Democracy Now! 2026-04-29 Wednesday
4/29/202659 min
Democracy Now! 2026-04-29 Wednesday
Headlines for April 29, 2026"Political Disaster for Donald Trump": Jeremy Scahill on Stalled U.S.-Iran TalksUAE Quits OPEC as Many Countries Ramp Up Oil Production Despite Worsening Climate Crisis"We Are Bombarding America's Forests with Roundup": Despite Cancer Fear, Trump Admin Pushes Herbicide
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First 90 secondsAmy Goodman· Host0:01
[upbeat music] On the road to Rochester, New York, this is Democracy Now!
Speaker 1· Soundbite0:21
I appeal to the parties, open the strait. Let ships pass, no tolls, no discrimination. Let trade resume. Let the global economy breathe.
Amy Goodman· Host0:35
US-Iran talks remain at a standstill as the US is continuing to blockade Iranian ports, and Iran has largely halted shipping traffic in the Strait of Hormuz. We'll speak with Jeremy Scahill of Drop Site News. Then, the United Arab Emirates has pulled out of OPEC in a move to increase its oil production capacity. We'll look at what the Iran war means for the push to transition away from fossil fuels. And finally, the Supreme Court hears a case that could determine if thousands of cancer patients can sue Roundup's manufacturer, Bayer. We'll speak to Mother Jones reporter Nate Halverson about his new investigation. It's headlined We Are Bombarding America's Forests With Roundup.
Speaker 21:27
For decades, Monsanto,