KPFA - Democracy Now!

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KPFA - Democracy Now! episodes

May 01, 2024Democracy Now 6am – May 1, 2024
On today’s show:
Campus Crackdown: 300+ Arrested in Police Raids on Columbia & CCNY to Clear Gaza Encampments
Juan González, Veteran of ’68 Columbia Strike, Condemns University Leaders’ Silence on Gaza Slaughter
USC Grad Student Union Files Unfair Labor Practice Charge Against University over Arrests
Reed Brody: U.S. Hypocrisy Laid Bare as Biden Admin Claims ICC Can’t Prosecute Israel for War Crimes

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April 30, 2024Democracy Now 6am – April 30, 2024
On today’s show:
“We Don’t Want to Trade in the Blood of Palestinians”: Voices of Students & Profs at Columbia Protest
In Gaza Protest, Columbia Students Occupy Hamilton Hall, Site of Historic 1968 Takeover
Israeli Holocaust Scholar Omer Bartov on Campus Protests, Weaponizing Antisemitism & Silencing Dissent
Months After Israel Killed Gaza Poet Refaat Alareer, His Daughter & Infant Grandson Die in Airstrike

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April 29, 2024Democracy Now 6am – April 29, 2024
On today’s show:
Gaza Freedom Flotilla: Activists Blocked from Sailing to Gaza But Vow to Keep Trying to Break Siege
Rabbi Alissa Wise & Israeli-Born Novelist Ayelet Waldman Arrested Trying to Bring Food to Gaza
“Lyd”: Palestinian & Jewish Directors of New Sci-Fi Doc on How 1948 Nakba Devastated Palestinian City

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April 26, 2024Democracy Now 6am – April 26, 2024
On today’s show:
Atlanta Police Violently Arrest Emory Students & Faculty to Clear Gaza Solidarity Encampment
“People Are Going to Die”: Supreme Court Case on Idaho Abortion Ban Threatens ER Care Across U.S.
“The Supreme Court Is a Product of Minority Rule”: Author Ari Berman on America’s Undemocratic System

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April 25, 2024Democracy Now 6am – April 25, 2024
On today’s show:
Bodies Recovered at Mass Graves in Nasser Hospital Bear Signs of Torture, Mutilation & Execution
Amnesty International: Global Breakdown of International Law Amid Flagrant War Crimes in Gaza & Beyond
Hundreds Arrested: Students Across U.S. Protest for Palestine as Campus Crackdown Intensifies

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April 24, 2024Democracy Now 6am – April 24, 2024
On today’s show:
“Seder in the Streets to Stop Arming Israel”: 100s Arrested at Jewish-Led Protest Near Schumer’s Home
Naomi Klein: Jews Must Raise Their Voices for Palestine, Oppose the “False Idol of Zionism”
Months Ago State Dept. Panel Exposed Israeli Units’ Rights Abuses, But U.S. Arms Keep Flowing
Climate Activists Blockade Citigroup HQ in NYC to Demand Banking Giant Stop Funding Fossil Fuels
Cuban Deputy Foreign Minister: Deliberate U.S. Policy of “Destroying Cuban Economy” Drives Migration

Democracy Now! is a daily independent award-winning news program hosted by journalists Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez.
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April 23, 2024Democracy Now 6am – April 23, 2024
On today’s show:
Pro-Palestinian Campus Encampments Spread Nationwide Amid Mass Arrests at Columbia, NYU & Yale
Juan González Reflects on Historic 1968 Columbia Protests & Crackdown on Gaza Solidarity Encampment
Labor Organizer Jane McAlevey on UAW’s Astounding Victory in VW Tennessee & Her Fight Against Cancer

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April 22, 2024Democracy Now 6am – April 22, 2024
On today’s show:
Historic Gaza Protests at Columbia U. Enter Day 6; Campus Protests Spread Across Country
“No Due Process”: Columbia Professor Mamdani Slams Arrests & Suspension of Students at Gaza Protests
“Collective Punishment”: As Gaza Assault Continues, Israel Ramps Up Violence in Occupied West Bank
“Enormous Expansion of the Law”: James Bamford on FISA Extension, U.S.-Israel Data Sharing

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April 19, 2024Democracy Now 6am – April 19, 2024
On today’s show:
“No Palestinian Is Safe”: Renowned Feminist Scholar Nadera Shalhoub-Kevorkian Arrested in Jerusalem
Over 100 Arrested at Columbia After Univ. President Orders NYPD to Clear Pro-Palestine Student Protest
“Fear and Terror”: Gaza Photographer Ahmed Zakot on Documenting the Carnage of Israel’s Assault
U.N. Photo Collection Shows Gaza War Through the Lens of Palestinian Journalists

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April 18, 2024Democracy Now 6am – April 18, 2024
On today’s show:
Meet USC Valedictorian Asna Tabassum: School Cancels Commencement Speech by Pro-Palestinian Student
The New McCarthyism: Congress Grills Columbia Univ. President Amid Crackdown on Pro-Palestine Speech
Columbia Students Risk Arrest, Suspension to Maintain Gaza Solidarity Encampment on Campus
Israel Considers Attacking Iran and Invading Rafah as Netanyahu Seeks Lifelines to Stay in Power

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