Democracy Now! (Rebroadcast)

Democracy Now 9am – September 6, 2023

On Today’s Show: “A Political Prosecution”: 61 Cop City Opponents Hit with RICO Charges by Georgia’s Republican AG “Alarming”: Biden to Supply Depleted Uranium Shells to Ukraine Despite Contamination Risks Kenyan Activist at Africa Climate Summit: Fund Green Transition on Continent & Phase Out Fossil Fuels   Democracy Now! is a daily independent award-winning news program hosted … Continued


Law & Disorder

CA Prisons Collaborate with Deportations; Plus, Funding Behind ‘Pregnancy Crisis Centers’

A new report from the American Civil Liberties Union of Northern California shows that California prisons systematically profile and report suspected immigrants to ICE. The ACLU, along with community organizations, has systematically sifted through more than 2,500 public records that shed light on the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation’s discriminatory, proactive deportation program. We’re … Continued


UpFront

New Amazon Distribution Center in Bay View, CEQA bill AB 1307 May Greenlight People’s Park development; Plus, California Forever: Building Utopian Cities from Scratch

0:08 — Tim Redmond is a long-time San Francisco investigative reporter and founder of 48Hills.org. 0:20 — Doug Carstens is managing partner at Carstern, Black & Minteer, where’s he’s a CEQA practitioner and advisor to the CEQA Works coalition of environmental organizations. 0:33 — Sarah Moser, is an Associate Professor in the Department of Geography … Continued