Democracy Now! Audio

<p>Headlines for November 02, 2026; “Princes and Thieves” Author Matthew Cole on Jared Kushner &amp; the “Secret Plot to Remake Middle East”</p>

<p>Headlines for October 30, 2026; “Ungrounding”: Eyal Weizman on Gaza Genocide &amp; Israel’s “Permanent Architecture of Control”</p>

The Grammy-winning Canadian singer-songwriter Allison Russell stopped by the Democracy Now! studio to perform songs from her new album In the Hour of Chaos. She was joined by bassist and vocalist Ganessa James.

<p>Headlines for October 29, 2026; “She Was a Fighter”: Dolores Huerta, Legendary Farmworker Organizer &amp; Activist, Dies at 96; Meet AI Engineer Who Resigned from DeepMind over “Google’s Complicity in the Gaza Genocide”</p>

<p>Headlines for October 28, 2026; Israeli Elections to Global Movements: Tariq Ali, Rashid Khalidi on New Book “The Neck and the Sword”</p>

<p>Headlines for October 27, 2026; Trump Is Already Undermining Confidence in Midterm Election Results from Alaska to California: <span class="caps">ACLU</span>; “Anti-Fascist Economics”: Isabella Weber on How Inequality Fuels Extremism &amp; Erodes Democracy; “Dark Day for Journalism”: Egypt Shutters Independent News Site Mada Masr, Detains Editor</p>

<p>Headlines for October 26, 2026; Brazil: Lula Wins Stunning Upset Over Flávio Bolsonaro in Blow to Far Right &amp; Trump; Serbia’s Student-Led Movement Ousts Strongman Aleksander Vučić in Shock Election Result; Will Ousting Netanyahu Change Anything for Palestinians? Diana Buttu on Upcoming Israeli Elections</p>

<p>Headlines for October 23, 2026; Ohio Governor’s Race: Trump Backs Ramaswamy Ad Siding with Opponent’s Indicted Childhood Rapist; Brazil Elections: How AI, Meta and Evangelicals Could Sway the Presidential Race for Bolsonaro; “Dying in Detention”: Al Jazeera Investigates Immigrant Deaths in California’s Adelanto <span class="caps">ICE</span> Jail</p>

Part 2 of our conversation with Arundhati Roy talking about AI and her new essay, “Apocalypse Now and Then: Artificial Intelligence Is Capitalism’s Final Destination.”

We host the East African retro-pop band Alsarah & The Nubatones at the Democracy Now! studio.

<p>Headlines for October 22, 2026; Mehdi Hasan on AIPAC’s Role in El-Sayed vs. Rogers Race in Michigan &amp; Trump’s Targeting of Ilhan Omar; Should <span class="caps">AIPAC</span> Register as a Foreign Agent? Zeteo Examines Pro-Israel Lobby’s Influence on Elections; “A Spark from the Cockroaches”: Arundhati Roy on India’s Youth Protests &amp; Modi’s Crackdown</p>

<p>Headlines for October 21, 2026; Flamingo Revolution: Albania Protests Escalate over Corruption &amp; Kushner/Trump Luxury Resort; “When the Bubble Bursts”: Naomi Klein &amp; Astra Taylor on Reclaiming Democracy from AI Oligarchs</p>

<p>Headlines for October 20, 2026; Nobel Peace Laureate Navi Pillay on <span class="caps">ICC</span>, Gaza, Rape as War Crime, Her South African Roots &amp; Mandela; A Wealth Tax on Billionaires? California Voters to Decide Prop 40</p>

<p>Headlines for October 19, 2026; French Gov’t Cracks Down on Mass Protests over Cost of Living, Education Cuts; 2,400+ Arrested; Masked Israeli Settlers Nearly Kill Washington Post Journalist as Attacks on Palestinians Escalate; Juan Francisco Solórzano Foppa: Prominent Anti-Corruption Lawyer in Guatemala Assassinated</p>

<p>Headlines for October 16, 2026; “Abolish &amp; Replace <span class="caps">ICE</span>”: Rep. Analilia Mejía Blasts <span class="caps">ICE</span> for Secretly Using NJ Warehouse; Meet Estrella, an Undocumented Trans Woman Jailed for 9 Years, Then Deported to Mexico; “Against Tech Oligarchy”: Inside the Worker Resistance in the World’s Most Powerful Industry</p>

<p>Headlines for October 15, 2026; U.S. Sanctions <span class="caps">ICC</span> in a Bid to Avoid “Criminal Liability”: War Crimes Prosecutor Reed Brody; The Midterm Battle over Data Centers: Memphis House Candidate Justin Pearson Fights Elon Musk’s xAI; “Hyperscale”: Paris Marx on Excess of Big Tech Data Empires &amp; His Critique of Bernie Sanders’ AI Bill</p>

<p>Headlines for October 14, 2026; Can Democrats Flip the House and Senate? The Lever’s David Sirota on Midterm Races to Watch; “Bogus”: Minnesota State Senator Zaynab Mohamed on <span class="caps">DHS</span> Raid on Rep. Ilhan Omar’s D.C. Home; “Propaganda Show”: <span class="caps">IDF</span> Raids Palestinian NGOs in the West Bank Ahead of Israeli Elections</p>

Part 2 of our conversation with Academy Award-winning director Alex Gibney about his new documentary Musk, an expansive, nearly four-hour examination of the world’s first trillionaire.

<p>Headlines for October 13, 2026; Yemen Plunges Back into “Full-Scale Civil War,” Houthis Trade Strikes with Saudi Arabia; “Musk”: Alex Gibney on New Film, Legal Threats &amp; Elon Musk Spending $366M to Help <span class="caps">GOP</span> in Midterms</p>

<p>Headlines for October 12, 2026; Protesters Say India’s Democracy Is “Rotten” as Modi Gov’t Purges Voter Rolls, Arrests Thousands; Indigenous Peoples’ Day: Leonard Peltier on Resistance, New Film &amp; Fighting for Freedom</p>