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Trump “Just Wants Oil,” Not Democracy: What’s Next in Trump’s War on Venezuela?

Democracy Now! discusses the attack on Venezuela with two Venezuelan American scholars: Alejandro Velasco, an associate history professor at New York University, and...

Headlines for January 2, 2026

Zohran Mamdani Sworn In as New York's First Muslim and First Democratic Socialist MayorU.S. Federal Minimum Wage Remains Flat for 16th Straight Year...

Mamdani Takes Oath at Abandoned NYC Subway Station to Highlight Plan to Improve Public Transit

This is a rush transcript. Copy may not be in its final form.AMY GOODMAN: Democratic socialist Zohran Mamdani has been sworn in as...

Zohran Mamdani Supporters Celebrate “Politics of Optimism” at His Inauguration

This is a rush transcript. Copy may not be in its final form.AMY GOODMAN: This is Democracy Now!, democracynow.org, The War and Peace...

AOC, NYC Public Advocate Jumaane Williams & Poet Cornelius Eady: Voices from the Mamdani Inauguration

This is a rush transcript. Copy may not be in its final form.AMY GOODMAN: Yes, democratic socialist Zohran Mamdani has made history as...

“I Will Govern as a Democratic Socialist”: Watch Zohran Mamdani & Bernie Sanders at NYC Inauguration

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. We continue...

“Empire of AI”: Karen Hao on How AI Is Threatening Democracy & Creating a New Colonial World

This is a rush transcript. Copy may not be in its final form.AMY GOODMAN: The Empire of AI. That’s the name of a...

Headlines for December 31, 2025

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U.S. Strikes Against Venezuela: Trump “Wants the Oil” as Grassroots Resist “Economic Asphyxiation”

This is a rush transcript. Copy may not be in its final form.AMY GOODMAN: At least two oil tankers have reportedly arrived in...

“One More Step to Push Out Principled Humanitarian Actors”: NRC on Israel Ban on Aid Groups in Gaza

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, with...

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