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This is a rush transcript. Copy may not be in its final form.NERMEEN SHAIKH: As Israel’s war on Gaza stretches into its ninth month, we begin today’s show by looking at a new documentary that’s premiering today on Fault Lines on Al Jazeera English. The film is called The Night Won’t End, and it takes an in-depth look at attacks on civilians by the Israeli military in Gaza and the […]

Johnson & Johnson (J&J) has agreed to pay $700 million to settle claims that it misled customers about the safety of its talcum-based powder. Illinois Attorney General (AG) Kwame Raoul confirmed the agreement between the company and a group of 43 bipartisan AGs. According to Raoul, the settlement sought "to resolve allegations the company deceptively promoted and misled consumers in advertisements related to the safety and purity […]

The new film Green Border, from acclaimed Polish director Agnieszka Holland, dramatizes the humanitarian crisis facing millions of migrants seeking refuge in Europe. It tells the true story of how refugees from the Middle East and Africa became trapped in 2021 at the so-called green border between Poland and Belarus, through the perspectives of refugees, border guards and refugee rights activists. “Fear and the hate are so easy to be […]

Your lyin’ eyes: Corporate media panics with ‘fact checks’ over Biden’s obvious decline After several videos plainly showing Joe Biden's obvious cognitive decline went viral over the last week, the left is now pulling the 'out of context' thing, suggesting that they're edited "cheap fakes" that are "done in bad faith," and both NBC News and AP running 'fact checks.' (Article by Tyler Durden republished from ZeroHedge.com) “The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes […]

This is a rush transcript. Copy may not be in its final form.AMY GOODMAN: Boeing CEO David Calhoun appeared before the Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations Tuesday to face questioning about how the aerospace giant is responding to safety concerns amidst ongoing investigations by authorities. Just hours before Calhoun’s testimony, the Senate subcommittee released a damning report on Boeing based on a number of whistleblower complaints and previously undisclosed government […]

Database leak reveals ALARMING list of Google’s privacy blunders, including recording children’s voices and exposing license plates seen on Street View A leaked internal Google database has shed some light on the tech giant's dubious security practices and policies about collecting and storing the personal data of users. The database revealed thousands of reports filed by Google employees about different incidents, from exposed email addresses to recordings of children's voices. While Google […]

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. A new investigation by Reuters has revealed the U.S. military ran a secret anti-vaccination campaign at the height of the pandemic in the Philippines and other nations in an effort to sow doubt about COVID vaccines made by China. The clandestine Pentagon campaign […]

The Sonoran Desert region covers approximately 100,000 square miles. It covers most of the southern half of Arizona and southeastern California in the United States. The desert also covers parts of Mexico, including most of the Baja California peninsula and much of the state of Sonora – which lends its name to the region. (h/t to LegacyWildernessAcademy.com) Despite the region's arid climate, there are several edible plants that can grow there. […]

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. On Tuesday, President Biden announced an executive action that aims to ease the visa process for so-called DREAMers and streamline the path to citizenship for spouses who have lived in the United States for at least a decade. PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN: Today I’m […]