Comprehensive coverage of the day’s news with a focus on war and peace; social, environmental and economic justice. Texas republicans fail again to vote on GOP redistricting plan, as democratic lawmakers hold out in other states; Federal judge orders officials to produce agreements showing what agencies and contractors have authority at Florida’s Alligator Alcatraz immigrant … Continued
Today on the Show: Pro-immigration activists in Sonoma County California begin a water-only hunger fast to protest the widening brutal immigration sweeps by ICE and Homeland Security. Also An update on the killing of beloved Palestinian human rights defender and filmmaker, Awdah Hathaleen
In a powerful and far-ranging conversation on Hard Knock Radio, we caught up with educator, activist, and emcee Ras Ceylon to reflect on the deep meaning of Black August, the cultural resistance embedded in his new album Jacket Full of Medals, and the global fight for liberation. Black August Is Not a Party—It’s a Practice Opening the segment with “Go … Continued
The House Subpoenas the Epstein Files and Laura Loomer is Back in the Oval Office We begin with some of the breaking stories today as uncertainty grows over the economy and the House Oversight Committee moves to subpoena the Epstein files and Trump’s favorite influencer Laura Loomer has yet another Oval Office meeting with her … Continued
A celebration of the art of poetry and prose with Jack Foley, Nina Serrano, and Jovelyn Richards.
What herbs and remedies would you pack if you were headed off the grid? Emiliano Lemus helps you plan a traditional medicine toolkit for camping, land gatherings, and other times when groups are offline. This is part three of a three-part series on Herbal First Aid Kits. Hosted and produced by Emiliano Lemus and Renée … Continued
The governments of France, Britain and Canada are among the latest to announce that they plan to recognize a Palestinian state in the coming weeks. Is this a real shift in policy, a means to put effective pressure on Tel Aviv to end its genocide in Gaza? The Electronic Intifada’s executive director, Ali Abunimah, looks … Continued
Guest: H. W. Brands is the Jack S. Blanton Sr. Chair in History at the University of Texas at Austin. He is the author of many books, including American Colossus, The General vs. the President, The First American and Traitor to His Class, and his latest, America First: Roosevelt vs. Lindbergh in the Shadow of War.
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).
Despite over a hundred deadly acts by far-right militants since the 2017 Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville, and the far right’s attempts to obstruct transfer of power to a duly elected president on January 6, the FBI continues to deprioritize investigations into white supremacist violence, instead targeting marginalized groups such as environmentalists and Black … Continued
