About this episode
The episode covers various headlines including U.S. foreign policy towards Cuba and Iran, featuring interviews with David Cay Johnston and Peter Kornbluh.
Headlines for May 20, 2026; “Dictatorship in Action”: David Cay Johnston on $1.8B Slush Fund & Shielding Trumps “Forever” from IRS ; Report from Havana: Cubans Starving & Dying Because of Intensified U.S. Blockade; Is an Invasion of Cuba Next? Peter Kornbluh on U.S. Move to Indict Raúl Castro & CIA’s Widening Role; Amnesty: Executions Spike in Iran as Gov’t Intensifies Domestic Repression Amid U.S./Israeli Attacks 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 Cay Johnston, Peter Kornbluh
Topics covered
- U.S. foreign policy
- Cuba
- Iran
- executions
- blockade
- IRS
- domestic repression
Keywords
- slush fund
- Trump
- blockade
- executions
- domestic repression
- Cuba
- IRS
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Amnesty, CIA
Places: Iran, Cuba
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