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Democracy Now! is an independent, daily global news hour anchored by award-winning journalists Amy Goodman and Juan González. We air live weekdays 8-9AM ET and rebroadcast throughout the day on nearly 1,400 TV & radio stations in 43 countries. Here we post excerpts from our interviews and key moments from our daily show.

I think when people think of NFL athletes, they forget that they are citizens of this country, that they are bothered by the problems that we all face. And so, Colin [Kaepernick] is enormously courageous. And he’s sparked a movement.

Black Lives Matter activist and New York Daily News senior justice writer Shaun King on NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick’s protest against racial oppression and police brutality by kneeling during the pre-game national anthem. Read the full interview: Shaun King on Colin Kaepernick: He is Enormously Courageous and Has Sparked a Movement Among Athletes.

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The New York Daily News reports the man who filmed the chokehold death of Eric Garner, Ramsey Orta, is preparing to head to prison for four years as part of a plea deal for a weapons and drug charge. Orta is the only person in the Eric Garner case... — The New York Daily News reports the man who filmed the chokehold death of Eric Garner, **Ramsey Orta**, is preparing to head to prison for four years as part of a plea deal for a weapons and drug charge. Orta is the only person in the Eric Garner case who has been jailed. He joined us in the **Democracy Now!** studios (pictured, left) for an interview in January: **Why is Ramsey Orta, Man Who Filmed Police Killing of Eric Garner, the Only One Criminally Charged?**

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Puerto Rico remains a colony of the United States, with no voting representation in Congress.

Juan González, Democracy Now! co-host and columnist at the New York Daily News.

Days after Puerto Rico failed to pay a small portion of the massive $72 billion it owes to bondholders, the White House rejected a bailout package for the U.S. territory. It was the biggest municipal bond default in U.S. history. Hear González discuss the roots of the crisis at democracynow.org.

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