‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR AUGUST 9, 2024: Gerald Horne on the Ravages of Zionism, from Palestine to St. Louis… Sam Husseini on Harris-Walz – Old Wine in New Bottles… Cori Bush’s Fiery Speech Aims at AIPAC… Plus Headlines  


As Israel’s genocidal attack on Gaza rages on, countries in the region ready themselves for a major fight. We speak to Gerald Horne about the latest. And in the U.S., the Democratic Party breathes new life into its presidential campaign with Kamala Harris and Tim Walz, but do the new messengers have a new message? We speak to journalist Sam Husseini. Plus, Cori Bush’s fiery concession speech taking aim at AIPAC.

More headlines: new report on Israeli torture of Palestinians, W.H.O. sends polio vaccine to Gaza, famine was declared in portions of the Darfur region of Sudan, pro-Palestine protesters interrupt presidential candidate Kamala Harris, Rep. Cori Bush, Democrat of Missouri, defeated by $8.5 million from AIPAC in primary, communities mark ten years since the police murder of 18-year-old Michael Brown in Ferguson, the FBI raided the upstate New York home of former UN weapons inspector, commentator and journalist Scott Ritter, African and Caribbean athletes score historic wins at the 2024 Summer Olympic Games. 

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