Interview | Politics & Elections Watch the Speech the DNC Wouldn’t Allow on Stage Georgia state Rep. Ruwa Romman would have been the first Palestinian to ever address the Democratic National Convention. By Amy Goodman & Juan González , DemocracyNow! August 23, 2024 Truthout
Interview | War & Peace Doctor Recounts Treating Patients in Gaza Injured in US-Enabled Massacres Tanya Haj-Hassan joins demands for Palestinian voices to be allowed to address the DNC onstage. By Amy Goodman & Nermeen Shaikh , DemocracyNow! August 22, 2024 Truthout
Interview | War & Peace Doubts Grow Over Blinken’s Claims on Ceasefire Talks as Gaza Overlooked at DNC Human rights lawyer Zaha Hassan says US policy essentially incentivizes Israel to refuse compromise in the talks. By Amy Goodman & Juan González , DemocracyNow! August 21, 2024 Truthout
Interview | Human Rights First-Ever DNC Panel on Palestinian Rights Asks: Will Dems Take Urgent Action? The panel was the result of persistent grassroots organizing against US support for Israel’s assault on Gaza. By Amy Goodman & Juan González , DemocracyNow! August 20, 2024 Truthout
Interview | Culture & Media Phil Donahue, Fired by MSNBC for Hosting Guests Against Iraq War, Dies at 88 Donahue was fired in 2003 for airing antiwar voices when most of the corporate media was cheerleading the drive for war. By Amy Goodman & Juan González , DemocracyNow! August 19, 2024 Truthout
Interview | Environment & Health WHO Declares Mpox a Global Public Health Emergency as Africa Awaits Vaccines Nigerian journalist Zubaida Baba Ibrahim says there’s still a vaccine shortage two years after the last major outbreak. By Amy Goodman , DemocracyNow! August 16, 2024 Truthout
Interview | War & Peace US Approved Another $20 Billion in Weapons for Israel Before New Ceasefire Talks Josh Paul, a veteran State Department official who resigned in protest over Gaza policy, discusses the military sales. By Amy Goodman & Nermeen Shaikh , DemocracyNow! August 15, 2024 Truthout
Interview | War & Peace Palestinian Reverend Calls on US Faith Leaders to Oppose Israel’s Genocide “If you’re silent, knowing how your money is being spent, that means you approve,” says Rev. Munther Isaac. By Amy Goodman , DemocracyNow! August 14, 2024 Truthout
Interview | War & Peace Fears Grow of Wider Regional War in the Absence of Ceasefire in Gaza The cycle of escalation across the region is rooted in the US-backed Israeli war, says professor Karim Makdisi. By Amy Goodman & Juan González , DemocracyNow! August 13, 2024 Truthout
Interview | War & Peace The Only Paralympian From Gaza Lost 15 Relatives in Israeli Assault “We have hopes, we have dreams, we have goals,” Fadi Deeb says of the great responsibility of representing Palestinians. By Amy Goodman , DemocracyNow! August 12, 2024 Truthout