The latest G8 summit took place at a plush mountaintop hotel on the northern Japanese island of Hokkaido, where 21,000 police were mobilized. em>Walden Bello spoke to Democracy Now about the declarations of the summit and the attempts to keep activists at bay

With the withdrawal of Morgan Tsvangirai from the Zimbabwean elections, Robert Mugabe has hardly left the news. Democracy Now hosts a discussion on the country with University of Houston Professor, Gerald Horne, and Syracuse University University Professor, Horace Campbell

Democracy Now interviews Tariq Ali on the events of 1968 in Europe and around the world, and on their legacy today.

George Monbiot speaks to Democracy Now about his attempted citizen’s arrest on former UN Ambassador John Bolton.

British Attorney Philippe Sands speaks to Democracy Now about the White House role in sanctioning torture.

John Pilger joins Democracy Now! for the hour to play excerpts of his documentaries and speak of the struggles he has covered.

Democracy Now! interviews George Monbiot on the great moral challenge of climate change.

A pair of British men were sentenced to jail on Thursday for leaking a classified memo that revealed President Bush told British Prime Minister Tony Blair in April 2004 that he wanted to bomb the Doha headquarters of the Arabic television network Al Jazeera. They were convicted after a highly secretive trial. Davide Simonetti of the website Blairwatch joins Democracy Now! in London.

Tariq Ali talks to Democracy Now! about Blair’s legacy, his fatal decision to follow the Bush administration into Iraq, and his likely successor Gordon Brown.

Amy Goodman interviews Tony Benn on the Prime Minister’s announcement of plans for a partial withdrawal.

An interview between Democracy Now!, Geoffrey Bindman and Susie Orbach on the Independent Jewish Voices project.