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Watch Part 2 of our interview with acclaimed journalist Jelani Cobb, Dean of the Columbia Journalism School, about his new collection of essays, Three or More Is a Riot: Notes on How We Got Here. Cobb discusses many of the pieces in-depth, and also addresses the Heritage Foundation’s support for Tucker Carlson’s interview with white nationalist and Holocaust denier Nick Fuentes; New York City’s Mayor-Elect Zohran Mamdani; his students’ coverage of the Gaza encampment; ICE’s arrest of former Columbia graduate student Mahmoud Khalil; and how he got his start in journalism.

Democracy Now! Monday, November 10, 2025

Democracy Now! 2025-11-07 Friday

• Headlines for November 07, 2025
• "The Fight Is Not Over": LGBTQ Advocates Challenge Supreme Court's Anti-Trans Passport Ruling
• "Without Precedent": Lisa Graves on the Supreme Court, Tariffs, Voting Rights & Legacy of John Roberts
• Is the U.S. Planning to Assassinate Maduro? Peter Kornbluh on "Trump's Gunboat Diplomacy"
• Remembering Peter Weiss: Legendary Human Rights Lawyer Dies at 99

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Part 2 of our conversation with Tareq Baconi, author of the new memoir Fire in Every Direction. The book is a chronicle of his political and queer coming of age growing up between Amman and Beirut as the grandson of refugees from Jerusalem and Haifa.

Democracy Now! 2025-11-06 Thursday

• Headlines for November 06, 2025
• "My Community Is Under Invasion from Our Own Federal Gov't": Evanston Mayor Decries ICE Raids in Illinois
• "Taken: The Agents Raiding Communities and the People Trying to Stop Them": Maria Hinojosa
• "Fire in Every Direction": Palestinian Author Tareq Baconi on Gaza, Zionism & Embracing Queerness

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Democracy Now! 2025-11-05 Wednesday

• Headlines for November 05, 2025
• Democratic Socialist Zohran Mamdani Wins Historic NYC Mayoral Race: "The Future Is in Our Hands"
• The Movement Behind Mamdani: Organizers & Supporters Celebrate Stunning Victory & Repudiation of Trump
• This Is How to Fight Fascism: Naomi Klein, AOC & Brad Lander on Mamdani Victory
• "Epic Night for Democrats": Party Wins Races Across the U.S. in Voter Rebuke to Trump

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Democracy Now! 2025-10-23 Thursday

• Headlines for October 23, 2025
• International Court of Justice: As Occupying Power, Israel Must Allow U.N. Aid into Gaza
• Ex-U.S. Diplomat Robert Malley on Gaza Ceasefire & U.S. Double Standards on Israel
• "Fascism or Genocide" Author Ross Barkan on NYC Mayoral Race, Mamdani's Rise, Socialism & More

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Democracy Now! 2025-10-22 Wednesday

• Headlines for October 22, 2025
• "Nobody's Girl": Virginia Giuffre's Memoir Details Sex Abuse by Epstein, Maxwell, Prince Andrew
• Colombia's U.S. Ambassador Denounces Trump's Deadly Strikes on Boats in the Caribbean
• Tensions in Latin America Rise as U.S. Threatens Venezuela & Colombia

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Democracy Now! 2025-10-21 Tuesday

• Headlines for October 21, 2025
• "We Are Under Attack": Rep. Delia Ramirez on Immigration Crackdown in Chicago, Gov't Shutdown & More
• Shadow President: Project 2025 Architect Russell Vought Is Using Shutdown to Gut Federal Agencies
• "Armed Only with a Camera": HBO Film on Life & Death of Brent Renaud, Journalist Killed in Ukraine

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Democracy Now! 2025-10-20 Monday

• Headlines for October 20, 2025
• "The War Has Not Really Ended": Gaza Reporter on Israeli Attacks & Reuniting with Imprisoned Brother
• The Forgotten Captives: Israel Still Imprisoning 9,000 Palestinians Even After Hostage Deal
• No to Authoritarianism: 7 Million Rally Across U.S. in Historic No Kings Day Protests
• "This Is Ethnic Cleansing": Civil Rights Icon Dolores Huerta Decries Trump's Targeting of Immigrants

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Democracy Now! 2025-10-17 Friday

• Headlines for October 17, 2025
• "Israeli Sadism in a Nutshell": Amira Hass on Israeli Prisons, Settler Violence & Gaza Ceasefire
• "Cold-Blooded Murder": David Cole on Trump's Boat Attacks & CIA Covert Action in Venezuela
• "No Kings. No Thrones. No Crowns.": Millions to Protest Saturday in 1000s of Cities, Towns Nationwide

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Democracy Now! 2025-10-16 Thursday

• Headlines for October 16, 2025
• Report from Gaza: Despite Ceasefire, Humanitarian Crisis Continues as Israel Severely Restricts Aid
• "Taken Hostage by the Israeli Military": Freed Palestinian Prisoners Describe Widespread Torture
• Why Is Trump Bailing Out Argentina's President Milei While Firing Thousands of Workers in U.S.?
• Will Supreme Court Gut Voting Rights Act & Weaken Electoral Power of Black Americans?
• Walkout: Top U.S. Media, Including Conservative Outlets, Reject New Pentagon Press Restrictions

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