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Democracy Now! is an independent daily TV & radio news program, hosted by award-winning journalists Amy Goodman and Juan González. We provide daily global news headlines, in-depth interviews and investigative reports without any advertisements or government funding. Our programming shines a spotlight on corporate and government abuses of power and lifts up the stories of ordinary people working to make change in extraordinary times. Democracy Now! is live weekdays at 8am ET and available 24/7 through our website and podcasts.
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Democracy Now! 2026-06-26 Friday
Democracy Now! 2026-06-26 Friday
- Headlines for June 26, 2026
- In "Devastating" Immigration Ruling, Supreme Court Allows Trump Admin to "Turn Back" Asylum Seekers
- Venezuela Earthquakes: U.S. Sanctions Impede Rescue Efforts as Death Toll Soars
- Supreme Court Strips Protections for Haitian & Syrian Immigrants in "Racially Inflected" Decision
- Bayer/Monsanto Wins Roundup Case as Supreme Court Blocks Suit over Link Between Herbicide & Cancer
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Democracy Now! 2026-06-25 Thursday
Democracy Now! 2026-06-25 Thursday
- Headlines for June 25, 2026
- "Utter Devastation": Thousands Feared Dead in Venezuela After Double Earthquakes
- Prairieland Nine: Texas ICE Protesters Get Up to 100 Years in Prison as Trump Targets Anti-Fascists
- "How to Think About AI": Cory Doctorow on Big Tech, Understanding AI, Labor Automation & More
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Actor Elliot Page on Growing Up Queer, Trans Identity & "Second Nature" Film Directed by Drew Denny
We continue our discussion with actor, writer and producer Elliot Page, an Oscar nominee and author of the memoir Pageboy, about his trans identity, transgender rights and his work on the groundbreaking new documentary directed by Drew Denny, Second Nature, about gender and sexuality in nonhuman animal species.
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Democracy Now! 2026-06-19 Friday
Democracy Now! 2026-06-19 Friday
- Juneteenth Special: Historian Clint Smith on Reckoning with the History of Slavery Across America
- Rhiannon Giddens on Pulitzer-Winning Opera "Omar" About Enslaved Muslim Scholar Omar ibn Said
- "Another Wasted Life": Rhiannon Giddens on How Death of Kalief Browder Inspired Her Song
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Nigerian British Photographer Misan Harriman on Rise of U.K. Far Right & Speaking Out Against Injustice
Part 2 of our conversation with the Nigerian British photographer and activist Misan Harriman, an outspoken advocate of Palestinian rights. His photographs of the Black Lives Matter movement went viral, and he became the first Black photographer to shoot the cover of British Vogue. There’s a new documentary about Harriman called Shoot the People.
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Sean Murray on Anti-Immigrant Violence in Belfast, the Far Right, and Ireland's Colonial Legacy
Amy Goodman speaks with Irish filmmaker Seán Murray in Belfast, where tens of thousands of people attended an anti-racism rally recently to protest a wave of far-right anti-immigrant violence. The riots broke out after an asylum seeker from Sudan was charged with attempted murder. Murray discusses the rise of the Irish far right, the historical context of British colonial racism and the impact on Irish society. Murray’s latest documentary is Journacide: The War on Truth, documenting Israeli killings of journalists in Lebanon.
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Democracy Now! 2026-06-15 Monday
Democracy Now! 2026-06-15 Monday
- Headlines for June 15, 2026
- Will Israel Blow Up Trump's Deal? Jeremy Scahill on Iran Talks, Strait of Hormuz, Nukes & More
- Major Antiracist Rally Held in Belfast to Condemn Anti-Immigrant Riots Egged On by Elon Musk
- DOJ Approves Paramount-Warner Bros. Merger Amid Fears Trump Allies Will Tighten Grip on Media
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Democracy Now! 2026-06-10 Wednesday
Democracy Now! 2026-06-10 Wednesday
- Headlines for June 10, 2026
- Report from Tehran: Amid More U.S./Iran Bombing, Trump Warns Iran Is "DEAD...Will Pay the Price"
- The Shocking Secrets of MSG's Surveillance Machine: Noah Shachtman on Knicks' Owner James Dolan
- Trump Admin Guts Vital Sea Monitoring, "Tears Out the Eyes and Ears of Science": David Helvarg
- "I Was Just Forced to Resign from NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory": Climate Scientist Peter Kalmus
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Democracy Now! 2026-06-09 Tuesday
Democracy Now! 2026-06-09 Tuesday
- Headlines for June 09, 2026
- "The Word 'Ceasefire' Has Lost Its Meaning": Lylla Younes on Israel's Ethnic Cleansing of South Lebanon
- SpaceX IPO Could Make Musk a Trillionaire at Your Expense in "Massive Wealth Transfer": Eric Gardner
- "Tech-Driven Prosperity & Right-Wing Racist Politics": Quinn Slobodian on Elon Musk and SpaceX IPO
- Why New Yorkers "Thunderously Booed" Trump at Knicks-Spurs Game: Sportswriter David Zirin
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Democracy Now! 2026-06-08 Monday
Democracy Now! 2026-06-08 Monday
- Headlines for June 08, 2026
- Iran Warns Israel over Escalating Attacks on Lebanon After Iran, Israel Exchange Strikes: Trita Parsi
- Graham Platner's Billionaire-Bashing Message Resonates in Maine Senate Race, Despite Controversies
- Peru Votes for President Amid Trump's "Unprecedented Program of Aggression" Against Leftists in Region
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Democracy Now! 2026-06-04 Thursday
Democracy Now! 2026-06-04 Thursday
- Headlines for June 04, 2026
- Voices from Delaney Hall: Family and Community Members Demand Release of Loved Ones from ICE Jail
- Far-Right Leaders, Including Ex-CBP Chief Greg Bovino, Convene in Portugal for "Remigration Summit"
- "Notes from an ICE Chaser": Tracking Trump's Mass Deportation Campaign on the Ground
- Pulitzer Prize-Winning Historian Ada Ferrer on Cuba's Crisis, U.S. Sanctions and Family Separation
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