Standing ovations from the U.S. Congress have only emboldened Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, whose new killing spree threatens a regional, if not an even larger war. Tens of thousands of mourners packed the streets of Tehran for the funeral of the political leader of Hamas,  Ismail Haniyeh, who was assassinated early Wednesday, July 31st  in an Israeli attack on his residence in Tehran. Haniyeh was visiting  for the inauguration of the country’s newly elected president. The murder of Haniyeh and his bodyguard, just days after Israel killed a Hezbollah top commander in a drone strike near Beirut, causes many knowledgeable experts to say that a regional or even larger war is inevitable. We speak to our geopolitical analyst Gerald Horne.

And for tips on being a freedom fighter and staying sane, we speak to Charlene Marie Muhammad, a certified yoga instructor and author of the new book, Yoga in the Black Community: Healing Practices and Principles. She appears at Busboys and Poets in Hyattsville, MD, August 4, 2024, 6PM.

With headlines and other segments:  New report released by the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights documents torture and death of Palestinians in Israel concentration camps... After six months of holding down a pro-Palestine encampment outside Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s house in McClean, Virginia, protesters were removed by heavily armed Virginia State police. The Real News Network is covering protests outside of the Olympic Games in Paris... The 17th annual African Diaspora International Film Festival takes place August 2 - 4, 2024 at George Washington University in Northwest DC. Interview with Kymone Freeman, candidate for Congress at the July 24 rally to protest Netanyahu speech.

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Photo: Screenshot from Al Jazeera of street banner in Tehran honoring slain Hamas political leader Ismail Haniyeh.

As Benjamin Netanyahu, a war criminal, is applauded by lawmakers in a joint session of Congress, the H HEDLINES American people calling for Netanyahu's arrest are attacked by politicians and the police. And in the ramped up chaos of the U.S. presidential race, corporate media all but disappears the murder, mutilation, terror and displacement inflicted on the people of Gaza by Israel. We speak to our media critic Jon Jeter.

With headlines and other segments on the U.S. election, post-NATO summit, Scott Ritter on the NATO's nuclear chicken with Russia, interview with Green Party presidential candidate Jill Stein, and rally speeches from Zeina Hutchinson of the Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee  and NeeNee Taylor of Harriet's Wildest Dreams.  

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For this month's F-Word on fascism, historian Gerald Horne discusses right-wing populism and Republican vice presidential candidate JD Vance. And as NATO doubles down on failed wars of hegemony, we hear more voices from the No NATO, Yes PEACE Summit.K J Noh is a journalist, political analyst, writer, and teacher specializing in the geopolitics of the Asia-Pacific region. Ju-Hyun Park is an organizer with the organization Nodutdol for Korean Community Development.  

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NATO, the North Atlantic Treaty Alliance, meets in DC to celebrate 75 years and to plan for more war around the globe. But before that, the international No NATO - Yes Peace Counter Summit exposes facts of NATO's blood-soaked history. A coalition of more than 100 organizations met in DC for a day-long program on Saturday July 6, followed by a march and rally in front of the White House on Sunday July 7. For this hour, we present part one of our coverage of the summit. We start with the keynote address by German Parliamentarian Sevim Dagdelen, delivered on July 6, 2024 at St. Marks Church on Capitol Hill. Also includes remarks by German journalist, historian and peace activist Reiner Braun, and by activist and writer Djibo Sobukwe. 

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The political shake-up continues in Europe and the United States, but will it translate into change or into the same-old, same-old? We speak to historian Gerald Horne. And the Boycott, Divestment Sanctions movement scores its biggest win ever, as crises deepen in the apartheid state. An excerpt from Electronic Intifada, featuring an interview with Shir Hever.

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LInks: No NATO Yes Peace

Electronic Intifada: Live day 271: Israel disintegrates; Battle of Shujaiya

Wikileaks founder, journalist and whistleblower Julian Assange is freed from prison. For our monthly exploration of all things media, we speak to journalist Jon Jeter. And after President Biden is often incoherent in his first debate with former president Donald Trump, the Democratic Party is in a panic, and the presidential race may be in turmoil. Plus headlines on the debate, independent presidential candidates, DC protesters heckle Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, Supreme Court further guts Clean Air Act, Assange plea deal, and Poor People's Campaign in DC June 29, 2024.  

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What does the new mutual defense pact between Russia and North Korea mean for geopolitics, war and peace? We speak to historian Gerald Horne. And African American soldiers who fought and turned the tide in the U.S. Civil War are remembered on Juneteenth. Plus headlines on Palestine, conscientious objectors, climate and Juneteenth in DC.

Voices: Gerald Horne, Darren Charles Overby, clip from "The Empire Files" podcast with Abby Martin and Mike Prysner, clip from Al Jazeera journalist Hind Khoudary.

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After tens of thousands surround the White House, in protest of the U.S.-Israeli attack on Gaza, an open-air People's Court of Justice is held, putting U.S. and Israeli officials on trial for genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity. And why are U.S. and European officials playing nuclear chicken with Russia? We speak to historian and author Gerald Horne. Plus headlines.

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Americans don't want their tax dollars to fund genocide, and on Saturday, June 8, they are creating a people's red line for the Biden administration. Also, Part 2 of our coverage from the historic People's Conference for Palestine. Scholar and educator Abdaljawad Omar on the panel "Palestinian Resistance and the Path to Liberation."  Plus headlines.

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On this show, we spend the hour hearing from Palestinian physician and political leader Mustafa Barghouti, members of the Palestinian Youth Movement, and others speaking on the first day of the historic People's Conference for Palestine, held May 24-26, 2024, in Detroit. The conference was held as 125,000 Palestinians in Gaza have been either killed or seriously wounded in attacks by the Israeli military since October. But despite this tremendous loss, speakers stressed resilience, resistance and victory. 

Also with Mohammed Nabulsi, Laura Khoury, Hind Khoudary and Yara Shoufani. Recorded by Breakthrough News. Produced for radio and podcast by Esther Iverem. This is part one of our coverage from conference.

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