Alternative News

This is a rush transcript. Copy may not be in its final form. AMY GOODMAN: Democratic socialist Zohran Mamdani has been sworn in as the mayor of New York City. He was officially sworn in just after midnight on New Year’s Eve. He’s made history as New York’s first Muslim, first South Asian and first […]

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 continue coverage of the historic inauguration of democratic socialist Zohran Mamdani as the mayor of New York City. We’ll hear in a minute from his […]

This is a rush transcript. Copy may not be in its final form. AMY GOODMAN: Yes, democratic socialist Zohran Mamdani has made history as New York’s first Muslim, first South Asian, first African-born mayor, and, at the age of 34, the city’s youngest mayor in more than a century. During the public New Year’s Day […]

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 continue our coverage of the New Year’s Day inauguration of the democratic socialist Zohran Mamdani as the mayor of New York City. It was below freezing, huge public ceremony outside City […]

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. Israel is banning dozens of international humanitarian organizations from operating in the Gaza Strip starting Thursday, January 1st. The groups banned include some of the best-known humanitarian aid groups […]

This is a rush transcript. Copy may not be in its final form. AMY GOODMAN: The Empire of AI. That’s the name of a new book by journalist Karen Hao, who’s been closely reporting on the rise of the artificial intelligence industry with a focus on Sam Altman’s OpenAI. That’s the company behind ChatGPT. Karen […]

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 Juan González. At midnight New York time tonight, democratic socialist Zohran Mamdani will be sworn in as mayor at a private ceremony at an old City […]

This is a rush transcript. Copy may not be in its final form. AMY GOODMAN: We end our final live broadcast of 2025 with Norman Solomon, director of RootsAction, executive director of the Institute for Public Accuracy. He’s just published a new book. It’s titled The Blue Road to Trump Hell: How Corporate Democrats Paved […]

Lavrov claims Ukraine launched 91 drones at Putin’s residence, vows to revise peace talk stance Russia accuses Ukraine of a drone attack on Putin’s residence, vowing severe retaliation. Ukraine’s Zelensky denies the claim, calling it a fabrication to justify escalation. Russia warns it will revise its negotiation stance, citing alleged Ukrainian […]

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 millions across the United States struggle with rising food and living costs, we look now at how the Trump administration plans to resume garnishing the wages of student […]