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Democracy Now! 2022-11-28 Monday

• Headlines for November 28, 2022
• From Xinjiang to Shanghai, Protests Grow in China over COVID Restrictions After Fatal Apartment Fire
• Will Missouri Stay Execution of Kevin Johnson, Case Tainted by Racism, or Let Daughter Witness Death?
• "A Forgotten Conflict": Sahrawi Activists Slam Moroccan Greenwashing Amid Western Sahara Occupation

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Democracy Now! 2022-11-23 Wednesday

• Headlines for November 23, 2022
• Defiance in Iran: Despite Crackdown, Anti-Government Protests May Grow into "Nationwide Revolution"
• Noam Chomsky on Legacy of Radical Historian Staughton Lynd, Who Protested Korea, Vietnam & Iraq Wars
• Filipino Climate Activist Yeb Saño on COP27, Climate Reparations & Philippines' New President Marcos

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Democracy Now! Tuesday, November 22, 2022

Democracy Now! 2022-11-21 Monday

• Headlines for November 21, 2022
• U.N. Climate Summit Agrees to Historic Loss and Damage Fund But Rejects Calls to Phase Out Fossil Fuels
• "An Act of Hate": 5 Dead in Shooting at Colorado LGBTQ Club on Eve of Transgender Day of Remembrance
• World Cup in Qatar Is "Deadliest Major Sporting Event" in History, Built on a Decade of Forced Labor

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On the final official day of the U.N. climate summit in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, we get an assessment of negotiations on a “loss and damage” fund, and more, from Yeb Saño, Greenpeace Southeast Asia executive director and former Philippines chief climate negotiator. “Establishing this fund is an expression of human solidarity,” from countries in the Global North to those “who did not cause this problem but bear the brunt of its impact,” Saño says.

Democracy Now! 2022-11-18 Friday

• Headlines for November 18, 2022
• "A Near-Death Experience": U.K.-Egyptian Activist Alaa Abd El-Fattah Almost Dies on Prison Hunger Strike
• "Fossil Fuels Fund Dictatorships": Ukrainian Climate Activist Suspended from COP27 over Russia Protest
• Ukrainian Climate Scientist Says Fossil Fuels Enabled Russian War in Ukraine
• Exiled Russian Environmentalist: Russia's Uranium Sales to U.S. & Europe Help Putin Fund Ukraine War

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Democracy Now! 2022-11-17 Thursday

• Headlines for November 17, 2022
• Indigenous Activists Tom Goldtooth & Eriel Deranger on the Link Between Colonialism & Climate Crisis
• Amazon Leader Welcomes Climate Vow from Brazil's Lula to End Deforestation with Indigenous Help
• Amazon Leader Welcomes Climate Vow from Brazil's Lula to End Deforestation with Indigenous Help

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Democracy Now! Wednesday, November 16, 2022

Democracy Now! 2022-11-15 Tuesday

• Headlines for November 15, 2022
• Hossam Bahgat on the "Full-Scale Human Rights Crisis" in Egypt as Country Hosts COP27
• Vanessa Nakate Condemns Fossil Fuel Lobbying at U.N. Climate Talks as Global Warming Devastates Africa

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Democracy Now! 2022-11-14 Monday

• Headlines for November 14, 2022
• "No Climate Justice Without Human Rights": Groups Protest Inaction, Repression at U.N. Summit in Egypt
• Biden & Xi Meet in Bali; Could This Help Cool U.S.-China Tensions & Reduce Risk of a Military Clash?
• Greenpeace: As Egypt Hosts COP27, Country's Agricultural Sector Ravaged by Impact of Climate Crisis

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An interview with Congressmember-elect Delia Ramirez, the first Latina elected to Congress from Illinois and the daughter of Guatemalan immigrants; More cities and states moved toward ranked-choice voting in the midterm elections; Oxfam’s new report “Carbon Billionaires” links wealth inequality to the climate crisis and calls for a wealth tax.

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Democracy Now! 2022-11-10 Thursday

• Headlines for November 10, 2022
• Democrats May Lose U.S. House Because New York Dem. Leaders Were Too Focused on Defeating the Left
• Progressive Prosecutors Win Key Races Despite GOP Attacks on Criminal Justice Reform
• The Story of Baby O: Rebecca Nagle on the Supreme Court Case That Could Gut Native Sovereignty

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Democracy Now! 2022-11-09 Wednesday

• Headlines for November 09, 2022
• Too Close to Call: Control of Senate Hinges on Races in Wisconsin, Georgia, Arizona & Nevada
• Georgia: Warnock-Walker Senate Race Could Head to Runoff; Gov. Kemp Defeats Abrams
• "Abortion Rights Are Deeply Popular": Voters Back Reproductive Freedom in State Ballot Initiatives
• Robert Reich: Democrats Can No Longer Compromise with "Authoritarian" Republicans
• Democratic Socialist Summer Lee's Victory in Penn. Gives Progressives a Boost in House

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Democracy Now! 2022-11-08 Tuesday

• Headlines for November 08, 2022
• Alaa Abd El-Fattah's Sister Speaks Out at U.N. Climate Summit as Pressure Grows on Egypt to Free Him
• Sunrise Movement on Midterm Election: If GOP Takes Congress, Climate Action Will Be Stalled, Reversed
• Indigenous Voters Helped Democrats Carry Arizona in 2020. Now Their Voting Rights Are Under Attack
• Report from NH: Could GOP Conspiracy Theorist General Don Bolduc Defeat Sen. Maggie Hassan?
• Election Protection Force Fights Voter Suppression: Racist Poll Workers, Vigilantes, Missing Ballots

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Justice Democrats spokesperson Waleed Shahid on which midterm races progressives could win; Voters weigh abortion access, cannabis legalization and other major issues in ballot initiatives across the United States; The impact of Elon Musk’s Twitter acquisition on communities of color and election disinformation.

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Democracy Now! 2022-11-04 Friday

• Headlines for November 04, 2022
• From Terrorist Backer to Kingmaker: Itamar Ben-Gvir & Israeli Far Right Help Netanyahu Regain Power
• Meet the New Yorkers Welcoming Asylum Seekers Bused to City After Hostile Reception at U.S. Border
• Dept. of Homeland Security Ramps Up Efforts to Police Online Speech on Ukraine, COVID & Afghanistan

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Democracy Now! 2022-11-03 Thursday

• Headlines for November 03, 2022
• Egypt Arrests Hundreds in Crackdown Before COP27 Climate Summit; Pressured to Free Alaa Abd El-Fattah
• Ukraine "Skeptical" of Ceasefire Russia Could Use to Cement Occupation, Even as Grain Exports Resume
• African Nations Reliant on Grain Imports Seek Ukraine Diplomacy as U.S. & Europe Align Against Russia
• Tigray Peace Deal: Surprise Agreement Ends Two Years of Civil War in Ethiopia, Brings "Big Relief”

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Democracy Now! 2022-11-02 Wednesday

• Headlines for November 02, 2022
• How to End the War in Ukraine: Matt Duss and Ray McGovern Debate U.S. Policy on Russia, NATO & More
• "Working People Everywhere Have Had It": SEIU Pres. Mary Kay Henry on Unions Mobilizing for Midterms

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