This Weekend at S2e TV!

Are Republicans or Democrats More Anti-Science?

	When it comes to evolution, vaccines, climate change, energy policy, and other science policy, which party is worse?

Fantasy Football: 5 reactions to Tom Brady's suspension

	With Tom Brady giving up the legal fight in Deflategate and accepting a 4-game suspension by the NFL, Arthur Arkush has five fantasy football related thoughts on Brady and the New England Patriots

PETA Is a Pokémon Sanctuary

Because catching Pokémon really isn’t much different from taking animals out of the wild and putting them in zoos, circuses, and other places that exploit and abuse them. Don't worry, we know that Pokémon aren't real, but it would be wonderful if Nintendo could leverage the passion that people have for fictional Pokémon to help real-life captive animals, such as the orcas imprisoned at SeaWorld or the tigers who live behind bars in the Ringling Bros. circus.

‘Lettuce Ladies’ Help Congress Pig Out

	Pigging out is so much better without the pig. Each person who goes vegan spares more than 100 animal lives every year; reduces the risk of heart disease, diabetes, obesity, cancer, and strokes; and slashes his or her carbon footprint—benefits that both sides of the aisle can agree on.

Hope For Paws: Rescuing dogs in the Costa Rican jungles!

	Please make a $5 donation to Hope For Paws and help us save more lives: http://www.HopeForPaws.org To adopt Rosie, Almond, Cashew, Ashley, June Bug, Cassie, Lava, Luna or Patsy, please contact: http://www.barknbitches.com To adopt Hank, please contact: http://grandpawsrescue.org On your next visit to Costa Rica, please make sure to visit this magical rescue center: http://www.crdogrescue.org

As Bastille Day Attack in France Kills 84, Is the War on Terror a "Self-Fulfilling Prophecy"?

More than 84 people are dead in Nice, France, after an attack on a crowd of people celebrating Bastille Day in the city in the French Riviera. Witnesses said a man in a large truck deliberately drove into a massive crowd watching a fireworks celebration. The truck continued driving a mile, mowing down people in the crowd. No group has taken responsibility for the attack. French media have identified the driver of the truck as Mohamed Lahouaiej Bouhlel, a French man of Tunisian descent who lived in Nice. Earlier today, French President François Hollande announced he would extend the state of emergency put in place after the Paris attacks which killed 130 people eight months ago. We go to France to speak with Palestinian-American playwright Ismail Khalidi in Nice and French human rights and civil liberties activist Yasser Louati in Paris.

Puerto Rico's Payday Loans: The Shocking Story Behind Wall Street's Role in Debt Crisis

On June 30, President Obama signed into law the PROMESA bill, which will establish a federally appointed control board with sweeping powers to run Puerto Rico’s economy. While the legislation’s supporters say the bill will help the island cope with its debt crisis by allowing an orderly restructuring of its $72 billion in bond debt, critics say it is a reversion to old-style colonialism that removes democratic control from the people of Puerto Rico. But does Puerto Rico really owe $72 billion in bond debt—and to whom? A stunning new report by ReFund America Project reveals nearly half the debt owed by Puerto Rico is not actually money that the island borrowed, but instead interest owed to investors on bonds underwritten by Wall Street firms including Goldman Sachs, Citigroup, Merrill Lynch and Morgan Stanley.

Coming Up: Special Expanded 2-Hr Broadcasts From RNC & DNC July 18-29

Democracy Now! will expand to a daily two-hour broadcast during the 2016 Republican and Democratic National Conventions. Amy Goodman and the Democracy Now! crew will travel to Cleveland and Philadelphia to report from the streets, to the suites, to the convention floor. Tune in beginning on Monday, July 18th from 8 to 10 a.m. ET for day one of our special coverage, "Breaking With Convention: War, Peace & the Presidency."