Democracy Now! Video
811 episodes - English - Latest episode: 24 days ago - ★★★★★ - 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! 2020-11-26 Thursday
November 26, 2020 13:00 - 59 minutes - 165 MB VideoHoliday special: Jodi Archambault & Allie Young on the Native vote and how COVID is devastating indigenous communities; Juan González on how the media missed the real story about the Latinx vote; Bree Newsome & Eddie Glaude on the 2020 election.
Democracy Now! 2020-11-25 Wednesday
November 25, 2020 13:00 - 59 minutes - 211 MB VideoPresident-elect Joe Biden introduces key members of his national security team with a vow to reembrace the world and reject Trump's "America First" foreign policy; Indigenous resistance continues against the Enbridge Line 3 pipeline in Minnesota.
Democracy Now! 2020-11-24 Tuesday
November 24, 2020 13:00 - 59 minutes - 227 MB VideoFood pantries across the U.S. see long lines as millions battle hunger; Managers at a Tyson slaughterhouse wagered on how many workers would catch COVID-19; A record number of transgender and gender nonconforming people have been violently killed in 2020.
Democracy Now! 2020-11-23 Monday
November 23, 2020 13:00 - 59 minutes - 218 MB VideoAs Trump continues his unprecedented attempt to stay in the White House, we look at how voters are fighting back; Pfizer and Moderna stand to make huge profits from COVID-19 vaccines, which rely heavily on discoveries from publicly funded research.
Democracy Now! 2020-11-20 Friday
November 20, 2020 13:00 - 59 minutes - 271 MB VideoPressure grows on Joe Biden to take immediate climate action once in office and to approve the Green New Deal, as well as to cancel federal student loan debt; The head of the leading Egyptian human rights group is arrested in an unprecedented crackdown.
Democracy Now! 2020-11-19 Thursday
November 19, 2020 13:00 - 59 minutes - 208 MB VideoAs the U.S. COVID death toll breaks worldwide records, we speak with The Atlantic's science writer Ed Yong; President Trump is preparing to attack Iran before his term ends; Climate and racial justice activists call for a "corporate-free" Biden Cabinet.
Native American Analyst: Our Voting Bloc Helped Flip Wisconsin Blue After It Voted for Trump in 2016
November 18, 2020 13:00 VideoIn Part 2 of our look at the overlooked, yet critical role Native American voters played in Joe Biden’s presidential win, we go to Wisconsin, where Biden won by just 21,000 votes and the Native American voter bloc helped turn the state blue.
Democracy Now! 2020-11-18 Wednesday
November 18, 2020 13:00 - 59 minutes - 213 MB VideoWe speak with a doctor in El Paso, Texas, where authorities have set up 10 mobile morgues to deal with the spike in COVID deaths; The role of Native Americans in this year's election and how COVID is devastating Indian Country.
Democracy Now! 2020-11-17 Tuesday
November 17, 2020 13:00 - 59 minutes - 232 MB VideoAs the U.S. COVID-19 death toll nears 250,000, we look at the most promising vaccine candidates; Why so many hospitals failed to provide adequate PPE to doctors and nurses; Climate change-fueled hurricanes devastate Central America.
Democracy Now! 2020-11-16 Monday
November 16, 2020 13:00 - 59 minutes - 261 MB VideoA ceasefire ends in occupied Western Sahara, a territory Morocco has illegally occupied since 1975; Ronnie Long was released this year after 44 years behind bars for a crime he did not commit, and voted for the first time. He is demanding a pardon.
Democracy Now! 2020-11-13 Friday
November 13, 2020 13:00 - 59 minutes - 221 MB VideoThe New Yorker's Jane Mayer on President Donald Trump's increasingly desperate campaign to stay in power despite losing the election to Joe Biden; Voting rights activist Desmond Meade on the fight to re-enfranchise people and casting his first ballot.
Democracy Now! 2020-11-12 Thursday
November 12, 2020 13:00 - 59 minutes - 222 MB VideoWhile President Trump is refusing to concede to President-elect Joe Biden, many world leaders are acknowledging Biden will be the next U.S. president; We get response to the election, with analysts from Britain, Brazil, South Africa and the Middle East.
Democracy Now! 2020-11-11 Wednesday
November 11, 2020 13:00 - 59 minutes - 229 MB VideoCo-host Juan González on how the Latinx community helped drive record election turnout; We look at the election results in Puerto Rico; The Supreme Court appears to support upholding the Affordable Care Act; Are we witnessing the start of the coup?
Democracy Now! 2020-11-10 Tuesday
November 10, 2020 13:00 - 59 minutes - 235 MB VideoPfizer's COVID vaccine announcement sparks hope, but is it for real?; Leading Palestinian peace negotiator Saeb Erekat dies of COVID at 65; Fears grow that the Trump administration is moving to overturn last week's victory by Joe Biden.
Democracy Now! 2020-11-09 Monday
November 09, 2020 13:00 - 59 minutes - 146 Bytes VideoThe Trump presidency is coming to an end. We discuss Joe Biden and Kamala Harris's historic win and get reaction from artist and antiracist activist Bree Newsome Bass, Princeton professor Eddie Glaude Jr. and California Congressmember Ro Khanna.
Democracy Now! 2020-11-06 Friday
November 06, 2020 13:00 - 59 minutes - 243 MB VideoAs Trump doubles down on unsubstantiated claims of election rigging, his supporters may resort to violence. We talk to investigative journalist Allan Nairn and activist Jane McAlevey. As Georgia flips to Biden, we speak to reporter Anoa Changa in Atlanta.
Democracy Now! 2020-11-05 Thursday
November 05, 2020 13:00 - 59 minutes - 227 MB VideoJuan González on record turnout in the election and the "false narrative" about Latinx voters; How organizers are turning Arizona blue; Mondaire Jones, set to become one of the first two openly gay Black men elected to Congress, on his historic win.
Democracy Now! 2020-11-04 Wednesday
November 04, 2020 13:00 - 59 minutes - 146 Bytes VideoTrump prematurely declares victory as the presidential race remains too close to call and millions of ballots continue to be counted. The fate of the Senate is also unclear as Republicans appear to have outperformed expectations.
Democracy Now! 2020-11-03 Tuesday
November 03, 2020 13:00 - 59 minutes - 146 Bytes VideoElection Day: Latinx voters could play a key role in several battleground states; Award-winning journalist Maria Hinojosa on her memoir "Once I Was You"; A look at this year's ballot measures on racial justice, reproductive rights and more.
Democracy Now! 2020-11-02 Monday
November 02, 2020 13:00 - 59 minutes - 236 MB VideoNorth Carolina police fire pepper spray at voters heading to the polls in Graham; A caravan of Trump supporters in Texas try to run a Biden campaign bus off the road; How the election could determine the future of the Temporary Protected Status program.
Democracy Now! 2020-10-30 Friday
October 30, 2020 12:00 - 59 minutes - 215 MB VideoTwo Senate seats in Georgia are up for grabs, and both Republican incumbents face stiff opposition; For many Native American voters, next week's election is also about Indigenous sovereignty; We look at the case for abolishing the Electoral College.
Democracy Now! 2020-10-29 Thursday
October 29, 2020 12:00 - 59 minutes - 222 MB Video76 million people have already voted in person or by mail in the U.S. election, but the battle over the counting of mail-in ballots continues; Big Tech is grilled on their role in the election; Millions of Americans plunge into pandemic-related poverty.
Democracy Now! 2020-10-28 Wednesday
October 28, 2020 12:00 - 59 minutes - 248 MB VideoThe Philadelphia police killing of Walter Wallace Jr. renews calls to abolish the police; ahead of election, President Trump sanctions voter intimidation; Chilean voters overwhelmingly approve rewriting the Pinochet-era constitution.
Democracy Now! 2020-10-27 Tuesday
October 27, 2020 12:00 - 59 minutes - 223 MB VideoConservative Judge Amy Coney Barrett is sworn in to a lifetime seat on the Supreme Court after Republicans rushed her confirmation; We speak to Black Lives Matter co-founder Alicia Garza about the election, the power of movements and what comes next.
Democracy Now! 2020-10-26 Monday
October 26, 2020 12:00 - 59 minutes - 224 MB VideoA survivor of medical abuse speaks out about conditions at an ICE jail in Georgia, where at least 19 women say they got unnecessary gynecological treatment and surgeries; A new film tells the story of a Palestinian American family living in Trump country.
Democracy Now! 2020-10-23 Friday
October 23, 2020 12:00 - 59 minutes - 146 Bytes VideoPresident Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden spar in the second and final debate of the 2020 campaign; We air excerpts of the candidates' takes on the pandemic, healthcare, climate change, racism and U.S. immigration policy.
Democracy Now! 2020-10-22 Thursday
October 22, 2020 12:00 - 59 minutes - 260 MB VideoMass protests against police brutality continue in Nigeria after security forces shot and killed 12 peaceful protesters in Lagos; We look at the conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan, which has already killed over 700 people.
Democracy Now! 2020-10-21 Wednesday
October 21, 2020 12:00 - 59 minutes - 146 Bytes VideoZephyr Teachout on the Justice Department's antitrust lawsuit against Google and how Senate Democrats can block Amy Coney Barrett's confirmation; Mexico's ex-defense secretary is arrested for working with a major drug cartel while heading the military.
Jelani Cobb on the History of U.S. Election Violence & Joe Biden's Moral Imperative on Civil Rights
October 20, 2020 12:00 VideoJust two weeks ahead of November 3, we continue our conversation with New Yorker contributor Jelani Cobb, about his new PBS “Frontline” documentary “Whose Vote Counts,” election-related violence and Biden’s “moral imperative” to safeguard civil rights.
Democracy Now! 2020-10-20 Tuesday
October 20, 2020 12:00 - 59 minutes - 146 Bytes VideoWe go to La Paz, where Bolivia's socialist MAS party has won the presidency a year after former President Evo Morales was ousted in a right-wing coup; Jelani Cobb on "Whose Vote Counts," his new Frontline documentary about voter suppression.
WATCH: Second Presidential Debate - 90 Minutes Uninterrupted
October 20, 2020 00:00 VideoWATCH: Second Presidential Debate - 90 Minutes Uninterrupted
Democracy Now! 2020-10-19 Monday
October 19, 2020 12:00 - 59 minutes - 252 MB VideoAs the presidential campaign enters its final two weeks, we speak with The Intercept's Jeremy Scahill about "American Mythology," his new seven-part audio documentary on the Trump years.
Democracy Now! 2020-10-16 Friday
October 16, 2020 12:00 - 59 minutes - 232 MB VideoSenate Republicans are rushing ahead with confirming Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett; We speak with Kristen Clarke, who testified in the Senate, and hear from a mother, who once had an abortion, on why she opposes Barrett's confirmation.
Democracy Now! 2020-10-15 Thursday
October 15, 2020 12:00 - 59 minutes - 238 MB VideoAs coronavirus cases spike across the U.S., the Trump administration has reportedly adopted a policy of deliberately letting the virus infect much of the U.S. population. We host a debate on herd immunity and how best to confront the virus.
Democracy Now! 2020-10-14 Wednesday
October 14, 2020 12:00 - 59 minutes - 226 MB VideoJudge Amy Coney Barrett refuses to answer questions about the Affordable Care Act, Roe v. Wade, voting rights and more as Republicans rush her confirmation; Dahlia Lithwick on the Supreme Court nomination fight; Samuel Moyn on urgent Supreme Court reform.
Democracy Now! 2020-10-13 Tuesday
October 13, 2020 12:00 - 59 minutes - 233 MB VideoPeople with preexisting conditions protest the nomination of Amy Coney Barrett, who could threaten the ACA; Dark money fuels Barrett's rise and Republican court packing; Barrett's role in Bush v. Gore; Voters face challenges casting early ballots.
Election Night 2020 Coverage with Democracy Now!
October 13, 2020 00:00 VideoElection Night 2020 Coverage with Democracy Now!
Democracy Now! 2020-10-12 Monday
October 12, 2020 12:00 - 59 minutes - 237 MB VideoAs Trump's COVID-19 infection threatens White House residence staff, we speak to a domestic worker advocate and a man whose father was a butler to eight presidents; On Indigenous Peoples' Day, we look at Indigenous-led protests against the border wall.
Democracy Now! 2020-10-09 Friday
October 09, 2020 12:00 - 59 minutes - 224 MB VideoMen tied to armed right-wing militias are arrested for plotting to overthrow the Michigan state government and kidnap Governo Gretchen Whitmer; The World Food Programme wins the Nobel Peace Prize; A look at the conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan.
Democracy Now! 2020-10-08 Thursday
October 08, 2020 12:00 - 59 minutes - 193 MB VideoVice President Mike Pence and Senator Kamala Harris spar in the only vice-presidential debate of the campaign season. We air highlights and speak to global health expert Dr. Craig Spencer and anti-poverty campaigner Rev. William Barber.
Democracy Now! 2020-10-07 Wednesday
October 07, 2020 12:00 - 59 minutes - 233 MB VideoTrump's niece Mary Trump on his erratic behavior, COVID infection and how his father viewed illness as a weakness; Two survivors of the 1979 Greensboro massacre by the KKK and Nazis welcome a long-overdue apology and recognition of police complicity.
Democracy Now! 2020-10-06 Tuesday
October 06, 2020 12:00 - 59 minutes - 146 Bytes VideoTrump leaves hospital while still infectious and minimizes the risk of COVID-19 as the U.S. death toll tops 210,000; Kristin Urquiza, whose Trump-backing father died from COVID, speaks out; Meet the college senior running a "White House COVID tracker."
Democracy Now! 2020-10-05 Monday
October 05, 2020 12:00 - 59 minutes - 200 MB VideoWhite House correspondent Jeff Mason says journalists are pushing for transparency on Trump's COVID-19 diagnosis; Dr. Ashish Jha on the outbreak at the White House; Ben Crump says Breonna Taylor's family wants a new special prosecutor and investigation.
Kentucky Lawmaker Facing Felony Protest Charges Is "Determined to Get Justice for Breonna Taylor"
October 05, 2020 12:00 VideoWe speak with Rep. Attica Scott about the Breonna Taylor case and her own arrest in September during a protest in Louisville. She now faces charges of first-degree rioting, failure to disperse and unlawful assembly, along with her daughter and 22 others.
WATCH: The Vice Presidential Debate - 90 Minutes Uninterrupted
October 05, 2020 00:00 VideoWATCH: The Vice Presidential Debate - 90 Minutes Uninterrupted
Democracy Now! 2020-10-02 Friday
October 02, 2020 12:00 - 59 minutes - 227 MB VideoJust days after mocking his presidential rival Joe Biden for regularly wearing masks, President Trump reveals he and the first lady have both tested positive for COVID-19.
Democracy Now! 2020-10-01 Thursday
October 01, 2020 12:00 - 59 minutes - 243 MB VideoWe go to Mumbia for an update from India, second only to the U.S. in COVID-19 infections; Two years after the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, a new documentary tracks his death, the rise of MBS, and the decades-long U.S.-Saudi Arabia alliance.
"The End of October": How Lawrence Wright's New Novel, Written Before COVID, Predicted the Pandemic
October 01, 2020 12:00 VideoA global pandemic that “brings the world to its knees.” We’re facing that today, but this is a description of the novel, “The End of October,” which came out in April 2020 to a world under lockdown, as COVID-19 tore across the globe.
Democracy Now! 2020-09-30 Wednesday
September 30, 2020 12:00 - 59 minutes - 146 Bytes VideoIn the chaotic first debate against Joe Biden, President Trump refuses to condemn white supremacists and more. We get analysis from former neo-Nazi Christian Picciolini, professor Marc Lamont Hill, lawyer Kristen Clarke and journalist Kate Aronoff.
Democracy Now! 2020-09-29 Tuesday
September 29, 2020 12:00 - 59 minutes - 223 MB VideoHistorian Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor on election integrity, the case for ending the Supreme Court, the Breonna Taylor case, mass evictions and more; Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter David Cay Johnston on how Trump is a "criminal-level tax cheat."