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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, “War, Peace and the Presidency.” I’m Amy Goodman. Many lawmakers on Capitol Hill are expressing shock at President-elect Donald Trump’s selection of Florida Congressmember Matt Gaetz to be attorney general. Gaetz is a far-right Trump […]

Trump Taps RFK Jr., Vaccine Skeptic and Health Conspiracy Theorist, to Lead HHS Trump Names Oil and Gas Industry Ally Doug Burgum to Oversee Interior Dept. Trump Elevates Personal Lawyers to Top Gov't Roles House Dems Call for Release of Ethics Probe into Matt Gaetz Israeli Airstrikes Devastate Beirut, Baalbek, Killing Dozens of People and […]

This is a rush transcript. Copy may not be in its final form. NERMEEN SHAIKH: Public health officials are decrying President-elect Trump for selecting Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to head the Department of Health and Human Services. Kennedy is one of the nation’s most prominent vaccine skeptics. ROBERT F. KENNEDY JR.: There’s no vaccine that […]

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 in Denver, Colorado, broadcasting from PBS12 right here in Five Points Media Center, also home to our colleagues at Free Speech TV, a wonderful media center, joined […]

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, broadcasting from PBS12 in Denver. Nermeen Shaikh is in New York. NERMEEN SHAIKH: We end today’s show with the acclaimed historian Enzo Traverso, author of the new […]

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 turn to Israel’s war on Gaza. A special U.N. committee reported today Israel’s actions in Gaza are “consistent with the characteristics of genocide,” unquote. Another report […]

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. A federal jury in Virginia has ordered the U.S. military contractor CACI to pay $42 million to three Iraqi men who were tortured at the notorious Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq. The […]

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. As Donald Trump quickly moves to name his Cabinet, we turn now to look at his pick to head the Environmental Protection Agency, former New York Congressmember […]

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 talking about the U.N. climate summit in Baku, Azerbaijan. It’s entered its third day. On Tuesday, U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres issued a dire warning. SECRETARY–GENERAL ANTÓNIO GUTERRES: The […]

This is a rush transcript. Copy may not be in its final form. AMY GOODMAN: This is Democracy Now!, democracynow.org. Incoming President Trump’s vow to deport millions of immigrants when he starts his term has sent private prison stocks soaring. In an earnings call with investors Thursday, GEO Group CEO Brian Robert Evans and Chairperson […]