Background Briefing – March 24, 2026
Background Briefing offers an educational approach to providing information in an era of “fake news.”
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Economic Update – Trumps Tariff Policies: A Critique
This week on Economic Update, Professor Wolff explains how and why Trumps tariff policies add uncertainties to global trade that undermine the very benefits he promised tariffs would bring. He also explains why the United States has never truly been a democracy, but rather an authoritarian society whose current shift is from a polite authoritarianism … Continued
Cover to Cover – March 24, 2026
A celebration of the art of poetry and prose with Jovelyn Richards.
The Trump administration has been unabashed in its intention to criminalize dissent, labeling protestors “domestic terrorists.” A recent verdict against anti-ICE protestors in Texas promises to be consequential in that effort. Scholar Thomas Zeitzoff reflects on the administration’s widespread attempts to quash opposition, from targeting fundraising by liberal nonprofits, knocking on the doors of former … Continued
Dr. Setareh Sadeqi joins hosts Nora Barrows-Friedman and Ali Abunimah from Isfahan in Iran. She is an assistant professor at the Faculty of World Studies at the University of Tehran, holds a PhD in North American Studies and researches Iran-US relations, sanctions, and media narratives. And on the Resistance Report, the Iran war widens, and Hizballah steps up … Continued
UpFront (Replay) – March 24, 2026
UpFront delivers a mix of local, state, and international coverage through challenging interviews, civil debates, breaking updates, and in-depth discussions with authors.
Democracy Now! (Rebroadcast) – March 24, 2026
On today’s show: Headlines “Israel First”: Ex-Israeli Negotiator Daniel Levy Says Netanyahu Led Trump into Illegal Iran War “Under the Rubble”: Pulitzer-Prize Winner Reads Poem About Gaza at Democracy Now’s 30th Anniversary Bruce Springsteen Performs “Streets of Minneapolis” at Democracy Now!’s 30th Anniversary As Trump Deploys ICE Agents to Airports, TSA Agents Continue to Go … Continued
I. An Urgent Call to Release Elders from California’s Women’s Prisons In the first segment, Guest Host Thandisizwe Chimurenga speaks with members of the California Coalition for Women Prisoners (CCWP) and the Policy Advocacy Clinic (PAC) about No Time to Wait: A Case for Releasing Elders from California’s Women’s Prisons a New Report that Verifies … Continued
Battle Over Federal ID in Voting; Plus, Inside Iran as War with Israel and US Continues
08:00 — Ari Berman is national voting rights correspondent at Mother Jones. He’s the author of Minority Rule: The Right-Wing Attack on the Will of the People—and the Fight to Resist It. 33:00 — Ervand Abrahamian is Distinguished Professor of History at the Graduate Center of the City University of New York.
Democracy Now! – March 24, 2026
On today’s show: Headlines “Israel First”: Ex-Israeli Negotiator Daniel Levy Says Netanyahu Led Trump into Illegal Iran War “Under the Rubble”: Pulitzer-Prize Winner Reads Poem About Gaza at Democracy Now’s 30th Anniversary Bruce Springsteen Performs “Streets of Minneapolis” at Democracy Now!’s 30th Anniversary As Trump Deploys ICE Agents to Airports, TSA Agents Continue to Go … Continued