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This is a rush transcript. Copy may not be in its final form. AMY GOODMAN: We turn now to John Tarleton, editor-in-chief of The Indypendent. The new issue of The Indypendent featured Claire Valdez, Darializa Avila Chevalier on the cover with the headline “Look Who’s Next.” And you didn’t do…

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“It’s hard to remember the last time that a government lost so much support and respect so quickly,” said one activist. Prime Minister Keir Starmer announces his resignation as UK Prime Minister and Leader of the Labour Party, outside No.10 Downing Street on June 22, 2026 in London, England. Dan…

As a critical primary approaches, we talk to the organizer and congressional candidate about Palestine, New York City, and her experience of an unexpectedly vicious campaign. Congressional candidate Darializa Avila Chevalier speaks during a Get Out the Vote rally at King’s Theater on June 18, 2026, in New York City.…

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 go now to Britain, where Keir Starmer has announced his resignation as prime minister and leader of the Labour Party following growing pressure from within the…

As Justice Jeremy Johnson sentenced her to six years in prison last Friday, Leona Kamio spoke from the dock: “In order to hear the birds, the drones must be silent.” The line was adapted from a passage by Palestinian poet Marwan Makhoul: “In order for me to write poetry that…

Most people in the West, even those who follow international news avidly, have likely not heard of Sam Fahd Abu Haikal, the seven-month-old Palestinian baby Israeli soldiers shot in the face and killed near Hebron in the occupied West Bank earlier this month. They probably are not aware of the…

A Stop The Game banner at Tolka Park last month. stop the game The PFA said today that it does not endorse the upcoming Ireland-Israel fixture. SINN FÉIN HAS accused the Football Association of Ireland (FAI) of seeking to “misrepresent the voices of Palestinian people” after the Palestinian FA today said…

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 Nermeen Shaikh. NERMEEN SHAIKH: We turn now to the U.K., where the criminalization of Palestine-related activism is on the rise. On Monday, a British court of…

Police officers detain a demonstrator opposing the government's decision to ban Palestine Action as a terror organization, following a Court of Appeal ruling on the lawfulness of proscribing the pro-Palestinian group under terrorism laws, outside the Royal Courts Of Justice, in London, Britain, June 15, 2026. (Photo: Hiba Kola/Reuters) London's…