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<p>Headlines for February 03, 2026; Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson Directs Local Police to Investigate “Rogue, Reckless” <span class="caps">ICE</span> Agents; Philly City Council Considers ”<span class="caps">ICE</span> Out” Legislation, as DA Krasner Decries “Wannabe Nazi” <span class="caps">ICE</span> Agents; Immigrant Rights Leader in Maine Says <span class="caps">ICE</span> Raids Caused Panic & “Wave of Fear”; ProPublica Identifies <span class="caps">CBP</span> Agents Who Fatally Shot <span class="caps">ICU</span> Nurse Alex Pretti in Minneapolis</p> Democracy Now! is a daily independent news hour hosted by award-winning journalists Amy Goodman and Juan González. Visit democracynow.org to watch and listen to the latest interviews, read through show transcripts, search the vast news archive or to make a donation to support our nonprofit news program. Livestream weekdays 8 a.m. ET.

<p>Headlines for February 02, 2026; “Journalism Is Not a Crime”: Georgia Fort & Don Lemon Arrested for Covering St. Paul Church Protest; “Leave Our City Now”: Minneapolis Residents March as Part of National Strike Against <span class="caps">ICE</span>; “Billionaire Boys Club”: What the Latest Epstein Files Reveal About Elite Impunity; <span class="caps">FBI</span> Raid in Georgia Is Part of “Trump’s Scheme to Try to Rig the Midterms”: Ari Berman</p> Democracy Now! is a daily independent news hour hosted by award-winning journalists Amy Goodman and Juan González. Visit democracynow.org to watch and listen to the latest interviews, read through show transcripts, search the vast news archive or to make a donation to support our nonprofit news program. Livestream weekdays 8 a.m. ET.

<p>Headlines for January 30, 2026; “Hostile Takeovers”: As U.S. Claims Venezuela’s Oil, Trump Seeks “Vassal States” Across the World; “Cold-Blooded Murder”: Families of Trinidadian Men Killed in U.S. Boat Strike Sue Trump Admin; 350,000 Haitians in U.S. “at Risk of Losing Everything” After Trump Revokes Legal <span class="caps">TPS</span> Status; “Prevent the Bloodshed”: Filmmaker Sepideh Farsi on Iran Protests & U.S. Threats of Military Strikes</p> Democracy Now! is a daily independent news hour hosted by award-winning journalists Amy Goodman and Juan González. Visit democracynow.org to watch and listen to the latest interviews, read through show transcripts, search the vast news archive or to make a donation to support our nonprofit news program. Livestream weekdays 8 a.m. ET.

<p>Headlines for January 29, 2026; “Let Us Out”: <span class="caps">ICE</span> Detention of Children Sparks Protests at Immigration Jail in Dilley, TX; “Not Going to Bully Me”: Rep. LaMonica McIver Faces 17 Years in Prison over <span class="caps">ICE</span> Jail Inspection; <span class="caps">ICE</span> Agents Film Minnesota Protesters & Immigrants as Part of Massive Facial Recognition Push</p> Democracy Now! is a daily independent news hour hosted by award-winning journalists Amy Goodman and Juan González. Visit democracynow.org to watch and listen to the latest interviews, read through show transcripts, search the vast news archive or to make a donation to support our nonprofit news program. Livestream weekdays 8 a.m. ET.

<p>Headlines for January 28, 2026; <span class="caps">ICE</span> “Wartime” Recruiting Effort Targets Gun & Military Lovers Using White Nationalist Messaging; Rep. Ilhan Omar Attacked by Man at Minneapolis Town Hall After She Called for Noem’s Impeachment; “The Border Is the Entire Country”: How Trump Brought Borderland Violence into U.S. Cities; Abolish <span class="caps">ICE</span>: Rep. Delia Ramirez Calls for Defunding <span class="caps">DHS</span> & Defends Rep. Ilhan Omar After Attack</p> Democracy Now! is a daily independent news hour hosted by award-winning journalists Amy Goodman and Juan González. Visit democracynow.org to watch and listen to the latest interviews, read through show transcripts, search the vast news archive or to make a donation to support our nonprofit news program. Livestream weekdays 8 a.m. ET.

<p>Headlines for January 27, 2026; “Feels Like a Cover-Up”: Minnesota AG Keith Ellison Slams Trump Admin over Deadly <span class="caps">ICE</span> Crackdown; Can <span class="caps">ICE</span> Forcibly Enter Homes Without a Warrant? Inside Trump’s Attack on the 4th Amendment; From George Floyd to Alex Pretti: “Copaganda” Author on Myths About Immigration, Crime & Policing</p> Democracy Now! is a daily independent news hour hosted by award-winning journalists Amy Goodman and Juan González. Visit democracynow.org to watch and listen to the latest interviews, read through show transcripts, search the vast news archive or to make a donation to support our nonprofit news program. Livestream weekdays 8 a.m. ET.

<p>Headlines for January 26, 2026; “He Was Executed”: Minneapolis Residents Outraged, Defiant After Immigration Agents Kill Alex Pretti; <span class="caps">RIP</span> Alex Pretti: Colleague Remembers “Compassion,” “Deep Empathy” of <span class="caps">ICU</span> Nurse Killed by Feds; “Trumped-Up Charges”: Out of Jail, Nekima Levy Armstrong Faces Prosecution for Anti-<span class="caps">ICE</span> Church Protest; ”<span class="caps">ICE</span> Out”: Tens of Thousands March in Minnesota in General Strike Against Immigration Raids</p> Democracy Now! is a daily independent news hour hosted by award-winning journalists Amy Goodman and Juan González. Visit democracynow.org to watch and listen to the latest interviews, read through show transcripts, search the vast news archive or to make a donation to support our nonprofit news program. Livestream weekdays 8 a.m. ET.

<p>Headlines for January 23, 2026; “Emperor” Trump’s So-Called Board of Peace Erases Palestinians from Gaza Governance; Nekima Levy Armstrong Jailed After Protesting <span class="caps">ICE</span> Official Who Also Serves as Pastor in St. Paul; <span class="caps">ICE</span> Out of Minnesota: Unions & Churches Lead Economic Blackout in “Day of Truth and Freedom”; “Kings and Pawns”: Howard Bryant on What Jackie Robinson & Paul Robeson Reveal About America</p> Democracy Now! is a daily independent news hour hosted by award-winning journalists Amy Goodman and Juan González. Visit democracynow.org to watch and listen to the latest interviews, read through show transcripts, search the vast news archive or to make a donation to support our nonprofit news program. Livestream weekdays 8 a.m. ET.

<p>Headlines for January 22, 2026; “An Abomination”: Yanis Varoufakis on Trump’s “Board of Peace” & Threat to Democratic World Order; “Catch of the Day”: Latest <span class="caps">ICE</span> Operation in Maine Targets Somali Community; Born in Evin Prison, Iranian Author on Protests Against “Authoritarian, Theocratic Regime”</p> Democracy Now! is a daily independent news hour hosted by award-winning journalists Amy Goodman and Juan González. Visit democracynow.org to watch and listen to the latest interviews, read through show transcripts, search the vast news archive or to make a donation to support our nonprofit news program. Livestream weekdays 8 a.m. ET.

<p>Headlines for January 21, 2026; Facing Possible Arrest, Minnesota Lawyer Defends Protest at Church Whose Pastor Is Top <span class="caps">ICE</span> Official; As Trump Threatens to Take Greenland, Oxfam Warns of Rising Authoritarianism & Billionaire Boom; <span class="caps">NYC</span> Nurses’ Strike Enters 10th Day; Mayor Mamdani & Sen. Sanders Join Picket Line</p> Democracy Now! is a daily independent news hour hosted by award-winning journalists Amy Goodman and Juan González. Visit democracynow.org to watch and listen to the latest interviews, read through show transcripts, search the vast news archive or to make a donation to support our nonprofit news program. Livestream weekdays 8 a.m. ET.

<p>Headlines for January 20, 2026; <span class="caps">ICE</span> vs. People of Minnesota: A Special Report on Community Resistance to Trump’s Militarized Crackdown; “Not Above the Law”: Law Prof. Michele Goodwin Decries Violent <span class="caps">ICE</span> Activity in Minnesota; A Distraction from Epstein Files? Trump Ramps Up Chaos in Minnesota, Greenland & Beyond; “No Going Back”: Trump Escalates Threats to Take Greenland & Tariff European Allies</p> Democracy Now! is a daily independent news hour hosted by award-winning journalists Amy Goodman and Juan González. Visit democracynow.org to watch and listen to the latest interviews, read through show transcripts, search the vast news archive or to make a donation to support our nonprofit news program. Livestream weekdays 8 a.m. ET.

<p><span class="caps">MLK</span> Day Special: Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in His Own Words</p> Democracy Now! is a daily independent news hour hosted by award-winning journalists Amy Goodman and Juan González. Visit democracynow.org to watch and listen to the latest interviews, read through show transcripts, search the vast news archive or to make a donation to support our nonprofit news program. Livestream weekdays 8 a.m. ET.

<p>Headlines for January 16, 2026; <span class="caps">ICE</span> Arresting U.S. Citizens, Using Banned Chokeholds: Explosive ProPublica Report; “Autocratic Power Grab”: Trump Threatens to Invoke Insurrection Act, Deploy Troops to Minnesota; Palestinian Activist Mahmoud Khalil Speaks Out as New Ruling Could Lead to His Rearrest, Deportation; “All That’s Left of You”: Oscar-Shortlisted Film Traces Palestinian Family’s Love & Loss Since 1948</p> Democracy Now! is a daily independent news hour hosted by award-winning journalists Amy Goodman and Juan González. Visit democracynow.org to watch and listen to the latest interviews, read through show transcripts, search the vast news archive or to make a donation to support our nonprofit news program. Livestream weekdays 8 a.m. ET.

<p>Headlines for January 15, 2026; <span class="caps">FBI</span> Raids Home of Washington Post Reporter as Attacks on Press Freedom Intensify Under Trump; “This Regime Will Fall”: Director Jafar Panahi on Deadly Iran Protests & Filmmaking Under Censorship</p> Democracy Now! is a daily independent news hour hosted by award-winning journalists Amy Goodman and Juan González. Visit democracynow.org to watch and listen to the latest interviews, read through show transcripts, search the vast news archive or to make a donation to support our nonprofit news program. Livestream weekdays 8 a.m. ET.

<p>Headlines for January 14, 2026; “Federal Invasion”: Minnesota Officials Condemn Violent <span class="caps">ICE</span> Raids, Arrests; Journalist Tests <span class="caps">ICE</span> Recruitment; Surprised to Find Herself Hired with No Background Check; ”<span class="caps">ICE</span> Is OK with Renee Good’s Killing”: Journalist Ken Klippenstein on <span class="caps">ICE</span> Tactics & Recruitment; <span class="caps">ICE</span> Detention Expands Dramatically; 70,000 Immigrants Now Jailed, Deaths Increase; Supreme Court Appears Poised to Uphold State Bans on Trans Student Athletes</p> Democracy Now! is a daily independent news hour hosted by award-winning journalists Amy Goodman and Juan González. Visit democracynow.org to watch and listen to the latest interviews, read through show transcripts, search the vast news archive or to make a donation to support our nonprofit news program. Livestream weekdays 8 a.m. ET.

<p>Headlines for January 13, 2026; “Stolen from Us”: Family Demands Justice for Keith Porter, Black Father Killed by Off-Duty <span class="caps">ICE</span> Agent; “State of Siege”: Iran Protest Death Toll Rises to 2,000 After U.S. Sanctions Spawn Economic Crisis; “Empire in Decline”: Historian Alfred McCoy on U.S. Aggression in Venezuela, Iran & Beyond</p> Democracy Now! is a daily independent news hour hosted by award-winning journalists Amy Goodman and Juan González. Visit democracynow.org to watch and listen to the latest interviews, read through show transcripts, search the vast news archive or to make a donation to support our nonprofit news program. Livestream weekdays 8 a.m. ET.

<p>Headlines for January 12, 2026; Iran Escalates Deadly Crackdown on Mass Protests as Trump Threatens to Launch Military Attack; “We Had Whistles. They Had Guns”: Nationwide Protests Held over <span class="caps">ICE</span> Killing of Renee Good; “All the Walls Came Down”: L.A. Fire Survivors Fight Foreclosure & Demand Justice in Altadena</p> Democracy Now! is a daily independent news hour hosted by award-winning journalists Amy Goodman and Juan González. Visit democracynow.org to watch and listen to the latest interviews, read through show transcripts, search the vast news archive or to make a donation to support our nonprofit news program. Livestream weekdays 8 a.m. ET.

<p>Headlines for January 09, 2026; “What Are You Hiding?” Minnesota AG Keith Ellison Says <span class="caps">ICE</span> Killing of Renee Good Must Be Investigated; “The Voice of Hind Rajab,” Shortlisted for Oscar, Uses Audio of 6-Year-Old Girl Killed in Gaza; “Holding Liat”: Former Israeli Hostage Says “There Aren’t Any Conflicts That Are Unsolvable”</p> Democracy Now! is a daily independent news hour hosted by award-winning journalists Amy Goodman and Juan González. Visit democracynow.org to watch and listen to the latest interviews, read through show transcripts, search the vast news archive or to make a donation to support our nonprofit news program. Livestream weekdays 8 a.m. ET.

<p>Headlines for January 08, 2026; “Terror & Chaos”: Minneapolis Reeling After <span class="caps">ICE</span> Killing of Renee Nicole Good; Trump Vows to “Indefinitely” Control Venezuela’s Oil as U.S. Seizes Two More Oil Tankers</p> Democracy Now! is a daily independent news hour hosted by award-winning journalists Amy Goodman and Juan González. Visit democracynow.org to watch and listen to the latest interviews, read through show transcripts, search the vast news archive or to make a donation to support our nonprofit news program. Livestream weekdays 8 a.m. ET.

<p>Headlines for January 07, 2026; “This Is Our Hemisphere”: Report from Colombia on Trump’s Escalating Threats to the Region; Trump’s Plan to Seize Greenland Would “Militarize the Arctic,” Trample Indigenous Rights; “Firestorm”: MS NOW’s Jacob Soboroff on Anniversary of L.A. Fires & “America’s New Age of Disaster”</p> Democracy Now! is a daily independent news hour hosted by award-winning journalists Amy Goodman and Juan González. Visit democracynow.org to watch and listen to the latest interviews, read through show transcripts, search the vast news archive or to make a donation to support our nonprofit news program. Livestream weekdays 8 a.m. ET.

<p>Headlines for January 06, 2026; “It’s All About the Oil, Stupid!”: Mehdi Hasan on Trump Attacking Venezuela & Kidnapping Maduro; “Imperial Laboratory”: Alexander Aviña on the “Donroe” Doctrine & U.S. Intervention in Latin America; Chevron Stocks Surge After Trump Vows to “Take Back” Venezuela’s Oil After U.S. Attack; Trump Family Businesses Rake in $4 Billion After His Reelection with Focus on AI, Crypto & Nuclear</p> Democracy Now! is a daily independent news hour hosted by award-winning journalists Amy Goodman and Juan González. Visit democracynow.org to watch and listen to the latest interviews, read through show transcripts, search the vast news archive or to make a donation to support our nonprofit news program. Livestream weekdays 8 a.m. ET.

<p>Headlines for January 05, 2026; “Venezuela Is Not Going to Be a U.S. Colony”: Report from Caracas on U.S. Attack & Maduro Abduction; “Imperialist Intervention”: Law Prof. David Cole on the Illegality of U.S. Attack on Venezuela; Trump “Just Wants Oil,” Not Democracy: What’s Next in Trump’s War on Venezuela?</p> Democracy Now! is a daily independent news hour hosted by award-winning journalists Amy Goodman and Juan González. Visit democracynow.org to watch and listen to the latest interviews, read through show transcripts, search the vast news archive or to make a donation to support our nonprofit news program. Livestream weekdays 8 a.m. ET.

<p>Headlines for January 02, 2026; Mamdani Takes Oath at Abandoned <span class="caps">NYC</span> Subway Station to Highlight Plan to Improve Public Transit; Zohran Mamdani Supporters Celebrate “Politics of Optimism” at His Inauguration; <span class="caps">AOC</span>, <span class="caps">NYC</span> Public Advocate Jumaane Williams & Poet Cornelius Eady: Voices from the Mamdani Inauguration; “I Will Govern as a Democratic Socialist”: Watch Zohran Mamdani & Bernie Sanders at <span class="caps">NYC</span> Inauguration</p> Democracy Now! is a daily independent news hour hosted by award-winning journalists Amy Goodman and Juan González. Visit democracynow.org to watch and listen to the latest interviews, read through show transcripts, search the vast news archive or to make a donation to support our nonprofit news program. Livestream weekdays 8 a.m. ET.

<p>“Empire of AI”: Karen Hao on How AI Is Threatening Democracy & Creating a New Colonial World</p> Democracy Now! is a daily independent news hour hosted by award-winning journalists Amy Goodman and Juan González. Visit democracynow.org to watch and listen to the latest interviews, read through show transcripts, search the vast news archive or to make a donation to support our nonprofit news program. Livestream weekdays 8 a.m. ET.

By Amy Goodman & Denis Moynihan Democracy Now! turns 30 in February. Carried on over 1,500 stations around the globe, and with a growing audience of millions across multiple digital platforms, the program has become a leader in the burgeoning non-profit news space, as we collectively grapple with a multipronged crisis in journalism.

<p>Headlines for December 31, 2025; U.S. Strikes Against Venezuela: Trump “Wants the Oil” as Grassroots Resist “Economic Asphyxiation”; “One More Step to Push Out Principled Humanitarian Actors”: <span class="caps">NRC</span> on Israel Ban on Aid Groups in Gaza; “Mayor for the Masses”: Can the Democratic Socialist Movement That Elected Mamdani Keep Its Momentum?; “The Blue Road to Trump Hell”: Norm Solomon on “How Corporate Democrats Paved the Way for Autocracy”</p> Democracy Now! is a daily independent news hour hosted by award-winning journalists Amy Goodman and Juan González. Visit democracynow.org to watch and listen to the latest interviews, read through show transcripts, search the vast news archive or to make a donation to support our nonprofit news program. Livestream weekdays 8 a.m. ET.

<p>Headlines for December 30, 2025; “Whatever Israel Wants”: Trump Backs Netanyahu’s “Colonial” Wars in Gaza, Iran & Beyond; “Israel Crushed Mohammad Bakri”: Gideon Levy & Rami Khouri on Death of Iconic Palestinian Filmmaker; Trump Set to Garnish Wages for Student Loan Defaults; The Debt Collective Lays Out Other Options; Over 20M Americans Set to Lose Healthcare Coverage Jan. 1 After Congress Goes on Recess</p> Democracy Now! is a daily independent news hour hosted by award-winning journalists Amy Goodman and Juan González. Visit democracynow.org to watch and listen to the latest interviews, read through show transcripts, search the vast news archive or to make a donation to support our nonprofit news program. Livestream weekdays 8 a.m. ET.

<p>Headlines for December 29, 2025; What’s Behind Trump’s Christmas Strikes on Nigeria? Anti-Christian Genocide or Appeasing <span class="caps">MAGA</span> Base?; “Witch Hunt”: Jailed U.K. Palestine Action Activists Continue Hunger Strike Despite Health Risks; Cover-Up? New <span class="caps">HBO</span> Film Examines 2010 Immigrant Death Under Trump’s Current Border Commissioner</p> Democracy Now! is a daily independent news hour hosted by award-winning journalists Amy Goodman and Juan González. Visit democracynow.org to watch and listen to the latest interviews, read through show transcripts, search the vast news archive or to make a donation to support our nonprofit news program. Livestream weekdays 8 a.m. ET.

<p>Arundhati Roy on New Memoir “Mother Mary Comes to Me,” Gaza & Authoritarianism from India to U.S.; Remembering Bill Moyers: <span class="caps">PBS</span> Icon on Corruption of Corporate Media and Power of Public Broadcasting</p> Democracy Now! is a daily independent news hour hosted by award-winning journalists Amy Goodman and Juan González. Visit democracynow.org to watch and listen to the latest interviews, read through show transcripts, search the vast news archive or to make a donation to support our nonprofit news program. Livestream weekdays 8 a.m. ET.

<p>A Tribute to Blacklisted Lyricist Yip Harburg: The Man Who Put the Rainbow in The Wizard of Oz</p> Democracy Now! is a daily independent news hour hosted by award-winning journalists Amy Goodman and Juan González. Visit democracynow.org to watch and listen to the latest interviews, read through show transcripts, search the vast news archive or to make a donation to support our nonprofit news program. Livestream weekdays 8 a.m. ET.

By Amy Goodman & Denis Moynihan News organizations cannot function under corrupt corporate control, answering to billionaire bosses and politicians. When that happens, democracy dies, and dictators rise.

<p>Headlines for December 24, 2025; “Heartbreaking”: Journalist Vicky Ward on New Epstein Files & Survivors’ Fight for Accountability; “Never Stop”: Freed After 9 Months in <span class="caps">ICE</span> Jail, Immigrant Activist Jeanette Vizguerra Keeps Fighting; Free Leqaa Kordia: Palestinian Woman Who Joined Columbia U. Protest Has Been Detained Since March</p> Democracy Now! is a daily independent news hour hosted by award-winning journalists Amy Goodman and Juan González. Visit democracynow.org to watch and listen to the latest interviews, read through show transcripts, search the vast news archive or to make a donation to support our nonprofit news program. Livestream weekdays 8 a.m. ET.

<p>Headlines for December 23, 2025; <span class="caps">CBS</span> Censorship: Bari Weiss Pulls “60 Minutes” Exposé on Torture of Migrants U.S. Sent to El Salvador; “Out for Blood”: Writer Jasper Nathaniel on Surviving Israeli Settler Attack on W. Bank Olive Farmers</p> Democracy Now! is a daily independent news hour hosted by award-winning journalists Amy Goodman and Juan González. Visit democracynow.org to watch and listen to the latest interviews, read through show transcripts, search the vast news archive or to make a donation to support our nonprofit news program. Livestream weekdays 8 a.m. ET.

<p>Headlines for December 22, 2025; “Who Are They Protecting?”: Rep. Ro Khanna Urges Contempt Charges over AG Bondi’s Epstein Redactions; Rep. Ro Khanna on Venezuela Strikes, Zohran Mamdani, Trump-Kennedy Center & More; Israel Approves 19 New West Bank Settlements as State-Sponsored Violence Escalates; “Destroying Knowledge”: Michael Mann on Trump’s Dismantling of Key Climate Center in Colorado</p> Democracy Now! is a daily independent news hour hosted by award-winning journalists Amy Goodman and Juan González. Visit democracynow.org to watch and listen to the latest interviews, read through show transcripts, search the vast news archive or to make a donation to support our nonprofit news program. Livestream weekdays 8 a.m. ET.

<p>Headlines for December 19, 2025; Doctors in Jail? Hospitals Stripped of Fed Funding? The Criminalization of Trans Youth Healthcare; Kilmar Ábrego García Reunites with Family, But Trump Admin Threatens to Jail & Deport Him Again; “Terror & Fear”: Trump Moves to Denaturalize Citizens, End Birthright Citizenship, Halt Visa Lottery</p> Democracy Now! is a daily independent news hour hosted by award-winning journalists Amy Goodman and Juan González. Visit democracynow.org to watch and listen to the latest interviews, read through show transcripts, search the vast news archive or to make a donation to support our nonprofit news program. Livestream weekdays 8 a.m. ET.

By Amy Goodman & Denis Moynihan Gun violence is not unique to this country, but its sheer magnitude and frequency here is without equal.

<p>Headlines for December 18, 2025; “Divorced from Reality”: Economist Dean Baker Fact-Checks Trump’s Primetime Speech; Meet Tania Nemer, Fired Immigration Judge Suing Trump Admin Amid Purge of Immigration Court System; “No Military Solution”: Is Peace Possible in Sudan as “Proxy War” Expands?</p> Democracy Now! is a daily independent news hour hosted by award-winning journalists Amy Goodman and Juan González. Visit democracynow.org to watch and listen to the latest interviews, read through show transcripts, search the vast news archive or to make a donation to support our nonprofit news program. Livestream weekdays 8 a.m. ET.

<p>Headlines for December 17, 2025; A Path to <span class="caps">WWIII</span>? Greg Grandin on Venezuela, Trump’s “Madman Doctrine” & More; Chile’s Trump? Ariel Dorfman on the Election of Pinochet Admirer José Antonio Kast; How Did Epstein Get Rich? The New York Times Investigates His “Scams, Schemes, Ruthless Cons”</p> Democracy Now! is a daily independent news hour hosted by award-winning journalists Amy Goodman and Juan González. Visit democracynow.org to watch and listen to the latest interviews, read through show transcripts, search the vast news archive or to make a donation to support our nonprofit news program. Livestream weekdays 8 a.m. ET.

<p>Headlines for December 16, 2025; “We’re Angry”: Brown Univ. Student & Parkland Survivor Zoe Weissman Demands Action on Gun Violence; Homelessness Is About Affordability: Author Patrick Markee on the Housing Crisis in “New Gilded Age”; From “Alligator Alcatraz” to Gaza: U.S. Companies Line Up for Lucrative Gaza Contracts Under Trump</p> Democracy Now! is a daily independent news hour hosted by award-winning journalists Amy Goodman and Juan González. Visit democracynow.org to watch and listen to the latest interviews, read through show transcripts, search the vast news archive or to make a donation to support our nonprofit news program. Livestream weekdays 8 a.m. ET.

<p>Headlines for December 15, 2025; Antony Loewenstein on the Hanukkah Massacre in Sydney & the Muslim Food Vendor Who Saved Lives; Nobel Peace Laureate Narges Mohammadi Arrested Again in Iran; Meet Mia Tretta: Shot 6 Years Ago, Brown Student Speaks Out After Surviving 2nd School Shooting</p> Democracy Now! is a daily independent news hour hosted by award-winning journalists Amy Goodman and Juan González. Visit democracynow.org to watch and listen to the latest interviews, read through show transcripts, search the vast news archive or to make a donation to support our nonprofit news program. Livestream weekdays 8 a.m. ET.

<p>Headlines for December 12, 2025; From <span class="caps">COVID</span> to Hepatitis to Measles, <span class="caps">RFK</span> Jr. Is Gutting Vaccine Science: An Ex-<span class="caps">CDC</span> Expert Speaks Out; “Watched, Tracked & Targeted”: Gaza Writer Mohammed Mhawish on Life Under Israeli Surveillance; Trump Gold/Platinum Card: Amid Immigrant Crackdown, U.S. Sells Visas for Up to $5 Million; “A Force of Terror”: Rep. Delia Ramirez on <span class="caps">ICE</span> Abuses & Her Push to Impeach <span class="caps">DHS</span> Chief Kristi Noem</p> Democracy Now! is a daily independent news hour hosted by award-winning journalists Amy Goodman and Juan González. Visit democracynow.org to watch and listen to the latest interviews, read through show transcripts, search the vast news archive or to make a donation to support our nonprofit news program. Livestream weekdays 8 a.m. ET.

By Amy Goodman & Denis Moynihan This month marks the 70th anniversary of Rosa Parks’ arrest for refusing to give up her bus seat to a white passenger in Montgomery, Alabama. Her courageous act triggered the historic Montgomery bus boycott, launched the career of a young preacher named Martin Luther King, Jr., and changed the world.

<p>Democracy Now! Thursday, December 11, 2025</p> Democracy Now! is a daily independent news hour hosted by award-winning journalists Amy Goodman and Juan González. Visit democracynow.org to watch and listen to the latest interviews, read through show transcripts, search the vast news archive or to make a donation to support our nonprofit news program. Livestream weekdays 8 a.m. ET.

<p>Headlines for December 10, 2025; Will the International Community Act? Preschool Massacre & “Large Piles of Bodies” in Sudan; “Torture & Enforced Disappearances” at Florida’s <span class="caps">ICE</span> Jails “Alligator Alcatraz” & Krome; Trump Spokesperson Karoline Leavitt’s Nephew’s Mother Released from <span class="caps">ICE</span> Jail, Faces Deportation; Despite Judge’s Order, <span class="caps">ICE</span> Deports Shackled Babson College Freshman, Harasses Her Family in Texas; What Activists Can Learn from Rosa Parks on the 70th Anniversary of Montgomery Bus Boycott</p> Democracy Now! is a daily independent news hour hosted by award-winning journalists Amy Goodman and Juan González. Visit democracynow.org to watch and listen to the latest interviews, read through show transcripts, search the vast news archive or to make a donation to support our nonprofit news program. Livestream weekdays 8 a.m. ET.

<p>Headlines for December 09, 2025; “Merger Madness”: Trump at Center of Rival Netflix-Paramount Bids for Warner Bros.; “Honor Our History”: Trump Slammed for Ending Free National Park Entry on Juneteenth & <span class="caps">MLK</span> Day; Save Mumia’s Eyesight: Supporters March to Prison to Demand Medical Care for Him & Aging Prisoners</p> Democracy Now! is a daily independent news hour hosted by award-winning journalists Amy Goodman and Juan González. Visit democracynow.org to watch and listen to the latest interviews, read through show transcripts, search the vast news archive or to make a donation to support our nonprofit news program. Livestream weekdays 8 a.m. ET.

<p>Headlines for December 08, 2025; “Murder on the High Seas”: War Crimes Prosecutor Reed Brody on Trump’s Boat Strikes; “I Was Pepper-Sprayed”: Rep. Adelita Grijalva on <span class="caps">ICE</span> Raid, Epstein Files, Rising Health Costs & More; “Domestic Terrorism”: Leaked <span class="caps">DOJ</span> Memo Targets “Anti-Americanism, Anti-Capitalism, Anti-Christianity”; “The Problem with Plastic”: Former <span class="caps">EPA</span> Official on How to Save the Planet Before It’s Too Late</p> Democracy Now! is a daily independent news hour hosted by award-winning journalists Amy Goodman and Juan González. Visit democracynow.org to watch and listen to the latest interviews, read through show transcripts, search the vast news archive or to make a donation to support our nonprofit news program. Livestream weekdays 8 a.m. ET.

<p>Headlines for December 05, 2025; Rigging Democracy: Supreme Court Approves Racial Texas Gerrymander, Handing Trump Midterm Advantage; 5,000 Arrests? <span class="caps">ICE</span> Descends on Louisiana to Carry Out Raids in World’s “Incarceration Capital”; Trump Calls Somali Community “Garbage”: Minnesota Responds to Racist Rant and Immigration Sweeps; “Alejandro Was Murdered”: Colombian Fisherman’s Family Files Claim Against U.S. over Boat Strike</p> Democracy Now! is a daily independent news hour hosted by award-winning journalists Amy Goodman and Juan González. Visit democracynow.org to watch and listen to the latest interviews, read through show transcripts, search the vast news archive or to make a donation to support our nonprofit news program. Livestream weekdays 8 a.m. ET.

By Amy Goodman & Denis Moynihan Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth claims he had nothing to do with killing two survivors clinging to the wreckage of their boat following U.S. strikes on September 2. These actions, along with at least 20 additional lethal boat strikes that followed, are widely considered by legal and military experts to be war crimes.

<p>Headlines for December 04, 2025; Will Hegseth Go? Defense Secretary Faces Anger from Congress over Boat Strikes, Signal Chat; Can a Deal Be Reached to End Russia’s War in Ukraine? Matt Duss on Latest Diplomatic Efforts; “Making America White Again”: Trump Further Restricts Immigration, Ramps Up <span class="caps">ICE</span> Raids; West African Asylum Seekers Find Safe Haven in <span class="caps">NYC</span> Volunteer-Run Kitchen</p> Democracy Now! is a daily independent news hour hosted by award-winning journalists Amy Goodman and Juan González. Visit democracynow.org to watch and listen to the latest interviews, read through show transcripts, search the vast news archive or to make a donation to support our nonprofit news program. Livestream weekdays 8 a.m. ET.

<p>Headlines for December 03, 2025; U.S.-Backed Ceasefire Is Cover for Ethnic Cleansing in Gaza & West Bank: Sari Bashi; Ralph Nader on Trump’s “Entrenching Dictatorship,” Reclaiming Congress, and the Fight Against Big Money; ”<span class="caps">WTO</span>/99” Filmmaker on Anti-Corporate Globalization Movement: “These Issues Haven’t Gone Away”</p> Democracy Now! is a daily independent news hour hosted by award-winning journalists Amy Goodman and Juan González. Visit democracynow.org to watch and listen to the latest interviews, read through show transcripts, search the vast news archive or to make a donation to support our nonprofit news program. Livestream weekdays 8 a.m. ET.