Democracy Now! 2025-05-22 Thursday

• Headlines for May 22, 2025
• "Nothing Can Justify It": Journalist Gideon Levy Reacts to Killing of Israeli Embassy Staffers in D.C.
• "The Worst It's Ever Been": U.K. Surgeon in Gaza Warns Kids Are Bearing Brunt as Israel Widens Assault
• U.K. MP Jeremy Corbyn & EU MP Lynn Boylan on Europe Pressuring Israel to Halt Atrocities in Gaza
• Trump Repeats "White Genocide" Falsehoods in Meeting with South African President Cyril Ramaphosa

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Democracy Now! 2025-05-21 Wednesday

• Headlines for May 21, 2025
• "A Big, Ugly, Destructive, Deadly Bill": Bishop William Barber Slams Bill Cutting Medicaid, Medicare
• "It Is Going to Kill People": Disability Rights Activist Speaks Out on Trump's "Big, Beautiful Bill"
• Tax Revolt: Arjun Singh on the Roots of Trump's Push for Massive $4.5 Trillion Tax Cut for the Rich
• Trump's Brain Drain: Scientists Look to Move Abroad as DOGE Slashes Research Funding in U.S.

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Democracy Now! 2025-05-21 Wednesday

• Headlines for May 21, 2025
• "A Big, Ugly, Destructive, Deadly Bill": Bishop William Barber Slams Bill Cutting Medicaid, Medicare
• "It Is Going to Kill People": Disability Rights Activist Speaks Out on Trump's "Big, Beautiful Bill"
• Tax Revolt: Arjun Singh on the Roots of Trump's Push for Massive $4.5 Trillion Tax Cut for the Rich
• Trump's Brain Drain: Scientists Look to Move Abroad as DOGE Slashes Research Funding in U.S.

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Democracy Now! 2025-05-20 Tuesday

• Headlines for May 20, 2025
• "The Suffering Is Beyond Description": Report from Gaza as U.N. Warns 14,000 Babies Could Soon Die
• Making Gaza Unlivable: Israel Intensifies Attacks as Netanyahu Vows to Seize All of Gaza
• From a Palestinian Refugee Camp to Columbia: Mohsen Mahdawi Graduates After Being Jailed by Trump

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Democracy Now! 2025-05-19 Monday

• Headlines for May 19, 2025
• "Absolutely Genocidal": Mouin Rabbani on "Gideon's Chariots," Israel's Latest Escalation of War on Gaza
• Project Esther: NYT Details Right-Wing Plan to "Rebrand All Critics of Israel" as Hamas Supporters
• Columbia Chose Silence, Not Solidarity: Mahmoud Khalil's Statement at Alternative Graduation Ceremony
• On 100th Birthday of Malcolm X, Family Presses Trump to Release Gov't Files on Assassination

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Democracy Now! 2025-05-16 Friday

• Headlines for May 16, 2025
• "They Want to Silence Me": Columbia Student Mohsen Mahdawi on ICE Jail, Palestine, Activism, Buddhism
• The GOP War on Medicaid: 14 Million Could Lose Healthcare to Fund Tax Breaks for Rich
• Supreme Court Hears Birthright Citizenship Case That Could Also Sharply Reduce Judicial Power

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Democracy Now! 2025-05-16 Friday

• Headlines for May 16, 2025
• "They Want to Silence Me": Columbia Student Mohsen Mahdawi on ICE Jail, Palestine, Activism, Buddhism
• The GOP War on Medicaid: 14 Million Could Lose Healthcare to Fund Tax Breaks for Rich
• Supreme Court Hears Birthright Citizenship Case That Could Also Sharply Reduce Judicial Power

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Democracy Now! 2025-05-15 Thursday

• Headlines for May 15, 2025
• "Trump's Fake Refugees": As U.S. Welcomes White South Africans, Trump Falsely Charges "Genocide"
• Israel's "Crime of Apartheid": New Report by U.S. Professors as Palestinians Mark Nakba Day
• "Surveillance Humanitarianism": As Gaza Starves, U.S.-Israeli Plan Would Further Weaponize Food

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Democracy Now! 2025-05-14 Wednesday

• Headlines for May 14, 2025
• U.S. & Saudis Sign $142B Arms Deal as Trump Meets with Syria's New Leader & Drops Syrian Sanctions
• While Israel Wanted to Bomb Iran, Trump Pushes Talks; But in Gaza, Israel's Mass Killings Continue
• Salvadoran Journalists Exposed Pres. Bukele's Ties to Gangs. Then They Had to Flee to Avoid Arrest

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In Part 2 of our interview with Palestinian journalist Abubaker Abed, the 22-year-old recounts leaving Gaza last month for Ireland while facing threats to his safety and suffering from malnutrition. He says he has found solidarity and comfort in Ireland, but says he is still dealing with the trauma of a year and a half of war. The sounds of planes and helicopters still trigger fear in him. “I’m trying to navigate this pain,” he says.