we go now to speak with acclaimed india writer and activist arundhati roy. democracy now!'ikh and i recently interviewed arundhati from her home in new dei. amy: it is so amazing for us to come into your home in new delhi. we see the spiral bookshelves behind you. travel the world at home right now through the pandemic. but you were on democracy now! for the first time like 20 years ago, two decades ago, and then, from then on, all the landmark moments. i think of the iraq war and you coming to the united states and your speaking around the world against it. can you just talk about -- well, first of all, hello. and, nermeen, join in. hello. >> well, hello. nermeen: hello, arundhati, and welcome back to the show. >> hi, nermeen. nermeen: we really wish you were here in studio with us. well, i really wish i were in the studio, to begin with. >> i wish you were at home with me. that would have been nicer. it's so strange, isn't it? so intimate in one's home and yet so disembodied. it's such aeculiar time. but what are two decades, you know? and really, this shouldn't be about

noam chomsky, angela davis, arundhati roy and winona laduke with others and musical performances. visit democracynow.org for details. we want to thank the thousands of people who have helped us over these 25 years, what an honor it has been to work with all of you and how many years more we look forward to. with my colleagues juan gonzalez and nermeen shaikh we thank you all for being with us for these 25 years. i'm amy goodman.

earlier this month, angela davis, noam chomsky, arundhati roy, martin espada, winona laduke, danny gloverd danny devito joined us for a special virtual anniversary celebration. you can watch the full special at democracynow.org. today we bring you our full conversation with angela davis, the world-renowned abolitionist, author, activist, and professor at the university of california, santa cruz. juan gonzalez and i interviewed her from her home in oakland, california. and make of this 20 fed anniversary, angela, it is such an honor to have you with us as you have done so many times in the last decades. >> well, thank you so much, amy. you know, it seems like it's been longer than 25 years. it seems like democracy now! has always been there. but i think i may also be thinking about i.f. stone's newsletter and some other progressive media in your lineage. amy: well, to be counted in that amazing pantheon, someone like i.f. stone, who said to journalism students, "if you can remember two words, remember 'governments lie.' if you can remember three words, remember 'all governments lie,'" it w

we will also be joined by angela davis, arundhati roy, the national book award-winning poet , winona danita vito, danny glover, and more. you can go to democracynow.org for details. that is december 7 at 8:00 p. ... [crowd clapping] crowd: nina, nina! nina, nina! nina, nina! nina! eric campbell: nina baginskaya is a 74-year-old great-grandmother who's become the icon of a revolution.

we will also be joined by angela davis, arundhati roy, the national book award-winning poet , winona danita vito, danny glover, and more. you can go to democracynow.org for details. that is december 7 at 8:00 p. >>> hello there, and welcome to nhk "newsline." i'm catherine kobayashi in new york. officials in the biden administration have announced a diplomatic boycott of the beijing winter olympics and paralympics. no government delegates will attend the games. but u.s. athletes will still be allowed to compete. >> u.s. diplomatic or official representation would treat these games as business as usual in the face of the prc's egregious human rights abuses and atrocities in xinjiang, and we simply can't do that.

we will speak with nome, along with angela davis, martÍn espada, winona laduke, and arundhati roy, plusthe two dannys -- danny glover and danny devito. the event will also feature musical performances by lila downs and tom morello. the virtual celebration begins at 8:00 p.m. eastern. go to democracynow.org for more details. and those are some of the headlines. this is democracy now, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman in new york, joined by my co-host juan gonzÁlez in new brunswick, new jersey. hi, juan. juan: hi, amy. welcome to all of our listeners and viewers from around the country and around the world. amy: as nations brace for new surges of coronavirus cases as the omicron variant spreads, vaccine manufacturers are seeing their profits soar. a new report by global justice now found that the eight top pfizer and moderna shareholders saw their stock holdings jump $10 billion last week following the discovery of the new variant. one of the report's authors tweeted, "when is a new covid variant good news? when you are a pharma shareholder, obviously." this come