Democracy Now!

Season 2016, Episode 172

Episode Title: Friday, August 26, 2016

Air Date: 2016-08-26

Overview:

Headlines for August 26, 2016; Vijay Prashad: Turkey's Offensive Against ISIS & Press Crackdown is Really Just War on Kurds; Regime Change in Libya Mirrors Iraq: Both Efforts Led to Failed States & Destabilized Region; Vijay Prashad: Hillary Clinton Shows Dangerous Tendency to Go to War No Matter the Consequences; Yemen & Palestine: Vijay Prashad on the Two 'Ruthless' Bombing Campaigns; Vijay Prashad on India's Crackdown in Kashmir: 'If This is Not an Occupation, What Else is It'; 'Cataclysmic Carousel of Greed': Oscar-Winning Actress Emma Thompson on Oil Drilling in Arctic; Actress Emma Thompson: Donald Trump is a White Nationalist Like Brexit Politician Nigel Farage