Democracy Now! 2022-08-17 Wednesday
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English - August 17, 2022 12:00 - 59 minutes - 1 Byte - ★★★★★ - 5.1K ratingsNews Government Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
As 95% of Afghans lack enough to eat, the U.S. refuses to release $7 billion of frozen Afghan assets; Medea Benjamin on Cuba’s need for humanitarian aid after a massive fire, and the draconian sentencing of Saudi activist Salma al-Shehab; climate measures in the Inflation Reduction Act; The Nation’s John Nichols on Trump’s Republican foe Liz Cheney losing her primary race.
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Democracy Now! 2022-08-17 WednesdayHeadlines for August 17, 2022As Afghan People Boil Grass to Eat, U.S. Refuses to Release $7 Billion of Frozen Afghan AssetsMedea Benjamin on U.S. Cuban Sanctions & Biden's Embrace of Saudi Arabia Despite Horrid Rights RecordInflation Reduction Act "Biggest Step Forward" on Climate, Says Biden Amid Calls for Renewable EnergyJohn Nichols: "Standing Up to Donald Trump in the Republican Party … Leads to Your Defeat"