Expanding the Debate: Green Ajamu Baraka “Debates” Pence & Kaine in Democracy Now! Special – Part 1; Andrew Bacevich: Election Pits Hawkish Clinton vs. Ill-Prepared, “Strategically Illiterate” Trump.
Democracy Now! (Rebroadcast)
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Democracy Now! is a daily national independent award-winning news program, hosted by journalists Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez.
Vice presidential nominees Republican Mike Pence and Democrat Tim Kaine stage their one and only debate on Tuesday October 4th. KPFA broadcasts Democracy Now coverage of the debate and reaction to it.
Does Donald Trump Pay Taxes? Records Given to NYT Show How He May Have Avoided Taxes for 18 Years; A Trump Presidency Could End Press Freedom, Say Reporters Threatened for Reporting on His Taxes.
From Slavery to Mass Incarceration, Ava DuVernay’s Film “13th” Examines Racist U.S. Justice System; Colombians Reject Peace Deal in Stunning Referendum, Advocates Cite Climate of “Intimidation & Fear”; Advocates: The U.S. Still Profits from Slavery Because the 13th Amendment Perpetuates Prison Labor; How ALEC & the Kochs Publicly Back Criminal Justice Reform & Privately Expand … Continued
As Earth Reaches Frightening CO2 Milestone, Bill McKibben Calls for War on Climate Change; Bill McKibben: Dakota Access Pipeline Resistance Powerful Enough to Overwhelm Fossil Fuel Industry; Medea Benjamin: If Americans Can Sue Saudis over 9/11, Drone Victims Should Be Able to Sue U.S.; Report: Donald Trump Violated US Embargo on Cuba in 1990s Even … Continued
Protests Continue in San Diego After Police Kill Mentally Ill, Unarmed Ugandan Refugee Alfred Olango
Protests Continue in San Diego After Police Kill Mentally Ill, Unarmed Ugandan Refugee Alfred Olango; Worse Than a Slaughterhouse: 250,000 Trapped in East Aleppo Amid Devastating Bombing Campaign; Study: People with Mental Illness are 16 Times More Likely to Be Killed During a Police Encounter; California Cop Who Shot Unarmed Black Man Was Demoted in … Continued
“I Called You to Help Me, But You Killed My Brother”: Police Shoot Dead Unarmed African-American Man
“I Called You to Help Me, But You Killed My Brother”: Police Shoot Dead Unarmed African-American Man; What Drives Trump Supporters?: Sociologist Arlie Russell Hochschild on Anger & Mourning of the Right; Alabama Guards Stage Work Strike Months After Prisoner Uprising at Overcrowded Holman Facility; Hunger Strikes, Marches & Work Stoppages: Unprecedented National Prison Strike … Continued
Expanding the Debate: Jill Stein “Debates” Clinton & Trump in Democracy Now! Special; Outside First Presidential Debate, 24 Arrested at Protests & Jill Stein Escorted Away by Police.
Activism Works: Charlotte Police Release Dashboard & Body Camera Video in Keith Lamont Scott Killing
Keith Lamont Scott’s Wife is Latest Black Woman Forced to Film State Violence Against a Partner; Activism Works: Charlotte Police Release Dashboard & Body Camera Video in Keith Lamont Scott Killing; Marc Lamont Hill Responds to Trump: “We Can’t Arrest Our Way Out of a Problem of State Violence”; Lawyer for Gitmo Prisoners Released to … Continued
Moral Mondays Leader Rev. Barber: Release Video of Keith Scott Shooting, It Belongs to the Public; Protests over Tulsa & Charlotte Police Killings Stem from Economic Policies That Perpetuate Racism; Sen. Warren Calls for Wells Fargo CEO to Resign & Face Investigation Amid Growing Scandal.