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Trans Day of Visibility: Activists Chase Strangio and Raquel Willis Demand Action on Anti-Trans Laws
On Trans Day of Visibility, "Democracy Now!" looks at the wave of anti-trans laws being enacted across the U.S., with dozens more anti-trans bills making their way through state legislatures.
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'The System of Policing Is on Trial:' Derek Chauvin Murder Case Is About More Than Just George Floyd
After the third dramatic day in the murder trial of former police officer Derek Chauvin in Minneapolis, "Democracy Now!" speaks with Mel Reeves, community editor at the Minnesota Spokesman-Recorder, the oldest Black-owned newspaper in the state.
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Biden's $2 Trillion Infrastructure Plan Goes Beyond Bridges and Roads, But Its 'Scale Is Inadequate'
"Democracy Now!" speaks with economist Darrick Hamilton about how U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen is calling for a minimum global corporate income tax to help pay for President Joe Biden's proposed $2.25 trillion infrastructure and jobs plan.
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The largest union drive in the history of Amazon has ended with the company on top. After a months-long battle, 738 workers at Amazon’s Bessemer, Alabama, warehouse voted to unionize, and 1,798 voted no.
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Protesters in Chicago took to the streets to condemn the police killing of Adam Toledo, a 13-year-old Latinx boy, after bodycam video released by the Chicago police showed Toledo had his hands up in the air when a police officer shot him dead on March 29.
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Protests continue in the Minneapolis area after a white police officer shot and killed a 20-year-old Black man, Daunte Wright, during a traffic stop Sunday in the suburb of Brooklyn Center.
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The World Health Organization has warned so-called vaccine passports may not be an effective way to reopen, and healthcare professionals argue vaccine certificates may further exacerbate vaccine inequality.
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Mass Shooting at Indianapolis FedEx Warehouse 'Follows Pattern of Violence Against Sikhs' Nationwide
The Sikh community in Indianapolis and across the United States is in mourning after a gunman killed eight people, of which four of the victims were Sikh, at a FedEx facility last week.
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A jury in Minneapolis has convicted former police officer Derek Chauvin on three counts for murdering George Floyd by kneeling on his neck for nine minutes and 29 seconds last year.
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The White House convened a virtual summit on the climate crisis this week, with 40 leaders representing the world’s major economies pledging cuts to greenhouse gas emissions.
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As President Joe Biden makes history by explicitly describing the 1915 massacre of Armenians by Ottoman Turks as a "genocide," "Democracy Now!" speaks with Peter Balakian, Pulitzer Prize-winning Armenian American poet and professor at Colgate University.
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On the eve of his 100th day in office, President Joe Biden gave his first speech to a joint session of Congress and proposed trillions of dollars in new economic measures.
