AlterNet.org: Amy Goodman

Amy Goodman: Dennis Kucinich vs. Glenn Greenwald: Is Citizens United a Deathblow for Democracy or a 1st Amendment Victory?

Amy Goodman, Democracy Now! — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 11:00:01 PST

Rep. Kucinich warns, "This is something that Jefferson feared, something that Lincoln feared."

Amy Goodman: The Bizarre Terror Conviction of Pakistani Scientist Aafia Siddiqui, And Why There's a Good Chance She's Innocent

Amy Goodman, Democracy Now! — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 16:00:01 PST

Human rights groups say that Siddiqui, who has been found guilty of attempted murder, was forcibly disappeared by Pakistani officials in 2003 and tortured at the behest of the U.S.

Amy Goodman: Army Interrogator Discharged For Being Gay: John McCain "So Out Of Touch With Modern Military"

Amy Goodman, Democracy Now! — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 05:00:01 PST

In a historic move, Pentagon brass have called for an end to "don't ask, don't tell." Why are politicians like John McCain trying to keep it in place?

Amy Goodman: Noam Chomsky, Naomi Klein and Alice Walker Reflect on the Death of Howard Zinn

Amy Goodman, Democracy Now! — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 11:00:01 PST

Remembering the lifelong dissident and peace activist and historian, who joined many of the struggles for social justice over the past fifty years.

Amy Goodman: How Western Domination Has Undermined Haiti's Ability to Recover from Natural Devastation

Amy Goodman, Democracy Now! — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 00:00:01 PST

An interview with journalist Kim Ives about Washington's domination of Haiti.

Amy Goodman: Move Your Money: Project Urges People to Stop Banking with Wall Street

Amy Goodman, Democracy Now! — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 00:00:01 PST

An interview with Economist Rob Johnson who says it's time to cut accounts with banks like Citigroup, JPMorgan Chase, Bank of America and Wells Fargo and go local.

Amy Goodman: Haitian Novelist Edwidge Danticat: Earthquake "Like the Abyss of Long, Painful History of Natural and Political Disasters"

Amy Goodman, Democracy Now! — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 09:00:01 PST

Haiti has been devastated by a massive 7.0-magnitude earthquake. The extent of the disaster is still unknown, but there are fears that tens of thousands of people have died.

Amy Goodman: Obama's Election Struck a Huge Blow Against Racism, But He's Kept the US War Machine "Set on Kill"

Amy Goodman, Democracy Now! — Sat, 09 Jan 2010 00:00:01 PST

Author: "Obama seems to have killed more civilians during his first year than Bush did in his first year."

Amy Goodman: Amy Goodman Detained at Canadian Border; Guards Demand Notes For Speaking Event

Amy Goodman, Democracy Now! — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 12:00:01 PST

Border guards held Goodman and her colleagues for an hour and a half, searching their belongings and telling them they could only stay in the country for two days.

Amy Goodman: Citing "National Defense Needs," Obama Administration Says it Won't Sign Ban on Land Mines

Amy Goodman, Democracy Now! — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 00:00:01 PST

Stephen Goose, director of Human Rights Watch's arms division, called the decision to keep the Bush-era policy "an appalling decision."

Amy Goodman: Why Won't Obama Send Condolence Letters to the Parents of Soldiers Who Have Committed Suicide?

Amy Goodman, Democracy Now! — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 00:00:01 PDT

The bereaved parents of Chancellor Keesling, a US soldier who took his own life in Iraq, wonder why the death of their son is treated differently than other mortalities.

Amy Goodman: Toxic Waters: Regulatory Absence Allows Chemical, Coal and Farm Industries to Pollute US Water Supplies

Amy Goodman, Democracy Now! — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 16:00:01 PDT

No federal regulations specifically govern the disposal of power plant discharges into waterways or landfills.

Amy Goodman: Dept of Homeland Security Expands Controversial Program Empowering Local Police

Amy Goodman, Democracy Now! — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 12:00:01 PDT

The 287(g) program gives local law enforcement authority to enforce federal immigration laws, which has led to accusations of racial profiling.

Amy Goodman: Supreme Court to Take Up PATRIOT Act With Review of Humanitarian Aid Case

Amy Goodman, Democracy Now! — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 13:00:01 PDT

In its first review of the PATRIOT Act, the Court will rule on an anti-terror law outlawing any aid to groups on the State Department's list of terrorist groups.

Amy Goodman: With Copenhagen Summit Approaching, Leading Polluters US and China Undercut Hopes of Substantial Pollution Cuts

Amy Goodman, Democracy Now! — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 11:00:01 PDT

Has the UN climate summit in New York just set the stage for disappointment in Copenhagen?

Amy Goodman: Are You Drinking Unsafe Water? Corporations Have Violated Clean Water Act Over 500,000 Times in Last Five Years

Amy Goodman, Democracy Now! — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 03:00:01 PDT

Forty percent of the nationÃ¢â‚¬â„¢s community water systems violated the Safe Drinking Water Act at least once, exposing over 23 million people to potential danger.

Amy Goodman: Supreme Court Shocker: Troy Davis Will Get a Chance to Prove His Innocence In Court

Amy Goodman, AlterNet — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 07:00:01 PDT

Georgia death row prisoner Troy Davis has had three execution dates despite overwhelming proof of his innocence. Now he'll finally have his day in court.

Amy Goodman: "When in Doubt, Add Bacon and Cheese": How the Food Industry Hijacked Our Brains and Made Us Fat

Amy Goodman, Democracy Now! — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 00:00:01 PDT

The food industry has changed American eating habits and helped create the country's No. 1 public-health issue.

Amy Goodman: First Lady Xiomara Castro de Zelaya, Wife of Ousted Honduran President, Speaks Out About Coup

Amy Goodman, Democracy Now! — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 20:00:01 PDT

"We are Hondurans. This is our land, these are our people, and this is our family. We do not want to go to another country."

Amy Goodman: Taibbi: How Goldman Sachs Profited from the Economic Meltdown

Amy Goodman, Democracy Now! — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 00:00:01 PDT

Matt Taibbi argues that "Goldman Sachs has engineered every major market manipulation since the Great Depression."

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

Amy Goodman, King Features Syndicate — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 00:00:01 PDT

No legislation in the U.S. prevents the government from employing technology that monitors everything that goes through the Internet.

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

Amy Goodman, Democracy Now! — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 15:00:01 PDT

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."

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

Amy Goodman, King Features Syndicate — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 10:00:01 PDT

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.

Amy Goodman: Around the World, the Workers Are Fighting Back

Amy Goodman, Democracy Now! — Mon, 18 May 2009 00:00:01 PDT

There's an international wave of pushback against corporate malfeasance and greed.

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

Amy Goodman, Democracy Now! — Fri, 15 May 2009 00:00:01 PDT

"The real food is not being advertised. And that's really all you need to know."