KPFA - Democracy Now!

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KPFA - Democracy Now! episodes

June 25, 2024Democracy Now 6am – June 25, 2024
On today’s show:
Julian Assange Is Free: WikiLeaks Founder’s Brother Gabriel Shipton on End of Decadelong Legal Saga
Press Freedom Advocates Celebrate Julian Assange’s Release But Warn of Impact of Plea Deal
Journalist Antony Loewenstein on Assange’s Release, WikiLeaks, and Israeli Drones Killing Gaza Reporters
New York City Congestion Pricing: Advocates Slam NY Governor for Halting Plan to Reduce Emissions and Fund Mass Transit

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June 24, 2024Democracy Now 6am – June 24, 2024
On today’s show:
AIPAC vs. Jamaal Bowman: Representative Ayanna Pressley on Pro-Israel Lobby Push to Defeat Pro-Ceasefire Lawmaker
“These Are Not Just Threats”: Representative Ayanna Pressley on Project 2025 and Dangers of a Second Trump Term
Will Israel Expand Its War into Lebanon? Rami Khouri on Netanyahu’s Latest Threats
Meet Maha Hussaini, Gaza Journalist Whose Courage Award Was Rescinded After Pro-Israel Smear Campaign

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June 21, 2024Democracy Now 6am – June 21, 2024
On today’s show:
“The Night Won’t End”: New Documentary Investigates Civilian Killings in Gaza and U.S. Backing of Israeli Assault
“Green Border”: Agnieszka Holland’s New Film Shows “Impossible Choices” Facing Refugees in Europe

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June 20, 2024Democracy Now 6am – June 20, 2024
On today’s show:
Meet Nadia Milleron: Her Daughter Was Killed in 2019 Boeing Crash, Now She’s Running for Congress
Reuters: Pentagon Ran a Secret Anti-Vax Campaign to Undermine China at the Height of the Pandemic
First Illinois Latina Representative Praises Biden’s New Immigration Executive Order But Slams Border Shutdown
“Congress Is Not for Sale”: Representative Ramirez Slams AIPAC-Led Campaign Against Jamaal Bowman in NY Primary

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June 19, 2024Democracy Now 6am – June 19, 2024
On today’s show:
Juneteenth Special: Historian Clint Smith on Reckoning with the History of Slavery Across America
Rhiannon Giddens on Pulitzer-Winning Opera “Omar” About Enslaved Muslim Scholar Omar ibn Said
“Another Wasted Life”: Rhiannon Giddens on How Death of Kalief Browder Inspired New Song

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June 18, 2024Democracy Now 6am – June 18, 2024
On today’s show:
Ahead of Juneteenth, Maryland Pardons 175K Pot Convictions, Seeking to Remedy Harms of the War on Drugs
Holocaust Scholar Raz Segal Loses University of Minnesota Job Offer for Saying Israel Is Committing Genocide

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June 17, 2024Democracy Now 6am – June 17, 2024
On today’s show:
Report from Rafah: UNICEF Decries Israel’s “War on Children” as Starvation & Deaths Mount in Gaza
Rep. Jamie Raskin: Trump’s First Return to Capitol Hill Since Jan. 6 Cements His GOP “Stranglehold”
Rep. Jamie Raskin: Only a Two-State Solution Can End “Nightmare” of Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
Arundhati Roy Faces Anti-Terror Prosecution in India as Modi Expands Crackdown on Critics

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June 14, 2024Democracy Now 6am – June 14, 2024
On today’s show:
Supreme Court Protects Access to Mifepristone, But War on Abortion Rights Continues to Escalate
Birding While Black: Christian Cooper on NYC Audubon Society’s New Name & Racist Central Park Incident
“Better Living Through Birding”: Christian Cooper on Being a Queer Black Man in the Natural World

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June 13, 2024Democracy Now 6am – June 13, 2024
On today’s show:
Secret Recording of SCOTUS Justice Samuel Alito Offers “Window” into His Conservative Ideology
ProPublica Reporter Defends Work After Samuel Alito Accuses Outlet of Politically Motivated Coverage
From Gaza to Sudan, Number of Global Armed Conflicts Reach New Post-WWII High
Palestinian Diplomat: Gaza Ceasefire Only Possible Once Israel Commits to Ending the War

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June 12, 2024Democracy Now 6am – June 12, 2024
On today’s show:
Sarah Leah Whitson: U.S. Ceasefire Push in Gaza Is Welcome, But “40,000 Dead Palestinians Too Late”
Hunter Biden: President’s Son Convicted in Federal Gun Case, Faces Tax Evasion Trial Next
Bananas and Blood: Chiquita Ordered to Pay Colombian Families $38 Million for Backing Death Squads

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