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

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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…

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