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Democracy Now! Daily Digest

A Daily Independent Global News Hour with Amy Goodman & Juan González

Monday, April 20, 2020

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We continue our conversation with Dr. Armen Henderson, an African-American doctor in Miami who was handcuffed outside his home while preparing for a ... Read More →
Grocery stores are one of the frontlines of the coronavirus pandemic, with store workers and gig economy shoppers often working without protection, as ... Read More →
We continue our conversation with world-renowned political dissident, linguist and author Noam Chomsky. He responds to President Trump's cuts to U.S. support ... Read More →
A new policy at New York City's public hospitals requires medical workers who call in sick to produce a doctor's note. "We know that people just need a mental health ... Read More →

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U.S. Fatalities Top 40,000; Nursing Homes Hit Hard as Death Tolls Soar

Trump and Governors at Odds over Coronavirus Testing as Uneven Reopening of States Commences

Right-Wing Groups Organize Anti-Lockdown Protests Around the Country

New Deal on Relief for Small Businesses Could Be Imminent But May Lack Key Democratic Provisions

Immigrant Prisoners at Otay Mesa Launch Hunger Strike, Denounce Inhumane Treatment

Michael Cohen to Be Released from Federal Detention as Prisoners Nationwide Face Mounting Coronavirus Risk

Italy Records Lowest Daily Death Toll in a Week; Spain & France Also Show Signs of Progress

Report Reveals Boris Johnson Skipped Early Gov’t Meetings About Coronavirus Threat

Fire Rips Through Packed Greek Refugee Camp After Protest over Death of Iraqi Asylum Seeker

Thousands in Tel Aviv Protest Against Netanyahu’s Coronavirus Response

WHO Warns Severe COVID-19 Cases in Africa Could Reach 10 Million

Afghan President Self-Isolates After 40 Palace Employees Test Positive for COVID-19

Brazil’s Bolsonaro Coughs into Crowd at Anti-Quarantine Rally

Mumbai to Test Hydroxychloroquine on Some of City’s Poorest Residents

100,000 Bangladeshis Defy Lockdown to Attend Mass Funeral

South Korean Infections Fall to Single Digits, But Questions Remain over Relapse Risk

Canada Gunman Kills at Least 16 in Nova Scotia Shooting Rampage

Trump Admin Rolls Back Regulations on Toxic Mercury Emissions

West Coast and Northern Mexico Headed Toward Record-Breaking Mega-Drought

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