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Stories by Amy Goodman

Amy Goodman is the host of the nationally syndicated radio news program, Democracy Now!

The Road to Better Media

Activists are creating alternatives to mainstream media and holding corporate media giants accountable. The corporations are pushing back.
Posted on Jun 12, 2008, Source: King Features Syndicate

Obama May Strike a Chord With Disaffected Republicans

Will Republicans disappointed by the dirty tactics of their party go for Obama in November?
Posted on Jun 5, 2008, Source: King Features Syndicate

Musician and Activist Utah Phillips Has Left the Stage

Throughout his life Phillips kept the rich history of labor struggles alive.
Posted on May 29, 2008, Source: King Features Syndicate

Cusack and Scahill Go After War Profiteers on Amy Goodman Show

A conversation about privatized war with John Cusack, producer of the new film, War, Inc., and Blackwater author Jeremy Scahill.
Posted on May 24, 2008, Source: Democracy Now!

Presidential Race Ignores Arms Race

From nuclear proliferation to the use of cluster bombs -- coverage of the campaign should focus more on the arms race, less on the horse race.
Posted on May 22, 2008, Source: King Features Syndicate

Gus Puryear: Bush's Latest Dangerous Court Nominee

An interview with author Silja Talvi about her AlterNet investigative report on Gus Puryear, a Bush court nominee with a villainous past.
Posted on May 22, 2008, Source: Democracy Now!

Justice for Dead Journalists

A military whistle-blower has come forward with information that contradicts the government's official story about the deaths of two journalists.
Posted on May 15, 2008, Source: King Features Syndicate

America's War on Journalists

The Bush administration has engaged in assault, intimidation, and imprisonment to limit the ability of journalists to do their jobs.
Posted on May 8, 2008, Source: King Features Syndicate

Evangelical Doctor Touts Better Health Care Plan Than Clinton, Obama

Unlike Clinton or Obama, Dr. Rocky White, an Evangelical from a conservative background, is promoting a single-payer health care system.
Posted on May 6, 2008, Source: Democracy Now!

The Worst Food Crisis in 45 Years

If our government and large food and energy interests don't change direction, the food riots in distant lands will soon be coming to their doors.
Posted on May 1, 2008, Source: King Features Syndicate

Pushing the Single-Payer Solution

It's time for the candidates to stop dancing around real health-care reform and get behind a single-payer system.
Posted on Apr 24, 2008, Source: King Features Syndicate

The Hidden Battle to Control the World's Food Supply

Food riots are breaking out across the planet. We must re-examine corporate control of the food supply.
Posted on Apr 19, 2008, Source: Democracy Now!

Portland Couple Has Refused to Pay Taxes for 30 Years to Protest Military Funding

More than 40 percent of every income tax dollar in 2007 went toward military spending.
Posted on Apr 15, 2008, Source: Democracy Now!

Private Security Firm Spied on Environmental Groups for Corporate Clients

A private security firm infiltrated environmental groups, collected their phone records and confidential internal documents.
Posted on Apr 15, 2008, Source: Democracy Now!

A Torture Debate Among Healers

Why is the American Psychological Association still allowing its members to participate in torture?
Posted on Apr 10, 2008, Source: King Features Syndicate

King's "Promised Land" Is Still Far Off

40 years ago Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. pointed to the link between war abroad and poverty at home. Sadly, his observation is just as true today.
Posted on Apr 3, 2008, Source: King Features Syndicate

"Body of War" Depicts Personal Cost of War in Iraq

Tens of thousands of veterans suffer from severe mental and physical injuries. A new documentary tells one soldier's story.
Posted on Mar 27, 2008, Source: King Features Syndicate

Sedatives and Sex Hormones in Our Water Supply

An AP journalist who helped lead an frightening investigative report considers the dangers posed to the country's drinking water.
Posted on Mar 25, 2008, Source: Democracy Now!

What the Government Doesn't Want You To Know About Global Warming

Famed NASA scientist Dr. James Hansen tells the depressing story of government censorship of years of impeccable research.
Posted on Mar 24, 2008, Source: Democracy Now!

Winter Soldier Marches Again

Last weekend veterans gave eyewitness testimony about the horrors of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars. Let's honor them by listening.
Posted on Mar 20, 2008, Source: King Features Syndicate

A Cause Bigger Than Any Scandal

Before his administration was derailed by scandal, Eliot Spitzer promoted reproductive rights legislation that inspired a grass-roots movement.
Posted on Mar 13, 2008, Source: King Features Syndicate

Michael Pollan: Don't Eat Anything That Doesn't Rot

Consumers are getting duped by the food industry, paying the price with their health.
Posted on Mar 8, 2008, Source: Democracy Now!

As Goes Vermont, So Goes the Nation?

Vermonters air their frustration with the U.S. quagmire in Iraq.
Posted on Mar 6, 2008, Source: King Features Syndicate

The Corporate Threat to Water and the Water Justice Movement's Fight to Protect it

An interview with international water guru Maude Barlow and clips from the new documentary Flow: For Love of Water.
Posted on Mar 2, 2008, Source: Democracy Now!

Taxi to the Dark Side

Even after an Oscar win, Alex Gibney's controversial documentary about U.S. torture policy is having trouble getting distribution.
Posted on Feb 28, 2008, Source: King Features Syndicate

Lessons of Internment

At a time when the Bush Administration holds "enemy combatants" without charge, we have a lot to learn from history.
Posted on Feb 21, 2008, Source: King Features Syndicate

How Karl Rove and Torture Influenced the 9/11 Report

A 9/11 commission chief answers to allegations that he let Karl Rove influence the probe investigating the Sept. 11 attacks.
Posted on Feb 11, 2008, Source: Democracy Now!

Felony Disenfranchisement Aids Republicans

Restoring the right to vote for felons is essential to our democracy and could dramatically change election results.
Posted on Feb 7, 2008, Source: King Features Syndicate

Western Civilization: An Idea Whose Time Has Come

As the race narrows, it is a key moment to reflect on what we stand for as a country.
Posted on Jan 31, 2008, Source: King Features Syndicate

How the Mega-Rich Treat Our Treasury Like a Buffet (And Stick You With the Bill)

Political connections are worth their weight in gold for America's wealthy.
Posted on Jan 21, 2008, Source: Democracy Now!

MSNBC vs. Dennis Kucinich

How MSNBC tried to keep Kucinich out of the Las Vegas debate, and how he fought back.
Posted on Jan 17, 2008, Source: King Features Syndicate

Sensationalist Media Did Pentagon's Bidding in Fake Naval 'Provocation' with Iran

National security expert: This is the "most egregious case of sensationalist journalism" in the service of Pentagon and Bush administration.
Posted on Jan 14, 2008, Source: Democracy Now!

The Primaries Are Broadcasters' Big Payday

Television broadcasters are holding the electoral process hostage through their control of the public airwaves.
Posted on Jan 10, 2008, Source: King Features Syndicate

The FCC's Holiday Gift to Big Media

A recent vote by Federal Communications Commission would have made George Orwell proud.
Posted on Dec 26, 2007, Source: King Features Syndicate

What Happens at a CIA 'Black Site'

One victim shares his experience with the CIA's torture tactics.
Posted on Dec 19, 2007, Source: King Features Syndicate

Nuke Industry Is on the Verge of Getting $25 Billion Handout

Congress is about to dump billions on an industry that has been unprofitable for 50 years.
Posted on Dec 18, 2007, Source: Democracy Now!

From Oil Wars to Water Wars

The world's leading scientists are predicting climate change to cause water wars and mass migrations from rural to urban areas.
Posted on Dec 12, 2007, Source: King Features Syndicate

Activist Reaches 99th Day of Climate Emergency Fast

Environmentalist Ted Glick is now on the 99th day of a fast to protest the failure of Congress to address climate change.
Posted on Dec 11, 2007, Source: Democracy Now!

Lou Dobbs Spreads Vile Misinformation about Immigrants

The CNN personality, who continues to beat the drum against undocumented immigrants, claims to be a journalist. If he really is one, he should respect facts and correct errors.
Posted on Dec 5, 2007, Source: King Features Syndicate

How the Democrats Are Aligning Themselves with Bush's Torture Policies

Who is speaking for the Democrats these days? A retired General accused of authorizing torture and cruel, inhumane and degrading treatment of prisoners in Iraq.
Posted on Nov 28, 2007, Source: King Features Syndicate

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