About this episode

This episode covers global press freedom issues, the destruction in Southern Lebanon, and features an interview with Kimberlé Crenshaw discussing her memoir and voting rights.

Headlines for May 06, 2026; Global Press Freedom Hits Record Low, U.S. Drops to 64th in the World: Reporters Without Borders; Israel’s Destruction of Southern Lebanon Turns Villages into “Moonscapes”: Reporter Lylla Younes; “Backtalker”: Kimberlé Crenshaw on New Memoir, Voting Rights, Critical Race Theory & Clarence Thomas

People in this episode

Host: Democracy Now!

Guest: Kimberlé Crenshaw

Topics covered

• press freedom
• Israel
• Lebanon
• voting rights
• critical race theory
• Clarence Thomas

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Reporters Without Borders

Places: Southern Lebanon

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