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Oscar-nominated filmmaker James Longley talks about his new documentary Mohabat, named after a 12-year-old Afghan boy whose father was killed in a U.S. drone strike in 2019. Longley has filmed for years in Afghanistan both during the U.S. war and since the Taliban regained power. His previous films include Iraq in Fragments and Sari’s Mother, both of which received Academy Award nominations. His first feature-length documentary was Gaza Strip, released in 2002.

Democracy Now! 2026-11-13 Friday

• Headlines for November 13, 2026
• "Parasitic Technology": Could Jensen Huang/Nvidia Scandal Prompt Rethink About AI?
• "It's Just Barbarism": Dr. Feroze Sidhwa Mourns Friend Killed in Israeli Hospital Strike in Gaza
• The Rule of Law Project: New Effort Launched to Probe Corruption & State Violence in U.S.

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The collapse of Ueno Bank in Paraguay has plunged the country into crisis and led to the ouster of right-wing President Santiago Peña, a staunch ally of the Trump administration. At least 3 million people — nearly half of Paraguay’s population — lost access to their accounts on November 3 after regulators seized the insolvent bank amid allegations of widespread fraud. Peña, who had close ties to Ueno and appointed a former executive to lead Paraguay’s central bank, attempted to resign the presidency following the bank’s collapse. Lawmakers, however, rejected his resignation and impeached him instead, thereby stripping him of immunity from prosecution. He has since been placed under house arrest. For more on the bank collapse and its aftermath, Democracy Now! spoke with left-wing Senator Esperanza Martínez, who called for a broad “national pact” among various political parties to navigate the crisis and institute reforms. “This government has a long, documented history of plunder, patronage and corruption,” she said.

Democracy Now! 2026-11-12 Thursday

• Headlines for November 12, 2026
• Scott Colom Wins Stunning Victory, Becomes Mississippi's First Black Senator Since Reconstruction
• Relatives of Slain Freedom Summer Activists Celebrate Scott Colom's Historic Senate Win in Mississippi
• "Don't F#*k It Up, Democrats": David Sirota on Direction of Party & Fight Over Jeffries & Schumer
• From Ranked-Choice Voting to Dumping Electoral College: Rob Richie on Election Reform Movement

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Democracy Now! 2026-11-11 Wednesday

• Headlines for November 11, 2026
• "American Scoundrel": From Roy Cohn to Stephen Miller, "McCarthyism Lives On," Says Author Kai Bird
• Meet David Morales: Providence Voters Elect Democratic Socialist Mayor, Approve Israel Divestment
• "Birds of War": New Film Tells a Story of Love and Journalism from Syria to Lebanon

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Democracy Now! 2026-11-10 Tuesday

• Headlines for November 10, 2026
• Pentagon Whistleblower Wes Bryant: Impeach Hegseth. He's a "Clear & Present Danger" to Democracy
• "We Have to Be Brave": Palestinian Journalist Abed Abu Shehadeh Speaks Out After Israeli Detention
• Meet Will Lawrence: Sunrise Movement Co-Founder Elected to Congress on Anti-Data Center Platform

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Democracy Now! 2026-11-09 Monday

• Headlines for November 09, 2026
• "Hatemonger" as Chief of Staff: Trump Taps Stephen Miller to Top Role After Massive Election Defeat
• "Right Now My Vote Is No": L.A.'s DSA Rep.-Elect Gonzales-Torres on Backing Jeffries for House Speaker
• "A Crackdown on All Independent Voices": Egypt Shutters News Outlets, Prosecutes Editor Lina Attalah

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Democracy Now! 2026-11-06 Friday

• Headlines for November 06, 2026
• Purple Mississippi? Overcoming GOP Voter Suppression, Black Voters Power Dem Wins Across the South
• National Politics Will Never Be the Same: Juan González on How Latino Voters Remade the Political Map
• Hasan Piker: Democrats Won Midterms, But Now They Have to Deliver on Voter Demands for Change

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Democracy Now! 2026-11-05 Thursday

• Headlines for November 05, 2026
• The Country Says "No" to Trump: Not Just Congress, the Blue Tsunami Flips Statehouses Across U.S.
• First Gen Z Congresswoman: DSA's Melat Kiros on Corruption, Medicare for All & Israel
• "They Have Eyes": How Trump's Corruption Became a Top Concern for Midterm Voters

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Democracy Now! 2026-11-04 Wednesday

• Headlines for November 04, 2026
• Abdul El-Sayed Becomes First Muslim Senator as Democrats Rout GOP Across the U.S. in Rebuke to Trump
• "The Earth Shook Last Night": Talarico Wins Senate, Hinojosa Becomes First Latina Governor in Texas
• "Over a Decade of Organizing": Keisha Lance Bottoms Elected First Black Woman Governor in U.S. History

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Democracy Now! 2026-11-03 Tuesday

• Headlines for November 03, 2026
• "Democracy Itself Is on the Ballot": Voters Weigh 150+ Ballot Initiatives, from Wealth Tax to Abortion
• Election Protection: NAACP on Voter Suppression & Deployment of Federal Poll Monitors
• Democratic Socialists on the Rise: Darializa Avila Chevalier & Claire Valdez Set to Win House Seats
• Latino Voters Swing Away from Trump for "Terrorizing Our Communities": Marisa Franco of Mijente

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Democracy Now! 2026-10-29 Thursday

• Headlines for October 29, 2026
• "She Was a Fighter": Dolores Huerta, Legendary Farmworker Organizer & Activist, Dies at 96
• Meet AI Engineer Who Resigned from DeepMind over "Google's Complicity in the Gaza Genocide"

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Democracy Now! 2026-10-27 Tuesday

• Headlines for October 27, 2026
• Trump Is Already Undermining Confidence in Midterm Election Results from Alaska to California: ACLU
• "Anti-Fascist Economics": Isabella Weber on How Inequality Fuels Extremism & Erodes Democracy
• "Dark Day for Journalism": Egypt Shutters Independent News Site Mada Masr, Detains Editor

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Democracy Now! 2026-10-26 Monday

• Headlines for October 26, 2026
• Brazil: Lula Wins Stunning Upset Over Flávio Bolsonaro in Blow to Far Right & Trump
• Serbia's Student-Led Movement Ousts Strongman Aleksander Vučić in Shock Election Result
• Will Ousting Netanyahu Change Anything for Palestinians? Diana Buttu on Upcoming Israeli Elections

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Democracy Now! 2026-10-23 Friday

• Headlines for October 23, 2026
• Ohio Governor's Race: Trump Backs Ramaswamy Ad Siding with Opponent's Indicted Childhood Rapist
• Brazil Elections: How AI, Meta and Evangelicals Could Sway the Presidential Race for Bolsonaro
• "Dying in Detention": Al Jazeera Investigates Immigrant Deaths in California's Adelanto ICE Jail

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Democracy Now! 2026-10-22 Thursday

• Headlines for October 22, 2026
• Mehdi Hasan on AIPAC's Role in El-Sayed vs. Rogers Race in Michigan & Trump's Targeting of Ilhan Omar
• Should AIPAC Register as a Foreign Agent? Zeteo Examines Pro-Israel Lobby's Influence on Elections
• "A Spark from the Cockroaches": Arundhati Roy on India's Youth Protests & Modi's Crackdown

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Democracy Now! 2026-10-21 Wednesday

• Headlines for October 21, 2026
• Flamingo Revolution: Albania Protests Escalate over Corruption & Kushner/Trump Luxury Resort
• "When the Bubble Bursts": Naomi Klein & Astra Taylor on Reclaiming Democracy from AI Oligarchs

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Democracy Now! 2026-10-20 Tuesday

• Headlines for October 20, 2026
• Nobel Peace Laureate Navi Pillay on ICC, Gaza, Rape as War Crime, Her South African Roots & Mandela
• A Wealth Tax on Billionaires? California Voters to Decide Prop 40

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Democracy Now! 2026-10-19 Monday

• Headlines for October 19, 2026
• French Gov't Cracks Down on Mass Protests over Cost of Living, Education Cuts; 2,400+ Arrested
• Masked Israeli Settlers Nearly Kill Washington Post Journalist as Attacks on Palestinians Escalate
• Juan Francisco Solórzano Foppa: Prominent Anti-Corruption Lawyer in Guatemala Assassinated

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Democracy Now! 2026-10-16 Friday

• Headlines for October 16, 2026
• "Abolish & Replace ICE": Rep. Analilia Mejía Blasts ICE for Secretly Using NJ Warehouse
• Meet Estrella, an Undocumented Trans Woman Jailed for 9 Years, Then Deported to Mexico
• "Against Tech Oligarchy": Inside the Worker Resistance in the World's Most Powerful Industry

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Democracy Now! 2026-10-15 Thursday

• Headlines for October 15, 2026
• U.S. Sanctions ICC in a Bid to Avoid "Criminal Liability": War Crimes Prosecutor Reed Brody
• The Midterm Battle over Data Centers: Memphis House Candidate Justin Pearson Fights Elon Musk's xAI
• "Hyperscale": Paris Marx on Excess of Big Tech Data Empires & His Critique of Bernie Sanders' AI Bill

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