KPFA - Democracy Now!

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February 19, 2025Democracy Now 6am – February 19, 2025
On today’s show:
“I Am Finally Free!”: Indigenous Leader Leonard Peltier Released After Nearly 50 Years Imprisoned
Family Torn Apart as Mother & 2 Children Deported After Arizona Traffic Stop, 2 Other Kids Left Behind
GOP Pushes Drastic Cuts to Medicaid & Food Aid While Proposing Tax Cuts for Rich
To Fight the Trump/Musk Purge, Federal Workers Hold Nationwide Day of Action to “Save Our Services”

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10 min
February 18, 2025Democracy Now 6am – February 18, 2025
On today’s show:
“A Victory for Putin”? Jeffrey Sachs and Matt Duss Debate U.S.–Russia Talks to End Ukraine War
Palestinian Director Basel Adra: As “No Other Land” Gets Oscar Nod, Israel Ramps Up West Bank Attacks

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1 hr
February 17, 2025Democracy Now 6am – February 17, 2025
On today’s show:
Trump vs. Public Health: Funding Cuts Gut CDC’s Disease Detectors, Medical Research, and More
Patients “Abandoned”: Trump Order to Halt Global Medical Trials “Profoundly Unethical,” Says Dr. Faden
Rebels Take 2nd Major City in Eastern DRC, Amid Fight to Control Congo’s Vast Mineral Wealth
Congo, Jazz, and the CIA: Oscar-Nominated “Soundtrack to a Coup d’Etat” Revisits Lumumba Assassination

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1 hr
February 14, 2025Democracy Now 6am – February 14, 2025
On today’s show:
“You Don’t Have to Comply”: U.S. Attorney, 5 DOJ Lawyers Quit, Refusing to Drop Case Against NYC Mayor
“Frenzy of Warmongering”: Critics of Munich Security Summit Warn of Musk, Rising Fascism in Europe
Tinder, Hinge, OkCupid, Owned by Match Group, Track Reports of Rape; Why Don’t They Warn Users?

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1 hr
February 13, 2025Democracy Now 6am – February 13, 2025
On today’s show:
War in Ukraine: As Trump and Putin Agree to Begin Peace Talks, Will Kyiv Get a Seat at the Table?
NYT’s Eric Lipton on How Musk Empire Benefits as He Slashes Federal Government; Trump Cryptocurrency Schemes
“The World After Gaza”: Author Pankaj Mishra on Gaza and the Return of 19th-Century “Rapacious Imperialism”

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41 min
February 12, 2025Democracy Now 6am – February 12, 2025
On today’s show:
Elon Musk Will Personally Profit from Dismantling Consumer Financial Protection Bureau: Ex-CFPB Official
“Are We Sleepwalking into Autocracy?” Trump Embraces Authoritarian Playbook of Hungary’s Orbán
Tariq Ali on Trump’s Embrace of Ethnic Cleansing in Gaza & Global Rise of the Far Right
Democracy Now! is a daily independent award-winning news program hosted by journalists Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez.
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27 min
February 11, 2025Democracy Now 6am – February 11, 2025
On today’s show:
“This Is Not a Moment to Settle”: Media Outlets Cave to Trump’s Threats, as FCC Launches New Probes
Juan González: Immigrant Rights Groups Are Playing Key Role in Confronting Trump’s Neofascist Coup
Center for Constitutional Rights Challenges Trump Migrant Flights to Guantánamo, ICC Sanctions, and More
Palestinian Writer Mohammed El-Kurd on “Perfect Victims,” and Trump and Israel’s Criminalization of Thought

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1 hr
February 10, 2025Democracy Now 6am – February 10, 2025
On today’s show:
Constitutional Crisis: Who Is Musk’s ”DOGE Army,” Gutting Government Agencies as Courts Question Legality?
In Bid to Help White Landowners, Trump Cuts Off Aid to South Africa, Putting Millions of Lives at Risk
“The PayPal Mafia”: Meet the South African Oligarchs Surrounding Trump, from Elon Musk to Peter Thiel
Mustafa Barghouti on Trump, Ethnic Cleansing, and Israel “Moving the War” from Gaza to the West Bank

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33 min
February 07, 2025Democracy Now 6am – February 7, 2025
On today’s show:
Holding Musk Accountable: Representative Ro Khanna on Stopping DOGE’s “Unconstitutional” Power Grab
“Authoritarian Rampage”: Trump/Musk Sued to Block DOGE Access to Confidential Info of Millions
Trump Guts EPA’s Environmental Justice Office, Putting Poorest Communities of Color at More Risk

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6 min
February 06, 2025Democracy Now 6am – February 6, 2025
On today’s show:
“Trump Does Not See Palestinians as Human Beings”: Plan for U.S. to “Take Over” Gaza Faces Outcry
Peter Beinart on “Being Jewish After the Destruction of Gaza” and Trump’s Call for Ethnic Cleansing
“Educational Arson”: Trump Moves to Abolish Department of Education Amid Broader Attack on Public Schools

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1 hr

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Democracy Now! is a daily independent award-winning news program hosted by journalists Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez.