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Democracy Now! Monday, October 26, 2020

President Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden spar in the second and final debate of the 2020 campaign; We air excerpts of the candidates' takes on the pandemic, healthcare, climate change, racism and U.S. immigration policy.

Mass protests against police brutality continue in Nigeria after security forces shot and killed 12 peaceful protesters in Lagos; We look at the conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan, which has already killed over 700 people.

Zephyr Teachout on the Justice Department's antitrust lawsuit against Google and how Senate Democrats can block Amy Coney Barrett's confirmation; Mexico's ex-defense secretary is arrested for working with a major drug cartel while heading the military.

Just two weeks ahead of November 3, we continue our conversation with New Yorker contributor Jelani Cobb, about his new PBS “Frontline” documentary “Whose Vote Counts,” election-related violence and Biden’s “moral imperative” to safeguard civil rights.

We go to La Paz, where Bolivia's socialist MAS party has won the presidency a year after former President Evo Morales was ousted in a right-wing coup; Jelani Cobb on "Whose Vote Counts," his new Frontline documentary about voter suppression.

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As the presidential campaign enters its final two weeks, we speak with The Intercept's Jeremy Scahill about "American Mythology," his new seven-part audio documentary on the Trump years.

Senate Republicans are rushing ahead with confirming Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett; We speak with Kristen Clarke, who testified in the Senate, and hear from a mother, who once had an abortion, on why she opposes Barrett's confirmation.

As coronavirus cases spike across the U.S., the Trump administration has reportedly adopted a policy of deliberately letting the virus infect much of the U.S. population. We host a debate on herd immunity and how best to confront the virus.

Judge Amy Coney Barrett refuses to answer questions about the Affordable Care Act, Roe v. Wade, voting rights and more as Republicans rush her confirmation; Dahlia Lithwick on the Supreme Court nomination fight; Samuel Moyn on urgent Supreme Court reform.

People with preexisting conditions protest the nomination of Amy Coney Barrett, who could threaten the ACA; Dark money fuels Barrett's rise and Republican court packing; Barrett's role in Bush v. Gore; Voters face challenges casting early ballots.

As Trump's COVID-19 infection threatens White House residence staff, we speak to a domestic worker advocate and a man whose father was a butler to eight presidents; On Indigenous Peoples' Day, we look at Indigenous-led protests against the border wall.