Democracy Now! 2026-04-20 Monday
4/20/202659 min
Democracy Now! 2026-04-20 Monday
Headlines for April 20, 2026"Gulf of Trust" Between Iran & U.S. as End of Ceasefire Nears, Peace Talks UncertainWho Is Breaking International Law in the Strait of Hormuz? It's Not Iran, Says ScholarShepard Fairey on Art, Activism & Resisting Fascism: "It Can Happen Here, and It Is"Forest Firings: Trump Admin Aims to "Break the Forest Service," Nearly 200 Million Acres at Stake
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First 90 secondsAmy Goodman· Host0:01
[upbeat music] From San Francisco, this is Democracy Now!.
Speaker 20:19
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Amy Goodman· Host0:28
[gunshots] [gunshots] The US military has attacked and seized an Iranian-flagged cargo ship as hopes dim for a new round of peace talks. On Sunday, President Trump issued a new warning saying, "If Iran does not sign this deal, the whole country is getting blown up." We'll get the latest and look at what's happening in the Strait of Hormuz. On Friday, Iran announced it will reopen the strait, but then reversed course after the US refused to lift its embargo. We'll speak to two Iranian-American professors. Then to the acclaimed artist and activist, Shepard Fairey. We met up with him in his Los Angeles gallery.
Shepard Fairey· Guest1:22
[upbeat music] I think art can help turn things around by taking something that's a, you know, a feeling more in the ether and crystallizing it in a way