KPFA - Democracy Now!

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KPFA - Democracy Now! episodes

May 27, 2025Democracy Now 6am – May 27, 2025
On today’s show:
Israel Bombs Home of Gaza Pediatrician, Killing 9 of Her 10 Kids, in Latest Attack on Health Workers
Trump vs. Academic Freedom: President Escalates Attacks on Harvard and International Students
Georgia Abortion Ban Forces Family to Keep Pregnant, Brain-Dead Woman on Life Support
“Unconscionable and Deliberate”: GOP Budget Defunds Planned Parenthood Amid Maternal Health Crisis

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May 26, 2025Democracy Now 6am – May 26, 2025
On today’s show:
“Sinners”: Director Ryan Coogler on His Latest Hit, Delta Blues, His Mississippi Roots, and Vampires
The Injustice of Justice: Keith LaMar Speaks from Ohio Death Row as Movement Grows to Save His Life
“I’m Innocent”: Keith LaMar Speaks Live from Death Row About His Case, Conditions, and Pending Execution

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May 23, 2025Democracy Now 6am – May 23, 2025
On today’s show:
“Theft from On High”: Trump’s Budget Bill Guts Medicaid, Medicare, and More to Pay for Tax Cuts
Mahmoud Khalil: Jailed Activist Testifies Before Immigration Judge and Holds His Child for First Time
“I Can’t Breathe”: Five Years After George Floyd’s Murder, Trump Admin Rolls Back Police Oversight
“King of the North”: New Book Examines MLK’s Fight Against Police Brutality and Racism Outside Dixie

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May 22, 2025Democracy Now 6am – May 22, 2025
On today’s show:
“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 and 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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May 21, 2025Democracy Now 6am – May 21, 2025
On today’s show:
“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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May 20, 2025Democracy Now 6am – May 20, 2025
On today’s show:
“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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May 19, 2025Democracy Now 6am – May 19, 2025
On today’s show:
“Absolutely Genocidal”: Mouin Rabbani on “Gideon’s Chariots,” Israel’s Latest Escalation of War on Gaza
Project Esther: New York Times Details Right-Wing Plan to “Rebrand All Critics of Israel” as Hamas Supporters
On 100th Birthday of Malcolm X, Family Presses Trump to Release Government Files on Assassination

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34 min
May 16, 2025Democracy Now 6am – May 16, 2025
On today’s show:
“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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May 15, 2025Democracy Now 6am – May 15, 2025
On today’s show:
“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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May 14, 2025Democracy Now 6am – May 14, 2025
On today’s show:
U.S. and Saudis Sign $142B Arms Deal, as Trump Meets with Syria’s New Leader and Drops Syrian Sanctions
While Israel Wanted to Bomb Iran, Trump Pushes Talks; But in Gaza, Israel’s Mass Killings Continue
Salvadoran Journalists Exposed President Bukele’s Ties to Gangs; Then They Had to Flee to Avoid Arrest

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