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Democracy Now! is a daily independent award-winning news program hosted by journalists Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez.
After Irma, a Look at Why Cubans are 15 Times Less Likely to Die from Hurricanes Than Americans; A Storm of Silence: Study Finds Media Is Largely Ignoring Link Between Hurricanes and Climate Change; Special Report: How Decentralized Mutual Aid Networks Are Helping Houston Recover from Harvey; Austerity, Divestment & Irma: Juan González on Why … Continued
Elizabeth Kolbert: An Honest Conversation About Climate Change Is Needed in Wake of Irma & Harvey; Scientists: Climate Change May Wipe Out Third of World’s Parasites, With Disastrous Ripple Effects; Irma Destroys Haitian Farmland as Recovery Goes On from Recent Natural Disasters & Cholera Outbreak; Oaxacan Residents Plead for Water & Food After Mexican Earthquake … Continued
Florida Braces For Massive Hurricane Irma After Storm Pummels Caribbean; Texas Prisoners Are Facing Horrid Conditions After Hurricane Harvey & Retaliation for Reporting Them; Dave Zirin: Stand with NFL Star Michael Bennett, Who Refused to Be Silent About Racial Profiling; Nikole Hannah-Jones: How Wealthy White Communities Are Resegregating Alabama’s Public Schools.
“We Have Never Had Anything Like Them”: Bill McKibben on Floods, Winds & Fires Devastating U.S.; “Talks Can Work”: As Tensions Rise on Korean Peninsula, Advocates Call for Demilitarization; Is the Burmese Military Carrying Out a Genocide Against Rohingya, World’s Most Persecuted Minority?
Meet Cesar Espinosa: After Surviving Harvey, He’s Fighting for his Future as Trump Rescinds DACA; Reclaiming Gotham: Juan González on Cities Leading the Revolt Against Trumpism & Neoliberal Policies.
Petro Metro: A Toxic Tour of Houston from Refineries to Superfund Sites in Wake of Harvey; Will Houston’s Post-Harvey Recovery Exacerbate Inequities or Build a More Just City?
Democracy Now! is a daily independent award-winning news program hosted by journalists Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez.
Should Texas Residents Know the Chemicals They’re Breathing After the Arkema Plant Explosion? Texas Republicans Pushed to Kill Safety Regulations for Arkema Chemical Plant Before Explosion; Greenpeace & Indigenous Water Protectors Respond to Lawsuit Accusing DAPL Activists of Eco-Terrorism.
Surrounded by Oil Refineries, Port Arthur, TX Faces New Environmental Crisis Following Harvey Floods; George Monbiot: We Can’t Be Silent on Climate Change or the Unsustainability of Capitalist System; Deandre Harris Was Savagely Beaten by White Supremacists in Virginia. Why Only Two Arrests So Far?
Naomi Klein’s Message to the Media Covering Houston: Now is the Time to Talk About Climate Change; Environmental Crisis Unfolding in Houston as Oil & Chemical Industry Spew Toxic Pollutants into Air; Ex-NASA Scientist James Hansen: There is a Clear Link Between Climate Change & Stronger Hurricanes; Texas Prisoners Evacuated as Floodwaters Rise, Houston Jail … Continued
