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In the wake of the successful pushback against the Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure’s decision to defund Planned Parenthood, the Obama administration should listen to the majority of Americans: The United States, including Catholics, is strongly pro-choice.
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Part 2: "Who Killed Che? How the CIA Got Away with Murder": New Book Ties Johnson Admin to Che Death
In an extended interview, co-authors Michael Ratner and Michael Steven Smith discuss the life of Cuban revolutionary Ernesto "Che" Guevara and the chilling story behind his murder by the Bolivian military. In their book, "Who Killed Che?" Ratner and Smith draw on previously unpublished U.S. government documents to argue the CIA played a critical role in the killing. [includes rush transcript]
Watch a 2011 interview with Spanish Judge Baltasar Garzón, who is on trial in Spain after right-wing groups objected to his investigation of atrocities committed by supporters of the dictator Francisco Franco. Garzón is known for seeking to indict members of the Bush administration for their role in torturing prisoners.
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"Disclosure of ‘Secrets’ in the ’70s Didn’t Destroy the Nation"
Back in the Watergate era, the Church Committee documented and exposed extraordinary abuses by the government. Of course some people tried to block its work—Dick Cheney and Donald Rumsfeld. Sound familiar? We confront a similar challenge today.
CV/CM Tour–packed house in Tucson
KXCI and Access Tucson organize a packed benefit on Sunday night in Tucson
Community Voices, Community Media Tour in Arizona
Amy Goodman speaking in Phoenix, Tucson today, broadcasting from Tucson on Monday
Amy Goodman and Robert Scheer at Truthdig Event in LA
Amy speaks with Robert Scheer at an event hosted by Truthdig.com, which posts Amy’s column every week.
Amy Goodman taking viewer calls on CSPAN-2’s Book TV Saturday April 25 at 1:30pm ET. Call in!
Amy Goodman to appear on Book TV from the Los Angeles Times Festival of Books. She will take viewer calls about her just released New York Times Bestselling Paperback, Standing Up to the Madness.
New Column by Juan Gonzalez: Head of Riverside Church defends Rev. Brad Braxton’s $600K annual compensation
The head of the Riverside Church Council is defending a more than $600,000-a-year package for the church’s new senior minister–a setup that has sparked a court fight among members of the congregation.
"Torturers Should Be Punished"
The door to justice is open just a crack. After the release of four Bush-era Office of Legal Counsel memos that authorized "harsh interrogation techniques," President Obama said there should be no prosecutions. Though he may occupy the most powerful office on Earth, there is a force more powerful: committed people demanding change. Torturers should be punished.
VIDEO: Amy Goodman & Glenn Greenwald Izzy Award Speeches
Amy Goodman and Glenn Greenwald received the first annual Izzy Award for Special Achievement in Independent Media.
Follow Democracy Now! On Twitter
Visit http://twitter.com/democracy_now to get updates about Democracy Now! and Amy Goodman’s 70-city tour.
"Pacifica Radio at 60: A Sanctuary of Dissent"
The oldest independent media network in the United States turns 60 years old this week as a deepening crisis engulfs mainstream media.
Amy and David Goodman on KQED Forum w/ Michael Krasny, 10am PDT, Tues Apr 14: listen live, call in, send an email
KQED’s live call-in program presents wide-ranging discussions of local, state, national and international issues, as well as in-depth interviews.
Tune in on-air in the SF Bay Area, or online at kqed.org
KUSP supporters sing Happy Birthday to Amy Goodman in Santa Cruz, CA
Amy Goodman and her brother David spoke at a benefit for KUSP, community radio in Santa Cruz, CA. Here the crowd sings Happy Birthday to Amy as she makes her way to the podium.
"U.S. Muslims Still Under Siege"
While Obama was in Turkey this week, he pledged a commitment to "bridge the divide between the Muslim world and the West." Meanwhile, in Tampa, Fl., Youssef Megahed was arrested on charges he had been acquitted of days before. In the murky world of immigrant detention, "double jeapordy," being charged with the same offense twice, is perfectly legal.
Watch Amy Goodman On Bill Moyers Journal
Amy Goodman and Glenn Greenwald, the first recipients of the Park Center for Independent Media Izzy Award (named for I.F. Stone), appeared on this week’s Bill Moyers Journal on PBS. Watch online
Juan Gonzalez on “The Future of the Media in the Age of Obama”
Democracy Now! co-host Juan Gonzalez spoke at the University of Texas at Austin about the future of the media.
"Seattle’s Lessons for London"
The police chief who directed Seattle’s response to the 1999 WTO protests, now sounds more like one of the protesters his forces tear-gassed. On the G-20 Protest in London, he says, "We’re now reaping what we have sown."
