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Democracy Now! is a daily independent award-winning news program hosted by journalists Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez.

Democracy Now 6am

“Democracy For Sale”: Cambridge Analytica & Big Tech’s History of Manipulating Elections

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A longtime Facebook executive has admitted the company’s platform helped Donald Trump win the 2016 election, and it may happen again this year. In an internal memo, Facebook Vice President Andrew Bosworth wrote, “So was Facebook responsible for Donald Trump getting elected? I think the answer is yes.” Bosworth, who was a backer of Hillary … Continued

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Iran Conflict Enters Unprecedented Territory with Assassinations & Military Attacks

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Iran’s retaliatory missile strikes on bases in Iraq housing U.S. troops, following the U.S. assassination of top Iranian general Qassem Soleimani, have dramatically raised tensions in the Middle East. Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei called the missile strike a “slap in the face” of the Americans and called for U.S. troops to leave the Middle … Continued

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U.S. Assassination of Iranian General Is Major Escalation

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Trita Parsi: U.S. Assassination of Iranian General Is Major Escalation & Will Make America Less Safe; Rep. Ro Khanna on Qassem Soleimani Assassination: Trump’s Actions Are Unconstitutional; U.S. Assassination of Soleimani Could Spark “Another Round of Civil War” in Iraq; “This Country Is a Tinderbox”: Australia Braces for More Devastation as Gov’t Denies Climate Crisis; “Right-Wing Populists Will Sweep … Continued