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This is a rush transcript. Copy may not be in its final form. AMY GOODMAN: Israel’s government has approved the first phase of the Gaza ceasefire deal, that includes a pause in Israeli attacks and the release of the remaining hostages held by Hamas in exchange for Palestinians detained in Israeli prisons. President Trump announced […]

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 Norwegian Nobel Committee announced today the recipient of the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize. JØRGEN WATNE FRYDNES: The Nobel Peace Prize for 2025 goes to a brave and committed champion of peace, […]

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 the acclaimed writer and tech activist Cory Doctorow. Three years ago, he coined a term to describe how online platforms, like Facebook, degrade over time as platform […]

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: To talk more about Hamas and Israel agreeing to the first phase of a ceasefire-hostage deal, we’re joined now by three guests. Mouin Rabbani, Middle East analyst, […]

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: Israeli forces intercepted another Gaza-bound humanitarian aid flotilla in the early hours of Wednesday morning that was attempting to break Israel’s blockade […]

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. Monday marked the first day on the job for the newly installed editor-in-chief of CBS News, Bari Weiss, after she sold her right-wing digital media outlet, The Free Press, […]

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. For more on the state of American journalism, we look now at a new documentary streaming and airing on PBS called Stripped for Parts: American Journalism on the Brink. […]

This is a rush transcript. Copy may not be in its final form. AMY GOODMAN: This is Democracy Now!, democracynow.org. As we continue to mark two years since the October 7th attack on Israel, we’re joined now by the Israeli peace activist Maoz Inon. He lost both of his parents, Bilha and Yakovi Inon, in […]

U.S. national debt nears $38 Trillion, Bitcoin rises as global investors flee dollar collapse The US national debt nears $38 trillion, increasing by $6 billion daily. Bitcoin and gold become sought-after safe-haven assets as trust in the dollar wanes. Bitcoin’s decentralized and fixed-supply nature makes it an attractive alternative to fiat […]

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 end today’s show with Plestia Alaqad, award-winning Palestinian journalist. She was just 21 years old when Israel’s bombardment of Gaza began two years ago. Her online videos went […]