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Democracy Now! 2026-05-20 WednesdayHeadlines for May 20, 2026"Dictatorship in Action": David Cay Johnston on $1.8B Slush Fund & Shielding Trumps "Forever" from IRSReport from Havana: Cubans Starving & Dying Because of Intensified U.S. BlockadeIs an Invasion of Cuba Next? Peter Kornbluh on U.S. Move to Indict Raúl Castro & CIA's Widening RoleAmnesty: Executions Spike in Iran as Gov't Intensifies Domestic Repression Amid U.S./Israeli AttacksDownload this show

Democracy Now! 2026-05-19 TuesdayHeadlines for May 19, 20263 Killed in Devastating San Diego Mosque Shooting: Linda Sarsour on Rising Anti-Muslim Hate & More"Ask E. Jean" Film Profiles the Woman Who Twice Sued Trump & Won, for Sexual Assault & DefamationMinnesota Officials Charge ICE Agent Who Shot Venezuelan Immigrant & Falsely Reported What HappenedDownload this show

Democracy Now! 2026-05-18 MondayHeadlines for May 18, 2026As WHO Declares Ebola Outbreak a Global Health Emergency, Did USAID Cuts Worsen the Crisis?Trump's Christian Nationalist Agenda & Taxpayer-Funded D.C. Prayer Rally: Bishop Barber & Sarah Posner"Staggering Corruption": Rep. Raskin on Trump's $10B IRS Lawsuit, Stock Trades & Family BusinessDownload this show

On Tuesday, a coalition of groups held a rally to protest ICE’s abuses at 26 Federal Plaza in New York City, a 41-story federal building in Lower Manhattan that houses immigration courts, ICE field offices, immigrant detention spaces, and U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services. The protest, organized by Hands Off NYC, included advocates from Make the Road New York, the New York Immigration coalition and a surprise guest — musician Tom Morello, who performed “This Land Is Your Land.”

Democracy Now! 2026-05-15 FridayHeadlines for May 15, 2026Nakba Day: Muhammad Shehada on Israel's Ethnic Cleansing in Gaza & Ongoing Palestinian Resilience"Israel: What Went Wrong?": Holocaust Scholar Omer Bartov & Haaretz's Gideon Levy Debate ZionismDownload this show

Democracy Now! 2026-05-14 ThursdayHeadlines for May 14, 2026Xi Warns Trump of Potential "Conflict" over Taiwan in Beijing Summit on Iran, Trade, Tech & More"Here Where We Live Is Our Country”: Molly Crabapple on Resurfacing the Jewish History of Anti-ZionismDownload this show

Democracy Now! 2026-05-13 WednesdayHeadlines for May 13, 2026FDA Chief Pushed Out in Latest Sign of Public Health Chaos Under RFK Jr.Astra Taylor on AI Data Center Resistance & Fighting "Billionaire Big Tech Agenda"Free Salah Sarsour: Muslim & Jewish Communities Demand ICE Release Milwaukee Mosque LeaderDownload this show

Democracy Now! 2026-05-12 TuesdayHeadlines for May 12, 2026A Return to Jim Crow? Ex-DOJ Civil Rights Chief Kristen Clarke Denounces Gutting of Voting Rights ActI Was Kidnapped by Israel in Int'l Waters, Jailed for 10 Days: Gaza Flotilla Activist Saif AbukeshekDownload this show

Democracy Now! 2026-05-11 MondayHeadlines for May 11, 2026Far-Right Anti-Immigrant Party Surges in U.K. Elections; Calls Grow for Labour PM Starmer to ResignMeet Guido Reichstadter, the Marine Veteran Who Scaled D.C. Bridge to Protest Iran War & AICanceled over Palestine: Biotech CEO Rami Elghandour on Rutgers Disinviting Him as Graduation SpeakerDownload this show

Democracy Now! 2026-05-08 FridayHeadlines for May 08, 2026Trump Pushes to Take Over Elections, Punish His Enemies: Pulitzer Prize-Winning Reporter Ned ParkerAmid Growing Abuse at ICE Jails, Rep. Adelita Grijalva Calls to Shut Down Trump's Detention Network"They Don't Care": Trump's Border Wall Construction Damages 1,000-Year-Old Sacred Indigenous Site"Absolutely Vulnerable": Over 20,000 Global South Ship Workers Stranded at Sea Due to Iran WarDownload this show