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Iraq's nine-month-long battle to retake Mosul from the self-proclaimed Islamic State is coming to an end, but the humanitarian crisis is not. According to the United Nations, almost 700,000 residents are still displaced—nearly half living in emergency camps. Airwars is estimating between 900 and 1,200 civilians were likely killed by coalition air and artillery strikes during the assault on Mosul, but the overall death toll is significantly higher. The International Red Cross reports seeing a tremendous increase in civilian casualties in recent weeks. We are joined by Azmat Khan, an award-winning investigative journalist and a Future of War fellow at New America. She has spent the last year and a half investigating how the U.S.-led war against ISIS is playing out on the ground in Iraq.

122 Nations Approve a Global Treaty to Ban Use of Nuclear Weapons, Iraqi Prime Minister Declares Victory Over ISIS in Mosul, NYT: Donald Trump Jr. Met with Kremlin-Linked Lawyer Promising Dirt on Clinton, In G20 Meeting, Trump and Putin Talk Syria Ceasefire & Election Hacking, Ceasefire in SW Syria Reportedly Holding, as Fighting & Airstrikes Continue in Raqqa, At G20 Summit, All Countries But U.S. Agree Paris Climate Deal is "Irreversible", Sen. McCain Says Republican Healthcare Bill is Dead, Turkey: Hundreds of Thousands Protest Erdogan Gov't at Istanbul Rally, NYT: Mexican Gov't Surveilled International Investigators Probing Ayotzinapa Case, Palestinian Activist Issa Amro's Trial Begins in Israeli Military Court, 1,000 Protest Against KKK Rally in Charlottesville, VA, Family Mourns Death of African-American Graduate Beaten to Death in Greece, Thousands in California and British Columbia Flee Uncontrolled Wildfires

Last week, there was an attempted assassination on the life of Bertha Zúniga Cáceres, the daughter of murdered Honduran indigenous and environmental leader Berta Cáceres. Bertita Zúniga Cáceres was driving back with two colleagues from a community visit in central Honduras when a black pickup truck blocked their path. Three assailants jumped out of the truck and attempted an attack, but Zúniga and her colleagues narrowly escaped. The incident comes just weeks after Zúniga was named the new leader of the indigenous rights group Civic Council of Popular and Indigenous Organizations of Honduras (COPINH). She recently demonstrated in support of pending U.S. legislation to suspend U.S. military aid to Honduras. Her protest was a part of a week of action coordinated by the U.S.-based human rights group Witness for Peace. We speak with Bertita Zúniga Cáceres at her home in La Esperanza, Honduras. Also joining the conversation is Chicago-based Matt Ginsberg-Jaeckle, who has done solidarity work in support of COPINH and translations for COPINH over the last 17 years.

President Donald Trump is scheduled to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday at the G20 summit in Hamburg, Germany. Their first official meeting comes as thousands of people have filled the streets around the G20 summit to demonstrate against globalization and Trump's policies. Issues likely to be raised during their meeting include the war in Syria, North Korea, U.S. economic sanctions against Russia and nuclear weapons. Democrats are pushing Trump to confront Putin directly about the alleged Russian interference in the 2016 election. But during a press conference on Thursday from Poland, Trump cast doubt on whether he believes Russia interfered in the 2016 election. We speak with Katrina vanden Heuvel, editor at The Nation, America's oldest weekly magazine. She reported from Moscow for more than three decades. She is also a columnist for The Washington Post.

As President Donald Trump meets with world leaders at the G20 in Hamburg, Germany, European activists held a G20 alternative summit—the Global Solidarity Summit. We speak to Croatian philosopher Srećko Horvat about the G20's policies and the Democracy in Europe Movement, which he started with former Greek finance minister Yanis Varoufakis.Watch Part 1 || "Dystopian Nightmare: Eyewitness Decries Police Repression at G20 Summit as 100,000 Take to Streets":https://www.democracynow.org/2017/7/7/welcome_to_hell_100_000_people

Mass demonstrations have erupted across Hamburg, Germany, as world leaders gather for the G20 summit, where President Donald Trump is meeting with other world leaders. About 100,000 protesters took to the streets and have staged sit-ins in an attempt to disrupt the first day of the summit. Police fired water cannons, pepper spray and stun grenades to disperse protesters. Key issues on the G20 agenda include climate change, trade and North Korea. Protesters who gathered say the G20 has failed to solve many issues, including climate change and global economic disparities. We speak with philosopher Srećko Horvat, who is taking part in the G20 alternative summit, known as the Global Solidarity Summit. He is the co-founder of the Democracy in Europe Movement, also known as DiEM25. Watch Part 2 || "Srećko Horvat on 'Democracy in Europe Movement' & Uniting Leftists Against Failed Policies of G20":https://www.democracynow.org/2017/7/7/srecko_horvat_on_democracy_in_europe

Over 100,000 Protesters Met by Riot Police Outside G20 Talks in Hamburg, G20 Leaders Defy Trump, Voice Support for Paris Climate Accord, Trump to Meet Russian President Amid Charges of Election Meddling, Japan and European Union Agree to Outline of Trade Agreement, Office of Government Ethics Head Walter Shaub Jr. Abruptly Resigns, Departure of OGE Head Follows DOJ Watchdog's Resignation, AP: Rex Tillerson May Be Forced to Testify over Exxon Climate Emails, Vice President Pence's Office Plans to Control Voter Roll Data, Over 120 Nations to Sign Anti-Nuclear Weapons Treaty, South Korea Holds War Games Following North Korean ICBM Test, Turkish Protesters March for Independent Judiciary, Against Government Crackdown, Iraq: Kurdish Leader Predicts Independent State After September Vote, Iraq: 10,000 Civilians Trapped in Mosul as ISIS Makes Last Stand, Hobby Lobby Fined $3 Million over Looted Iraqi Artifacts, Virginia Executes Severely Mentally Disabled Prisoner, Illinois House Overrides Governor's Veto, Breaking Budget Stalemate, Russian Authorities Raid Campaign Office of Prominent Kremlin Critic

President Trump's scheduled meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin comes as thousands of Syrians continue to flee Raqqa as U.S.-backed militias intensify their assault on the ISIS-held city. Some 200,000 people have been displaced while U.S.-led airstrikes have killed hundreds of residents, in what U.N. investigators have called a "staggering loss of civilian life." As many as 50 airstrikes were hitting Raqqa each day. U.S.-backed forces expect the fight to oust ISIS from its de facto capital to take at least three months. We speak with Abdalaziz Alhamza, a Syrian journalist and co-founder of Raqqa Is Being Slaughtered Silently. The group was formed in 2014 to document the abuses of the Islamic State after the militant group took over the city of Raqqa. He is the main subject of the award-winning film titled "City of Ghosts."

Thousands of protesters are expected to attempt to disrupt the G20 summit in Hamburg Germany, where President Trump is headed. The protests followed actions earlier in the week, in which German police attacked protesters with water cannons as thousands gathered to protest against the summit and Trump. The summit is viewed by demonstrators as centered around exploitation of people and global resources. We speak with Nick Dearden, director of Global Justice Now. The group released a statement titled "Campaigners tell the G20: your model is broken, only radical reform can undermine Trump."

In a major speech in Poland, President Donald Trump said Western civilization is at stake, as he warned about the threats of "terrorism and extremism." He was cheered on by supporters of Poland's right-wing government, who were bused in to the speech. Meanwhile, Trump is facing criticism after becoming the first U.S. president in decades to skip visiting the Warsaw ghetto uprising monument. We speak with Polish-Nigerian journalist Remi Adekoya, a regular contributor to The Guardian and the former political editor of the Warsaw Business Journal.

At U.N. Security Council, U.S. Threatens to Attack North Korea, President Trump in Poland: "Future of Western Civilization" at Stake, Mass Protests Target G20 Leaders Ahead of Meeting in Germany, Iraq: 20,000 Civilians Remain Trapped in Last ISIS-Held Part of Mosul, Syria: Thousands Flee Airstrikes, Artillery and Hunger in Raqqa, Venezuela: Lawmakers Injured as Government Backers Storm Parliament, Venezuelan Helicopter Pilot Vows More Anti-Government Attacks, Virginia Prepares Lethal Injection That Previously "Drowned" Prisoner, Chicago: Over 100 Shot over Independence Day Long Weekend, New York: Doctor Opens Fire with Assault Rifle at Former Hospital, Rep. Steve Scalise Back in Intensive Care from Gunshot Wounds, Amnesty International Demands Release of Human Rights Activists

Foreign ministers of Bahrain, Egypt, the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia are meeting today amid a diplomatic standoff with the Gulf nation of Qatar. The Saudi-led coalition has issued 13 demands on Qatar, including the closing of the Al Jazeera TV channel. Other demands on Qatar include ending its support for the Muslim Brotherhood, downgrading diplomatic ties with Iran and closing a Turkish military base in the country. The diplomatic standoff began soon after President Trump met Saudi King Salman in Riyadh. For more, we're joined by Rami Khouri, professor of journalism and senior public policy fellow at the American University of Beirut. He's also an internationally syndicated columnist and a nonresident senior fellow at the Harvard Kennedy School.

To date, 44 states have said they will not hand over detailed personal information about U.S. voters to Trump's Presidential Advisory Commission on Election Integrity. We look at the man behind the request for the data: Kris Kobach, the Kansas secretary of state and vice chair of Trump's "election integrity" commission. Kobach has pushed for the strictest voter identification laws in the country and advocated for a "proof-of-citizenship" requirement that civil rights advocates say is aimed at suppressing voter turnout. We speak with by Ari Berman, whose recent piece for The New York Times Magazine is "The Man Behind Trump's Voter-Fraud Obsession." We also speak with Kristen Clarke, president and executive director of the Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law. The organization filed a complaint Monday against Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach.Watch Part 1: "44 States Say No to Trump: Resistance Grows as Trump's Election Commission Seeks Private Voter Data":/2017/7/5/44_states_say_no_to_trump

Several civil rights groups and lawmakers have come out against a federal "election integrity" commission established by President Donald Trump that wants states to hand over detailed personal information about U.S. voters. The request was made by Kris Kobach, the Kansas secretary of state and vice chair of Trump's Presidential Advisory Commission on Election Integrity. At least 44 states to date have said they will not comply with Kobach's request. For more, we're joined by Ari Berman, whose recent piece for The New York Times Magazine is "The Man Behind Trump's Voter-Fraud Obsession." And we're joined by Kristen Clarke, president and executive director of the Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law. The organization filed a complaint Monday against Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach.

Tension is rising again on the Korean Peninsula after North Korea successfully tested an intercontinental missile on Tuesday that experts said is capable of reaching Alaska. In response, the U.S. and South Korea carried out a joint ballistic missile drill in the Sea of Japan. Earlier this year, the United States carried out massive military exercises in the Korean Peninsula and deployed an anti-missile system known as THAAD to South Korea, despite protests by South Koreans. We speak with Christine Ahn, the founder and international coordinator of Women Cross DMZ, a global movement of women mobilizing for peace in Korea.

U.S. Launches Military Drills After North Korea Tests Intercontinental Missile, Thousands March to Demand Trump's Impeachment, Trump Sparks Outrage with Doctored Video of Him Body-Slamming CNN, Trump Heading to Poland, Then Germany for G20, Top Justice Official Resigns, Citing Opposition to Trump, Delegation of Senators in Afghanistan Demand Trump Fill Diplomatic Vacancies, Gulf Diplomatic Crisis Continues as Saudis Demand Qatar Close Al Jazeera, Iraq Says U.S.-Backed Iraqi Forces to Seize All of Mosul This Week, 2 Fires Tear Through Syrian Refugee Camps in Lebanon, Killing 1 Girl, Brazil: Police Arrest Close Ally to President Temer, Canada to Pay $10 Million to Omar Khadr for Abuse Endured at Gitmo, Berta Cáceres's Daughter Survives Attempted Attack in Honduras, July 4th Protests Target GOP Healthcare Bill & Immigration Crackdown, Chris Christie Caught Sunbathing on Beach Closed to Public by Budget Shutdown

The Wallace Global Fund recently awarded the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe the inaugural Henry A. Wallace Award and a $1 million investment in renewable energy projects led by the tribe. We talk to the fund's executive director, Ellen Dorsey, about the "Divest-Invest" movement.

As we continue to look at how the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe is embracing renewable energy, we turn now to Scott Wallace and Ellen Dorsey of the Wallace Global Fund. The fund recently awarded the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe the inaugural Henry A. Wallace Award and a $1 million investment in renewable energy projects led by the tribe. The award is named after Scott Wallace’s grandfather Henry A. Wallace, who served as vice president under Franklin D. Roosevelt from 1941 to 1945. In 1944, Wallace published an iconic article in The New York Times titled “The Danger of American Fascism.” He wrote, "American fascists are most easily recognized by their deliberate perversion of truth and fact."

The Standing Rock Sioux Tribe recently won a major legal victory in federal court which may have the power to force the shutdown of the $3.8 billion Dakota Access pipeline. District Judge James Boasberg ruled Wednesday that the Trump administration failed to conduct an adequate environmental review of the pipeline, after President Trump ordered the Army Corps to fast-track and greenlight its approval. The judge requested additional briefings next week on whether the pipeline should be shut off until the completion of a full review of a potential oil spill’s impacts on fishing and hunting rights, as well as environmental justice. The pipeline faced months of massive resistance from the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe, members of hundreds of other indigenous tribes from across the Americas, as well as non-Native allies. We speak with Standing Rock Sioux Chair Dave Archambault II and Nick Tilsen, executive director of the Thunder Valley Community Development Corporation and a citizen of the Oglala Lakota Nation on Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota.

In a Fourth of July holiday special, we begin with the words of Frederick Douglass. Born into slavery around 1818, Douglass became a key leader of the abolitionist movement. On July 5, 1852, in Rochester, New York, he gave one of his most famous speeches, "The Meaning of July Fourth for the Negro." He was addressing the Rochester Ladies Antislavery Society. This is actor James Earl Jones reading the speech during a performance of historian Howard Zinn’s acclaimed book, "Voices of a People’s History of the United States." He was introduced by Zinn.

Last month more than 4,000 people gathered in Chicago for the People’s Summit. Independent senator, former presidential candidate Bernie Sanders delivered the keynote speech. During his speech, he repeatedly criticized the Democratic Party, calling it an "absolute failure," and blaming it for the election of President Trump. "I'm often asked by the media and others: How did it come about that Donald Trump, the most unpopular presidential candidate in the modern history of our country, won the election?" Sanders said. "And my answer is that Trump didn’t win the election; the Democratic Party lost the election. Let us be very, very clear: The current model and the current strategy of the Democratic Party is an absolute failure."

Watch Part 2 of our conversation with best-selling author and Intercept senior correspondent Naomi Klein about her book, "No Is Not Enough: Resisting Trump's Shock Politics and Winning the World We Need." Watch Part 1: "No Is Not Enough: Best-Selling Author Naomi Klein on Challenging Trump's Shock Doctrine Politics":https://www.democracynow.org/2017/6/13/no_is_not_enough_best_selling

As Republicans continue their push for their healthcare plan, polls show support for a nationwide single-payer healthcare system is growing. At least one poll shows a full third of Americans are now in favor of a national single-payer system, while 60 percent believe the federal government should be responsible for healthcare. In one state, the California Senate passed a single-payer bill, but the House speaker killed it in the Assembly. We get an update from Michael Lighty, with National Nurses United and the California Nurses Association.

With the deeply unpopular healthcare plan having failed to come to a vote before the Senate recessed for the holidays, demonstrators across the country flooded the offices of Republicans in what they're calling a "last stand" to prevent a repeal of the Affordable Care Act. We speak with disability rights attorney Stephanie Woodward, who was shown in a viral video being pulled out of her wheelchair and arrested for protesting outside Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell's office.

Trump Urges Obamacare Repeal as Congress Heads into Holiday Recess, Trump Tweets Attacking MSNBC Hosts Spark Outrage, Charges of Sexism, Trump Interaction with Irish Reporter Recalls History of Sexist Comments, WSJ: GOP Researcher Sought Clinton Emails from Russian Hackers, U.N.: Cut Emissions Sharply by 2020 or Face Climate Catastrophe, German Chancellor Says Upcoming G20 Will Focus on Climate Change, Dutch Bank ING to Divest from Canadian Pipelines over Tar Sands Oil, Ireland to Ban Onshore Natural Gas Fracking, Tacoma, WA Protesters Target Liquefied Natural Gas Plant, Iraqi Army Claims Victory over So-Called Islamic Caliphate in Mosul, France: Driver Arrested After Attempting to Strike Muslim Worshipers, Protesters Arrested as Chinese President Xi Jinping Visits Hong Kong, Top Vatican Official Charged with Sexual Assault in Australia, House of Representatives Passes Anti-Immigrant Bills, 10 Republican Attorneys General Threaten to Sue Trump Admin over DACA, Trump Travel Ban to Exclude Grandparents, Cousins and Other Family, Trump Election Commission Requests Voter Roll Data, Prompting Alarm, German Lawmakers Vote to Legalize Same-Sex Marriage

As President Donald Trump announced this week that the Environmental Protection Agency will roll back an Obama policy that environmentalists say safeguards drinking water for one in three Americans, The Intercept reports that the person Trump has tapped to be the EPA's water safety official is a former lobbyist with deep ties to a fossil fuel advocacy group that promotes the Dakota Access pipeline and offshore drilling. We speak with Lee Fang, investigative journalist at The Intercept covering the intersection of money and politics.

Historian Nancy MacLean says much of the radical right's agenda is being pursued at the state level. Republicans already have "trifecta control" in 25 states—control of the governor's seat and both chambers of their legislative bodies—compared to six states for Democrats. "The ultimate Big Bang of this project is that they want to change our Constitution," Maclean says. "They are actually building towards a constitutional convention. So they have 28 states that have called for this constitutional convention. They need six more."

As Republicans attempt to revive a bill to overturn Obamacare, we look at the radical right's attempt to reshape the role of the federal government—from healthcare to education to housing. We speak with Duke University historian Nancy MacLean, author of the new book, "Democracy in Chains: The Deep History of the Radical Right's Stealth Plan for America." MacLean also uncovers the instrumental role the late libertarian economist James Buchanan played in the right's campaign to eliminate unions, suppress voting and privatize schools.

Senate GOP Leaders Scramble to Save Healthcare Bill Amid Revolt, Protesters Flood Senate Offices in "Last Stand" on Healthcare, Parts of Trump Travel Ban Set to Take Effect, NATO to Send More Troops to Afghanistan, Lawyer Who Authored Torture Memos Grilled at Confirmation Hearing, CNN Reporters Resign After Network Withdraws Report on Trump Adviser, WaPo: Trump Properties Displayed Fake Time Magazine Covers, Associated Press: EPA Chief Met Dow CEO Ahead of Pesticide Approval, EPA to Roll Back Drinking Water Safeguards, Protections for Waterways, New EPA Water Safety Official Worked as Fossil Fuel Lobbyist, Amid Deaths, Thousands of Migrants Rescued in Mediterranean, Mexico: Journalists Call for End to Attacks on Media Workers, Court Date Set for Trial of Alleged Leaker Reality Leigh Winner, Minnesota: $3 Million Settlement Reached in Philando Castile Death, Netherlands: Widows of Hanged Nigerian Activists Sue Shell Oil, Arkansas: Driver Destroys Ten Commandments Monument Outside Capitol

In Brazil, President Michel Temer has been formally charged with corruption, a year after he backed the ouster of President Dilma Rousseff from office. Federal prosecutors accuse Temer of taking millions of dollars in bribes. Prosecutor Rodrigo Janot said Temer has "fooled Brazilian citizens." Temer, who rejected the allegations, is the country's first sitting head of state to be formally charged with a crime. We speak with David Miranda, a journalist and the first LGBTQ member of the Rio City Council.

A shocking lawsuit accuses the Washington, D.C., police of using sexual abuse as a form of punishment targeting people arrested during protests against President Donald Trump's inauguration. A complaint by four plaintiffs charges officers stripped them, grabbed their genitalia and inserted fingers into their anuses while other officers laughed. We speak with Scott Michelman, a senior attorney at the ACLU of the District of Columbia and lecturer at Harvard Law School.

With police killings dominating the headlines, our first guest, historian Ibram X. Kendi, discusses his recent book, "Stamped from the Beginning: The Definitive History of Racist Ideas in America," which traces the origins of racist ideas in the U.S. The author examines the impact of historically racist policies on existing racial disparities. His book is the recipient of the 2016 National Book Award.

As three Chicago police officers face charges for covering up the police shooting of 17-year-old Laquan McDonald, we will look at the cases of Philando Castile, Sam DuBose and Sylville Smith—three black men killed by police officers. In recent weeks, two of the officers were acquitted; one had a mistrial. Our first guest writes, "[I]t is not just police officers who are on trial. America is on trial. Either these deaths are justified, and therefore America is just, or these deaths are unjustified, and America is unjust." We speak with historian Ibram X. Kendi. His recent book, "Stamped from the Beginning: The Definitive History of Racist Ideas in America," is the recipient of the 2016 National Book Award.

Republican Leaders Postpone Healthcare Vote After Revolt from Own Party, Pro-Trump Group Attacks Heller over His Opposition to Healthcare Plan, Sen. Elizabeth Warren Issues Support for Single-Payer Healthcare System, White House Issues More Claims About Assad's Alleged Plans for Chemical Weapons Attack, U.S.-Led Airstrikes Reportedly Kill 40+ Civilians in ISIS Prison in Syria, Yemen's Cholera Death Toll Surpasses 2,000, Venezuela: Police Attack Supreme Court from Helicopter, Colombia: FARC Celebrates Disarmament After 53 Years, China Releases 3 Activists Arrested Investigating Ivanka Trump-Brand Factory, Hackers Launch Attack Using Cyberweapons Stolen from NSA, 3 Chicago Cops Indicted for Conspiring to Cover Up Police Killing of Laquan McDonald, Washington, D.C., Begins Issuing First Gender-Neutral Driver's Licenses, Transgender Teenager Ava Le'Ray Barrin Murdered in Georgia

Supreme Court reporter Dahlia Lithwick examines the new make-up of the court and the rumors that Justice Anthony Kennedy might resign. Neil Gorsuch joined the court in April to replace the late Antonin Scalia. So far, Gorsuch has been in lockstep with Clarence Thomas. According to Lithwick, Gorsuch is proving to be "far to the right" of Scalia.

On June 19, the Supreme Court reversed a federal appeals court ruling that former high-level Bush administration officials may be sued for their roles in the post-9/11 profiling and abuse of Muslim, Arab and South Asian men. For more, we speak with Vince Warren, executive director of the Center for Constitutional Rights.

On Monday, the Supreme Court ruled that taxpayer-funded grants for playgrounds could not be denied to a church-run school in Missouri. In an oral dissent issued from the bench, Justice Sonia Sotomayor said, "This case is about nothing less than the relationship between religious institutions and the civil government—that is, between church and state. The Court today profoundly changes that relationship by holding, for the first time, that the Constitution requires the government to provide public funds directly to a church." For more, we speak with Dahlia Lithwick, senior editor at Slate.com. She is their senior legal correspondent and Supreme Court reporter and the author of the recent piece, "Did the court just seriously wound the separation of church and state?"

The U.S. Supreme Court has announced it will allow for the partial implementation of President Donald Trump's temporary ban on travelers from six Muslim-majority countries while the court examines the constitutionality of the order. Trump's executive order called for a 90-day ban on travelers from Libya, Iran, Somalia, Sudan, Syria and Yemen and a 120-day ban on all refugees. The court is expected to hear oral arguments in the case in October. Three justices—Clarence Thomas, Samuel Alito and Neil Gorsuch—issued a separate ruling supporting the full implementation of the travel ban. For more, we speak with Vince Warren, executive director of the Center for Constitutional Rights, and Dahlia Lithwick, senior editor at Slate.com. She is their senior legal correspondent and Supreme Court reporter.

Twenty-two million Americans would lose their health insurance under the Senate Republicans' healthcare bill over the next decade. That's according to the Congressional Budget Office, which released its assessment on Monday. Following the report, Republican Senators Susan Collins of Maine and Rand Paul of Kentucky joined Senator Dean Heller of Nevada in pledging to vote against even debating their party's healthcare bill this week. Republican leaders had been pushing for a vote as early as today, ahead of the July 4 recess. On Monday, the American Medical Association came out against the Senate bill, writing in a letter to Senate leaders, "Medicine has long operated under the precept of Primum non nocere, or 'first, do no harm.' The draft legislation violates that standard on many levels." For more, we speak with Dr. Steffie Woolhandler, a professor at CUNY-Hunter College and a primary care physician. She is a lecturer at Harvard Medical School and the co-founder of Physicians for a National Health Program.

22 Million Americans Would Lose Health Insurance Under GOP Healthcare Plan, Supreme Court Allows Parts of Trump's Travel Ban to Take Effect, Supreme Court to Hear Case of Baker Who Refused to Make Cake for Gay Wedding, Supreme Court Rules Church-Run School Can't Be Barred from Public Money, In Latest Effort to Escalate U.S. War in Syria, White House Claims Assad Planning Chemical Attack, U.S.-Backed Iraqi Military Says 8-Month Battle for Mosul Could Be Over in Days, U.S. Conference of Mayors Passes Resolutions Calling on Military Increases to Fund U.S. Cities, Brazilian Prosecutors Charge President Michel Temer with Corruption, Burmese Military Arrests Three Journalists in Shan State, Body of Kidnapped Mexican Journalist Salvador Adame Found in Michoacán, Poll Shows World Opinion of U.S. Has Plummeted Under Trump, Reality Winner to Appear in Court Today in Georgia, NYC: Shahid Ali Khan and His Family Will Not Face Deportation, Emmett Till's Historical Marker Vandalized in Money, Mississippi

We end the show today in Jackson, Mississippi, where just one week from today social justice activist and attorney Chokwe Lumumba will be sworn is as the city's next mayor. He has vowed to make Jackson the "most radical city on the planet." He is the son of the city’s former mayor, the late Chokwe Lumumba, who was once dubbed "America’s most revolutionary mayor." We air the mayor-elect’s speech at the People’s Summit and speak to him in Jackson about his plans for the city and his father's legacy.

We speak with renown Indian writer Arundhati Roy on the rise of Hindu nationalism and the pressures she experienced as the "face of the new India," which came at a time when the Hindu nationalist BJP party came to power. She has just published her second novel, "The Ministry of Utmost Happiness." It's her first work of fiction since the Booker Prize-winning "The God of Small Things" published in 1997.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to meet with President Donald Trump in their first face-to-face meeting. The meeting comes as Lockheed Martin announced a deal to begin making F-16 fighter jets in India. Modi is part of a notorious gallery of strongmen that have swept into power across the globe. One of the key issues expected to come up during the meeting is the fate of the H-1B visa program, which permits thousands of Indian computer engineers to enter the United States each year. Trump signed an executive order in April to review the visa program. We speak with Mumbai-based Teesta Setalvad, a civil rights activist and journalist. We also speak with Prachi Patankar, co-founder of the South Asia Solidarity Initiative, based in New York.

Republicans Call for Delay of Healthcare Vote as Opposition Grows, WaPo: Obama Knew Putin Was Directly Involved in Election Interference, NYT: Full-Page Report Chronicles Every Lie Trump Told Since Taking Office, Carrier's Plant Facing Massive Layoffs, Despite Trump's Promises, U.N.: Yemen Facing World's Worst Cholera Outbreak, Iraqi Civilians Continue to Flee Fighting in Mosul, Two More Journalists Die After Mine Explosion in Mosul, Report: U.S.-Led Coalition Airstrikes Killed 700 Civilians in Raqqa, Syria, 50,000 Protesters Form Human Chain to Demand Belgium Close Nuclear Reactors, Pakistan: 150 Killed in Fuel Tanker Explosion, Colombia: 13 Killed in Mine Explosion, 2nd Mistrial Declared in Murder Case of Fmr. Officer Ray Tensing, Chelsea Manning & Gavin Grimm Celebrate at NYC Pride Parade, MA: 98-Year-Old Activist Frances Crowe Arrested Blockading Pipeline

An ethnic cleansing campaign carried out by the South Sudanese government has triggered one of the biggest refugee crises in Africa. The United Nations has accused the government's Sudan People's Liberation Army, known as the SPLA, of committing atrocities including mass rape and torture, as well as burning down entire villages. A U.N. report published in May says the abuses may amount to war crimes. We speak with journalist Nick Turse, a reporter with The Investigative Fund. He spent six weeks in South Sudan and refugee camps in neighboring countries.

Health experts say, given the shortcomings of both the Affordable Care Act and Republican proposals, now is the time to move forward with a simple Medicare-for-all system, known as single payer. In 2015, even Donald Trump appeared to come out in favor of a form of single-payer health insurance. About 20,000 U.S. physicians now support single-payer healthcare, and National Nurses United, the biggest nursing union in the country, is also pushing for the program that would guarantee universal coverage. We speak with Dr. Steffie Woolhandler, a key advocate for Medicare for all.

The healthcare bill proposed by Senate Republicans would reduce key benefits for millions of Americans and defund Planned Parenthood for a year, making breast cancer screenings and basic reproductive services more difficult for women to secure. We get response from Dr. Willie Parker, a physician, abortion provider and the board chair of Physicians for Reproductive Health. "The Affordable Care Act expanded access to the preventive services of contraception and family planning," Parker notes. "It strikes me as odd that the people who are ideologically driven to reduce abortion in this country are going to reduce the very services that make abortion unnecessary. So, hundreds of thousands of women got their birth control through Medicaid coverage because it was a preventive service, and as a result of that, we've seen the lowest number of abortions in this country since it became legal."

After weeks of secret deliberations, Republican senators released a healthcare proposal that would remove millions of low-income and disabled people from Medicaid, prompting protests on Capitol Hill that are expected to continue throughout the country. The bill would also cut subsidies to purchase health insurance, allow states to effectively eliminate protections for people with pre-existing conditions, and defund Planned Parenthood for a year. It was negotiated behind closed doors between 13 Republican male senators. We get response from Harvard professor John McDonough, a chief architect of Romneycare who also worked on the development and passage of the Affordable Care Act, and speak with Dr. Steffie Woolhandler, a key advocate for Medicare for All.

GOP Senate Bill Would Slash Medicaid, Shower Tax Cuts on Wealthy, Protests Rage Against Senate Healthcare Plan, Trump Claims He Has No Taped Conversations with Fired FBI Director, NBC: Intel Chiefs Say Trump Urged Them to Refute Russia Collusion, White House Says Ban on Cameras in Press Briefing "Not Reportable", Lawsuit Claims White House Violating the Presidential Records Act, ACLU Lawsuit Claims D.C. Police Sexually Abused Anti-Trump Protesters, United Nations: Cholera Cases in Yemen Could Soon Surpass 300,000, Iraqi Prime Minister Predicts Imminent ISIS Defeat in Mosul, Syria: Civilian Deaths Reported Amid Heavy Fighting, British Government to Inspect Hundreds of High-Rises After Tower Fire, Trump Administration to End Protections for Yellowstone Grizzly Bears, President Trump Proposes Solar Panels on U.S.-Mexico Border Wall, U.N. Meteorologists: 2017 "Another Exceptionally Warm Year", Scientists Race to Sample Glaciers as They Melt from Global Warming

Protests are continuing in London over last week's devastating apartment fire that killed 79 people. On Wednesday, around 200 protesters, including survivors of the fire, marched from West London to Parliament to protest the government's handling of the fire. Last week's fire occurred at a 24-story apartment building called Grenfell Tower located in the rapidly gentrifying neighborhood of West London. Many of the residents of the building are low-income workers and recent immigrants. The company that recently renovated the building admitted over the weekend it used highly flammable—and less expensive—cladding during construction. The cladding is banned from use in the U.S. and European Union, but allowed in Britain. The building's residents say the renovation was largely aimed at making aesthetic improvements to the exterior of the building in order to make it blend in with the new luxury high-rises in the area. We speak to Mustafa Almansur, the principal organizer of the Grenfell protests. He began organizing after learning a family friend died in the blaze.