About this episode

This episode covers headlines including the Ebola response, media control by Trump, and resistance against tech billionaires.

Headlines for May 22, 2026; “Politically Driven Epidemic”: Ebola Response Hampered by Impoverishment & U.S. Global Health Cuts; Stephen Colbert Out at CBS as Trump Weaponizes Regulatory Power to Control the Media: David Sirota; “AI Resist List”: Karen Hao on Data Center Resistance, Tech Billionaires, “Empire of AI” & More Democracy Now! is a daily independent news hour hosted by award-winning journalists Amy Goodman and Juan González. Visit democracynow.org to watch and listen to the latest interviews, read through show transcripts, search the vast news archive or to make a donation to support our nonprofit news program. Livestream weekdays 8 a.m. ET.

People in this episode

Hosts: Amy Goodman, Juan González

Guests: David Sirota, Karen Hao

Topics covered

• Ebola response
• U.S. global health cuts
• media control
• data center resistance
• AI technology
• political issues

Keywords

• Ebola
• Trump
• media
• AI
• health cuts
• Stephen Colbert
• David Sirota
• Karen Hao

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: CBS, U.S. Global Health

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