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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 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 […]

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: As the U.S. government shutdown enters its 16th day, the Trump administration is threatening to lay off 10,000 government workers and cut […]

Palestinians in Gaza Attempt to Identify Bodies Released by Israel Israeli Defense Minister Calls on Military to Prepare a "Comprehensive Plan" to Defeat Hamas If Ceasefire Fails Jewish Voice for Peace Protesters Occupy Senator Cory Booker's Office Building Lobby Trump's Former National Security Adviser John Bolton Indicted by a Grand Jury U.S. Launches Another Strike […]

This is a rush transcript. Copy may not be in its final form. AMY GOODMAN: We begin today’s show looking at Gaza. President Trump has issued new threats against Hamas, saying Thursday the United States would back a military intervention against the group if it fails to uphold the ceasefire deal. Trump spoke from the […]