Democracy Now! Audio
820 episodes - English - Latest episode: 5 days ago - ★★★★★ - 5.1K ratingsDemocracy 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! 2021-03-03 Wednesday
March 03, 2021 13:00 - 59 minutes - 1 ByteWe look at how Asian American communities in New York and the Bay Area are responding to the spike in racist hate crimes; Calls are mounting for New York Governor Andrew Cuomo to resign or be impeached over sexual harassment allegations and his cover-up of thousands of COVID deaths in nursing homes; Farmworkers face an uphill battle to get vaccinated, even though they are essential workers.
Democracy Now! 2021-03-02 Tuesday
March 02, 2021 13:00 - 59 minutes - 1 ByteRepublicans in the Georgia House pass a sweeping bill to make it harder to vote; We look at the racial vaccination gap and calls to lower the age cutoff for vaccine eligibility for Black Americans; How people have struggled to access abortions during the pandemic.
Democracy Now! 2021-03-01 Monday
March 01, 2021 13:00 - 59 minutes - 1 ByteA newly declassified U.S. intelligence report confirms Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman directly ordered the assassination of journalist Jamal Khashoggi; The Biden administration faces criticism for bombing Syria in an attack targeting Iranian militias; The House passes a $1.9 trillion COVID relief package, and progressive Democrats call for the Senate to keep a provision for a $15/hour federal minimum wage; In a bloody crackdown in Burma, the military junta kills 18 protesters during p...
Democracy Now! 2021-02-26 Friday
February 26, 2021 13:00 - 59 minutes - 1 ByteThe FBI and New York Police Department are facing new calls to open their records into the assassination of Malcolm X after the release of a deathbed confession of a former undercover NYPD officer who admitted to being part of a conspiracy targeting Malcolm. We speak to a cousin of the former officer, as well as Malcolm's daughter, Ilyasah Shabazz.
Democracy Now! 2021-02-25 Thursday
February 25, 2021 13:00 - 59 minutes - 1 BytePressure grows on the Biden administration to support a push by India and South Africa at the World Trade Organization to loosen intellectual property rules to make COVID-19 vaccines easier to make and distribute; As the House prepares to pass a $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief bill, Rep. Jan Schakowsky urges her Senate colleagues not to oppose the inclusion of a $15-an-hour minimum wage hike in the stimulus package; Author Brendan O'Connor on the roots of the January 6 Capitol attack and how...
Democracy Now! 2021-02-24 Wednesday
February 24, 2021 13:00 - 59 minutes - 1 ByteInterior Secretary nominee Deb Haaland testifies before the Senate in her bid to become the first Native American cabinet secretary in U.S. history; Asylum seekers brave freezing weather while living in tents in the refugee camp in Matamoros, Mexico, while awaiting entry into the United States; Examining the Biden administration's reversal of Trump's "Remain in Mexico" policy.
Democracy Now! 2021-02-23 Tuesday
February 23, 2021 13:00 - 59 minutes - 1 ByteAs the U.S. passes 500,000 COVID-19 deaths, we speak to New York emergency room doctor Craig Spencer about the pandemic and how to make vaccines available to more people around the world; To mark Black History Month, we remember the visionary Black science-fiction writer Octavia Butler, who gave one of her last interviews before her death to Democracy Now! in 2005, and we speak with Octavia Butler scholar adrienne maree brown about the writer's lasting influence.
Democracy Now! 2021-02-22 Monday
February 22, 2021 13:00 - 59 minutes - 1 ByteNaomi Klein on how deregulation and reliance on fossil fuels paved the way for the power fiasco in Texas; Some residents report astronomically high energy bills in the aftermath of the winter storms; Conditions inside Texas prisons, already dire, become intolerable for those behind bars.
Democracy Now! 2021-02-19 Friday
February 19, 2021 13:00 - 59 minutes - 1 ByteWe celebrate Democracy Now!'s 25th anniversary by airing highlights from our coverage over the years, from Haiti to Gaza, Standing Rock, the U.S.-Mexico border and more.
Democracy Now! 2021-02-18 Thursday
February 18, 2021 13:00 - 59 minutes - 27 MBTexans are left in the dark as a major winter storm overwhelms the state's power grid; The latest science on masks; The fight over canceling student debt heats up in Washington; Celebrating co-host Nermeen Shaikh's 10th anniversary on Democracy Now!
Democracy Now! 2021-02-17 Wednesday
February 17, 2021 13:00 - 59 minutes - 1 ByteWe look at the debate over how to safely reopen schools during the pandemic; Amazon workers in Bessemer, Alabama, vote on whether to become the first unionized warehouse in the U.S.; Journalist Sarah Jaffe on her new book, "Work Won't Love You Back."
Democracy Now! 2021-02-16 Tuesday
February 16, 2021 13:00 - 59 minutes - 1 ByteThe Nation's Elie Mystal on Trump's acquittal and where the Republican Party goes from here; Ecuador's leading presidential candidate, left-wing economist Andrés Arauz, talks about his campaign pledge to fight austerity, poverty and the pandemic.
Democracy Now! 2021-02-15 Monday
February 15, 2021 13:00 - 59 minutes - 1 ByteAs the Senate acquits Donald Trump for inciting the deadly January 6 insurrection at the Capitol, is it setting a dangerous precedent?; The Lancet reports nearly 40% of deaths in the U.S. from COVID-19 were avoidable.
Democracy Now! 2021-02-12 Friday
February 12, 2021 13:00 - 59 minutes - 1 ByteClosing arguments in Donald Trump's impeachment trial; Ralph Nader on Democrats' impeachment strategy and corporate crime; We look at the rise in domestic violence during the pandemic ahead of V-Day, a global day to end violence against against women.
Democracy Now! 2021-02-11 Thursday
February 11, 2021 13:00 - 59 minutes - 1 ByteAt Trump's Senate trial, Democratic House impeachment managers release shocking video from inside the Capitol during the insurrection; Farmworkers in India continue to protest new agricultural laws that threaten their livelihoods.
Democracy Now! 2021-02-10 Wednesday
February 10, 2021 13:00 - 59 minutes - 1 ByteThe Senate votes to move forward with Trump's impeachment trial; We speak to academics Ibram X. Kendi and Keisha Blain about impeachment, racial disparities in the pandemic, and their new book, "Four Hundred Souls."
Democracy Now! 2021-02-09 Tuesday
February 09, 2021 13:00 - 59 minutes - 1 ByteDonald Trump's historic second impeachment trial begins; Advocates call for the prioritization of COVID-19 vaccines for disabled people; The U.S. deports 72 people to Haiti despite Biden's vow to halt deportations for 100 days.
Democracy Now! 2021-02-08 Monday
February 08, 2021 13:00 - 59 minutes - 1 ByteThe International Criminal Court rules it can investigate Israeli war crimes in the Palestinian territories; The pandemic sets women back as Congress tries to pass a stimulus bill; Rep. Cori Bush demands accountability ahead of Trump's impeachment trial.
Incarcerated Activist Kinetik Justice & Others Severely Beaten in Alabama Prison DOJ Sued over Abuse
February 05, 2021 13:00Imprisoned Activist Kinetik Justice Severely Beaten by Guards While Defending Fellow Prisoner
Democracy Now! 2021-02-05 Friday
February 05, 2021 13:00 - 59 minutes - 1 ByteThe head of the African CDC on the race to secure vaccines for the continent; President Joe Biden pledges to end U.S. support for the Saudi-led war in Yemen; Will Biden reverse Trump's recognition of the Moroccan occupation over Western Sahara?
Democracy Now! 2021-02-04 Thursday
February 04, 2021 13:00 - 59 minutes - 1 ByteAs the U.S. ramps up vaccinations, experts urge the Biden administration to do more to supply the rest of the world with COVID vaccines; Reports emerge of mass surveillance and sexual abuse in China's crackdown on Muslim minorities.
Democracy Now! 2021-02-03 Wednesday
February 03, 2021 13:00 - 59 minutes - 1 ByteWhat the coup in Burma means for Rohingya refugees who have faced years of repression under the military; Biden signs new executive orders on immigration but advocates say far more needs to be done; Jeff Bezos steps down as Amazon CEO.
Democracy Now! 2021-02-02 Tuesday
February 02, 2021 13:00 - 59 minutes - 1 ByteData shows Black and Latinx people in the U.S. are getting vaccinated at much lower rates than whites; Thousands in Russia protest to demand the release of jailed opposition figure Alexei Navalny; Russia's Sputnik V COVID vaccine is found 91.6% effective.
Democracy Now! 2021-02-01 Monday
February 01, 2021 13:00 - 59 minutes - 27 MBCalls grow to oust far-right Congressmember Marjorie Taylor Greene; We start Black History Month with new revelations about the FBI's role in the assassination of Black Panther leader Fred Hampton; and the new feature film, "Judas and the Black Messiah."
Democracy Now! 2021-01-29 Friday
January 29, 2021 13:00 - 59 minutes - 1 ByteWe spend the hour discussing one of the most pivotal figures in the history of struggle for gender equality and racial justice, Pauli Murray, a hero to many in the trans rights movement, whose story is told in a new documentary "My Name Is Pauli Murray.”
Democracy Now! 2021-01-28 Thursday
January 28, 2021 13:00 - 59 minutes - 1 ByteWe look at the state of vaccination campaigns in the U.S. and internationally as new COVID-19 variants spread at alarming rates; the leader of the right-wing Proud Boys group is a prolific government informant.
Democracy Now! 2021-01-27 Wednesday
January 27, 2021 13:00 - 59 minutes - 1 ByteBiden issues four executive orders around racial equity, including phasing out private federal prisons; Sunrise Movement's Varshini Prakash on Biden's plans to combat the climate crisis; Millions of COVID-19 vaccine doses are missing in the U.S.
Democracy Now! 2021-01-26 Tuesday
January 26, 2021 13:00 - 59 minutes - 1 BytePresident Biden reverses Trump's transgender ban in the military, but trans rights remain under attack; What should Biden do about Obama-era deportations?; Oxfam warns COVID-19 could lead to the biggest increase in global inequality on record.
Democracy Now! 2021-01-25 Monday
January 25, 2021 13:00 - 59 minutes - 1 ByteFormer Senate aide Adam Jentleson on how the upper chamber undermines democracy; Rev. Dr. William Barber says Biden must focus on the poor; Workers at Hunts Point Market in New York agree to a new contract after a strike that garnered national attention.
Democracy Now! 2021-01-22 Friday
January 22, 2021 13:00 - 59 minutes - 1 ByteBiden unveils a sweeping COVID strategy after Trump left him with no plan for a national vaccine rollout; Three tribal leaders on the devastating impact of the pandemic on Indigenous communities; Calls grow for Biden to cancel the Dakota Access pipeline.
Democracy Now! 2021-01-21 Thursday
January 21, 2021 13:00 - 59 minutes - 1 ByteWe get reaction to Joe Biden's inauguration as the 46th president of the United States from scholar Cornel West and pioneering journalist Maria Hinojosa; We hear the inaugural poem by 22-year-old Amanda Gorman, the youngest inaugural poet in U.S. history.
Democracy Now! 2021-01-20 Wednesday
January 20, 2021 13:00 - 59 minutes - 1 ByteAs Biden and Harris take office, author and academic Michael Eric Dyson and Waleed Shahid of Justice Democrats talk about the role of social movements in the next administration; CIA torture whistleblower John Kiriakou on seeking a pardon from Trump.
Democracy Now! 2021-01-19 Tuesday
January 19, 2021 13:00 - 59 minutes - 1 ByteRashida Tlaib on Trump's impeachment and what needs to be on Biden's to-do list; The presence of police officers among the Capitol rioters raises alarm over right-wing radicalization in law enforcement; The ACLU warns against new domestic terrorism laws.
Democracy Now! 2021-01-18 Monday
January 18, 2021 13:00 - 59 minutes - 27 MBMLK Day Special: Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in His Own Words
Democracy Now! 2021-01-15 Friday
January 15, 2021 13:00 - 59 minutes - 1 ByteAuthorities across the U.S. brace for more violence by armed right-wing extremists in the lead-up to Joe Biden's inauguration; As the U.S. COVID death toll nears 400,000, we speak with Dr. Peter Salk, whose father developed the first polio vaccine.
Democracy Now! 2021-01-14 Thursday
January 14, 2021 13:00 - 59 minutes - 1 ByteWe speak to lawyer John Bonifaz and professor Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor about Donald Trump's historic second impeachment; More than 8,000 people in the U.S. die from COVID-19 over the past two days as complaints grow over slow vaccine distribution.
Democracy Now! 2021-01-13 Wednesday
January 13, 2021 13:00 - 59 minutes - 1 ByteAs President Trump continues to deny any responsibility for the attack on the U.S. Capitol, we speak with Timothy Snyder, a historian of fascism, about what comes next; The coronavirus hits Latinx and Indigenous communities in Los Angeles the hardest.
Democracy Now! 2021-01-12 Tuesday
January 12, 2021 13:00 - 59 minutes - 1 ByteFilipino scholar Walden Bello on the push to impeach Trump and the violent right-wing groups he has inspired; A federal judge grants a stay of execution for Lisa Montgomery, who was set to be the first woman executed by the federal government since 1953.
Democracy Now! 2021-01-11 Monday
January 11, 2021 13:00 - 59 minutes - 1 ByteNancy Pelosi threatens to begin impeachment hearings for Trump if Vice President Mike Pence doesn't support removing him from office; We debate Big Tech's response to the Capitol insurrection with academic Ramesh Srinivasan and author Chris Hedges.
Democracy Now! 2021-01-08 Friday
January 08, 2021 13:00 - 59 minutes - 1 ByteRep. Ro Khanna on new efforts to remove President Trump from office; Looking at Joe Biden's Justice Department picks with The Nation's Elie Mystal; We speak to Rebekah Jones, a data scientist who blew the whistle on Florida's misleading COVID-19 numbers.
Democracy Now! 2021-01-07 Thursday
January 07, 2021 13:00 - 59 minutes - 1 ByteA violent mob incited by President Trump stormed the U.S. Capitol Wednesday, some carrying Confederate flags like the one torn down by Bree Newsome Bass. We talk to Bass; Manisha Sinha, historian of slavery and Reconstruction; and journalist Allan Nairn.
Democracy Now! 2021-01-06 Wednesday
January 06, 2021 13:00 - 59 minutes - 1 ByteDemocrats Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff appear to have won the Senate runoff elections in Georgia; Washington braces for possibly violent protests by Trump supporters; The white police officer who shot Jacob Blake in Kenosha, Wisconsin, won't be charged.
Democracy Now! 2021-01-05 Tuesday
January 05, 2021 13:00 - 59 minutes - 1 ByteRepublicans in Georgia denounce President Trump's efforts to overturn the state's election results; Polls open in Georgia for two key Senate runoff races; Israel vaccinates a record number of people, but not Palestinians in the Occupied Territories.
Democracy Now! 2021-01-04 Monday
January 04, 2021 13:00 - 59 minutes - 1 ByteA British judge blocks the extradition of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to the U.S.; President Trump pressures Georgia's Republican secretary of state to "find" enough votes to overturn Biden's victory in the 2020 election in an hour-long phone call.
Democracy Now! 2021-01-01 Friday
January 01, 2021 13:00 - 59 minutes - 1 ByteA growing movement calls for a people's vaccine and suspension of intellectual property rights to expand access in poorer countries. Plus, Dr. Paul Farmer talks about the pandemic and his new book on Ebola, "Fevers, Feuds, and Diamonds."
Democracy Now! 2020-12-31 Thursday
December 31, 2020 13:00 - 59 minutes - 1 ByteA look back at 2020 with Angela Davis, Cornel West, Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor on the historic uprising against racism and police violence. Plus we speak to Bree Newsome & Eddie Glaude about the 2020 election.
Democracy Now! 2020-12-30 Wednesday
December 30, 2020 13:00 - 59 minutes - 1 ByteBlack Dr. Susan Moore dies from COVID-19 after posting a video describing racist treatment by medical staff; Two leading African American doctors discuss racial healthcare disparities; The Kansas City Star apologizes for its racist history.
Democracy Now! 2020-12-29 Tuesday
December 29, 2020 13:00 - 59 minutes - 1 ByteAs Trump pardons four Blackwater mercenaries, we re-air an interview with an Iraqi father whose 9-year-old son was killed in the 2007 Nisoor Square massacre and speak with lawyer Paul Dickinson; Economist Joseph Stiglitz on the global economic crisis.
Democracy Now! 2020-12-28 Monday
December 28, 2020 13:00 - 59 minutes - 1 BytePresident Trump unexpectedly signs a $900 billion COVID-19 relief package; Dozens of immigrant women detained by ICE in Georgia join a class-action lawsuit over allegations they were subjected to nonconsensual gynecological procedures.
Democracy Now! 2020-12-25 Friday
December 25, 2020 13:00 - 59 minutes - 1 ByteAn hour with the the late British writer John le Carré talking about the Iraq War, corporate power and his 2003 essay "The United States of America Has Gone Mad."