Democracy NOW! DN! The U.S. Military Industrial Complex unleashed air attacks on Syria and continue attacking Iraq War 3.0 in over night strikes. Provided to you under Democracy NOW! creative commons license.
Democracy NOW! DN! As many as 400,000 people turned out in New York City on Sunday for the People’s Climate March, the largest environmental protest in history. Provided to you under Democracy NOW! creative commons license.
Democracy NOW! DN! The Rockefeller family has announced it will begin divesting from fossil fuel companies. The heirs of Standard Oil tycoon John D. Rockefeller are joining a growing movement of institutions and wealthy individuals who are pledging to divest from oil, coal and natural gas companies. We speak to Scott Wallace, co-chair of the Wallace Global Fund. Provided to you under Democracy NOW! creative commons license.
Democracy NOW! DN! On Monday, climate activists are planning to stage a mass sit-in in the financial district in Manhattan in an action dubbed Flood Wall Street. The actions are taking place ahead of Tuesday’s one-day United Nations Climate Summit. Provided to you under Democracy NOW! creative commons license.
Democracy NOW! DN! As the United Nations prepares to hold one-day global summit on climate change, we speak to award-winning author Naomi Klein. Klein details how our neoliberal economic system and our planetary system are now at war. With global emissions at an all-time high. Provided to you under Democracy NOW! creative commons license.
The death of Hugo Chavez has broken the calamity of Venezuela’s political life. The opposition, backed by the politicians in Washington, has stepped forward and cannot be ignored anymore, as even Maduro has won the presidential elections with just a small majority. The nation is split. What the future holds for Venezuelan people? What are the interests of those who oppose the Bolivarian revolution? Provided to you, with permission, from Russia Today global news network with studios in Washington and Moscow.
Democracy NOW! DN! A new report finds many talking heads who have been fanning the flames of war in the news media have ties to Pentagon contractors. Fang writes many of these commentators "have skin in the game as paid directors and advisers to some of the largest military contractors in the world." Keane, for example, is a special adviser to Academi, the contractor formerly known as Blackwater, and a board member to military manufacturer General Dynamics. Provided to you under Democracy NOW! creative commons license.
Democracy NOW! DN! The Obama administration says several Arab League countries have signed on for airstrikes in Iraq and Syria, but no sustained campaign is imminent. President Obama has already asserted he does not need approval from the Congress to expand U.S. airstrikes into Syria. Is NATO engaging in another war of the willing? Provided to you under Democracy NOW! creative commons license.
Facing the abyss, Ukraine is running out of options. As winter approaches, with a cratering economy, the regime in Kiev has hinted it may be looking to end the civil war. But that train may have already left the station. CrossTalking with Joshua Tartakovsky, Dmitry Babich and Jim Dean. Provided to you, with permission, from Russia Today global news network with studios in Washington and Moscow.
Democracy NOW! DN! Henry Siegman has become a vocal critic of Israel’s policies in the Occupied Territories and has urged Israel to engage with Hamas. He has called the Palestinian struggle for a state "the mirror image of the Zionist movement" that led to the founding of Israel in 1948. In July, wrote an op-ed for Politico headlined, "Israel Provoked This War." Provided to you under Democracy NOW! creative commons license.
Watch this stunningly powerful movie about the evolution of our Planet Earth in the balance. We are living in exceptional times. Scientists tell us that we have less than 10 years to change the way we live. The stakes are high for us and our children. Everyone should take part in the effort, and HOME has been conceived to take a message of mobilization, out to everyone. For this purpose, HOME needs to be free. A patron, the PPR Group, made this possible. EuropaCorp, the distributor, also pledged not to make any profit because Home is a non-profit film. It about you and life on Mother Earth.
Democracy NOW! DN! On Saturday, thousands marched in Staten Island, New York, to protest the death of Eric Garner, who died on July 17 after police placed him in a chokehold and then pinned him to the ground. Provided to you under Democracy NOW! creative commons license.
Democracy NOW! DN! Militants from Islamic State stormed an air base in northeast Syria on Sunday, capturing it from government forces. We speak to Vijay Prashad, author and professor of international studies, at Trinity College. Provided to you under Democracy NOW! creative commons license.
Democracy NOW! DN! Global news hour with Amy Goodman, Juan Gonzalez, Nermeen Sharikh and Aaron Mate. An independent non-profit user funded global news media, recognized and broadcast world wide. Provided to you under Democracy NOW! creative commons license.
Max Keiser and Stacy Herbert discuss the free trade rackets like CAFTA, which was pitched to the public in 2005 as a way to halt mass migration from Central America into the USA. The argument went that the ‘free trade’ deal would cause both economies to boom and so there would be no reason for immigrants to come to the USA. Instead, subsidized agricultural products have devastated the livelihoods of millions in Central America, exacerbating the consequences of the devastating drug war. Max interviews Simon Rose, Campaign Manager for GetBritainOutorg, a cross-party group fighting to get Britain out of Europe.
Julian Assange plans to leave the Ecuador Embassy in the near future, he told a press conference at the embassy's London compound, where he's been holed up for two years. The Wikileaks founder has given no further details. Provided to you, with permission, from Russia Today global news network with studios in Washington and Moscow.
Democracy NOW! DN! As protests continue in Ferguson, activists are traveling to Missouri to join the movement in solidarity. We speak with one activist who has just arrived to Ferguson from Florida, Phillip Agnew, the executive director of Dream Defenders, a network of youth of color and their allies who engage in nonviolent civil disobedience and civic engagement to bring about social change. "I came here to be part of resistance," Agnew says. Provided to you under Democracy NOW! creative commons license.
Democracy NOW! DN! Global news hour with Amy Goodman, Juan Gonzalez, Nermeen Sharikh and Aaron Mate. An independent non-profit user funded global news media, recognized and broadcast world wide. Provided to you under Democracy NOW! creative commons license.
Democracy NOW! DN! After a week that saw a militarized police crackdown and the imposition of a nighttime curfew, Amnesty International USA has taken an "unprecedented" step by sending a 13-person delegation to monitor the developments in Ferguson, Missouri. It is the first time Amnesty organization has deployed observers inside the United States. We speak to Steven Hawkins, executive director of Amnesty International USA. Provided to you under Democracy NOW! creative commons license.
Democracy NOW! DN! A private autopsy report has found that Michael Brown, the African-American teenager killed by a police officer in Ferguson, Missouri, was shot at least six times, including twice in the head. Meanwhile, Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon has ordered the National Guard into Ferguson after another night of protests over the shootings. Provided to you under Democracy NOW! creative commons license.
Max Keiser and Stacy Herbert discuss how the UK stopped worrying and learned to love the FRACK! For there can be no mine-shaft gap, nor fracking well gap. Max interviews precious metals expert, Alasdair Macleod, about the Argentine default, China’s gold and London’s gold fix. Provided to you, with permission, from Russia Today, a global news network broadcasting from Moscow and Washington studios.
Democracy NOW! DN! We speak to three guests: Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Laurie Garrett, senior fellow for global health at the Council on Foreign Relations; public health law professor Lawrence Gostin of Georgetown University; and medical anthropologist Adia Benton of Brown University, who has conducted research on infectious disease in Sierra Leone over several years. Provided to you under Democracy NOW! Creative commons license.
Democracy NOW! DN! We are joined by veteran Middle East correspondent Patrick Cockburn, author of the new book, "The Jihadis Return: ISIS and the New Sunni Uprising." Cockburn addresses the power struggle in Baghdad. We also discuss the situation in Iraq with Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Glenn Greenwald. "of all that propaganda, the one that always shocks me the most is the idea that U.S. military force is going to be deployed for humanitarianism and humanitarian goals." Provided to you under Democracy NOW! creative commons license.
Max Keiser and Stacy Herbert discuss the US corporate rats abandoning ship for the United Kingdom where, despite a public health system and higher minimum wage. Corporate rates, in fact, are lower for these formerly American companies wanting to be ruled by the Queen. Max interviews comedian Andy Zaltzman, author of “Does anything eat bankers?” about Boris Johnson’s water cannons. Provided to you, with permission, from Russia Today, a global news network broadcasting from Moscow and Washington studios.
Democracy NOW! DN! Global news hour with Amy Goodman, Juan Gonzalez, Nermeen Sharikh and Aaron Mate. An independent non-profit user funded global news media, recognized and broadcast world wide. Provided to you under Democracy NOW! creative commons license.
Democracy NOW! DN! MIT Professor Noam Chomsky discusses U.S. support for Israel; the boycott, divestment and sanctions movement (BDS); and the blockade of Gaza. Israeli experts have calculated in detail exactly how many calories, literally, Gazans need to survive, and if you look at the sanctions that they impose, they’re grotesque. Provided to you under Democracy NOW! creative commons license.
Dr. Norman Finkelstein speaking about Israel's responsibility with Palestinians in Gaza and the West Bank. His reflection on the history of the Israel-Palestine conflict.
Democracy NOW! DN! Hideous, Sadistic, Vicious and Murderous. That is how Noam Chomsky describes Israel’s 29-day offensive in Gaza that killed nearly 1,900 people and left almost 10,000 people injured. Chomsky has written extensively about the Israel-Palestine conflict for decades. Provided to you under Democracy NOW! creative commons license.
Democracy NOW! DN! Gaza is in a state of devastation and ruin. Close to 1,900 Palestinians were killed during the 29-day conflict, including at least 1,354 civilians, of whom 415 are children. More than 10,000 people have been injured. There are 373,000 children who require psychological support. Some 500,000 Palestinians have been displaced with 187,000 still living in U.N. emergency shelters. Provided to you under Democracy NOW! creative commons license.
Richard Dawkins urges all atheists, to openly state their position, and to fight the incursion of the church into politics and science. A fiery, funny, powerful talk. Provided to you by Ted Talks Creative Commons License.
Democracy NOW! DN! To discuss the lead-up to a ceasefire and what to expect from the talks in Cairo, we are joined by author and scholar Norman Finkelstein. The Palestinian death toll in Gaza is almost 1,900 with over 10,000 injured. Provided to you under Democracy NOW! creative commons license.
Democracy NOW! DN! Our guest, Nathan Thrall, in his new article in the London Review of Books, "Hamas’s Chances." Thrall writes: "The obvious solution is to let the new Palestinian government return to Gaza and reconstruct it. Israel can claim it is weakening Hamas by strengthening its enemies. Hamas can claim it won the recognition of the new government and a significant lifting of the lockade. Provided to you under Democracy NOW! creative commons license.
Democracy NOW! DN! The Palestinian death toll in Gaza has topped 1,800 as the Israeli offensive enters its 28th day. On Sunday, at least 10 people died when Israel shelled another United Nations school sheltering Palestinian civilians. The United States has called the attack "disgraceful," while U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon condemned it as a "moral outrage and a criminal act." Provided to you under Democracy NOW! creative commons license.
Democracy NOW! DN! Global Headlines and News with Amy Goodman, Juan Gonzalez, Nermeen Sharikh and Aaron Mate. An independent non-profit user funded global news media, recognized and broadcast world wide. Provided to you under Democracy NOW! creative commons license.
Democracy NOW! DN! Rabbi Siegman "If you don’t want to kill Palestinians, if that’s what pains you so much, you don’t have to kill them. You can give them their rights, and you can end the occupation." Provided to you under Democracy NOW! creative commons license.
Democracy NOW! DN! One of the nation’s leading human rights organizations has called on the United States to stop arms transfers to Israel amid "growing evidence of war crimes in Gaza. We speak to Sunjeev Bery, director of Middle East North Africa Advocacy at Amnesty International USA. Provided to you under Democracy NOW! creative commons license.
Democracy NOW! DN! As new violence breaks out in Gaza following the collapse of a 72-hour ceasefire, the Palestinian death toll has now reached at least 1,460 mostly civilians. We are joined from Gaza City by Raji Sourani, one of the top advocates for Palestinian human rights in the Occupied Territories Provided to you under Democracy NOW! creative commons license.
Democracy NOW! DN! The ceasefire in Gaza has collapsed just hours after it began, with more than 40 Palestinians killed and the capture of an Israeli soldier. Provided to you under Democracy NOW! creative commons license.
Democracy NOW! DN! Global Headlines and News with Amy Goodman, Juan Gonzalez, Nermeen Sharikh and Aaron Mate. An independent non-profit user funded global news media, recognized and broadcast world wide. Provided to you under Democracy NOW! creative commons license.
Democracy NOW! DN! Given his background, what American Jewish leader Rabbi Henry Siegman has to say about Israel’s founding in 1948 through the current assault on Gaza may surprise you. Siegman discusses the assault on Gaza; the myths surrounding Israel’s founding in 1948; and his own background as a German-Jewish refugee who fled Nazi occupation. Provided to you under Democracy NOW! creative commons license.
Democracy NOW! DN! OAt least 50 Palestinians have died over the past day, bringing the death toll from Israel’s three-week assault to more than 1,250. Earlier today, two bombs hit a school in the Jabaliya refugee camp used by the United Nations to house displaced Palestinians. We turn to our correspondent in Gaza Sharif Abdel Kouddous. Provided to you under Democracy NOW! creative commons license.
Democracy NOW! DN! Global Headlines and News with Amy Goodman, Juan Gonzalez, Nermeen Sharikh and Aaron Mate. An independent non-profit user funded global news media, recognized and broadcast world wide. Provided to you under Democracy NOW! creative commons license.
Democracy NOW! DN! As the Palestinian death toll tops 1,000 in Gaza, we are joined from Haifa by Israeli professor and historian Ilan Pappé. "I think Israel in 2014 made a decision that it prefers to be a racist apartheid state and not a democracy," Pappé says. Provided to you under Democracy NOW! Creative commons license.
Democracy NOW! DN! Amer Shurrab has been recounting the story of his brothers and other Palestinians at college campuses and community gatherings across the United States. "Israel is deliberately targeting civilians from the day one of this attack," he says. "They have been bombing houses, wiping entire families to try to scare people into submission." Provided to you under Democracy NOW! creative commons license.
Democracy NOW! DN! On Saturday, more than 130 bodies were pulled from Gaza’s rubble during a 12-hour truce. Just before the truce took effect, an Israeli strike on a house in Khan Yunis killed 20 people, including 12 members of the same family. We turn to our correspondent in Gaza Sharif Abdel Kouddous. Provided to you under Democracy NOW! creative commons license.
Democracy NOW! DN! Global Headlines and News with Amy Goodman, Juan Gonzalez, Nermeen Sharikh and Aaron Mate. An independent non-profit user funded global news media, recognized and broadcast world wide. Provided to you under Democracy NOW! creative commons license.
Democracy NOW! DN! We are joined from Gaza City by Dr. Belal Dabour of Shifa Hospital, the largest in Gaza. Dabour describes how Shifa has been stretched beyond capacity since the Israeli military assault began on July 8, struggling to treat thousands of victims amidst frequent power cuts and outdated equipment. Provided to you under Democracy NOW! creative commons license.
Democracy NOW! DN! Israel’s assault on the Gaza Strip has triggered the largest West Bank protest in years, with more than 15,000 people people marching Thursday from Ramallah towards Jerusalem. Two Palestinians were killed and more than 200 were wounded when Israeli soldiers fired live ammunition. We go to the West Bank to speak journalist Amira Hass, Ha’aretz correspondent for the Occupied Palestinian Territories. Provided to you under Democracy NOW! Creative commons license.
Democracy NOW! DN! "Within Gaza, there is no safe place," says Christopher Gunness, UNRWA spokesperson. "If the parties to this conflict have shown themselves callous enough to be able to hit a clearly designated, clearly marked U.N. compound where hundreds of people have come to take sanctuary, we cannot guarantee anymore the safety of our installations." Gunness says the number of people now seeking shelter amidst the violence has swelled to 150,000. Provided to you under Democracy NOW! creative commons license.
Democracy NOW! DN! Speaking from Gaza We speak with Democracy Now! correspondent Sharif Abdel Kouddous, reporting from Gaza City. Jebreal joins us to discuss her decision to speak out against MSNBC and her broader criticism of the corporate media’s Israel-Palestine coverage. Provided to you under Democracy NOW! creative commons license.