Report from Puerto Rico: Death Toll Higher Than Reported Amid Water Shortage & Health Crisis; Michael Moore on His Broadway Show, “The Terms of My Surrender,” Trump, Puerto Rico & the Media.
Democracy Now 9am (rebroadcast)
9:00 AM Pacific Time: MONDAYS - FRIDAYS
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).
French Activist: Emmanuel Macron is “Younger, Prettier” Face of Anti-Worker Reforms & a Police State; As Trump Struggles to Pronounce “Namibia,” Meet One of the Country’s Best-Known Journalists; Finland’s First Female President on Women’s Rights, Healthcare & Rise of Far Right in Europe.
Profits vs. Puerto Rican Lives: Trump Admin Blocks Aid from Reaching Devastated Island; Yemenis Suffer “Silent Deaths” as Saudi Arabia Refuses Human Rights Probe in Deadly U.S.-Backed War; Nobel Peace Prize Winners Call for U.N. Security Council to Protect Rohingya from Attacks in Burma; Muhammad Yunus on Achieving a World with Zero Poverty, Zero Unemployment … Continued
Puerto Ricans Call for Aid Amid Catastrophe: “We’re American Citizens. We Can’t Be Left to Die”; Fenceline Communities on Gulf Coast Face Mass Displacement & Toxic Pollution One Month After Harvey.
Take the Knee: Athletes Unite in Historic Protest Against Racism & Police Brutality, Defying Trump; Former NFL Player Donté Stallworth: Don’t Let Trump Hijack the Conversation on Racism & Violence; Dr. Harry Edwards: Nominate Football Player Colin Kaepernick for the Nobel Peace Prize; Dr. Harry Edwards on the Injustice of Brain Injuries & CTE as … Continued
Amnesty International Reveals the Bomb That Killed 16 Civilians in Yemen Was Made in the U.S.A.; Amid Tensions with North Korea, 51 Countries Sign Ban on Nuclear Weapons Despite U.S. Opposition; “His Laughter was a Battle Cry”: Thousands Celebrate Comedian & Human Rights Legend Dick Gregory.
Environmental Disaster Looms in Puerto Rico, Lashed by Hurricane Maria & Left Without Power; Jeff Sachs Warns “Nuclear War is a Real Threat” as Trump Threatens to “Totally Destroy” North Korea; Economist Jeff Sachs: Americans Who Don’t Want War with Iran Must Speak Out Now; Trump Admin Doubles Down on Plans to Withdraw from Paris … Continued
Hundreds Dead in Mexico After Earthquake Strikes on Anniversary of Devastating 1985 Quake; Hurricane Maria Strikes Puerto Rico, Threatening to Be the Most Catastrophic Storm in a Century; Senate Republicans Scramble to Secure Votes for Last-Ditch Effort to Repeal Affordable Care Act; Advocates Warn All Rohingya May Be Driven Out of Burma If Military’s Ethnic … Continued
Rep. Luis Gutiérrez on Why He’s Protesting Trump’s “Racist” Policies, Like Ending DACA; Meet Dulce Garcia: DREAMer & Immigration Lawyer Who Is Suing Trump for Ending DACA; Trump’s Childhood Home is Now an Airbnb Where Refugees Slept Over to Protest Immigration Crackdown.
Naomi Klein Warns Europe May Water Down Paris Accord to Win Support from Trump; Naomi Klein: We Are Seeing the Shock Doctrine in Effect After Hurricanes Harvey & Irma; No Is Not Enough: Naomi Klein on Bernie’s Medicare-for-All Bill & Future of Democratic Party.