Full Interview: Smithsonian Head Lonnie Bunch in 2020 on Telling "Unvarnished" History, Trump & More
In early 2020, Democracy Now! spoke with the newly appointed secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, Lonnie G. Bunch III, in Washington, D.C.
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Democracy Now! 2025-08-22 Friday
Headlines for August 22, 2025; “Commander-in-Cheat”: After Texas, Trump’s Redistricting Push Goes National; EXCLUSIVE: Fired State Dept. Official Speaks Out, Suggested Condolences for Killed Gaza Journalists; Day Laborer Dies Fleeing ICE: Family Mourns, Community Demands Answers
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Democracy Now! 2025-08-21 Thursday
Headlines for August 21, 2025; “I Just Want to Die”: Desperate Med Student in Gaza Sends Messages to Doctor Denied Entry; “The West Bank Is the Prize”: Israel Approves New Settlements to “Bury” Palestinian State; Smithsonian Head Lonnie Bunch in 2020 on Telling “Unvarnished” History, Meeting Trump & More
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Democracy Now! 2025-08-20 Wednesday
Headlines for August 20, 2025; Occupied D.C.? Six GOP States Send National Guard to Washington as Outcry Grows over Trump Power Grab; For-Profit Presidency: New Yorker Mag Reveals Trump Family’s Frenzy to Cash In on the White House; “Unprecedented and Not Normal”: ACLU Sues over Legal Black Hole at “Alligator Alcatraz” ICE Jail
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Democracy Now! 2025-08-19 Tuesday
Headlines for August 19, 2025; Will Russia-Ukraine War End with Diplomacy or on Battlefield? John Mearsheimer vs. Denys Pilash; “They Kidnapped Me”: L.A. Immigrant Rights Activist Recounts Violent Arrest by Masked Federal Agents
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