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Aid groups rescue hundreds of refugees in the Mediterranean Sea amid a deadly year for those fleeing poverty, violence and the climate crisis; Palestinian residents of Sheikh Jarrah facing eviction from Jewish settlers refuse a compromise proposed by the Israeli Supreme Court; We speak with the co-authors of a new book on the catastrophic final year of the Trump presidency. Get Democracy Now! delivered right to your inbox. Sign up for the Daily Digest: democracynow.org/subscribe

A new book examines the links between health and systemic injustice; Rep. Cori Bush protests against the expiry of the federal eviction moratorium, which could intensify the U.S. housing crisis; The groundbreaking documentary "The Ants and the Grasshopper" looks at the climate crisis and the global food system. Get Democracy Now! delivered right to your inbox. Sign up for the Daily Digest: democracynow.org/subscribe

In an extended interview, we continue our conversation with Dr. Rupa Marya, co-author with Raj Patel of the new book, “Inflamed: Deep Medicine and the Anatomy of Injustice,” which examines the social and environmental roots of poor health.

Human Rights Watch calls on the International Criminal Court to open a war crime probe of Israel over its recent assault on Gaza; We look at the fallout from Ben & Jerry's decision to halt ice cream sales in Israeli settlements; Thousands of people in Guatemala take to the streets for a massive national strike to demand the resignation of right-wing President Alejandro Giammattei. Get Democracy Now! delivered right to your inbox. Sign up for the Daily Digest: democracynow.org/subscribe

Experts warn vaccine inequality could lead to a prolonged pandemic as the Delta variant continues to drive new cases in the U.S. and around the world; Senators reach a deal on a $1.2 trillion infrastructure deal, but critics say it falls far short of what is needed to address the climate crisis. Get Democracy Now! delivered right to your inbox. Sign up for the Daily Digest: democracynow.org/subscribe

The House select committee investigating the deadly January 6 insurrection hears testimony from four police officers who were attacked by Trump supporters while defending the Capitol; More than 1,400 workers in West Virginia are set to lose their jobs this week when a major pharmaceutical plant shuts down and moves operations overseas. Get Democracy Now! delivered right to your inbox. Sign up for the Daily Digest: democracynow.org/subscribe

The Biden administration adds new sanctions on Cuba despite calls for better relations and an end to the decades-long embargo; We speak with two lawyers who have represented Guantánamo Bay prisoners about ongoing efforts to repatriate detainees and close the prison. Get Democracy Now! delivered right to your inbox. Sign up for the Daily Digest: democracynow.org/subscribe

COVID-19 cases continue to soar in the United States, especially in areas with low vaccination rates; We look at the case of former Air Force analyst Daniel Hale, who blew the whistle on the secret U.S. drone and targeted assassination program; Remembering civil rights leader and education advocate Bob Moses. Get Democracy Now! delivered right to your inbox. Sign up for the Daily Digest: democracynow.org/subscribe

The 2020 Olympics kick off in Tokyo, one year later than planned and amid a new surge in COVID-19 cases; Hundreds of water protectors in Minnesota have been arrested protesting the Enbridge Line 3 pipeline; Reverend Liz Theoharis of the Poor People's Campaign on the fight for voting rights and economic justice. Get Democracy Now! delivered right to your inbox. Sign up for the Daily Digest: democracynow.org/subscribe

As billionaire Jeff Bezos flies his Blue Origin spacecraft into suborbital space, calls grow to tax the rich and let Amazon workers unionize; Bezos's trip to the edge of space receives as much coverage in one day as climate change did for an entire year, as the impact of the crisis is increasingly felt across the globe. Get Democracy Now! delivered right to your inbox. Sign up for the Daily Digest: democracynow.org/subscribe

Journalist Ed Yong on why this year may be worse than 2020 for many communities with low vaccination rates; Demonstrators fill the streets of several cities across Colombia again to protest the right-wing government of Iván Duque; A new Haitian prime minister is sworn in as questions grow over who orchestrated the killing of President Jovenel Moïse. Get Democracy Now! delivered right to your inbox. Sign up for the Daily Digest: democracynow.org/subscribe

An investigation reveals Israeli cybersurveillance company NSO Group's software is being used by client countries to spy on activists, politicians, dissidents and journalists; A federal judge rules that DACA, or Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, is unlawful. Get Democracy Now! delivered right to your inbox. Sign up for the Daily Digest: democracynow.org/subscribe

As drug overdoses soar to record highs in the United States, a new two-part documentary looks at how pharmaceutical companies fueled the opioid epidemic; The remains of nine Indigenous children were buried by the Rosebud Sioux in South Dakota after being transferred back from the former Carlisle Indian School in Pennsylvania, where the children were forcibly sent over 140 years ago. Get Democracy Now! delivered right to your inbox. Sign up for the Daily Digest: democracynow.org/subscribe

Michael Wolff's new book, "Landslide," provides fresh details about former President Donald Trump's efforts to undermine the 2020 election and how he spurred his supporters to attack the U.S. Capitol; Record temperatures are driving deadly climate crisis-induced heat waves, floods and wildfires worldwide; An exposé looks at corporate profiteering off people in California who lost their homes and loved ones to recent fires. Get Democracy Now! delivered right to your inbox. Sign up for the Daily Digest: democracynow.org/subscribe

As U.S. forces withdraw from Afghanistan after 20 years of war and occupation, Taliban fighters are advancing across the country; Thousands have been arrested and at least 72 people have died in South Africa during protests against poverty and inequality amid the jailing of former President Jacob Zuma; We look at how COVID-19 has fueled a sharp increase in the number of people going hungry around the world. Get Democracy Now! delivered right to your inbox. Sign up for the Daily Digest: democracynow.org/subscribe