AlterNet.org: Amy Goodman

Amy Goodman: Tracked, Detained at Gunpoint? 3 Americans Assaulted By Our Surveillance State

Amy Goodman, AlterNet — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 11:00:01 PDT

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.

Amy Goodman: Tavis Smiley and Cornel West: The Rich and the Rest of Us -- a Poverty Manifesto

Amy Goodman, Democracy Now! — Tue, 24 Apr 2012 09:00:01 PDT

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

Amy Goodman: Whistleblower: The NSA is Lying -- The U.S. Government Has Copies of Most of Your Emails

Amy Goodman, Democracy Now! — Fri, 20 Apr 2012 12:00:01 PDT

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

Amy Goodman: At Historic Summit, Obama Rejects Fed Up Latin American Leaders' Calls for Drug Legalization

Amy Goodman, Democracy Now! — Mon, 16 Apr 2012 11:00:01 PDT

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

Amy Goodman: Housework is Real Work: Selma James on the Decades-Long Fight for Wages for Housework

Amy Goodman, Democracy Now! — Mon, 16 Apr 2012 04:00:01 PDT

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.

Amy Goodman: Seymour Hersh: US Training Iranian Terrorists in Nevada

Amy Goodman, Democracy Now! — Tue, 10 Apr 2012 18:00:01 PDT

The Bush administration secretly trained an Iranian opposition group despite its inclusion on the State Department's list of foreign terrorists.

Amy Goodman: Tuareg Rebels in Mali Declare Independence: Is it Part of an African Awakening for Self-Determination?

Amy Goodman, Democracy Now! — Mon, 09 Apr 2012 12:00:01 PDT

An interview with Firoze Manji, who argues that unrest in Mali and beyond is 'driven by the fact that over the last 30 years our people have lost all the gains of independence.'

Amy Goodman: Cop in Fatal Shooting of Ex-Marine Kenneth Chamberlain Was Sued in 2008 Racism Case

Amy Goodman, Democracy Now! — Thu, 05 Apr 2012 15:00:01 PDT

The alleged shooter, Officer Anthony Carelli, is due in court later this month on an unrelated 2008 police brutality case.

Amy Goodman: Racially-Motivated Killing the Media Missed? NY Police Called Out on Medical Alert Shoot Dead 68 Year Old Black Veteran

Amy Goodman, Democracy Now! — Thu, 29 Mar 2012 12:00:01 PDT

Kenneth Chamberlain is looking for answer as to why his father was shot by police, who yelled racial slurs before breaking down his door and opening fire.

Amy Goodman: Exposed: Massive New Spy Center Built to Track Your Emails and Phone Calls

Amy Goodman, Democracy Now! — Wed, 21 Mar 2012 10:00:01 PDT

An investigative reporter reveals that the NSA has established listening posts throughout the nation to collect and sift through billions of email messages and phone calls.

Amy Goodman: Massacre of 16 Civilians Spurs Calls for US Withdrawal from Afghanistan

Amy Goodman, Democracy Now! — Mon, 12 Mar 2012 13:00:01 PDT

Afghans are furious at the US military after an Army sergeant killed 16 civilians, 9 of them children.

Amy Goodman: 'This Debate Will No Longer be Suppressed': Legalizing Drugs Breaks Into the Mainstream

Amy Goodman, Democracy Now! — Fri, 09 Mar 2012 13:00:01 PST

Latin American leaders are increasingly speaking out against prohibition. And public opinion in America, especially when it comes to legalizing pot, is shifting very rapidly.

Amy Goodman: As Outrage Erupts, Obama Administration Defends its Targeted Killings of U.S. Citizens Overseas

Amy Goodman, Democracy Now! — Tue, 06 Mar 2012 20:00:01 PST

Attorney General Eric Holder gave a broad defense of the chillingly expansive authority that the United States claims to be able to kill people, including its own citizens.

Amy Goodman: One Billion Rising: V-Dayâ€™s Eve Ensler Launches Global Day of Action, Dance Against Womenâ€™s Violence

Amy Goodman, Democracy Now! — Sat, 03 Mar 2012 00:00:01 PST

Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzales speak with Eve Ensler, founder of V-Day, the global movement to end domestic violence, and the playwright behind "The Vagina Monologues."

Amy Goodman: New Evidence Reveals U.S. Has Used Drones to Target Rescue Workers and Funerals in Pakistan

Amy Goodman, Democracy Now! — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 19:00:01 PST

A report found that since President Obama took office between 282 and 535 civilians have been reported as killed in Pakistan, including more than 60 children.

Amy Goodman: Gasland Director Josh Fox: Obama's Support for Natural Gas Drilling 'A Painful Moment' for Communities Exposed to Fracking

Amy Goodman, Democracy Now! — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 13:00:01 PST

Fox talks with Democracy Now following his arrest Wednesday while trying to film a Congressional hearing.

Amy Goodman: A Colossal Failure: Sundance Award-Winning Film Sheds New Light on Destructive Drug War

Amy Goodman, Democracy Now! — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 09:00:01 PST

Amy Goodman interviews the Director of "The House I Live In" to explore the horrific failures of drug war, as well as the argument for a public health approach.

Amy Goodman: While Republicans Play Politics Over Food Stamps, New Film Focuses on Hunger in America

Amy Goodman, Democracy Now! — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 23:00:01 PST

Amy Goodman and Raj Patel discuss the 49 million people who are struggling to get enough to eat in America, and why GOP candidates' posturing isn't helping.

Amy Goodman: Major Media Blackout to Protest the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA)

Amy Goodman, Democracy Now! — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 21:00:01 PST

Here's what you need to know about two controversial internet anti-piracy bills moving through Congress and the massive backlash against them.

Amy Goodman: On MLK Day: How a Racist Criminal Justice System Rolled Back the Gains of the Civil Rights Era

Amy Goodman, Democracy Now! — Sun, 15 Jan 2012 23:00:01 PST

For Martin Luther King, Jr. day, Democracy Now! hosts a discussion of mass incarceration among African-Americans and how it has created a new Jim Crow era.

Amy Goodman: The GOP War on Democracy: How Conservatives Shamelessly Disenfranchise People Who Vote Democrat

Amy Goodman, AlterNet — Wed, 28 Dec 2011 14:00:01 PST

Across the country, state legislatures and governors are pushing laws that seek to restrict access to the voting booth.

Amy Goodman: Making Citizens Enemy Combatants: Glenn Greenwald on Bradley Manning and the NDAA

Amy Goodman, Democracy Now! — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 23:00:01 PST

Constitutional lawyer and blogger Glenn Greenwald speaks to Amy Goodman about the Manning hearings and the indefinite detention of U.S. citizens.

Amy Goodman: A Challenger for Obama? Progressive Former Mayor Rocky Anderson Enters Race With New Third Party

Amy Goodman, Democracy Now! — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 17:00:01 PST

Vowing to fight the influence of money over politics, Anderson kicked off his campaign Monday.

Amy Goodman: Hopes Fade for Binding Climate Deal as Durban Summit Enters Final Stages

Amy Goodman, Democracy Now! — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 12:00:01 PST

Talks have entered their 10th day, but doubt is growing that a legally binding deal to combat climate change will be reached by Friday.

Amy Goodman: Seymour Hersh: Propaganda Used Ahead of Iraq War Is Now Being Reused Over Iran's Nuke Program

Amy Goodman, Democracy Now! — Tue, 22 Nov 2011 18:00:01 PST

Longtime investigative journalist Seymour Hersh questions the growing consensus on Iranâ€™s alleged nuclear weapons program.