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Ukraine is goading Russia to use nuclear weapons through its incursion in the Kursk region, according to Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko. The Belarusian leader made this remark during an interview published on Aug. 18 by the state-owned TV channel Russia-1. According to Lukashenko, Ukraine's incursion in Kursk – the largest cross-border assault by Kyiv since the conflict and the first attack on Russia since WWII – posed enormous risks to […]

This is a rush transcript. Copy may not be in its final form.NERMEEN SHAIKH: Delegates from the “uncommitted” movement and their allies launched a sit-in protest Wednesday night after the DNC refused to let a Palestinian American take the main stage, despite allowing the parents of an American Israeli hostage to address the convention. Uncommitted delegates were selected in state Democratic primaries earlier this year to call for an end […]

Oxford study reveals COVID-19 mRNA vaccines as the sole cause of heart inflammation and heart failure in children Researchers at the University of Oxford have uncovered one of the most significant data points with the COVID-19 vaccines. The COVID-19 mRNA vaccines are the sole cause of myocarditis, pericarditis and heart failure among children and adolescents. This revelation challenges the narrative pushed by the Food and Drug Administration, the Centers for Disease […]

This is a rush transcript. Copy may not be in its final form.AMY GOODMAN: Just outside the United Center, the convention center, we’re joined by Asma Mohammed, campaign manager for Vote Uncommitted Minnesota and co-chair of the Minnesota uncommitted delegation, one of the 11 Minnesota uncommitted delegates at the DNC. She spent the entire night at the sit-in, though wasn’t planning to do that, and we were having her on […]

Barclays NOT pulling out of Israel bond auction despite pressure from pro-Palestine activists Barclays was looking into pulling out from new Israel government bond auctions in response to recent calls for the British banking giant to boycott the auction and sever ties with Israel. However, it just ended up reaffirming its commitment to the country. The report indicated that Barclays, one of the foreign lenders helping the Israeli government […]

This is a rush transcript. Copy may not be in its final form.NERMEEN SHAIKH: And we’re joined now by Dr. Tanya Haj-Hassan, a pediatric intensive care surgeon who volunteered in Gaza many times. Earlier this week, she spoke at the first-ever panel on Palestinian human rights held at a Democratic convention. “Uncommitted” delegates had asked the DNC to allow Dr. Tanya Haj-Hassan to speak on the main stage, but she’s […]

Pentagon sends nuclear submarine, aircraft carrier to Middle East in anticipation of Iran’s retaliation against Israel As the tension between Israel and Iran continues to escalate, United States Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin ordered a guided missile submarine to the Middle East and an aircraft carrier strike group to sail more quickly to the area earlier in August. The order came out after the phone call between Austin and […]

This is a rush transcript. Copy may not be in its final form.AMY GOODMAN: This is Democracy Now!, democracynow.org, “War, Peace and the Presidency: Breaking with Convention.” I’m Amy Goodman, with Nermeen Shaikh. We’re broadcasting from the studios of CAN TV here in Chicago. NERMEEN SHAIKH: We turn now to look at the climate crisis. On Wednesday, climate activists disrupted an event by Punchbowl News on the sidelines of the […]

Republican VP pick J.D. Vance calls for Google breakup over CENSORSHIP activities Technology experts and citizens who use tech devices have become more concerned about how Big Tech and startups will "control" their lives soon. It may even be a reason for the need to have an "expert" in the White House who understands these concerns. There is hope as Donald Trump's running mate J.D. Vance is calling to break […]