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Headlines for October 16, 2025; Report from Gaza: Despite Ceasefire, Humanitarian Crisis Continues as Israel Severely Restricts Aid; “Taken Hostage by the Israeli Military”: Freed Palestinian Prisoners Describe Widespread Torture; Why Is Trump Bailing Out Argentina’s President Milei While Firing Thousands of Workers in U.S.?; Will Supreme Court Gut Voting Rights Act & Weaken Electoral Power of Bla...

Headlines for October 15, 2025; Anti-Fascism Scholar Flees U.S. Fearing for His Family’s Safety Amid Trump’s “Antifa” Fearmongering; Historian Joel Beinin on Gaza Deal, Abandoning Zionism, His Israeli Niece’s Captivity in Gaza & More; Lindsey Boylan, Ex-Cuomo Aide Who Accused Him of Sexual Harassment, on Why She Supports Mamdani Democracy Now! is a daily independent news hour hosted by award-winni...

Headlines for October 14, 2025; “Recognize Palestine”: Israeli Knesset Member Ofer Cassif on Protesting Trump, Netanyahu Speeches; Free Dr. Abu Safiya: Calls Grow for Israel to Release Imprisoned Gaza Healthcare Workers; Will Gaza Ceasefire Last? Trump’s Plan “Short on Details” Beyond Release of Captives; Juan González on Chicago’s Grassroots Movement to Protect Immigrants from ICE Democracy Now!...

Headlines for October 13, 2025; “We Lost Everything”: Palestinian Writer Ahmed Abu Artema on Gaza Ceasefire, Hostage Exchange & More; Israeli Historian Ilan Pappé: Despite Ceasefire, Palestinians Still Face “Elimination, Genocide”; “We Survived the Night”: Julian Brave NoiseCat on Residential Schools & Recovering Native History Democracy Now! is a daily independent news hour hosted by award-winnin...

Headlines for October 10, 2025; After Gaza Ceasefire, “Massive Political Pressure” Needed to Prevent Israel from Restarting the War; 2025 Nobel Peace Prize for Anti-Maduro Leader María Corina Machado “Opposite of Peace”: Greg Grandin; “Enshittification”: Cory Doctorow on Why Big Tech Sucks, Keeps Getting Worse & What to Do About It Democracy Now! is a daily independent news hour hosted by award-wi...

By Amy Goodman & Denis Moynihan By the end of “1984,” Winston is brutalized into accepting the lies. This need not be our fate. Trump’s attempt to send troops into American cities can and must be resisted.

Headlines for October 09, 2025; “Celebration and Sadness”: Reaction from Gaza as Israel & Hamas Agree to First Phase of Ceasefire Deal; A Ceasefire Deal, But Not a Peace Agreement: What Will Happen in Gaza After Hostages Are Released?; 5 Days in Israel’s Desert Prison: Jewish Flotilla Activist David Adler on Harrowing Detention Ordeal Democracy Now! is a daily independent news hour hosted by award...

Headlines for October 08, 2025; Rep. Ro Khanna: Republicans Could End Shutdown, Lower Healthcare Costs Today; “Scary Precedent”: GOP Blocks Rep.-Elect Adelita Grijalva from Taking Seat Amid Epstein Files Fight; Bari Weiss to Head CBS News as Pro-Trump, Pro-Israel Billionaire Ellison Family Expands Media Empire; “Stripped for Parts”: Secretive Hedge Fund Accused of Plundering U.S. Newspapers Democr...

Headlines for October 07, 2025; “Trump’s Invasion”: Illinois Officials Denounce Troop Deployment to Chicago as ICE Escalates Raids; Report from Gaza: Israeli Bombardment Enters Third Year Despite Ceasefire Talks in Egypt; Maoz Inon Lost His Parents in the Oct. 7 Attack. Here’s Why He’s Still Calling for Peace.; “Eyes of Gaza”: Palestinian Journalist Plestia Alaqad Chronicles Life Under Israeli Bom...

Headlines for October 06, 2025; “It’s Not a Peace Plan”: Ex-Israeli Negotiator Daniel Levy on Trump Push to End War on Gaza; Gaza Flotilla Update: U.K. Journalist Describes “Torturous Conditions” in Israeli Custody; Famine Expert: Israel’s Starvation of Gaza Risks Normalizing the Weaponization of Food; Man-Made Famine & Malnutrition in Sudan, Exacerbated by U.S. Aid Cuts Democracy Now! is a daily...

Headlines for October 03, 2025; Trump’s Mideast Envoy Steve Witkoff & Sons Blur Peace & Profit, from Real Estate to Crypto Deals; “Attack on Free Speech”: Journalist Mario Guevara Faces Deportation After Covering Anti-Trump Protest; “Move Fast”: From McCarthyism to Authoritarianism, Jane Fonda Relaunches Father’s Free Speech Group; Israel Detains 440+ Global Flotilla Activists; Italian Unions Stri...

By Amy Goodman & Denis Moynihan This week Judge William Young excoriated the Trump administration’s attack on free speech. “This case — perhaps the most important ever to fall within the jurisdiction of this district court — squarely presents the issue of whether non-citizens lawfully present here in [the] United States actually have the same free speech rights as the rest of us,” he wrote. “The C...

Headlines for October 02, 2025; “Shameful”: Israel Seizes Gaza-Bound Vessels & Detains 400+, But More Boats Are Now Heading to Gaza; “Orwell: 2+2=5”: Raoul Peck & Alex Gibney on New Documentary, Authoritarianism, Trump & More; Will El Salvador’s Total Abortion Ban Be a Model for the U.S.? Maria Hinojosa Investigates Democracy Now! is a daily independent news hour hosted by award-winning journalist...

Headlines for October 01, 2025; Chicago Mayor on Trump’s Threat to Use “Dangerous” Cities as “Training Grounds for our Military”; A “Green Light” for War Crimes? What Trump & Hegseth’s Lecture to Generals Really Means; Mahmoud Khalil Hails Judge’s Scathing Ruling Against Trump Efforts to Deport Pro-Palestinian Students Democracy Now! is a daily independent news hour hosted by award-winning journal...

Headlines for September 30, 2025; Trump’s Gaza Plan Is Mere “Repackaging of Genocide” for Israel’s Benefit: Diana Buttu; “Break the Blockade and End the Siege”: Nelson Mandela’s Grandson Speaks from Gaza Aid Flotilla; “The Government Has Been Shut Down” Since Trump Took Office: David Dayen; “We Do Not Want Federal Troops”: Oregon Rejects Trump’s Plan to Send Forces to Portland; Chicago Activist on...

Headlines for September 29, 2025; Zohran Mamdani on Historic NYC Mayoral Run & Trump’s Meddling in Election as Eric Adams Drops Out; “War Criminal”: Thousands Call to Arrest Netanyahu, March at U.N. Against Gaza Genocide; Black Liberation Activist Assata Shakur Dies at 78 in Cuba; Hear Her Read 1998 Letter to Pope Democracy Now! is a daily independent news hour hosted by award-winning journalists...

Headlines for September 26, 2025; “On Our Way to Annihilation”: Al Jazeera’s Hani Mahmoud Reports Live From Outside Gaza City; As Trump Vows War on Left, Ken Klippenstein Reveals Kirk & ICE Shooters Were Disengaged with Politics; “They’re Assassinating People for No Reason”: Cuban Minister Condemns U.S. Strikes in Caribbean Democracy Now! is a daily independent news hour hosted by award-winning jo...

By Amy Goodman & Denis Moynihan This week, 10 more nations recognized Palestinian statehood. Over 150 countries now recognize Palestine as a state, including 14 of 15 members of the United Nations Security Council. The only outlier: the United States, which consistently wields its Security Council veto power in defense of Israel.

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Headlines for September 24, 2025; Trump Slams United Nations, Global Migration & Climate Science in U.N. Speech; “Science Under Siege”: Dr. Peter Hotez on Trump, Tylenol & Autism; “This Is What Fascists Do”: Trump Labels Antifa a Terrorist Org in His War on Dissent Democracy Now! is a daily independent news hour hosted by award-winning journalists Amy Goodman and Juan González. Visit democracynow....

Headlines for September 23, 2025; Alaa Abd El-Fattah Is Free: Family Celebrates Political Prisoner’s Release in Egypt; No Secret Police Act: CA Gov. Signs Law Against Masked ICE Agents; Feds Say They Won’t Comply; ICE Assaults Congressional Candidate Kat Abughazaleh at Chicago Protest Democracy Now! is a daily independent news hour hosted by award-winning journalists Amy Goodman and Juan González....

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Headlines for September 19, 2025; “I’m Not Going to Give Up”: Leonard Peltier on Indigenous Rights, His Half-Century in Prison & More Democracy Now! is a daily independent news hour hosted by award-winning journalists Amy Goodman and Juan González. Visit democracynow.org to watch and listen to the latest interviews, read through show transcripts, search the vast news archive or to make a donation...

By Amy Goodman & Denis Moynihan Renowned for roles in films like “Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid,” Robert Redford won an Oscar for directing “Ordinary People” and numerous other awards over his storied career. But what mattered most to him was independent film.

Headlines for September 18, 2025; Amnesty Int’l: Boeing, Lockheed Martin, Palantir Enable & Profit from Israel’s Genocide in Gaza; “The Disappearance of Dr. Abu Safiya”: Al Jazeera Film on Israel’s Abduction & Torture of Gaza Doctor Democracy Now! is a daily independent news hour hosted by award-winning journalists Amy Goodman and Juan González. Visit democracynow.org to watch and listen to the la...