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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 […]

This is a rush transcript. Copy may not be in its final form. NERMEEN SHAIKH: In a major escalation in the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran, Israel bombed Iran’s South Pars gas field, the largest known natural gas reserve in the world. Iran responded by attacking key energy infrastructure in Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and the […]

In Lebanon, there are reports of heavy fighting between Hezbollah and Israeli soldiers backed by air and artillery fire, as Israel pushes ahead with a ground invasion. Meanwhile, Israeli airstrikes continue to rain down on cities across Lebanon, where health officials report more than 1,000 people have been killed since early March. At least 40 […]

This is a rush transcript. Copy may not be in its final form. AMY GOODMAN: Fallout is continuing to grow after a New York Times exposé revealed the late civil rights icon and farmworker organizer Cesar Chavez abused and raped multiple women and girls over the course of decades. Chavez has long been one 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. In Lebanon, there are reports of heavy fighting between Hezbollah fighters and Israeli soldiers backed by air and artillery fire as Israel pushes ahead with a ground invasion of South Lebanon. More […]

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. The Senate is debating the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act, known as the SAVE Act, following intense pressure from President Trump to pass the bill before the midterm elections, saying he won’t […]

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: Global oil and natural gas prices are soaring after Israel bombed a massive natural gas reserve in Iran, the largest in the world. Iran retaliated by twice […]

This is a rush transcript. Copy may not be in its final form. AMY GOODMAN: I’m Amy Goodman, with Nermeen Shaikh. This is Democracy Now! NERMEEN SHAIKH: We end today’s show on Capitol Hill as the Pentagon is asking Congress for $200 billion for the war on Iran. We’re joined by Democratic Congressman Ro Khanna […]