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Jelani Cobb, dean of Columbia's Journalism School, discusses how student journalists responded to pro-Palestine campus protests.
His new collection of essays "Three or More Is a Riot: Notes on How We Got Here" is out now.
His new collection of essays "Three or More Is a Riot: Notes on How We Got Here" is out now.
November 10, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Jelani Cobb, dean of Columbia's Journalism School, discusses how student journalists responded to pro-Palestine campus protests.
His new collection of essays "Three or More Is a Riot: Notes on How We Got Here" is out now.
His new collection of essays "Three or More Is a Riot: Notes on How We Got Here" is out now.
Legal expert @thelisagraves.bsky.social says John Roberts, the Supreme Court chief justice, has been pushing a radical right-wing agenda for decades, despite portraying himself as a neutral "umpire" calling "balls and strikes."
https://www.democracynow.org/2025/11/7/tariffs_scotus
https://www.democracynow.org/2025/11/7/tariffs_scotus
November 8, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Legal expert @thelisagraves.bsky.social says John Roberts, the Supreme Court chief justice, has been pushing a radical right-wing agenda for decades, despite portraying himself as a neutral "umpire" calling "balls and strikes."
https://www.democracynow.org/2025/11/7/tariffs_scotus
https://www.democracynow.org/2025/11/7/tariffs_scotus
The Trump administration's ongoing bombing of boats at sea could be setting the stage for a direct attack on Venezuela or even an assassination of President Nicolás Maduro, warns @nsarchive.bsky.social analyst Peter Kornbluh.
https://www.democracynow.org/2025/11/7/gunboat_diplomacy
https://www.democracynow.org/2025/11/7/gunboat_diplomacy
November 7, 2025 at 5:58 PM
The Trump administration's ongoing bombing of boats at sea could be setting the stage for a direct attack on Venezuela or even an assassination of President Nicolás Maduro, warns @nsarchive.bsky.social analyst Peter Kornbluh.
https://www.democracynow.org/2025/11/7/gunboat_diplomacy
https://www.democracynow.org/2025/11/7/gunboat_diplomacy
"We are committing wanton criminal acts of assassination in the Caribbean [against] innocent people who haven't been found guilty of anything."
November 7, 2025 at 3:06 PM
"We are committing wanton criminal acts of assassination in the Caribbean [against] innocent people who haven't been found guilty of anything."
"This Roberts Court is out of control. It is behaving arrogantly."
November 7, 2025 at 2:51 PM
"This Roberts Court is out of control. It is behaving arrogantly."
In an unsigned order on Thursday, the Supreme Court allowed the Trump administration to require U.S. passports to list travelers' assigned sex at birth.
Actress and activist Laverne Cox responds to the blatantly anti-trans policy.
Actress and activist Laverne Cox responds to the blatantly anti-trans policy.
November 7, 2025 at 2:31 PM
In an unsigned order on Thursday, the Supreme Court allowed the Trump administration to require U.S. passports to list travelers' assigned sex at birth.
Actress and activist Laverne Cox responds to the blatantly anti-trans policy.
Actress and activist Laverne Cox responds to the blatantly anti-trans policy.
“There's no ability to allow Palestinians to go back to any semblance of a dignified life” in Gaza, says Tareq Baconi, Palestinian analyst and writer. “The narrative is of a ceasefire. The reality is of the continuation of the genocide.”
November 6, 2025 at 3:16 PM
“There's no ability to allow Palestinians to go back to any semblance of a dignified life” in Gaza, says Tareq Baconi, Palestinian analyst and writer. “The narrative is of a ceasefire. The reality is of the continuation of the genocide.”
“I identify as a queer man today as part of a political project,” says Palestinian writer Tareq Baconi, author of the new memoir "Fire in Every Direction."
“It's not just a sexual identity. It expands beyond that, and rejects Zionism and rejects authoritarianism.”
“It's not just a sexual identity. It expands beyond that, and rejects Zionism and rejects authoritarianism.”
November 6, 2025 at 2:36 PM
“I identify as a queer man today as part of a political project,” says Palestinian writer Tareq Baconi, author of the new memoir "Fire in Every Direction."
“It's not just a sexual identity. It expands beyond that, and rejects Zionism and rejects authoritarianism.”
“It's not just a sexual identity. It expands beyond that, and rejects Zionism and rejects authoritarianism.”
Evanston mayor @danielbiss.bsky.social is launching investigations into reports of immigration agents brutalizing community members.
“They appear to have just started beating people up for no reason.”
“They appear to have just started beating people up for no reason.”
November 6, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Evanston mayor @danielbiss.bsky.social is launching investigations into reports of immigration agents brutalizing community members.
“They appear to have just started beating people up for no reason.”
“They appear to have just started beating people up for no reason.”
Responding to a question from @democracynow.org on Wednesday, during his first press conference as mayor-elect,
@zohrankmamdani.bsky.social said ICE agents who break the law in New York will be held accountable by his administration. "Everyone will be held to the same standard," he said.
@zohrankmamdani.bsky.social said ICE agents who break the law in New York will be held accountable by his administration. "Everyone will be held to the same standard," he said.
November 5, 2025 at 10:53 PM
Responding to a question from @democracynow.org on Wednesday, during his first press conference as mayor-elect,
@zohrankmamdani.bsky.social said ICE agents who break the law in New York will be held accountable by his administration. "Everyone will be held to the same standard," he said.
@zohrankmamdani.bsky.social said ICE agents who break the law in New York will be held accountable by his administration. "Everyone will be held to the same standard," he said.
Zohran Mamdani's win is "an incredible proof of concept of how to fight fascism," says @naomiaklein.bsky.social.
"Fascists want everybody to be the same. They celebrate conformity, uniformity, sameness, hierarchy. … The entire [Mamdani] campaign was a love letter to the diversity."
"Fascists want everybody to be the same. They celebrate conformity, uniformity, sameness, hierarchy. … The entire [Mamdani] campaign was a love letter to the diversity."
November 5, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Zohran Mamdani's win is "an incredible proof of concept of how to fight fascism," says @naomiaklein.bsky.social.
"Fascists want everybody to be the same. They celebrate conformity, uniformity, sameness, hierarchy. … The entire [Mamdani] campaign was a love letter to the diversity."
"Fascists want everybody to be the same. They celebrate conformity, uniformity, sameness, hierarchy. … The entire [Mamdani] campaign was a love letter to the diversity."
Zohran Mamdani had a message for President Trump on Tuesday after his win in the New York mayoral election: "New York will remain a city of immigrants: a city built by immigrants, powered by immigrants and, as of tonight, led by an immigrant."
November 5, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Zohran Mamdani had a message for President Trump on Tuesday after his win in the New York mayoral election: "New York will remain a city of immigrants: a city built by immigrants, powered by immigrants and, as of tonight, led by an immigrant."
The book "Injustice" looks at the failures of the Biden Justice Department to hold Trump accountable for various abuses of power, including in one investigation of a possible $10 million bribe by Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi.
https://www.democracynow.org/2025/11/4/injustice_department
https://www.democracynow.org/2025/11/4/injustice_department
November 4, 2025 at 9:57 PM
The book "Injustice" looks at the failures of the Biden Justice Department to hold Trump accountable for various abuses of power, including in one investigation of a possible $10 million bribe by Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi.
https://www.democracynow.org/2025/11/4/injustice_department
https://www.democracynow.org/2025/11/4/injustice_department
Dick Cheney has died at age 84. He was "the most powerful vice president in American history" and left behind a "destructive" legacy in the United States, the Middle East and beyond, says John Nichols.
https://www.democracynow.org/2025/11/4/dick_cheney
https://www.democracynow.org/2025/11/4/dick_cheney
November 4, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Dick Cheney has died at age 84. He was "the most powerful vice president in American history" and left behind a "destructive" legacy in the United States, the Middle East and beyond, says John Nichols.
https://www.democracynow.org/2025/11/4/dick_cheney
https://www.democracynow.org/2025/11/4/dick_cheney
Former Vice President Dick Cheney has died at the age of 84.
November 4, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Former Vice President Dick Cheney has died at the age of 84.
As voters head to the polls today, The Nation's @nicholsuprising.bsky.social explains why the governors' races in New Jersey and Virginia could serve as a referendum on Donald Trump.
November 4, 2025 at 2:19 PM
As voters head to the polls today, The Nation's @nicholsuprising.bsky.social explains why the governors' races in New Jersey and Virginia could serve as a referendum on Donald Trump.
The new book "Injustice: How Politics and Fear Vanquished America's Justice Department" looks at how and why the Justice Department failed to successfully pursue its cases against Trump.
November 4, 2025 at 2:04 PM
The new book "Injustice: How Politics and Fear Vanquished America's Justice Department" looks at how and why the Justice Department failed to successfully pursue its cases against Trump.
Democracy Now! takes a look at a crucial segment of Zohran Mamdani’s base — working class South Asians.
November 3, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Democracy Now! takes a look at a crucial segment of Zohran Mamdani’s base — working class South Asians.
As the government shutdown enters its second month, over 40 million people are now struggling to feed themselves and their families after SNAP food assistance was cut off over the weekend.
November 3, 2025 at 2:27 PM
As the government shutdown enters its second month, over 40 million people are now struggling to feed themselves and their families after SNAP food assistance was cut off over the weekend.
Journalist @davidsirota.com says that while the U.S. is "immersed in corruption" in a way that feels inevitable, it is the result of a decadeslong "master plan" by the wealthy to deregulate campaign finance and weaken anti-bribery laws.
https://www.democracynow.org/2025/10/28/david_sirota
https://www.democracynow.org/2025/10/28/david_sirota
November 1, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Journalist @davidsirota.com says that while the U.S. is "immersed in corruption" in a way that feels inevitable, it is the result of a decadeslong "master plan" by the wealthy to deregulate campaign finance and weaken anti-bribery laws.
https://www.democracynow.org/2025/10/28/david_sirota
https://www.democracynow.org/2025/10/28/david_sirota