Gideon Levy on Israel’s ‘Moral Blindness’: Gaza Babies Freeze, Strikes Kill Medical Workers, Reporters
Award-winning Israeli journalist Gideon Levy decries the moral decay of Israel...
Gaetz-Gate: House Ethics Report on Former Florida Rep. Details Statutory Rape, Drug Use, Corruption
The bipartisan committee’s report found Gaetz “regularly paid women for engaging in sexual activity with him” and possessed illegal drugs, including cocaine and ecstasy, on “multiple different occasions.”
South Korea Impeaches President as Demand Grows for Democratic Reforms
Yoon’s waning popular support is not promising for his political future and has reignited public appetite for democratic reforms, explains Song.
After Hunter Biden Pardon, Campaigners Ask President to ‘Extend Same Compassion’ to Cannabis Prisoners
As his term draws to a close and amid outrage over the pardon of his son Hunter, advocates are pressuring Biden to grant clemency to thousands more who are still…
‘Israel Wants Wars’: Gideon Levy on Lebanon Ceasefire, Gaza & Gov’t Sanctions Against Haaretz
Levy, a columnist for Haaretz, says the sanction makes it clear that Israelis cannot take the freedom of speech “for granted anymore.”
War Crimes in Lebanon: Human Rights Watch Says Israel Used US Arms To Kill 3 Journalists
“Journalists are civilians, and deliberately targeting journalists is a war crime,” says Human Rights Watch researcher Ramzi Kaiss.
Wanted for War Crimes: ICC Issues Arrest Warrants for Netanyahu & Gallant Over Gaza
The Biden administration, as Netanyahu’s “ultimate enabler,” is visibly “totally alone” in its refusal to recognize Israel’s crossing of “red lines."
BRICS Breakthrough? Economists Richard Wolff & Patrick Bond on Growing Alliance, Challenge to US
Will the BRICS economic and political alliance change the world’s U.S.-centered balance of power?
Israel Is Routinely Shooting Children in the Head in Gaza: US Surgeon & Palestinian Nurse
“I personally wish that Americans could see more of what it looks like when a child is shot in the head, when a child is flayed open by bombs."
‘Israel Has No Right’: Al Jazeera Managing Editor Slams Israel’s Raid & Closing of West Bank Bureau
Al Jazeera managing editor Mohamed Moawad tells Democracy Now! Israeli forces have killed as many as 160 journalists in Gaza over the last year, including several who work for Al…
Rachel Corrie’s Parents Mourn Death of Ayşenur Eygi, Warn of Israeli Military Cover-Up
“It’s a parent’s nightmare.” Craig Corrie echoes calls by Eygi’s family for an independent probe into her killing.
Northwestern Suspends Journalism Professor Steven Thrasher After Gaza Solidarity Protest
Thrasher tells Democracy Now! that he stands by his actions and that he has “received no due process” from his employer.
What Is RealPage? DOJ Sues Software Firm Using Algorithm Enabling Landlords to Fix High Rents
The U.S. Justice Department has sued software company RealPage, alleging its algorithm enabled landlords nationwide to collude in raising rents on tenants.
Thousands March on DNC in Chicago to Demand End to War on Gaza
DemocracyNow! brings the voices of some of the protesters.
‘Incomprehensible’: US Approves $20 Billion in New Arms for Israel as Gaza Death Toll Tops 40,000
The grim milestone was reached just days after the Biden administration greenlit $20 billion in additional weapons sales to Israel.