Democracy Now 6am – May 17, 2024
On today’s show: “Resist the Normalization of Evil”: Israeli Reporter Amira Hass on Palestine & the Role of Journalism
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Special Broadcast: International Court of Justice
This hour’s broadcast of Democracy Now is preempted for a special broadcast from the International Court of Justice, where South Africa argues its case against Israel for genocide.
Democracy Now 6am – May 15, 2024
On today’s show: Defense Attorney Ron Kuby on Trump Criminal Trial & Representing Climate & Pro-Palestinian Protesters “Stop This War Right Now”: U.S. Doctor Who Saved Senator Duckworth’s Life in Iraq, Now Trapped in Gaza “A Racist, Criminal Project”: Palestinian Historian on 1948 Nakba, Israel’s War on Gaza & U.S. Complicity Drop the Charges: Demands … Continued
Democracy Now 6am – May 14, 2024
On today’s show: “Displacement Has Been Weaponized”: Gaza Reporter Akram al-Satarri on Israeli Attack & Fleeing Rafah Columbia-Affiliated Union Theological Seminary Votes to Divest from Israel’s War on Gaza “Unbuild Walls”: Detention Watch’s Silky Shah on Debunking Immigration Myths & Embracing Abolition
Democracy Now 6am – May 13, 2024
On today’s show: “The Plan Is Genocide”: Palestine’s U.K. Ambassador Decries Israel’s Attack on Gaza & U.S. Complicity The Killing of Roger Fortson: Police Shoot Dead Black Airman After Entering Wrong Home NYPD Kills Bangladeshi Teen Win Rozario After He Calls 911 for Help, as His Mom Pleads for His Life
Democracy Now 6am – May 10, 2024
On today’s show: 12 Arrested Outside NYC’s New School as First Faculty-Led Gaza Solidarity Encampment Continues “We Feel Unheard”: Hunger-Striking Princeton Students Vow to Fast Until Divestment Demands Are Met Senate Candidate Larry Hamm on ’70s Anti-Apartheid Protests at Princeton and Voting “Uncommitted” in NJ Playwright Gillian Slovo: I Grew Up in Apartheid South Africa. … Continued
Democracy Now 6am – May 9, 2024
On today’s show: Aid Worker in Gaza: “To Say There’s Not an Incursion in Rafah Right Now Is Patently False” Pulitzer Winner Nathan Thrall on Israel’s “System of Domination” and Biden Pausing Bomb Shipment Indian PM Narendra Modi Runs on “Hatred and Demonization” of Muslims in World’s Largest Election
Democracy Now 6am – May 8, 2024
On today’s show: Meet Students at 4 Colleges Where Gaza Protests Win Concessions, including Considering Israel Divestment 60+ Journalism Professors Demand Investigation into Controversial NYT Article Alleging Mass Rape on October 7 Mistrial: Abu Ghraib Survivors Detail Torture in Case Against U.S. Military Contractor
Democracy Now 6am – May 7, 2024
On today’s show: Former Israeli Peace Negotiator Daniel Levy: U.S. Pressure on Israel Is Key to Lasting Gaza Ceasefire Report from Rafah: Israel Seizes Border Crossing, Blocking Humanitarian Aid, as Ceasefire Talks Continue “Stop Weaponizing Antisemitism”: Police “Body-Slam” Jewish Dartmouth Professor at Campus Gaza Protest
Democracy Now 6am – May 6, 2024
On today’s show: “Criminal Act”: Israel Bans Al Jazeera, Largest International News Org. in Gaza, Ahead of Rafah Invasion “They Are Starving,” Says Doctor Back from Gaza; World Food Programme Warns North in “Full-Blown Famine” Revolt on Campus: Protests over Gaza Disrupt Graduation Ceremonies as Police Crack Down on Encampments