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Democracy Now! is an independent daily TV & radio news program, hosted by award-winning journalists Amy Goodman and Juan González. We provide daily global news headlines, in-depth interviews and investigative reports without any advertisements or government funding. Our programming shines a spotlight on corporate and government abuses of power and lifts up the stories of ordinary people working to make change in extraordinary times. Democracy Now! is live weekdays at 8am ET and available 24/7 through our website and podcasts.
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Democracy Now! 2025-11-12 Wednesday
Democracy Now! 2025-11-12 Wednesday
- Headlines for November 12, 2025
- “Caved Too Soon”: Ro Khanna on Senate Shutdown Deal, Why Schumer Should Step Down & Epstein Files
- “Food is A Fundamental Human Right”: U.S. Hunger Expert Decries Trump Withholding Food Assistance
- Epstein & Israel: Drop Site News Investigates Jeffrey Epstein’s Ties to Israeli Intelligence
- “Put Your Soul on Your Hand and Walk”: New Film on Gaza Photojournalist Killed in Israeli Strike
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Jelani Cobb on Trumpism, Racism Within GOP, the Election of Mamdani in NYC & More Pt. 2
Watch Part 2 of our interview with acclaimed journalist Jelani Cobb, Dean of the Columbia Journalism School, about his new collection of essays, Three or More Is a Riot: Notes on How We Got Here. Cobb discusses many of the pieces in-depth, and also addresses the Heritage Foundation’s support for Tucker Carlson’s interview with white nationalist and Holocaust denier Nick Fuentes; New York City’s Mayor-Elect Zohran Mamdani; his students’ coverage of the Gaza encampment; ICE’s arrest of former Columbia graduate student Mahmoud Khalil; and how he got his start in journalism.
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Democracy Now! 2025-11-07 Friday
Democracy Now! 2025-11-07 Friday
- Headlines for November 07, 2025
- "The Fight Is Not Over": LGBTQ Advocates Challenge Supreme Court's Anti-Trans Passport Ruling
- "Without Precedent": Lisa Graves on the Supreme Court, Tariffs, Voting Rights & Legacy of John Roberts
- Is the U.S. Planning to Assassinate Maduro? Peter Kornbluh on "Trump's Gunboat Diplomacy"
- Remembering Peter Weiss: Legendary Human Rights Lawyer Dies at 99
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Palestinian Writer Tareq Baconi on New Memoir "Fire in Every Direction": Part 2
Part 2 of our conversation with Tareq Baconi, author of the new memoir Fire in Every Direction. The book is a chronicle of his political and queer coming of age growing up between Amman and Beirut as the grandson of refugees from Jerusalem and Haifa.
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Democracy Now! 2025-11-06 Thursday
Democracy Now! 2025-11-06 Thursday
- Headlines for November 06, 2025
- "My Community Is Under Invasion from Our Own Federal Gov't": Evanston Mayor Decries ICE Raids in Illinois
- "Taken: The Agents Raiding Communities and the People Trying to Stop Them": Maria Hinojosa
- "Fire in Every Direction": Palestinian Author Tareq Baconi on Gaza, Zionism & Embracing Queerness
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Democracy Now! 2025-11-05 Wednesday
Democracy Now! 2025-11-05 Wednesday
- Headlines for November 05, 2025
- Democratic Socialist Zohran Mamdani Wins Historic NYC Mayoral Race: "The Future Is in Our Hands"
- The Movement Behind Mamdani: Organizers & Supporters Celebrate Stunning Victory & Repudiation of Trump
- This Is How to Fight Fascism: Naomi Klein, AOC & Brad Lander on Mamdani Victory
- "Epic Night for Democrats": Party Wins Races Across the U.S. in Voter Rebuke to Trump
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Democracy Now! 2025-10-23 Thursday
Democracy Now! 2025-10-23 Thursday
- Headlines for October 23, 2025
- International Court of Justice: As Occupying Power, Israel Must Allow U.N. Aid into Gaza
- Ex-U.S. Diplomat Robert Malley on Gaza Ceasefire & U.S. Double Standards on Israel
- "Fascism or Genocide" Author Ross Barkan on NYC Mayoral Race, Mamdani's Rise, Socialism & More
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Democracy Now! 2025-10-22 Wednesday
Democracy Now! 2025-10-22 Wednesday
- Headlines for October 22, 2025
- "Nobody's Girl": Virginia Giuffre's Memoir Details Sex Abuse by Epstein, Maxwell, Prince Andrew
- Colombia's U.S. Ambassador Denounces Trump's Deadly Strikes on Boats in the Caribbean
- Tensions in Latin America Rise as U.S. Threatens Venezuela & Colombia
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Democracy Now! 2025-10-21 Tuesday
Democracy Now! 2025-10-21 Tuesday
- Headlines for October 21, 2025
- "We Are Under Attack": Rep. Delia Ramirez on Immigration Crackdown in Chicago, Gov't Shutdown & More
- Shadow President: Project 2025 Architect Russell Vought Is Using Shutdown to Gut Federal Agencies
- "Armed Only with a Camera": HBO Film on Life & Death of Brent Renaud, Journalist Killed in Ukraine
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Democracy Now! 2025-10-20 Monday
Democracy Now! 2025-10-20 Monday
- Headlines for October 20, 2025
- "The War Has Not Really Ended": Gaza Reporter on Israeli Attacks & Reuniting with Imprisoned Brother
- The Forgotten Captives: Israel Still Imprisoning 9,000 Palestinians Even After Hostage Deal
- No to Authoritarianism: 7 Million Rally Across U.S. in Historic No Kings Day Protests
- "This Is Ethnic Cleansing": Civil Rights Icon Dolores Huerta Decries Trump's Targeting of Immigrants
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