The Shortwave Report May 8, 2026

The Shortwave Report May 8, 2026

From The Shortwave Report by Dan Roberts

May 7, 2026 · 29 min · Episode 224

About this episode

This episode covers topics including windfall oil profits, the Non-Proliferation Treaty, violence in South Lebanon, and solar panel aid to Cuba.

This week's show begins with attempts to tax windfall oil profits, update on the Non-Proliferation Treaty, an alarming number of medics killed in South Lebanon, and a flotilla of solar panels leaving Spain for medical facilities in Cuba. This week's show features stories from France 24, NHK Japan, Radio Deutsche-Welle, and Radio Havana Cuba. http://youthspeaksout.net/swr260508.mp3 (29:00) From FRANCE- First a report on the windfall profits oil companies are making as a result of the war on Iran- there are calls for a tax on the oil companies who mask their profits in international schemes. The Guardian had a long article about a British advertising company has been greenwashing the US oil industry with a billion dollar budget. 50,000 people in Tokyo protested the shift in the Japanese constitution which has a pacifist clause. From JAPAN- The leaders of Japan and Australia held a summit covering economic and military security. The UN Security Council is having a meeting about North Korea alongside a conference on the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons- a new draft of the treaty calls for safeguards against autonomous use of nuclear weapons. North Koreas…

People in this episode

Host: Dan Roberts

Topics covered

  • oil profits
  • Non-Proliferation Treaty
  • South Lebanon conflict
  • solar panels
  • Japan-Australia summit
  • North Korea
  • military security

Keywords

  • oil profits
  • Non-Proliferation Treaty
  • South Lebanon
  • solar panels
  • Japan
  • North Korea
  • military security
  • Cuba
  • Spain

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: France 24, NHK Japan, Radio Deutsche-Welle, Radio Havana Cuba

Places: Spain, Cuba, South Lebanon, Japan, North Korea, Saudi Arabia, UAE

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