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2 months ago | 
znetwork.org | Eric Blanc |Amy Goodman |Juan Gonzalez |Juan González
Today federal workers nationwide are calling for support for a “Save Our Services Day of Action” mobilizing nationwide in opposition to Elon Musk’s efforts to dismantle government agencies through the so-called Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE. Workers plan to protest outside of federal buildings and Tesla dealerships to show support for the work of federal agencies.
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Oct 24, 2024 | 
nationofchange.org | Amy Goodman |Juan Gonzalez |Juan González
As human rights groups continue to call out war crimes committed by the Israeli military, we speak to the only U.S. diplomat to publicly resign from the Biden administration over its policy on Israel. We first spoke to Hala Rharrit when she resigned from the State Department in April, citing the illegal and deceptive nature of U.S. policy in the Middle East.
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Oct 16, 2024 | 
nationofchange.org | Amy Goodman |Juan Gonzalez |Juan González
“There is nothing antisemitic about fighting for people’s right to live,” says Jewish Voice for Peace organizer Elena Stein, who on Monday joined hundreds of protesters arrested to block entrances to the New York Stock Exchange. We discuss the historic mass protest, which called for an Israeli arms embargo and an end to war profiteering by companies like Raytheon and Lockheed Martin.
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Oct 15, 2024 | 
nationofchange.org | Amy Goodman |Juan Gonzalez |Juan González
Ex-U.S. Army Major Who Resigned over Gaza Warns Against Biden Sending 100 U.S. Troops to Israel https://t.co/fua2XE2XBe— Democracy Now! (@democracynow) October 15, 2024
The Biden administration is sending an advanced anti-missile defense system and 100 U.S. troops to Israel in advance of expected retaliatory strikes against Iran.
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Sep 11, 2024 | 
znetwork.org | Ralph Nader |Amy Goodman |Juan Gonzalez |Juan González |Interview Palestine
Ralph NaderNader is opposed to big insurance companies, "corporate welfare," and the "dangerous convergence of corporate and government power." While consumer advocate/environmentalist Ralph Nader has virtually no chance of winning the White House, he has been taken quite seriously on the campaign trail. Indeed, he poses the greatest threat to Sen. John Kerry. Democrats fear that Nader will be a spoiler, as he was in the 2000 election, when he took more than 97,000 votes in Florida.
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Sep 4, 2024 | 
nationofchange.org | Amy Goodman |Juan Gonzalez |Juan González
After nearly two decades of obstruction by the U.S. military, The New Yorker has obtained and published 10 photos of the aftermath of the 2005 Haditha massacre, when U.S. marines killed 24 Iraqi civilians in revenge for an IED bombing that killed a service member. The graphic images show dead Iraqi men, women and children, many of them shot in the head at close range. The victims ranged in age from 3 to 76.
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Aug 29, 2024 | 
nationofchange.org | Amy Goodman |Juan Gonzalez |Juan González
New voting rules in key battleground states could impact the 2024 election results. In Georgia, Democrats are suing to halt a set of Trump-backed election rules which Democrats say could be used to block certification of election results if they win in November. “It appears that Georgia Republicans are laying the groundwork not to certify the presidential election if Kamala Harris wins,” explains Ari Berman, who is the voting rights correspondent for Mother Jones magazine.
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May 21, 2024 | 
nationofchange.org | Amy Goodman |Juan Gonzalez |Juan González
Democracy Now! speaks with Dr. Adam Hamawy, one of around 20 American medical workers trapped in Gaza after Israel closed the Rafah border crossing into Egypt. A plastic surgeon and Army veteran, Hamawy is on a volunteer mission with the Palestinian American Medical Association at the European Hospital in Khan Younis. Like many Gazans, the U.S. medical workers are now facing dehydration and other deadly health conditions. “We’re continuing to do our job.
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May 1, 2024 | 
newlaborforum.cuny.edu | Juan Gonzalez |Juan González
Editor’s NoteThe report that follows was issued on October 20, 2023, by the Great Cities Institute, University of Illinois at Chicago. It is published in its entirety here. While based on statistical data available at the time, the premise of this study—as well as the history and analysis it provides—stands on its own. The U.S. immigration crisis has reached a new boiling point.
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Feb 29, 2024 | 
nationofchange.org | Amy Goodman |Juan Gonzalez |Juan González
In an act that has captured the attention of the world, Aaron Bushnell, a 25-year-old active-duty member of the U.S. Air Force, set himself on fire outside the Israeli Embassy in Washington Sunday to protest Israel’s assault on Gaza and U.S. support for the military campaign. Bushnell, who live-streamed the action, said, “I will no longer be complicit in genocide,” before lighting himself on fire and repeatedly shouted “Free Palestine” as he was engulfed in the flames.
