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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. Charges had already been dropped against two others.

Democracy Now! Wednesday, June 3, 2026

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! Tuesday, June 2, 2026

Democracy Now! 2026-06-01 Monday

• Headlines for June 01, 2026
• NJ State Police Join Crackdown Against Supporters of Hunger-Striking Immigrants at Delaney Hall
• "We Closed Our Account": Advocates Call for Boycott of Citizens Bank for Financing ICE Jails
• "Revolving Door": Former GEO Group VP David Venturella Is New Interim ICE Chief
• Meet Bajun Mavalwalla, Veteran Convicted for ICE Protest in Unprecedented Use of Conspiracy Charges

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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

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Democracy Now! 2026-05-25 Monday

• Democracy Now! Marks 30 Years with Angela Davis, Bruce Springsteen, Patti Smith, Michael Stipe & More

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Democracy Now! 2026-05-19 Tuesday

• Headlines for May 19, 2026
• 3 Killed in Devastating San Diego Mosque Shooting: Linda Sarsour on Rising Anti-Muslim Hate & More
• "Ask E. Jean" Film Profiles the Woman Who Twice Sued Trump & Won, for Sexual Assault & Defamation
• Minnesota Officials Charge ICE Agent Who Shot Venezuelan Immigrant & Falsely Reported What Happened

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Democracy Now! 2026-05-18 Monday

• Headlines for May 18, 2026
• As WHO Declares Ebola Outbreak a Global Health Emergency, Did USAID Cuts Worsen the Crisis?
• Trump's Christian Nationalist Agenda & Taxpayer-Funded D.C. Prayer Rally: Bishop Barber & Sarah Posner
• "Staggering Corruption": Rep. Raskin on Trump's $10B IRS Lawsuit, Stock Trades & Family Business

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On Tuesday, a coalition of groups held a rally to protest ICE’s abuses at 26 Federal Plaza in New York City, a 41-story federal building in lower Manhattan that houses immigration courts, ICE field offices, immigrant detention spaces, and U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services. The protest, organized by Hands Off NYC, included advocates from Make the Road New York, the New York Immigration coalition, and a surprise guest — musician Tom Morello, who performed “This Land Is Your Land.”

Democracy Now! Friday, May 15, 2026

Democracy Now! 2026-05-14 Thursday

• Headlines for May 14, 2026
• Xi Warns Trump of Potential "Conflict" over Taiwan in Beijing Summit on Iran, Trade, Tech & More
• "Here Where We Live Is Our Country”: Molly Crabapple on Resurfacing the Jewish History of Anti-Zionism

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Democracy Now! 2026-05-13 Wednesday

• Headlines for May 13, 2026
• FDA Chief Pushed Out in Latest Sign of Public Health Chaos Under RFK Jr.
• Astra Taylor on AI Data Center Resistance & Fighting "Billionaire Big Tech Agenda"
• Family Demands Release of Salah Sarsour, Milwaukee Muslim Leader Taken By ICE

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Democracy Now! 2026-05-12 Tuesday

• Headlines for May 12, 2026
• A Return to Jim Crow? Ex-DOJ Civil Rights Chief Kristen Clarke Denounces Gutting of Voting Rights Act
• I Was Kidnapped by Israel in Int'l Waters, Jailed for 10 Days: Gaza Flotilla Activist Saif Abukeshek

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