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This is a rush transcript. Copy may not be in its final form. AMY GOODMAN: We’re broadcasting from the U.N. climate summit in Baku, Azerbaijan. Today, Friday, is the final official day of COP29, but it’s unclear if a final deal will be agreed upon by the deadline. Negotiations are expected to extend into the […]

This is a rush transcript. Copy may not be in its final form. AMY GOODMAN: Yes, this is Democracy Now!, democracynow.org. We’re broadcasting from U.N. climate summit here in Baku, Azerbaijan, this year expected to be the hottest year on record. Negotiations at COP29, known as the finance COP, are also very heated. The COP29 […]

This is a rush transcript. Copy may not be in its final form. AMY GOODMAN: Yes, we’re in Baku, Azerbaijan, for the U.N. climate summit, COP29. I’m Amy Goodman. But we’re turning now to the International Criminal Court’s historic decision to indict Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, as […]

This is a rush transcript. Copy may not be in its final form. AMY GOODMAN: This is Democracy Now!, democracynow.org. We’re broadcasting from the U.N. climate summit in Baku, Azerbaijan, but we’re looking at a bill that was passed in the House of Representatives Thursday. It was approved. It would empower the Treasury Department to […]

This is a rush transcript. Copy may not be in its final form. AMY GOODMAN: Yes, this is Democracy Now!, democracynow.org. We’re broadcasting from Baku, Azerbaijan. But we end today’s show looking at Donald Trump’s new pick to head the Department of Justice, former Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi. Trump made the announcement hours after […]

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. We’re broadcasting from the U.N. climate summit in Baku, Azerbaijan, joined for more on the latest by Harjeet Singh, global engagement director with the Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty, co-founder […]

This is a rush transcript. Copy may not be in its final form. AMY GOODMAN: We’re also joined by other members of civil society from around the world. I’m going to get up right now. They have just come from across this broad room from the Caspian Plenary Hall, where they held a People’s Summit. […]

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. We end today’s show looking at President-elect Trump’s latest nominees. Trump has nominated billionaire Linda McMahon to head the Department of Education, which Trump has pledged to shut down. McMahon […]

This is a rush transcript. Copy may not be in its final form. AMY GOODMAN: We’re going to turn right now to President-elect Trump’s pick for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Dr. Mehmet Oz, the well-known TV personality. CMS is the agency that oversees health coverage for 150 million people, part of the […]

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’re broadcasting here at the U.N. climate summit in Baku, Azerbaijan. We turn now to look at the controversial push here at the U.N. climate summit to […]