# Democracy Now! Wednesday, May 20, 2026

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Podcast: [Democracy Now!](https://stenobird.com/podcast/democracy-now-1621212)
Published: 2026-05-20T14:45:09+00:00
Episode link: https://soundcloud.com/democracynow/democracy-now-wednesday-may-20
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## Resource

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.

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