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: Mar 31, 2009, Source: Democracy Now!

The investigative journalist for The New Yorker explains his recent bombshell revelation about Dick Cheney's "executive assassination" squads.

Posted on: Mar 30, 2009, Source: Democracy Now!

An encampment is made up of over a hundred pink tents and is named to protest Seattle Mayor Greg Nickel's policies around the homeless.

Posted on: Mar 27, 2009, Source: AlterNet

Tens of thousands languish in immigration prisons in deplorable conditions without receiving a hearing on whether their detention is warranted.

Posted on: Mar 26, 2009, Source: Democracy Now!

Medha Patkar talks about trying to save one of the oldest civilizations and battling the world's most formidable institutions.

Posted on: Mar 25, 2009, Source: Democracy Now!

Gensler worked to exempt credit default swaps from regulation, which led to the collapse of A.I.G. and has resulted in our massive bailout.

Posted on: Mar 24, 2009, Source: Democracy Now!

While Defense Minister Ehud Barak claims that Israel has "the most moral army in the world," IDF soldiers suggest otherwise.

Posted on: Mar 23, 2009, Source: Democracy Now!

Krugman on Geithner's toxic assets program: "It’s the zombie that you keep killing, and it just keeps coming back."

Posted on: Mar 23, 2009, Source: Democracy Now!

Activists slammed the event as a non-inclusive, corporate-driven fraud and called for a more open, democratic and transparent forum.

Posted on: Mar 17, 2009, Source: Democracy Now!

As George W. Bush travels north to give a speech (in exchange for a six-figure speaking fee), Canadians call for his arrest for war crimes.

Posted on: Mar 16, 2009, Source: Democracy Now!

Journalist Roberto Lovato on the historic win of FMLN candidate Mauricio Funes, whose victory ends two decades of conservative rule.

Posted on: Mar 6, 2009, Source: Democracy Now!

On Capitol Hill, debate has begun over forming a truth commission to shed light on the Bush administration’s secret and illegal terror polices.

Posted on: Mar 4, 2009, Source: AlterNet

While leaders like Stephen Harper and Gordon Brown bend to the will of their constituents, Obama is staying the course.

Posted on: Feb 25, 2009, Source: Truthdig

U.S. consumers are exposed to a vast array of harmful chemicals and additives in toys, cosmetics, plastic water bottles and countless other products.

Posted on: Feb 17, 2009, Source: Democracy Now!

The judges even jailed some of the young people over the objections of their probation officers.

Posted on: Feb 16, 2009, Source: Democracy Now!

Ali Marzui, a giant in African studies, explains Obama's unprecedented rise to power.

Posted on: Feb 5, 2009, Source: Democracy Now!

In a recent interview, Ohio Rep. Marcy Kaptur told Americans: 'Be squatters in your own homes. Don't you leave.'

Posted on: Feb 3, 2009, Source: Democracy Now!

The U.S. likes to cast elections as proof of the legitimacy of the occupation, but many Iraqis saw their votes as a way to end it.

Posted on: Jan 29, 2009, Source: Democracy Now!

The economy is in freefall and the House GOP just stood back, making ridiculous ideological speeches about socialism.

Posted on: Jan 29, 2009, Source: Democracy Now!

Former AL Gov. Don Siegelman: "This is far more important than my case or Karl Rove. This is about restoring justice and preserving our democracy."

Posted on: Jan 20, 2009, Source: Democracy Now!

Pulitzer Prize-winner Walker and civil rights hero Moses on the struggles that paved the way for Obama's success.

Posted on: Jan 13, 2009, Source: Democracy Now!

In a final, childish act, Bush refuses to answer a question from Helen Thomas, the most senior member of the White House press corps.

Posted on: Jan 12, 2009, Source: Democracy Now!

"We as Jews have to say to this country that claims to represent us, 'Stop. Stop. This is a humanitarian disaster.'"

Posted on: Jan 9, 2009, Source: Democracy Now!

Here's what the 50 million workers who saw their retirement plans drop by as much as 30 percent last year should know.

Posted on: Jan 6, 2009, Source: Democracy Now!

A "large number" of Monday's casualties were civilians, and twelve of them were children.

Posted on: Dec 29, 2008, Source: Democracy Now!

Reports indicate that 350 people have been killed and 1,400 injured in the aerial strikes across the Gaza Strip since Saturday morning.

Posted on: Dec 23, 2008, Source: Democracy Now!

Progressives are right to hold the line against Warren's bigoted positions on abortion and homosexuality.

Posted on: Dec 22, 2008, Source: Democracy Now!

Mike Connell, the chief IT consultant to Karl Rove, reportedly asked for protective custody from the government before he died.

Posted on: Dec 4, 2008, Source: Democracy Now!

"How anyone can say that torture keeps Americans safe is beyond me," says the author of How to Break a Terrorist.

Posted on: Nov 17, 2008, Source: Democracy Now!

The bailout is a parting gift to the people that George Bush once referred to jokingly as "my base."

Posted on: Nov 13, 2008, Source: Truthdig

On Inauguration Day, Obama could outlaw torture. It would be a tribute to those slaves who built his new home, the White House.

Posted on: Nov 6, 2008, Source: Democracy Now!

John Pilger, Mahmood Mamdani, Raed Jarrar, Tariq Ali, Laura Carlsen, and more on Obama's troubling foreign policy ideas.

Posted on: Nov 3, 2008, Source: Democracy Now!

A special five-hour election day broadcast from 7pm to Midnight EST (4pm-9pm PST) to bring you the 2008 election results as they come in.

Posted on: Oct 31, 2008, Source: Democracy Now!

"At this point it's just kind of sad to see John McCain and the others going to the dark side ... a sad way to end his career."

Posted on: Oct 30, 2008, Source: Democracy Now!

Journalist Jane Mayer on how right-wing Washington insiders became "smitten" with Sarah Palin, and crowned her their VP.

Posted on: Oct 29, 2008, Source: Democracy Now!

In 1998, Nigerian protesters occupying a Chevron oil platform were jailed and murdered. Now, the case is in a U.S. court.

Posted on: Oct 22, 2008, Source: Democracy Now!

An interview with Iraq correspondent Patrick Cockburn and Iraqi blogger Raed Jarrar on the Status of Forces Agreement.

Posted on: Oct 16, 2008, Source: Democracy Now!

Rosen: "People no longer trust the government. People fear the police at least as much as they fear the Taliban."

Posted on: Oct 13, 2008, Source: Democracy Now!

Lifelong Republican Frank Schaeffer says McCain is "deliberately feeding the most unhinged elements of our society the red meat of hate."

Posted on: Oct 8, 2008, Source: Democracy Now!

Why are there active duty soldiers stationed on U.S. streets?

Posted on: Oct 6, 2008, Source: Democracy Now!

"We use phrases like 'victory.' We should be using phrases like 'justice for the people of the Middle East.'"

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