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The family of Malcolm X is demanding a new investigation into his 1965 assassination in light of the deathbed confession of a former New York police officer who said police and the FBI conspired ...

http://www.democracynow.org/2021/2/26/malcolm_x_assassination_investigation_ilyasah_shabazz

The FBI and New York Police Department are facing renewed calls to open their records into the assassination of Malcolm X, after the release of a deathbed confession of a former undercover NYPD o...

http://www.democracynow.org/2021/2/26/raymond_wood_reggie_wood_malcolm_x

The Democratic-led House of Representatives is expected to vote next week on a sweeping police reform bill that would ban chokeholds, prohibit federal no-knock warrants, establish a National Poli...

http://www.democracynow.org/2021/2/26/benjamin_crump

President Biden Orders Airstrikes on Syria, Killing 17 Iran-Backed Militia Members, Biden Calls Saudi King Salman, Doesn't Raise Crown Prince's Involvement in Khashoggi's Murder, Brazil's COVID-1...

http://www.democracynow.org/2021/2/26/headlines

As more details emerge about those who attacked the U.S. Capitol on January 6, it's becoming clearer that the insurrection was not the work of a "fringe" group, but rather the result of a decades...

http://www.democracynow.org/2021/2/25/brendan_oconnor_capitol_riot

As the House of Representatives prepares to pass a $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package, a fight is brewing over the inclusion of an increase to the federal minimum wage to $15 an hour. The m...

http://www.democracynow.org/2021/2/25/15_dollars_federal_minimum_wage

As the pandemic's death toll nears 2.5 million, stringent rules around intellectual property rights could be preventing much of the world from obtaining COVID-19 vaccines. Over 45 million people ...

http://www.democracynow.org/2021/2/25/covid_19_vaccines_wto_intellectual_property

Biden and VP Harris to Mark 50 Million Vaccine Shots Since Start of Admin, FDA Moves Closer to Approval of Single-Dose Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 Vaccine, Manchin Will Vote to Confirm Rep. Haalan...

http://www.democracynow.org/2021/2/25/headlines

One of the most controversial Trump-era immigration policies — the so-called Remain in Mexico program, officially called the Migrant Protection Protocols — left about 25,000 asylum seekers st...

http://www.democracynow.org/2021/2/24/mpp_remain_in_mexico_matamoros

Indigenous communities across the United States are closely following the Senate confirmation hearings of Congressmember Deb Haaland, President Joe Biden's pick to lead the Interior Department, w...

http://www.democracynow.org/2021/2/24/deb_haaland_confirmation_interior

Ex-U.S. Capitol Security Say Intelligence Failures Led to Jan. 6 Attack Even as FBI Warned of "War", Senate Confirms Thomas-Greenfield, Vilsack as GOP Go After Haaland in Interior Confirmation, H...

http://www.democracynow.org/2021/2/24/headlines

The visionary Black science-fiction writer Octavia Butler died 15 years ago on February 24, 2006, but her influence and readership has only continued to grow since then. In September, Butler's no...

http://www.democracynow.org/2021/2/23/octavia_butler_adrienne_maree_brown

As Democracy Now! marks 25 years on the air, we are revisiting some of the best and most impactful moments from the program's history, including one of the last television interviews given by the...

http://www.democracynow.org/2021/2/23/octavia_butler_2005_interview

The United States has passed 500,000 COVID-19 deaths, by far the highest toll in the world. The morbid milestone comes as new COVID-19 cases continue to fall across the country amid an accelerati...

http://www.democracynow.org/2021/2/23/dr_craig_spencer_coronavirus_usa

AG Nominee Merrick Garland Pledges to Prosecute January 6 Insurrectionists, Confirmation Hearings Open for Deb Haaland for Interior Secretary, Xavier Becerra for HHS Secretary, U.S. Coronavirus D...

http://www.democracynow.org/2021/2/23/headlines

As winter storms overwhelmed Texas, many incarcerated people in the state went days without heat and water, making already grim conditions behind bars even more intolerable for thousands of peopl...

http://www.democracynow.org/2021/2/22/texas_prison_conditions_winter_storm

When millions of Texans lost power during extreme winter weather, some who were fortunate enough to keep the lights on now face astronomically high energy bills, with people being charged thousan...

http://www.democracynow.org/2021/2/22/texas_electric_bills_price_surge

Millions of Texans are still suffering after severe winter weather devastated the state's energy and water systems. About 8 million Texans remain under orders to boil water, and 30,000 homes stil...

http://www.democracynow.org/2021/2/22/naomi_klein_texas_green_new_deal

Biden Declares Major Disaster in TX as Tragic Stories Emerge, Residents Hit with Soaring Power Bills, U.S. to Top 500,000 COVID Deaths as Democrats Advance $1.9 Trillion Stimulus Package, U.K. Ea...

http://www.democracynow.org/2021/2/22/headlines

Democracy Now! first aired on nine community radio stations on February 19, 1996, on the eve of the New Hampshire presidential primary. In the 25 years since that initial broadcast, the program h...

http://www.democracynow.org/2021/2/19/democracy_now_25th_anniversary

Power Cuts, Freezing Temperatures Plague Millions as Texas Energy Producers Boast of Profits, Sen. Ted Cruz Fled to Cancún as Millions of Texans Endured Blackouts and Winter Cold, South Africa S...

http://www.democracynow.org/2021/2/19/headlines

As Democracy Now! prepares to mark 25 years on air, we celebrate Nermeen Shaikh's 10th anniversary as a Democracy Now! co-host and feature a report she filed from protests at New York's JFK Airpo...

http://www.democracynow.org/2021/2/18/nermeen_shaikh_10_year_anniversary_co

Students, campaigners and top Democrats have been pushing President Joe Biden to use executive authority to cancel at least $50,000 in student loan debt per person. Student loan debt in the U.S. ...

http://www.democracynow.org/2021/2/18/biden_federal_student_loan_debt_cancellation

While COVID-19 infection rates and hospitalizations appear to be waning, the United States has a long way to go before people can safely return to everyday life without masks. Dr. Monica Gandhi, ...

http://www.democracynow.org/2021/2/18/mask_covid_transmission_monica_gandhi

Millions of people in Texas were plunged into freezing cold and darkness as a major winter storm overwhelmed the state's power grid. More than 12 million Texans face water disruptions and have be...

http://www.democracynow.org/2021/2/18/texas_power_shutoffs_robert_bullard

Texans Face Deadly Winter Storm with Ongoing Power Outages, Water Shortages, U.S. Life Expectancy Falls by 1 Year in 2020, Drops Nearly 3 Years for Black Americans, Florida Gov. DeSantis Prioriti...

http://www.democracynow.org/2021/2/18/headlines

Amid the economic crisis and precarious working conditions for millions of people during the pandemic, we look at a new book by Sarah Jaffe, an independent journalist and author who covers labor ...

http://www.democracynow.org/2021/2/17/work_wont_love_you_back_jaffe

Amazon workers in Bessemer, Alabama, are continuing to vote on whether to become the first unionized Amazon warehouse in the United States. Their demands include stronger COVID-19 safety measures...

http://www.democracynow.org/2021/2/17/bessemer_alabama_amazon_workers_union_drive

As school districts across the U.S. debate how to safely bring children into the classroom, we speak with two leaders of the teachers' union movement on what's at stake as schools reopen. Stacy D...

http://www.democracynow.org/2021/2/17/school_reopenings_covid_19_pandemic

Severe Winter Storm Kills 23 People, Cuts Power to Millions as Texas Energy System Fails, Storm Creates Havoc for COVID-19 Vaccine Rollout as Biden Seeks Support from Public for Stimulus, NAACP F...

http://www.democracynow.org/2021/2/17/headlines

Ecuador's presidential front-runner says the country is facing a "double crisis" of COVID-19 and austerity. "We need a renewal in our politics," Andrés Arauz tells Democracy Now! The left-wing e...

http://www.democracynow.org/2021/2/16/andres_arauz_ecuador_presidential_election_interview

Democratic House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says she has authorized a 9/11-style commission to further investigate the January 6 insurrection and the actions that led up to it, as calls grow for the cr...

http://www.democracynow.org/2021/2/16/elie_mystal_impeachment

Speaker Pelosi Authorizes Independent Commission to Investigate Jan. 6 Insurrection, Deadly U.S. Cold Snap Leaves Millions Without Power, New Orleans Cancels Mardi Gras Parade One Year After It B...

http://www.democracynow.org/2021/2/16/headlines

As the U.S. death toll from COVID-19 approaches half a million, a new report says nearly 40% of the deaths were avoidable. By comparing the pandemic in the U.S. to other high-income nations, the ...

http://www.democracynow.org/2021/2/15/lancet_report_covid_deaths_universal_healthcare

As the Senate votes to acquit former President Donald Trump for inciting the January 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, we speak with constitutional lawyer and former Reagan administration offic...

http://www.democracynow.org/2021/2/15/bruce_fein_trump_impeachment_trial_acquittal

The Senate voted 57 to 43 to convict Donald Trump for inciting the January 6 insurrection, but the vote fell short of the two-thirds majority needed to find the former president guilty. Seven Rep...

http://www.democracynow.org/2021/2/15/senate_impeachment_trial_donald_trump_acquittal

Senate Acquits Trump for Inciting Jan. 6 Insurrection Despite Most Bipartisan Vote Ever, Roger Stone Security Guards and Dozens of GOP Officials Were Part of Mob Who Attacked U.S. Capitol, U.S. C...

http://www.democracynow.org/2021/2/15/headlines