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Indigenous political prisoner Leonard Peltier is coming home after nearly half a century behind bars. Just minutes before leaving office, former President Joe Biden granted Peltier clemency and ordered his release from prison to serve the remainder of his life sentence in home confinement. In a statement, Peltier said, “It’s finally over — I’m going home. I want to show the world I’m a good person with a good heart. […]

Tanzania is denying that it is currently dealing with a Marburg virus outbreak despite claims to the contrary from the World Health Organization. Despite WHO concerns, Tanzania's Health Ministry claims it has tested suspected cases and all were negative. Tanzania has also rejected calls from the WHO to share test samples with international labs for further analysis. Tanzania's government has defended its decision, citing its sovereignty and strengthened disease surveillance systems. The government has also […]

This is a rush transcript. Copy may not be in its final form.AMY GOODMAN: Gershon Baskin, you’re in Jerusalem right now. If you could respond, overall, to how the ceasefire was achieved? Talk about the three Israeli women, as well as the 92 Palestinians who were released. GERSHON BASKIN: Right. The ceasefire deal that was negotiated primarily in Doha over the last weeks happened because Donald Trump told Benjamin Netanyahu […]

Bank of America’s $112 unrealized bond losses highlight precarious state of U.S. banking system Bank of America reported $112 billion in unrealized bond losses, representing 57% of its tangible common equity. The losses stem from pandemic-era investments in low-yield bonds, now devalued by rising interest rates. The U.S. banking sector faces over half a trillion dollars in unrealized bond losses, raising concerns of systemic risk. The Federal Reserve’s attempts to lower interest […]

This is a rush transcript. Copy may not be in its final form.AMY GOODMAN: This is Democracy Now!, democracynow.org, “War, Peace and the Presidency.” I’m Amy Goodman. Ahead of President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration today, thousands marched in protests across the United States Saturday. Democracy Now!'s team, we were in Washington, D.C., when thousands came out to join the People's March. PROTESTERS: We won’t go back! We won’t go back! We […]

Days before leaving the White House, former President Joe Biden has called for a constitutional amendment to get rid of presidential immunity. Biden's proposal follows a controversial Supreme Court decision which granted presidents broad immunity for "official acts" conducted while in office. Biden claims the Supreme Court ruling has "fundamentally changed" the American principle that no person is above the law. Biden's proposal is unlikely to pass due to the difficult nature of […]

This is a rush transcript. Copy may not be in its final form.AMY GOODMAN: This is Democracy Now!, democracynow.org. I’m Amy Goodman. On Saturday night in Washington, D.C., Busboys and Poets hosted the 2025 Inaugural Peace Ball, which first started in 2009 with the inauguration of President Obama. The theme was “A Gathering for Positive Change.” While the event had once been held at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African […]

After meeting with Bill Gates, the Trump transition team sidelines two key figures spreading vaccine truth Two advisors to Robert F. Kennedy Jr. were removed from Trump’s transition team over their anti-vaccine views. Bill Gates had previously pressured Trump in his first term to abandon plans for a vaccine safety commission, influencing the administration’s approach to vaccines. Bill Gates recently met with Trump again and was very pleased with the meeting. Internal […]

Today is the federal holiday that honors civil rights icon Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. He was born January 15, 1929, and was assassinated April 4, 1968, at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis at just 39 years old. We play an excerpt from King’s last speech, “I Have Been to the Mountaintop,” in which he spoke of the ongoing struggle for equal rights that he said would continue even without […]