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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, The War and Peace Report. I’m Amy Goodman, with Nermeen Shaikh. NERMEEN SHAIKH: Secretary of State Marco Rubio is heading to Israel today, following on the heels of Vice President JD Vance’s visit. Vance was […]

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: The final debate of New York City’s closely watched mayoral race took place Wednesday night. Democratic socialist state Assemblyman Zohran Mamdani is the Democratic nominee. If he […]

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. A group of United Nations experts say U.S. strikes targeting boats in the Caribbean off the coast of Venezuela amount to extrajudicial execution. 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’re continuing to look at the escalating tension between the U.S. and Colombia after the Colombian President Gustavo Petro condemned the U.S. for blowing up boats in the Caribbean. […]

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 the government shutdown enters its 21st day, President Trump has vowed to target so-called Democrat agencies. On Friday, Trump’s powerful director of the Office of Management and Budget, […]

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. Armed Only with a Camera. That’s the name of a new HBO documentary about the filmmaker Brent Renaud. He was the first Western journalist killed by Russian soldiers 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. An estimated 7 million people took part in “No Kings” rallies Saturday across the United States to protest President Trump’s embrace of authoritarianism. Organizers say protests were held in 2,600 villages, hamlets, […]

This is a rush transcript. Copy may not be in its final form. AMY GOODMAN: This is Democracy Now!, democracynow.org. We go now to California, where immigrant rights/labor icon Dolores Huerta addressed the “No Kings” rally Saturday in Watsonville. DOLORES HUERTA: People here that are right now being arrested, deported and terrorized, they are not […]

This is a rush transcript. Copy may not be in its final form. AMY GOODMAN: As we turn now to Khan Younis, we’re joined by Moureen Kaki, head of mission for Glia International, a medical solidarity organization that sent doctors to Gaza. Moureen has been in Gaza since June of last year. She’s recently been […]

Trump’s ceasefire plan proposes Israeli withdrawal, hostage releases and reconstruction. Critics argue it entrenches Israeli dominance while ignoring Palestinian sovereignty. Past accords (Camp David, Oslo) failed to deliver Palestinian self-determination. Israel has expanded settlements, tightened military control, and violated ceasefires (e.g., March 2024 airstrikes killing 400+ Gazans). Hamas tentatively accepted Phase I […]