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“Stripped for Parts”: Secretive Hedge Fund Accused of Plundering U.S. Newspapers

“Stripped for Parts”: Film Explores How Hedge Fund Plundered U.S. Newspapers

The new documentary Stripped for Parts: American Journalism on the Brink looks at how hedge funds have gutted newsrooms across the country. The hedge fund strategy of “distressed asset investing” invo...

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Bari Weiss to Head CBS News as Pro-Trump, Pro-Israel Billionaire Ellison Family Expands Media Empire

Who Is Bari Weiss? Pro-Israel Pundit to Head CBS News as Billionaire Ellisons Expand Media Empire

We speak to journalist David Klion about the Trump-affiliated right wing’s increasing grip on mainstream news media, as “anti-woke” pundit Bari Weiss takes the helm as the new editor-in-chief of CBS N...

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Democracy Now! @democracynow.org · 1h

“Scary Precedent”: GOP Blocks Rep.-Elect Adelita Grijalva from Taking Seat Amid Epstein Files Fight

Epstein Files Fight: Rep.-Elect Grijalva Still Waiting to Be Sworn In

Representative-elect Adelita Grijalva, who won a special election for a House seat in Arizona two weeks ago, has still not been sworn in to Congress. Republican Speaker of the House Mike Johnson is bl...

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Democracy Now! @democracynow.org · 1h

Rep. Ro Khanna: Republicans Could End Shutdown, Lower Healthcare Costs Today

As the government shutdown enters its second week, Democratic Congressmember Ro Khanna of California says “the Republicans could open government today.” The two parties are at a standoff over provisio...

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Democracy Now! @democracynow.org · 2h

Paramount has bought the digital outlet @thefp.com and made its founder Bari Weiss the new editor-in-chief of CBS News.

Journalist @davidklion.bsky.social details how the "anti-woke" crusader and pro-Israel pundit rose to the top of the media industry.

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Democracy Now! @democracynow.org · 3h

Newly elected Congressmember Adelita Grijalva says she will provide the final vote needed for a petition that could force the release of the Jeffrey Epstein files. Is that why Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson has refused to swear her in for the last two weeks?

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Democracy Now! @democracynow.org · 18h

Watch our full segment on how the Trump immigration crackdown is impacting communities in Chicago ⤵️

“Trump’s Invasion”: Illinois Officials Denounce Troop Deployment to Chicago as ICE Escalates Raids

As Chicago braces for a possible deployment of National Guard troops by President Trump, we speak with Ed Yohnka from the ACLU of Illinois about how the administration’s ongoing immigration crackdown ...

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Democracy Now! @democracynow.org · 18h

A major immigration raid in Chicago last week led to dozens of arrests, including of green card holders and U.S. citizens. While the Trump administration has released a highly produced video of the raid, it still has not answered basic questions about the operation.

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Democracy Now! @democracynow.org · 18h

Trump Threatens More Mass Layoffs, Blames Democrats, as Government Shutdown Enters 7th Day

The U.S. government shutdown has entered its seventh day. Democratic lawmakers are holding to their demands that Republicans agree to extend healthcare subsidies from the Affordable Care Act and reverse cuts to Medicaid.

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Democracy Now! @democracynow.org · 20h

Israeli Strikes Have Killed Over 100 in Gaza Since Trump Called for Halt to Bombings

In Egypt, indirect talks between Israel and Hamas are underway for a second day on a U.S.-drafted 20-point Gaza ceasefire plan.

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Democracy Now! @democracynow.org · 21h

ICC Convicts Former Sudanese Militia Leader of War Crimes in Darfur

The International Criminal Court has convicted a former Sudanese militia leader of war crimes and crimes against humanity for his role in mass executions, rapes and torture in the Darfur region.

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Democracy Now! @democracynow.org · 22h

Peace activist Maoz Inon, whose parents were killed in the October 7 Hamas attack two years ago, says he is still hopeful for a future of peaceful coexistence between Israelis and Palestinians.

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Democracy Now! @democracynow.org · 22h

U.N. Says Israeli Attacks Have Killed Over 100 Civilians in Lebanon Since Ceasefire

Lebanon's Health Ministry says Israeli airstrikes killed two people and injured another in southern Lebanon earlier today.

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Democracy Now! @democracynow.org · 23h

"History didn't start on October 7," says Palestinian journalist Plestia Alaqad, who became famous for her viral video dispatches from Gaza in the early days of Israel's genocide. Her new book is "The Eyes of Gaza: A Diary of Resilience."

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Democracy Now! @democracynow.org · 23h

Israelis Mark 2nd Anniversary of Hamas Attacks with Commemorations and Protests

Israelis are marking the two-year anniversary of Hamas's attack, which left 1,200 people dead, including more than 700 Israeli civilians and 79 foreign nationals.

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Democracy Now! @democracynow.org · 1d

“History didn’t start on October 7. It’s been two years of the genocide, but it’s been 77 years, if not more, of the ongoing Nakba that started in 1948."

“Eyes of Gaza”: Palestinian Journalist Plestia Alaqad Chronicles Life Under Israeli Bombs

We speak with Plestia Alaqad, an award-winning Palestinian journalist whose on-the-ground reporting from Gaza captured global attention during the early days of Israel’s military assault two years ago...

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Democracy Now! @democracynow.org · 1d

“It’s our turn — our turn to sow the seeds of peace, the seeds of reconciliation, the seeds of equality, knowing that next year and next season will be better.”

Maoz Inon Lost His Parents in the Oct. 7 Attack. Here’s Why He’s Still Calling for Peace.

As the world marks the second anniversary of the October 7 attack, we speak with Maoz Inon, an award-winning Israeli peace activist whose parents Bilha and Yakovi were both killed that day when Hamas ...

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“We hope that a ceasefire agreement will [be] completely implemented and we can reinforce our society here and renew the life and return the hope for our civilians.”

Report from Gaza: Israeli Bombardment Enters Third Year Despite Ceasefire Talks in Egypt

Israelis, Palestinians and people around the world are marking two years since the October 7 Hamas attack that sparked the war in Gaza. The second anniversary of October 7 comes amid renewed hope for ...

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Democracy Now! @democracynow.org · 1d

"When anybody protests, then that’s seized upon by the administration as a claim for the need to bring in further forces.”

“Trump’s Invasion”: Illinois Officials Denounce Troop Deployment to Chicago as ICE Escalates Raids

As Chicago braces for a possible deployment of National Guard troops by President Trump, we speak with Ed Yohnka from the ACLU of Illinois about how the administration’s ongoing immigration crackdown ...

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Democracy Now! @democracynow.org · 1d

“When you look at the sky in Gaza, you can't differentiate. Is this a cloud or is this smoke? The whole time you're listening to the sounds of drones, quadcopters, airstrikes and bombs,” says award-winning journalist Plestia Alaqad.

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Democracy Now! @democracynow.org · 1d

Maoz Inon’s parents Bilha and Yakovi were killed on October 7, 2023, by Hamas fighters.

Since then, Inon has become a world-famous advocate of peaceful coexistence for Israelis and Palestinians.

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Democracy Now! @democracynow.org · 1d

Eyad Amawi, a humanitarian worker in Gaza, has “mixed feelings” as peace talks between Israel and Hamas continue in Egypt.

"The situation [is] worsening" in Gaza, he says.

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Democracy Now! @democracynow.org · 1d

As Chicago braces for possible deployment of federal troops, ICE agents conducted a high-profile raid on a residential building.

Chicagoans have not “heard any justification or rationalization for why it was that they needed this kind of overwhelming force,” says Ed Yohnka with ACLU Illinois.

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Democracy Now! @democracynow.org · 1d

8 million people in Sudan are facing emergency levels of hunger, part of a strategy of deliberate starvation.

Man-Made Famine & Malnutrition in Sudan, Exacerbated by U.S. Aid Cuts

Starvation is now being used as a weapon of war in numerous conflicts across the globe — including Sudan, which continues to endure a yearslong famine. Dr. Tanya Haj-Hassan, a pediatric doctor who jus...

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Democracy Now! @democracynow.org · 2d

"It is a choice that Israel has, whether to feed the people or whether to starve them."

Famine Expert: Israel’s Starvation of Gaza Risks Normalizing the Weaponization of Food

Palestinians are still being systematically starved in Gaza even as ceasefire talks are underway this week. “It is a choice that Israel has, whether to feed the people or whether to starve them,” says...

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