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! 2024-04-25 Thursday

   Headlines for April 25, 2024; Bodies Recovered at Mass Graves in Nasser Hospital Bear Signs of Torture, Mutilation & Execution; Amnesty International: Global Breakdown of Int’l Law Amid Flagrant War Crimes in Gaza & Beyond; Hundreds Arrested: Students Across U.S. Protest for Palestine as Campus Crackdown Intensifies

2. Democracy Now! 2024-04-24 Wednesday

   Headlines for April 24, 2024; “Seder in the Streets to Stop Arming Israel”: 100s Arrested at Jewish-Led Protest Near Schumer’s Home; Naomi Klein: Jews Must Raise Their Voices for Palestine, Oppose the “False Idol of Zionism”; Months Ago State Dept. Panel Exposed Israeli Units’ Rights Abuses, But U.S. Arms Keep Flowing; Climate Activists Blockade Citigroup HQ in NYC to Demand Banking Giant Stop Funding Fossil Fuels; Cuban Deputy Foreign Minister: Deliberate U.S. Policy of “Destroying Cuban Economy” Drives Migration

3. Democracy Now! 2024-04-23 Tuesday

   Headlines for April 23, 2024; Pro-Palestinian Campus Encampments Spread Nationwide Amid Mass Arrests at Columbia, NYU & Yale; Juan González Reflects on Historic 1968 Columbia Protests & Crackdown on Gaza Solidarity Encampment; Labor Organizer Jane McAlevey on UAW’s Astounding Victory in VW Tennessee & Her Fight Against Cancer

4. Democracy Now! 2024-04-22 Monday

   Headlines for April 22, 2024; Historic Gaza Protests at Columbia U. Enter Day 6; Campus Protests Spread Across Country; “No Due Process”: Columbia Prof. Mamdani Slams Arrests & Suspension of Students at Gaza Protests; “Collective Punishment”: As Gaza Assault Continues, Israel Ramps Up Violence in Occupied West Bank; “Enormous Expansion of the Law”: James Bamford on FISA Extension, U.S.-Israel Data Sharing

5. Democracy Now! 2024-04-19 Friday

   Headlines for April 19, 2024; “No Palestinian Is Safe”: Renowned Feminist Scholar Nadera Shalhoub-Kevorkian Arrested in Jerusalem; Over 100 Arrested at Columbia After Univ. President Orders NYPD to Clear Pro-Palestine Student Protest; “Fear and Terror”: Gaza Photographer Ahmed Zakot on Documenting the Carnage of Israel’s Assault; U.N. Photo Collection Shows Gaza War Through the Lens of Palestinian Journalists