In Part 2 of our interview, former Guantanamo detainee Mansoor Adayfi discusses how he and others who have been released want Biden to let them keep the artwork they produced during their years in captivity.
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“You’re Not Going to Get Rid of Us”: NYC Youth Mark International Transgender Day of Visibility
Democracy Now! spoke to New Yorkers at the march by NYC Youth for Trans Rights to mark International Transgender Day of Visibility amid intensifying discrimination and violence.
Landmark U.N. Resolution Holds Countries Accountable for Climate Crisis
The United Nations has adopted a landmark resolution that seeks to hold countries accountable for failing to respond to the climate crisis, while protecting more vulnerable nations.
Filmmaker Jennifer Fox Says Olympic Rowing Legend Ted Nash Sexually Abused Her as a Child
Filmmaker Jennifer Fox talks more about surviving childhood sexual abuse and her decision to reveal that her abuser 50 years ago was the legendary Olympic rower and coach Ted Nash, who died in 2021. Fox is the director of The Tale, a narrative memoir based on Fox’s own life experience.
Iraqi Journalist Ghaith Abdul-Ahad on How 2003 U.S. Invasion Led to Brutal Civil War & Rise of ISIS
Part 2 of our interview with award-winning Iraqi journalist and author Ghaith Abdul-Ahad about the 20th anniversary of the U.S. invasion of Iraq.
Climate Change & War: How U.S. Military Emissions Factor into Costs of War & Shape Military Policy
In an extended interview we speak with Neta Crawford, Co-Director of the Costs of War Project at Brown University about her book, “The Pentagon, Climate Change, and War: Charting the Rise and Fall of U.S. Military Emissions.”
Economist Jomo Kwame Sundaram on World Bank, Climate Emergency, Global Debt Crisis & More
We are joined for an extended interview by Malaysian economist Professor Jomo Kwame Sundaram of the Khazanah Research Institute in Kuala Lumpur to discuss the power of institutions like the World Bank and their connection to the climate emergency and the global debt crisis.
“We Want a Better Future”: Meet an Asylum Seeker Evicted from NYC Hotel, Demanding Humane Treatment
This week, New York City police evicted an encampment of asylum seekers outside the Watson Hotel who were protesting plans to house them in a remote, crowded and cold facility. Watch our full interview with a Venezuelan asylum seeker named Ruben, who was evicted from the hotel.
Jeremy Scahill on Mistreatment of Whistleblowers & Uneven Enforcement of Laws over Classified Papers
The Intercept’s Jeremy Scahill talks more about his latest article, “The Secrets Presidents Keep in Their Garages and Luxury Resorts: The ceaseless political scandals over classified documents point to deeper systemic problems with Washington…
Parable of American Healing: Fmr. NAACP Pres. Ben Jealous Shares Family History of Fighting Racism
In Part 2 of our interview with Ben Jealous, former head of the NAACP, now professor of practice at the University of Pennsylvania, he discusses his family history of fighting white supremacy as detailed in his new memoir.