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Democracy Now! 10 Episodes Aug 21, 2026

Democracy Now! is an independent daily TV and radio news program hosted by award-winning journalists Amy Goodman and Juan González. It provides daily global news headlines, in-depth interviews, and investigative reports without advertisements or government funding. The program focuses on corporate and government abuses of power and highlights stories of ordinary people working for change. It airs live weekdays at 8am ET and is available 24/7 via website and podcasts.

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Democracy Now! 2026-08-21 Friday Aug 21, 2026 59:00 Headlines for August 21, 2026; As Pressure Grows, Israel Finally Opens Probe into 2024 Killing of 5-Year-Old Hind Rajab in Gaza; Meet Loui Ridi: Palestinian American Returns to West Bank Home Besieged by Israeli Settlers; DOJ Whistleblower Confirms “Antisemitism” Probes Against Universities Were Sham Investigations

Democracy Now! 2026-08-20 Thursday Aug 20, 2026 59:00 Headlines for August 20, 2026; 5 Years After Taliban Takeover, Women & Girls in Afghanistan Have Disappeared from Public Life; AI Superintelligence Is Not a Tool, It’s an Adversary Threatening Humanity: ControlAI’s Connor Leahy; “Love Machines”: James Muldoon on How AI Is Changing Relationships & the Global Workers Fueling AI

Democracy Now! 2026-08-19 Wednesday Aug 19, 2026 59:00 Headlines for August 19, 2026; Trump’s “Authoritarian Takeover” of the Media, ABC Suing FCC & the Meta Trial: Free Press’s Jessica González; “Profoundly Corrupt”: Trump Sued for Selling Early Access to His Truth Social Posts for $100K/Month; Bipartisan Outcry Forces Trump to Pause Border Security Project in Big Bend National Park in Texas; Activist Tree-Sit

Democracy Now! 2026-08-18 Tuesday Aug 18, 2026 59:00 Headlines for August 18, 2026; Who Is Natalie Harp? NYT Reporter Maggie Haberman on Trump’s Aide & His Attacks on Women Reporters; “Regime Change” Author Maggie Haberman on Trump’s Imperial Presidency, Epstein Files & War on Iran; Netanyahu Throws “Poison Pill” into Gaza Deal as Kushner Meets with Hamas & Israel: Mouin Rabbani

Democracy Now! 2026-08-17 Monday Aug 17, 2026 59:00 Headlines for August 17, 2026; “Operation Puppet Master”: Trump Admin Spied on Minnesota Activists & Unions After ICE Killings; Exclusive: Palestine Action Lawyer Rajiv Menon Breaks Silence on Facing Contempt Charges in U.K.; “The Nerd Reich”: Author Gil Durán on Big Tech Fascism, Peter Thiel, JD Vance & the War on Democracy

Democracy Now! 2026-08-14 Friday Aug 14, 2026 59:00 Headlines for August 14, 2026; “Stop Toxic Data Centers”: Justin Pearson on Elon Musk, AI & Winning Dem. House Primary in Memphis; “Mop Up Michigan”: Donavan McKinney on Democratic Socialism, Corporate Money & His Primary Upset; “American Doctor”: New Film Follows U.S. Doctors to Gaza as Israel Bombs Hospitals, Kills Staff, Patients

Democracy Now! 2026-08-13 Thursday Aug 13, 2026 59:00 Headlines for August 13, 2026; Trump’s Secret Plane Switch: An Israeli Tip, CIA Doubts & Reporters Put at Risk; “Anatomy of an AI Kill Chain”: Militaries Rely on Mistake-Prone AI in Ukraine, Gaza & Iran; “Deep Unlearning”: Timnit Gebru on AI Hype, Ethics & Algorithmic Racial Bias

Democracy Now! 2026-08-12 Wednesday Aug 12, 2026 59:00 Headlines for August 12, 2026; Gaza Tribunal Co-Chairs MP Jeremy Corbyn, Neve Gordon & Shahd Hammouri on U.K. Complicity in Genocide

Democracy Now! 2026-08-11 Tuesday Aug 11, 2026 59:00 Headlines for August 11, 2026; Bryan Stevenson on the “Enduring Evil of Slavery” and Trump’s Attempt to Rewrite History

Democracy Now! 2026-08-10 Monday Aug 10, 2026 59:00 Headlines for August 10, 2026; “Consistent Torture”: Keith LaMar Speaks from Ohio Death Row After Getting 3-Year Execution Reprieve; Edinburgh International Festival Director & Famed Violinist Nicola Benedetti on the Power of Art; Actor Wagner Moura on Brazil’s Dictatorship, Bolsonaro & “A Trial — after An Enemy of the People”

"They're Fascists": Silicon Valley Journalist Gil Durán on "The Nerd Reich" Takeover of U.S. Politics Aug 17, 2026 Part 2 of our interview with Gil Durán, author of the new book, The Nerd Reich: Silicon Valley Fascism and the War on Democracy.

Meet the Palestinian Circus: Troupe Mixes Circus Arts & Traditional Palestinian Culture Aug 14, 2026 Amy Goodman meets with two members of the Palestinian Circus who are performing daily at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in Scotland.

Dr. Thaer Ahmad & Dr. Feroze Sidhwa on Volunteering in Gaza & New Film "American Doctor" Aug 14, 2026 Part 2 of our conversation with Dr. Thaer Ahmad and Dr. Feroze Sidhwa, featured in the new film American Doctor about U.S. doctors who volunteered in Gaza. We also speak with the film’s director, Poh Si Teng.

Brazilian Actor & Filmmaker Wagner Moura on His Acclaimed Work, from "The Secret Agent" to "Marighella" Aug 10, 2026 Part 2 of our interview with the Brazilian actor and director Wagner Moura, who was nominated for an Oscar for his role in The Secret Agent.

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