It’s the most important program combating food insecurity in the United States – and it originates from aid to the agricultural and food processing industries, not poverty alleviation. Christopher Bosso argues that the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program or SNAP — formerly known as food stamps — has survived for almost sixty years, against those would … Continued


Law & Disorder

Bay Area ER Doc Returns from Gaza; Netanyahu Faces Genocide Complaint to DOJ as Protests Mar his DC Visit; Plus Resistance in Residence Artist Susan Greene

Well over nine months into Israel’s genocide in Gaza, many of the Palestinians throughout the area who survive Israel’s attacks have been disabled by either direct blasts or by the fallout from crumbling buildings. Meanwhile, access to medical care is severely limited, and over the weekend reports came out that polio had made its return … Continued


UpFront

Who is Kamala Harris today?

00:08 – Jamilah King, editorial director at Mother Jones (and author of many articles about the arc of Kamala Harris’s career in politics) 00:34  – Tahir Hamut Izgil, one of the foremost poets writing in Uyghur. He fled China and now lives near Washington, DC. His latest book is a memoir entitled Waiting to Be Arrested at … Continued


Democracy Now!

Democracy Now 6am – July 24, 2024

On today show: “Terrible Mistake”: Leading Israelis Say Netanyahu’s Invite to Address Congress Rewards Bad Behavior Not Welcome: Jewish and Palestinian Activists Protest Netanyahu’s Address to Congress; 400 Arrested “Tragic Beyond Proportions”: Attorney Ben Crump on Sonya Massey’s Killing and Police Cover-Up “Justice Delayed Is Justice Denied”: Video Shows Hotel Guards Kill D’Vontaye Mitchell, Yet … Continued