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Democracy Now! 2023-05-24 Wednesday
Democracy Now! 2023-05-24 Wednesday
- Headlines for May 24, 2023
- Jeffrey Sachs: Bipartisan Support of War, from Iraq to Ukraine, Is Helping Fuel U.S. Debt Crisis
- Kissinger at 100: New War Crimes Revealed in Secret Cambodia Bombing That Set Stage for Forever Wars
Democracy Now! 2023-05-23 Tuesday
Democracy Now! 2023-05-23 Tuesday
- Headlines for May 23, 2023
- "After Uvalde": Maria Hinojosa on Guns, Grief & Community Outrage 1 Year After Texas School Shooting
- Florida's "Terrifying" Anti-Immigration Crackdown Sets Stage for Gov. Ron DeSantis's Presidential Run
Venezuelan Communist Party Denounces ‘Fake Congress’ by Parallel Organization
The leftist organization has struck an increasingly critical stance in recent years against the government’s economic policies.
Democracy Now! 2023-05-22 Monday
Democracy Now! 2023-05-22 Monday
- Headlines for May 22, 2023
- Hiroshima Survivor Slams G7 Leaders for Embracing War & Rejecting Nuclear Disarmament
- As Gov. DeSantis Preps White House Run, PEN America Sues Florida School District over Book Ban
- "African Queens: Njinga": Kellie Carter Jackson on Netflix Series & Teaching Black History
- Masha Gessen Resigns from PEN America Board over Cancellation of Russian Writers Panel
- "A Cowardly Measure": Ecuador's Guillermo Lasso Dissolves Parliament to Avoid Impeachment
US Will Unblock Venezuela Fund Agreed in Mexico Talks
The Biden administration has reportedly greenlighted the release of Venezuelan frozen resources for social programs after six months of stalling.
Democracy Now! 2023-05-19 Friday
Democracy Now! 2023-05-19 Friday
- Headlines for May 19, 2023
- Malcolm X at 98: Angela Davis on His Enduring Legacy & the "Long Struggle for Liberation"
- Ben Crump, Attorney for Malcolm X's Family: "We Refuse to Let Anybody Exterminate Black History"
- "By Any Means Necessary": Watch Malcolm X's Speech on Racism & Self-Defense at Audubon Ballroom
Remembering Malcolm X: Angela Davis, Ilyasah Shabazz, Ben Crump & Others Speak at the Shabazz Center
Democracy Now! was there on February 21, the Malcolm X and Dr. Betty Shabazz Memorial and Educational Center hosted an event to mark the 58th anniversary of Malcolm X’s assassination. Malcolm, who was born on May 19, 1925, was shot dead on February 21, 1965, in the Audubon Ballroom. He was just 39 years old.
Speakers included:
Ilyasah Shabazz, daughter of Malcolm X
Angela Davis, professor and author
Gwen Carr, mother of Eric Garner
Benjamin Crump, civil rights attorney
Amy Goodman, Democracy Now! host
Marc Lamont Hill, TV broadcaster and activist
Tamara Payne, co-author of The Dead Are Arising: The Life of Malcolm X
Joy Reid, MSNBC host
Artificial Intelligence History, How It Embeds Bias, Displaces Workers, as Congress Lags on Regulation
In Part 2 of our interview with Marc Rotenberg, executive director of the Center for AI and Digital Policy, we look at the history of artificial intelligence, concerns about how it embeds bias and discrimination, and how actors and writers say it could disrupt the entertainment industry, among others. This comes as Congress heard warnings this week from experts like the CEO of the startup behind ChatGPT at a hearing on the dangers of artificial intelligence — his company’s own product.
Democracy Now! 2023-05-18 Thursday
Democracy Now! 2023-05-18 Thursday
- Headlines for May 18, 2023
- CIA Whistleblower John Kiriakou: Giuliani Aide Told Me Presidential Pardon Would Cost Me $2 Million
- From Waterboarding to Rape, Abu Zubaydah Depicts Torture at Black Sites & Gitmo in Graphic Sketches
- AI Expert: We Urgently Need Ethical Guidelines & Safeguards to Limit Risks of Artificial Intelligence
Politics of the Commons: May Day at the Heart of Everything
VA columnist Reinaldo Iturriza sets his sights on the recent labor announcements amidst a complex economic scenario.
Democracy Now! 2023-05-17 Wednesday
Democracy Now! 2023-05-17 Wednesday
- Headlines for May 17, 2023
- "The Budget Farce": Robert Kuttner on Why Biden Admin Can't Give In to GOP Demands to Gut Safety Net
- "The U.S. Should Be a Force for Peace": Nat'l Security Experts Demand U.S. Push to End Ukraine War
- Reclaim Osage: Mike Africa Jr. on Push to Buy Back MOVE House 38 Years After Philly Police Bombed It
Paramilitary Chief: Venezuelan Opposition Conspired with Colombian Paramilitaries to Assassinate Chávez
Mancuso’s claim bolsters evidence of collaboration between Venezuela’s hardline opposition and paramilitary groups on both sides of the border.
Norske utviklingsmidler brukes mot Honduras
Investeringsfondet Norfund bruker den omstridte ISDS-mekanismen mot Honduras' nye sosialdemokratiske regjering.
Democracy Now! 2023-05-16 Tuesday
Democracy Now! 2023-05-16 Tuesday
- Headlines for May 16, 2023
- "Deplorable": Former Sen. Doug Jones Slams Tuberville for Defending White Nationalists in Military
- A Neo-Nazi Working in Congress: Aide to Rep. Gosar Pledged Loyalty to White Supremacist Nick Fuentes
- Report from U.S.-Mexico Border as Title 42 Ends: Human Rights Violations, Funerals & Makeshift Camps
Senator Bob Menéndez Says Sanctions Do No Harm — He Is a Psychopath
US foreign policy remains a war on two fronts: punish countries with sanctions and then punish their migrants too.
Senator Bob Menéndez Says Sanctions Do No Harm — He Is a Psychopath
US foreign policy remains a war on two fronts: punish countries with sanctions and then punish their migrants too.
Democracy Now! 2023-05-15 Monday
Democracy Now! Monday, May 15, 2023
Food Is Not a Commodity, It’s a Human Right: Pueblo a Pueblo Builds Food Sovereignty (Part I)
An organization that brings together rural producers with urban consumers breaks with the dictates of the market.
Venezuela: Oil Output Reaches Three-Year High, Chevron Eyes Production Increase
Caracas is also looking to secure renewed investment and credit lines from China.
Legendary Singer & Activist Barbara Dane Turns 96; Watch 2018 Interview & Performance
Barbara Dane has led a groundbreaking life. In the 1950s, she became a popular blues singer and performed with many leading musicians of the time, including Louis Armstrong, Muddy Waters, Willie Dixon, Memphis Slim, Lightnin’ Hopkins and many others. She eventually largely dropped out of the commercial music world to focus on activism, becoming involved in the civil rights movement, as well as the GI resistance movement during the Vietnam War. She and her husband Irwin Silber started the record label called Paredon to release music from freedom struggles across the globe. Dane also released her own recordings on Paredon — one was titled I Hate the Capitalist System. In 2018, Barbara Dane stopped by the Democracy Now! studio to talk about her remarkable life and play a few songs. Smithsonian Folkways has just released a new retrospective titled Barbara Dane: Hot Jazz, Cool Blues & Hard-Hitting Songs.
