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24 min

Speeding Up the “Kill Chain”: Pentagon Bombs Thousands of Targets in Iran Using Palantir AI

24 min · As the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran continues, we look at how the Pentagon is using artificial intelligence in its operations. The system, known as Project Maven, relies on technology by...

10 min

Israel Wants Ability to Attack Anyone at Any Time: Israeli Analyst Ori Goldberg

10 min · As we continue our coverage of the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran, we speak with Israeli analyst Ori Goldberg in Tel Aviv. He says "there is a broad embrace of this attack" among Israelis...

24 min

Protecting Pedophile Predators: Carole Cadwalladr on Jeffrey Epstein & the Elite's Veil of Silence

24 min · Lawmakers on Capitol Hill are accusing the Justice Department of covering up the names of co-conspirators of the deceased sex offender Jeffrey Epstein as fallout from the Epstein files...

15 min

NYC Nurses' Strike Enters 10th Day; Mayor Mamdani & Sen. Sanders Join Picket Line

15 min · The largest nurses' strike in New York City history has reached its 10th day, as negotiations stall. Nearly 15,000 New York City nurses are fighting for a contract that includes higher...

20 min

ICE vs. People of Minnesota: Community Resists Trump's Militarized Crackdown – Special Report

20 min · Democracy Now! producer John Hamilton reports from Minneapolis, where residents say ICE agents are violently targeting legal observers and community members as part of the Trump...

55 min

MLK Day Special: Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in His Own Words

55 min · Today is the federal holiday that honors Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. He was born January 15, 1929. He was assassinated April 4, 1968, at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee. He was...

13 min

ICE Arresting U.S. Citizens, Using Banned Chokeholds: Explosive ProPublica Report

13 min · A new investigation by ProPublica finds over 40 cases of immigration agents using potentially fatal chokeholds and other moves that can cut off breathing. "These arrests are playing out...

11 min

"ICE Is OK With Renee Good's Killing": Journalist Ken Klippenstein on ICE Tactics & Recruitment

11 min · Reporter Ken Klippenstein's latest investigation into the inner workings of the Trump regime finds that immigration enforcement agencies ICE and Border Patrol have relaxed recruitment...

9 min

Journalist Tests ICE Recruitment; Surprised to Find Herself Hired With No Background Check

9 min · "They didn't ask very many questions." Independent journalist and U.S. military veteran Laura Jedeed recounts how she was hired as a deportation officer by Immigration and Customs...

25 min

ICE Agent Fatally Shoots Minneapolis Mother, Renee Good

25 min · We speak with two people who responded to the fatal shooting of Renee Nicole Good, a 37-year-old mother of three, by an ICE agent in Minneapolis Wednesday. Trump administration officials...

19 min

"It's All About the Oil, Stupid!": Mehdi Hasan on Trump Attacking Venezuela & Kidnapping Maduro

19 min · Zeteo's Mehdi Hasan outlines Donald Trump's "Donroe Doctrine," a throwback foreign policy exemplified by the Trump administration's shocking intervention in Venezuela.

13 min

"The Blue Road to Trump Hell": Norm Solomon on "How Corporate Democrats Paved the Way for Autocracy"

13 min · A new report from the grassroots organization RootsAction aims to do what a promised "autopsy" from the Democratic National Committee ultimately did not: publicly reckon with the...

13 min

"The Problem With Plastic": How Pollution Is Worsening Climate Crisis & Hurting Our Health

13 min · Democracy Now! speaks with former EPA regional administrator Judith Enck about her new book, The Problem with Plastic: How We Can Save Ourselves and Our Planet Before It's Too Late.

17 min

Cracks Grow in MAGA Coalition Over Epstein Files, Healthcare & Racist Group Texts: Ex-GOP Adviser

17 min · "The Republican Party has really become an extremist movement." Amid a growing political divide in the Republican Party over the release of federal documents related to the Jeffrey...

9 min

Walkout: Top U.S. Media, Including Conservative Outlets, Reject New Pentagon Press Restrictions

9 min · The Department of Defense has introduced a new press policy requiring the Pentagon to authorize any reporting on itself. Top TV news outlets have rejected the pledge; only the far-right...

14 min

Trump Is Weaponizing the Murder of Charlie Kirk to Go After the Left: Mehdi Hasan

14 min · President Trump announced on Friday that a suspect was in custody for the killing of far-right activist Charlie Kirk. Although the motive has not yet been established, Trump has...

13 min

"The Beginning of Fascism": How Trump's Immigrant Crackdown Is Crushing Democracy

13 min · As immigrant rights protests spread to Chicago, we speak with Democratic Congressmember Delia Ramirez, who is the daughter of Guatemalan immigrants and married to a DACA recipient and...

18 min

Chaos & Cruelty: Trump Deploys Thousands of Soldiers to Put Down Anti-ICE Protests in L.A.

18 min · President Trump has inflamed tensions over immigration raids in Los Angeles, which his top adviser Stephen Miller described as an insurrection.

21 min

L.A. Under Siege: Trump Sends in National Guard as Protests Continue over Militarized ICE Raids

21 min · In Los Angeles, mass street protests have broken out in response to immigration raids. Local police and Border Patrol are cracking down on protesters, while the Trump administration has...

10 min

“Ultimate Grifter”: Bob Kuttner on How Trump Could Drop His Tariffs & Take Credit for Saving Economy

10 min · President Trump is facing increasing criticism from big businesses over his decision to launch a global trade war.

7 min

Trump's War on Children: DOGE Guts Head Start, Child Abuse Programs, Healthcare & More

7 min · Cuts by the Trump administration are putting children at risk, according to a new report by ProPublica. The administration has cut funds and manpower for child abuse investigations...

17 min

Cannes Selects Film on Gaza Photographer Fatma Hassona; A Day Later, She's Killed in Israeli Strike

17 min · Fatma Hassona, the 25-year-old Palestinian photojournalist and subject of the upcoming documentary film "Put Your Soul on Your Hand and Walk," was killed with her family Wednesday by an...

17 min

"Encouraging & Important": Harvard Rejected Trump Takeover. Will Other Institutions Join the Fight?

17 min · Harvard University has pushed back as President Trump ramps up his attacks on higher education. After Harvard rejected demands by the Trump administration to eliminate all DEI...

17 min

Mohsen Mahdawi's Abduction "Should Terrify" Us, Says VT Rep. Balint

17 min · The Trump administration is now seeking to deport Columbia University student Mohsen Mahdawi, who is being held in a prison in northwest Vermont. He was detained by Homeland Security...

28 min

A War on the First Amendment: David Cole on Trump Targeting Students, Law Firms, Schools & More

28 min · An immigration judge has announced she could rule as early as Friday on whether the Trump administration can continue to detain Mahmoud Khalil, the former Columbia University student...

16 min

"Can't Look Away": New Documentary Examines How Social Media Addiction Can Harm — Even Kill — Kids

16 min · "Can't Look Away: The Case Against Social Media" is a new documentary that exposes the real-life consequences of the algorithms of big tech companies and their impact on children and teens.

8 min

"Kidnapped": 1,000+ Protest After Masked ICE Agents Abduct Tufts Ph.D. Student Rumeysa Ozturk

8 min · Over a thousand protesters gathered near Tufts University on Wednesday after masked plainclothes immigration agents snatched Rumeysa Ozturk, a Tufts Ph.D. student and Fulbright scholar...

25 min

Elon Musk's Family History in South Africa Reveals Ties to Apartheid & Neo-Nazi Movements

25 min · Elon Musk was born in 1971 in Johannesburg, South Africa, and raised in a wealthy family under the country's racist apartheid laws. Musk's family history reveals ties to apartheid and...

20 min

"Murder the Truth": David Enrich on Right-Wing Campaign to Silence Journalism & Protect the Powerful

20 min · The new book Murder the Truth: Fear, the First Amendment, and a Secret Campaign to Protect the Powerful by The New York Times business investigations editor David Enrich chronicles an...

14 min

The Billionaires’ Government: Branko Marcetic on Trump’s “Complete Betrayal” of His Base

14 min · Elon Musk, the world’s richest man, has been the public face of the Trump administration’s effort to dismantle many government agencies and slash the size of the federal workforce. Last...

15 min

How Musk Empire Benefits as He Slashes Fed. Gov't; Trump Cryptocurrency Schemes: NYT's Eric Lipton

15 min · How is Elon Musk personally benefiting from his role as head of the Department of Government Efficiency? The agency, known as DOGE, is tasked with slashing "trillions" of dollars in...

16 min

Constitutional Crisis: Who Is Musk's "DOGE Army," Gutting Gov't Agencies Despite Legal Questions?

16 min · We look at how Elon Musk's executive branch agency, the Department of Government Efficiency, known as "DOGE," is wreaking havoc, with young male software engineers slashing government...

8 min

"I Pled Guilty to Journalism": WikiLeaks' Julian Assange Speaks Publicly After Prison Release

8 min · WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange spoke publicly today for the first time since he was released in June from a London prison. Assange addressed the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council...

11 min

Ports Shut Down from Maine to Texas as 45,000 Dockworkers Launch Strike over Pay & Automation

11 min · Dockworkers from Maine to Texas have walked out on the job at all East Coast and Gulf Coast ports, launching the first strike of its kind in almost 50 years. The International...

13 min

How CNN, ADL & Others Amplified Smear Against Rep. Rashida Tlaib for Criticizing Campus Prosecutions

13 min · We look at the smear campaign faced by the only Palestinian American in Congress and a vocal critic of Israel, Democratic Congressmember Rashida Tlaib, after she defended the rights of...

20 min

"On Thin Ice": Western Nations Crack Down on Climate Activists with Arrests & Jail Terms

20 min · As the climate crisis continues to accelerate, wealthy governments in the West are clamping down on climate protest. According to a new report from Climate Rights International...

22 min

First-Ever DNC Panel on Palestinian Rights: We Need to “Restore the Soul of the Democratic Party”

22 min · This year, the Democratic National Convention held its first-ever panel on Palestinian human rights. The panel came after persistent grassroots organizing against U.S. support for...

19 min

Jeremy Scahill: Gaza "Scorched-Earth Campaign" Is a "Joint U.S.-Israeli Operation"

19 min · We discuss President Joe Biden's "full support for a scorched-earth campaign" in Gaza with The Intercept's Jeremy Scahill, who says the U.S. is providing "political cover and rushing...

15 min

Record 2,500 Fossil Fuel Lobbyists Descend on COP28 U.N. Climate Summit in Dubai

15 min · This year, there are at least 2,456 lobbyists at COP28, the U.N. climate summit in Dubai — nearly four times as many as last year — from companies like Shell, Total and ExxonMobil. The...

19 min

"Mass Assassination Factory": Israel Using AI to Generate Targets in Gaza, Increasing Civilian Toll

19 min · We look at a new report that reveals how Israel is using artificial intelligence to draw up targets in its military assault of Gaza. The report's author, journalist Yuval Abraham, has...

16 min

Henry Kissinger and the Moral Bankruptcy of U.S. Elites

16 min · Henry Kissinger is dead at the age of 100. The former U.S. statesman served as national security adviser and secretary of state at the height of the Cold War and wielded influence over...

20 min

"Clear Intention of Ethnic Cleansing": Holocaust Scholar Omer Bartov Warns of Genocide in Gaza

20 min · Israeli American scholar Omer Bartov, one of the world's leading experts on the Holocaust, says Israel's brutal assault on the Gaza Strip is at risk of becoming a genocide.

16 min

Amnesty International Finds "Damning Evidence of War Crimes" by Israel as Gaza Death Toll Tops 6,500

16 min · Despite growing international condemnation, Israel has rejected calls for a ceasefire of its continued assault on Gaza. "Israeli forces carried out indiscriminate attacks, killing and...

23 min

Indict Us Too: Daniel Ellsberg & Cryptome's John Young Demand US Drop Charges Against Julian Assange

23 min · As supporters of Julian Assange fear his extradition to the United States could be just weeks away, and President Biden faces growing pressure to drop espionage charges against Assange...

42 min

The Myth of Normal: Dr. Gabor Maté on Trauma, Illness and Healing in a Toxic Culture

42 min · In an extended interview, acclaimed physician and author Dr. Gabor Maté discusses his new book, just out, called "The Myth of Normal: Trauma, Illness, and Healing in a Toxic Culture."

21 min

Two Separate Americas: David Simon’s New Mini-Series Looks at "Hypersegregation" in Public Housing

21 min · Democracynow.org - Today we spend the hour with David Simon, the man behind "The Wire," what some have described as the best television series ever broadcast. His latest project is...

10 min

Chase Iron Eyes: Trump’s Mocking of Native Americans Gives License to Others to Denigrate My People

10 min · Democracy Now: As we continue to look at the video that has gone viral showing a group of Catholic high school students apparently mocking an indigenous tribal elder near the Lincoln...

12 min

Fossil-Free Costa Rica: How One Country Is Pursuing Decarbonization Despite Global Inaction

12 min · As world leaders struggle to agree on a plan to curb global emissions at the U.N. climate talks in Katowice, Poland, Democracy Now! looks at Costa Rica’s plan to go fossil-free beginning...

23 min

How False Testimony and a Massive U.S. Propaganda Machine Bolstered George H.W. Bush’s War on Iraq

23 min · As the media memorializes George H.W. Bush, Democracy Now! looks at the lasting impact of his 1991 invasion of Iraq and the propaganda campaign that encouraged it. Although the Gulf War...

8 min

Portland Protest Shows New Far-Right Trend: Multiethnic Groups with Fascist Heroes Like Pinochet

8 min · Democracy Now! continues their interview with A.C. Thompson, correspondent for Frontline PBS and reporter for ProPublica. His new investigation is titled Documenting Hate...

14 min

Noam Chomsky on Mass Media Obsession with Russia & the Stories Not Being Covered in the Trump Era

14 min · The New York Times reports special counsel Robert Mueller is scrutinizing President Trump’s tweets as part of Mueller’s expanding probe into Trump’s ties to Russia. This latest...

21 min

Boots Riley’s Dystopian Satire “Sorry to Bother You” Is an Anti-Capitalist Rallying Cry for Workers

21 min · An evil telemarketing company, a corporation making millions off of slave labor, and one Oakland man at the center of it all who discovers a secret that threatens all of humankind. Boots...

12 min

Life After Hate: Trump Admin Stops Funding Former Neo-Nazis Who Now Fight White Supremacy

12 min · Heather Heyer is the latest casualty in a number of deaths at the hands of white nationalists. Foreign Policy recently published an FBI and Department of Homeland Security bulletin that...

33 min

The History and Importance of the Antifascist Movement

33 min · President Trump is facing widespread criticism for his latest comments on the deadly white supremacist protest in Charlottesville, Virginia. Speaking at Trump Tower on Tuesday, Trump...

22 min

Naomi Klein: the Worst Is Yet to Come With Trump, so We Must Be Ready for Shock Politics

22 min · This is Part 2 of Amy Goodman's conversation with bestselling author and Intercept senior correspondent Naomi Klein about her book, "No Is Not Enough: Resisting Trump’s Shock Politics...

14 min

James Cromwell's Fiery Final Interview Before Jail for Taking a Stand Against Fracking

14 min · Oscar-nominated actor James Cromwell has reported in upstate New York after he was sentenced to a week behind bars for taking part in a nonviolent protest against a natural gas-fired...

5 min

Noam Chomsky says CIA Targeting of Julian Assange & Wikileaks Is Disgraceful

5 min · Last week, the Trump administration reportedly prepared an arrest warrant for WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, and Attorney General Jeff Sessions said the Justice Department was seeking...

55 min

Democracy Now Standing Rock Special

55 min · Part 1 - Unlicensed #DAPL Guards Attacked Water Protectors with Dogs & Pepper Spray

6 min

Bernie Sanders' Surprise Speech Outside the White House on Rejecting Dakota Pipeline & Trump

6 min · We feature a surprise address by Senator Bernie Sanders outside the White House on Tuesday during a global day of action against the Dakota Access pipeline that included demonstrations...

16 min

Meet Birgitta Jónsdóttir: the Ex-Wikileaks Volunteer Who Has Helped the Pirate Party Reshape Iceland

16 min · In Iceland, the direct democracy Pirate Party made big gains in Sunday’s national elections, raising the prospect it will form a coalition government with other left-wing parties. The...

8 min

Native American Protesters Drive Dakota Access Pipeline Bulldozers and Security off Land

8 min · On September 3, the Dakota Access pipeline company attacked Native Americans with dogs and pepper spray as they protested against the $3.8 billion pipeline’s construction. If completed...

37 min

Who Should Bernie Voters Support Now? Robert Reich Vs. Chris Hedges on Tackling the Neoliberal Order

37 min · The day after Senator Bernie Sanders spoke at the Democratic National Convention and urged his supporters to work to ensure his former rival wins the presidential race, we host a debate...

14 min

Making Sense of Brexit: Paul Mason on Britain's Growing Economic & Political Crisis

14 min · Britain remains in a widening crisis days after voters chose to leave the European Union. British Prime Minister David Cameron has announced his resignation. Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn...

17 min

Is the Seafood You Eat Caught by Slaves?

17 min · Is seafood on the menu tonight? Well, there's a chance it might have been caught by a slave. That's what the Associated Press uncovered when reporters traveled to the remote island of...

14 min

More War Is Not the Answer to Brussels Bombings

14 min · Belgium has begun three days of mourning after at least 31 people died and over 230 were injured Tuesday in bombings targeting the Brussels Airport and a crowded subway station near the...

11 min

Donald Trump Shows Alarming Willingness to Use Fascist Terms & Styles

11 min · "Fascism: Could it happen here?" That’s a question increasingly being raised as Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump continues his bid for the White House. People as varied...

14 min

Cornel West, Dolores Huerta, And Melina Abdullah From BLM Debate After Sanders' Upset Win in Michigan

14 min · In the most shocking upset of the 2016 presidential campaign to date, Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders defeated Hillary Clinton in the Michigan primary. Sanders won 50 percent of the vote...

16 min

Part 1: "Here's to Flint": a Look at the Battle for Clean Water in Flint From the ACLU

16 min · As voters head to the polls in four states today, with Michigan seen as the top prize, the ongoing Flint water crisis has become a major campaign issue for Democrats. The crisis began...

8 min

Redford Plays Another Journalist Challenging Power in "Truth", Talks Climate Change and #OscarsSoWhite

8 min · Forty years ago, the legendary actor Robert Redford starred in one of the most celebrated journalism films of all time: "All The President's Men." Redford and Dustin Hoffman portrayed...

7 min

From Console to Trigger: How Pentagon "Exploits" Video Game Culture to Wire Youth for War

7 min · Among the issues tackled in the new documentary film "Drone" is the connection between video games and military recruitment. We air a clip from the film and speak to its director, Tonje...

25 min

Glenn Greenwald on "Submissive" Media's Drumbeat for War and Anti-Muslim Scapegoating

25 min · In the aftermath of the Paris attacks, media coverage has seen familiar patterns: uncritically repeat government claims, defend expansive state power, and blame the Muslim community for...

29 min

John Carlos, 1968 Olympic U.S. Medalist, on the Sports Moment That Changed the World

29 min · Almost half a century after his famous raised-fist salute at the 1968 Olympic Games in Mexico City, John Carlos has authored a new memoir with sports writer Dave Zirin, "The John Carlos...

28 min

Was the Turkish Government Complicit in the Deadliest Terrorist Attack in the Country's History?

28 min · As many as 128 people died in Turkey Saturday when nearly simultaneous explosions ripped through a pro-peace rally in the country’s capital of Ankara. More than 245 people were injured...

45 min

David Simon Discusses "Hypersegregation" in Public Housing,Katrina, The Wire, And Over Policing Of The Poor

45 min · Democracynow.org - Today we spend the hour with David Simon, the man behind "The Wire," what some have described as the best television series ever broadcast. His latest project is...

18 min

Economist Richard Wolff on Roots of Greek Crisis, Debt Relief & Rise of Anti-Capitalism in Europe

18 min · As Greek voters reject further budget cuts and tax hikes in exchange for a rescue package from European creditors, who is to blame for the debt crisis embroiling Greece? Is Germany...

18 min

In U.N. Speech, Noam Chomsky Blasts United States for Supporting Israel, Blocking Palestinian State

18 min · As U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon announces plans to set up an investigation into the attacks on United Nations facilities during Israel's recent assault on the Gaza Strip, we...

21 min

"Black Life Is Treated With Short Worth": Talib Kweli & Rosa Clemente on Michael Brown Shooting

21 min · - As the protests continue in Ferguson, Missouri, over the shooting of Michael Brown, we turn now to two well-known voices who have come to Ferguson to show their support. Talib Kweli is...

15 min

Corroding Our Democracy: Canada Silences Scientists, Targets Environmentalists in Tar Sands Push

15 min · Five years ago this month, the firm TransCanada submitted a permit request to build the Keystone XL oil pipeline, which would bring tar sands oil from Canada to refineries on the Gulf...

17 min

Inside Occupy Wall Street Raid: Eyewitnesses Describe Arrests, Beatings As NYPD Clear Camp

17 min · The Democracy Now! team rushed down to Zuccotti Park in the middle of the night to report on the police crackdown on Occupy Wall Street. We were there until the early hours of the...

20 min

Interview with Dr. Don Huber on Glyphosate, GMOs and the threat they pose to U.S. Agriculture

20 min · David Murphy of Food Democracy Now interviews Dr. Don Huber, Professor Emeritus of Plant Pathology, Purdue University on discovery of new organism and crop disease, livestock infertility...

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