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The University of California, Berkeley has provided Trump officials with the names of at least 160 students, faculty and staff in cases of alleged antisemitism on campus, in response to the administration’s sweeping crackdown on Palestinian solidarity…

Journalist Chris Hedges warns that President Trump and his allies are “weaponizing” the shocking assassination of right-wing activist Charlie Kirk to crush dissent.…

As Israel continues its campaign to erase Gaza City by systematically bombing residential buildings, schools, homes and tent encampments, we speak with Dr. Mohammed Saqr, the director of nursing at Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis, in the south of Gaza. He says…

Israel Continues Bombardment of Gaza City, Killing 25 Palestinians Today, Arab Leaders Hold Emergency Meeting in Qatar to Discuss Israel’s Strike in Doha, Israeli Army Raids Home of Oscar-Winning Filmmaker Basel Adra, Tyler Robinson, Accused of Assassinating…

Following massive, youth-led anti-corruption demonstrations in Nepal, the country’s former Chief Justice Sushila Karki looks set to become interim prime minister. This week, protesters set fire to the Parliament and other government buildings, and at least…

Brazil’s Supreme Court has sentenced former President Jair Bolsonaro to more than 27 years in prison for plotting a military coup and seeking to “annihilate” democracy in Brazil following his election defeat in 2022. The sentencing marks the first time a…

Democracy Now! speaks with Mehdi Hasan, editor-in-chief and CEO of Zeteo, about Israel’s recent move to expand settlements in the West Bank in an effort to erase the possibility of a Palestinian state. “They are doing everything in their power to make sure…

President Trump announced on Friday that a suspect was in custody for the killing of far-right activist Charlie Kirk. Although the motive has not yet been established, Trump has escalated his attacks on the political left, saying, “We just have to beat the…

Israel’s Deadly Attacks on Gaza City Have Left 50,000 Palestinians Without Shelter, Israeli Forces Arrest 1,500 Palestinians, Including Children, in Mass Raid on Tulkarem, Netanyahu Approves New West Bank Settlements, Warning “There Won’t Be a…

We speak to two activists aboard the Global Sumud Flotilla as it prepares to set sail for Gaza in an attempt to break the Israeli blockade. In recent days, two drone attacks on the flotilla ships, which are docked in Tunisia, have been reported. “We know who…

Is President Trump working to build his own personal army? Investigative reporter Radley Balko responds to Trump’s new executive order for a “standing National Guard quick reaction force” that the president can deploy at will. Trump has “always…

The conservative activist Charlie Kirk, founder of right-wing student organization Turning Point USA, was assassinated Wednesday as he spoke before a crowd at Utah Valley University as part of a fall campus tour. Kirk was 31 years old and founded Turning Point…

Conservative Activist Charlie Kirk Assassinated in Utah, Two Students Injured in Attack at Colorado High School, Israeli Airstrikes Hit Yemen, Killing 35 People and Injuring 131, Qatar’s Prime Minister Says Israeli Strike on Doha “Killed Any Hope” for…

As the Trump administration grows increasingly hostile to renewable energy, we speak with acclaimed environmentalist Bill McKibben about his new book, Here Comes the Sun, in which he lays out a hopeful vision for the future that includes avoiding climate…

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi has reportedly ordered authorities to reexamine the case of Alaa Abd El-Fattah and six others on humanitarian grounds. Abd El-Fattah, who came to national prominence during the so-called Arab Spring protests of 2011, has…

Global condemnation is mounting after Israel bombed Qatar’s capital Doha, attempting to take out senior Hamas leaders who had gathered to consider a U.S. proposal for a Gaza ceasefire. Hamas leadership survived the strike, which killed six. We speak with…

Israel Strikes Qatar, Targeting Senior Hamas Leadership, Killing 6 People, Israel Continues to Bombard Gaza City, Ordering Full Evacuation, Israel Orders Demolition of the Homes of Two Palestinian Gunmen Responsible for Jerusalem Shooting, Organizers of Global…

Just days after President Trump threatened to wage war on the city of Chicago, ICE launched what it called “Operation Midway Blitz,” and President Trump claimed the city was “about to find out why it’s called the Department of WAR” — a reference to…

Amid growing pressure for the Trump administration to release the full Jeffrey Epstein files, a New York Times investigation reveals how the country’s largest bank, JPMorgan Chase, enabled Epstein’s sex-trafficking operation and profited from its ties to…

Israeli PM Warns Nearly 1 Million Palestinians in Gaza City to “Leave Now”, Israeli Forces Kill Two 14-Year-Old Palestinians Amid Stepped-Up Raids Across West Bank, Gaza Flotilla Activists Blame Israel for Apparent Drone Strike on Aid Vessel in Tunisian…

The celebrated psychiatrist and author Robert Jay Lifton has died at the age of 99. His studies on the effects of nuclear war, terrorism and genocide, including the books Death in Life: Survivors of Hiroshima and The Nazi Doctors: Medical Killing and the…

This weekend marked the first anniversary of the killing of Turkish American activist Ayşenur Ezgi Eygi by Israeli forces as she took part in a weekly nonviolent protest against illegal Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank. Her death is being…

“There’s no real safe zone in Gaza [City] and all of the Gaza Strip,” says Eyad Amawi, who joins us for an update from Deir al-Balah in the Gaza Strip as Israeli forces move deeper into Gaza City to forcibly evict 1 million residents. The local aid…

We get an update on the largest-ever single-site immigration raid in U.S. history that unfolded Thursday when federal agents arrested nearly 500 workers at a Hyundai facility in Georgia. Most workers were Korean nationals who were building an electric vehicle…

Israeli Military Blows Up Three High-Rise Residential Buildings in Gaza City, Save the Children: Israel Has Killed on Average a Child Every Hour for Past 23 Months, Six People Killed in Shooting in Occupied East Jerusalem, Nearly 900 Arrested at Palestine…

Authorities in Indonesia have launched a brutal crackdown on nationwide protests, sparked by outrage over generous housing allowances and other perks for politicians amid a deepening cost-of-living crisis. The protests were further inflamed after video showed…

Acclaimed historian Greg Grandin joins Democracy Now! to discuss the Trump administration’s attack on an alleged drug-smuggling boat in international waters, which killed 11 people earlier this week. President Trump and other senior officials have claimed…

Both Democratic and Republican senators grilled Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Thursday in a contentious hearing on his policies and anti-vaccine misinformation. RFK fired the head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention…

Israeli Attacks Kill Dozens of Palestinians as Army Claims to Control 40% of Gaza City, Hamas Releases Video Showing Two Israeli Hostages in Gaza City, U.S. Sanctions Palestinian Human Rights Groups for Backing ICC War Crimes Probe, Third Earthquake Strikes…

The Trump administration is facing growing criticism for suspending visas for Palestinian passport holders, including for Palestinian officials set to attend the annual U.N. General Assembly this month. When the U.S. denied a visa to Yasser Arafat to address…