![Democracy Now! Audio show](https://d3dthqtvwic6y7.cloudfront.net/podcast-covers/000/010/605/small/democracy-now.jpg)
Summary: At least 900 refugees have died crossing the Mediterranean in 2019; Unprecedented fires in the Amazon reflect Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro’s far-right policies; Israeli airstrikes in Lebanon, Syria and Iraq create tensions across the Middle East.