Democracy Now! 2026-08-17 Monday
Democracy Now! 2026-08-17 Monday  
Podcast: Democracy Now! Audio
Published On: Mon Aug 17 2026
Description: Headlines for August 17, 2026; “Operation Puppet Master”: Trump Admin Spied on Minnesota Activists & Unions After ICE Killings; Exclusive: Palestine Action Lawyer Rajiv Menon Breaks Silence on Facing Contempt Charges in U.K.; “The Nerd Reich”: Author Gil Durán on Big Tech Fascism, Peter Thiel, JD Vance & the War on Democracy