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This is a rush transcript. Copy may not be in its final form. AMY GOODMAN: This is Democracy Now!, democracynow.org. I’m Amy Goodman. We turn now to a conversation with Geeta Gandbhir. She’s an Emmy-winning, acclaimed Indian American documentary filmmaker, director, producer and editor, recently made history as the first woman to receive Academy Award […]

This is a rush transcript. Copy may not be in its final form. AMY GOODMAN: This is Democracy Now!, democracynow.org. I’m Amy Goodman. We end today’s show remembering the acclaimed filmmaker Brent Renaud. Four years ago this month, he became the first Western journalist killed by Russian soldiers in Ukraine. He traveled to Ukraine to […]

This is a rush transcript. Copy may not be in its final form. AMY GOODMAN: This is Democracy Now!, democracynow.org. I’m Amy Goodman. Israel is also escalating its bombardment of Lebanon, where officials said today at least another 11 people were killed in an Israeli strike on a hotel in a Beirut suburb and a […]

This is a rush transcript. Copy may not be in its final form. AMY GOODMAN: This is Democracy Now!, democracynow.org, The War and Peace Report. I’m Amy Goodman, as we turn now to look at one of the most celebrated international films of the year, The Secret Agent, directed by the Brazilian filmmaker Kleber Mendonça […]

This is a rush transcript. Copy may not be in its final form. AMY GOODMAN: This is Democracy Now!, democracynow.org. I’m Amy Goodman, with Juan González. As we continue to look at the U.S. and Israeli war on Iran and Iran’s retaliation, we’re joined by Ofer Cassif. He’s a member of the Israeli Knesset and […]

This is a rush transcript. Copy may not be in its final form. AMY GOODMAN: This is Democracy Now!, democracynow.org. I’m Amy Goodman, with Juan González. “The US/Israeli Attack Was to Prevent Peace Not Advance It.” That’s the headline of a new article in CounterPunch by the economist Michael Hudson, who details how President Trump […]

This is a rush transcript. Copy may not be in its final form. AMY GOODMAN: This is Democracy Now!, democracynow.org. I’m Amy Goodman, as we continue to look at the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran. Israel has mobilized 100,000 reservists as it threatens to reinvade Lebanon. Lebanon’s Health Ministry says at least 31 people have been […]

This is a rush transcript. Copy may not be in its final form. AMY GOODMAN: This is Democracy Now! I’m Amy Goodman. The United States and Israel are facing global condemnation for launching unilateral attacks on Iran without seeking approval of the U.N. Security Council. We go now to France, where we’re joined by Reed […]

This is a rush transcript. Copy may not be in its final form. AMY GOODMAN: This is Democracy Now!, Democracynow.org, the War and Peace Report. I’m Amy Goodman with Nermeen Shaikh. NERMEEN SHAIKH: We turn now to Gaza, where almost one year ago, Israeli forces killed 15 Palestinian medics and aid workers in a sustained […]

A congressional committee is deposing former President Bill Clinton today over his connection to serial sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. This comes after former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton denied ever meeting Epstein or knowing of his crimes during separate closed-door testimony to the House Oversight Committee Thursday, which the former presidential candidate denounced as “partisan […]