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"Our Wars Never End": Sociologist Rima Majed on Israel's History of Attacking Lebanon & Gaza
In a report from Beirut, Rima Majed examines Israel’s escalating attacks on Lebanon and how Israel’s actions in the region have fueled resistance movements. “Since October last year, we’ve realized … our lives do not have a meaning in this broader international order. We are numbers. Our bodies are disposable,” says Majed. “All we keep hearing is that Israel has the right to self-defense. We never hear about the right of Palestinians to self-defense, or the right of Lebanese to self-defense.”
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Democracy Now! 2024-10-04 Friday
Democracy Now! 2024-10-04 Friday
- Headlines for October 04, 2024
- What Is Israel's Endgame in Lebanon? Airstrikes Intensify, Hospitals Overwhelmed, 1.2 Million Displaced
- War in Lebanon "Giving More Space" for Israel to Continue Slaughter in Gaza: Journalist Akram al-Satarri
- "Separated": Film Shows How Trump Tore Immigrant Families Apart, 1,300 Kids Still Alone
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Will Republicans Ensure Voting Rights in Helene-Devastated Battleground State of North Carolina?
We look at how Hurricane Helene is impacting election preparation in Republican-leaning hard-hit areas of the battleground state of North Carolina, where some roads are impassable and mail service is suspended. Early voting begins in two weeks. “Election officials and ultimately the North Carolina Legislature will have to …make sure that somehow people can vote,” says Bob Phillips, executive director of Common Cause North Carolina, who will address lawmakers next week on possible adjustments.
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Democracy Now! 2024-10-02 Wednesday
Democracy Now! 2024-10-02 Wednesday
- Headlines for October 02, 2024
- Regional War Feared as Biden Backs Israel's Threat to Retaliate After Iranian Missile Attack
- In VP Debate, JD Vance Downplays Jan. 6 Insurrection & Refuses to Admit Trump Lost 2020 Election
- As Hurricane Helene Death Toll Tops 166, Vance Casts Doubt on Climate Science & Carbon Emissions
- Walz Decries Demonizing Immigrants After Trump & Vance Spread Lies About Haitians in Springfield, OH
- JD Vance Tries to Hide His Hard-Line Anti-Abortion Record by Coopting Democratic Talking Points
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Democracy Now! 2024-10-01 Tuesday
Democracy Now! 2024-10-01 Tuesday
- Headlines for October 01, 2024
- Fears Grow over Israeli Ground Invasion as Israel Orders Residents in 25 Lebanese Villages to Flee Homes
- Ports Shut Down from Maine to Texas as 45,000 Dockworkers Launch Strike over Pay & Automation
- "I Pled Guilty to Journalism": WikiLeaks' Julian Assange Speaks Publicly for First Time Since Prison Release
- "A Historic Moment": A Look at AMLO's Legacy as Claudia Sheinbaum Becomes Mexico's First Female President
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Democracy Now! 2024-09-30 Monday
Democracy Now! 2024-09-30 Monday
- Headlines for September 30, 2024
- Israeli Assassination of Hezbollah Chief Hassan Nasrallah "Shocked All of Lebanon." What Happens Next?
- Gideon Levy: "Israel's Barbaric Glee over Nasrallah's Assassination Is a New Low for Israeli Society"
- Trita Parsi on Israel's Nasrallah Assassination and Why Netanyahu Still Wants War with Iran
- Fossil-Fueled Climate Change Left Out of Media Coverage of Hurricane Helene: Scientist Peter Kalmus
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Democracy Now! 2024-09-27 Friday
Democracy Now! 2024-09-27 Friday
- Headlines for September 27, 2024
- "Crisis of Faith": Calls Grow for NYC Mayor Adams to Resign After Historic Indictment
- Report from Beirut: Israel Is "Targeting Everyone" in Bombing Campaign, Killing 700+ in Just Days
- How CNN, ADL & Others Amplified Smear Against Rep. Rashida Tlaib for Criticizing Campus Prosecutions
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Democracy Now! 2024-09-26 Thursday
Democracy Now! 2024-09-26 Thursday
- Headlines for September 26, 2024
- NYC Mayor Eric Adams Indicted as Calls Grow for Him to Resign Amid Multiple Federal Corruption Probes
- "Hell Is Breaking Loose in Lebanon": Israel Rejects Ceasefire Proposal as U.N. Chief Calls for Peace
- U.S. Gov't Agencies Found Israel Was Blocking Gaza Aid. Blinken Ignored Them to Keep Weapons Flowing
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Democracy Now! 2024-09-25 Wednesday
Democracy Now! 2024-09-25 Wednesday
- Headlines for September 25, 2024
- "Lebanese Civilians Are Paying the Price": Israeli Strikes Kill Nearly 600, Displace Tens of Thousands
- Green Pres. & VP Candidates Jill Stein, Butch Ware on Gaza & Fighting "Two Zombie Political Parties"
- "Fuerza Mexicana": Juan González on Chicago's Mexican Community & How It Saved the City from Decline
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Democracy Now! 2024-09-23 Monday
Democracy Now! 2024-09-23 Monday
- Headlines for September 23, 2024
- Israel Bombs Lebanon After Blowing Up Pagers in "Act of Mass Mutilation." Is Ground Invasion Next?
- "Israel Has No Right": Al Jazeera Managing Editor Slams Israel's Raid & Closing of West Bank Bureau
- MAGA-Allied Georgia Election Board Votes to Hand-Count Ballots: Move Could Throw National Election
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Democracy Now! 2024-09-19 Thursday
Democracy Now! 2024-09-19 Thursday
- Headlines for September 19, 2024
- Lebanon: 37 Dead, 3,400+ Injured in Wave of Explosions in Electronic Devices Booby-Trapped by Israel
- Arab American Leader Responds After GOP Senator Says at Hearing, "You Should Hide Your Head in a Bag"
- Standing at Gaza Border Felt Like Visiting Auschwitz: Burmese Genocide Scholar Maung Zarni
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Democracy Now! 2024-09-18 Wednesday
Democracy Now! 2024-09-18 Wednesday
- Headlines for September 18, 2024
- Israel Blamed as Pager Explosions in Lebanon Kill 12 & Injure 2,800; Hezbollah Vows to Respond
- Georgia's Deadly Abortion Ban: The Tragic Deaths of Two Black Women, Candi Miller & Amber Thurman
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Fascism Expert Jason Stanley on Project 2025, Great Replacement Theory, Attacks on Immigrants & Gaza
In Part 2 of our discussion with Yale philosophy professor Jason Stanley, author of the new book Erasing History: How Fascists Rewrite the Past to Control the Future he discusses Project 2025, the Great Replacement Theory, state violence toward immigants and Palestinians, Yale graduate Senator J.D. Vance and more.
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Democracy Now! 2024-09-13 Friday
Democracy Now! 2024-09-13 Friday
- Headlines for September 13, 2024
- War in Sudan: Both Sides Accused of Crimes Against Humanity as UAE, Russia, China, Serbia Send Arms
- Imprisoned for 50 Years: Amnesty Calls for Leonard Peltier's Freedom as He Turns 80 Behind Bars
- Uhuru 3 Found Guilty of Conspiracy, Acquitted of Foreign Agents Charge in Landmark Trial
- "How We Do Freedom": V (Eve Ensler) on Fighting Fascism Through Community
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