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Even a respected institution like the Catholic Church is mired in controversy. The Church has long been involved in financial and sex scandals. Stephen Brady from the Roman Catholic Faithful talked about the appalling extent of financial and sexual corruption in the Church during his appearance on "The John-Henry Westen Show." According to Brady, he first encountered corruption in the Church when his children were exposed to pornographic sexual education material in public schools […]

This is a rush transcript. Copy may not be in its final form.AMY GOODMAN: Fears of a broader regional war in the Middle East are growing after Hamas’s top political leader, Ismail Haniyeh, was assassinated in Tehran, where he was visiting for the inauguration of Iran’s new president. Iran and Hamas both accused Israel of killing Haniyeh. In a statement, Hamas’s military wing said his assassination was a, quote, “significant […]

British newspapers highlight RISKS of a CASHLESS SOCIETY after major global IT outage British newspapers have warned of the risks that come with moving toward a cashless society in light of the global IT outage that affected Microsoft systems. According to independent journalist Nick Corbishley, the mainstream media has "played a key role in advancing the Global War on Cash – a war that began with no official declaration but […]

This is a rush transcript. Copy may not be in its final form.AMY GOODMAN: This is Democracy Now! I’m Amy Goodman, with Juan González. This week, Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump continued his racist attacks on the Democratic presidential candidate, Kamala Harris. Here’s Trump on Fox News Monday night, interviewed by Laura Ingraham. DONALD TRUMP: Number one, they had an incompetent man as president, OK? Now they have somebody who’s […]

Watchdog website PURGES report labeling Kamala Harris the “most liberal senator” of 2019 GovTrack.us, a website that tracks the passage of bills through Congress and the voting records of legislators, recently confirmed that it had removed a 2019 report that tagged then-Sen. Kamala Harris as that year's "most liberal" U.S. senator sometime within the last two weeks. The organization that provides "thorough documentation of U.S. congressional voting" labeled Harris […]

This is a rush transcript. Copy may not be in its final form.AMY GOODMAN: President Biden has laid out his plans to reform the U.S. Supreme Court, calling for 18-year term limits, an enforceable code of ethics and an end to presidential immunity. Biden’s plan comes a month after the Supreme Court granted former President Donald Trump broad immunity from prosecution for crimes committed in office. Biden stopped short of […]

Kamala Harris’ solution to climate change is to alter the food pyramid and force Americans to eat less meat At a CNN Climate Town Hall on Sept. 4, 2019, then-Sen. Kamala Harris wanted the government to create "incentives" for Americans to eat less meat, even agreeing to change the food pyramid. According to her, this could curb the effects of climate change. The event was part of the 2020 Democratic presidential […]

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.” I’m Amy Goodman, with Juan González. Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump made headlines this week after suggesting that this year’s election could be the last U.S. election if he wins in November. Trump made the comment Friday in Florida at Turning Point Action’s Believers’ Summit. DONALD […]

Zuckerberg praises Trump’s “badass” reaction to assassination attempt, but stops short of endorsing him Tech mogul Mark Zuckerberg of Meta Platforms has praised former President Donald Trump's "badass" response to the July 13 assassination attempt on his life, but stopped short of endorsing him. The Facebook founder expressed his admiration for Trump during a July 18 interview with Bloomberg News, five days after the failed attempt to kill the […]