Democracy Now! Audio

Green candidates across Europe surge in popularity and far-right parties score major victories in EU elections; We look at the student debt crisis after billionaire Robert Smith offers to pay off the student loans of the 2019 Morehouse graduating class.

Web-only conversation with former NAACP President Ben Jealous and De’Jaun Davis-Correia, a 2019 Morehouse graduate.

Noam Chomsky for the hour on how ultranationalist movements across the globe threaten democracy, the arrest of WikiLeaks’ Julian Assange, the Green New Deal, Russian meddling in the 2016 election and more

The U.S. Justice Department charges WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange with 17 new charges under the Espionage Act; Assange's attorney Jennifer Robinson, journalist Jeremy Scahill and Pentagon Papers whistleblower Daniel Ellsberg weigh in.

Web-only discussion with Pentagon Papers whistleblower Daniel Ellsberg and Jeremy Scahill of The Intercept.

Violence breaks out in Indonesia after the election; Narendra Modi wins a landslide victory in India; A leaked report raises new questions about chemical weapons use in Syria; Amnesty calls for U.S. reparations for destruction in Raqqa, Syria.

A growing number of House Democrats push for impeachment; A new investigation reveals solitary confinement is used to punish immigrants in ICE jails; How taxi industry leaders in New York inflated a speculative bubble that devastated drivers.

A Guatemalan child dies after being apprehended by Border Patrol, the fifth child migrant death since December; Leading Saudi feminist activist Loujain al-Hathloul remains imprisoned for leading a movement to lift a ban on female drivers in Saudi Arabia.

We spend the hour with investigative journalist Katherine Eban, author of the new book "Bottle of Lies," in which she exposes fraud and dangerous manufacturing practices in the generic drug industry.

We continue our interview with investigative journalist Katherine Eban, who says generic drug manufacturers are cutting corners at the cost of safety and getting away with it. Her new book is “Bottle of Lies: The Inside Story of the Generic Drug Boom.”

An Alabama abortion provider says the state's anti-choice law will jeopardize patients' health; Why today's anti-abortion laws have their roots in the 2010 election; Immigrant rights activists respond to Trump's "merit-based" immigration plan.

Voting in India concludes on Sunday in a parliamentary election that is widely seen as a referendum on Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is seeking a second term in office. We speak to the Indian filmmaker Anand Patwardhan.

A new report details the systematic torture, abuse and killings inside Syria's sprawling prison system; Monsanto is ordered to pay $2 billion in damages for cancer linked to its weed killer Roundup; The U.S. sits out a global pact to reduce plastic waste.

Alabama passes a near-total ban on abortion, one of many state bills meant to challenge Roe v. Wade; Updates on the Venezuelan embassy occupation in D.C. by activists opposed to U.S. intervention; Protesters in Sudan continue to call for civilian rule.

As the U.S. escalates tensions with Iran, we speak with former Iranian nuclear negotiator Seyed Hossein Mousavian; Author and playwright Eve Ensler talks about "The Apology" she wishes she had gotten from her abusive father before his death.