Democracy Now! 2026-10-01 Thursday

Headlines for October 01, 2026
The Real Existential Risk Is AI CEOs Avoiding Oversight: "Alternative Nobel" Winner Timnit Gebru
"Berlin 4" Lawyer on Pro-Palestine Protest Crackdown & Germany's Unconditional Support for Israel
Rise of the Far Right in Germany Raises Fear of an Even Wider Crackdown on Migration

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Democracy Now! 2026-09-30 Wednesday Sep 30, 2026

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Democracy Now! 2026-09-30 Wednesday

Headlines for September 30, 2026
"No Land to Stand On": Mahmoud Khalil on His Memoir, Palestine, Fighting Deportation & Suing Columbia
80 Years After Nuremberg Trials, U.S. Leads Assault on ICC & International Law: Wolfgang Kaleck

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"The Power of Law": Wolfgang Kaleck on Reconciling Legality and International Justice Sep 30, 2026

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Part 2 of our discussion with Wolfgang Kaleck, German human right lawyer and founder of the European Center for Constitutional and Human Rights. Kaleck was an attorney for NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden and now represents the family of Patrice Lumumba. His new book is The Power of Law: Reconciling Legality and International Justice.

Democracy Now! 2026-09-29 Tuesday Sep 29, 2026

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Democracy Now! 2026-09-29 Tuesday

Headlines for September 29, 2026
Greenland Deal: Trump Drops Threat to Annex Denmark Territory in Favor of Greater U.S. Military Role
"Buying More Time for the Genocide": Muhammad Shehada on Trump's Gaza Plan 1 Year Later
Afghans "Have Been the Victims" of U.S. Military, Taliban, Cartels & More for Decades: Nagieb Khaja

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Sharon Weinberger on "Valley of Death: How Big Tech Is Fueling the Future of War" Part 2 Sep 28, 2026

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Part 2 of conversation with longtime national security reporter and editor Sharon Weinberger, author of the new book Valley of Death: How Big Tech Is Fueling the Future of War.

Democracy Now! 2026-09-28 Monday Sep 28, 2026

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Democracy Now! 2026-09-28 Monday

Headlines for September 28, 2026
Forcible Eviction of 87-Year-Old Madrid Woman Sparks Protest Encampment over Spain's Housing Crisis
"Britain's Gaza Secrets Exposed": How U.K. Downplayed Israeli Crimes to Keep Selling Weapons
"Valley of Death": Sharon Weinberger on Big Tech, AI Warfare & the CIA's Secret Backing of Steve Jobs

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Democracy Now! 2026-09-25 Friday Sep 25, 2026

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Democracy Now! 2026-09-25 Friday

Headlines for September 25, 2026
"Stop Arming Israel": 100+ Arrested at Jewish Voice for Peace Sit-In Outside Netanyahu U.N. Speech
"Grotesque": Ex-Israeli Negotiator Daniel Levy on Netanyahu's U.N. Speech & Israel's Impunity
The Hague Group: South Africa Leads Coalition Against U.S./Israel's "Unilateral Bullying" of the ICC
"Crossing the Red Line": Akbar Shahid Ahmed on Biden, His Advisers, Harris & Israel's War in Gaza

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Rhiannon Giddens: Full Interview & Performance of New Song, "Wish In Vain" Sep 24, 2026

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Full interview with Pulitzer Prize-winning, two-time Grammy-winning multi-instrumentalist Rhiannon Giddens. Her new album, Hope Is the Thing with Feathers, has just been released. She recently came into the Democracy Now! studio to talk about her work and perform her song “Wish in Vain” with Dirk Powell.

"Gilded Rage": Author Jacob Silverman on Elon Musk & Right-Wing Extremism in Silicon Valley Sep 24, 2026

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Extended interview with Jacob Silverman, author of Gilded Rage: Elon Musk and the Radicalization of Silicon Valley.

Democracy Now! 2026-09-24 Thursday Sep 24, 2026

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Democracy Now! 2026-09-24 Thursday

Headlines for September 24, 2026
Nobel Laureate Maria Ressa on Trump's Media Ban, Regulating AI & the "Tech Coup in Plain Sight"
Should U.N. Help Set Global AI Rules? AI Tech Billionaires Address Security Council
"Colonial AI": African Countries Seek Tech Sovereignty But Fear a New Digital Colonialism
"Gilded Rage": Jacob Silverman on How a Radicalized Silicon Valley Shapes Trump's AI Policies

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