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Report Finds Catholic Priests in Rhode Island Sexually Abused Hundreds of Children for Decades A multiyear investigation into the Catholic Diocese of Providence, Rhode Island, has found Catholic priests sexually abused hundreds of children for decades and were protected by bishops who put the r...

Only 20 people named in the report faced criminal charges; of those, just 14 were convicted.

More Than 200 Die as Heavy Rains Trigger Landslide at Coltan Mine in Eastern DRC In the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, more than 200 people were killed after heavy rains triggered a landslide at a major coltan mining site. About 70 children were reportedly among the victims...

The Rubaya mine produces about 15% of the world’s coltan, used to manufacture smartphones, electric car batteries and other devices.

Cuba Suffers Another Massive Blackout as U.S. Oil Blockade Worsens Humanitarian Crisis A massive blackout in Cuba has left most of the island, including Havana, without power. Cuban officials said the island’s largest plant unexpectedly went offline. A U.S. oil blockade has cut off the ...

A U.S. oil blockade has cut off the Cuban government from accessing desperately needed fuel as the Trump administration intensifies pressure on Cuba.

Report Finds Global Heating Is Driving Sea Level Rise Far Faster Than Previously Believed In climate news, new research suggests that human activity is causing ocean levels to rise far faster than government planners previously thought, with tens of millions more people at risk of losing t...

Tens of millions more people are at risk of losing their homes to rising seas than previously estimated.

More Than a Dozen Measles Cases Detected at Texas ICE Tent Camp A Texas Democratic congressmember warns there are at least 14 active measles cases at Camp East Montana, a hastily constructed tent camp in El Paso where more than 3,000 immigrants are imprisoned. Ano...

At least 14 active measles cases have been reported at Camp East Montana, a hastily constructed tent camp in El Paso where more than 3,000 immigrants are imprisoned.

We spoke with filmmaker Geeta Gandbhir, who is making history as the first woman nominated for the Oscars in both Best Documentary Feature and Best Documentary Short in the same year. www.democracynow.org/2026/3/5/gee...

“Donroe Doctrine” Summit: Trump Seeks to Build Right-Wing Power Bloc in Latin America President Trump is hosting right-wing leaders from across Latin America in Miami for a summit discussing his so-called Shield of the Americas initiative. This comes as the U.S. deploys special forces to Ecuador and as Trump hints about regime change in ...

“Donroe Doctrine” Summit: Trump Seeks to Build Right-Wing Power Bloc in Latin America

Lies, Corruption & Scandal: Trump Ousts Kristi Noem, Nominates Sen. Markwayne Mullin to Head DHS Kristi Noem has been ousted from her position as homeland security secretary after intensifying calls for her resignation. Noem’s tenure has been marked by allegations of corruption, deadly immigratio...

Lies, Corruption & Scandal: Trump Ousts Kristi Noem, Nominates Sen. Markwayne Mullin to Head DHS

Craig Renaud is the director of "Armed Only with a Camera: The Life and Death of Brent Renaud," an HBO documentary about his brother, photojournalist Brent Renaud, who was killed by Russian soldiers in Ukraine in 2022. www.democracynow.org/2026/3/5/cra...

Another Land Grab? Israel Intensifies Bombardment of Lebanon & Orders Mass Displacement in the South It is the seventh day of the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran, and Israel is escalating attacks on Lebanon after ordering the entire population of southern Lebanon to flee. This comes as Israel’s far-right Fi...

Another Land Grab? Israel Intensifies Bombardment of Lebanon & Orders Mass Displacement in the South

"Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has been for decades trying to drag the U.S. into war with Iran. Senator Van Hollen yesterday said he just hadn’t found a president stupid enough to be dragged into that war."

“Armed Only with a Camera”: Oscar-Nominated Doc Honors Brent Renaud and Other “Fallen Journalists” We speak with filmmaker Craig Renaud, the director of Armed Only with a Camera: The Life and Death of Brent Renaud, an HBO documentary about his brother, photojournalist Brent Renaud, who was killed b...

"Armed Only with a Camera: The Life and Death of Brent Renaud" is nominated for Best Documentary Feature at this year’s Academy Awards.

"For Netanyahu, there is not two policies. It is not Gaza, West Bank, Lebanon. It is one in the same."

What is "The Shield of the Americas"? The new U.S. initiative lets Donald Trump play out an "imperial fantasy" and continues a long, bipartisan trend of political meddling in the hemisphere, says author and researcher @jakobjohnston.bsky.social.

"There is more and more evidence emerging every single day of grave war crimes being carried out by the United States and Israel in Iran and Lebanon and across the region," says human rights lawyer Omar Shakir, executive director of @dawnmenaorg.bsky.social.

“Why Are We Going to War?”: Former U.S. Middle East Officials Say Trump Has “No Clear Plan” on Iran As the U.S. and Israel continue their bombardment of Iran and the conflict spreads throughout the region, we speak with two former U.S. government officials with experience in Middle East policy. Hala...

As the U.S. and Israel continue their bombardment of Iran and the conflict spreads throughout the region, we speak with two former U.S. government officials with experience in Middle East policy under presidents Obama and Biden.

Hala Rharrit, who resigned from the State Department in protest during the Biden administration, says she and many others warned the Gaza genocide would eventually spark a regional war with Iran unless the U.S. reined in Israel.

https://www.democracynow.org/2026/3/5/iran_state_defense

Filmmaker Geeta Gandbhir Makes History with Oscar Nominations for Two Separate Documentaries Geeta Gandbhir has made history as the first woman to receive Academy Award nominations for both Best Documentary Feature (for The Perfect Neighbor) and Best Documentary Short (The Devil Is Busy) in t...

We speak with Geeta Gandbhir, who has made history as the first woman to receive Academy Award nominations for both Best Documentary Feature and Best Documentary Short in the same year.

“The Secret Agent”: Kleber Mendonça Filho on His Oscar-Nominated Film Set During Brazil’s Dictatorship The Secret Agent is one of the most celebrated international films of the year. It has been nominated for four Oscars, including Best Picture and Best Actor. The film stars Wagner Moura and is set in ...

The Secret Agent, which has been nominated for four Oscars, is set in Brazil in 1977 during the final years of the military dictatorship. We speak with the film’s director and screenwriter, Kleber Mendonça Filho.

“Utter Disaster for All Involved”: Is Trump’s War on Iran Repeating Bush’s “Forever War” in Iraq? As Iranian missiles strike military, residential and economic targets in neighboring Gulf states, we speak to Al Jazeera’s senior political analyst Marwan Bishara in Doha, Qatar. Bishara says Iran’s t...

"It’s like the American government [is] addicted to international violence, to wars, to assassinations, to launching those hegemonic wars that they [cannot] end.”

“Iran Is Not Going to Surrender”: Johns Hopkins Prof. Says U.S. and Israel Underestimate Iran The U.S.-Israeli war on Iran is now in its fifth day. Following the assassination of Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, Israel has made it clear that it intends to target any official successors. Observers ...

“This could turn into a regional war of a scale that will make the past 25 years of forever wars in the Middle East seem like a walk in the park.”

Who Bombed Girls’ School in Iran? Reporter Nilo Tabrizy on What We Know About Massacre, 175 Killed After a strike on a girls’ elementary school in Minab, Iran, killed at least 175 people, nearly all young schoolchildren, online reports spread disinformation about the attack, including claims that t...

A strike on a girls’ elementary school in Minab, Iran killed at least 175 people, nearly all young schoolchildren.

“This could turn into a regional war of a scale that will make the past 25 years of forever wars in the Middle East seem like a walk in the park,” says Narges Bajoghli, associate professor of anthropology and Middle East studies at Johns Hopkins University.

A strike on a girls' school in Iran has killed at least 175 people.

Investigative journalist Nilo Tabrizy details what is known so far about the massacre.

Amy Goodman at Hindsight Film Festival Screening of Steal This Story, Please! Hindsight Film Festival is proud to present the Southeast Premiere of “Steal This Story, Please!” Since making it’s debut at the Telluride Film Festival last summer, the film has screened to sold out ...

🗓️ "Steal This Story, Please!" screening on Saturday, March 7 in Savannah, Georgia, followed by a Q&A including Amy Goodman.

Tickets and more info ⤵️
https://www.democracynow.org/events/2026/3/amy_goodman_at_hindsight_film_festival_screening_of_steal_this_story_please_1606

Amy Goodman at Hindsight Film Festival Screening of Steal This Story, Please! Hindsight Film Festival is proud to present the Southeast Premiere of “Steal This Story, Please!” Since making it’s debut at the Telluride Film Festival last summer, the film has screened to sold out ...

🗓️ "Steal This Story, Please!" screening on Saturday, March 7 in Savannah, Georgia, followed by a Q&A including Amy Goodman.

Tickets and more info ⤵️
https://www.democracynow.org/events/2026/3/amy_goodman_at_hindsight_film_festival_screening_of_steal_this_story_please_1606

A War for Oil: Economist Michael Hudson on U.S. Attack Quest to Control Global Economy We speak with economist Michael Hudson, who details how President Trump opted to attack Iran despite progress at indirect U.S.-Iran negotiations. “The whole reason that America has attacked Iran has n...

A War for Oil: Economist Michael Hudson on U.S. Quest to Control the World’s Oil Trade

“Stop This Bloodshed”: Israeli Lawmaker Ofer Cassif Slams “Fascist” Netanyahu Gov’t over Iran War Ofer Cassif, a member of leftist Hadash-Ta’al coalition in the Israeli Knesset, speaks with Democracy Now! from Israel about the war on Iran. As U.S. and Israeli officials claim that their military ac...

“Stop This Bloodshed”: Israeli Lawmaker Ofer Cassif Slams Netanyahu’s “Fascist Government” over Iran

U.S. & Israel Seek Unchallenged Supremacy in Middle East: Rami Khouri on Iran War Rami Khouri, Palestinian American journalist and distinguished public policy fellow at the American University of Beirut, speaks with Democracy Now! about the historical context of Western colonialism...

By Attacking Iran, U.S. & Israel Seek Unchallenged Supremacy in Middle East: Rami Khouri

Death Toll in Iran Tops Climbs as Trump Says U.S. Can Fight “Forever” The U.S. is sending more troops and fighter jets to the Middle East as the regional war expands four days after the U.S. and Israel assassinated Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and struck...

“Horror and Anxiety”: Death Toll in Iran Tops 780 as Trump Says U.S. Can Fight “Forever”