Democracy Now! 2021-08-24 Tuesday




Democracy Now! Audio show

Summary: As the U.S. and IMF block Afghanistan's access to money, we look at the growing humanitarian crisis across Afghanistan after the Taliban takeover; Doctors Without Borders calls on companies to share vaccine technology with manufacturers in Africa after the FDA's full authorization of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine; Former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo grants clemency to six people during his final hours in office; Pressure grows on the Biden administration and Senate Democrats to abolish the filibuster and pass voting rights legislation. Get Democracy Now! delivered right to your inbox. Sign up for the Daily Digest: democracynow.org/subscribe