Democracy Now – October 12, 2018
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Democracy Now! is a daily independent award-winning news program hosted by journalists Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez.
Hurricane Michael Pummels Communities in Florida, a State Led by a Climate Change-Denying Governor; Owner of Limo Involved in Deadly NY Crash Spent Years as FBI Informant Entrapping Muslim Men; “How Fascism Works”: Jason Stanley On Trump, Bolsonaro and the Rise of Fascism Across the Globe.
Rashid Khalidi: From Iran to Palestine, Nikki Haley Put a Nice Face on Trump’s “Horrific” U.S. Policies; Rashid Khalidi on the U.S. Backing of Brutal Saudi Regime & the Disappearance of Jamal Khashoggi; Valve Turners on Trial: Judge Acquits Three Climate Activists Who Shut Down Tar Sands Pipelines; Ex-NASA Scientist Dr. James Hansen: We Need … Continued
Brazil’s Eroding Democracy: Rise of Far-Right Demagogue Follows Ouster of Dilma & Jailing of Lula; Climate Scientist: As U.N. Warns of Global Catastrophe, We Need a “Marshall Plan” for Climate Change; 2017 Nobel Peace Laureate: Amid Talks with North Korea, It’s Time for U.S. to Abandon Nukes, Too.
Eve Ensler to White Women Supporting Kavanaugh: Stand with Survivors & Fight This Nomination; Eve Ensler: Nobel Peace Prize For Mukwege & Murad Is an Award for Every Rape Survivor in the World; Could Brazil Return to a Dictatorship? Glenn Greenwald on Possible Election of Far-Right Demagogue.
NYT Exposé: “Self-Made Billionaire” Donald Trump Built Empire on Father’s Money, Tax Dodging & Fraud
NYT Exposé: “Self-Made Billionaire” Donald Trump Built Empire on Father’s Money, Tax Dodging & Fraud; Trump Faces Probe into Tax Fraud After NYT Exposes How He Helped Parents Scam Millions from Gov’t.
Mental Health Experts Demand Psychological Assessment of Kavanaugh for Drinking, Instability; Is Donald Trump Mentally Fit to Be President? Dr. Bandy Lee Questions Trump’s Capacity to Govern; Lift Us Up: Meet the Activists on the Frontlines of the Battle for Educational Justice in America.
Kavanaugh Schoolmate Urges Georgetown Prep Grads to Break Silence on Sexual Assault, Party Culture; ACLU Formally Opposes Kavanaugh, Citing Credible Sexual Assault Allegations & Partisan Temperament; Trump Admin Sends 1,600 Kids to Texas Tent City as Number of Detained Children Hits Record High; What Does Trump’s “New NAFTA” Trade Deal Signal for Workers, Corporate Power … Continued
Meet One of the Sex Assault Survivors Who Confronted Jeff Flake & Triggered FBI Probe of Kavanaugh; Ex-Senate Aide: Judge Brett Kavanaugh Has Lied Every Time He Has Testified Under Oath; Kimberlé Crenshaw: How Society Embraces Male Denials, from Clarence Thomas to Brett Kavanaugh.
Despite Gut-Wrenching Testimony from Dr. Blasey Ford, GOP Moves Forward with Vote on Kavanaugh; Brett Kavanaugh Barely Controls His Rage in Combative Testimony Denying Sexual Assault Allegations.