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KPFA - Democracy Now! episodes

July 23, 2024Democracy Now 6am – July 23, 2024
On today’s show:
Uncommitted Movement Welcomes Biden’s Decision to Step Aside Hoping Harris Will Change Course on Gaza
Ex-Biden Staffer Who Quit over Gaza Says Kamala Harris Must “Chart a New Path” on Israel-Palestine
“The Prescription Is Ceasefire”: Israeli Public Health Leaders Sound Alarm over Polio in Gaza
Bangladesh: 174 Killed, 2,500 Arrests in Student-Led Protests over Jobs, Inequality, and Corruption

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July 22, 2024Democracy Now 6am – July 22, 2024
On today’s show:
“Beating Donald Trump Is Vital”: Mehdi Hasan on Joe Biden Dropping Out, Kamala Harris, Gaza, and More
How to Pick Biden’s Replacement? James Zogby and LaTosha Brown Debate Wisdom of an Open Convention
Representative Sheila Jackson Lee Remembered: Opposed Iraq War, Advocated for Juneteenth, Reparations, and More
International Court of Justice (ICJ) Rules Israel’s Occupation of West Bank, Jerusalem, and Gaza Is Illegal: Attorney Diana Buttu Explains

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July 19, 2024Democracy Now 6am – July 19, 2024 (2-hour special)
On today’s show:
In “Unity” Speech, Trump Demonizes Migrants, Spreads Lies and Embraces Authoritarianism
Milwaukee Protesters Demand Justice for Samuel Sharpe and D’Vontaye Mitchell
Bishop William Barber: Trump and Republicans Did Not Offer “Unity” at RNC, Only More Lies and Hate
The GOP Is Waging a War on Abortion Rights, But You Wouldn’t Know It If You Watched the RNC
“Justice for My Brother”: Sister of Samuel Sharpe Speaks Out After Police Killing During RNC
The second hour of today’s special 2-hour show continues at 7am, preempting Upfront.

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July 18, 2024Democracy Now 6am – July 18, 2024 (2-hour special)
On today’s show:
Trump’s VP Pick J.D. Vance Espouses Economic Populism, But Will He Actually Be a Working-Class Ally?
J.D. Vance Criticizes Biden’s Support for Iraq War in 2003 But Pushes Hawkish Policy on China and Iran
“More Radical Than MAGA”? Politico’s Ian Ward on J.D. Vance and the Future of the Republican Party
“White Trash” Historian Nancy Isenberg on J.D. Vance, “Hillbilly Elegy,” and Class in America
COVID Forces Biden Off Campaign Trail as Pressure Grows for Him to Step Aside
The second hour of today’s special 2-hour show continues at 7am, preempting Upfront.

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July 17, 2024Democracy Now 6am – July 17, 2024 (2-hour special)
On today’s show:
“Politics of Hate”: Writer Jean Guerrero on Anti-Immigrant Lies and Fearmongering at RNC
Trump Is Trying to “Gaslight the Black Community” About His Racist Record: Clarence Lusane
Jury Convicts New Jersey Senator Bob Menendez of Taking Bribes from Egypt and Qatar
Samuel Sharpe Shooting: Ohio Cops in Wisconsin for RNC Kill Unhoused Black Veteran
J.D. Vance Praised 9/11 Conspiracy Theorist Alex Jones as Truth-Teller in Private 2021 Speech
Milwaukee Immigrant Rights Advocate Slams “Sickening” Rhetoric at RNC as Trump Vows Mass Deportations
DNC Makes Moves to Lock In Biden as Nominee Early, Despite Growing Discontent Among Democrats
The second hour of today’s special 2-hour show continues at 7am, preempting Upfront.

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July 16, 2024Democracy Now 6am – July 16, 2024 (2-hour special)
On today’s show:
J.D. Vance, “Hillbilly Elegy” and Appalachia’s Shift to the Right: Arlie Russell Hochschild
Trump-Appointed Judge Dismisses Classified Documents Case Against Ex-President on First Day of RNC
“Genocidal Man” versus “Fascist Man”: RNC Protesters Decry 2024 Choices, Call for Justice
“He’s a Fake”: Robert Kuttner on How J.D. Vance Disguises His Anti-Worker Views as Economic Populism
Trump’s VP Pick, J.D. Vance, Pushed for Police to Track & Criminalize Abortions
“Blank Check” for Genocide: Court Dismisses Palestinians’ Case Against Biden Admin over Gaza War
The second hour of today’s special 2-hour show continues at 7am, preempting Upfront.

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July 15, 2024Democracy Now 6am – July 15, 2024 (2-hour special)
On today’s show:
Long Legacy of U.S. Political Violence: RNC Begins in Milwaukee in Wake of Trump Assassination Attempt
“An America Awash in Guns”: Brady President Kris Brown on Trump Shooting and the Need for Gun Control
Mawasi Massacre: Over 90 Killed in Israeli Airstrikes on Tent Camp in Gaza “Safe Zone”
Jeff Sharlet on Trump Assassination Attempt, Authoritarian Violence, and Project 2025
Voices of the Unhoused: Poor People’s Army Sets Up Encampment Near RNC to Protest GOP Policies
“The Fall of Wisconsin”: How GOP Transformed Once-Progressive State into Union-Busting “Laboratory”
The second hour of today’s special 2-hour show continues at 7am, preempting Upfront.

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July 12, 2024Democracy Now 6am – July 12, 2024
On today’s show:
In Rare News Conference, Biden Vows to Stay in Race, Defending Record on Ukraine, NATO and More: A Roundtable
“I’m Bored, So I Shoot”: How Israeli Troops Are Authorized to Shoot Palestinians Virtually at Will

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July 11, 2024Democracy Now 6am – July 11, 2024
On today’s show:
Should Biden Step Aside? Wajahat Ali and Norman Solomon Debate Democratic Options for 2024 Race
Former Israeli Peace Negotiator Daniel Levy: Netanyahu Is “Trying to Do Everything to Prevent a Deal”

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July 10, 2024Democracy Now 6am – July 10, 2024
On today’s show:
Report from Gaza: Israel Attacks Schools & Orders Palestinians to Leave Gaza City Amid Ceasefire Talks
Their Goal Is Total Ethnic Cleansing: Mustafa Barghouti on Israel’s Expulsion Order for Gaza City
“Peace, Not NATO”: As Biden Hosts Leaders in D.C., German MP Decries NATO’s 75 Years of War & Hypocrisy

Democracy Now! is a daily independent award-winning news program hosted by journalists Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez.

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