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Democracy Now! is an independent daily TV & radio news program, hosted by award-winning journalists Amy Goodman and Juan González. We provide daily global news headlines, in-depth interviews and investigative reports without any advertisements or government funding. Our programming shines a spotlight on corporate and government abuses of power and lifts up the stories of ordinary people working to make change in extraordinary times. Democracy Now! is live weekdays at 8am ET and available 24/7 through our website and podcasts.

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1. 25 Years After 9/11: Cover-Up of Air Quality Risk Proved to Be "Death Sentence" for Thousands

2026-09-08

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View In: Democracy Now!Bob Hennelly, general manager of WBAI Pacifica Radio in New York, broadcast live during the September 11 attacks in 2001 and has been covering developments ever since. He says officials rushed to reopen the city after the disaster, despite the health risks from toxic air and debris around ground zero...

2. "People I Flew with All the Time": Flight Attendant Union Head Sara Nelson Remembers 9/11 Victims

2026-09-08

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View In: Democracy Now!We speak with Sara Nelson, the international president of the Association of Flight Attendants, about how flight attendants were affected by the 9/11 attacks. Nelson was working in Chicago that day, but she lost five of her friends, who were fellow flight attendants, in the attacks. “My handbook is i...

3. Firefighter, EMT, Stuyvesant High School Student Describe 9/11 Exposure & Long Fight for Healthcare

2026-09-08

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View In: Democracy Now!Twenty-five years after the 9/11 attacks, many New York City residents are still grappling with complicated health conditions related to exposure to the toxic air and debris around ground zero. “We were digging through the pile and using rakes to spread out all the debris to look for anyone’s remains,...

4. "Toxic Nightmare": 25 Years After 9/11, Juan González on His Predictions of Worker Illness & Death

2026-09-08

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View In: Democracy Now!Twenty-five years after September 11, 2001, more people are believed to have died from cancer, respiratory and other illnesses due to exposure to the airborne toxins than the nearly 3,000 people killed in the attacks on the World Trade Center. In the weeks and months that followed 9/11, former New Yor...

5. Headlines for September 8, 2026

2026-09-08

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View In: Democracy Now!Houthi Forces from Yemen Strike Saudi Cities and Energy Sites, Injuring Over 70 People, U.S. Gov’t Investigators Administer Polygraph Exams to 50 People on the Military’s Joint Staff, Israeli Strikes Kill 11 People in Southern Lebanon, Israel Carries Out Deadly Strikes on the Gaza Strip, Killing Tw...

6. Democracy Now! Marks 30 Years with Angela Davis, Bruce Springsteen, Patti Smith, Michael Stipe & More

2026-09-07

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View In: Democracy Now!A special broadcast: Highlights from Democracy Now!’s 30th anniversary celebration at the historic Riverside Church, featuring Angela Davis, Patti Smith, Mosab Abu Toha, Michael Stipe, Hurray for the Riff Raff, Amy Goodman, Juan González, Nermeen Shaikh and a surprise appearance by Bruce Springsteen.

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