“A Source of Positivity All the Time”: Remembering Palestinian Medic Razan al-Najjar, Killed by IDF; Meet Stacey Abrams, Democrat Who Could Become First African-American Woman Governor in U.S. History.
Democracy Now 9am (rebroadcast)
9:00 AM Pacific Time: MONDAYS - FRIDAYS
Democracy Now! is a daily national independent award-winning news program, hosted by journalists Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez.
This hour rebroadcasts the 6am hour. For daily episode descriptions, see Democracy Now! (6am).
Origins of the Opioid Epidemic: Purdue Pharma Knew of OxyContin Abuse in 1996 But Covered It Up; “Pain Killer” Author Barry Meier on How West Virginia Became Ground Zero of Opioid Epidemic; Cities & States Sue Big Pharma, Targeting the Firms Who Profited from Peddling Addictive Opioids.
John Bolton Names Professional Islamophobe & Bush Official Fred Fleitz to National Security Staff; Palestinians Demand Human Rights & Medical Care in Fight to Break Israeli Naval Blockade of Gaza; Indigenous Activist: Trudeau’s Purchase of Kinder Morgan Pipeline Is “Huge Step Backward” for Canada.
Deadlier than Katrina & 9/11: Hurricane Maria Killed 4,645 in Puerto Rico, 70 Times Official Toll; Glenn Greenwald: Why Did ABC Ignore Roseanne Barr’s Hateful Tweets Against Arabs & Palestinians? 39 Arrested Protesting Industrial Farm Supplying So-Called “Cage-Free” Eggs to Amazon & Whole Foods; Bred to Suffer: Glenn Greenwald on the “Morally Unconscionable” U.S. Industry … Continued
Meet Two of the Activists Behind Ireland’s Historic Vote to Repeal a Ban on Nearly All Abortions; After Ireland’s Historic Abortion Vote, Calls Grow for Abortion Rights in Northern Ireland; “Don’t Treat Us Like Animals:” Outrage Builds After Border Agent Kills Indigenous Guatemalan Woman; 1968: A Look Back at the My Lai Massacre, MLK’s Assassination, … Continued
Democracy Now – May 28, 2018
Democracy Now! is a daily national independent award-winning news program, hosted by journalists Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez.
Bill Cosby Rape Survivor Says Black Women Face Disproportionate Pressure Not to Speak Out on Assault
As Trump Pulls Out of N. Korea Summit, Women Activists Head to DMZ to Promote Korean Peace Process; “It Is About Bloody Time”: Harvey Weinstein Assault Survivor Reacts to Arrest in NYC on Rape Charges; Bill Cosby Rape Survivor Says Black Women Face Disproportionate Pressure Not to Speak Out on Assault; Cuban Exile & CIA … Continued
NFL Bans National Anthem Protests On Same Day Video of Police Tasering of NBA Player is Released; Volcano Lava Reaches Geothermal Plant and Pacific Ocean in Hawaii, Risking Public Health Disaster; “The Tale”: Astonishing New Movie Tackles Filmmaker Jennifer Fox’s Reckoning with Child Sexual Abuse.
DNC Deputy Chair Keith Ellison: The Democratic Party Should Stay Out of Primaries, Let Voters Decide
DNC Deputy Chair Keith Ellison: The Democratic Party Should Stay Out of Primaries, Let Voters Decide; The New COINTELPRO? Meet the Black Activist Jailed for Months After FBI Targeting & Surveillance; “We Are Lurching Toward Plutocracy”: Rep. Ellison on Rollback of Key Dodd-Frank Banking Regulations; Supreme Court Deals Blow to Workers’ Rights in 5-4 Decision … Continued
Pompeo Threatens Iran & Lays Out Unattainable Nuclear Requirements, Speeding U.S. March Toward War; British Royals Rebrand with Royal Wedding, but Critics Say White, Neoliberal Monarchy Needs to Go; Royal Wedding Celebrates Black Culture, But U.K. Gov’t Has Been Targeting Black Immigrants for Years; President Trump Is Not “Above the Law”: John Bonifaz Warns Against … Continued