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This is a rush transcript. Copy may not be in its final form. JUAN GONZÁLEZ: Meanwhile, outside, thousands of protesters marched on the DNC calling for an end to U.S. aid to Israel. The protesters rallied into the night as Kamala Harris accepted the Democratic presidential nomination on the DNC stage. They had planned to […]

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.” We are “Breaking with Convention.” I’m Amy Goodman, with Juan González, as we wrap up our five days here in Chicago covering the DNC. JUAN GONZÁLEZ: As we continue our […]

The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) has recovered the bodies of six Israeli hostages during a rescue operation in Gaza. The victims, identified as Nadav Popelwell, Yagav Buchstab, Yoram Metzger, Avraham Monder, Haim Perry and Alex Danzig, were found in a tunnel near Khan Younis on Aug. 20. These victims died earlier this year during the IDF’s […]

This is a rush transcript. Copy may not be in its final form. AMY GOODMAN: But before we end, Juan, we began this week with you and Bill Ayers going back to 1968, talking about the protests of the time. And as we begin to wrap up, can you share your thoughts about this week? […]

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.” We’re “Breaking with Convention.” I’m Amy Goodman, with Juan González, here in Chicago. JUAN GONZÁLEZ: Well, Vice President Kamala Harris formally accepted the Democratic presidential nomination Thursday night here in […]

This is a rush transcript. Copy may not be in its final form. JUAN GONZÁLEZ: We’re broadcasting from Chicago, which is home to the highest concentration of Palestinian Americans in the United States. In the suburbs of the city, residents of the Bridgeview, known as “Little Palestine,” have been hard hit by Israel’s war on […]

This week Democracy Now! is bringing you live, on-the-ground coverage of the Democratic National Convention in Chicago, where you’ll hear the voices and analysis you won’t get anywhere else. Democracy Now! doesn’t accept corporate advertising or sponsorship revenue, and we don’t take money from any government. That means we’re relying on you. Can you donate […]

This is a rush transcript. Copy may not be in its final form. NERMEEN SHAIKH: And we’re joined now by Dr. Tanya Haj-Hassan, a pediatric intensive care surgeon who volunteered in Gaza many times. Earlier this week, she spoke at the first-ever panel on Palestinian human rights held at a Democratic convention. “Uncommitted” delegates had […]

This week Democracy Now! is bringing you live, on-the-ground coverage of the Democratic National Convention in Chicago, where you’ll hear the voices and analysis you won’t get anywhere else. Democracy Now! doesn’t accept corporate advertising or sponsorship revenue, and we don’t take money from any government. That means we’re relying on you. Can you donate […]

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: Breaking with Convention.” I’m Amy Goodman, here in Chicago with Juan González. JUAN GONZÁLEZ: In Gaza, at least 50 Palestinians have been killed in the last 24 hours as the […]