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This is a rush transcript. Copy may not be in its final form. AMY GOODMAN: We turn to Wole Soyinka, the acclaimed playwright, author and poet, the first African to win the Nobel Prize for Literature. You teach at NYU Abu Dhabi. You’re not in the United States. And looks like you can’t come here […]

This is a rush transcript. Copy may not be in its final form. NERMEEN SHAIKH: We begin today’s show looking at U.S.-China relations and President Trump’s threat to resume nuclear weapons testing. President Trump and President Xi Jinping met in South Korea and agreed to a one-year trade truce, but the trade deal was overshadowed […]

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: We turn now to look at U.S.-China trade relations, after President Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping agreed to a one-year trade truce during their meeting in […]

Israel Continues Striking Gaza Despite Claiming to Abide by U.S.-Brokered Ceasefire Report: Google and Amazon Violated Their Own Terms of Service in Israel's $1.2 Billion "Project Nimbus" Deal Death Toll from Hurricane Melissa Rises to 49 Prince Andrew Stripped of Royal Titles and Evicted from Royal Mansion Trump Urges Republicans to Kill the Filibuster to […]

This is a rush transcript. Copy may not be in its final form. AMY GOODMAN: Illinois Governor JB Pritzker is calling for federal agents to pause their immigration enforcement in Chicago until after Halloween, amidst widespread condemnation of chaotic and violent arrests, confrontations with residents. GOV. JB PRITZKER: I’ve sent a letter to Kristi Noem […]

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. U.S. officials who closely examined the May 11th, 2022, shooting death of an American journalist, Palestinian American Shireen Abu Akleh, in the occupied West Bank were deeply […]

Australia has passed a law banning children under 16 from having social media accounts, effective December 10, 2025. Social media platforms face fines of up to AU$50 million for failing to implement age verification measures. Critics, including some senators and tech companies, warn the ban could harm mental health and push children […]

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 voters cast early ballots ahead of Election Day this coming Tuesday, we end today’s show with the mayoral race in Minneapolis. Omar Fateh, the son 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, with Nermeen Shaikh. NERMEEN SHAIKH: Sudan’s government says the Rapid Support Forces paramilitary group has killed at least 2,000 people in the three days since it seized control of the city 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, with Nermeen Shaikh. NERMEEN SHAIKH: We end today’s show in Cuba. On Wednesday, the United Nations General Assembly voted to condemn the U.S. embargo on Cuba for the 33rd consecutive year, with […]