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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. JUAN GONZÁLEZ: Well, we end today’s show with a look more closely at UnitedHealth’s policies. ProPublica has just published an exposé looking at how UnitedHealth is aggressively trying to […]

Israel Bombs Syria's Ports; Turkish-Backed Rebels Seize Territory Held by Kurdish Militias Families of Syria's Disappeared Search for Loved Ones in Sednaya Prison Israel Kills Dozens of Palestinians in Strikes Across Gaza Strip, Incl. Humanitarian Workers Israeli Sniper Kills Kamal Adwan Surgeon Dr. Saeed Jouda UNGA Overwhelmingly Votes for Gaza Ceasefire; WSJ: Hamas Agrees to […]

This is a rush transcript. Copy may not be in its final form. NERMEEN SHAIKH: We begin today’s show looking at the toppling of the Assad regime in Syria and how it could reshape the Middle East. U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has arrived in Jordan for emergency talks on Syria. He heads to […]

Mass Crowds Gather for First Friday Prayers Since Assad Ouster U.N. Calls on Israel to Stop Bombing Syria and Occupying Demilitarized Zone 96% of Gaza Children Think Death Is Imminent: Study Highlights Devastating Emotional Toll of Genocide Reporters Without Borders: Palestine Remains Most Dangerous Place for Journalists Russia Rains Missiles Down on Kyiv, Targeting Ukrainian […]

This is a rush transcript. Copy may not be in its final form. AMY GOODMAN: We begin today’s show in Syria, where tens of thousands of people have gathered at the Great Mosque of Damascus for the first Friday prayers since longtime authoritarian President Bashar al-Assad was toppled by opposition fighters. DAMASCUS RESIDENT: [translated] Hopefully […]

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. Seventy-five days ago, Laila Soueif, the British Egyptian mother of the prominent British Egyptian political prisoner Alaa Abd El-Fattah, stopped eating. Laila Soueif is a mathematics professor at Cairo University. She began […]

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 looking at another potential political prisoner, this time here in the United States: Omali Yeshitela, the longtime chair of the African People’s Socialist Party, leader of the Uhuru […]

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: We turn now to Ukraine, where residents are bracing for another winter of war as the U.N. estimates 60% of its electricity-generating […]

This is a rush transcript. Copy may not be in its final form. AMY GOODMAN: This is Democracy Now!, democracynow.org, “War, Peace and the Presidency.” I’m Amy Goodman, with Nermeen Shaikh. NERMEEN SHAIKH: We end today’s show looking at what some are calling Donald Trump’s #MeToo Cabinet, from Pete Hegseth to Linda McMahon to Trump […]

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. We look now at the tragic deaths of two Black men who died while experiencing mental health crises. Both of these stories contain graphic descriptions of violence. […]