Paris Olympics Slammed for "Social Cleansing," Mass Displacement, Militarization & Greenwashing
8:39amJust hours before Friday’s opening ceremony for the 2024 Summer Olympics, a series of apparently coordinated arson attacks were reported on France’s high-speed rail network. No one has claimed responsibility yet. Before the games, protests highlighted the…Meet the Journalist Who Lost Her Leg in Israeli Strike & Carried Olympic Torch for Slain Colleagues
8:27amAs Paris hosts today’s opening ceremony for the 2024 Olympics, we speak with Lebanese photojournalist Christina Assi of Agence France-Presse, who carried the Olympic torch Sunday in Paris to honor journalists wounded or killed on the job. Assi lost her leg…"Unspeakable": Doctors Back from Gaza Say Death Toll "Much Higher," Push Harris, Biden for Ceasefire
8:13amWe speak to two doctors who are part of a group of 45 U.S. doctors, surgeons and nurses who have volunteered in Gaza since October 7 and wrote an open letter to President Biden and Vice President Harris, the Democratic presidential candidate, demanding an…Headlines for July 26, 2024
8:00amWFP Makes More Cuts to Food Rations in Gaza as Israeli Attacks Increase Displacement Crisis, Palestinian Detainees Tortured and Abused at Hands of Israeli Prison Authorities, Netanyahu Meets with Biden and Harris After Address to Congress, “He Never Should…"The Only Answer Is Peace": Israeli and Palestinian Activists Share Vision of Coexistence
Thu 8:42amAs Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu gave an address to a joint session of Congress on Wednesday, many Democratic lawmakers skipped the speech and held an alternative event on Capitol Hill to promote peace. The panel discussion featured Maoz Inon and…Noura Erakat: During Netanyahu Speech, U.S. Lawmakers Cheered "What Is Essentially a War on…
Thu 8:26amWe speak with Palestinian human rights lawyer Noura Erakat about Benjamin Netanyahu’s address to Congress, in which he defended Israel’s brutal war on Gaza, lied repeatedly about the dire humanitarian conditions on the ground and refused to talk about how…Over 100 Lawmakers Skip Netanyahu's Address to Congress Amid Protests over U.S. Support for War in…
Thu 8:12amIsraeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addressed a joint session of Congress on Wednesday to defend the ongoing war on Gaza as thousands of people outside protested his appearance. The speech came two months after Karim Khan, the chief prosecutor of the…Headlines for July 25, 2024
Thu 8:00amU.S. Lawmakers Delivers Standing Ovations for War Criminal Netanyahu; 100+ Democrats Skip Speech, Thousands of Protesters Condemn U.S. Support for Israeli Genocide Outside Netanyahu Address, “Everyone in Gaza Is Sick, Injured, or Both”: U.S. Doctors Demand…"Justice Delayed Is Justice Denied": Video Shows Hotel Guards Kill D'Vontaye Mitchell, Yet No…
Wed 8:55amD’Vontaye Mitchell died last month in Milwaukee after he was violently pinned to the ground by four security guards outside the Hyatt Regency Hotel, just a few minutes from where the Republican National Convention would take place. Ben Crump, a civil rights…"Tragic Beyond Proportions": Attorney Ben Crump on Sonya Massey's Killing and Police Cover-Up
Wed 8:46amThe family of Sonya Massey is demanding justice after they say authorities tried to cover up her fatal shooting by a sheriff’s deputy in Springfield, Illinois, by initially claiming it was “self-inflicted.” Police body-camera footage showed this was a…Not Welcome: Jewish & Palestinian Activists Protest Netanyahu's Address to Congress, 400 Arrested
Wed 8:28amSome 400 Jewish activists, including over a dozen rabbis, were arrested Tuesday during a sit-in inside the Capitol to protest Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s address to Congress and demand an immediate U.S. weapons embargo on Israel. “It is…"Terrible Mistake": Leading Israelis Say Netanyahu's Invite to Address Congress Rewards Bad Behavior
Wed 8:11amAs the death toll from Israel’s war on Gaza tops 39,100, tens of thousands of protesters plan to march on Capitol Hill today during Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s address to a joint session of Congress. Dozens of Democratic lawmakers plan to…Headlines for July 24, 2024
Wed 8:00amProtesters Gather in D.C. as Israeli PM Netanyahu Prepares to Address Congress, 400 Jewish Protesters Arrested in U.S. Capitol Demanding U.S. End Support to Israel, Families of Israeli Hostages Rally in D.C. Demanding Ceasefire and Prisoner Exchange, Gaza…Bangladesh: 174 Killed, 2,500 Arrests in Student-Led Protests over Jobs, Inequality & Corruption
Tue 8:45amThe death toll in Bangladesh from a crackdown on massive student protests has risen to at least 174, with more than 2,500 people arrested, after police and soldiers were granted “shoot-on-sight” orders amid the unrest. The protests were in response to a…"The Prescription Is Ceasefire": Israeli Public Health Leaders Sound Alarm over Polio in Gaza
Tue 8:38amThe Israeli military says it has begun vaccinating its soldiers against poliovirus after the paralytic disease was found in several wastewater samples in Gaza. The World Health Organization warns the risk of further spread remains high while Gaza’s children…Ex-Biden Staffer Who Quit over Gaza Says Kamala Harris Must "Chart a New Path" on Israel-Palestine
Tue 8:27amAs Democratic support coalesces behind Vice President Kamala Harris in her run for the White House, we speak with Lily Greenberg Call, who worked on Harris’s presidential campaign in 2019 and went on to join the Biden administration before resigning from her…Uncommitted Movement Welcomes Biden's Decision to Step Aside Hoping Harris Will Change Course on…
Tue 8:14amVice President Kamala Harris has the backing of enough Democratic delegates to secure the party’s presidential nomination, with Democrats planning to hold a virtual roll call in the coming days to formalize her place atop the ticket ahead of the Democratic…Headlines for July 23, 2024
Tue 8:00amKamala Harris Wins Support of Enough Democratic Delegates to Clinch Nomination, Bodies of Dead and Wounded Fill Khan Younis Hospital as Israeli Assault Grinds On, Israel to Vaccinate Soldiers Against Polio After Virus Is Found in Gaza Wastewater, 7 Killed in…ICJ Rules Israel's Occupation of West Bank, Jerusalem, Gaza Is Illegal: Attorney Diana Buttu…
Mon 8:47amThe International Court of Justice has ruled Israel’s occupation of Palestinian territories is illegal and should come to an end “as rapidly as possible.” This is one of the most significant rulings issued by an international court on the matter since…Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee Remembered: Opposed Iraq War, Advocated for Juneteenth, Reparations & More
Mon 8:43amBlack Voters Matter co-founder LaTosha Brown remembers longtime Texas Democratic Congressmember Sheila Jackson Lee, who was a tireless fighter for civil rights and progressive causes throughout her three decades in the U.S. House. Jackson Lee has died at the…How to Pick Biden's Replacement? James Zogby & LaTosha Brown Debate Wisdom of an Open Convention
Mon 8:29amAs President Biden drops his reelection bid and endorses Vice President Kamala Harris, we discuss the next steps forward and whether there should be an open convention. James Zogby, former executive member of the Democratic National Committee, says an open…"Beating Donald Trump Is Vital": Mehdi Hasan on Joe Biden Dropping Out, Kamala Harris, Gaza & More
Mon 8:12amJournalist Mehdi Hasan joins us to respond to President Joe Biden’s announcement Sunday he is ending his campaign to seek reelection just four months before Election Day. In a letter posted on social media, Biden wrote he was stepping aside “in the best…Headlines for July 22, 2024
Mon 8:00amPresident Biden Ends Reelection Bid & Endorses Kamala Harris, Israel Kills 39 in Khan Younis as Official Death Toll Tops 39,000, ICJ Rules Israel’s Occupation of West Bank and East Jerusalem Is Illegal, Netanyahu Heads to Washington to Address Congress…"Justice for My Brother": Sister of Samuel Sharpe Speaks Out After Police Killing During RNC
Jul 19, 2024, 9:43 amAs anger grows in Milwaukee over the police killing of 43-year-old Samuel Sharpe during the Republican National Convention, we speak with his sister, Angelique Sharpe, who says the family is fighting for transparency from the authorities and the full video of…The GOP Is Waging a War on Abortion Rights, But You Wouldn't Know It If You Watched the RNC
Jul 19, 2024, 9:30 amThe Washington Post reports the word “abortion” was not mentioned a single time from the stage during the first three days of the Republican National Convention. Reporter Amy Littlefield, abortion access correspondent at The Nation, says the silence from…Bishop William Barber: Trump & Republicans Did Not Offer "Unity" at RNC, Only More Lies & Hate
Jul 19, 2024, 9:12 amBishop William Barber, co-chair of the Poor People’s Campaign, joins us as the Republican National Convention wraps up in Milwaukee. On the final night, Donald Trump’s invective-filled speech, coming just days after the attempt on his life, was promoted as…Milwaukee Protesters Demand Justice for Samuel Sharpe and D'Vontaye Mitchell
Jul 19, 2024, 8:50 amA march through downtown Milwaukee Thursday called for justice for Samuel Sharpe and D’Vontaye Mitchell, two Black men killed before and during the Republican National Convention amid a massive security buildup. Sharpe was a 43-year-old unhoused Black man…In "Unity" Speech, Trump Demonizes Migrants, Spreads Lies & Embraces Authoritarianism
Jul 19, 2024, 8:14 amWe host a roundtable the morning after Donald Trump accepted the Republican nomination for president on Thursday, just five days after surviving an assassination attempt, delivering the longest acceptance speech in convention history. Trump began with a somber…Headlines for July 19, 2024
Jul 19, 2024, 8:00 amTrump Accepts GOP Nomination with Longest-Ever Convention Speech, 2nd Dem. Senator Calls on Biden to Step Down Amid Reports He May Be on Verge of Ending Campaign, Israel Bombs Another U.N. School; Families Grieve Loved Ones as Bodies Exhumed from Al-Amal…COVID Forces Biden Off Campaign Trail as Pressure Grows for Him to Step Aside
Jul 18, 2024, 9:50 amThe Democratic National Committee is moving ahead with a plan to virtually nominate Joe Biden ahead of the Democratic convention in Chicago despite growing calls for him to step aside and as a new Associated Press poll shows nearly two-thirds of Democrats want…
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