meta_pixel
Tapesearch Logo
Log in
Democracy Now! Audio

Democracy Now! 2023-06-16 Friday

Democracy Now! Audio

Democracy Now!

News, Daily News

4.75.8K Ratings

🗓️ 16 June 2023

⏱️ 59 minutes

🧾️ Download transcript

Summary

Headlines for June 16, 2023; Big Win for Tribal Sovereignty: Indian Child Welfare Act Upheld by Supreme Court in Surprise Ruling; Sen. Chris Van Hollen: State Dept. Must Release Report on Shireen Abu Akleh Death, Hold Killers Accountable; Was Mika Westwolf Killed by White Nationalist? Indigenous Woman’s Parents & Community Demand Justice; “Unacceptable”: Olympic Track Star Tori Bowie’s Death Highlights Black Maternal Health Crisis

Transcript

Click on a timestamp to play from that location

0:00.0

From New York, this is Duma for now.

0:17.9

The plaintiffs invited this Supreme Court to not only strike down Iqbal, but could gut

0:23.0

the legal foundation of tribal sovereignty and yesterday in a stunning defeat for the plaintiffs,

0:28.6

but the Supreme Court said no.

0:30.3

In a surprise decision, the Supreme Court votes to uphold the Indian Child Welfare Act

0:36.3

in a major victory for tribal sovereignty.

0:39.2

We'll get the latest, then go to Montana, where calls are growing for authorities to investigate

0:45.0

the death of Micah Westwolf, a 22-year-old Indigenous woman who died after being hit by a car

0:51.6

driven by a suspected white nationalist whose children are named Aryan and Nation.

0:59.2

Then we talk to Democratic Senator Chris Van Hollen of Maryland.

1:03.4

He's calling on the Biden administration to declassify its report on the death of Palestinian

1:09.1

American journalist Shireen Abouakla, who was shot dead by an Israeli soldier.

1:14.3

This is an American citizen.

1:17.2

We have a duty to pursue the facts wherever they lead, a secretary blanking himself set.

1:22.6

And we look at the black maternal health crisis following the tragic death of Olympic track

1:28.3

and field star Tori Buie, who died last month, home alone, after going into labor.

1:35.2

It highlights the problem where black mothers are not receiving the appropriate care and succumbing

1:44.4

to issues that really are treatable and normally wouldn't have such awful outcomes.

1:53.0

All that and more coming up.

2:01.7

Welcome to Democracy Now, democracynow.org, the warrant, peace report, I'm Amy Goodman.

2:07.0

Greek authorities have arrested nine Egyptian nationals and charged him with people smuggling

2:11.0

after their overloaded fishing vessel capsized in sankin deep waters off the coast of southern

...

Please login to see the full transcript.

Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Democracy Now!, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.

Generated transcripts are the property of Democracy Now! and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.

Copyright © Tapesearch 2026.