Democracy Now! 2026-04-30 Thursday
4/30/202659 min
Democracy Now! 2026-04-30 Thursday
Headlines for April 30, 2026Supreme Court Guts Voting Rights Act in "Devastating Blow" to Democracy & Civil Rights: Maya WileyMaya Wiley: Southern Poverty Law Center Indictment Is Part of Trump's Broader Attack on Civil RightsScholar Gilbert Achcar on the U.S. War Against Iran & Trump's "Old-New Imperial Doctrine"Sunlight Doesn't Go Through the Strait of Hormuz: Bill McKibben on Iran Oil Shock & Green Transition
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First 90 secondsAmy Goodman· Host0:01
[upbeat music] From New York, this is Democracy Now!
Terri Sewell· Soundbite0:18
Today, the far-right Supreme Court has dealt a devastating blow to our democracy and to the Voting Rights Act of 1965. It will pave the way for the greatest reduction in representation for Black and minority voters since the years following Reconstruction.
Amy Goodman· Host0:37
The US Supreme Court guts a key part of the Voting Rights Act in a move that could help Republicans redraw congressional maps before the midterms. We'll speak with longtime civil rights attorney Maya Wiley, president of the Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights. Then, the Iran war is another reason to quit oil. We speak to climate activist and author Bill McKibben.
Bill McKibben· Soundbite1:06
The world's getting off oil lickety-split. That's the main effect of the war in Iran. The US not so much, so we're at one of these truly crucial junctures in this climate energy story.
Amy Goodman· Host1:19
And we speak to the Lebanese-born academic Joubiar Ashkar on the wars in Iran and Lebanon, and President Trump's embrace of gunboat diplomacy.