Extended conversation with David Enrich, author of Murder the Truth: Fear, the First Amendment, and a Secret Campaign to Protect the Powerful. In the book, Enrich chronicles an ongoing campaign by the wealthy and powerful to overturn the landmark Supreme Court decision New York Times Co. v. Sullivan, which in 1964 established bedrock protections against spurious defamation and libel cases in the U.S. legal system.

Democracy Now! 2025-03-19 Wednesday

• Headlines for March 19, 2025
• Israeli Strikes Kill 174+ Children in Gaza as Netanyahu Breaks Ceasefire to Save Political Career
• "We Live in a Fascist Dictatorship": Elie Mystal on Trump's Lawlessness, Attacks on the Judiciary
• ICE Agents Detain Immigrant Leader Jeanette Vizguerra, Who Once Sought Sanctuary in Denver Church
• Sabotaging Social Security: Trump & Musk Move Ahead with Plan to Cut Agency Staff & Critical Services

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Folk musicians Nora Brown and Stephanie Coleman perform two songs in the Democracy Now! studio and talk more about their recent appearance at the Kennedy Center, where they unfurled banners to protest President Trump’s takeover of the famed cultural institution.

Brown is a prize-winning guitar and banjo player and has released three other albums on Jalopy Records. Coleman is regarded as one of the premier fiddlers of her generation.

Democracy Now! 2025-03-18 Tuesday

• Headlines for March 18, 2025
• "Another Round of Senseless Mass Killing": Report from Gaza Hospital as Israeli Strikes Kill 400+
• "Endless Trauma": Israeli Strikes Shatter Gaza Ceasefire as Blockade Starves Palestinian Population
• U.S. Kills Dozens in Yemen Strikes as Houthis Pledge to Disrupt Shipping in Solidarity with Gaza
• On Kennedy Center Stage, Folk Musicians Nora Brown & Stephanie Coleman Protest Trump's Takeover

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Democracy Now! 2025-03-17 Monday

• Headlines for March 17, 2025
• Rep. Jamie Raskin: Trump's Attacks on Critics & Press Are Part of the "Authoritarian Playbook"
• Trump Invokes Wartime Alien Enemies Act, Then Ignores Judicial Order to Turn Around Deportation Flights
• Should Schumer Step Down? Calls Grow for New Dem Leadership After He Voted for Trump Spending Bill

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Democracy Now! 2025-03-14 Friday

• Headlines for March 14, 2025
• "Never Again for Anyone": 100 Jewish Activists Arrested at Trump Tower Protesting Mahmoud Khalil Arrest
• "Imperialism and Totalitarianism Go Hand in Hand": M. Gessen on Trump's Policies at Home & Abroad
• If Successful, I Would Call It a Coup: A Retired Judge's Warning About Elon Musk's Abuse of Power

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Democracy Now! 2025-03-13 Thursday

• Headlines for March 13, 2025
• As U.N. Accuses Israel of Genocidal Acts, U.S. Surgeons in Gaza Denounce Aid Blockade, Jailing Of Doctors
• Mahmoud Khalil's Lawyers Press for Release of Columbia Univ. Activist Jailed in Free Speech Case
• Ex-Education Dept. Official: Trump Is Dismantling Agency as He Weaponizes It Against Gaza Protesters
• Tesla Takedown: Protests Grow Across the U.S. as Trump & Musk Brand Activists as Terrorists

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Democracy Now! 2025-03-12 Wednesday

• Headlines for March 12, 2025
• Trump's Trade War: Why Lack of Universal Healthcare Makes U.S. Less Competitive
• "Impeach Trump Again": John Bonifaz on Fighting Trump's Lawlessness, Corruption & Attacks on Judges
• "Monumental Step": Ex-Philippines Pres. Duterte Arrested, Sent to Hague for Crimes Against Humanity

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Democracy Now! 2025-03-11 Tuesday

• Headlines for March 11, 2025
• "This Is All Retaliatory": Judge Blocks Mahmoud Khalil's Deportation as Trump Vows More Arrests
• Noura Erakat: Trump's Abuses & Mahmoud Khalil's Arrest Are Products of U.S. Imperialism Coming Home
• "A Devastating Tragedy": 1,000+ People Killed in Syria Amid Reports of Massacres Against Alawites

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Democracy Now! 2025-03-10 Monday

• Headlines for March 10, 2025
• Stand Up for Science: Nationwide Protests Oppose Trump Cuts to Research from Cancer to Climate Change
• Mahmoud Khalil: ICE Detains Green Card Holder over Columbia University Gaza Activism

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