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! 2024-09-16 Monday

   Headlines for September 16, 2024; “People Are Afraid”: Haitians in U.S. Face Hate, Threats as Trump and Vance Spread Racist Lies; “Netanyahu Wants Open-Ended War”: Palestinian Journalist & Fmr. Israeli Negotiator on Gaza Ceasefire

2. Democracy Now! 2024-09-13 Friday

   Headlines for September 13, 2024; War in Sudan: Both Sides Accused of Crimes Against Humanity as Foreign Weapons Flood the Country; Imprisoned for 50 Years: Amnesty Calls for Leonard Peltier’s Freedom as He Turns 80 Behind Bars; Uhuru 3 Found Guilty of Conspiracy, Acquitted of Foreign Agents Charge in Landmark Trial; “How We Do Freedom”: V (Eve Ensler) on Fighting Fascism Through Community

3. Democracy Now! 2024-09-12 Thursday

   Headlines for September 12, 2024; “Another Appalling Year” of Violence Against Land Defenders as Nearly 200 Killed Worldwide in 2023; “On Thin Ice”: Western Nations Crack Down on Climate Activists with Arrests & Jail Terms; “By the Fire We Carry”: Cherokee Author Rebecca Nagle on the Ongoing Fight for Tribal Sovereignty

4. Democracy Now! 2024-09-11 Wednesday

   Headlines for September 11, 2024; “They’re Eating the Dogs”: Trump Touts Anti-Migrant Conspiracy Theory in Debate with Kamala Harris; “Dystopian Vision”: Carol Anderson on Trump’s Election Denial & Racist Fearmongering; Will Harris Take on Corporate Greed? Ralph Nader & Joe Stiglitz on Debate, Trump’s Tariffs & More; Kamala Harris Highlights “Trump Abortion Bans” Across U.S., Vows to Restore Roe v. Wade

5. Democracy Now! 2024-09-10 Tuesday

   Headlines for September 10, 2024; Tariq Ali on U.S. & U.K. Arming Israel’s War on Gaza, Pakistan Protests & Macron’s Embrace of the Right; RIP James Earl Jones: Watch Him Read Frederick Douglass’s “What to the Slave Is the Fourth of July?”; “A Horrifying Undercount”: Ralph Nader Says True Gaza Death Toll Could Be Many Times Higher