Democracy Now! 2026-04-28 Tuesday
4/28/202659 min
Democracy Now! 2026-04-28 Tuesday
Headlines for April 28, 2026Trump vs. Dreamers: Justice Dept. Moves to Make It Easier to Deport 500K+ DACA RecipientsAvi Lewis, New Socialist Leader of Canada's NDP: "Life Just Doesn't Have to Be So Grindingly Unfair"Colombia Hosts First Global Summit on Transitioning from Fossil Fuels in Attempt to Break U.N. Deadlock
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First 90 secondsAmy Goodman· Host0:01
[upbeat music] From Toronto, this is Democracy Now!
Irene Vélez· Soundbite0:19
Thirty-one years after the first COP on climate change, global CO2 emissions have increased by at least 65%. It could be said that we have failed, but we would also like to think that we are precisely at a moment of opportunity when the window has not yet closed.
Amy Goodman· Host0:39
Environment ministers from more than 50 countries are gathering in Santa Marta, Colombia for a major summit on transitioning away from fossil fuels. But the United States, Russia, and China are skipping the summit. We'll speak to South African climate activist Kumi Naidoo, president of the Fossil Fuel Treaty Initiative. Plus, as we broadcast from Toronto, we'll speak to Avi Lewis, recently elected head of the NDP, the New Democratic Party, Canada's progressive party, after campaigning on a platform embracing ecosocialism and expanding publicly funded projects.
Speaker 21:21
[upbeat music] A network of public providers for food, phones, and internet. [cheering] A public housing