you are in tahrir square with your high school newspaper, opposing the regime. also one of the editors of the oscar-nominated film "the square" about tahrir, joining us from london where she and her sister mona are leading a sit-in for her brother's release, on hunger strike for more than 200 days, her mother in egypt because they always have one family member there to be near alaa, though he is in prison. naomi klein, thank you for being with us from british, colombia, senior contributing writer at the intercept and professor of climate justice at the university of british columbia. he only wrote the ford to alaa's book recently released, "you have not yet been defeated." we will into your guardian and intercept peace "greenwashing a police state: the truth behind egypt's cop27 masquerade." next up we go to florida to speak with law professor kimberlÉ crenshaw civil rights attorney barbara arnwine who are on a 26 city tour to increase voter registration and turnout ahead of the term elections. stay with us. ♪ [music break] amy: this is democracy now!, democracyn