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“The Nightmare Is Repeating Itself”: Filmmaker Julia Steers On Sudan War From El Fasher To El Obeid
Friday, 10 July 2026, 4:24 pm | Democracy Now
While both sides are accused of war crimes, the RSF drew global condemnation after its fighters carried out atrocities in the city of El Fasher in October of 2025, with the United Nations describing them as “acts of genocide.” More >>
Report From Tehran: Millions Attend Ali Khamenei’s Funeral Amid Widespread Sense Of Victory In War
Friday, 10 July 2026, 4:14 pm | Democracy Now
After ruling the Islamic Republic of Iran for over three dozen years, Khamenei was killed by a joint Israeli-U.S. airstrike on February 28. More >>
Calls Grow For Israel To Release Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya; U.S. Doctor Says “Nobody Is Safe” In Gaza
Friday, 10 July 2026, 4:08 pm | Democracy Now
The group has filed an appeal in the Israeli courts requesting the release of Abu Safiya and 13 other Palestinian doctors who were captured in Gaza and imprisoned by the Israeli military. More >>
Hamas Renouncing Rule Over Gaza Signals Commitment To Ceasefire Despite Israeli Attacks: Amjad Iraqi
Friday, 10 July 2026, 3:59 pm | Democracy Now
Hamas, which has controlled the territory for nearly two decades, has said that its ministries and staff will stay in place, and that it will still oversee security and policing in parts of Gaza left under its control. More >>
“A Disastrous Development”: Trita Parsi On Breakdown Of U.S.-Iran Ceasefire
Friday, 10 July 2026, 3:50 pm | Democracy Now
Parsi says the renewal of fighting is “a disastrous development” for chances of a long-term peace and a reset in the U.S.-Iran relationship. “Both countries are in dire need of an end to this war.” More >>
Report From Beirut: Israel-Lebanon Ceasefire Met With “Cautious Optimism”
Saturday, 18 April 2026, 8:09 pm | Democracy Now
Many in the country are questioning whether Israel will abide by the ceasefire, says Beirut-based journalist Kareem Chehayeb. More >>
As Iran Reopens Strait Of Hormuz, Are U.S. & Iran Near Deal Or Renewed Fighting?
Saturday, 18 April 2026, 5:37 pm | Democracy Now
The stakes could not be higher, as the fragile ceasefire between the U.S. and Iran has not yet led to the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, the economically vital waterway for economies all over the world. More >>
10 Minutes, 100 Airstrikes: Israel Rejects Ceasefire For Lebanon, Kills 250+ In Massive Attack
Sunday, 12 April 2026, 10:06 pm | Democracy Now
“The response from the international community has been limited by words of condemnation, but no effective action has been taken yet in order to stop these atrocities from happening,” says Beirut-based Human Rights Watch researcher Ramzi Kaiss. More >>
Noam Chomsky: Why Netanyahu Seeks to Prevent Peace with Iran
Tuesday, 3 March 2015, 9:30 am | Democracy Now
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has arrived in the United States as part of his bid to stop a nuclear deal with Iran during a controversial speech before the U.S. Congress on Tuesday. Dozens of Democrats are threatening to boycott the ... More >>
Democracy Now Report: Trapped in Gaza
Monday, 13 June 2011, 2:57 pm | Democracy Now
Trapped in Gaza: Rafah Crossing Closed to Palestinians Soon After Egyptian Pledge to Reopen It (DN!) More >>
Day After Attack, Witnesses Describe US Killings
Saturday, 10 April 2010, 11:54 am | Democracy Now
As the US Central Command says it has no plans to reopen an investigation into the July 2007 helicopter attack that killed a dozen people in Baghdad, including two Reuters news staff, we play never-before-seen eyewitness interviews filmed the day ... More >>
Democracy Now: Matt Taibbi On Goldman Sachs
Thursday, 16 July 2009, 12:53 pm | Democracy Now
Goldman Sachs, the nation’s most powerful financial company, has reported the richest quarterly profit in its 140-year history: $3.44 billion between April and June. Goldman’s record profits come just one month after it repaid $10 billion of TARP money to the ... More >>
Interrogators Destroyed the Mind of Jose Padilla
Monday, 20 August 2007, 11:22 pm | Democracy Now
On Thursday, the jury in the Jose Padilla terror trial has found the American citizen guilty of conspiracy to support Islamic terrorism overseas. His sentencing is set for December 5 and he faces possible life in prison. The FBI initially arrested him ... More >>
Palast Goodman & RFK: The Firing Of David Iglesias
Tuesday, 15 May 2007, 9:56 am | Democracy Now
On a single day, December 7, Attorney General Alberto Gonzales demanded the resignations of 8 United States Attorneys. What was really the purpose of the firings - and who was behind it? Investigative journalist Greg Palast reports. More >>
Mexico: Calderon Takes Power in Midnight Ceremony
Tuesday, 5 December 2006, 3:39 pm | Democracy Now
Felipe Calderon has taken over as Mexico's president in an unusual midnight ceremony at the presidential residence in Mexico City. Opposition lawmakers are vowing to physically block him from being inaugurated in Congress. Meanwhile, tension remains ... More >>
Nader IV: US Responsible For Israeli War Crimes
Monday, 24 July 2006, 11:45 am | Democracy Now
Former Presidential Candidate Ralph Nader wrote a letter to President Bush this week that harshly criticized the White House for its response to Israel's bombardment of Lebanon. More >>
Gore Vidal Delivers State of the Union
Wednesday, 1 February 2006, 12:20 am | Democracy Now
Today, the 31st of January, in the hallowed year, election year, of ’06, could be a memorable day if we all do our part, which is simply to concentrate, among other things, and do perhaps what a couple of groups have decided would be useful for the ... More >>
"Kerry Told Me He Now Thinks Election Was Stolen"
Wednesday, 9 November 2005, 12:39 am | Democracy Now
New York University professor and author Mark Crispin Miller says in an interview on Democracy Now!: “[Kerry] told me he now thinks the election was stolen. He says he doesn't believe he is the person that can be out in front because of the sour ... More >>
Jeremy Scahill: A Smoking Bullet in a Smoking Gun
Friday, 17 June 2005, 11:19 pm | Democracy Now
Democracy Now correspondent Jeremy Scahill reports on new documents that show President Bush began the invasion of Iraq more than half a year before Shock and Awe was launched. More >>
The Downing Street Memo Comes To Washington
Thursday, 16 June 2005, 1:04 pm | Democracy Now
We speak with Rep. John Conyers (D-MI) who is convening a public hearing tomorrow in Washington on the so-called Downing Street Memo and other newly released documents that he says show the Bush administration's "efforts to cook the books on pre-war ... More >>
