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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, The War and Peace Report. I’m Amy Goodman, with Nermeen Shaikh. In a moment, we’re going to Bolivia, where an attempted coup has just been subverted. But we are attempting to stay in Gaza for […]

This is a rush transcript. Copy may not be in its final form. JUAN GONZÁLEZ: I’d like to bring in Jameel Jaffer, into the conversation, director of the Knight First Amendment Institute at Columbia University. Jameel, your reaction to the latest news and Julian Assange’s freedom, and specifically if you could talk about the impact […]

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 Juan González. In Kenya, at least 22 people have been killed, dozens more injured, as nationwide protests intensify after lawmakers approved a contested finance bill Tuesday […]

This is a rush transcript. Copy may not be in its final form. AMY GOODMAN: I wanted to bring Antony Loewenstein into this conversation, independent journalist based in Sydney. It’s where Julian Assange is expected to fly into to meet with his family on the tarmac. His wife Stella talked about she has not known […]

HUMAN TRAFFICKING: Mexican cartels offer $15,000 VIP border crossing packages to migrants trying to get into the U.S. via tunnels Mexican cartels are now offering smuggling packages for migrants, priced between $6,000 and $15,000 per person, for a relatively safer and more reliable crossing via underground tunnels. The so-called VIP packages used by most transnational criminal organizations […]

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. This week, as much of New York City is under an air quality alert, activists are demanding Democratic Governor Kathy Hochul reverse her shocking decision to cancel New York’s […]

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. Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant has arrived in Washington, D.C., where he’s expected to meet with Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, Secretary of State Antony Blinken and others. […]

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. The International Women’s Media Foundation is under fire for rescinding its Courage in Journalism Award to the Gaza-based Palestinian journalist Maha Hussaini following a smear campaign led […]

U.N. Accuses Israel of Systematically Violating the Laws of War in Gaza White House Cancels Israeli Meeting After Netanyahu Accuses U.S. of Withholding Arms Tension Escalates in Lebanon as Israel & Hezbollah Exchange Threats Putin Visits Vietnam After Signing Security Pact with N. Korea Trump Attacks Biden for Moving to Shield Undocumented Spouses of U.S. […]

This is a rush transcript. Copy may not be in its final form. AMY GOODMAN: Boeing CEO David Calhoun appeared before the Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations Tuesday to face questioning about how the aerospace giant is responding to safety concerns amidst ongoing investigations by authorities. Just hours before Calhoun’s testimony, the Senate subcommittee released […]