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820 episodes - English - Latest episode: 1 day 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! 2022-03-29 Tuesday
March 29, 2022 12:00 - 59 minutes - 27 MBNegotiators from Russia and Ukraine meet in Turkey for peace talks; Calls grow for Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas’s impeachment; A new Frontline/ProPublica documentary details the “Plot to Overturn the Election.” Get Democracy Now! delivered right to your inbox. Sign up for the Daily Digest: democracynow.org/subscribe
Democracy Now! 2022-03-28 Monday
March 28, 2022 12:00 - 59 minutes - 1 ByteUkrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky says he is willing to discuss Russia’s demand to adopt a neutral status; A new investigation reveals European Union countries are detaining nonwhite refugees fleeing Ukraine; Pressure grows in former Caribbean British colonies to cut ties with the British monarchy amid a visit from the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge. Get Democracy Now! delivered right to your inbox. Sign up for the Daily Digest: democracynow.org/subscribe
Democracy Now! 2022-03-25 Friday
March 25, 2022 12:00 - 59 minutes - 1 ByteYanis Varoufakis on the war in Ukraine and why the West would be “playing with fire” by pursuing regime change in Russia; Foreign policy expert William Hartung on ending the war in Yemen and why hawks in Washington are pushing for even more military spending; Colombian environmentalist and vice-presidential candidate Francia Márquez says “a new form of government is possible” in the country. Get Democracy Now! delivered right to your inbox. Sign up for the Daily Digest: democracynow.org/sub...
Democracy Now! 2022-03-24 Thursday
March 24, 2022 12:00 - 59 minutes - 1 ByteNATO announces it will send even more troops to Eastern Europe as the Ukraine war enters its second month; Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson endures hours of Republican attacks on her third day of Senate confirmation hearings; Republicans push anti-abortion measures in states across the United States. Get Democracy Now! delivered right to your inbox. Sign up for the Daily Digest: democracynow.org/subscribe
We Need a Peace Settlement: Ukrainian Scholar Volodymyr Ishchenko on Russia's Invasion
March 23, 2022 12:00As President Biden heads to Europe for talks with NATO allies, G7 leaders and European Union leaders, we continue with Volodymyr Ishchenko, a Ukrainian sociologist and research associate at the Institute for East European Studies at the Free University of Berlin.
Democracy Now! 2022-03-23 Wednesday
March 23, 2022 12:00 - 59 minutes - 1 ByteRepublican senators attack Ketanji Brown Jackson’s work as a public defender representing Guantánamo Bay detainees and her record as a judge; Ukrainian sociologist Volodymyr Ishchenko on Putin’s endgame in Ukraine. Get Democracy Now! delivered right to your inbox. Sign up for the Daily Digest: democracynow.org/subscribe
Democracy Now! 2022-03-22 Tuesday
March 22, 2022 12:00 - 59 minutes - 1 ByteHistoric Senate confirmation hearings begin for Ketanji Brown Jackson, President Biden’s historic Supreme Court nominee; The humanitarian crisis in besieged Mariupol; Ukrainian pacifist Yurii Sheliazhenko on ending the war. Get Democracy Now! delivered right to your inbox. Sign up for the Daily Digest: democracynow.org/subscribe
Democracy Now! 2022-03-21 Monday
March 21, 2022 12:00 - 59 minutes - 1 ByteChina’s response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and what it could mean for U.S.-Chinese relations; Biden condemns the Russian invasion of a sovereign, independent Ukraine, but refuses to recognize Western Sahara; Exclusive interview with Sahrawi human rights defender Sultana Khaya, under de facto house arrest since November 2020. Get Democracy Now! delivered right to your inbox. Sign up for the Daily Digest: democracynow.org/subscribe
Democracy Now! 2022-03-18 Friday
March 18, 2022 12:00 - 59 minutes - 1 ByteHow Russia’s war in Ukraine could lead to a “meltdown of the global food system”; As more than half Afghanistan’s population experiences acute hunger, award-winning journalist Matthieu Aikins asks: Who does the West consider worthy of saving? Get Democracy Now! delivered right to your inbox. Sign up for the Daily Digest: democracynow.org/subscribe
Democracy Now! 2022-03-17 Thursday
March 17, 2022 12:00 - 59 minutes - 1 BytePresident Biden pledges an additional $800 million in military aid for Ukraine; Syrian journalist and activist Waad Al-Kateab on the parallels between Russia’s actions in Ukraine and Syria; Arms expert Stephen Goose on the use of cluster bombs by Russia and the United States. Get Democracy Now! delivered right to your inbox. Sign up for the Daily Digest: democracynow.org/subscribe
Democracy Now! 2022-03-16 Wednesday
March 16, 2022 12:00 - 59 minutes - 1 ByteUkrainian reporter Nataliya Gumenyuk describes visiting several strategic cities where civilians have united against Russia as troops lay siege; As U.S. and U.K. leaders discuss oil output with Saudi Arabia, they continue to back the Saudi-led war and blockade in Yemen that has resulted in the world’s worst humanitarian crisis; Why a group of foreign policy experts oppose a no-fly zone enforced by the U.S. in Ukraine. Get Democracy Now! delivered right to your inbox. Sign up for the Daily D...
Democracy Now! 2022-03-15 Tuesday
March 15, 2022 12:00 - 59 minutes - 1 ByteUpdate from Kyiv, Ukraine; The New Yorker’s Joshua Yaffa on how Vladimir Putin miscalculated his invasion; Saudi Arabia carries out its largest mass execution in decades. Get Democracy Now! delivered right to your inbox. Sign up for the Daily Digest: democracynow.org/subscribe
Mass Execution in Saudi Arabia as MBS Faces Khashoggi Murder Lawsuit & U.S. Keeps Backing War on Yemen
March 15, 2022 12:00We look at the civil lawsuit against Saudi Arabian Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman for the murder of Jamal Khashoggi, and the world’s worst humanitarian crisis that is unfolding in Yemen, seven years into the U.S.-backed, Saudi-led war and blockade.
Democracy Now! 2022-03-14 Monday
March 14, 2022 12:00 - 59 minutes - 1 ByteWe discuss the life of U.S. journalist and filmmaker Brent Renaud, the first foreign journalist known to have been killed in Ukraine since the Russian invasion; An activist from the Belarusian human rights group Viasna responds to the crackdown on antiwar protests in Belarus, where Putin has stationed thousands of Russian troops. Get Democracy Now! delivered right to your inbox. Sign up for the Daily Digest: democracynow.org/subscribe
Democracy Now! 2022-03-11 Friday
March 11, 2022 13:00 - 59 minutes - 1 ByteUkrainian climate activist Svitlana Romanko on how fossil fuels power Russian aggression; A resident of Mykolaiv describes life under siege; Andrew Bacevich on Russia’s invasion, NATO expansion and how the U.S. war in Iraq laid the groundwork for the Ukraine crisis. Get Democracy Now! delivered right to your inbox. Sign up for the Daily Digest: democracynow.org/subscribe
Democracy Now! 2022-03-10 Thursday
March 10, 2022 13:00 - 59 minutes - 1 ByteAn update on the war in Ukraine from a reporter on the ground, and from refugee advocates helping more than 2 million people flee the fighting; Russian activist Arshak Makichyan on why he is risking arrest to speak out against the invasion. Get Democracy Now! delivered right to your inbox. Sign up for the Daily Digest: democracynow.org/subscribe
“They Need the Oil”: Venezuelan Pres. Maduro & US Officials Meet After Biden Bans Imports from Russia
March 09, 2022 13:00In Part 2 of our interview with Tariq Ali, we discuss the developments with Venezuela, the conflict in Ukraine, and the response from China.
“They Need the Oil”: Venezuelan Pres. Maduro & U.S. Officials Meet After Biden Bans Imports from Russia
March 09, 2022 13:00In Part 2 of our interview with Tariq Ali, we discuss the developments with Venezuela, the conflict in Ukraine, and the response from China.
Democracy Now! 2022-03-09 Wednesday
March 09, 2022 13:00 - 59 minutes - 1 ByteSoaring fuel prices across the world embolden the case for a faster transition to renewable energy; Tariq Ali on Ukraine, Russia, NATO and more; Anti-LGBTQ measures target youth in states such as Florida, Texas and Idaho. Get Democracy Now! delivered right to your inbox. Sign up for the Daily Digest: democracynow.org/subscribe
Chase Strangio: Anti-Trans Measures in Republican-Led States Will Have "Catastrophic" Consequences
March 09, 2022 13:00In Part 2 of our interview, ACLU attorney Chase Strangio describes in detail the state-level attacks on trans youth, and the intensifying international push to eradicate trans lives.
"They Need the Oil": Venezuelan Pres. Maduro & U.S. Officials Meet After Biden Bans Imports from Russia
March 09, 2022 13:00In Part 2 of our interview with Tariq Ali, we discuss the developments with Venezuela, the conflict in Ukraine, and the response from China.
Democracy Now! 2022-03-08 Tuesday
March 08, 2022 13:00 - 59 minutes - 1 ByteOn International Women’s Day, we look at how women, transgender people and other vulnerable groups are impacted by the Russian invasion of Ukraine; Russia’s crackdown on civil society intensifies; Congressmember Ilhan Omar on Ukraine, Saudi Arabia, protecting refugees, U.S. strikes in Somalia and more. Get Democracy Now! delivered right to your inbox. Sign up for the Daily Digest: democracynow.org/subscribe
Democracy Now! 2022-03-07 Monday
March 07, 2022 13:00 - 59 minutes - 1 ByteAn update from Kyiv as the Russian invasion of Ukraine enters its 12th day; Anatol Lieven on what a possible peace deal could look like; Historian Ilya Budraitskis on the resistance inside Russia. Get Democracy Now! delivered right to your inbox. Sign up for the Daily Digest: democracynow.org/subscribe
Democracy Now! 2022-03-04 Friday
March 04, 2022 13:00 - 59 minutes - 1 ByteAs Russian forces shelled the largest nuclear power plant in Europe, we host a roundtable with nuclear specialists from Ukraine, Russia and Greenpeace on the threat of nuclear catastrophe; Antiwar protesters face a crackdown in Russia; Ukrainian American journalist Lev Golinkin on the rise of the far right in Ukraine. Get Democracy Now! delivered right to your inbox. Sign up for the Daily Digest: democracynow.org/subscribe
Democracy Now! 2022-03-03 Thursday
March 03, 2022 13:00 - 59 minutes - 1 ByteWe go to Kyiv to speak with former Ukrainian trade minister Tymofiy Mylovanov and Kyiv-based human rights lawyer Oleksandra Matviichuk on the Ukraine crisis; Bernie Sanders’s foreign policy adviser Matt Duss on Biden’s response to Ukraine; Russia’s latest threats raise fears of a nuclear war. Get Democracy Now! delivered right to your inbox. Sign up for the Daily Digest: democracynow.org/subscribe
Democracy Now! 2022-03-02 Wednesday
March 02, 2022 13:00 - 59 minutes - 1 ByteAn update from Kyiv on the Russian invasion with the Ukraine director for Nonviolence International; A Nigerian student who fled Ukraine describes the racism he and other Africans experienced; Jacobin’s Branko Marcetic and Focus on the Global South’s Walden Bello on Biden’s State of the Union and what’s at stake in Ukraine. Get Democracy Now! delivered right to your inbox. Sign up for the Daily Digest: democracynow.org/subscribe
Democracy Now! 2022-03-01 Tuesday
March 01, 2022 13:00 - 59 minutes - 1 ByteAs Russia steps up its attack on Ukrainian cities, we go to Kyiv to speak with a Ukrainian pacifist, and we discuss the latest developments and the role of NATO with journalist Andrew Cockburn and historian Timothy Snyder. Get Democracy Now! delivered right to your inbox. Sign up for the Daily Digest: democracynow.org/subscribe
Democracy Now! 2022-02-28 Monday
February 28, 2022 13:00 - 59 minutes - 1 ByteA Ukrainian human rights activist describes the scene in Kyiv; Anatol Lieven on the risk of a nuclear confrontation and how the Ukraine crisis could be resolved; President Biden names federal Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson for the Supreme Court; The latest U.N. climate report finds the crisis is already outpacing the world’s ability to adapt. Get Democracy Now! delivered right to your inbox. Sign up for the Daily Digest: democracynow.org/subscribe
Democracy Now! 2022-02-25 Friday
February 25, 2022 13:00 - 59 minutes - 1 ByteUkrainian journalist Nataliya Gumenyuk speaks from Kyiv as Russian forces advance on the city; Ukrainian peace activist Nina Potarska describes fleeing Ukraine; Katrina vanden Heuvel on hopes for a diplomatic resolution; Linda Pentz Gunter of Beyond Nuclear on the potential for nuclear catastrophe as Russian forces have overtaken Chernobyl and military action comes dangerously close to Ukraine’s many active nuclear power plants. Get Democracy Now! delivered right to your inbox. Sign up for ...
Democracy Now! 2022-02-24 Thursday
February 24, 2022 13:00 - 59 minutes - 1 ByteRussian forces attack Ukraine. We speak with international affairs expert Anatol Lieven about the conflict; Norwegian Refugee Council head Jan Egeland addresses the humanitarian situation on the ground; Former Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis discusses what the Russian invasion means for Europe. Get Democracy Now! delivered right to your inbox. Sign up for the Daily Digest: democracynow.org/subscribe
Democracy Now! 2022-02-23 Wednesday
February 23, 2022 13:00 - 59 minutes - 1 ByteAnti-nuclear weapons activist Dr. Ira Helfand on Ukraine and the threat of a nuclear war; Ahmaud Arbery’s killers are convicted of federal hate crimes, the first such conviction in Georgia’s history; Pressure grows on the Biden administration to fulfill a campaign promise to cancel student debt. Get Democracy Now! delivered right to your inbox. Sign up for the Daily Digest: democracynow.org/subscribe
Democracy Now! 2022-02-22 Tuesday
February 22, 2022 13:00 - 59 minutes - 1 ByteRussian President Vladimir Putin orders troops into eastern Ukraine’s two breakaway regions after recognizing them as independent states, increasing the risk of all-out war; Remembering the life and legacy of public health icon Dr. Paul Farmer, who co-founded Partners In Health and has died unexpectedly at age 62. Get Democracy Now! delivered right to your inbox. Sign up for the Daily Digest: democracynow.org/subscribe
Democracy Now! 2022-02-21 Monday
February 21, 2022 13:00 - 59 minutes - 1 ByteAttorney Benjamin Crump on the sentencing of ex-cop Kim Potter, who fatally shot Daunte Wright after mistaking her gun for a Taser; The family of civil rights leader Malcolm X demands a federal investigation to find his killers; And updates on the crisis at Russia’s border with Ukraine with The Nation’s Katrina vanden Heuvel. Get Democracy Now! delivered right to your inbox. Sign up for the Daily Digest: democracynow.org/subscribe
Democracy Now! 2022-02-18 Friday
February 18, 2022 13:00 - 59 minutes - 1 ByteRussian journalist Nadezhda Azhgikhina on avoiding war in Ukraine; Legendary documentarian Stanley Nelson on threats against historically Black colleges and universities, his Oscar-nominated documentary “Attica” and more. Get Democracy Now! delivered right to your inbox. Sign up for the Daily Digest: democracynow.org/subscribe
Democracy Now! 2022-02-17 Thursday
February 17, 2022 13:00 - 59 minutes - 1 ByteLongtime U.S. diplomat Jack Matlock, one of the last ambassadors to the Soviet Union, on the current standoff over Ukraine; The Atlantic’s Ed Yong on how millions of immunocompromised people are navigating the pandemic; A new Amnesty report uncovers more atrocities committed in Ethiopia’s ongoing civil war. Get Democracy Now! delivered right to your inbox. Sign up for the Daily Digest: democracynow.org/subscribe
Democracy Now! 2022-02-16 Wednesday
February 16, 2022 13:00 - 59 minutes - 1 ByteAuthorities in Honduras arrest former President Juan Orlando Hernández as he faces extradition to the U.S. on drug trafficking charges; Four years after the Parkland shooting, survivors and their loved ones demand the Biden administration take more action on gun control; We speak with a Ukrainian pacifist in Kyiv. Get Democracy Now! delivered right to your inbox. Sign up for the Daily Digest: democracynow.org/subscribe
Democracy Now! 2022-02-15 Tuesday
February 15, 2022 13:00 - 59 minutes - 1 ByteCodePink’s Medea Benjamin on possibly deescalating Ukraine crisis; An Afghan American activist and a 9/11 victim family member condemn Joe Biden’s executive order to seize $7 billion in frozen Afghan assets; Texans face severe new voting restrictions in the first U.S. primary of the 2022 election cycle. Get Democracy Now! delivered right to your inbox. Sign up for the Daily Digest: democracynow.org/subscribe
Democracy Now! 2022-02-14 Monday
February 14, 2022 13:00 - 59 minutes - 1 ByteWe speak with three of the leading feminist activists in 70 countries celebrating “V-Day,” an initiative to end violence against women; The Intercept reports on climate risks faced by incarcerated people, including wildfires, floods and extreme heat. Get Democracy Now! delivered right to your inbox. Sign up for the Daily Digest: democracynow.org/subscribe
Democracy Now! 2022-02-11 Friday
February 11, 2022 13:00 - 59 minutes - 1 ByteSpotify is under pressure over Joe Rogan’s history of hateful comments and misinformation; The documentary “American Reckoning” reexamines the unsolved murder of civil rights organizer Wharlest Jackson Sr. in Natchez, Mississippi. Get Democracy Now! delivered right to your inbox. Sign up for the Daily Digest: democracynow.org/subscribe
Democracy Now! 2022-02-10 Thursday
February 10, 2022 13:00 - 59 minutes - 1 ByteA CNN investigation casts doubt on U.S. claims about an ISIS bombing in Kabul in August 2021; Congressmember Ro Khanna discusses his new book “Dignity in the Digital Age: Making Tech Work for All of Us” and more. Get Democracy Now! delivered right to your inbox. Sign up for the Daily Digest: democracynow.org/subscribe
Democracy Now! 2022-02-09 Wednesday
February 09, 2022 13:00 - 59 minutes - 1 ByteDebating sanctions on Russia; David Sirota, co-writer of the Netflix film “Don’t Look Up”; A major labor win for workers at General Motors’ largest plant in Mexico. Get Democracy Now! delivered right to your inbox. Sign up for the Daily Digest: democracynow.org/subscribe
Democracy Now! 2022-02-08 Tuesday
February 08, 2022 13:00 - 59 minutes - 1 ByteThe African Union condemns a wave of military coups across the continent; Minneapolis protests continue over Amir Locke’s fatal shooting by police during a no-knock raid; Oakland teachers are on hunger strike to oppose school closures that could displace hundreds of Black and Brown students. Get Democracy Now! delivered right to your inbox. Sign up for the Daily Digest: democracynow.org/subscribe
Democracy Now! 2022-02-07 Monday
February 07, 2022 13:00 - 59 minutes - 1 ByteMasha Gessen and Anatol Lieven on Ukraine; The “political disaster” of the Beijing Winter Olympics; Former NFL player Donté Stallworth on racism in the league. Get Democracy Now! delivered right to your inbox. Sign up for the Daily Digest: democracynow.org/subscribe
Democracy Now! 2022-02-04 Friday
February 04, 2022 13:00 - 59 minutes - 1 ByteCongressmember Jamie Raskin, head of the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol attack; “Love & the Constitution” follows Rep. Raskin during the Trump years; Chicago activists call for federal civil rights charges against Jason Van Dyke after the ex-police officer convicted of fatally shooting Laquan McDonald was released early from prison. Get Democracy Now! delivered right to your inbox. Sign up for the Daily Digest: democracynow.org/subscribe
Democracy Now! 2022-02-03 Thursday
February 03, 2022 13:00 - 59 minutes - 1 ByteAmnesty International accuses Israel of apartheid against Palestinians; President Biden orders an additional 3,000 troops to Eastern Europe; Eastern Ukraine faces a potential humanitarian catastrophe. Get Democracy Now! delivered right to your inbox. Sign up for the Daily Digest: democracynow.org/subscribe
Democracy Now! 2022-02-02 Wednesday
February 02, 2022 13:00 - 59 minutes - 1 ByteWe speak with two authors targeted as part of a new wave of book bans sweeping the United States: George M. Johnson, author of “All Boys Aren’t Blue,” and Art Spiegelman, whose graphic novel “Maus” won a Pulitzer Prize. Get Democracy Now! delivered right to your inbox. Sign up for the Daily Digest: democracynow.org/subscribe
Democracy Now! 2022-02-01 Tuesday
February 01, 2022 13:00 - 59 minutes - 1 ByteAs the U.S. and NATO allies send arms to Ukraine and Russia amasses troops, can a war in Europe be averted? We speak with peace activists and scholars about the deepening crisis. Get Democracy Now! delivered right to your inbox. Sign up for the Daily Digest: democracynow.org/subscribe
Democracy Now! 2022-01-31 Monday
January 31, 2022 13:00 - 59 minutes - 1 ByteNative American activist and political prisoner Leonard Peltier tests positive for COVID-19; Black Lives Matter co-founder Patrisse Cullors discusses her new book and how activists can fight for abolition. Get Democracy Now! delivered right to your inbox. Sign up for the Daily Digest: democracynow.org/subscribe
Democracy Now! 2022-01-28 Friday
January 28, 2022 13:00 - 59 minutes - 1 ByteThe Committee to Protect Journalists denounces recent killings in Mexico; Palestinian poet Mohammed El-Kurd on evictions in Sheikh Jarrah; The documentary “Downfall” examines the deadly failures of Boeing’s 737 MAX jets. Get Democracy Now! delivered right to your inbox. Sign up for the Daily Digest: democracynow.org/subscribe
Democracy Now! 2022-01-27 Thursday
January 27, 2022 13:00 - 59 minutes - 1 ByteLiberal Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer announces his retirement; Cuba circumvents U.S. embargoes to release its own coronavirus vaccines; The Federal Reserve combats concerns over inflation by announcing it will increase interest rates by March. Get Democracy Now! delivered right to your inbox. Sign up for the Daily Digest: democracynow.org/subscribe