Democracy Now! Audio

We celebrate Democracy Now!'s 25th anniversary by airing highlights from our coverage over the years, from Haiti to Gaza, Standing Rock, the U.S.-Mexico border and more.

Texans are left in the dark as a major winter storm overwhelms the state's power grid; The latest science on masks; The fight over canceling student debt heats up in Washington; Celebrating co-host Nermeen Shaikh's 10th anniversary on Democracy Now!

We look at the debate over how to safely reopen schools during the pandemic; Amazon workers in Bessemer, Alabama, vote on whether to become the first unionized warehouse in the U.S.; Journalist Sarah Jaffe on her new book, "Work Won't Love You Back."

The Nation's Elie Mystal on Trump's acquittal and where the Republican Party goes from here; Ecuador's leading presidential candidate, left-wing economist Andrés Arauz, talks about his campaign pledge to fight austerity, poverty and the pandemic.

As the Senate acquits Donald Trump for inciting the deadly January 6 insurrection at the Capitol, is it setting a dangerous precedent?; The Lancet reports nearly 40% of deaths in the U.S. from COVID-19 were avoidable.

Closing arguments in Donald Trump's impeachment trial; Ralph Nader on Democrats' impeachment strategy and corporate crime; We look at the rise in domestic violence during the pandemic ahead of V-Day, a global day to end violence against against women.

At Trump's Senate trial, Democratic House impeachment managers release shocking video from inside the Capitol during the insurrection; Farmworkers in India continue to protest new agricultural laws that threaten their livelihoods.

The Senate votes to move forward with Trump's impeachment trial; We speak to academics Ibram X. Kendi and Keisha Blain about impeachment, racial disparities in the pandemic, and their new book, "Four Hundred Souls."

Donald Trump's historic second impeachment trial begins; Advocates call for the prioritization of COVID-19 vaccines for disabled people; The U.S. deports 72 people to Haiti despite Biden's vow to halt deportations for 100 days.

The International Criminal Court rules it can investigate Israeli war crimes in the Palestinian territories; The pandemic sets women back as Congress tries to pass a stimulus bill; Rep. Cori Bush demands accountability ahead of Trump's impeachment trial.

The head of the African CDC on the race to secure vaccines for the continent; President Joe Biden pledges to end U.S. support for the Saudi-led war in Yemen; Will Biden reverse Trump's recognition of the Moroccan occupation over Western Sahara?

As the U.S. ramps up vaccinations, experts urge the Biden administration to do more to supply the rest of the world with COVID vaccines; Reports emerge of mass surveillance and sexual abuse in China's crackdown on Muslim minorities.

What the coup in Burma means for Rohingya refugees who have faced years of repression under the military; Biden signs new executive orders on immigration but advocates say far more needs to be done; Jeff Bezos steps down as Amazon CEO.

Data shows Black and Latinx people in the U.S. are getting vaccinated at much lower rates than whites; Thousands in Russia protest to demand the release of jailed opposition figure Alexei Navalny; Russia's Sputnik V COVID vaccine is found 91.6% effective.

Calls grow to oust far-right Congressmember Marjorie Taylor Greene; We start Black History Month with new revelations about the FBI's role in the assassination of Black Panther leader Fred Hampton; and the new feature film, "Judas and the Black Messiah."