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The death toll in Bangladesh from a crackdown on massive student protests has risen to at least 174, with more than 2,500 people arrested, after police and soldiers were granted “shoot-on-sight” orders amid the unrest. The protests were in response to a highly contested quota system for civil service jobs, with 30% of government positions […]

This is a rush transcript. Copy may not be in its final form. AMY GOODMAN: And before we go, LaTosha Brown, I wanted to switch gears to ask you about the longtime Texas Democratic Congressmember Sheila Jackson Lee, who’s died at the age of 74 of pancreatic cancer. She was a tireless fighter for civil […]

The International Court of Justice has ruled Israel’s occupation of Palestinian territories is illegal and should come to an end “as rapidly as possible.” This is one of the most significant rulings issued by an international court on the matter since Israel’s military occupation of the territories began in 1967. We speak with Palestinian human […]

Trump Accepts GOP Nomination with Longest-Ever Convention Speech 2nd Dem. Senator Calls on Biden to Step Down Amid Reports He May Be on Verge of Ending Campaign Israel Bombs Another U.N. School; Families Grieve Loved Ones as Bodies Exhumed from Al-Amal Hospital Israel's "Weaponization of Water" Leading to Death, Disease as Polio Virus Is Detected […]

This is a rush transcript. Copy may not be in its final form. NERMEEN SHAIKH: Donald Trump accepted the Republican nomination on Thursday night, just five days after surviving an assassination attempt. Trump gave the longest acceptance speech in convention history, clocking in at over 90 minutes. He began by recounting what happened in Butler, […]

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.” We’re broadcasting from Milwaukee just after the Republican National Convention ended. I’m Amy Goodman, with Nermeen Shaikh. NERMEEN SHAIKH: Here in Milwaukee, protesters marched on Thursday through […]

This is a rush transcript. Copy may not be in its final form. NERMEEN SHAIKH: Donald Trump accepted the Republican nomination on Thursday night, just five days after surviving an assassination attempt. Trump gave the longest acceptance speech in convention history, clocking in at over 90 minutes. He began by recounting what happened in Butler, […]

Republican frontrunner former President Donald Trump has just picked Ohio Sen. JD Vance as his running mate and supporters believe that he makes for the perfect vice president to secure the U.S. border that President Joe Biden has opened wide. Vance is a staunch supporter of America-first foreign policy and when they assume office, this […]

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.” We’re broadcasting from Milwaukee, Wisconsin, throughout this week, as we come to the conclusion of the Republican National Convention. NERMEEN SHAIKH: On Thursday, Donald Trump spoke for […]

This week Democracy Now! is bringing you live, on-the-ground coverage of the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, where you’ll hear the voices and analysis you won’t get anywhere else. In August, we’ll travel to Chicago for the Democratic National Convention. Democracy Now! doesn’t accept corporate advertising or sponsorship revenue, and we don’t take money from […]