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Stories by Amy Goodman

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

Big Business Is Aiding the Internet Crackdown in Iran and China -- Will the Technology Be Used on Americans Next?

No legislation in the U.S. prevents the government from employing technology that monitors everything that goes through the Internet.
Posted on Jun 25, 2009

Bernie Sanders and Nurses Tell Obama: Embrace Single-Payer Health Care

Sanders: We need to tell Obama that if he suppors a single-payer system, "he will have the backing of tens and tens of millions of Americans."
Posted on Jun 9, 2009

How the FBI Could Have Prevented Dr. Tiller's Death

His alleged killer was seen vandalizing the clinic both the week before and the day before the murder but officials failed to enforce existing laws.
Posted on Jun 4, 2009

Around the World, the Workers Are Fighting Back

There's an international wave of pushback against corporate malfeasance and greed.
Posted on May 18, 2009

Michael Pollan: "Don't Buy Any Food You've Ever Seen Advertised"

"The real food is not being advertised. And that's really all you need to know."
Posted on May 15, 2009

Locked in a Private Immigration Prison, One Man Speaks Out

Sheikh Zoubir Bouchikhi has been held without bail at a private immigration prison in Houston for the past four months.
Posted on Apr 29, 2009

Seymour Hersh: Secret U.S. Forces Carried Out Assassinations in 'a Lot of' Countries, Including in Latin America

The investigative journalist for The New Yorker explains his recent bombshell revelation about Dick Cheney's "executive assassination" squads.
Posted on Mar 31, 2009

Nickelsville: Seattle's Homeless Name New Tent City After City's Mayor

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 31, 2009

Jail Without Justice: Report Slams U.S. Immigration Gulags

Tens of thousands languish in immigration prisons in deplorable conditions without receiving a hearing on whether their detention is warranted.
Posted on Mar 27, 2009

Dam Politics: India's Leading Activist Medha Patkar Takes on Corporate Control of Water

Medha Patkar talks about trying to save one of the oldest civilizations and battling the world's most formidable institutions.
Posted on Mar 26, 2009

Stop the Madness: Bernie Sanders Tries to Block Appointment of Latest Wall Street Insider

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 26, 2009

Israel Promises Internal Probe After Soldiers Describe Civilian Killings in Gaza

While Defense Minister Ehud Barak claims that Israel has "the most moral army in the world," IDF soldiers suggest otherwise.
Posted on Mar 24, 2009

Have Geithner's Zombie Ideas Won? Paul Krugman on the "Cash for Trash" Program

Krugman on Geithner's toxic assets program: "It’s the zombie that you keep killing, and it just keeps coming back."
Posted on Mar 24, 2009

Water Rights Activists Blast World Water Forum as "Corporate Trade Show to Promote Privatization"

Activists slammed the event as a non-inclusive, corporate-driven fraud and called for a more open, democratic and transparent forum.
Posted on Mar 23, 2009

Bush Heads to Canada, Canadians Amass Shoes

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 17, 2009

"This is the Defeat of Ronald Reagan": Leftist Candidate Wins in El Salvador

Journalist Roberto Lovato on the historic win of FMLN candidate Mauricio Funes, whose victory ends two decades of conservative rule.
Posted on Mar 16, 2009

The Case for Establishing a Truth Commission for Bush's Torture and Spying Crew

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 6, 2009

Global Support for the War in Afghanistan is Plummeting -- So Why Aren't Americans Talking About It?

While leaders like Stephen Harper and Gordon Brown bend to the will of their constituents, Obama is staying the course.
Posted on Mar 4, 2009

Everyday Products Are Filled With Toxins -- And We're Not Doing a Thing About It

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 25, 2009

Amy Goodman: How Two Former PA Judges Got Millions in Kickbacks to Send Juveniles to Private Prisons

The judges even jailed some of the young people over the objections of their probation officers.
Posted on Feb 17, 2009

"The Most Powerful Single Black Individual That’s Ever Walked Planet Earth" -- Historian Puts Obama in Context

Ali Marzui, a giant in African studies, explains Obama's unprecedented rise to power.
Posted on Feb 17, 2009

Facing Foreclosure? Don't Leave. Squat.

In a recent interview, Ohio Rep. Marcy Kaptur told Americans: 'Be squatters in your own homes. Don't you leave.'
Posted on Feb 6, 2009

Maliki Leads in Iraqi Election: Voters See Party as 'Most Expedient Way to End the Occupation'

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 Feb 3, 2009

Republicans' Bizarre Collective Response to Obama's Economic Recovery Plan: We're Out to Lunch

The economy is in freefall and the House GOP just stood back, making ridiculous ideological speeches about socialism.
Posted on Jan 30, 2009

Obama Tested on Executive Privilege as Karl Rove is Subpoenaed (Again) Over Shady Dealings at DOJ

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 29, 2009

Alice Walker and Bob Moses Reflect on an Obama Presidency and the Struggle for African Americans to Vote

Pulitzer Prize-winner Walker and civil rights hero Moses on the struggles that paved the way for Obama's success.
Posted on Jan 21, 2009

History Cannot Save Bush

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 14, 2009

Mobilized Against Israel's Bombs, Jewish Activists Say 'Not in Our Name'

"We as Jews have to say to this country that claims to represent us, 'Stop. Stop. This is a humanitarian disaster.'"
Posted on Jan 12, 2009

The Plot Against Pensions and the Plan to Save Them

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 10, 2009

Israel Bombs UN School, Three Killed; Death Toll 100 on Monday Alone

A "large number" of Monday's casualties were civilians, and twelve of them were children.
Posted on Jan 6, 2009

Israel's Onslaught: One of Its Bloodiest Attacks on Palestinians in 60 Years

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 30, 2008

Max Blumenthal on 'Rick Warren's Double Life'

Progressives are right to hold the line against Warren's bigoted positions on abortion and homosexuality.
Posted on Dec 24, 2008

Rove's IT Guru Warned of Sabotage Before Fatal Plane Crash; Was Set to Testify

Mike Connell, the chief IT consultant to Karl Rove, reportedly asked for protective custody from the government before he died.
Posted on Dec 22, 2008

Former U.S. Interrogator: Torture Policy Has Led to More Deaths than 9/11 Attacks

"How anyone can say that torture keeps Americans safe is beyond me," says the author of How to Break a Terrorist.
Posted on Dec 5, 2008

Naomi Klein: The Borderline Illegal Deals Behind the $700 Billion Bailout

The bailout is a parting gift to the people that George Bush once referred to jokingly as "my base."
Posted on Nov 18, 2008

How Obama Can Help Redeem the White House

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 13, 2008

Why Iraqis, Afghans, Palestinians, and Others Might Be Nervous About President Obama

John Pilger, Mahmood Mamdani, Raed Jarrar, Tariq Ali, Laura Carlsen, and more on Obama's troubling foreign policy ideas.
Posted on Nov 7, 2008

Watch Democracy Now's Election Night

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 Nov 3, 2008

Michael Moore on the Election, the Bailout, Healthcare, and 10 Proposals for the Next President

"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 Nov 1, 2008

The Real Story Behind How McCain Chose Sarah Palin

Journalist Jane Mayer on how right-wing Washington insiders became "smitten" with Sarah Palin, and crowned her their VP.
Posted on Oct 31, 2008

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