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On today's show: A Warming Planet Makes Nor'easters & Other Storms More Intense: Climate Scientist Michael Mann Aided by U.S. Intelligence, Mexican Army Kills Top Cartel Leader After Threat of Trump Intervention War Crimes Prosecutor Reed Brody on Epstein Files, Duterte's ICC Case & Ukraine War Anniversary Democracy Now! is a daily independent award-winning news program hosted by journalists Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez. The post Democracy Now! – February 24, 2026 appeared first on KPFA.
On today's show: Headlines Trump Lashes Out & Attacks Justices After Supreme Court Limits His Power to Impose Tariffs “It's Still a Genocide”: Poet Mosab Abu Toha on Reality of “Ceasefire” in Gaza As U.S. Olympians Take on the Trump Administration, Trump Attacks Them While Kash Patel Parties Democracy Now! is a daily independent award-winning news program hosted by journalists Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez. The post Democracy Now! – February 23, 2026 appeared first on KPFA.
ON TODAY'S SHOW: Carole Cadwalladr on Epstein Fallout: As U.K. Arrests Ex-Prince, Where is the Accountability in U.S.? Jeremy Scahill: Despite Ongoing Talks, Trump Admin Is “Obsessed” with Destroying Iran “Colonial Apartheid Regime”: Jeremy Scahill on Trump's “Board of Peace” & Plans For Gaza Mohsen Mahdawi, Palestinian Columbia Student Targeted by Trump, Hails Court Ruling Blocking Deportation Democracy Now! is a daily independent award-winning news program hosted by journalists Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez. The post Democracy Now! – February 20, 2026 appeared first on KPFA.
Comprehensive coverage of the day's news with a focus on war and peace; social, environmental and economic justice. Trump's Board of Peace, photo by Press Service of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International license World's 6th largest fossil fuel company facing trial in France; Trump chairs first Board of Peace meeting, pledges funds and troops for Gaza as many fear mission creep; Amy Goodman speaks to KPFA on 30th anniversary of “Democracy Now”; Large banner with Trump's face hung on Justice Department headquarters; On this date in 1942, Roosevelt signs executive order leading to internment of 125,000 people of Japanese ancestry, including US citizens; US pays $160 million of the $4 billion owed to United Nations The post Trump chairs first Board of Peace meeting as many fear mission creep; 6th largest fossil fuel company on trial in Paris- February 19, 2026 appeared first on KPFA.
Democracy Now! is a daily independent award-winning news program hosted by journalists Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez. The post Democracy Now! – February 19, 2026 appeared first on KPFA.
On today's show: Headlines Jesse Jackson Fought for Justice at Home & Abroad: Juan González & Bishop William Barber “Extremely Dangerous Situation”: Trita Parsi Warns U.S. & Iran Have Incentives to Escalate Conflict CFPB Staffer Alexis Goldstein Fired for Confronting DOGE Members, Announces Run for Congress Meet Analilia Mejía, Who Won NJ Congressional Primary After Speaking Out Against ICE & Genocide in Gaza Democracy Now! is a daily national independent award-winning news program, hosted by journalists Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez. The post Democracy Now! – February 18, 2026 appeared first on KPFA.
The Trump administration is deliberately plunging Cuba into a national and humanitarian crisis, and the US-imposed blockade of oil imports is wreaking havoc on daily life for Cubans. In this urgent episode of The Marc Steiner Show, Marc speaks with Cuban journalist and documentary filmmaker Liz Oliva Fernández about the unfolding nightmare in Cuba and what the international community can do to stop it.Guest:Liz Oliva Fernández is a Cuban journalist with the outlet Belly of the Beast, and she is the presenter of documentary series The War on Cuba, for which she won a Gracie Award. Apart from her journalism and filmmaking, Oliva Fernández is a dedicated anti-racist and feminist activist.Additional links/info:Belly of the Beast website, Facebook page, Instagram, and YouTube channelBelly of the Beast, The War on CubaAl Jazeera Staff & Reuters, Al Jazeera, “Waste piles up in Cuba as US-imposed fuel blockade halts collection trucks”Amy Goodman, Democracy Now!, ““Policy of aggression”: Cuba's U.N. ambassador denounces U.S. oil blockade, push to topple government”Credits:Producer: Rosette SewaliStudio Production: Cameron GranadinoAudio Post-Production: Stephen FrankBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-real-news-podcast--2952221/support.Help us continue producing radically independent news and in-depth analysis by following us and becoming a monthly sustainer.Follow us on:Bluesky: @therealnews.comFacebook: The Real News NetworkTwitter: @TheRealNewsYouTube: @therealnewsInstagram: @therealnewsnetworkBecome a member and join the Supporters Club for The Real News Podcast today!
The Trump administration is deliberately plunging Cuba into a national and humanitarian crisis, and the US-imposed blockade of oil imports is wreaking havoc on daily life for Cubans. In this urgent episode of The Marc Steiner Show, Marc speaks with Cuban journalist and documentary filmmaker Liz Oliva Fernández about the unfolding nightmare in Cuba and what the international community can do to stop it.Guest:Liz Oliva Fernández is a Cuban journalist with the outlet Belly of the Beast, and she is the presenter of documentary series The War on Cuba, for which she won a Gracie Award. Apart from her journalism and filmmaking, Oliva Fernández is a dedicated anti-racist and feminist activist.Additional links/info:Belly of the Beast website, Facebook page, Instagram, and YouTube channelBelly of the Beast, The War on CubaAl Jazeera Staff & Reuters, Al Jazeera, “Waste piles up in Cuba as US-imposed fuel blockade halts collection trucks”Amy Goodman, Democracy Now!, ““Policy of aggression”: Cuba's U.N. ambassador denounces U.S. oil blockade, push to topple government”Credits:Producer: Rosette SewaliStudio Production: Cameron GranadinoAudio Post-Production: Stephen FrankBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-marc-steiner-show--4661751/support.Follow The Marc Steiner Show on Spotify and Apple Podcasts.Help us continue producing The Marc Steiner Show by following us and becoming a monthly sustainer.Sign up for our newsletterFollow us on BlueskyLike us on FacebookFollow us on TwitterDonate to support this podcast
On today's show: Headlines “Keep Hope Alive”: Remembering Rev. Jesse Jackson, Civil Rights Icon Who Twice Ran for President Bernie Sanders on Jesse Jackson: One of the Most Significant Political Leaders of “Last 100 Years” Jesse Jackson's Legacy: From Marching with MLK to Building the Rainbow Coalition When ICE Agents Lie: DOJ Drops Charges Against 2 Minneapolis Men Falsely Accused of Attempted Murder Democracy Now! is a daily national independent award-winning news program, hosted by journalists Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez. The post Democracy Now! – February 17, 2026 appeared first on KPFA.
Democracy Now! is a daily independent award-winning news program hosted by journalists Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez. The post Democracy Now! – February 16, 2026 appeared first on KPFA.
Democracy Now! is a daily independent award-winning news program hosted by journalists Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez. The post Democracy Now! – February 13, 2026 appeared first on KPFA.
On today's show: Headlines “Massive Cover-Up”: Rep. Jayapal Slams AG Pam Bondi over Epstein Files & Spying on Lawmakers Netanyahu Seeks to Kill U.S.-Iran Talks to Start Another War: Mouin Rabbani Oscar-Nominated Filmmaker Jafar Panahi Speaks Out on Jailing of Screenwriter Mehdi Mahmoudian in Iran “I Was Just So Disgusted”: Jewish Rep. Balint Walks Out of Hearing After Bondi Calls Her Antisemitic Democracy Now! is a daily independent award-winning news program hosted by journalists Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez. The post Democracy Now! – February 12, 2026 appeared first on KPFA.
On today's show: Headlines “De Facto Dictatorship”: Democrats Confront ICE, CBP Officials on Brutal Tactics Impeach the President: Rep. Al Green Denounces Trump's Racist Obama Video & Attacks on Black History “Devastating”: Trump EPA to Scrap Landmark Climate Finding in Pro-Fossil Fuel Deregulatory Push Democracy Now! is a daily national independent award-winning news program, hosted by journalists Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez. The post Democracy Now! – February 11, 2026 appeared first on KPFA.
ON TODAY'S SHOW: Protecting Pedophile Predators: Carole Cadwalladr on Jeffrey Epstein & the Elite's Veil of Silence Rep. Joaquin Castro Slams ICE “Prison” Where Children as Young as 2 Months Old Are Held “I Have Never Felt So Much Fear”: Immigrant Children Speak Out on Life Inside ICE Jail in Dilley, TX Democracy Now! is a daily independent award-winning news program hosted by journalists Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez. The post Democracy Now! – February 10, 2026 appeared first on KPFA.
ON TODAY'S SHOW: Meet Aliya Rahman, Disabled U.S. Citizen Assaulted, Jailed & Traumatized by ICE in Minneapolis As Black History Month Turns 100, Trump Refuses to Apologize for Video Depicting Obamas as Apes JD Vance Is Booed at Olympics While Thousands Protest U.S. Sending ICE Agents to Games in Italy “The War Hasn't Ended”: Palestinians in Gaza Still Face Israeli Attacks, Disease, Medical Neglect Democracy Now! is a daily independent award-winning news program hosted by journalists Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez. The post Democracy Now! – February 9, 2026 appeared first on KPFA.
Democracy Now! is a daily independent award-winning news program hosted by journalists Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez. The post Democracy Now! – February 6, 2026 appeared first on KPFA.
On today's show: Headlines Rep. Khanna Slams DOJ for Not Launching New Probes of Jeffrey Epstein's “Co-Conspirators” “Tear Down ICE” & Probe Trump-UAE $500M Crypto Deal: Rep. Ro Khanna Shot, Harassed & Threatened: U.S. Citizens Describe Surviving Violent Attacks by Immigration Agents Elon Musk Under Fire for Epstein Links, Grok's Sexualized AI Deepfakes & SpaceX-xAI Merger Democracy Now! is a daily independent award-winning news program hosted by journalists Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez. The post Democracy Now! – February 5, 2026 appeared first on KPFA.
Democracy Now! is a daily independent award-winning news program hosted by journalists Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez. The post Democracy Now! – February 3, 2026 appeared first on KPFA.
On today's show: Headlines “Journalism Is Not a Crime”: Georgia Fort & Don Lemon Arrested for Covering St. Paul Church Protest “Leave Our City Now”: Minneapolis Residents March as Part of National Strike Against ICE “Billionaire Boys Club”: What the Latest Epstein Files Reveal About Elite Impunity FBI Raid in Georgia Is Part of “Trump's Scheme to Try to Rig the Midterms”: Ari Berman Democracy Now! is a daily independent award-winning news program hosted by journalists Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez. The post Democracy Now! – February 2, 2026 appeared first on KPFA.
Democracy Now! is a daily independent award-winning news program hosted by journalists Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez. The post Democracy Now! – January 30, 2026 appeared first on KPFA.
On today's show: Headlines “Let Us Out”: ICE Detention of Children Sparks Protests at Immigration Jail in Dilley, TX “Not Going to Bully Me”: Rep. LaMonica McIver Faces 17 Years in Prison over ICE Jail Inspection ICE Agents Film Minnesota Protesters & Immigrants as Part of Massive Facial Recognition Push Democracy Now! is a daily independent award-winning news program hosted by journalists Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez. The post Democracy Now! – January 29, 2026 appeared first on KPFA.
On today's show: Headlines ICE “Wartime” Recruiting Effort Targets Gun & Military Lovers Using White Nationalist Messaging Rep. Ilhan Omar Attacked by Man at Minneapolis Town Hall After She Called for Noem's Impeachment “The Border Is the Entire Country”: How Trump Brought Borderland Violence into U.S. Cities Abolish ICE: Rep. Delia Ramirez Calls for Defunding DHS & Defends Rep. Ilhan Omar After Attack Democracy Now! is a daily independent award-winning news program hosted by journalists Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez. The post Democracy Now! – January 28, 2026 appeared first on KPFA.
On today's show: Headlines “Feels Like a Cover-Up”: Minnesota AG Keith Ellison Slams Trump Admin over Deadly ICE Crackdown Can ICE Forcibly Enter Homes Without a Warrant? Inside Trump's Attack on the 4th Amendment From George Floyd to Alex Pretti: “Copaganda” Author on Myths About Immigration, Crime & Policing Democracy Now! is a daily national independent award-winning news program, hosted by journalists Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez. The post Democracy Now! – January 27, 2026 appeared first on KPFA.
On today's show: Headlines “He Was Executed”: Minneapolis Residents Outraged, Defiant After Immigration Agents Kill Alex Pretti RIP Alex Pretti: Colleague Remembers “Compassion,” “Deep Empathy” of ICU Nurse Killed by Feds “Trumped-Up Charges”: Out of Jail, Nekima Levy Armstrong Faces Prosecution for Anti-ICE Church Protest “ICE Out”: Tens of Thousands March in Minnesota in General Strike Against Immigration Raids Democracy Now! is a daily national independent award-winning news program, hosted by journalists Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez. The post Democracy Now! – January 26, 2026 appeared first on KPFA.
ON TODAY'S SHOW: “Emperor” Trump's So-Called Board of Peace Erases Palestinians from Gaza Governance Nekima Levy Armstrong Jailed After Protesting ICE Official Who Also Serves as Pastor in St. Paul ICE Out of Minnesota: Unions & Churches Lead Economic Blackout in “Day of Truth and Freedom” “Kings and Pawns”: Howard Bryant on What Jackie Robinson & Paul Robeson Reveal About America Democracy Now! is a daily independent award-winning news program hosted by journalists Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez. The post Democracy Now! – January 23, 2026 appeared first on KPFA.
On today's show: “An Abomination”: Yanis Varoufakis on Trump's “Board of Peace” & Threat to Democratic World Order “Catch of the Day”: Latest ICE Operation in Maine Targets Somali Community Born in Evin Prison, Iranian Author on Protests Against “Authoritarian, Theocratic Regime” Democracy Now! is a daily independent award-winning news program hosted by journalists Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez. The post Democracy Now! – January 22, 2026 appeared first on KPFA.
ON TODAY'S SHOW: Facing Possible Arrest, Minnesota Lawyer Defends Protest at Church Whose Pastor Is Top ICE Official As Trump Threatens to Take Greenland, Oxfam Warns of Rising Authoritarianism & Billionaire Boom NYC Nurses' Strike Enters 10th Day; Mayor Mamdani & Sen. Sanders Join Picket Line Democracy Now! is a daily independent award-winning news program hosted by journalists Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez. The post Democracy Now! – January 21, 2026 appeared first on KPFA.
ON TODAY'S SHOW: ICE vs. People of Minnesota: A Special Report on Community Resistance to Trump's Militarized Crackdown “Not Above the Law”: Law Prof. Michele Goodwin Decries Violent ICE Activity in Minnesota A Distraction from Epstein Files? Trump Ramps Up Chaos in Minnesota, Greenland & Beyond “No Going Back”: Trump Escalates Threats to Take Greenland & Tariff European Allies Democracy Now! is a daily independent award-winning news program hosted by journalists Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez. The post Democracy Now! – January 20, 2026 appeared first on KPFA.
Democracy Now! is a daily independent award-winning news program hosted by journalists Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez. The post Democracy Now! – January 19, 2026 appeared first on KPFA.
Democracy Now! is a daily independent award-winning news program hosted by journalists Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez. The post Democracy Now! – January 16, 2026 appeared first on KPFA.
ON TODAY'S SHOW: FBI Raids Home of Washington Post Reporter as Attacks on Press Freedom Intensify Under Trump “This Regime Will Fall”: Director Jafar Panahi on Deadly Iran Protests & Filmmaking Under Censorship Democracy Now! is a daily independent award-winning news program hosted by journalists Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez. The post Democracy Now! – January 15, 2026 appeared first on KPFA.
Democracy Now! is a daily independent award-winning news program hosted by journalists Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez. The post Democracy Now! – January 14, 2026 appeared first on KPFA.
ON TODAY'S SHOW: “Stolen from Us”: Family Demands Justice for Keith Porter, Black Father Killed by Off-Duty ICE Agent “State of Siege”: Iran Protest Death Toll Rises to 2,000 After U.S. Sanctions Spawn Economic Crisis “Empire in Decline”: Historian Alfred McCoy on U.S. Aggression in Venezuela, Iran & Beyond Democracy Now! is a daily independent award-winning news program hosted by journalists Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez. The post Democracy Now! – January 13, 2026 appeared first on KPFA.
On todays show: Headlines Iran Escalates Deadly Crackdown on Mass Protests as Trump Threatens to Launch Military Attack “We Had Whistles. They Had Guns”: Nationwide Protests Held over ICE Killing of Renee Good “All the Walls Came Down”: L.A. Fire Survivors Fight Foreclosure & Demand Justice in Altadena Democracy Now! is a daily independent award-winning news program hosted by journalists Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez. The post Democracy Now! – January 12, 2026 appeared first on KPFA.
On today's show: Headlines “What Are You Hiding?” Minnesota AG Keith Ellison Says ICE Killing of Renee Good Must Be Investigated “The Voice of Hind Rajab,” Shortlisted for Oscar, Uses Audio of 6-Year-Old Girl Killed in Gaza “Holding Liat”: Former Israeli Hostage Says “There Aren't Any Conflicts That Are Unsolvable” Democracy Now! is a daily independent award-winning news program hosted by journalists Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez. The post Democracy Now! – January 9, 2026 appeared first on KPFA.
Democracy Now! is a daily independent award-winning news program hosted by journalists Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez. The post Democracy Now! – January 8, 2026 appeared first on KPFA.
On today's show: Headlines “This Is Our Hemisphere”: Report from Colombia on Trump's Escalating Threats to the Region Trump's Plan to Seize Greenland Would “Militarize the Arctic,” Trample Indigenous Rights “Firestorm”: MS NOW's Jacob Soboroff on Anniversary of L.A. Fires & “America's New Age of Disaster” Democracy Now! is a daily independent award-winning news program hosted by journalists Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez. The post Democracy Now! – January 7, 2026 appeared first on KPFA.
On today's show: Headlines “It's All About the Oil, Stupid!”: Mehdi Hasan on Trump Attacking Venezuela & Kidnapping Maduro “Imperial Laboratory”: Alexander Aviña on the “Donroe” Doctrine & U.S. Intervention in Latin America Chevron Stocks Surge After Trump Vows to “Take Back” Venezuela's Oil After U.S. Attack Trump Family Businesses Rake in $4 Billion After His Reelection with Focus on AI, Crypto & Nuclear Democracy Now! is a daily independent award-winning news program hosted by journalists Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez. The post Democracy Now! – January 6, 2026 appeared first on KPFA.
On today's show: Headlines “Venezuela Is Not Going to Be a U.S. Colony”: Report from Caracas on U.S. Attack & Maduro Abduction “Imperialist Intervention”: Law Prof. David Cole on the Illegality of U.S. Attack on Venezuela Trump “Just Wants Oil,” Not Democracy: What's Next in Trump's War on Venezuela? Democracy Now! is a daily national independent award-winning news program, hosted by journalists Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez. The post Democracy Now! – January 5, 2026 appeared first on KPFA.
Amy Goodman and Juan González host breaking news coverage on U.S. forces attacking Venezuela and seizing Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro. We speak to Venezuelan reporter Andreína Chávez in Caracas, as well as professors Miguel Tinker Salas and Alejandro Velasco.
Amy Goodman and Juan González host breaking news coverage on U.S. forces attacking Venezuela and seizing Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro. We speak to Venezuelan reporter Andreína Chávez in Caracas, as well as professors Miguel Tinker Salas and Alejandro Velasco.
Democracy Now! is a daily independent award-winning news program hosted by journalists Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez. The post Democracy Now! – January 1, 2026 appeared first on KPFA.
On this special episode of Hudson Mohawk Magazine we play excerpts of the recording from Amy Goodman of Democracy Now!'s visit to the Sanctuary on Saturday, April 22, 2023. On the second night of the weekend celebration "Rooted in Independent Media, Growing Toward a Just Future!", Amy Goodman spoke about her work in independent media, her history with the Sanctuary, and welcomed Steve Pierce to join her on stage to talk about his incredible contribution to independent media and the history of The Sanctuary for Independent Media. The full recording is available on Sanctuary TV.
Democracy Now! is a daily independent award-winning news program hosted by journalists Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez. The post Democracy Now! – December 31, 2025 appeared first on KPFA.
On today's show: Headlines “Whatever Israel Wants”: Trump Backs Netanyahu's “Colonial” Wars in Gaza, Iran & Beyond “Israel Crushed Mohammad Bakri”: Gideon Levy & Rami Khouri on Death of Iconic Palestinian Filmmaker Trump Set to Garnish Wages for Student Loan Defaults; The Debt Collective Lays Out Other Options Over 20M Americans Set to Lose Healthcare Coverage Jan. 1 After Congress Goes on Recess Democracy Now! is a daily independent award-winning news program hosted by journalists Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez. The post Democracy Now! – December 30, 2025 appeared first on KPFA.
On today's episode: Headlines What's Behind Trump's Christmas Strikes on Nigeria? Anti-Christian Genocide or Appeasing MAGA Base? “Witch Hunt”: Jailed U.K. Palestine Action Activists Continue Hunger Strike Despite Health Risks Cover-Up? New HBO Film Examines 2010 Immigrant Death Under Trump's Current Border Commissioner Democracy Now! is a daily independent award-winning news program hosted by journalists Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez. The post Democracy Now! – December 29, 2025 appeared first on KPFA.
Democracy Now! is a daily independent award-winning news program hosted by journalists Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez. The post Democracy Now! – December 26, 2025 appeared first on KPFA.
Democracy Now! is a daily independent award-winning news program hosted by journalists Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez. The post Democracy Now! – December 25, 2025 appeared first on KPFA.
Democracy Now! is a daily independent award-winning news program hosted by journalists Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez. The post Democracy Now! – December 24, 2025 appeared first on KPFA.
On today's show: Headlines CBS Censorship: Bari Weiss Pulls “60 Minutes” Exposé on Torture of Migrants U.S. Sent to El Salvador “Out for Blood”: Writer Jasper Nathaniel on Surviving Israeli Settler Attack on W. Bank Olive Farmers Democracy Now! is a daily independent award-winning news program hosted by journalists Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez. The post Democracy Now! – December 23, 2025 appeared first on KPFA.