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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! 2026-07-24 Friday
3w ago00:59:00Summary readyDemocracy Now! Friday, July 24, 2026
Summary“God Forgives, Brothers Don’t": Author Jasper Craven on Hegseth, Militarism & Toxic Masculinity
3w agoSummary readyAuthor Jasper Craven talks about his new book, God Forgives, Brothers Don’t: The Long March of Military Education and the Making of American Manhood. In the book, Craven examines how the military has come to define American masculinity and how it often fosters its most toxic traits.
SummaryDemocracy Now! 2026-07-23 Thursday
4w ago00:59:00Summary readyDemocracy Now! 2026-07-23 ThursdayHeadlines for July 23, 2026Meet Milwaukee Muslim Leader Salah Sarsour. ICE Detained Him for 80 Days"Enough Is Enough": Mohsen Mahdawi Says New Deportation Threat Seeks to Silence Palestine ActivismAs Mamdani Calls on Trump to Arrest Netanyahu, Genocide Scholar Decries Israel's Ongoing ImpunityDownload this show
SummaryDemocracy Now! 2026-07-22 Wednesday
4w ago00:59:00Summary readyDemocracy Now! 2026-07-22 WednesdayHeadlines for July 22, 2026"Empire of Abuse": MAGA Influencers Andrew & Tristan Tate Arrested on Rape & Sex Trafficking Charges"Unlimited Money for Bombs": Democrats Slam Hegseth for Seeking $67B for Iran WarTrump Says Images of Bombed Iran School Could Be "AI" But Study Confirms U.S. Killed 140+ in StrikeDownload this show
SummaryDemocracy Now! 2026-07-21 Tuesday
4w ago00:59:00Summary readyDemocracy Now! 2026-07-21 TuesdayHeadlines for July 21, 2026As the U.S. Commits War Crimes in Iran, Trump Admin Vows to Dismantle Int'l Criminal Court: Reed BrodyWhat Spain's Victory Means: Jules Boykoff on the World Cup, FIFA, Trump, "Collectivity" & More"A Company That Trades Privacy for Profit": ACLU on Flock's Growing Nationwide Surveillance NetworkDownload this show
SummaryDemocracy Now! 2026-07-20 Monday
4w ago00:59:00Summary readyDemocracy Now! 2026-07-20 MondayHeadlines for July 20, 2026U.S. Escalates War on Iran, Targeting Civilian Infrastructure as 3 U.S. Soldiers Are Killed"Justice for Lorenzo": Houston Community Demands Accountability After ICE Killing of Mexican FatherTexas Rep. Al Green Accuses Trump Admin of Attempting to Cover Up ICE KillingsNearly 1,000 Wildfires in Canada Continue to Burn as Trump & Carney Double Down on Fossil FuelsDownload this show
SummaryDemocracy Now! 2026-07-17 Friday
Jul 1700:59:00Summary readyDemocracy Now! 2026-07-17 FridayHeadlines for July 17, 2026Denise Oliver-Vélez, Pioneering Young Lord & Black Panther, Dies at 78Trump's Election Integrity Speech Lays Groundwork for Midterm Interference: Ari BermanReport from Houston: Family of ICE Shooting Victim Lorenzo Salgado Araujo Holds Public Viewing"Disrupt, Identify, Defund, Debank, Arrest & Prosecute": Trump Admin Threatens Leftist GroupsChristopher Nolan's "The Odyssey" Faces Boycott Calls over Filming in Occupied Western SaharaDownload this show
Summary"Helado Tropical": Helado Negro & Reyna Tropical Discuss Collaboration & Perform at DN! Studio
Jul 17Summary readyHelado Tropical is the new collaborative album by Roberto Carlos Lange, better known by his stage name Helado Negro, and Fabi Reyna, who fronts the band Reyna Tropical. Lange was born in the United States to Ecuadorian immigrant parents, while Reyna was born in Mexico and raised in Texas. They recently visited the Democracy Now! studio to perform music from the new album. In an extended interview, they also discussed how their immigrant backgrounds affect their perspectives and the power music, joy and play as means of resistance.
SummaryPalestinian Oud Player Huda Asfour in Performance & Conversation
Jul 17Summary readyPalestinian musician Huda Asfour recently visited the Democracy Now! studio in New York to discuss her art and perform. Born in Lebanon to a family of musicians, Asfour grew up in Tunis, before moving to Gaza at 14 where she joined the National Conservatory of Music, and then lived in Ramallah in the occupied West Bank, where she studied under Khaled Jubran at the Edward Said Music Conservatory. She now divides her time between New York and Egypt. Asfour’s instrument of choice is the oud, a traditional Middle Eastern stringed instrument. Her latest project is Naqous.
SummaryDemocracy Now! 2026-07-16 Thursday
Jul 1600:59:00Summary readyDemocracy Now! 2026-07-16 ThursdayHeadlines for July 16, 2026Todd Blanche Is "Not Fit" to Be AG, from Epstein Files to Trump's $1.8B Slush Fund: Rep. JayapalWe Are Sending a Message to Netanyahu: Rep. Jayapal on 100+ Dems Voting to Cut Israeli Military AidVictor Salgado Araujo Saw ICE Agent Kill His Brother in Texas. He Is Now Detained, Faces DeportationA "Forever War" in Iran? Ali Vaez on Escalating War, U.S. "Diplomatic Malpractice"Earthjustice Sues to Block Trump's Move to Gut Endangered Species ActDownload this show
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