Democracy Now! 2022-08-17 Wednesday

As 95% of Afghans lack enough to eat, the U.S. refuses to release $7 billion of frozen Afghan assets; Medea Benjamin on Cuba’s need for humanitarian aid after a massive fire, and the draconian sentencing of Saudi activist Salma al-Shehab; climate measures in the Inflation Reduction Act; The Nation’s John Nichols on Trump’s Republican foe Liz Cheney losing her primary race. Get Democracy Now! delivered right to your inbox. Sign up for the Daily Digest: democracynow.org/subscribe