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September 30 Government Shutdown Looming, Do the Democrats Get Blamed or Do They Walk Away and Let the Republicans Own it?–Israel Strikes an Allied Country with the Biggest US Base in the Middle East–The US Tells the Europeans We Will No Longer Work With Them Against Russian, Chinese and Iranian Disinformation Warfare–

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With a September 30 Government Shutdown Looming, Do the Democrats Get Blamed or Do They Walk Away and Let the Republicans Own it Since They Don’t Negotiate in Good Faith? We begin with the looming September 30th shutdown of the U.S. government. Democratic leadership is inclined to pursue a bipartisan budget agreement — but if … Continued

Planting Medicine

Tree Medicine, Part 2

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Emiliano Lemus and guest host Lizanne Deliz pick back up where they left off, talking about trees! They discuss the medicines of elder, willow, gingko, moringa, and more. Hosted and produced by Emiliano Lemus and Renée Camila. Find archived episodes of The Herbal Highway here.

Against the Grain

Imperial Migration

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U.S. imperialism has produced migration, sometimes to places you wouldn’t expect. According to Emily Mitchell-Eaton, the Marshall Islands and Arkansas are both central to the workings of empire. The perceptions of longtime residents of demographically transformed cities like Springdale, Arkansas reflect geographical imaginaries that occlude the fact of U.S. empire. Emily Mitchell-Eaton, New Destinations of Empire: Mobilities, … Continued

Electronic Intifada Radio

Israel devastates Gaza City

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The Washington Post published a leaked proposal circulating in the White House to develop the so-called Gaza Riviera called the Gaza Reconstitution, Economic Acceleration and Transformation Trust – or the GREAT plan. The Electronic Intifada’s executive director, Ali Abunimah, tells us why this dystopian proposal for Gaza should remind us of plans for the Nazi … Continued

Law & Disorder

What’s Happening in Chicago? w/ Chairman Fred Hampton Jr., Aislinn Pulley and ACLU’s Kevin Fee

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Donald Trump is once again leaning into strongman tactics, sharing a social media meme over the weekend that threatened to “wage war” on Chicago. The post, part of his broader crackdown rhetoric on Democratic-led cities, is mobilizing communities to fight back. In this episode, we speak with Chairman Fred Hampton, Jr., a Chicago-based community organizer, … Continued

UpFront

Israel’s Attack in Qatar and the Sumud Freedom Flotilla; ICE Access to Spyware from Israeli Company, Paragon; Plus, AI Boom Causing Evictions in San Framcisco

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00:08 — Khury Peterson-Smith is Michael Ratner Middle East Fellow at the Institute for Policy Studies, where he researches U.S. empire, borders, and migration. 00:33 — Stephanie Kirchgaessner is a reporter and deputy head of investigations for Guardian’s US bureau. She is based in Washington DC. 00:45 — Oscar Palma writes for Mission Local from the Mission … Continued

Democracy Now!

Democracy Now! – September 9, 2025

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On Today’s Show: Jeffrey Epstein & JPMorgan: How the Largest U.S. Bank Enabled the Sexual Predator’s Crimes “Chipocalypse”: Viet Thanh Nguyen on Trump Invoking “Apocalypse Now” & Speaking Out on Gaza Genocide Democracy Now! is a daily independent award-winning news program hosted by journalists Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez.