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Thousands of youth led protesters hit the streets in Italy Saturday
Thousands of youth-led protesters marched in cities across Italy on Saturday to oppose Giorgia Meloni's right-wing government. They demanded relief from the high cost of living — better wages, more job opportunities and affordable housing. Authorities responded by deploying large numbers of police and soldiers and imposing tough penalties on minors. At least 45 people were arrested, most of them children.
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How Brazilian students got out the vote for Lula’s stunning comeback
Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva defeated far-right challenger Flávio Bolsonaro by 4 million votes in a runoff election on Sunday. Lula’s surprise comeback comes after weeks of student-led organizing and campaigning on his behalf. Michael Fox reports.
18 hours, 46 minutes ago
Zionism v. zionism in Israel's elections
Even if longtime Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is ousted in Tuesday's elections, can anything possibly change?
19 hours, 39 minutes ago
Lula's victory speech
Brazil's President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva gives his acceptance speech after he was re-elected to a record fourth term in office.
21 hours, 9 minutes ago
How a student movement ousted Serbia's ruling party
Serbia’s longtime leader Aleksander Vučić has been swept out of power by a historic student-led opposition movement against Vučić’s right-wing Serbian Progressive Party. Here's how it happened.
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Will Ousting Netanyahu Change Anything for Palestinians? Diana Buttu on Upcoming Israeli Elections
Support our work: https://democracynow.org/donate/sm-desc-yt Israeli parliamentary elections are being held on Tuesday, the first since Hamas's October 7, 2023, attack and Israel's subsequent assault on Gaza. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who is currently embroiled in a corruption scandal in Israel, is up for reelection. On Friday, after two Israeli soldiers were killed at a checkpoint near Hebron, just days before Israeli polls are set to open, Netanyahu announced heavy restrictions on the movement of Palestinians out of the West Bank. Since then, Israeli forces have detained and expelled thousands of Palestinian residents from the area and begun home demolitions to clear the way for future Israeli settlements. "The reason that they're doing this is because this entire election is about who is going to be tougher on Palestinians," says Palestinian human rights lawyer Diana Buttu. "What [Netanyahu is] trying to do in the lead-up to this is say to Israelis that 'I'm the only person who can provide you with security.' So, while lighting the place on fire, he's also selling water." Buttu explains that Netanyahu's opponents across the Israeli political spectrum are equally punitive toward Palestinians. "The fact that you have all of these parties that are advocating major war crimes and nobody is blinking says something very deep about Israeli society, but also about an international community that has fostered this and that has allowed this to brew for all of these years." Democracy Now! is an independent global news hour that airs on over 1,500 TV and radio stations Monday through Friday. Watch our livestream at democracynow.org Mondays to Fridays 8-9 a.m. ET. Subscribe to our Daily Email Digest: https://democracynow.org/subscribe
22 hours, 35 minutes ago
Serbia's Student-Led Movement Ousts Strongman Aleksander Vučić in Shock Election Result
Support our work: https://democracynow.org/donate/sm-desc-yt Serbia's longtime leader Aleksander Vučić has been swept out of power by a historic student-led opposition movement against Vučić's right-wing Serbian Progressive Party. Candidates from the Student List, who are not students themselves but largely first-time politicians selected by student-led popular assemblies, won a majority of seats in Sunday's parliamentary elections, marking a seismic shift in Serbian politics. Their victory comes two years into a student-led movement sparked by the collapse of a roof at a train station in the city of Novi Sad, which killed 16 people. The disaster became a focal point for anti-government protests over corruption, cronyism, political violence and democratic backsliding. "Students really changed the whole political landscape of the country, and maybe even more important, they changed political imagination. They changed our understanding of what's politically possible for all of us," says journalist Lela Vujanić, who speaks to us from Belgrade about the groundbreaking elections. "This was a great democratic opening and democratic awakening, not only for the students, but for the rest of the country also." Democracy Now! is an independent global news hour that airs on over 1,500 TV and radio stations Monday through Friday. Watch our livestream at democracynow.org Mondays to Fridays 8-9 a.m. ET. Subscribe to our Daily Email Digest: https://democracynow.org/subscribe
22 hours, 39 minutes ago
Brazil: Lula Wins Stunning Upset Over Flávio Bolsonaro in Blow to Far Right & Trump
Support our work: https://democracynow.org/donate/sm-desc-yt Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has won a record fourth term in office, defeating far-right challenger Flávio Bolsonaro by 4 million votes in a runoff election on Sunday. Flávio Bolsonaro is the son of former President Jair Bolsonaro, who remains under house arrest for plotting a coup against Lula four years ago. The younger Bolsonaro, who narrowly defeated Lula in the first round of voting earlier this month, is now refusing to concede. Lula's surprise comeback comes after weeks of student-led organizing and campaigning on his behalf, and amid accusations that U.S.-based tech companies were suppressing Lula's reach online in favor of his Trump-aligned opponent. "The amount of organizing, the amount of marches and rallies, campaigning, pamphlets that we've seen the last three weeks has been something that I have never seen in my entire life, ever, covering elections for decades in so many different countries. It is absolutely unprecedented," says Brazil-based journalist Michael Fox. "It is an absolute game-changer for the region." Democracy Now! is an independent global news hour that airs on over 1,500 TV and radio stations Monday through Friday. Watch our livestream at democracynow.org Mondays to Fridays 8-9 a.m. ET. Subscribe to our Daily Email Digest: https://democracynow.org/subscribe
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Top U.S. & World Headlines — October 26, 2026
Support our work: https://democracynow.org/donate/sm-desc-yt Democracy Now! is an independent global news hour that airs on over 1,500 TV and radio stations Monday through Friday. Watch our livestream at democracynow.org Mondays to Fridays 8-9 a.m. ET. Subscribe to our Daily Email Digest: https://democracynow.org/subscribe
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Deaths in ICE detention keep rising
At least 59 people have died in ICE custody since the start of President Donald Trump’s second term, the highest number in more than a decade. Al Jazeera's investigative program Fault Lines examined one of those deaths for a new documentary titled "Dying in Detention."
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Alsarah & The Nubatones: East African Retro-Pop Band Performs at Democracy Now!
Support our work: https://democracynow.org/donate/sm-desc-yt East African retro-pop band Alsarah & The Nubatones talks about music, politics and the power of writing your own narrative. Democracy Now! is an independent global news hour that airs on over 1,500 TV and radio stations Monday through Friday. Watch our livestream at democracynow.org Mondays to Fridays 8-9 a.m. ET. Subscribe to our Daily Email Digest: https://democracynow.org/subscribe
3 days, 17 hours ago
Ramaswamy ad backfires in Ohio governor's race
A "despicable" campaign ad has rocked the Ohio governor's race, with Republican Vivek Ramaswamy widely denounced for recruiting the estranged mother of Democratic nominee Amy Acton to call her a liar. Acton's mother sided with her husband after he was accused of sexually abusing Acton between the ages of 10 and 12.
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"Dying in Detention": Al Jazeera Investigates Immigrant Deaths in California's Adelanto ICE Jail
Support our work: https://democracynow.org/donate/sm-desc-yt At least 59 people have died in ICE custody since the start of President Donald Trump's second term, the highest number in more than a decade. Many deaths have been linked to medical neglect, including four of five recent deaths at California's Adelanto Processing Center, according to a 2026 report by the state attorney general. Al Jazeera English's _Fault Lines_ investigated deaths at the facility, which is operated by the private prison company GEO Group, in the new documentary _Dying in Detention_. "GEO Group has made over a billion dollars in profits from immigration detention. They have given more than a million dollars … to help reelect Donald Trump," says correspondent Natasha Del Toro. "That raises a lot of questions for us about the relationship between GEO and the federal government, and some of these conflicts of interest." Democracy Now! is an independent global news hour that airs on over 1,500 TV and radio stations Monday through Friday. Watch our livestream at democracynow.org Mondays to Fridays 8-9 a.m. ET. Subscribe to our Daily Email Digest: https://democracynow.org/subscribe
3 days, 23 hours ago
Brazil Elections: How AI, Meta and Evangelicals Could Sway the Presidential Race for Bolsonaro
Support our work: https://democracynow.org/donate/sm-desc-yt Brazilian voters are heading to the polls on Sunday for the presidential runoff between incumbent President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and far-right Senator Flávio Bolsonaro, with polls showing a tight race that will decide whether Brazil remains led by the left or joins the right-wing surge across Latin America. According to The Intercept Brasil, Bolsonaro's campaign paid 600,000 Brazilian reais (about $119,000 USD) to a U.S. company, Elytron, that specializes in election manipulation, including through online disinformation and "psychological warfare techniques" to undermine opponents. Reporter Laís Martins says that while it's not clear whether or how the Bolsonaro campaign used Elytron's services, it adds to suspicion of U.S. interference in the election, including Meta's restrictions on President Lula's social media profiles. "We've seen evidence pile up that something is not right, that this playing field is not equal," says Martins. Democracy Now! is an independent global news hour that airs on over 1,500 TV and radio stations Monday through Friday. Watch our livestream at democracynow.org Mondays to Fridays 8-9 a.m. ET. Subscribe to our Daily Email Digest: https://democracynow.org/subscribe
3 days, 23 hours ago
Ohio Governor's Race: Trump Backs Ramaswamy Ad Siding with Opponent's Indicted Childhood Rapist
Support our work: https://democracynow.org/donate/sm-desc-yt President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance have both defended Ohio gubernatorial candidate Vivek Ramaswamy after his campaign released a TV ad that appears to accuse Democratic nominee Amy Acton of lying about being sexually abused as a child. Acton's stepfather was indicted in 1978 on charges of sexually assaulting her when she was between 10 and 12 years old, though he fled before he could be convicted. Acton's mother, who lost custody of her two children, sided with her husband and remained with him as a fugitive until his death in 2004. In the controversial campaign ad, the elderly Donna Arthur says her daughter Amy has "lied her entire life" and can't be trusted as governor, which has been widely interpreted as casting doubt on what Acton has said about being abused as a minor. "Vivek Ramaswamy is now using that personal trauma as an effort to exploit what she went through and win this race," says Abby Vesoulis, a reporter for _Mother Jones_. "He's currently polling beneath Amy Acton, which shows, I think, that this ad is a desperate attempt to somehow pull off a victory despite poor odds." Vesoulis says outrage over the ad, even among Republican voters, is tied to simmering anger about how the Trump administration has handled the Epstein files. She also discusses abuse allegations against Ohio Republican Congressmember Max Miller, who is running for reelection. Democracy Now! is an independent global news hour that airs on over 1,500 TV and radio stations Monday through Friday. Watch our livestream at democracynow.org Mondays to Fridays 8-9 a.m. ET. Subscribe to our Daily Email Digest: https://democracynow.org/subscribe
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Top U.S. & World Headlines — October 23, 2026
Support our work: https://democracynow.org/donate/sm-desc-yt Democracy Now! is an independent global news hour that airs on over 1,500 TV and radio stations Monday through Friday. Watch our livestream at democracynow.org Mondays to Fridays 8-9 a.m. ET. Subscribe to our Daily Email Digest: https://democracynow.org/subscribe
3 days, 23 hours ago
Is the AI bubble about to burst?
Is the AI bubble going to burst? The Debt Collective's Astra Taylor breaks down the risky debt financing the meteoric rise of the artificial intelligence industry.
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Arundhati Roy on India's Cockroach movement
India’s youth-led Cockroach Janta Party has organized historic waves of protests since the summer targeting Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party’s education ministry, its purging of 130 million names from voter rolls and high rates of youth unemployment, among other things. Indian writer and activist Arundhati Roy says that in the beginning, masses of young people “not really affiliated to any political party” took part in Cockroach-led demonstrations. The movement was then stabilized by the “entry of these very disciplined, inventive and serious left party students” and is now supported by India’s leading opposition parties.
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"Apocalypse Now and Then": Author Arundhati Roy on Artificial Intelligence, Capitalism & More
Support our work: https://democracynow.org/donate/sm-desc-yt Acclaimed author Arundhati Roy discusses the rise of artificial intelligence, which she calls "capitalism's final destination." Democracy Now! is an independent global news hour that airs on over 1,500 TV and radio stations Monday through Friday. Watch our livestream at democracynow.org Mondays to Fridays 8-9 a.m. ET. Subscribe to our Daily Email Digest: https://democracynow.org/subscribe
4 days, 21 hours ago
Mehdi Hasan on how AIPAC's super PAC works
Zeteo’s Mehdi Hasan explains how AIPAC’s super PAC, United Democracy Project, operates and why it doesn’t run ads about Israel.
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