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KPFA - Democracy Now! episodes

September 03, 2024Democracy Now 6am – September 3, 2024
On today’s show:
Mass Israeli Protests, as 6 More Hostages Killed, But Netanyahu Refuses Ceasefire Terms, and U.S. Sends Arms
10,000 Hotel Workers Strike at Marriott, Hyatt, and Hilton for Raises, Fair Workloads and Respect
The New Yorker Publishes 2005 Haditha, Iraq Massacre Photos that Marines “Didn’t Want the World to See”

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September 02, 2024 Democracy Now 6am – September 2, 2024
Democracy Now! is a daily independent award-winning news program hosted by journalists Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez.
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August 30, 2024Democracy Now 6am – August 30, 2024
On today’s show:
From Decriminalization to Border Crackdown, Harris Defends Hard-Line Shift in 1st Interview as Nominee
No Policy Change: In CNN Interview, Harris Refuses to Condition U.S. Military Support for Israel
“Opportunity Economy”: Kamala Harris Promotes Expanded Child Tax Credit, Regulating Price Gouging
No Ban on Fracking: Kamala Harris Doubles Down on Fossil Fuels in Shift from 2019
“Master Plan”: New Lever Podcast Series Traces How Oligarchs “Legalized Corruption” in U.S.

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August 29, 2024Democracy Now 6am – August 29, 2024
On today’s show:
Report from Gaza: Israel Kills Dozens More, Increases Forced Evacuations, Attacks Aid Truck
“They Want Palestine Empty”: Artist in Jenin Blasts U.S. Support for Israel Amid West Bank Assault
“Gender Apartheid”: Taliban Approves Law in Afghanistan Requiring Women Remain Silent in Public
Warnings of Nuclear Catastrophe as Power Plants in Russia and Ukraine at Risk Amid Escalating War

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August 28, 2024Democracy Now 6am – August 28, 2024
On today’s show:
“Trying to Repeat the Nakba”: Israel Launches Largest Military Raids in West Bank in Two Decades
“Five-Alarm Fire for Democracy”: New GOP Rules Could Block Election Results in Georgia and Beyond
Latino Rights Groups Urge Department of Justice to Investigate Texas Attorney General for Raiding Homes of LULAC Leaders

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August 27, 2024Democracy Now 6am – August 27, 2024
On today’s show:
Palestinian Healthcare Workers Chained, Starved, Sexually Abused: New HRW Report on Israeli Prisons
What Is RealPage? DOJ Sues Software Firm Using Algorithm Enabling Landlords to Fix High Rents

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August 26, 2024Democracy Now 6am – August 26, 2024
On today’s show:
“Colonial Process”: How U.S.-Led Ceasefire Talks Are Latest Erasure of Roots of Arab-Israeli Conflict
“How Many More?” Attorney Ben Crump on Latest in Breonna Taylor, Tyre Nichols, Roger Fortson Cases
Trump Wanted Them Dead: Exonerated Central Park 5 Speak at DNC and Fight to Defeat Trump

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August 23, 2024Democracy Now 6am – August 23, 2024 (2-hour special)
On today’s 2-hour show:
“Historic Moment”: Barbara Ransby on the Symbolism and Shortcomings of Kamala Harris’s Nomination
Watch: Palestinian-American Lawmaker Gives Speech the DNC Wouldn’t Allow on Stage
Thousands March Against U.S. Arming of Israel as Harris Accepts Presidential Nomination
How Shirley Chisholm and Fannie Lou Hamer Paved the Way for Kamala Harris
“Two Faces of American Capitalism”: Juan González on What the RNC and DNC Reveal About U.S. Politics
“A Generational Fight”: Political Organizers on Kamala Harris, Defeating Authoritarianism and More
“A Testament to Our Power”: Chicago’s Little Palestine Resists Racism, Disenfranchisement, and War
“We Have to Push”: Congressmember Greg Casar on Bringing Progressivism Back to Immigration Policy
The first hour of today’s special 2-hour show (available here) began at 5am, preempting Background Briefing.

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August 22, 2024Democracy Now 6am – August 22, 2024 (2-hour special)
On today’s 2-hour show:
Uncommitted Delegates Launch Sit-In After DNC Rejects Request for a Palestinian Speaker at Convention
Tim Walz Accepts VP Nomination; A Look at His Record on George Floyd Murder, IVF, Guns and Gaza
“Stop Sending Bombs”: Rep. Ilhan Omar Visits Uncommitted Sit-In & Demands Israeli Arms Embargo
Uncommitted Delegates Speak Out After Sleeping Outside DNC to Protest Silencing of Palestinian Voices
“So Horrific”: Doctor Recounts Treating Patients in Gaza Injured in Massacres Enabled by U.S. Bombs
Climate Crisis and Election Roundtable: From Tim Walz’s Record to Project 2025 to Israel
The first hour of today’s special 2-hour show (available here) began at 5am, preempting Background Briefing.
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August 21, 2024Democracy Now 6am – August 21, 2024 (2-hour special)
On today’s 2-hour show:
As Gaza War Is Largely Ignored on DNC Stage, Doubts Grow over Blinken’s Claims on Ceasefire Talks.
Trump and Harris Each Vow Border Crackdowns, as Immigrant Communities Demand Positive Change.
At DNC, Michelle and Barack Obama Champion Kamala Harris While Skewering Trump’s “Same Old Con”
The Fight over Abortion Rights Is a “Tipping Point for Our Democracy”: Michele Goodwin
What I Saw Was “Unfathomable”: Doctor Who Worked in Gaza Speaks Out Against U.S. Arming of Israel
Andy Levin, Pushed Out of Congress by AIPAC, Calls for Change in U.S.-Israel Policy
The first hour of today’s special 2-hour show (available here) began at 5am, preempting Background Briefing.

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