Stories by Amy Goodman

Amy Goodman is the host of the nationally syndicated news program, Democracy Now!. subscribe to Amy Goodman's feed

Posted on: Jun 17, 2013, Source: Democracy Now!

On Sunday, around 400 people were arrested as police used tear gas, water cannons and rubber bullets in the streets of Istanbul, Ankara and other cities.

Posted on: May 28, 2013, Source: Democracy Now!

'They are conducting a very massive ... irreversible experiment here on other people’s children.'

Posted on: May 28, 2013, Source: Democracy Now!

Democracy Now!'s Amy Goodman interviews Aaron Mate and David Moberg on his article, "3 Troubling Things To Know About Billionaire Penny Pritzker."

Posted on: May 21, 2013, Source: Democracy Now!

Economist David Stuckler and physician Sanjay Basu examine the health impacts of austerity across the globe in their new book.

Posted on: May 21, 2013, Source: Democracy Now!

After months of protest, teachers, students and parents in Seattle have won their campaign to reject standardized tests in reading and math.

Posted on: May 16, 2013, Source: Democracy Now!

Scahill’s work has sparked several congressional investigations and won some of journalism’s highest honors.

Posted on: Apr 22, 2013, Source: Democracy Now!

Tim DeChristopher discusses his ordeal, his newfound freedom, and his plans to continue his activism in the climate justice movement.

Posted on: Apr 21, 2013, Source: Democracy Now!

A new film directed by Robert Greenwald looks at four whistleblowers who had their lives practically destroyed after they went to the press with evidence of government wrongdoing.

Posted on: Mar 1, 2013, Source: Democracy Now!

Author Melanie Warner talks about her new book "Pandora’s Lunchbox: How Processed Food Took Over the American Meal."

Posted on: Mar 1, 2013, Source: Democracy Now!

Michael Moss talks about his new book, "Salt Sugar Fat: How the Food Giants Hooked Us."

Posted on: Feb 21, 2013, Source: Democracy Now!

When low-level drug offenders become informants in exchange for leniency, lack of protections can make for fatal results.

Posted on: Feb 14, 2013, Source: Democracy Now!

The action came before a rally planned for Sunday on Washington’s National Mall, which organizers have dubbed "the largest climate rally in history."

Posted on: Feb 6, 2013, Source: Democracy Now!

McKibben talks about the growing movement to divest from fossil fuel companies and what pressuring Washington has achieved so far.

Posted on: Jan 14, 2013, Source: Democracy Now

In a new article, Taibbi argues the government did not just bail out Wall Street, but also lied on the financial sector’s behalf.

Posted on: Jan 11, 2013, Source: Democracy Now!

Taibbi and Black dissect the career of Jack Lew, who has been a cheerleader for the financial industry at the public's heavy expense.

Posted on: Dec 6, 2012, Source: Democracy Now!

Researchers say Kochs have funneled tens of millions of dollars into climate denial science, lobbying and more to derail climate reforms.

Posted on: Dec 3, 2012, Source: Democracy Now!

So far at the UN climate summit no large nation has announced new measures to slow rising temperatures and help avert projected floods, droughts, heatwaves and rising seas.

Posted on: Nov 18, 2012, Source: Democracy Now!

In a new series, Stone explores the disconnect in U.S. history between what's officially reported and what actually happened.

Posted on: Nov 8, 2012, Source: AlterNet

Missed by the mainstream media, are social movements, movements without which President Obama would not have been re-elected.

Posted on: Oct 25, 2012, Source: Democracy Now!

"This is the first time for the food movement to pass from that moment of voting with your fork to voting with your votes for a different kind of food system," said Pollan.

Posted on: Oct 10, 2012, Source: Democracy Now

Wal-Mart workers are not unionized and have long complained of poor working conditions and inadequate wages. Now they're standing up and fighting back.

Posted on: Oct 3, 2012, Source: Democracy Now!

Chipotle, which claims "food with integrity," is under fire by activists working on labor conditions in the nation's tomato fields.

Posted on: Sep 19, 2012, Source: Democracy Now!

Chicago public school students returned to class Wednesday after the governing body of the Chicago Teachers Union voted to suspend its nine-day strike, the first teachers’ strike in Chicago since 1987.

Posted on: Sep 10, 2012, Source: Democracy Now!

Glen Ford of Black Agenda Report and Michael Eric Dyson, professor at Georgetown University, spar over Obama's record.

Posted on: Sep 4, 2012, Source: Democracy Now

The month of July set a record high for the number of suicides in the U.S. military.

Posted on: Aug 29, 2012, Source: Democracy Now!

After repeatedly touting his business experience as an asset towards reviving the U.S. economy, Romney has been put on the defensive by Bain workers who are fighting back against the outsourcing of their jobs.

Posted on: Jul 24, 2012, Source: Democracy Now!

Sports writer David Zirin argues that the NCAA's unprecedented punishment harms innocent students but lets trustees off the hook.

Posted on: Jul 19, 2012, Source: Democracy Now!

Sixteen international banks are accused of rigging a key global interest rate used in contracts worth trillions of dollars.

Posted on: Jul 8, 2012, Source: AlterNet

If our news media continue to ignore the essential link between extreme weather and climate change, then we may not act in time to avert even greater catastrophe.

Posted on: Jul 4, 2012, Source: Democracy Now!

What's missing from today's discussions is not just the words "climate change," but the words "public sector."

Posted on: Jun 19, 2012, Source: Democracy Now!

We hear from Ramarley's family, a former NYPD detective, and the family attorney about why the NYPD officer should be charged for murder.

Posted on: May 10, 2012, Source: Democracy Now!

One of Mexico’s best-known poets, Javier Sicilia, laid down his pen last year after his son was murdered by drug traffickers. Now, he is on a mission to transform drug policy.

Posted on: May 10, 2012, Source: Democracy Now!

In an historic announcement, President Obama has become the first U.S. president to support same-sex marriage. We get reaction from acclaimed playwright and activist Tony Kushner.

Posted on: May 3, 2012, Source: Democracy Now!

A new ruling by the FCC requires broadcasters to post political advertisement data online, making it easier for the public to see who is buying those ads.

Posted on: Apr 26, 2012, Source: AlterNet

A career government intelligence official, a filmmaker and a hacker have all been targeted by the state, despite not having been charged with a crime.

Posted on: Apr 24, 2012, Source: Democracy Now!

Poverty is no longer black and brown - it is multicultural and multiracial - and is engulfing millions of us.

Posted on: Apr 20, 2012, Source: Democracy Now!

NSA whistleblower William Binney believes domestic surveillance has become more expansive under President Obama than President George W. Bush.

Posted on: Apr 16, 2012, Source: Democracy Now!

This Summit of the Americas will become an historic moment in the rapidly transforming, global drug policy debate.

Posted on: Apr 16, 2012, Source: Democracy Now!

Selma James coined the term "unwaged" work to describe the real work of housewives--and she has some thoughts that Mitt and Ann Romney might learn from.

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