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Growing police power has gravely distorted interactions between cops and citizens. Officers arrive with not just a gun and body armor but with wide-ranging legal immunities and both the privilege and training to lie to you during questioning. (Article by Patrick Eddington and James Craven republished from Reason.com) Now they want to force you to unlock your phone. The amount of personal data we keep on our smartphones is almost immeasurable, a reality the Supreme […]

We continue our conversation with the acclaimed author, journalist and activist Naomi Klein, who says Vice President Kamala Harris is “running an extremely high-risk, dangerous campaign” for the White House and “trying to win without the base.” Klein faults Harris for largely ignoring progressives she needs to turn out on November 5 as she courts Republicans, even as Donald Trump’s authoritarianism threatens the lives of millions. “She’s told us we’re […]

Rapper Kanye West has been accused of sexually abusing and drugging his former assistant during a party hosted by disgraced rap mogul and accused sex trafficker Sean "Diddy" Combs. According to the Daily Express, the accusation comes from West's former assistant Lauren Pisciotta. She claimed that she met West after he invited her musician client to a studio session, and subsequently to a party hosted by Combs. During this party, […]

This is a rush transcript. Copy may not be in its final form.AMY GOODMAN: “The nightmare in Gaza is intensifying.” Those are the words of a top U.N. official as Israel escalates its war amidst a devastating siege and forced expulsion of Palestinians in northern Gaza. Health officials there say at least 87 people were killed in an Israeli airstrike on Beit Lahia on Saturday. Survivors said the dead include […]

EU plan to ban sales of gas, diesel vehicles by 2035 “no longer realistic,” warns BMW Nobody wants to purchase electric vehicles (EVs) except for the cult of personality fanboys and climate fanatics, which means the European Union's (EU) ban on the sale of all new gasoline and diesel engine cars starting in 2035 is "no longer realistic," according to Germany automaker BMW. If the ban is allowed to […]

This is a rush transcript. Copy may not be in its final form.AMY GOODMAN: This is Democracy Now!, democracynow.org, The War and Peace Report. I’m Amy Goodman. We turn now to Israel’s escalating attacks on Lebanon. The Israeli military says it’s hit buildings housing nearly a dozen bank branches of Al-Qard al-Hassan, a financial institution with ties to Hezbollah. Many of the banks were located in residential buildings and held […]

A Georgia judge has temporarily blocked a new rule from the Georgia State Election Board (GSEB) that would require election officials to hand-count ballots cast at each polling location. On Sept. 20, the GSEB approved the hand-counting of ballots for the upcoming election to ensure votes cast on paper match the tallies from electronic voting machines. The rule, set to take effect on Oct. 22, would require poll workers to […]

This is a rush transcript. Copy may not be in its final form.AMY GOODMAN: The Biden administration has launched a probe after highly classified U.S. intelligence documents were posted online showing Israel is taking steps to launch a retaliatory attack on Iran. One document came from the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, the other from the NSA, the National Security Agency. The documents reference recent Israeli drills involving air-launched ballistic missiles, as […]

A caravan of Israeli Merkava tanks opened fire this week on an observation tower in southern Lebanon belonging to peacekeepers from UNIFIL, the media is reporting. The tower was located near the southern Lebanese village of Kfar Kela. Nobody was killed, but two of the facility's cameras were destroyed by tank fire along with the watchtower itself, which was heavily damaged. UNIFIL issued a statement condemning the attack and warning that […]