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Democracy Now! 2026-04-01 Wednesday

• Headlines for April 01, 2026
• Another Vietnam? Trump Sends Mixed Messages on Iran, from Ending War to Sending in Ground Troops
• War's Environmental Fallout: U.N. Expert Decries Targeting of Oil Sites & Desalination Plants
• "Two Versions of Christianity": Pope Leo Calls for Peace as U.S. Uses Religion to Justify Iran War
• Immigrant Workers in Colorado Lead "Historic Strike" at JBS, Largest U.S. Meat Processor

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Democracy Now! Wednesday, April 1, 2026

Democracy Now! Tuesday, March 31, 2026

One month into the U.S.-Israeli war against Iran, we speak with the Iranian American sociologist Ali Kadivar, who says the leadership in Tehran is consolidating its power and adopting more hard-line positions amid the conflict. He also warns that Trump’s threatened strikes on Iranian electricity and desalination infrastructure would constitute war crimes and likely push oil above $200 a barrel, risking global recession, while any seizure of Kharg Island would expose U.S. troops without producing a decisive result. “These are all war crimes — and this is an American president threatening war crimes over and over publicly,” says Kadivar.

Democracy Now! 2026-03-30 Monday

• Headlines for March 30, 2026
• No Kings: Rep. Omar, Sen. Sanders, Bruce Springsteen, Jane Fonda, Joan Baez at Massive St. Paul Rally
• "People Are Rising Up": Voices of No Kings Protests from NYC to Denver
• NYC Palestine Activist Nerdeen Kiswani Speaks Out After Being Target of Assassination Plot
• Report from Beirut: "Hearts Are Very, Very Heavy" After Israeli Strikes Target Journalists, Medics
• "The Institutions Have Not Collapsed": Prof. Ali Kadivar on Iran's Resilience to U.S.-Israeli War

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Democracy Now! Friday, March 27, 2026

Democracy Now! 2026-03-26 Thursday

• Headlines for March 26, 2026
• Crude Capitalism: Trump's War on Iran Disrupts Global Systems, from Agriculture to Oil to Shipping
• Meet Ryan Schwank, ICE Whistleblower Who Exposed Agency's Unconstitutional Practices
• "Torture & Genocide": U.N. Expert Francesca Albanese Denounces Israeli Abuse of Palestinians
• Michael Stipe & Aaron Dessner Perform "No Time for Love Like Now" at Democracy Now! Celebration

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Democracy Now! 2026-03-25 Wednesday

• Headlines for March 25, 2026
• New DHS Head Markwayne Mullin Is "Trump Loyalist, Anti-immigrant, Incompetent": Rep. Delia Ramirez
• Pentagon Whistleblower Criticizes "Bloodthirst" of Iran War, Says Hegseth Is Enabling War Crimes
• Patti Smith Remembers Rachel Corrie, Sings "Peaceable Kingdom" at DN!'s 30th Anniversary Event
• "People Have the Power": Patti Smith, Bruce Springsteen, Michael Stipe at Democracy Now! Celebration

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Democracy Now! 2026-03-24 Tuesday

• Headlines for March 24, 2026
• "Israel First": Ex-Israeli Negotiator Daniel Levy Says Netanyahu Led Trump into Illegal Iran War
• "Under the Rubble": Pulitzer Prize Winner Reads Poem About Gaza at Democracy Now!'s 30th Anniversary
• Bruce Springsteen Performs "Streets of Minneapolis" at Democracy Now!'s 30th Anniversary
• As Trump Deploys ICE Agents to Airports, TSA Agents Continue to Go Without Pay: AFGE Union Steward

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Democracy Now! 2026-03-23 Monday

• Headlines for March 23, 2026
• Iran War & Strait of Hormuz Energy Crisis Reveal Decline of U.S. Empire: Historian Alfred McCoy
• "It's a Disaster": European Countries Refuse to Take a Stand Against U.S. Violations of Int'l Law
• From Gaza to Iran, Rise of Conscientious Objectors Marks U.S. Soldiers' "Shift in Consciousness"

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Democracy Now! 2026-03-18 Wednesday

• Headlines for March 18, 2026
• Speeding Up the "Kill Chain": Pentagon Bombs Thousands of Targets in Iran Using Palantir AI
• Trump's Counterterrorism Chief Resigns over Iran War, Criticizes "Pressure from Israel"
• "Warmongers Come for the Media": Trump Threatens Media with "Treason" Charges over Iran War Coverage

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Democracy Now! 2026-03-17 Tuesday

• Headlines for March 17, 2026
• Israel Says It Has Assassinated Iran's Security Chief, Ali Larijani, Known for Negotiating with the West
• Ground Invasion of Iran Could Be "Suicide Mission" for U.S.: Ex-Army Intelligence Analyst
• Report from Havana as Trump Threatens to "Take" Cuba & Pushes for Ouster of Cuban Leader
• Prairieland Trial: Anti-ICE Protesters Convicted on Terrorism Charges as DOJ Targets "Antifa Cell"

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Democracy Now! 2026-03-16 Monday

• Headlines for March 16, 2026
• "A Sense of Despair": Many Iranians Fear a Prolonged War — and What Comes After
• Report from Jerusalem: As Israel Keeps Bombing Iran, Palestinians Face Growing Violence in West Bank
• "Mr Nobody Against Putin" Wins Oscar; Meet the Russian Teacher in Film Who Confronts State Propaganda

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Democracy Now! Friday, March 13, 2026

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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