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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, with Nermeen Shaikh. NERMEEN SHAIKH: An Israeli court has closed an investigation into the death of Walid Ahmad, a 17-year-old from the occupied West Bank who died in an Israeli jail six […]

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 Nermeen Shaikh. We end today’s show with Michael Stipe and Aaron Dessner performing their song “No Time for Love Like Now” at Democracy Now!’s 30th anniversary celebration. Aaron Dessner, co-founder of […]

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. On Monday, over 2,000 people packed into the historic Riverside Church here in New York to celebrate 30 years of Democracy Now! Speakers and performers included Angela Davis; Patti Smith; Michael Stipe; […]

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 with “People Have the Power.” At Democracy Now!‘s 30th anniversary celebration Monday at the historic Riverside Church, Patti Smith, Bruce Springsteen and Michael Stipe got on stage for […]

Simulation: Extended Strait of Hormuz Closure Could Affect $1.2 Trillion in Global Trade Simulation Models Impacts of Prolonged Strait of Hormuz Closure A simulation conducted by Austrian researchers has modeled the potential global economic impact of a prolonged closure of the Strait of Hormuz, a critical maritime chokepoint, according to a study released in […]

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. We turn now to “The Boss” — that’s right, Bruce Springsteen. On Monday night, he made a surprise appearance at Democracy Now!’s 30th anniversary celebration at the historic Riverside Church […]

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. JUAN GONZÁLEZ: Well, Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents have been deployed to more than a dozen airports nationwide amid severe staffing shortages within the Transportation Security Administration, TSA, caused […]

This is a rush transcript. Copy may not be in its final form. JUAN GONZÁLEZ: We’re continuing to look at the U.S. and Israel, the unprovoked U.S. and Israel war on Iran. Earlier today, President Trump claimed the U.S. had “very good and productive conversations” with Iran to end hostilities, but Iran claims there are […]

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. JUAN GONZÁLEZ: We turn now to look at growing opposition to the U.S. and Israeli war on Iran within the U.S. military. The Center on Conscience and War is […]

A New York Times investigation has found that Cesar Chavez, the late co-founder of the United Farm Workers, abused and molested multiple women and girls over the course of decades. Ana Murguia and Debra Rojas say that Chavez sexually abused them for years when they were girls in the 1970s. Murguia said Chavez assaulted her […]