Agree with what this article says, but in general particular caution should be used with this source, from wikipedia:
There is no consensus on the reliability of Democracy Now!. Most editors consider Democracy Now! a partisan source whose statements should be attributed. Syndicated content published by Democracy Now! should be evaluated by the reliability of its original publisher.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Reliable_sources/Perennial_sources
Thanks.
While the daily beast is a fun read, it’s hard to make out where they exaggerate and dramatify things