Democracy Now! Audio show

Democracy Now! Audio

Summary: A daily TV/radio news program, hosted by Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez, airing on over 1,000 stations, pioneering the largest community media collaboration in the United States.

Podcasts:

 "Modern-Day Slavery": China Is Forcing Muslims into Forced Labor, Prison & Indoctrination Camps | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

We look at the systematic oppression of Muslim minorities in China, from labor programs pushing Uyghurs and Kazakhs into low-wage work in Chinese factories to the indoctrination camps where at least 1 million adults from the Uyghur community are being imprisoned.

 "A Translation Crisis at the Border": U.S. Immigration Courts Are Failing Mayan-Language Speakers | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

As record numbers of migrants seek refuge and asylum in the United States, we look at a key problem preventing many of them from getting due process: inadequate translation for indigenous peoples who speak Mayan languages.

 Democracy Now! 2020-01-08 Wednesday | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 59:00

Iran strikes two bases in Iraq housing U.S. troops as "revenge" for the assassination of top general Qassem Soleimani; A 6.4 magnitude earthquake rocks Puerto Rico, plunging nearly the entire population into darkness in a mass power outage.

 Democracy Now! 2020-01-07 Tuesday | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 59:00

New details emerge about how Cambridge Analytica manipulated voters worldwide, from the 2016 election in the U.S. to the Brexit campaign; We look at Oscar-shortlisted documentary "The Great Hack" and speak with a Cambridge Analytica whistleblower.

 Facebook Is a Crime Scene: "The Great Hack" Documentary Details Big Data's Threat to Democracy | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

As new details emerge about how the shadowy data firm Cambridge Analytica worked to manipulate voters across the globe, we continue our look at the documentary, “The Great Hack.”

 Democracy Now! 2020-01-06 Monday | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 59:00

The fallout continues from the U.S. assassination of Iran's top military commander Qassem Soleimani in Baghdad last week.

 Col. Lawrence Wilkerson: Qassem Soleimani Worked with U.S. in Fight Against Taliban & ISIS | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

Col. Lawrence Wilkerson, who served as Secretary of State Colin Powell’s chief of staff from 2002 to 2005, discusses the U.S. assassination of Iranian military commander Qassem Soleimani, who once worked with the United States to fight the Taliban and ISIS.

 Democracy Now! 2020-01-03 Friday | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 59:00

Iran vows revenge after the U.S. kills Iranian commander Major General Qassem Soleimani in Baghdad, a major escalation of the conflict between Iran and the U.S.; In Australia, at least 18 people have died in massive wildfires.

 Democracy Now! 2020-01-02 Thursday | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 59:00

Iran-backed militia members break into Baghdad's U.S. Embassy as thousands protest recent U.S. airstrikes in Iraq and Syria; Thousands in Syria flee a Russia-backed government offensive in Idlib; Protests continue in India against a new citizenship law.

 Democracy Now! 2020-01-01 Wednesday | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 59:00

2020 marks the 100th anniversary of the 19th Amendment, which guaranteed women the right to vote, and we begin the new decade with a New Year's Day special about one of the most influential women in U.S. politics: first lady Eleanor Roosevelt.

 Democracy Now! 2019-12-31 Tuesday | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 59:00

A man accused of stabbing five Jewish worshipers at a New York Hanukkah celebration is charged with hate crimes, as a report counts more mass killings in 2019 than any year dating back to at least the 1970s; A conversation with media legend Pat Mitchell.

 Democracy Now! 2019-12-30 Monday | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 59:00

After President Trump tweeted about Academy Award-winning documentary filmmaker Michael Moore's appearance on Democracy Now! last week, we air Part 2 of our interview, in which Moore shares his predictions for the 2020 presidential election and beyond.

 Democracy Now! 2019-12-27 Friday | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 59:00

The film "Bedlam" looks at how the criminal justice system is often the first point of entry into mental health treatment for many people living with schizophrenia, major depression, bipolar disorder and other conditions.

 Democracy Now! 2019-12-26 Thursday | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 59:00

We spend the hour with Oscar-winning filmmaker Michael Moore on the 2020 election, impeachment and healthcare. Last week, Moore witnessed the historic vote to impeach the president from the front row of the House gallery.

 Democracy Now! 2019-12-25 Wednesday | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 59:00

In special broadcast, we spend the hour remembering Toni Morrison, one of the nation’s most influential writers, who died in August at the age of 88 from complications of pneumonia.

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