Today on A Rude Awakening, I’ll speak to GRAIN’s Indonesia-based international coordinator Kartini Samon on the commodification of heirloom seeds through the UPOV – Union of Protection of New Plant Varieties.  GRAIN is bringing to light how the UPOV is trying to control seeds in the Global South and beyond. Correspondingly, we’ll switch gears in … Continued


Democracy Now! (Rebroadcast)

Democracy Now – October 27, 2015

Despite Military Crackdown in Papua & Other Rights Abuses, Obama Hosts Indonesian President in D.C.; Massive Indonesian Plantation Fires Create Environmental Catastrophe Spewing Haze & Carbon Emissions; With Military Backing, TV Comedian Wins in Guatemala in First Vote Since Jailing of Ex-President; Nobel Laureate Joseph Stiglitz on “Rewriting the Rules of the American Economy”; In … Continued


Despite Military Crackdown in Papua & Other Rights Abuses, Obama Hosts Indonesian President in D.C.; Massive Indonesian Plantation Fires Create Environmental Catastrophe Spewing Haze & Carbon Emissions; With Military Backing, TV Comedian Wins in Guatemala in First Vote Since Jailing of Ex-President; Nobel Laureate Joseph Stiglitz on “Rewriting the Rules of the American Economy”; In … Continued


Democracy Now! (Rebroadcast)

As Candidates Tied to Guatemalan Army & Oligarch Vie for Power, What’s Next for Popular Uprising?

French Secret Service Agent Who Led Fatal 1985 Bombing of Greenpeace Ship Breaks His Silence; As Candidates Tied to Guatemalan Army & Oligarch Vie for Power, What’s Next for Popular Uprising? Allan Nairn: Donald Trump Meets, Praises Indonesian Leaders Despite Ties to Mass Killings; New Report Rejects Mexican Government’s Story About the Disappearance of 43 … Continued


French Secret Service Agent Who Led Fatal 1985 Bombing of Greenpeace Ship Breaks His Silence; As Candidates Tied to Guatemalan Army & Oligarch Vie for Power, What’s Next for Popular Uprising? Allan Nairn: Donald Trump Meets, Praises Indonesian Leaders Despite Ties to Mass Killings; New Report Rejects Mexican Government’s Story About the Disappearance of 43 … Continued