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Headlines for August 18, 2026

Iran Threatens New Offensive as Memorandum of Understanding with...

Bryan Stevenson on the “Enduring Evil of Slavery” and Trump’s Attempt to Rewrite History

We spend the hour with civil rights lawyer Bryan Stevenson, founder and executive director of the Equal Justice Initiative. In 2018, the organization opened...

Headlines for August 11, 2026

More Than 160 People Dead After a 7.4 Magnitude Earthquake Strikes ColombiaNOAA: July Was the Hottest Month Ever Documented in the U.S.More Than a...

Actor Wagner Moura on Brazil’s Dictatorship, Bolsonaro & “A Trial — after An Enemy of the People”

We continue our coverage from the Edinburgh International Festival, where acclaimed Brazilian actor and filmmaker Wagner Moura stars in the play A Trial —...

Edinburgh International Festival Director & Famed Violinist Nicola Benedetti on the Power of Art

Democracy Now! is broadcasting from Scotland at the Edinburgh International Festival, which features music, opera, theater and dance and is one of Europe’s biggest...

“Consistent Torture”: Keith LaMar Speaks from Ohio Death Row After Getting 3-Year Execution Reprieve

We speak with Keith LaMar, an artist, teacher and writer on death row in Ohio. LaMar, who has spent three decades in solitary confinement,...

“Struggle for Dignity”: At Least 40 Killed in Mass Protests in Pakistan-Administered Kashmir

In Pakistan-administered Kashmir, a coalition of local politicians, activists and small-business leaders called the Joint Awami Action Committee (JAAC) has been leading mass protests...

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