The award-winning Indian author Arundhati Roy is facing possible arrest in India on sedition charges after publicly advocating for Kashmir independence and challenging India's claim that Kashmir is an …
Candidates are entering the final few days of campaigning in what may turn out to be one of the more interesting midterm elections in recent decades. Most polls are forecasting Republicans will take …
In London, the Prince of Wales Theatre was packed Sunday for a reading of the British production of The People Speak, a people's history of Britain inspired by the work of the late historian …
_“I have a dream.”_ Ask anyone where the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. first proclaimed those words, and the response will most likely be at the March on Washington in August 1963. In fact, he delivered …
We speak with acclaimed Indian writer and activist Arundhati Roy on President Obama, the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, India and Kashmir and much more. Roy also talks about her journey deep into the …
In a historic vote, the House has approved an overhaul of the nation's healthcare system that expands coverage to more than 30 million uninsured Americans while forcing millions to purchase private …
Democracy Now! looks back at 2009, including the Israeli assault on Gaza, Barack Obama's presidential inauguration, the economic crisis, Goldman Sachs and the AIG bonus scandal, the escalation …
We're joined from the Indian capital of New Delhi by the Booker Prize-winning novelist, political essayist and global justice activist Arundhati Roy. Her books include the Booker Prize-winning novel …
As leaders of the world's richest nations gathered in Pittsburgh for the G-20 summit, thousands took to the streets in protest amidst a heavy police crackdown. Heavily armed riot police were out in …
Noam Chomsky, the MIT professor, author and dissident intellectual, just turned eighty years old this past December. He has written over 100 books, but despite being called "the most important …