Democracy Now! Wednesday, April 29, 2026

About this episode

The episode covers headlines including stalled U.S.-Iran talks, UAE's exit from OPEC, and the Trump administration's push for herbicide use despite health concerns.

Headlines for April 29, 2026; “Political Disaster for Donald Trump”: Jeremy Scahill on Stalled U.S.-Iran Talks; UAE Quits OPEC as Many Countries Ramp Up Oil Production Despite Worsening Climate Crisis; “We Are Bombarding America’s Forests with Roundup”: Despite Cancer Fear, Trump Admin Pushes Herbicide 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

Guest: Jeremy Scahill

Topics covered

• U.S.-Iran Talks
• Oil Production
• Climate Crisis
• Herbicide Use
• Political Analysis

Keywords

• Donald Trump
• UAE
• OPEC
• climate crisis
• herbicide
• Jeremy Scahill
• political disaster
• oil production
• America's forests

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: UAE, OPEC, Trump Admin

Places: America

More episodes of Democracy Now!

• Democracy Now! Friday, June 12, 2026 · June 12, 2026 · 59 min
• Democracy Now! Thursday, June 11, 2026 · June 11, 2026 · 59 min
• Democracy Now! Wednesday, June 10, 2026 · June 10, 2026 · 59 min
• Democracy Now! Tuesday, June 9, 2026 · June 9, 2026 · 59 min
• Democracy Now! Monday, June 8, 2026 · June 8, 2026 · 59 min
• Democracy Now! Friday, June 5, 2026 · June 5, 2026 · 59 min