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Democracy Now! 2026-03-12 Thursday

• Headlines for March 12, 2026
• "War on the Iranian People": Nationalism Grows in Iran in Defiance of Deadly U.S. and Israeli Strikes
• Amnesty Head Agnès Callamard on Iran War, Global Fight for Gender Justice & Killing of Yanar Mohammed

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Democracy Now! 2026-03-11 Wednesday

• Headlines for March 11, 2026
• "No Stupid Rules of Engagement": Ahead of Iran War, Hegseth Halted Efforts to Limit Civilian Deaths
• Ex-Marine, Senate Candidate Speaks Out After Arrest, Arm Broken During Iran War Protest in Senate
• "Killers of Roe": Amy Littlefield Investigates the "Mysterious Death of Abortion Rights" in U.S.

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We continue our conversation with investigative journalist Antonia Juhasz, who says the Iran war is largely about control of fossil fuel resources — part of a long pattern in U.S. foreign policy. “Let’s remember that after Iraq, Iran was always next on the Bush administration’s agenda for war,” she says. Juhasz also notes that military operations have “an enormous climate toll,” which is compounded during times of active conflict.

Democracy Now! 2026-03-10 Tuesday

• Headlines for March 10, 2026
• Ret. Col. Lawrence Wilkerson: Netanyahu Could Turn to Nuclear Bombs If Iran War Escalates
• "The Gulf Fears Whoever Wins This War": U.S.-Israeli War on Iran Could Destabilize Entire Region
• "Fossil Fuels as a Weapon of War": U.S.-Israeli War on Iran Exposes World's Dangerous Reliance on Oil

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Democracy Now! 2026-03-09 Monday

• Headlines for March 09, 2026
• Iran Picks New Supreme Leader; Toxic Black Rain Falls After Israeli Strikes on Iranian Oil Depots
• "Racist Regime": Iranian Israeli Editor Orly Noy on Israel Denying Bomb Shelter Access to Palestinians
• "Trump Has Been Anointed by Jesus" to Wage War on Iran: U.S. Commanders Accused of Promoting Holy War

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We are continuing our conversation with Agnès Callamard, the secretary general of Amnesty International. On Sunday, tens of thousands of women around the world marked International Women’s Day by demonstrating against gender-based violence and calling for an end to the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran. And today marks the opening of a major United Nations summit: the 70th Session of the Commission on the Status of Women. This all comes a week after Iraqi human rights defender and feminist advocate Yanar Mohammed was assassinated in Baghdad. She was killed in an attack on her home.

Democracy Now! Friday, March 6, 2026

Democracy Now! Thursday, March 5, 2026

Part 2 of interview with economist Michael Hudson about the global impacts of the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran. Hudson’s latest article is “The US/Israeli Attack Was to Prevent Peace Not Advance It.”

Geeta Gandbhir has made history as the first woman to receive Academy Award nominations for both Best Documentary Feature (for The Perfect Neighbor) and Best Documentary Short (The Devil Is Busy) in the same year. The Perfect Neighbor looks at the case of a 35-year-old Black mother of four who was fatally shot in 2023 by her white neighbor. The Devil Is Busy chronicles a day on the frontlines in the battle for reproductive rights at a women’s healthcare clinic in Atlanta, Georgia.

Mr Nobody Against Putin is an Oscar-nominated documentary that tells the story of Pavel “Pasha” Talankin, a primary school teacher and videographer who becomes an international whistleblower. After being reluctantly drawn into Putin’s propaganda machine, he starts documenting how ordinary Russians are indoctrinated with pro-war messages and recruited for the war. We speak to Talankin and the film’s co-director, David Borenstein.

Democracy Now! Wednesday, March 4, 2026

“The Secret Agent” is one of the most celebrated international films of the year. It has been nominated for four Oscars, including Best Picture and Best Actor. The film stars Wagner Moura and is set in Brazil in 1977, during the final years of the military dictatorship. We speak with the film’s director and screenwriter, Kleber Mendonça Filho.

Democracy Now! 2026-03-03 Tuesday

• Headlines for March 03, 2026
• "Horror and Anxiety": Death Toll in Iran Tops 780 as Trump Says U.S. Can Fight "Forever"
• By Attacking Iran, U.S. & Israel Seek Unchallenged Supremacy in Middle East: Rami Khouri
• "Stop This Bloodshed": Israeli Lawmaker Ofer Cassif Slams Netanyahu's "Fascist Government" over Iran
• A War for Oil: Economist Michael Hudson on U.S. Quest to Control the World's Oil Trade

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Democracy Now! 2026-03-02 Monday

• Headlines for March 02, 2026
• Iranian American Scholars Denounce U.S.-Israeli Attack, Warn Regime Change Efforts Will Backfire
• Israel Wants Ability to Attack Anyone at Any Time: Israeli Analyst Ori Goldberg
• Trump's War on Iran Violates International Law & U.S. Constitution: War Crimes Prosecutor Reed Brody

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The U.S. and Israel have launched an unprovoked attack on Iran striking sites across the country, including the compound of Iran’s Supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Iranian state media reports one Israeli strike hit an elementary girls’ school in Minab, killing at least 85 people including scores of children. Iran responded by launching attacks across the Middle East targeting Israel and U.S. military installations in the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain and Jordan. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says there are “growing signs” that Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, was killed in the attack.

Democracy Now! 2026-02-27 Friday

• Headlines for February 27, 2026
• Missing DOJ Files: As Clintons Testify About Epstein, Where Are FBI Interviews with Trump Accuser?
• ICE Abducts Then Releases Columbia Student After Mamdani Intervenes & Calls to Dismiss More Cases
• "Abandoned By Border Patrol": Blind Refugee in Buffalo Dies in the Cold; Family Demands Answers
• Former St. Louis Congressmember Cori Bush Runs for Seat Again After AIPAC Targeted Her in 2024

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Democracy Now! 2026-02-26 Thursday

• Headlines for February 26, 2026
• Cuba Kills 4 Exiles Trying to "Infiltrate" Island by Boat as U.S. “Medieval Siege” of Cuba Continues
• "Flagrant War Crime": Investigation Recreates 2025 Israeli Massacre, Cover-Up of 15 Gaza Aid Workers
• Beaten, Starved, Tortured: New CPJ Report on Abuse of Palestinian Journalists in Israeli Prisons
• A Record 129 Journalists Killed in 2025, Israel Responsible For 2/3 of the Deaths: CPJ

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Democracy Now! 2026-02-25 Wednesday

• Headlines for February 25, 2026
• “You Have Killed Americans," "Black People Aren't Apes": Democrats Protest Trump's State of the Union
• Nobel Prize-Winning Economist Joseph Stiglitz Slams Trump’s Myths About Tariffs, Affordability
• Rep. Summer Lee on Boycotting Trump Speech, Jesse Jackson, Voting Rights, “Endless Wars” & More
• Jailed for “Standing Up”: DHS Assault Victim Aliya Rahman Arrested at State of the Union Address
• “Lies, Gaslighting and Maligning”: Rep. Adelita Grijalva Boycotts Trump's Speech

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Democracy Now! Tuesday, February 24, 2026