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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 through our website and podcasts.
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1We look at how Asian American communities in New York and the Bay Area are responding to the spike in racist hate crimes; Calls are mounting for New York Governor Andrew Cuomo to resign or be impeached over sexual harassment allegations and his cover-up of thousands of COVID deaths in nursing homes; Farmworkers face an uphill battle to get vaccinated, even though they are essential workers.
Republicans in the Georgia House pass a sweeping bill to make it harder to vote; We look at the racial vaccination gap and calls to lower the age cutoff for vaccine eligibility for Black Americans; How people have struggled to access abortions during the pandemic.
A newly declassified U.S. intelligence report confirms Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman directly ordered the assassination of journalist Jamal Khashoggi; The Biden administration faces criticism for bombing Syria in an attack targeting Iranian militias; The House passes a $1.9 trillion COVID relief package, and progressive Democrats call for the Senate to keep a provision for a $15/hour federal minimum wage; In a bloody crackdown in Burma, the military junta kills 18 protesters during pro-democracy protests in the deadliest day since the military coup.
The FBI and New York Police Department are facing new calls to open their records into the assassination of Malcolm X after the release of a deathbed confession of a former undercover NYPD officer who admitted to being part of a conspiracy targeting Malcolm. We speak to a cousin of the former officer, as well as Malcolm's daughter, Ilyasah Shabazz.
Pressure grows on the Biden administration to support a push by India and South Africa at the World Trade Organization to loosen intellectual property rules to make COVID-19 vaccines easier to make and distribute; As the House prepares to pass a $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief bill, Rep. Jan Schakowsky urges her Senate colleagues not to oppose the inclusion of a $15-an-hour minimum wage hike in the stimulus package; Author Brendan O'Connor on the roots of the January 6 Capitol attack and how "the right-wing donor class" is implicated in the violence.
Interior Secretary nominee Deb Haaland testifies before the Senate in her bid to become the first Native American cabinet secretary in U.S. history; Asylum seekers brave freezing weather while living in tents in the refugee camp in Matamoros, Mexico, while awaiting entry into the United States; Examining the Biden administration's reversal of Trump's "Remain in Mexico" policy.
As the U.S. passes 500,000 COVID-19 deaths, we speak to New York emergency room doctor Craig Spencer about the pandemic and how to make vaccines available to more people around the world; To mark Black History Month, we remember the visionary Black science-fiction writer Octavia Butler, who gave one of her last interviews before her death to Democracy Now! in 2005, and we speak with Octavia Butler scholar adrienne maree brown about the writer's lasting influence.
Naomi Klein on how deregulation and reliance on fossil fuels paved the way for the power fiasco in Texas; Some residents report astronomically high energy bills in the aftermath of the winter storms; Conditions inside Texas prisons, already dire, become intolerable for those behind bars.
We celebrate Democracy Now!'s 25th anniversary by airing highlights from our coverage over the years, from Haiti to Gaza, Standing Rock, the U.S.-Mexico border and more.
Texans are left in the dark as a major winter storm overwhelms the state's power grid; The latest science on masks; The fight over canceling student debt heats up in Washington; Celebrating co-host Nermeen Shaikh's 10th anniversary on Democracy Now!
We look at the debate over how to safely reopen schools during the pandemic; Amazon workers in Bessemer, Alabama, vote on whether to become the first unionized warehouse in the U.S.; Journalist Sarah Jaffe on her new book, "Work Won't Love You Back."
The Nation's Elie Mystal on Trump's acquittal and where the Republican Party goes from here; Ecuador's leading presidential candidate, left-wing economist Andrés Arauz, talks about his campaign pledge to fight austerity, poverty and the pandemic.
As the Senate acquits Donald Trump for inciting the deadly January 6 insurrection at the Capitol, is it setting a dangerous precedent?; The Lancet reports nearly 40% of deaths in the U.S. from COVID-19 were avoidable.
Closing arguments in Donald Trump's impeachment trial; Ralph Nader on Democrats' impeachment strategy and corporate crime; We look at the rise in domestic violence during the pandemic ahead of V-Day, a global day to end violence against against women.
At Trump's Senate trial, Democratic House impeachment managers release shocking video from inside the Capitol during the insurrection; Farmworkers in India continue to protest new agricultural laws that threaten their livelihoods.
The Senate votes to move forward with Trump's impeachment trial; We speak to academics Ibram X. Kendi and Keisha Blain about impeachment, racial disparities in the pandemic, and their new book, "Four Hundred Souls."
Donald Trump's historic second impeachment trial begins; Advocates call for the prioritization of COVID-19 vaccines for disabled people; The U.S. deports 72 people to Haiti despite Biden's vow to halt deportations for 100 days.
The International Criminal Court rules it can investigate Israeli war crimes in the Palestinian territories; The pandemic sets women back as Congress tries to pass a stimulus bill; Rep. Cori Bush demands accountability ahead of Trump's impeachment trial.
Imprisoned Activist Kinetik Justice Severely Beaten by Guards While Defending Fellow Prisoner
The head of the African CDC on the race to secure vaccines for the continent; President Joe Biden pledges to end U.S. support for the Saudi-led war in Yemen; Will Biden reverse Trump's recognition of the Moroccan occupation over Western Sahara?
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Just to let you know that when you present "news" with a nut dissecting nonsense scriptures I turn it off.
strange when that pundit was talking about Pinochet, he doesn't mention the pivotal role of the CIA and Milton Friedman using Chile as a testing ground for their economic policy of a totally unhindered free market which resulted in high inflation and high unemployment. you think that would be something to mention.
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Sick Out response from teachers over COVID era conditions is something that should have been ongoing for the last 20 years. "Smaller Class Sizes" to ease and protect?? What about smaller Class Sizes to EDUCATE or children?
Great show keep the news coming because the corporate news sheds light on a small part of the news.
You are the worst president America has ever had. Will you shut up man? Can't say I disagree with Joe Biden on those sentiments and others.
Please keep the pedophile Bishops off the show.
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Best intro music!
27:43 this is a extremely disturbing story of police intimidation.
52:20 is from decades of dogmatic ideologies that came about from religion and the science of eugenics.
He's not taking Hydroxychloroquine. He's a damn liar looking to profit from that drug.
Horrible ending.
This is when #BlueMAGA rigged the nomination process to endorse Biden. Something that the GOP didn't even do in 2016 against Trump.
Biden is being used for a path to a contested convention. If he's not the outright nominee for the general; as everything about him is manufactured. When he loses in the general to Trump. They'll use Bernie supporters as the fall bros we who will vilified for pointing out his weaknesses in policies and pointing out mental decline to ensure millions are disenfranchised. It'll be a win win for the establishment again without any self reflection like 2016.
Warren is a corporate grifter hack.. She didn't bother to show up at DAPL and now cares? https://www.counterpunch.org/2016/12/06/elizabeth-warrens-shameful-exploitation-of-standing-rock-victory/
2-4% mortality rate? Is that for a specific demographic: elderly, children and medical conditions?
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