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Hezbollah unveils SECRET MISSILE BUNKER in Southern Lebanon amid rising tensions with Israel Hezbollah has recently released a video showcasing a previously undisclosed underground facility in southern Lebanon, which houses and launches its vast missile arsenal. The facility named Imad-4 – after a commander killed by Israel in 2008 – features extensive tunnels large enough to accommodate military trucks, missile launch pads and other combat vehicles. Footage from the […]

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, here with Juan González in Chicago. On Monday night, President Biden headlined the opening night of the Democratic National Convention. A few minutes into his remarks, three delegates unfurled a banner that read “Stop Arming Israel.” The action took place […]

One of the country's largest residential solar installers has just declared Chapter 11 bankruptcy, marking the end of the 39-year-old business. The green energy company cited a "severe liquidity crisis caused by a sharp decline in demand in the solar market and SunPower's inability to obtain new capital." "In light of the challenges SunPower has faced, the proposed transaction offers a significant opportunity for key parts of our business to […]

This is a rush transcript. Copy may not be in its final form.JUAN GONZÁLEZ: The Democratic National Convention opens today here in Chicago, where Vice President Kamala Harris will be accepting the Democratic nomination on Thursday. While the delegates gather in the United Center for the convention, thousands of protesters are converging on Chicago to make their voices heard. Over the course of the week, there are at least six […]

International Paralympic Committee under fire for allowing TRANSGENDER athlete to compete against women The International Paralympics Committee (IPC) is now under scrutiny for allowing the participation of a transgender athlete in the women's category in the 2024 Paris Paralympics for the first time in history. Transgender Italian sprinter Valentina Petrillo, 50, who transitioned to become a woman back in 2018 and started hormone therapy shortly after, has been selected […]

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 Juan González. JUAN GONZÁLEZ: Well, in addition to the protests on the streets, dozens of delegates with the “uncommitted” movement are also in Chicago as they continue to pressure Kamala Harris to halt U.S. military support for Israel’s war […]

Hamas politburo member says U.S. now incapable of bringing about a CEASEFIRE A member of Hamas' political bureau has remarked that the U.S. is no longer capable of bringing about a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip. Osama Hamdan, former Hamas representative in Lebanon, made this comment during an Aug. 13 interview with the Associated Press (AP). According to him, his group – formally the Islamic Resistance Movement – is […]

This is a rush transcript. Copy may not be in its final form.AMY GOODMAN: “All the King’s Horses,” Aretha Franklin, here on Democracy Now!, democracynow.org, “War, Peace and the Presidency: Breaking with Convention.” I’m Amy Goodman, with Juan González, as we broadcast from here in Chicago at CAN TV. JUAN GONZÁLEZ: Well, we look now at how the city has a long history of police torture under police commander Jon […]

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) have released a joint statement to assure the populace that election results will be unaffected and election integrity will be maintained despite threats of attacks on the voting systems. "With election day less than 100 days away, it is important to help put into context some of the incidents the American public may see during the […]