Top U.S. & World Headlines — August 3, 2022

#DemocracyNow

[perseus-tm]

Pelosi said Democracy we are far from being Democracy more like a Oligarchy!🤨

[thomaszitting]

Congratulations to Kansas for women's rights 👏

[haleybrown]

Democracy and Capitalism are not synonymous. Pelosi's words would have been more accurate had she stated we are committed to defending Capitalism in Taiwan.

[jonahansen]

I think some people ought to be responsible for the clearly illegal wiping of phones in all these agencies pertaining to the Jan 6th events. What kind of Government do we have now?

[globalwarmhugs]

Amy and Juan are so warm and kindly that even the worst of the news that they deliver gives me hope for better days ahead. Journalism with utmost integrity is rare. I appreciate Democracy Now!

[incer]

We can't protect our own democracy, don't worry about Taiwan....

[echospecter]

It's so scary to know powerful people are doing unpopular and damaging things here in the US but what gives me hope is those protests and voter turnouts to stop such damaging policies from coming into fruition.

[terryhollands]

How can Pelosis arrival in Taiwan in a US government jet, without Chinese permission be anything but a provocation.?

[lauralafauve]

I don't know why anyone would be surprised that Americans in Kansas upheld women's right for abortion health. Haven't all the news channels been saying Americans support choice by 80%? Haven't all the bans against abortion been created by groups consisting mostly of men?

The only sad thing here, is that so many of our elected- and paid- representatives/employees are not doing what we are paying them for. We want them to pass laws that make us safer and healthier.

[CSDAdvocacy]

Oh geez, Pelosi has some gall to suggest Autocracy is not occurring in the United States, and she’s a key figure. Bought and paid for.

[SetTrippin]

Pelosi meant to say that we have a choice between Oligarchy and Autocracy.

[jenniferkreisz]

Amy, you are an inspiration. Your news delivery is always so eloquent. I am a teacher and I have my students watch your broadcasts regularly. Thank you for your tone, eloquence, and fair delivery of the news. I’ve been a big fan of yours (and Juan and everyone else!) for many years, and have watched Democracy Now! as my main news outlet since I was young. Now that I’m in my late 30s and am responsible for teaching university freshmen, it is an honor to quote your news organization. As soon as I start making bigger paychecks, I would be honored to fund you and all the contributors at Democracy Now!. Thank you always. I’ll be a fan of yours until my last breath :)

[meh.]

It breaks my heart that our vets had to wait for any kind of care at all.

[wbafc]

Only in America does a venture capitalist need a backer to run a local electoral campaign. Thanks a lot Supreme Court.

[larrysherk]

All this racism and hatred we see all around us merely helps the corporatocracy bring the whole structure crashing down. And then we can build a true democracy, with cooperation and respect for all people. All praise to the heart and the bravery of our young people facing all this.

[carlitoshoway]

Democracy now, tomorrow and ever 💪💫💥😁

[reimei]

This is nuts. What is US doing? Did not expect this from Biden admin.

[CowboyFantastic]

One million plus subscribers??? NICE!!!

[humboldthammer]

Made by RAYTHEON. Made by LOCKHEED-MARTIN. Financed by Tax Payer DEBT.

[hizzlemobizzle]

Extend the headlines Amy. Be nice to see more coverage of what is happening in Florida regarding mass shootings and the setting up of controlled entry checkpoints to try to curb the violence. Problem is that we have constitutional carry and the cities can not set up gun free zones all they can do is check for felons with guns. Orlando just had another mass shooting in downtown over the weekend wounding 7.