Democracy Now!

Democracy Now! is a national, daily, independent, award-winning news program hosted by journalists Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez. Pioneering the largest public media collaboration in the U.S., Democracy Now! is broadcast on Pacifica, NPR, community, and college radio stations; on public access, PBS, satellite television (DISH network: Free Speech TV ch. 9415 and Link TV ch. 9410; DIRECTV: Free Speech TV ch. 348 and Link TV ch. 375); and on the internet. DN!’s podcast is one of the most popular on the web.

Democracy Now!’s War and Peace Report provides our audience with access to people and perspectives rarely heard in the U.S.corporate-sponsored media, including independent and international journalists, ordinary people from around the world who are directly affected by U.S. foreign policy, grassroots leaders and peace activists, artists, academics and independent analysts. In addition, Democracy Now! hosts real debates–debates between people who substantially disagree, such as between the White House or the Pentagon spokespeople on the one hand, and grassroots activists on the other.

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WHY INDEPENDENT MEDIA ?

For true democracy to work, people need easy access to independent, diverse sources of news and information.

But the last two decades have seen unprecedented corporate media consolidation. The U.S. media was already fairly homogeneous in the early 1980s: some fifty media conglomerates dominated all media outlets, including television, radio, newspapers, magazines, music, publishing and film. In the year 2000, just six corporations dominated the U.S. media.

In addition, corporate media outlets in the U.S. are legally responsible to their shareholders to maximize profits.

Democracy Now! is funded entirely through contributions from listeners, viewers, and foundations. We do not accept advertisers, corporate underwriting, or government funding. This allows us to maintain our independence.

1. Democracy Now! 2024-05-17 Friday

   Headlines for May 17, 2024; “Resist the Normalization of Evil”: Israeli Reporter Amira Hass on Palestine & the Role of Journalism

2. Democracy Now! 2024-05-16 Thursday

   Headlines for May 16, 2024; Israeli Human Rights Lawyer Attacked While Documenting Settler Raid on Gaza Aid Convoy; Human Rights Watch: Israeli Forces Attack Known Aid Worker Locations in Gaza; “In Cold Blood”: Russian Forces Executing Surrendering Ukrainian Soldiers; “Rampage of Killings, Looting, Torture, Rape”: Ethnic Cleansing in Sudan’s Darfur Region

3. Democracy Now! 2024-05-15 Wednesday

   Headlines for May 15, 2024; Defense Attorney Ron Kuby on Trump Criminal Trial & Representing Climate & Pro-Palestinian Protesters; “Stop This War Right Now”: U.S. Doctor Who Saved Sen. Duckworth’s Life in Iraq, Now Trapped in Gaza; “A Racist, Criminal Project”: Palestinian Historian on 1948 Nakba, Israel’s War on Gaza & U.S. Complicity; Drop the Charges: Demands for CUNY to Divest from Israel Met by Violent Police Repression & Felony Charges

4. Democracy Now! 2024-05-14 Tuesday

   Headlines for May 14, 2024; “Displacement Has Been Weaponized”: Gaza Reporter Akram al-Satarri on Israeli Attack & Fleeing Rafah; Columbia-Affiliated Union Theological Seminary Votes to Divest from Israel’s War on Gaza; “Unbuild Walls”: Detention Watch’s Silky Shah on Debunking Immigration Myths & Embracing Abolition

5. Democracy Now! 2024-05-13 Monday

   Headlines for May 13, 2024; “The Plan Is Genocide”: Palestine’s U.K. Ambassador Decries Israel’s Attack on Gaza & U.S. Complicity; The Killing of Roger Fortson: Police Shoot Dead Black Airman After Entering Wrong Home; NYPD Kills Bangladeshi Teen Win Rozario After He Calls 911 for Help, as His Mom Pleads for His Life