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Former Senator Bob Graham Urges Obama to Reopen Investigation into Saudi Role in 9/11 Attacks

Amy Goodman, Juan Gonzalez, Democracy Now!. September 15, 2011.

New information has emerged about the possible role of prominent Saudis in the 9/11 plot, and former Florida Senator Graham says it's big.

Norwegian Shooting Suspect's 'Manifesto' Inspired By American Right-Wing Thinkers

Amy Goodman, Jeff Sharlet, Democracy Now!. July 29, 2011.

Norwegian shooter/bomber Anders Behring Breivik left behind a 1,500-page "manifesto," and its ideas bear an eerie similarity to American right-wing thought.

Pioneering Comedian Roseanne Barr on Her Life on Screen as a “Working-Class Domestic Goddess”

Amy Goodman, Democracy Now!. July 26, 2011.

A discussion about Barr's groundbreaking sitcom, and how she "made it OK for women to talk about their actual lives on television."

Izzy Award Winner Jeremy Scahill: "We're At a Ground Zero Moment to Save Real Journalism"

Byard Duncan, AlterNet. March 25, 2010.

The winner of the second annual Izzy Award, named after muckraking journalist I.F. Stone, discusses independent media and this critical moment in journalism.

In the U.S., Veterans Come Home From War Only To See Relatives Executed By the State

Liliana Segura, AlterNet AlterNet: World. October 27, 2009.

"I can go fight in another country to uphold peace and liberty ... but I can't uphold peace, liberty, and equality for my own brother."

Journalistic Outrage: The Pentagon Paid a Disgraced PR Firm to Profile My Reporting

Nir Rosen, Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting. September 1, 2009.

"A public affairs officer told me it was the most alarming report about a journalist that he had ever seen."

Massacre in Peru Leads to Roll-Back of Free Trade "Development" Laws

Paul Rosenberg, Open Left AlterNet: Video. June 15, 2009.

The underreported overseas impact of free trade laws.

Horrible: Dr. Tiller's Wichita Clinic Will Shut Down For Good

Liliana Segura, AlterNet AlterNet: Rights and Liberties. June 9, 2009.

"The family of Dr. George Tiller announces that effective immediately, Women's Health Care Services, Inc., will be permanently closed."

Much Ado About Amy Goodman, Glenn Greenwald, and the Importance of Independent Media

Jeff Cohen, Huffington Post AlterNet: Media and Technology. April 2, 2009.

I.F. Stone's son talks about the Izzy Awards, Amy Goodman and Glenn Greenwald.

Gen. Petraeus Denies U.S. Torture; Meanwhile Pinochet Judge Launches Criminal Probe of Bush Attorneys

Liliana Segura, AlterNet AlterNet: Rights and Liberties. March 30, 2009.

The six targets named include former Attorney General Alberto Gonzalez, who could face "immediate arrest" upon entering Spain.

Watch Democracy Now's Election Night

Amy Goodman, Democracy Now!. November 3, 2008.

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.

RNC Charges Dropped Against Amy Goodman and Democracy Now! Producers

Democracy Now! AlterNet: PEEKSeptember 19, 2008.

Lawyer: "record-breaking number of journalists indiscriminately arrested for doing nothing more than performing in the best tradition of reporters"

Amy Goodman and Democracy Now! Producers Recount Their Harrowing RNC Arrest

Democracy Now!, Brave New Films AlterNet: Video. September 3, 2008.

Police prey on press and peaceful protesters.

Amy Goodman and Two Democracy Now! Producers Unlawfully Arrested at RNC

Democracy Now!September 1, 2008.

Goodman has been charged with obstruction; felony riot charges are pending against producers Sharif Abdel Kouddous and Nicole Salazar.

RNC Raids Have Been Targeting Video Activists

Liliana Segura, AlterNet. September 1, 2008.

In the run-up to the Republican convention, Minnesota police launched a series of preemptive raids to intimidate protesters and quash dissent.

Raids on Protesters at RNC: Amy Goodman Jumps Fence to Question Police (Video)

The Uptake and Democracy Now, AlterNet: Video. August 31, 2008.

Footage of one of many police actions ahead of the Republican National Convention in St. Paul.

Would Obama Ban Blackwater and Other Mercenary Companies?

Jeremy Scahill, Democracy Now! AlterNet: Video. August 29, 2008.

Democracy Now! correspondent Jeremy Scahill reports from the DNC.

The Wrecking Crew: Thomas Frank on How Conservatives Rule

Brave New Films, Democracy Now! AlterNet: Video. August 11, 2008.

Fantastic misgovernment is not an accident.

Democracy Now: Calling for U.S. aid to Iraqi refugees

Democracy Now, AlterNet: War on Iraq. June 24, 2008.

Amy Goodman discusses the refugee crisis in the Middle East on World Refugee day.

Status of Forces Agreement will Decide Whether Iraq is Independent or "a Client State of the US"

Amy Goodman, Juan Gonzalez, Democracy Now!. June 16, 2008.

Veteran reporter Patrick Cockburn broke the story of Bush's secret Iraq plan. He explains its terrible implications for Iraqi sovereignty.

Democracy Now! Re-Hosts NBC Las Vegas Debate with Dennis Kucinich [VIDEO]

Manila Ryce, The Largest Minority AlterNet: Democracy and Elections. January 21, 2008.

Kucinich has shown once again that he is hip to rights which most Americans don't even know they have. Click the link to see the full debate.

Democracy Now: A Relief From Corporate News B.S.

Thomas Boothe, Danielle Follett, Le Monde diplomatique. January 16, 2008.

How one of the country's most fiercely independent news programs is surviving -- and thriving -- in the Republican-controlled heartland.

Regis Philbin Plugs "Democracy Now!" [VIDEO]

Manila Ryce, The Largest Minority AlterNet: Media and Technology. December 26, 2007.

Maybe next we’ll get to see Noam Chomsky on "Dancing with the Stars".

The Earth's Prognosis

Amy Goodman, Democracy Now!. October 30, 2007.

One of the world's leading scientists on global warming talks about the future of the planet, its species and our energy future.

Impeaching Bush [VIDEO]

Evan Derkacz, AlterNet: Video. November 12, 2006.

Pelosi says no, but if the American people want it, the Congress will get it...