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Democracy Now! Audio
Democracy Now! is an independent daily TV & radio news program, hosted by award-winning journalists Amy Goodman and Juan González. We provide daily global news headlines, in-depth interviews and investigative reports without any advertisements or government funding. Our programming shines a spotlight on corporate and government abuses of power and lifts up the stories of ordinary people working to make change in extraordinary times. Democracy Now! is live weekdays at 8am ET and available 24/7…
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Democracy Now! 2026-08-28 Friday
Headlines for August 28, 2026; “Shut Down Dilley”: Rep. Joaquin Castro on “Abusive” ICE Family Jail, Targeting of Military Families…
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"Filipiñana": Dark Satire Takes Aim at Inequality & Structural Violence in the Philippines
Filipino filmmaker Rafael Manuel discusses his debut feature film Filipiñana. Set at an upscale golf country club outside Manila, the film explores inequality…
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Democracy Now! 2026-08-27 Thursday
Headlines for August 27, 2026; As Meta Agrees to $17B Settlement, Now Is the Time to Regulate AI Before It’s Too Late: Amba Kak; Exploited Data Workers…
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"Trump's War on the Left": Jack Crosbie of Rolling Stone on the Prairieland Nine, NSPM-7 & More
Part 2 of our conversation with Jack Crosbie of Rolling Stone, who has been reporting on the Prairieland Nine — the nine activists in Texas who were sentenced…
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Democracy Now! 2026-08-26 Wednesday
Headlines for August 26, 2026; “They Threw Me to the Wolves”: Karen Attiah on Censorship Under Trump, Winning Her WaPo Job Back; Trump’s…
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Democracy Now! 2026-08-25 Tuesday
Headlines for August 25, 2026; U.S. Threatens New Economic War on Iran by Targeting China & Tehran’s Other Top Trading Partners; Illinois Is a Sanctuary…
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Democracy Now! 2026-08-24 Monday
Headlines for August 24, 2026; “Most Stupid Trade Fight in History”: U.S. & Canadian Workers Stand to Lose in Trump’s New Tariff War…
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Democracy Now! 2026-08-21 Friday
Headlines for August 21, 2026; As Pressure Grows, Israel Finally Opens Probe into 2024 Killing of 5-Year-Old Hind Rajab in Gaza; Meet Loui Ridi: Palestinian…
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Democracy Now! 2026-08-20 Thursday
Headlines for August 20, 2026; 5 Years After Taliban Takeover, Women & Girls in Afghanistan Have Disappeared from Public Life; AI Superintelligence Is Not a…
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Democracy Now! 2026-08-19 Wednesday
Headlines for August 19, 2026; Trump’s “Authoritarian Takeover” of the Media, ABC Suing FCC & the Meta Trial: Free Press’s Jessica…
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Democracy Now! 2026-08-18 Tuesday
Headlines for August 18, 2026; Who Is Natalie Harp? NYT Reporter Maggie Haberman on Trump’s Aide & His Attacks on Women Reporters; “Regime…
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"They're Fascists": Silicon Valley Journalist Gil Durán on "The Nerd Reich" Takeover of U.S. Politics
Part 2 of our interview with Gil Durán, author of the new book, The Nerd Reich: Silicon Valley Fascism and the War on Democracy.
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Democracy Now! 2026-08-17 Monday
Headlines for August 17, 2026; “Operation Puppet Master”: Trump Admin Spied on Minnesota Activists & Unions After ICE Killings; Exclusive…
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Democracy Now! 2026-08-14 Friday
Headlines for August 14, 2026; “Stop Toxic Data Centers”: Justin Pearson on Elon Musk, AI & Winning Dem. House Primary in Memphis; “Mop Up…
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Dr. Thaer Ahmad & Dr. Feroze Sidhwa on Volunteering in Gaza & New Film "American Doctor"
Part 2 of our conversation with Dr. Thaer Ahmad and Dr. Feroze Sidhwa, featured in the new film American Doctor about U.S. doctors who volunteered in Gaza. We…
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Meet the Palestinian Circus: Troupe Mixes Circus Arts & Traditional Palestinian Culture
Amy Goodman meets with two members of the Palestinian Circus who are performing daily at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in Scotland.
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Democracy Now! 2026-08-13 Thursday
Headlines for August 13, 2026; Trump’s Secret Plane Switch: An Israeli Tip, CIA Doubts & Reporters Put at Risk; “Anatomy of an AI Kill…
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Democracy Now! 2026-08-12 Wednesday
Headlines for August 12, 2026; Gaza Tribunal Co-Chairs MP Jeremy Corbyn, Neve Gordon & Shahd Hammouri on U.K. Complicity in Genocide
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Democracy Now! 2026-08-11 Tuesday
Headlines for August 11, 2026; Bryan Stevenson on the “Enduring Evil of Slavery” and Trump’s Attempt to Rewrite History
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Brazilian Actor & Filmmaker Wagner Moura on His Acclaimed Work, from "The Secret Agent" to "Marighella"
Part 2 of our interview with the Brazilian actor and director Wagner Moura, who was nominated for an Oscar for his role in The Secret Agent.
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Democracy Now! 2026-08-10 Monday
Headlines for August 10, 2026; “Consistent Torture”: Keith LaMar Speaks from Ohio Death Row After Getting 3-Year Execution Reprieve; Edinburgh…
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Democracy Now! 2026-08-07 Friday
Headlines for August 07, 2026; “Zombie Law from the Victorian Era”: DOJ Could Use 1873 Comstock Act to Ban Abortion Pills by Mail; “Focus Is…
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Democracy Now! 2026-08-06 Thursday
Headlines for August 06, 2026; “Fire Climate”: Hot, Dry, Windy Days Are Becoming Common, Making Wildfires Harder to Control; Amid Growing Fears of…
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Democracy Now! 2026-08-05 Wednesday
Headlines for August 05, 2026; Dr. Abdul El-Sayed Wins Michigan Senate Primary in Major Defeat for AIPAC, Establishment Democrats; Insurgent Candidate…
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Democracy Now! 2026-08-04 Tuesday
Headlines for August 04, 2026; “Department of Injustice”: Norm Eisen on Todd Blanche AG Nom, Reflecting Pool Vandalism Case; “If Emmett Till…
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Dave Zirin on FIFA Corruption, Visiting Mumia Abu-Jamal & the Lasting Legacy of Historian Howard Zinn
Part 2 of our conversation with Dave Zirin, author of the new book The People’s Historian: The Outsized Life of Howard Zinn.
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Democracy Now! 2026-08-03 Monday
Headlines for August 03, 2026; Why Did 60,000 Migrants Cross from Morocco into Spain’s Ceuta? Moroccan Dutch Professor Explains; The Death of Awdah…
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Democracy Now! 2026-07-31 Friday
Headlines for July 31, 2026; Rep. Ro Khanna on Blanche Nomination, Epstein Accountability and His Detention by Israeli Settlers; “Assault, Misogyny…
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Democracy Now! 2026-07-30 Thursday
Headlines for July 30, 2026; “Less Regulated Than Sandwiches”: MIT Prof. Calls for Oversight as OpenAI Agent Hacks Other Firms; Citizens Bank Cuts…
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Democracy Now! 2026-07-29 Wednesday
Headlines for July 29, 2026; U.N. Expert Francesca Albanese Slams U.S. “Complicity” as Trump Meets Netanyahu Despite ICC Warrant; “Tipping…
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Democracy Now! 2026-07-28 Tuesday
Headlines for July 28, 2026; “We Can’t Be Intimidated”: CodePink Slams Rubio-Led Campaign Against Cuba Solidarity Groups; A New McCarthyism?…
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Democracy Now! 2026-07-27 Monday
Headlines for July 27, 2026; “Frontlines of a Burning World”: Climate Change-Fueled “Megafires” Sweep Europe & North America…
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"God Forgives, Brothers Don't": Author Jasper Craven on Hegseth, Militarism & Toxic Masculinity
Author Jasper Craven talks about his new book, God Forgives, Brothers Don’t: The Long March of Military Education and the Making of American Manhood. In the…
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Democracy Now! 2026-07-24 Friday
Headlines for July 24, 2026; “America First or Israel First?” Ex-Israeli Negotiator Daniel Levy on Saudi Nuclear Deal, Iran & More…
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Democracy Now! 2026-07-23 Thursday
Headlines for July 23, 2026; Meet Milwaukee Muslim Leader Salah Sarsour. ICE Detained Him for 80 Days; “Enough Is Enough”: Mohsen Mahdawi Says New…
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Democracy Now! 2026-07-22 Wednesday
Headlines for July 22, 2026; “Empire of Abuse”: MAGA Influencers Andrew & Tristan Tate Arrested on Rape & Sex Trafficking Charges; “Unlimited…
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Democracy Now! 2026-07-21 Tuesday
Headlines for July 21, 2026; As the U.S. Commits War Crimes in Iran, Trump Admin Vows to Dismantle Int’l Criminal Court: Reed Brody; What Spain’s…
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Democracy Now! 2026-07-20 Monday
Headlines for July 20, 2026; U.S. Escalates War on Iran, Targeting Civilian Infrastructure as 3 U.S. Soldiers Are Killed; “Justice for Lorenzo”…
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"Helado Tropical": Helado Negro & Reyna Tropical Discuss Collaboration & Perform at DN! Studio
Helado Tropical is the new collaborative album by Roberto Carlos Lange, better known by his stage name Helado Negro, and Fabi Reyna, who fronts the band Reyna…
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Democracy Now! 2026-07-17 Friday
Headlines for July 17, 2026; Denise Oliver-Vélez, Pioneering Young Lord & Black Panther, Dies at 78; Trump’s Election Integrity Speech Lays Groundwork…
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Palestinian Oud Player Huda Asfour in Performance & Conversation
Born in Lebanon to a family of musicians, Huda Asfour grew up in Tunis before moving to Gaza at 14, where she joined the National Conservatory of Music, and…
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Democracy Now! 2026-07-10 Friday
Headlines for July 10, 2026; “Now or Never”: DSA & Justice Democrats on Changing the Democratic Party, Mamdani, Gaza & More; “Exposing…
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Democracy Now! 2026-07-09 Thursday
Headlines for July 09, 2026; “A Disastrous Development”: Trita Parsi on Breakdown of U.S.-Iran Ceasefire; “Demanding the Truth”: Family…
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"The Nightmare Is Repeating Itself": Filmmaker Julia Steers on Sudan War from El Fasher to El Obeid
We continue our conversation with documentary filmmaker Julia Steers about her reporting on the conflict in Sudan.
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Democracy Now! 2026-07-08 Wednesday
Headlines for July 08, 2026; As Calls Mount for Graham Platner to Drop Out of Senate Race, What Happens Next in Maine?; NATO Meets in Turkey Amid Crackdown on…
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Democracy Now! 2026-07-07 Tuesday
Headlines for July 07, 2026; Report from Tehran: Millions Attend Ali Khamenei’s Funeral Amid Widespread Sense of Victory in War; Calls Grow for Israel to…
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Democracy Now! 2026-07-06 Monday
Headlines for July 06, 2026; Trump’s Corruption, Birthright Citizenship & Olympian Charged w/ Touching Reflecting Pool: Norm Eisen; Record Heat Waves Are…
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Democracy Now! 2026-07-03 Friday
“What to the Slave Is the 4th of July?”: James Earl Jones Reads Frederick Douglass’s Historic Speech; “Empire of AI”: Karen Hao…
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Democracy Now! 2026-07-02 Thursday
Headlines for July 02, 2026; Profiting from the Presidency: Trump and Family Rake In Billions from Crypto, Real Estate & More; “Rule of Law vs. Rule of…
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Democracy Now! 2026-07-01 Wednesday
Headlines for July 01, 2026; “America Is a Multiracial Democracy”: Supreme Court Denies Trump’s Bid to End Birthright Citizenship; “We…
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Democracy Now! 2026-06-30 Tuesday
Headlines for June 30, 2026; “Merciless Indian Savages”: Cherokee Podcaster on Racist Slur in the Declaration of Independence; Meet Aber Kawas…
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Democracy Now! 2026-06-29 Monday
Headlines for June 29, 2026; “America, U.S.A.”: Eddie Glaude on the 250th Anniv., Race & “The Madness at the Heart of the Country”…