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Democracy Now! 2026-06-26 Friday Headlines for June 26, 2026 In "Devastating" Immigration Ruling, Supreme Court Allows Trump Admin to "Turn Back" Asylum Seekers Venezuela Earthquakes: U.S. Sanctions Impede Rescue Efforts as Death Toll Soars Supreme Court Strips Protections for Haitian & Syrian Immigrants in "Racially Inflected" Decision Bayer/Monsanto Wins Roundup Case as Supreme Court Blocks Suit over Link Between Herbicide & Cancer Download this show...
Democracy Now! 2026-06-25 Thursday Headlines for June 25, 2026 "Utter Devastation": Thousands Feared Dead in Venezuela After Double Earthquakes Prairieland Nine: Texas ICE Protesters Get Up to 100 Years in Prison as Trump Targets Anti-Fascists "How to Think About AI": Cory Doctorow on Big Tech, Understanding AI, Labor Automation & More Download this show...
Democracy Now! 2026-06-24 Wednesday Headlines for June 24, 2026 "Babies, Not Bombs": DSA's Darializa Avila Chevalier Beats 5-Term Rep. Espaillat. 1st Post-Win Intvw. Seismic Shift: DSA and Mamdani-Backed Pro-Palestine Democrats Sweep New York Primaries "Second Nature": Elliot Page on New Film Exploring Animal World Beyond the Binary Download this show
We continue our discussion with actor, writer and producer Elliot Page, an Oscar nominee and author of the memoir Pageboy, about his trans identity, transgender rights and his work on the groundbreaking new documentary directed by Drew Denny, Second Nature, about gender and sexuality in nonhuman animal species.
Democracy Now! 2026-06-23 Tuesday Headlines for June 23, 2026 Remembering Ahmed Wishah, the Latest Palestinian Journalist Killed by Israel in Gaza Remembering Mona Khalil, Beloved Lebanese Sea Turtle Conservationist Killed in Israeli Airstrike DSA vs. Establishment: New York Primary Tests Growing Antiwar Split in Democratic Party "MAGA Inc.": CorpWatch on Trump's World of Tech Titans, Crypto Czars & Prison Profiteers Download this show...
Democracy Now! 2026-06-22 Monday Headlines for June 22, 2026 "Document of Capitulation": Spencer Ackerman & Behrooz Ghamari-Tabrizi on the U.S.-Iran Deal U.K. Political Crisis: PM Keir Starmer Resigns & Palestine Action "Terrorism" Sentencing of "Elbit 4" "Criminal Approach to Politics": Trump Ally Abelardo de la Espriella Wins Colombian Presidency Download this show...
Democracy Now! 2026-06-19 Friday Juneteenth Special: Historian Clint Smith on Reckoning with the History of Slavery Across America Rhiannon Giddens on Pulitzer-Winning Opera "Omar" About Enslaved Muslim Scholar Omar ibn Said "Another Wasted Life": Rhiannon Giddens on How Death of Kalief Browder Inspired Her Song Download this show
Democracy Now! 2026-06-18 Thursday Headlines for June 18, 2026 Trump's War on Iran Ends with a "Triumphant" Tehran and a Diminished U.S.: Vali Nasr G7 Summit Highlights Global Economic System "Captured" by Billionaires: Oxfam DOJ Takes Elon Musk's Side in NAACP Lawsuit Against xAI for Polluting Black Neighborhoods "Shoot the People": Meet Misan Harriman, Celebrated Photographer & Outspoken Advocate for Palestine Download this show...
Part 2 of our conversation with the Nigerian British photographer and activist Misan Harriman, an outspoken advocate of Palestinian rights. His photographs of the Black Lives Matter movement went viral, and he became the first Black photographer to shoot the cover of British Vogue. There’s a new documentary about Harriman called Shoot the People.
Democracy Now! 2026-06-17 Wednesday Headlines for June 17, 2026 "The Point Is to Spread Fear": DOJ Charges 15 with Conspiracy for Anti-ICE Protests in Minnesota Has Trump Had Enough of Netanyahu? Israel Defies U.S., Vows to Continue War in Lebanon "Journacide: The War on Truth." New Film Investigates Israel's Killing of Reporters in Lebanon Download this show...
Amy Goodman speaks with Irish filmmaker Seán Murray in Belfast, where tens of thousands of people attended an anti-racism rally recently to protest a wave of far-right, anti-immigrant violence. The riots broke out after an asylum seeker from Sudan was charged with attempted murder. Murray discusses the rise of the Irish far right, the historical context of British colonial racism and the impact on Irish society. Murray’s latest documentary is Journacide: The War on Truth, documenting Israeli kil...
Democracy Now! 2026-06-16 Tuesday Headlines for June 16, 2026 Trita Parsi on What May Be in the U.S.-Iran Peace Deal & Being Threatened with Deportation "Land Grab": Trillionaire Elon Musk Sued in South Texas to Block SpaceX's Takeover of Wildlife Refuge Hands Off the Arts: Fired Kennedy Center Artist Marc Bamuthi Joseph Speaks Out as Trump Name Removed Download this show...
Democracy Now! 2026-06-15 Monday Headlines for June 15, 2026 Will Israel Blow Up Trump's Deal? Jeremy Scahill on Iran Talks, Strait of Hormuz, Nukes & More Major Antiracist Rally Held in Belfast to Condemn Anti-Immigrant Riots Egged On by Elon Musk DOJ Approves Paramount-Warner Bros. Merger Amid Fears Trump Allies Will Tighten Grip on Media Download this show...
Democracy Now! 2026-06-12 Friday Headlines for June 12, 2026 "New Form of Imperialism": Renowned U.N. Scientist on AI Boom's Huge Water, Carbon & Land Footprint U.S. Attacks Iranian Water Reservoirs Amid "Normalization" of Targeting Civilian Infrastructure "Cautionary Tale": NYC's The New School Guts Faculty & Staff as Colleges Intensify Austerity Palestinian Activist Mohsen Mahdawi: Trump Admin "Weaponizing Immigration Laws" to Deport Me "Hell's Army": New Film Tracks Russia's Wagner Gr...
Democracy Now! 2026-06-11 Thursday Headlines for June 11, 2026 "They Have Never Faced an Adversary Like Iran": Rami Khouri on Latest U.S.-Iran Strikes "World Cup of Exclusion": Games Begin Amid U.S. Visa Restrictions, High Ticket Costs & Iran War World Cup Kicks Off in Mexico Amid Protests Against Austerity and Forced Disappearances "Keep the Game Beautiful": Why ICE Crackdown & FIFA Greed Could Spoil the World Cup Will Congress Renew Controversial Surveillance Law? Electronic Frontier F...
Democracy Now! 2026-06-10 Wednesday Headlines for June 10, 2026 Report from Tehran: Amid More U.S./Iran Bombing, Trump Warns Iran Is "DEAD...Will Pay the Price" The Shocking Secrets of MSG's Surveillance Machine: Noah Shachtman on Knicks' Owner James Dolan Trump Admin Guts Vital Sea Monitoring, "Tears Out the Eyes and Ears of Science": David Helvarg "I Was Just Forced to Resign from NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory": Climate Scientist Peter Kalmus Download this show...
Democracy Now! 2026-06-09 Tuesday Headlines for June 09, 2026 "The Word 'Ceasefire' Has Lost Its Meaning": Lylla Younes on Israel's Ethnic Cleansing of South Lebanon SpaceX IPO Could Make Musk a Trillionaire at Your Expense in "Massive Wealth Transfer": Eric Gardner "Tech-Driven Prosperity & Right-Wing Racist Politics": Quinn Slobodian on Elon Musk and SpaceX IPO Why New Yorkers "Thunderously Booed" Trump at Knicks-Spurs Game: Sportswriter David Zirin Download this show...
The episode delves into the latest escalation between Iran and Israel, examining US attempts at de-escalation and the humanitarian impact in Lebanon and Gaza. Domestically, it explores controversies surrounding President Trump, including a lawsuit over a White House UFC event, his media interactions, and critical reports on immigrant detention centers. A significant portion is dedicated to the Maine Senate race, analyzing progressive candidate Graham Platner's controversial past against his populist platform, and discussing voter perspectives and the National Organization for Women's endorsement of Governor Janet Mills. Finally, it unpacks Peru's closely contested presidential election and the broader context of Trump's aggressive foreign policy and its impact on Latin America, including a historical look at liberation theology and the Pope's connections to the region.
Democracy Now! 2026-06-05 Friday Headlines for June 05, 2026 Adam Hamawy, Ex-Volunteer Doctor in Gaza, Wins NJ House Primary Calling for End to Israeli Aid Hasan Piker on Being Banned from U.K., Traveling to Cuba & Supporting Candidates Critical of Israel Download this show
Democracy Now! 2026-06-04 Thursday Headlines for June 04, 2026 Voices from Delaney Hall: Family and Community Members Demand Release of Loved Ones from ICE Jail Far-Right Leaders, Including Ex-CBP Chief Greg Bovino, Convene in Portugal for "Remigration Summit" "Notes from an ICE Chaser": Tracking Trump's Mass Deportation Campaign on the Ground Pulitzer Prize-Winning Historian Ada Ferrer on Cuba's Crisis, U.S. Sanctions and Family Separation Download this show...
Democracy Now! 2026-06-03 Wednesday Headlines for June 03, 2026 "Fraud on the Court": Even as DOJ Drops $1.8B Settlement Fund, Judge Reopens Case over Collusion MAGA Loyalist Bill Pulte Tapped to Be New U.S. Spy Chief, Led Efforts to Target Trump Critics "Appalling Misconduct": Chicago Federal Prosecutors Under Fire; "Broadview 6" Charges Dropped The Government Tried to Villainize Us: Broadview 6 Defendants Speak Out After Charges Dropped Download this show...
Watch Part 2 of our conversation with Kat Abughazaleh and Michael Rabbitt, two of the “Broadview 6” who were indicted for protesting last year outside the Broadview ICE jail during Trump’s so-called Operation Midway Blitz immigration crackdown. During a recent court hearing, the U.S. Attorney’s Office admitted federal prosecutors committed misconduct during the grand jury proceedings and, in a stunning move, the U.S. Attorney’s Office dismissed the charges against the remaining four defendants. ...
Democracy Now! 2026-06-02 Tuesday Headlines for June 02, 2026 Iran Suspends U.S. Talks as Israel Kills 8 More in Lebanon & Expands Occupation "Murder as Policy": Amnesty Int'l Decries U.S. Strikes on Latin American Boats as Death Toll Tops 200 "The Overseer Class": Steven Thrasher on Black Cops, Pro-Palestine Protests, DEI & More Download this show...
Watch Part 2 of conversation with Steven Thrasher, author of the new book The Overseer Class: A Manifesto. In the book, he explores how members of historically marginalized groups rise to positions of power within institutions. Thrasher says these figures often perpetuate, rather than challenge, systems of injustice.
Democracy Now! investigates the ongoing hunger strike at the Delaney Hall ICE jail and the escalating police response, alongside a growing boycott campaign against Citizens Bank for its role in financing notorious private prison companies. The episode also features an in-depth look at the "revolving door" between private prison executives and ICE leadership, and explores the unprecedented conspiracy conviction of an Army veteran who protested ICE, raising concerns about the erosion of First Amendment rights.
Democracy Now! 2026-05-29 Friday Headlines for May 29, 2026 "Subversion of Law and Order": ICE Violence Escalates at Newark's GEO-Run Jail, Delaney Hall Meet Nadia Milleron: Jury Awards Family $50M for Daughter's Death in Boeing Crash "It's About People Feeding Their Families": Indigenous-Led Anti-Austerity Protests Rock Bolivia Download this show
Democracy Now! 2026-05-28 Thursday Headlines for May 28, 2026 No End in Sight: Israel Expands War on Lebanon, Orders Evacuation of 14% of Country Ex-Nuclear Negotiator on U.S.-Iran Talks, Abraham Accords & Trump's Threat to Blow Up Oman "From Bogotá to El Fasher": How UAE Trained Colombian Mercenaries to Fight Alongside RSF in Sudan Trump's Enemies List: DOJ Launches "Egregious" Criminal Probe into Trump Accuser E. Jean Carroll Download this show...
Democracy Now! 2026-05-27 Wednesday Headlines for May 27, 2026 "They Are Not Alone Inside": Protests Outside Newark ICE Jail Support Hunger-Striking Detainees Capitol Police Officers Sue Trump over Slush Fund for Jan. 6 Rioters & Other Allies "How Oligarchs Dominate Our Democracies": Northwestern Prof. Jeffrey Winters on Book "The Blind Spot" Download this show...
Democracy Now! 2026-05-26 Tuesday Headlines for May 26, 2026 U.S. Bombs Iran Despite Peace Talks; Israel Strikes Lebanon to "Force Trump's Hand": Negar Mortazavi "Designed to Break You": Gaza Flotilla Activists Faced Violence, Sexual Abuse in Israeli Detention "He Was in Agony": Tennessee Issues 1-Year Stay for Tony Carruthers After Botched Execution Attempt Download this show...
Democracy Now! 2026-05-25 Monday Democracy Now! Marks 30 Years with Angela Davis, Bruce Springsteen, Patti Smith, Michael Stipe & More Download this show
