Democracy Now! is an independent daily TV & radio news program, hosted by award-winning journalists Amy Goodman and Juan González. We provide daily global news headlines, in-depth interviews and investigative reports without any advertisements or government funding. Our programming shines a spotlight on corporate and government abuses of power and lifts up the stories of ordinary people working to make change in extraordinary times. Democracy Now! is live weekdays at 8am ET and available 24/7 through our website and podcasts.
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Arundhati Roy: Artificial Intelligence Is Capitalism's Final Destination
Part 2 of our conversation with Arundhati Roy talking about AI and her new essay, “Apocalypse Now and Then: Artificial Intelligence Is Capitalism’s Final Destination.”
Oct 23
Democracy Now! 2026-10-23 Friday
Headlines for October 23, 2026; Ohio Governor’s Race: Trump Backs Ramaswamy Ad Siding with Opponent’s Indicted Childhood Rapist; Brazil Elections: How AI, Meta and Evange
Oct 23 59 min
Alsarah & The Nubatones: East African Retro-Pop Band Performs at Democracy Now!
We host the East African retro-pop band Alsarah & The Nubatones at the Democracy Now! studio.
Oct 22
Democracy Now! 2026-10-22 Thursday
Headlines for October 22, 2026; Mehdi Hasan on AIPAC’s Role in El-Sayed vs. Rogers Race in Michigan & Trump’s Targeting of Ilhan Omar; Should AIPAC Register as a Foreign
Oct 22 59 min
Democracy Now! 2026-10-21 Wednesday
Headlines for October 21, 2026; Flamingo Revolution: Albania Protests Escalate over Corruption & Kushner/Trump Luxury Resort; “When the Bubble Bursts”: Naomi Klein & Astr
Oct 21 59 min
Democracy Now! 2026-10-20 Tuesday
Headlines for October 20, 2026; Nobel Peace Laureate Navi Pillay on ICC, Gaza, Rape as War Crime, Her South African Roots & Mandela; A Wealth Tax on Billionaires? Califor
Oct 20 59 min
Democracy Now! 2026-10-19 Monday
Headlines for October 19, 2026; French Gov’t Cracks Down on Mass Protests over Cost of Living, Education Cuts; 2,400+ Arrested; Masked Israeli Settlers Nearly Kill Washin
Oct 19 59 min
Democracy Now! 2026-10-16 Friday
Headlines for October 16, 2026; “Abolish & Replace ICE”: Rep. Analilia Mejía Blasts ICE for Secretly Using NJ Warehouse; Meet Estrella, an Undocumented Trans Woman Jailed
Oct 16 59 min
Democracy Now! 2026-10-15 Thursday
Headlines for October 15, 2026; U.S. Sanctions ICC in a Bid to Avoid “Criminal Liability”: War Crimes Prosecutor Reed Brody; The Midterm Battle over Data Centers: Memphis
Oct 15 59 min
"Musk" Filmmaker Alex Gibney on Why Elon Musk Fears Democrats Will Win Midterms
Part 2 of our conversation with Academy Award-winning director Alex Gibney about his new documentary Musk, an expansive, nearly four-hour examination of the world’s first
Oct 14
Democracy Now! 2026-10-14 Wednesday
Headlines for October 14, 2026; Can Democrats Flip the House and Senate? The Lever’s David Sirota on Midterm Races to Watch; “Bogus”: Minnesota State Senator Zaynab Moham
Oct 14 59 min
Democracy Now! 2026-10-13 Tuesday
Headlines for October 13, 2026; Yemen Plunges Back into “Full-Scale Civil War,” Houthis Trade Strikes with Saudi Arabia; “Musk”: Alex Gibney on New Film, Legal Threats &
Oct 13 59 min
Democracy Now! 2026-10-12 Monday
Headlines for October 12, 2026; Protesters Say India’s Democracy Is “Rotten” as Modi Gov’t Purges Voter Rolls, Arrests Thousands; Indigenous Peoples’ Day: Leonard Peltier
Oct 12 59 min
Democracy Now! 2026-10-09 Friday
Headlines for October 09, 2026; “Abolish ICE”: Protests Erupt in NYC After ICE Agents Shoot Father with 5-Year-Old Son in Car; Navi Pillay, South African Jurist, Wins Nob
Oct 9 59 min
Democracy Now! 2026-10-08 Thursday
Headlines for October 08, 2026; “She Put Her Body on the Line”: Maricarmen, 87, Dies; Her Eviction Sparked Spain Housing Protests; “The AI Doc: Or How I Became an Apocalo
Oct 8 59 min
Nicolás Jaar: Interview & Performance at Democracy Now!
Celebrated Chilean American composer, musician and electronic music producer Nicolás Jaar recently stopped by the Democracy Now! studio to perform and talk about his work
Oct 7
Democracy Now! 2026-10-07 Wednesday
Headlines for October 07, 2026; Israeli Activist Maoz Inon Lost His Parents on Oct. 7, Decries Israel’s Ethnic Cleansing of Gaza; “Origins of a Genocide”: Al Jazeera’s Ma
Oct 7 59 min
Democracy Now! 2026-10-06 Tuesday
Headlines for October 06, 2026; French High School Students Lead Mass Protests over School Funding, Inequality; Thousands Arrested; Ebola Death Toll in DRC Tops 4,000; Tr
Oct 6 59 min
Democracy Now! 2026-10-05 Monday
Headlines for October 05, 2026; Far Right Makes Gains in Brazil as Flávio Bolsonaro Tops Lula in First Round of Presidential Race; “I Am Jane Doe”: Cornell Case Reignites
Oct 5 59 min
Democracy Now! 2026-10-02 Friday
Headlines for October 02, 2026; “Cruel & Torturous”: Christa Pike in Critical Condition After Botched Tennessee Execution; “The School That Became a Grave”: Jeremy Scahil
Oct 2 59 min
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I was a former New York Times subscriber, unfortunately. But thank goodness I found Democracy Now, because unlike the NYT, Democracy Now provides in-depth journalism that is unafraid to challenge the Trump admin’s fascist regime and actually acknowledges the ongoing genocide in Gaza. Thank you Democracy Now! Keep up the excellent journalism!
Disillusionment_1 · Mar 2026
I have to gird myself before getting into it but this show reports on events that are important but seldom covered. I always feel torn because the opening theme is an absolute banger and I'm rocking out and then Amy will be like, "state troopers in the capital of Pretendia opened fire on protesters today, killing hundreds…"
Paul is dead · Feb 2026
Love the content and reporting, but was very disturbed when the cheery background jazz intro continued to play, loudly, over a disabled victim’s account of their harrowing experience with ICE on episode 02/10/26. Maybe consider the tone of the show when editing before you publish. I felt this was insensitive and inappropriate.
Jackie_425 · Feb 2026
You won’t get this level of depth and journalistic integrity from mainstream media outlets in the states. Amy, Nermeen, Juan and all of their amazing, dedicated colleagues bring real, objective news that speaks truth to power in a media environment that feels increasingly dangerous to those dedicated to truth and justice. Keep up the good work, friends. You are my North Star.
PeterEamonn · Jan 2026
I have always loved and respected the independent journalism of Democracy Now and have trusted their work for decades. Unfortunately, the episode about Iran on 3/2 was a mouthpiece for Ayatollah Khamenei, who is responsible for the murder of 10’s of thousands of his own people by all accounts. This was not mentioned through the whole episode, and they even made this totalitarian dictator out to be a hero! Truly, deeply disappointing take. Painfully one-sided. It shows that your boxed-in ideology is much more important to you than the people of Iran. :(. You are misleading the public who trusts you and takes your information at face value.
Sea of Noor · Mar 2026
Poignant. Seared my soul to know the real consequences of a war of extermination by one who survived and lives to write poems as a lasting testimony of a suffering people.
Thank you, Amy, for your lifelong commitment to be the voice of the marginalized, the suffering masses crying out for help.
Your stories keep the flame of justice and resistance to power to burn brightly in those who care.
Atamaganai · Nov 2024
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