Headlines for October 01, 2025; Chicago Mayor on Trump’s Threat to Use “Dangerous” Cities as “Training Grounds for our Military”; A “Green Light” for War Crimes? What Trump & Hegseth’s Lecture to Generals Really Means; Mahmoud Khalil Hails Judge’s Scathing Ruling Against Trump Efforts to Deport Pro-Palestinian Students

Democracy Now! is a daily independent news hour hosted by award-winning journalists Amy Goodman and Juan González. Visit democracynow.org to watch and listen to the latest interviews, read through show transcripts, search the vast news archive or to make a donation to support our nonprofit news program. Livestream weekdays 8 a.m. ET.

Democracy Now! Wednesday, October 1, 2025

Headlines for October 02, 2025; “Shameful”: Israel Seizes Gaza-Bound Vessels & Detains 400+, But More Boats Are Now Heading to Gaza; “Orwell: 2+2=5”: Raoul Peck & Alex Gibney on New Documentary, Authoritarianism, Trump & More; Will El Salvador’s Total Abortion Ban Be a Model for the U.S.? Maria Hinojosa Investigates

Democracy Now! is a daily independent news hour hosted by award-winning journalists Amy Goodman and Juan González. Visit democracynow.org to watch and listen to the latest interviews, read through show transcripts, search the vast news archive or to make a donation to support our nonprofit news program. Livestream weekdays 8 a.m. ET.

Democracy Now! Thursday, October 2, 2025

By Amy Goodman & Denis Moynihan
This week Judge William Young excoriated the Trump administration’s attack on free speech. “This case — perhaps the most important ever to fall within the jurisdiction of this district court — squarely presents the issue of whether non-citizens lawfully present here in [the] United States actually have the same free speech rights as the rest of us,” he wrote. “The Court answers this Constitutional question unequivocally 'yes, they do.'”

Column — Trump's Attack on Free Speech and One Federal Judge's Fiery Rebuke

Headlines for October 03, 2025; Trump’s Mideast Envoy Steve Witkoff & Sons Blur Peace & Profit, from Real Estate to Crypto Deals; “Attack on Free Speech”: Journalist Mario Guevara Faces Deportation After Covering Anti-Trump Protest; “Move Fast”: From McCarthyism to Authoritarianism, Jane Fonda Relaunches Father’s Free Speech Group; Israel Detains 440+ Global Flotilla Activists; Italian Unions Strike in Protest

Democracy Now! is a daily independent news hour hosted by award-winning journalists Amy Goodman and Juan González. Visit democracynow.org to watch and listen to the latest interviews, read through show transcripts, search the vast news archive or to make a donation to support our nonprofit news program. Livestream weekdays 8 a.m. ET.

Democracy Now! Friday, October 3, 2025

Headlines for October 06, 2025; “It’s Not a Peace Plan”: Ex-Israeli Negotiator Daniel Levy on Trump Push to End War on Gaza; Gaza Flotilla Update: U.K. Journalist Describes “Torturous Conditions” in Israeli Custody; Famine Expert: Israel’s Starvation of Gaza Risks Normalizing the Weaponization of Food; Man-Made Famine & Malnutrition in Sudan, Exacerbated by U.S. Aid Cuts

Democracy Now! is a daily independent news hour hosted by award-winning journalists Amy Goodman and Juan González. Visit democracynow.org to watch and listen to the latest interviews, read through show transcripts, search the vast news archive or to make a donation to support our nonprofit news program. Livestream weekdays 8 a.m. ET.

Democracy Now! Monday, October 6, 2025

Headlines for October 07, 2025; “Trump’s Invasion”: Illinois Officials Denounce Troop Deployment to Chicago as ICE Escalates Raids; Report from Gaza: Israeli Bombardment Enters Third Year Despite Ceasefire Talks in Egypt; Maoz Inon Lost His Parents in the Oct. 7 Attack. Here’s Why He’s Still Calling for Peace.; “Eyes of Gaza”: Palestinian Journalist Plestia Alaqad Chronicles Life Under Israeli Bombs

Democracy Now! is a daily independent news hour hosted by award-winning journalists Amy Goodman and Juan González. Visit democracynow.org to watch and listen to the latest interviews, read through show transcripts, search the vast news archive or to make a donation to support our nonprofit news program. Livestream weekdays 8 a.m. ET.

Democracy Now! Tuesday, October 7, 2025

Headlines for October 08, 2025; Rep. Ro Khanna: Republicans Could End Shutdown, Lower Healthcare Costs Today; “Scary Precedent”: GOP Blocks Rep.-Elect Adelita Grijalva from Taking Seat Amid Epstein Files Fight; Bari Weiss to Head CBS News as Pro-Trump, Pro-Israel Billionaire Ellison Family Expands Media Empire; “Stripped for Parts”: Secretive Hedge Fund Accused of Plundering U.S. Newspapers

Democracy Now! is a daily independent news hour hosted by award-winning journalists Amy Goodman and Juan González. Visit democracynow.org to watch and listen to the latest interviews, read through show transcripts, search the vast news archive or to make a donation to support our nonprofit news program. Livestream weekdays 8 a.m. ET.

Democracy Now! Wednesday, October 8, 2025

Headlines for October 09, 2025; “Celebration and Sadness”: Reaction from Gaza as Israel & Hamas Agree to First Phase of Ceasefire Deal; A Ceasefire Deal, But Not a Peace Agreement: What Will Happen in Gaza After Hostages Are Released?; 5 Days in Israel’s Desert Prison: Jewish Flotilla Activist David Adler on Harrowing Detention Ordeal

Democracy Now! is a daily independent news hour hosted by award-winning journalists Amy Goodman and Juan González. Visit democracynow.org to watch and listen to the latest interviews, read through show transcripts, search the vast news archive or to make a donation to support our nonprofit news program. Livestream weekdays 8 a.m. ET.

Democracy Now! Thursday, October 9, 2025

By Amy Goodman & Denis Moynihan
By the end of “1984,” Winston is brutalized into accepting the lies. This need not be our fate. Trump’s attempt to send troops into American cities can and must be resisted.

Column — Trump's Orwellian Militarization of American Cities

Headlines for October 10, 2025; After Gaza Ceasefire, “Massive Political Pressure” Needed to Prevent Israel from Restarting the War; 2025 Nobel Peace Prize for Anti-Maduro Leader María Corina Machado “Opposite of Peace”: Greg Grandin; “Enshittification”: Cory Doctorow on Why Big Tech Sucks, Keeps Getting Worse & What to Do About It

Democracy Now! is a daily independent news hour hosted by award-winning journalists Amy Goodman and Juan González. Visit democracynow.org to watch and listen to the latest interviews, read through show transcripts, search the vast news archive or to make a donation to support our nonprofit news program. Livestream weekdays 8 a.m. ET.

Democracy Now! Friday, October 10, 2025

Full 35-minute interview & performance by Hurray for the Riff Raff’s Alynda Segarra in our Democracy Now! studio. Over the past decade, Hurray for the Riff Raff has become one of the most celebrated bands in modern folk music while tackling issues from gentrification to gender-based violence. Segarra talks about her upbringing and inspirations. She also performs four songs: "The Body Electric," "Rican Beach," "The Navigator" and "Hungry Ghost."

Web Extra: Full Interview & Performance: Hurray for the Riff Raff's Alynda Segarra on Democracy Now!

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