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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 that new film, that explores the struggle of the Palestinian people under Israeli occupation through themes of loss, trauma and the fight for justice. It’s called Where Olive Trees Weep. It features people like renowned trauma doctor Gabor Maté, […]

New studies add to growing body of scientific evidence linking COVID-19 vaccines to cancer Several recent studies have added to the growing body of scientific evidence linking COVID-19 vaccines to cancer. The first study is a new preprint that shows the spike protein in the SARS-CoV-2 virus and mRNA vaccines inhibits a crucial protein that suppresses tumors, potentially causing a greater incidence of cancer. The study, entitled “SARS-CoV-2 spike […]

We speak with Congressmember Jamaal Bowman of New York, one of the top targets for pro-Israel groups seeking to oust lawmakers who have led calls for a ceasefire in Gaza. Bowman is a former Bronx middle school principal who won his seat in 2020 before becoming a member of the so-called Squad of progressives in Congress. The powerful lobby group AIPAC, the American Israel Public Affairs Committee, could spend as […]

Pro-Gaza protesters, LGBT Pride marchers find common ground, saying there’s no pride in GENOCIDE A group of pro-Gaza protesters blocked the path of LGBT Pride marchers in Philadelphia, resulting in a not-so-brotherly standoff in the City of Brotherly Love. But in the end, they all agree that there's no pride in genocide. On June 2, participants of the Philadelphia Pride Parade that celebrated homosexuality found themselves face-to-face with pro-Palestine […]

This is a rush transcript. Copy may not be in its final form.AMY GOODMAN: Israeli forces began an escalated offensive on areas of central Gaza today, with airstrikes and ground forces moving into parts of Deir al-Balah, including the Bureij refugee camp. Al Jazeera reports at least 75 people have been killed in the past 24 hours in central Gaza, and the partially functioning hospitals in the area are struggling […]

Netanyahu government linked to Jewish religious movement pushing extremist doctrines The government of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is under scrutiny for the close relationship it is fostering with the Chabad-Lubavitch movement, a Hasidic Jewish organization that espouses some very extreme beliefs about race. While most Orthodox Hasidic Jewish groups and movements are self-segregating and prefer their own company, Chabad-Lubavitch, or simply Chabad, has become one of the most […]

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, with Juan González. The website of the Columbia Law Review, one of the oldest and most prestigious legal journals in the country, has been down since Monday. At the time of this broadcast, ColumbiaLawReview.org shows a static homepage informing visitors that the site […]

Biden authorizes Ukrainian use of U.S.-made weapons against targets inside Russian territory President Joe Biden has eased a ban on Ukraine using weapons supplied by the United States to strike targets inside internationally recognized Russian territory, supposedly as a means to defend an ongoing Russian offensive in the northeastern Kharkiv Oblast. Secretary of State Antony Blinken confirmed the approval while speaking at a news conference in Prague following an […]

This is a rush transcript. Copy may not be in its final form.AMY GOODMAN: This is Democracy Now!, democracynow.org. I’m Amy Goodman, with Juan González. Weeks before his first debate with Republican rival Donald Trump, President Biden has issued his most restrictive immigration policies yet. On Tuesday, Biden signed an executive order that went into effect at midnight and will continue to codify the far right’s anti-immigration agenda by temporarily […]