Democracy Now! Audio

We speak with a teenager whose website that tracks coronavirus has become one of the most vital resources for people seeking accurate and updated numbers on the pandemic.

After recent losses, Bernie Sanders vows to stay in the race and debate Joe Biden on Sunday; The World Health Organization calls COVID-19 a pandemic; Senate Republicans block legislation requiring employers to grant paid sick leave; Italy is locked down.

Joe Biden scores decisive primary victories Tuesday, including in the key state of Michigan; As the coronavirus pandemic grows, nurses on the frontlines are holding a national day of action to protest lack of basic protections for nurses and patients.

We spend the hour looking at the coronavirus pandemic, from the Trump administration's mismanagement of the crisis to the lockdown in Italy to how prisons are handling the outbreak from Iran to New York to immigration jails in Washington state.

In Part 2 of our interview with The Intercept’s investigative reporter Matthew Cole, he examines in detail Erik Prince’s ties to the Trump administration.

Two main Afghan presidential candidates hold inauguration ceremonies, amid U.S.-Taliban peace deal negotiations; A New York Times report reveals Erik Prince, founder of the mercenary firm Blackwater, recruits ex-spies to help infiltrate liberal groups.

Elizabeth Warren suspends her presidential campaign; Author Adam Cohen discusses the U.S. Supreme Court's long record of blocking progress and creating "a more unjust America."

In an extended interview, lawyer and journalist Adam Cohen discusses his new book, “Supreme Inequality,” which argues the U.S. Supreme Court has blocked social progress and expanded inequality over the last five decades.

As cases of COVID-19 spread worldwide, we hold a roundtable discussion on whether coronavirus presents a clear argument for healthcare for all; Long wait times plagued Democratic primary polling places in Texas throughout Super Tuesday.

Following former Vice President Joe Biden’s Super Tuesday wins, we continue our extended interview with Branko Marcetic, author of “Yesterday’s Man: The Case Against Joe Biden.”

Bernie Sanders adviser Chuck Rocha reacts to Super Tuesday results; Black voters in the South overwhelmingly vote for Joe Biden; Jacobin magazine staff writer Branko Marcetic on "The Case Against Joe Biden."

We host a debate between Dr. Cornel West, a surrogate for Bernie Sanders, and Rep. Bobby Rush, national co-chair of the Mike Bloomberg 2020 campaign; The Intercept's Ryan Grim provides analysis on the Democratic establishment coalescing behind Joe Biden.

Donald Trump's deal with the Taliban aims to end the war in Afghanistan; An update on Julian Assange's U.K. extradition case; In Texas, Jessica Cisneros runs for Congress against a conservative Democratic incumbent; Coronavirus deaths rise in Iran.

We continue our interview with Dr. Kamiar Alaei, Iranian global health policy expert, co-founder and co-president of the Institute for International Health and Education, and a visiting professor at the University of Oxford.

Russia-backed forces in Syria kill 33 Turkish soldiers; Thousands in the Dominican Republic protest the suspension of elections and celebrate Independence Day; New Jersey families protest plans to demolish a public school to make way for a cancer center.