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The Assassination of Malcolm X: Ex-Undercover Officer Admits Role in FBI & Police Conspiracy
The FBI and New York Police Department are facing renewed calls to open their records into the assassination of Malcolm X, after the release of a deathbed confession of a former undercover NYPD officer who…
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“We Want the Truth Uncovered”: Malcolm X’s Daughter Ilyasah Shabazz Backs Probe Into Assassination
The family of Malcolm X is demanding a new investigation into his 1965 assassination in light of the deathbed confession of a former New York police officer who said police and the FBI conspired to…
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“The Whole System Needs to be Indicted”: Attorney Benjamin Crump On Overhauling U.S. Policing
The Democratic-led House of Representatives is expected to vote next week on a sweeping police reform bill that would ban chokeholds, prohibit federal no-knock warrants, establish a National Police Misconduct Registry and other measures. The…
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How Can Biden Fix The US Postal Service?
Sonali Kolhatkar speaks with Monique Morrissey about the U.S. Postal Service. US Postmaster General Louis DeJoy, known for his allegiance to Donald Trump, faced a House Oversight committee hearing this week where he said…
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Did California Save The Internet From Ajit Pai's FCC?
Ajit Pai's plans to make the internet inaccessible might have been stopped by the State of California. But there is more work to be done if we want real net neutrality. Evan Greer from Fight…
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“Not Ready to Give Up”: Democrats Push Senate to Keep Popular $15 Minimum Wage in Stimulus Bill
As the House of Representatives prepares to pass a $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package, a fight is brewing over the inclusion of an increase to the federal minimum wage to $15 an hour. The measure…
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Why Anti-Asian Hate Crimes Continue Unabated
Sonali Kolhatkar speaks with Manjusha Kulkarni about anti-Asian hate crimes. In late January, an 84-year old Thai man named Vicha Ratnapakdee was viciously assaulted while on his daily neighborhood walk. A man ran across…
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New Film About Fred Hampton Showcases FBI Malfeasance
Sonali Kolhatkar speaks with Rosa Clemente about Judas and the Black Messiah. A new film by Warner Brothers, directed by Shaka King, produced by acclaimed filmmaker Ryan Coogler, covers the rise and untimely death…
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Octavia Butler’s Visions of the Future Have Transformed Generation of Readers
The visionary Black science-fiction writer Octavia Butler died 15 years ago on February 24, 2006, but her influence and readership has only continued to grow since then. In September, Butler’s novel “Parable of the Sower”…
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Remembering Octavia Butler: Black Sci-Fi Writer Shares Cautionary Tales In Unearthed 2005 Interview
As Democracy Now! marks 25 years on the air, we are revisiting some of the best and most impactful moments from the program’s history, including one of the last television interviews given by the visionary…
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US COVID Death Toll Hits 500,000 as Rich Nations Hoard Vaccines, Leaving Poorer Nations Without Any
The United States has passed 500,000 COVID-19 deaths, by far the highest toll in the world. The morbid milestone comes as new COVID-19 cases continue to fall across the country amid an accelerating vaccine rollout,…
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No Heat or Water, Overflowing Toilets: Texas Prisons Went “from Bad to Dire” in Storm
As winter storms overwhelmed Texas, many incarcerated people in the state went days without heat and water, making already grim conditions behind bars even more intolerable for thousands of people. Officials say 33 prisons across…
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Haiti Is Rocked By Mass Protests Against President
Sonali Kolhatkar speaks with Brian Concannon Jr. about the mass protests in Haiti. Mass protests in Haiti have rocked the Caribbean nation for weeks as resistance to President Jovenel Moïse continued. His loyalists recently…
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We See It All: Liberty And Justice In An Age Of Perpetual Surveillance
Sonali Kolhatkar speaks with Jon Fasman about liberty and justice in an age of perpetual surveillance.– In the wake of the January 6th violent attack on the Capitol, hundreds of rioters were identified via…
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New Book Highlights Progressive Lessons From The Pandemic
Sonali Kolhatkar speaks with John Fefer about his new book. The coronavirus pandemic has been a devastating blow to countries, societies, communities, families, children, the elderly, and everyone in between. With nearly half a…
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Teacher Unions: We Want to Reopen Schools as Well, But We Need Vaccines & Resources to Do It Safely
As school districts across the U.S. debate how to safely bring children into the classroom, we speak with two leaders of the teachers' union movement on what's at stake as schools reopen. Stacy Davis Gates,…
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"Work Won't Love You Back": Sarah Jaffe on Toxic U.S. Work Culture & the Fight Against Inequality
Amid the economic crisis and precarious working conditions for millions of people during the pandemic, we look at a new book by Sarah Jaffe, an independent journalist, and author who covers labor and economic justice.…
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Blood Red Lines: How Nativism Fuels The Right
FEATURING BRENDAN O’CONNOR – There are many post-mortems of Donald Trump’s presidency, arguably the worst 4 years in modern American history. Among them is a new book by writer Brendan O’Connor that distinctly makes the…
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Andrés Arauz: Ecuador's Presidential Front-Runner on COVID, Austerity & Ending U.S. Interference
Ecuador's presidential front-runner says the country is facing a "double crisis" of COVID-19 and austerity. "We need a renewal in our politics," Andrés Arauz tells Democracy Now! The left-wing economist secured nearly 33% of the…
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Mistrust: Why Losing Faith In Institutions Provides The Tools To Transform Them
Sonali Kolhatkar speaks with Ethan Zuckerman about losing faith. Public trust in the federal government of the United States has been low for years now. But during the pandemic, it fell even lower. Just…
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