Democracy Now!
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Democracy Now! Tuesday, December 2, 2025
<p>Headlines for December 02, 2025; “A War Crime & Murder”: David Cole on U.S. Killing of Survivors of Boat Strike in Caribbean; “This Is a Union Town”: Zohran Mamdani & Bernie Sanders Join Striking Starbucks Workers’ Picket; Trump’s Cuts to <span class="caps">AIDS</span> Prevention Are Devastating LGBTQ+ Communities Globally: Steven Thrasher</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.
Democracy Now! Monday, December 1, 2025
<p>Headlines for December 01, 2025; Trump Meddles in Honduran Election & Vows to Pardon Ex-President Jailed in U.S. for Drug Trafficking; “Kill Everybody”: Could Hegseth Face War Crimes Probe for Killing Survivors of U.S. Boat Strike?; Trump Vows to Pause Migration from “Third World Countries” After Fatal National Guard Shooting; “Imperial Blowback”: Suspect in D.C. Shooting Was Part of <span class="caps">CIA</span> Death Squad in Afghanistan</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.
Democracy Now! Friday, November 28, 2025
<p>The Historic Rise of Zohran Mamdani: Democracy Now! Coverage from 2021 Hunger Strike to Election Night</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.
Democracy Now! Thursday, November 27, 2025
<p>“I’m Not Going to Give Up”: Leonard Peltier on Indigenous Rights, His Half-Century in Prison & Coming Home; My Father Is a Warrior & My Hero: An Interview with Leonard Peltier’s Daughter Marquetta</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.
Column — COP30's Three F-Words: Failure on Fossil Fuels
By Amy Goodman & Denis Moynihan Powerful petrostates and large polluting nations succeeded in blocking inclusion of a roadmap away from fossil fuels in the summit’s concluding agreement
Democracy Now! Wednesday, November 26, 2025
<p>Headlines for November 26, 2025; “From Apartheid to Democracy”: Sarah Leah Whitson on New Book, Israel, Gaza & Trump-<span class="caps">MBS</span> Meeting; Mamdani’s Affordability Agenda: Incoming <span class="caps">NYC</span> Deputy Mayor Dean Fuleihan on How to Make It Happen; “Policy Violence”: <span class="caps">ICE</span> Raids & Shredding of Social Safety Net Are Linked, Says Bishop William Barber</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.
Democracy Now! Tuesday, November 25, 2025
<p>Headlines for November 25, 2025; “The Epstein Class”: Anand Giridharadas on the Elite Network Around the Sexual Predator; Will the U.S. Attack Venezuela? Trump’s Anti-Maduro Campaign Seen as Part of a Broader Regional Plan; Assassinated Amazonian Rubber Tapper Chico Mendes Tried to Save the Rainforest. Meet His Daughter</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.
Democracy Now! Monday, November 24, 2025
<p>Headlines for November 24, 2025; From Affordability to Genocide, Trump-Mamdani Meeting at White House Was Full of Surprises; Climate Deal Excludes Fossil Fuel Phaseout as Wealthy Nations Place Burden “On the Backs of the Poor”</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.
Democracy Now! Friday, November 21, 2025
<p>Headlines for November 21, 2025; No Fossil Fuel Phaseout, No Deal! At COP30, Vanuatu Climate Minister Joins 30+ Dissenting Nations; “We Need to Be Heard”: Indigenous Amazon Defender Alessandra Korap Munduruku on COP30 Protest; “Inviting the Arsonists”: Indian Climate Activist Slams Fossil Fuel Lobbyists at U.N. Climate Summit</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.
Column — COP30 in the Amazon and the Hope of Indigenous Leadership
By Amy Goodman & Denis Moynihan Thousands of Amazonian land defenders, both Indigenous people and their allies, have traveled to the tropical city of Belém, Brazil, carrying their message that the rainforest is at a tipping point, but can still be saved.
Democracy Now! Thursday, November 20, 2025
<p>Headlines for November 20, 2025; Climate Crisis Displaces 250 Million Over a Decade While U.S. & Other Polluting Nations Close Borders; Brazilian Indigenous Minister Sônia Guajajara on Fossil Fuel Phase Out, Bolsonaro’s Conviction & More; The Race to Save the Amazon: Top Brazilian Scientist Says Rainforest Is at “Tipping Point”</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.
Democracy Now! Wednesday, November 19, 2025
<p>Headlines for November 19, 2025; “Bring the Truth Out of the Shadows”: Survivors Hail Congressional Vote to Release Epstein Files; Susana Muhamad, Ex-Colombian Environment Minister, on COP30 Talks, Trump, Gaza & More; Sudanese Researcher Lina Yassin on COP30 Climate Talks, <span class="caps">UAE</span>-Funded Proxy War in Sudan over Gold & More; “Data Crunch”: AI Boom Threatens to Entrench Fossil Fuels and Compromise Climate Goals</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.
Democracy Now! Tuesday, November 18, 2025
<p>Headlines for November 18, 2025; Brazil’s Contradictory Climate Policies: Lula Gov’t Reduces Deforestation, Boosts Oil & Gas Production; Indigenous Leaders Converge in Belém, Brazil, Demanding Greater Role at U.N. Climate Talks; Kumi Naidoo on U.S. Skipping COP30, Why Rich Nations Must Pay a Climate Debt, Gaza, Sudan & More</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.
Democracy Now! Monday, November 17, 2025
<p>Headlines for November 17, 2025; Report from COP30: Thousands March in Indigenous-Led Protest at Brazil Climate Talks “in Defense of Life”; Protect the Amazon, Tax the Polluters: Climate Activists Demand Action at COP30 in Belém, Brazilq; “Just Transition”: Polluting Countries Must Take Responsibility for Extreme Climate Change</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.
Democracy Now! Friday, November 14, 2025
<p>Democracy Now! Friday, November 14, 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.
Column — Adelante, Adelita
House Speaker Johnson’s arbitrary and hostile refusal to swear in Adelita Grijalva for close to two months was an absolute disservice, not only to her and her constituents, but to our democracy. As fears rise of Trump’s authoritarian actions, the people of southern Arizona now have a voice in Congress. Adelante, Adelita.
Democracy Now! Thursday, November 13, 2025
<p>Democracy Now! Thursday, November 13, 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.
Democracy Now! Wednesday, November 12, 2025
<p>Headlines for November 12, 2025; “Caved Too Soon”: Ro Khanna on Senate Shutdown Deal, Why Schumer Should Step Down & Epstein Files; “Food is A Fundamental Human Right”: U.S. Hunger Expert Decries Trump Withholding Food Assistance; Epstein & Israel: Drop Site News Investigates Jeffrey Epstein’s Ties to Israeli Intelligence; “Put Your Soul on Your Hand and Walk”: New Film on Gaza Photojournalist Killed in Israeli 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.
Democracy Now! Tuesday, November 11, 2025
<p>Headlines for November 11, 2025; Calls For Schumer to Step Down Grow as Democrats Cave on Healthcare & Help <span class="caps">GOP</span> Pass Funding Bill; Chicago Parents Denounce <span class="caps">ICE</span> For Violently Detaining Beloved Daycare Teacher in Front of Toddlers; “Free Joan Little”: New Film on Landmark 1975 Murder Acquittal of Woman Sexually Assaulted by Prison Guard</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.
Democracy Now! Monday, November 10, 2025
<p>Headlines for November 10, 2025; U.N. Climate Summit Opens in Brazil as the Phillippines is Hit by Back-to-Back to Deadly Typhoons; Exposed: 5,000+ Fossil Fuel Lobbyists Got Access to U.N. Climate Talks & Helped Block Climate Action; How We Got Here: Jelani Cobb on Rise of Trump & White Nationalism After Push for Racial Justice</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.
Democracy Now! Friday, November 7, 2025
<p>Headlines for November 07, 2025; “The Fight Is Not Over”: <span class="caps">LGBTQ</span> Advocates Challenge Supreme Court’s Anti-Trans Passport Ruling; “Without Precedent”: Lisa Graves on the Supreme Court, Tariffs, Voting Rights & Legacy of John Roberts; Is the U.S. Planning to Assassinate Maduro? Peter Kornbluh on “Trump’s Gunboat Diplomacy”; Remembering Peter Weiss: Legendary Human Rights Lawyer Dies at 99</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.
Column — Zohran Mamdani, Eugene V. Debs, and the Dawn
By Amy Goodman & Denis Moynihan Eugene V. Debs was arrested, tried, convicted, and sentenced to 10 years in prison. His address to the court at sentencing is considered one of the most eloquent speeches in modern English. That’s what Mamdani quoted at his victory rally.
Democracy Now! Thursday, November 6, 2025
<p>Headlines for November 06, 2025; “My Community Is Under Invasion from Our Own Federal Gov’t”: Evanston Mayor Decries <span class="caps">ICE</span> Raids in Illinois; “Taken: The Agents Raiding Communities and the People Trying to Stop Them”: Maria Hinojosa; “Fire in Every Direction”: Palestinian Author Tareq Baconi on Gaza, Zionism & Embracing Queerness</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.
Democracy Now! Wednesday, November 5, 2025
<p>Headlines for November 05, 2025; Democratic Socialist Zohran Mamdani Wins Historic <span class="caps">NYC</span> Mayoral Race: “The Future Is in Our Hands”; The Movement Behind Mamdani: Organizers & Supporters Celebrate Stunning Victory & Repudiation of Trump; This Is How to Fight Fascism: Naomi Klein, <span class="caps">AOC</span> & Brad Lander on Mamdani Victory; “Epic Night for Democrats”: Party Wins Races Across the U.S. in Voter Rebuke to 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.
Democracy Now! Tuesday, November 4, 2025
<p>Headlines for November 04, 2025; From Mamdani to Prop 50, John Nichols on Election Day Races & the Future of Democratic Party; “The Dark Side”: Dick Cheney’s Legacy from Iraq Invasion to U.S. Torture Program; “Injustice”: How Biden’s <span class="caps">DOJ</span> Failed to Hold Trump Accountable for Jan. 6, Corruption & More</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.
Democracy Now! Monday, November 3, 2025
<p>Headlines for November 03, 2025; “Denying People the Right to Food”: Millions Could Go Hungry as Trump Admin Holds Up <span class="caps">SNAP</span> Benefits; Trump Throws “Great Gatsby” Party at Mar-a-Lago as Food Stamps End for Millions; “Our Time Is Now”: Zohran Mamdani’s Mayoral Campaign Inspires NYC’s Working-Class South Asians; Trump Threatens to Go “Guns-a-Blazing” into Nigeria over “Killing of Christians”; Nigerian Nobel Laureate Wole Soyinka on Denial of His U.S. Visa & Trump’s Threat to Strike Nigeria</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.
Democracy Now! Friday, October 31, 2025
<p>Headlines for October 31, 2025; Chicago’s Militarized Immigration Raids “Coming to Other Cities” as Trump Plans 10,000-Bed Jails; Did U.S. Cover Up Shireen Abu Akleh Killing? Whistleblower Says Report Was Watered Down for Israel; “Mamdani of the Midwest”: Meet Omar Fateh. Could He Be the Next Mayor of 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.
Column — Speaker Johnson: Seat Adelita Grijalva Now!
By Amy Goodman & Denis Moynihan As Trump exerts maximum pressure to block the release of the Epstein files, Representative-elect Adelita Grijalva’s voice and vote is needed in Congress, now.
Democracy Now! Thursday, October 30, 2025
<p>Headlines for October 30, 2025; “Extraordinarily Destabilizing Decision”: Trump Denounced over Call to Immediately Resume Nuclear Tests; U.S., China Reach Trade Truce as Trump & Xi Meet for First Time in Years; Mass Killings Reported in Sudan as <span class="caps">RSF</span> Seizes El Fasher; 460 Killed at Hospital; U.N. Votes Overwhelmingly to Denounce U.S. Embargo on Cuba as Hurricane Melissa Batters Island</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.
Democracy Now! Wednesday, October 29, 2025
<p>Headlines for October 29, 2025; “Groundhog Day”: Israel Breaks Ceasefire to Attack Gaza, Killing 104 People, Including 46 Children; Hurricanes Should Be Named After Fossil Fuel Firms: Mikaela Loach, Jamaican British Climate Activist; Federal Agent Pointed Gun at My Head: Illinois Lawmaker Hoan Huynh Denounces <span class="caps">ICE</span> Raids in Chicago; “Coexistence, My Ass!”: Israeli Comic Noam Shuster Eliassi Uses Humor to Oppose Occupation & Genocide</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.
Democracy Now! Tuesday, October 28, 2025
<p>Headlines for October 28, 2025; Calls Grow for Humanitarian Ceasefire in Sudan as <span class="caps">RSF</span> Forces Seize Key City of El Fasher in Darfur; 42 Million to Lose Food Assistance as Trump Refuses to Tap Emergency <span class="caps">SNAP</span> Funds; Millions Face Soaring Health Insurance Premiums as <span class="caps">GOP</span> Refuses to Extend Obamacare Subsidies; Master Plan: David Sirota on Trump & the Decadeslong “Plot to Legalize Corruption in 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.
Democracy Now! Monday, October 27, 2025
<p>Headlines for October 27, 2025; “Rubio’s Ideological Project”: What’s Driving Trump’s Campaign Against Venezuela?; Jeremy Scahill on Gaza “Ceasefire,” Talking to Hamas & Israel’s Doctrine of Dehumanizing Palestinians; <span class="caps">NYC</span> Mayoral Candidate Zohran Mamdani Rallies With Bernie Sanders & <span class="caps">AOC</span>, Confronts Islamophobic Attacks</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.
Democracy Now! Friday, October 24, 2025
<p>Headlines for October 24, 2025; As Israel Pushes to Annex West Bank, Norwegian Refugee Council Condemns Growing Settler Violence; Cracks Grow in <span class="caps">MAGA</span> Coalition over Epstein Files, Healthcare & Racist Group Texts: Ex-<span class="caps">GOP</span> Adviser; “Criminal Justice Is Criminal”: New Film Is “Musical Indictment” of Cash Bail & Deadly Houston Jail</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.
Column — Trump's Demolition, from the East Wing to Western Democracy
By Amy Goodman & Denis Moynihan President Trump and his enablers were openly disturbed by the mass protests across the United States on “No Kings Day” that said with incredible creativity and in a consistently peaceful and nonviolent way, essentially what the framers of the Constitution wrote, only a few years before enslaved workers laid that cornerstone of the White House: “No kings, no monarchs.”
Democracy Now! Thursday, October 23, 2025
<p>Headlines for October 23, 2025; International Court of Justice: As Occupying Power, Israel Must Allow U.N. Aid into Gaza; Ex-U.S. Diplomat Robert Malley on Gaza Ceasefire & U.S. Double Standards on Israel; “Fascism or Genocide” Author Ross Barkan on <span class="caps">NYC</span> Mayoral Race, Mamdani’s Rise, Socialism & More</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.
Democracy Now! Wednesday, October 22, 2025
<p>Headlines for October 22, 2025; “Nobody’s Girl”: Virginia Giuffre’s Memoir Details Sex Abuse by Epstein, Maxwell, Prince Andrew; Colombia’s U.S. Ambassador Denounces Trump’s Deadly Strikes on Boats in the Caribbean; Tensions in Latin America Rise as U.S. Threatens Venezuela & Colombia</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.
Democracy Now! Tuesday, October 21, 2025
<p>Headlines for October 21, 2025; “We Are Under Attack”: Rep. Delia Ramirez on Immigration Crackdown in Chicago, Gov’t Shutdown & More; Shadow President: Project 2025 Architect Russell Vought Is Using Shutdown to Gut Federal Agencies; “Armed Only with a Camera”: <span class="caps">HBO</span> Film on Life & Death of Brent Renaud, Journalist Killed in Ukraine</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.
Democracy Now! Monday, October 20, 2025
<p>Headlines for October 20, 2025; “The War Has Not Really Ended”: Gaza Reporter on Israeli Attacks & Reuniting with Imprisoned Brother; The Forgotten Captives: Israel Still Imprisoning 9,000 Palestinians Even After Hostage Deal; No to Authoritarianism: 7 Million Rally Across U.S. in Historic No Kings Day Protests; “This Is Ethnic Cleansing”: Civil Rights Icon Dolores Huerta Decries Trump’s Targeting of Immigrants</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.
Democracy Now! Friday, October 17, 2025
<p>Headlines for October 17, 2025; “Israeli Sadism in a Nutshell”: Amira Hass on Israeli Prisons, Settler Violence & Gaza Ceasefire; “Cold-Blooded Murder”: David Cole on Trump’s Boat Attacks & <span class="caps">CIA</span> Covert Action in Venezuela; “No Kings. No Thrones. No Crowns.”: Millions to Protest Saturday in 1000s of Cities, Towns Nationwide</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.
Column — Too Many Palestinian (and Certain Israeli) Voices Are Excluded from the U.S. Media
By Amy Goodman & Denis Moynihan We need a media that reflects the full range of voices. Without that, peace, in the Middle East and elsewhere, will remain beyond reach.
Democracy Now! Thursday, October 16, 2025
<p>Headlines for October 16, 2025; Report from Gaza: Despite Ceasefire, Humanitarian Crisis Continues as Israel Severely Restricts Aid; “Taken Hostage by the Israeli Military”: Freed Palestinian Prisoners Describe Widespread Torture; Why Is Trump Bailing Out Argentina’s President Milei While Firing Thousands of Workers in U.S.?; Will Supreme Court Gut Voting Rights Act & Weaken Electoral Power of Black Americans?; Walkout: Top U.S. Media, Including Conservative Outlets, Reject New Pentagon Press Restrictions</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.
Democracy Now! Wednesday, October 15, 2025
<p>Headlines for October 15, 2025; Anti-Fascism Scholar Flees U.S. Fearing for His Family’s Safety Amid Trump’s “Antifa” Fearmongering; Historian Joel Beinin on Gaza Deal, Abandoning Zionism, His Israeli Niece’s Captivity in Gaza & More; Lindsey Boylan, Ex-Cuomo Aide Who Accused Him of Sexual Harassment, on Why She Supports Mamdani</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.
Democracy Now! Tuesday, October 14, 2025
<p>Headlines for October 14, 2025; “Recognize Palestine”: Israeli Knesset Member Ofer Cassif on Protesting Trump, Netanyahu Speeches; Free Dr. Abu Safiya: Calls Grow for Israel to Release Imprisoned Gaza Healthcare Workers; Will Gaza Ceasefire Last? Trump’s Plan “Short on Details” Beyond Release of Captives; Juan González on Chicago’s Grassroots Movement to Protect Immigrants from <span class="caps">ICE</span></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.
Democracy Now! Monday, October 13, 2025
<p>Headlines for October 13, 2025; “We Lost Everything”: Palestinian Writer Ahmed Abu Artema on Gaza Ceasefire, Hostage Exchange & More; Israeli Historian Ilan Pappé: Despite Ceasefire, Palestinians Still Face “Elimination, Genocide”; “We Survived the Night”: Julian Brave NoiseCat on Residential Schools & Recovering Native History</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.
Democracy Now! Friday, October 10, 2025
<p>Headlines for October 10, 2025; After Gaza Ceasefire, “Massive Political Pressure” Needed to Prevent Israel from Restarting the War; 2025 Nobel Peace Prize for Anti-Maduro Leader María Corina Machado “Opposite of Peace”: Greg Grandin; “Enshittification”: Cory Doctorow on Why Big Tech Sucks, Keeps Getting Worse & What to Do About It</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.
Column — Trump's Orwellian Militarization of American Cities
By Amy Goodman & Denis Moynihan By the end of “1984,” Winston is brutalized into accepting the lies. This need not be our fate. Trump’s attempt to send troops into American cities can and must be resisted.
Democracy Now! Thursday, October 9, 2025
<p>Headlines for October 09, 2025; “Celebration and Sadness”: Reaction from Gaza as Israel & Hamas Agree to First Phase of Ceasefire Deal; A Ceasefire Deal, But Not a Peace Agreement: What Will Happen in Gaza After Hostages Are Released?; 5 Days in Israel’s Desert Prison: Jewish Flotilla Activist David Adler on Harrowing Detention Ordeal</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.
Democracy Now! Wednesday, October 8, 2025
<p>Headlines for October 08, 2025; Rep. Ro Khanna: Republicans Could End Shutdown, Lower Healthcare Costs Today; “Scary Precedent”: <span class="caps">GOP</span> Blocks Rep.-Elect Adelita Grijalva from Taking Seat Amid Epstein Files Fight; Bari Weiss to Head <span class="caps">CBS</span> News as Pro-Trump, Pro-Israel Billionaire Ellison Family Expands Media Empire; “Stripped for Parts”: Secretive Hedge Fund Accused of Plundering U.S. Newspapers</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.
Democracy Now! Tuesday, October 7, 2025
<p>Headlines for October 07, 2025; “Trump’s Invasion”: Illinois Officials Denounce Troop Deployment to Chicago as <span class="caps">ICE</span> Escalates Raids; Report from Gaza: Israeli Bombardment Enters Third Year Despite Ceasefire Talks in Egypt; Maoz Inon Lost His Parents in the Oct. 7 Attack. Here’s Why He’s Still Calling for Peace.; “Eyes of Gaza”: Palestinian Journalist Plestia Alaqad Chronicles Life Under Israeli Bombs</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.
Democracy Now! Monday, October 6, 2025
<p>Headlines for October 06, 2025; “It’s Not a Peace Plan”: Ex-Israeli Negotiator Daniel Levy on Trump Push to End War on Gaza; Gaza Flotilla Update: U.K. Journalist Describes “Torturous Conditions” in Israeli Custody; Famine Expert: Israel’s Starvation of Gaza Risks Normalizing the Weaponization of Food; Man-Made Famine & Malnutrition in Sudan, Exacerbated by U.S. Aid Cuts</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.