Journalist Karen Hao on Sam Altman, OpenAI & the "Quasi-Religious" Push for Artificial Intelligence
Fri 8:23amAs part of our July Fourth special broadcast, we continue our extended interview with Karen Hao, author of Empire of AI: Dreams and Nightmares in Sam Altman’s OpenAI. The book documents the rise of OpenAI and how the AI industry is leading to a new form of…"Empire of AI": Karen Hao on How AI Is Threatening Democracy & Creating a New Colonial World
Fri 8:08amIn our July Fourth special broadcast, we revisit our interview with longtime technology reporter Karen Hao, author of the new book Empire of AI, which unveils the accruing political and economic power of AI companies — especially Sam Altman’s OpenAI. Her…"What to the Slave Is the 4th of July?": James Earl Jones Reads Frederick Douglass's Historic Speech
Fri 8:01amWe begin our July Fourth special broadcast with the words of Frederick Douglass. Born into slavery around 1818, Douglass became a key leader of the abolitionist movement. On July 5, 1852, in Rochester, New York, Douglass gave one of his most famous speeches,…GOP Budget Bill Slashes Medicaid for Millions, Cuts Taxes for the Rich, Funds ICE at Historic Levels
Thu 8:48amAs we broadcast, the House was soon set to vote on the so-called big, beautiful bill before the July 4 deadline imposed by President Trump. Should the House pass the legislation, the bill would be sent to Trump’s desk to be signed into law. The bill…EXCLUSIVE: Mahmoud Khalil, Palestinian Activist Jailed by ICE for 104 Days, in First Live Interview
Thu 8:17amIn his first live broadcast interview since being released from ICE detention, Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil tells Democracy Now! about his experience behind bars, the ongoing threat of deportation that hangs over him and why he continues to speak out…Headlines for July 3, 2025
Thu 8:00amGOP Leaders Advance to Final House Vote on Bill to Slash Social Programs and Cut Taxes on the Rich, Israeli Strikes on Gaza Kill 300 Palestinians in 2 Days, Including Hospital Director, 33 More Palestinians Slaughtered While Seeking Food at Militarized Gaza…"Arrest Now, Ask Questions Later": Why Did L.A. ICE Agents Arrest and Jail U.S. Citizen Andrea…
Wed 8:52amIn an effort to fulfill the Trump administration’s daily immigration arrest “quotas,” federal agents and deputized local law enforcement are racially profiling and snatching people off the streets without due process. These arrests, carried out by armed…"Alligator Alcatraz": Florida Activists Resist Everglades Migrant Jail as ICE Deaths Rise in U.S.
Wed 8:39amDeep in the Florida Everglades, at an abandoned airfield surrounded by barren swampland, local law enforcement authorities are opening the doors to a huge tent facility that hopes to lock up immigrants swept up in the Trump administration’s mass deportation…GOP Budget Bill Would Make ICE "Largest Federal Law Enforcement Agency in the History of the Nation"
Wed 8:31amThe budget bill just passed by the Senate provides more than $170 billion in new funding for immigration enforcement and detention. Aaron Reichlin-Melnick, who worked on an analysis published by the American Immigration Council, says the new budget would make…"Not a Done Deal": After Senate Passes "Big, Ugly Bill," Progressives Fight to Stop It in the House
Wed 8:14amAfter a contentious round of last-minute negotiations, President Trump’s budget bill has passed in the Senate, squeaking by thanks to Vice President JD Vance casting the tie-breaking vote. Three Republicans joined Senate Democrats in voting “no” on the…Headlines for July 2, 2025
Wed 8:00amSenate Narrowly Approves Massive Bill to Gut Social Programs and Cut Taxes on the Rich, “We Will Not Accept This Intimidation”: NYC Mayoral Candidate Zohran Mamdani Rejects Trump’s Threats, Israel Continues Attacks on Aid Seekers as Gaza’s Largest…"Damaging and Deadly" Heat Domes Nearly Tripled, from Europe to the U.S.: Climatologist Michael Mann
Tue 8:44amA heat wave is raising temperatures to dangerous levels across much of Europe, just days after a heat wave in North America saw over 3,000 temperature records set. For more, we speak with climate scientist Michael Mann, who warns that heat domes and flooding…"Ethnic Cleansing": U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, on Israel's War in Gaza
Tue 8:36am“There are many things that happened in this war that are clearly war crimes,” Volker Türk, the United Nations high commissioner for human rights, says about Israel’s war on Gaza. Democracy Now!'s Amy Goodman spoke with the top U.N. rights watchdog in…"Trying to Find Food Is a Death Sentence": Palestinian Writer Muhammad Shehada on Gaza Aid Massacres
Tue 8:26amIsraeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is visiting the United States next week to meet with President Donald Trump and other top officials in the U.S. administration, supposedly to “capitalize on the success” of the 12-day war against Iran. This comes…"Worst Thing I've Ever Seen": U.S. Surgeon Describes Mass Starvation, Injury and Death in Gaza
Tue 8:14amWe speak with American neurosurgeon Dr. Abdul Basit Khan in Gaza, where he is volunteering at the Nasser Hospital. He describes treating patients with blast injuries and gunshot wounds from Israeli attacks, all while coping with a lack of basic medical…Headlines for July 1, 2025
Tue 8:00amIsrael Bombs Crowded Gaza Cafe, Killing Dozens, Including Children, Israel Continues Attacks on Gaza Aid Sites; Babies Starve as Infant Formula Is Exhausted, Veterans End 40-Day Fast with Protest Demanding U.S. Stop Arming Israel, Senators Near Final Vote on…Freedom for Western Sahara: Sahrawis Demand End of Moroccan Occupation at U.N. Human Rights Council
Mon 8:45amWe go to the U.N. Human Rights Council in Geneva, where activists are shining a light on Morocco’s brutal occupation of Western Sahara and its Indigenous people, the Sahrawi. The Sahrawi journalist and activist Asria Mohamed speaks with Democracy Now!’s…SCOTUS Clears Way for Trump Agenda, from Limits to Birthright Citizenship to LGBTQ Books in Schools
Mon 8:31amThe Supreme Court’s term ended Friday with a decision that promises to further expand the power of the president. Conservative justices argued lower federal courts cannot issue nationwide injunctions — a decision that limits judicial checks on presidential…To Fund Tax Cuts for the Rich, GOP Budget Bill Would "Take a Sledgehammer" to Healthcare for…
Mon 8:13amSenate lawmakers are debating President Trump’s 940-page so-called big, beautiful bill as Republicans race to meet a Trump-imposed July 4 deadline and are set to vote on key amendments. Senate Republicans have deepened the cuts to Medicaid while cutting…Headlines for June 30, 2025
Mon 8:00amTens of Thousands Flee Gaza City as Israel Issues New Forced Evacuation Orders , Haaretz: Israeli Forces Ordered to Fire on Unarmed Crowds Seeking Food, Netanyahu Corruption Trial Further Delayed as Trump Calls for Charges to Be Thrown Out, Russia Launches…Bill Moyers Dies at 91: PBS Icon on Corruption of Corporate Media and Power of Public Broadcasting
Jun 27, 2025, 8:47 amThe legendary journalist Bill Moyers has died at the age of 91. Moyers, whose long career included helping found the Peace Corps and serving as press secretary for President Lyndon Johnson, was an award-winning champion of public television and independent…Rep. Pramila Jayapal: Trump Is Attacking "Every Part of the Legal Immigration System"
Jun 27, 2025, 8:39 amDemocrat Pramila Jayapal is holding a series of “shadow hearings” in Congress on Trump’s immigration actions. Jayapal, the ranking member of the Subcommittee on Immigration, Integrity, Security and Enforcement, explains how Trump’s immigration…Kidnapped to Salvadoran Mega-Prison: Andry Hernández Romero's Family on 100+ Days of Disappearance
Jun 27, 2025, 8:24 amOver 100 days have passed since the Trump administration’s unprecedented removal of more than 230 immigrants to El Salvador’s notorious mega-prison CECOT. They were removed without any due process in the United States. Democracy Now! spoke with the loved…Open the Floodgates: SCOTUS Says South Carolina Can Defund Planned Parenthood. Will Other States…
Jun 27, 2025, 8:12 amThe Supreme Court has sided with South Carolina’s efforts to defund Planned Parenthood. Lower court rulings allowed Medicaid patients to sue over the state’s restrictions on Medicaid funding for their healthcare clinics, which the Supreme Court overturned…Headlines for June 27, 2025
Jun 27, 2025, 8:00 amIsrael Continues Deadly Attacks on Gaza Aid Sites as 17,000 Palestinian Children Suffer Malnutrition, Senate Democrats Question Trump’s Claim of “Obliterated” Iran Nuclear Sites, U.S. and China Agree to “Framework” for Trade Deal, Senate…“Buy More U.S. Weapons”: "Daddy" Trump Pushes Military-Industrial Complex on NATO Countries
Jun 26, 2025, 8:49 amPresident Donald Trump has returned to Washington after a NATO summit where leaders agreed to increase their military spending to 5% of GDP by 2035, more than doubling the current target of 2%. The increase comes after years of pressure from Trump, who accuses…"A Clown Show": RFK Jr. Fires CDC Panel & Stacks It with Anti-Vaxxers, Cuts Funding for Int'l…
Jun 26, 2025, 8:34 amThe Trump administration is intensifying its campaign against vaccinations, with Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. withdrawing U.S. funding for the world’s preeminent international vaccine organization. The group — known as Gavi,…"The Economy Is Rigged": Robert Reich on Zohran Mamdani, The Democratic Party, Inequality, and Trump
Jun 26, 2025, 8:14 amWe speak with former Labor Secretary Robert Reich about the victory of Zohran Mamdani in the New York Democratic primary for New York mayor, the rise of Donald Trump, and the role of big money in politics. “This is the one thing that I agree with Donald…Headlines for June 26, 2025
Jun 26, 2025, 8:00 amTrump Pushes Back Over Leaked Report Finding US Bombs Failed to Destroy Iran’s Nuclear Program, Iran’s Supreme Leader Claims Victory over Israel in First Public Remarks Since Ceasefire, Israeli Continues Deadly Attacks on Palestinians Seeking Food at Aid…"Inhumane": Marine Veteran Calls for ICE to Release His Father After Video of Brutal Arrest Goes…
Jun 25, 2025, 8:46 amAs ICE increases its raids on immigrant communities, footage of the arrest of one man, Narciso Barranco, shows seven federal agents — all masked — pinning the 48-year-old gardener to the ground and repeatedly punching him in the head before pushing him…
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