&module=stream_unit&version=latest&contentPlacement=2&pgtype=collection MISC http://www.truth-out.org/news/item/44306-you-really-should-resign-lawmakers-slam-epa-s-scott-pruitt-over-mounting-ethics-scandals https://www.statesmanjournal.com/picture-gallery/news/local/2017/07/15/photos-pro-trump-rally-and-march-at-oregon-state-capitol/103717232/?from=new-cookie# https://socialistworker.org/2018/04/26/the-teachers-revolt-strikes-in-the-southwest

The Haiti Revolution - Episode 14 of Begin Reconstruction. In this episode we focus on four topics. We talk about the massacre of protesters in Gaza by the Israeli military. We also discuss the events and protests going on in Brazil. We then discuss the border control and sending the military to the border. Our last topic covers the shooting of Stephon Clark, the unbalanced reporting of terrorism and racial profiling of victims. Correction: I accidentally referred to Stephon Clark as Steven, I misread the name and apologize for that mix up. New video on Protesting: www.youtube.com/watch?v=_fLJMQQB9XA&t=1s Sources: https://www.truthdig.com/articles/gaza-buries-journalist-killed-while-covering-mass-protests/ https://www.truthdig.com/articles/in-wake-of-gaza-massacre-israeli-leaders-should-be-prosecuted-for-war-crimes/https://www.jacobinmag.com/2018/04/israel-palestine-gaza-occupation-protests https://www.jacobinmag.com/2018/04/lula-jail-sentence-brazil-coup-democracy https://socialistworker.org/2018/04/05/the-truth-about-austins-terrorist-bomber http://www.truth-out.org/news/item/44054-trump-will-deploy-military-to-the-border-amid-immigration-crackdown https://www.democracynow.org/2018/4/5/trump_escalates_already_deadly_us_border https://theintercept.com/2018/04/05/migrant-caravan-mexico-border-immigration/ https://theintercept.com/2018/04/05/muslims-violence-media-attention-prosecution/ http://www.truth-out.org/opinion/item/44091-from-stephon-clark-to-voter-suppression-the-attack-on-black-america-intensifies https://socialistworker.org/2018/04/02/when-they-murdered-stephon-they-lit-a-fire https://www.counterpunch.org/2018/04/06/youtube-censorship-and-nasim-aghdam/

The Haiti Revolution - Episode 13 of Begin Reconstruction. In this episode we give updates on the teacher's strike/walkout happening in Oklahoma and Kentucky. We also talk about the massacre of protesters in Gaza by Israeli military. Our main discussion focuses on the Haitian Revolution and where Haiti stands today. Youtube video on Protesting: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_fLJMQQB9XA&t=1s Sources : Haiti http://www.pbs.org/frontlineworld/rough/2007/12/haiti_belos_sonlinks.html http://haitianstudies.ku.edu/haiti-history http://www.localhistories.org/haiti.html https://www.theguardian.com/world/2010/jan/14/haiti-history-earthquake-disaster https://history.state.gov/milestones/1784-1800/haitian-rev http://www.slate.com/articles/life/history/2015/08/the_most_successful_slave_rebellion_in_history_created_an_independent_haiti.html https://isreview.org/issue/63/black-jacobins http://slaveryandremembrance.org/articles/article/?id=A0066 https://www.truthdig.com/articles/humanitarian-relief-charade/ https://www.truthdig.com/articles/red-cross-joins-list-charities-tainted-sex-cases/ https://www.truthdig.com/articles/red-cross-helped-executive-get-job-save-children-forcing-sexual-harassment/ https://www.truthdig.com/articles/naacp-sues-u-s-policy-haitian-immigrants/ https://www.thenation.com/article/coup-haiti/ https://www.cnn.com/2013/12/12/world/haiti-earthquake-fast-facts/index.html https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/haiti-earthquake-anniversary_us_5875108de4b02b5f858b3f9c https://www.sc.edu/uscpress/books/2001/3416.html https://www.truthdig.com/videos/israel-massacres-unarmed-gaza-protesters-shooting-773-with-live-ammunition-video/ Teacher's Strike and Gaza https://www.democracynow.org/2018/4/4/teachers_in_revolt_meet_the_educators https://www.democracynow.org/2018/4/2/massacre_in_gaza_israeli_forces_open http://therealnews.com/t2/story:21489:US-Blocks-UN-Investigation-into-Israeli-Military-Killings-in-Gaza-%28pt.-12%29 http://therealnews.com/t2/story:21485:Israeli-Military-Admits-Massacre-of-Unarmed-Gaza-Protesters-Was-Intentional---then-Deletes-Tweets

Updates and the March for Our Lives - Episode 12 of Begin Reconstruction. In this episode we give updates on the gun debate, teacher's strike/walkout. We also discuss the March for Our Lives rally and the 15 year anniversary of the Iraq War. Books about the 2nd amendment: Loaded by Roxanne Dunbar-Oritz Youtube videos on the AUMF: Part 1: www.youtube.com/watch?v=AXYU4gzXqh8 Pater 2: www.youtube.com/watch?v=XrjLMYhJY5c Sources: https://www.truthdig.com/articles/kushner-trump-dynasty-love-country-money/ https://www.counterpunch.org/2018/03/23/trump-touts-12-5b-saudi-arms-sale-as-us-support-for-yemen-war-literally-fuels-atrocities/ https://www.counterpunch.org/2018/03/23/15-years-after-the-iraq-invasion-what-are-the-costs/ https://www.counterpunch.org/2018/03/01/killing-by-the-numbers-how-much-more-to-follow/ http://www.truth-out.org/opinion/item/43937-teachers-deserve-a-raise-here-s-how-to-fund-it https://theintercept.com/2018/03/17/richard-spencer-college-tour-antifa-alt-right/ http://ourfinancialsecurity.org/2018/03/afr-statement-omnibus-contains-yet-gifts-wall-street/ https://www.thenation.com/article/antifa-has-richard-spencer-on-the-run-does-that-vindicate-its-tactics/

Updates and the March for Our Lives - Episode 12 of Begin Reconstruction. In this episode we gives updates on the gun debate, teacher's strike/walkout. We also discuss the March for Our Lives rally and the 15 year anniversary of the Iraq War. Books about the 2nd amendment: Loaded by Roxanne Dunbar-Oritz Youtube videos on the AUMF: Part 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AXYU4gzXqh8 Pater 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XrjLMYhJY5c Sources will be posted soon.

Updates and the Teacher's Strike - Episode 11 of Begin Reconstruction. In this episode we give updates on the Venezuela and Yemen. We also discuss debtor's prison, increasing the deficit, fighting the sex trade, deregulating banks, warrantless searches and the teacher's strike. Sources will be posted soon.

Updates and Rise of White Nationalism in Europe - Episode 10 of Begin Reconstruction. In this episode we give updates on the Hounduras, the Parkland shooting, the Olympics, and discuss the rise of white nationalism in Europe and the political party crisis in the US. Some of these updates are a little old, but we didn't have time to post it right away. Sources will be posted soon.

Updates - Episode 9 of Begin Reconstruction. In this episode we discuss the school shooting in Parkland, gun violence, mental health, and the continued rise of mass shootings. Sources: https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/taibbi-parkland-florida-school-shooting-gun-control-nra-w516850 https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/16/us/politics/fact-check-parkland-gun-violence-mental-illness.html https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2017/11/6/16612410/domestic-gun-violence-mass-shootings http://fortune.com/2017/11/07/domestic-violence-shootings-statistics/ https://finance.yahoo.com/news/5-statistics-explain-between-domestic-211611420.html https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2018/01/17/gun-violence-masculinity-216321 https://www.politico.com/story/2018/02/15/mass-shootings-mental-health-activists-warning-415598 https://www.democracynow.org/2018/2/16/trump_blames_mental_illness_for_parkland https://www.democracynow.org/2018/2/16/white_supremacy_patriarchy_and_guns_fl https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/double-standard-white-privilege-media-las-vegas-shooting_us_59d3da15e4b04b9f92058316 http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/330973-secret-service-no-guns-at-trump-nra-speech http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/donald-trump-guns-bill-mentally-ill-background-checks-nra-a7604876.html https://www.splcenter.org/20180205/alt-right-killing-people https://www.commondreams.org/news/2018/02/17/because-nothing-has-changed-columbine-students-teachers-call-nationwide-school

Updates - Episode 8 of Begin Reconstruction. In this episode we discuss the Super Bowl Riots, the history of Slavery being taught in Schools, and the Korean Olympics. Sources: http://www.newsweek.com/philadelphia-chaos-reveals-racial-double-standard-over-riots-critics-say-799421 https://www.teenvogue.com/story/super-bowl-lii-destruction-in-philadelphia-was-a-white-riot https://slate.com/culture/2018/02/that-was-some-very-good-policing-in-philadelphia-after-the-super-bowl.html https://www.truthdig.com/articles/violence-becomes-unruliness-sports-fans-not-blm-protesters-breaking-rules/ https://www.truthdig.com/articles/wont-believe-american-high-schools-teaching-students-slavery/ https://www.truthdig.com/articles/can-south-koreas-president-help-trump-north-korea-crisis/ http://therealnews.com/t2/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=767&Itemid=74&jumival=21122 http://therealnews.com/t2/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=767&Itemid=74&jumival=21112

Updates - Episode 7 of Begin Reconstruction. In this episode we provide some updates on Venezuela, discuss the rise and fall and rise again of the stock markets, the state of the union address as well as immigration. Sources: http://therealnews.com/t2/story:21060:Tillerson-Tries-and-Fails-to-Rally-Latin-American-Support-for-Sanctions-Against-Venezuela http://therealnews.com/t2/story:21050:Trump-Preemptively-Dismisses-Upcoming-Venezuelan-Presidential-Vote https://www.marketwatch.com/story/inflation-fears-haunt-wall-street-again-but-investors-might-just-be-having-a-bad-dream-2018-02-10 https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/made-by-history/wp/2017/12/21/extreme-poverty-returns-to-america/?utm_term=.d629afc3deb3 http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-homeless-count-20170530-story.html http://www.latimes.com/local/california/la-me-lopez-safe-parking-20171224-story.html https://www.cnbc.com/2017/09/13/how-much-americans-at-have-in-their-savings-accounts.html

Breakdown of Venezuela and Honduras - Episode 6 of Begin Reconstruction. In this episode we discuss a brief history of Venezuela and Honduras. Sources: Honduras https://theintercept.com/2017/08/29/honduras-coup-us-defense-departmetnt-center-hemispheric-defense-studies-chds/ https://theintercept.com/2016/04/12/death-squads-are-back-in-honduras-honduran-activists-tell-congress/ https://theintercept.com/2017/12/03/the-president-of-honduras-is-deploying-u-s-trained-forces-against-election-protesters/ https://www.democracynow.org/2017/12/8/no_democracy_here_ousted_honduran_pres Venezuela Building the Commune: Radical Democracy in Venezuela by George Ciccariello-Maher https://nacla.org/article/communal-state-communal-councils-communes-and-workplace-democracy https://www.democracynow.org/2017/8/11/lee_fang_on_how_a_little https://www.democracynow.org/2017/7/17/headlines/venezuela_millions_participate_in_oppositions_unofficial_referendum https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tEcW6UgDRrw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B9stw8OFL4E https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GHc7yegaCmc