Democracy Now! Top US & World Headlines — December 16, 2024

Dec 16, 2024 | Democracy Now! is an independent global news hour that airs on over 1,500 TV and radio stations Monday through Friday. Watch our livestream at democracynow.org Mondays to Fridays 8-9 a.m. ET.

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Democracy Now! Top US & World Headlines — December 12, 2024

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Democracy Now! Top US & World Headlines — December 10, 2024

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Democracy Now! Top US & World Headlines — December 9, 2024

Dec 9, 2024 | Democracy Now! is an independent global news hour that airs on over 1,500 TV and radio stations Monday through Friday. Watch our livestream at democracynow.org Mondays to Fridays 8-9 a.m. ET.

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Democracy Now! Political Chaos in France: Macron Refuses to Resign After Hand-picked PM Ousted by Lawmakers

Dec 6, 2024 | France has been plunged into political chaos after lawmakers from across the political spectrum voted to oust Prime Minister Michel Barnier in a no-confidence vote Wednesday, a major blow to President Emmanuel Macron, who had hand-picked the conservative lawmaker to lead the National Assembly. Macron called a snap election earlier this year to counter the rise of the racist National Rally party of Marine Le Pen, but he then refused to work with the leftist New Popular Front that won the most seats, opting for an establishment pick instead. With the government's collapse, Macron has vowed to name a new prime minister and stay on to finish his own term, which ends in 2027, despite his growing unpopularity. "We're in this unprecedented situation of turmoil," says journalist Cole Stangler in Marseilles. He says Macron's decision to call early elections was "a self-inflicted wound" that ended up empowering the far right and making it virtually impossible for any faction to lead. "We have a mathematical problem. France needs to have a government, and you have three pretty evenly split blocs," says Stangler.

Democracy Now! Top US & World Headlines — December 4, 2024

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Democracy Now! Top US & World Headlines — December 3, 2024

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Democracy Now! "Instrument of Vengeance": Mehdi Hasan on How Trump & Kash Patel Could Weaponize FBI against Critics

Dec 2, 2024 | We speak with journalist Mehdi Hasan, founder and editor-in-chief of _Zeteo_, about the incoming U.S. administration and President-elect Donald Trump's picks for key roles, including lawyer Kash Patel to lead the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Trump reportedly considered Patel for FBI deputy director during his first term but dropped the idea after pushback from within his own administration. Hasan describes Patel as a "toady" whose threats against political opponents and journalists should be disqualifying, but that he aligns with Trump's goals of further politicizing the FBI. "He wants to use it as an instrument of vengeance."

Americans and their use of that disgusting word “freakin”! What they mean, of course, is f*****g! Both words are typical of American English. Nobody in his right mind would ever accuse Americans of being ‘refined’. That was the least important part of my criticism, of course. The important part is that American politics, which is both disgusting and corrupt, is coming over here. Keep American politics over there, across the Pond, where it belongs! – © Mark Alecander

Democracy Now! Top US & World Headlines — December 2, 2024

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Democracy Now! : Top US & World Headlines — November 27, 2024

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"This Is a Collapse of the Democratic Party": Ralph Nader on Roots of Trump's Win over Harris

Nov 6, 2024 | "This is a collapse of the Democratic Party." Consumer advocate, corporate critic and former presidential candidate Ralph Nader comments on the reelection of Donald Trump and the failures of the Democratic challenge against him. Despite attempts by left-wing segments of the Democratic base to shift the party's messaging toward populist, anti-corporate and progressive policies, says Nader, Democrats "didn't listen." Under Trump, continues Nader, "We're in for huge turmoil."

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Democracy Now! Top U.S. & World Headlines — November 11, 2024

Nov 11, 2024

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Democracy Now! "Open Celebration of the Oligarchy": Both Dems & GOP Sucked Up to Billionaires in 2024 Election

Nov 8, 2024 | In the wake of the reelection of Donald Trump, some of the richest people in the world saw their net worths soar as stock prices rapidly shot up. "What was different about this election was how central billionaires were in the entire political discourse," says The Lever's David Sirota, who joins Democracy Now! to discuss the outsized role of the super-rich in U.S politics, pointing out that both Trump and Kamala Harris campaigned heavily with billionaires, including Elon Musk and Mark Cuban. "These people are not giving money simply out of the goodness of their hearts. They want things. They have policy demands," Sirota says. "The investors, the donors, like billionaires, are looking for a return on their investment." Sirota, who previously worked as a communications adviser and speechwriter for the Bernie Sanders presidential campaign, also explains how Elon Musk's influence on Trump's campaign is a preview of the power he could wield if he ends up appointed to the Trump administration.


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Democracy Now! Top U.S. & World Headlines — November 8, 2024

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Democracy Now! Top U.S. & World Headlines — November 7, 2024

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Democracy Now! Top U.S. & World Headlines — November 6, 2024

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Rashid Khalidi on Biden's "Israel-First Approach" & Growing Outrage over Gaza across the Middle East

Oct 18, 2023 | President Biden is in Israel to show more support for its relentless assault on the Gaza Strip, which has reduced much of the territory to rubble, killed at least 3,300 Palestinians and displaced more than a million people. Israel also continues to maintain a complete siege, refusing to let in food, water, fuel, medicines and other necessities. Meanwhile, international outrage is growing over a massive explosion at the Al-Ahli Baptist Hospital that killed hundreds of people on Tuesday. Palestinian authorities say it was an Israeli airstrike, while Israel has claimed a failed rocket launch by Gaza militants caused the blast. "Whoever was responsible, the result will be enormous, enormous anger at the United States for its support of Israel, as well as a further increase in this enormous death toll inside Gaza," says Palestinian American historian Rashid Khalidi, the Edward Said professor of modern Arab studies at Columbia University.

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