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    "News for All the People": Juan González & Joseph Torres on the Epic Story of Race & the U.S. Media

    After seven years of research, the groundbreaking new book, "News for All the People: The Epic Story of Race and the American Media," examines how the media has played a pivotal role in perpetuating racist views in the United States. It recalls lives of the unsung pioneering black, Latino, Native American and Asian-American journalists who challenged the worst racial aspects of the white-owned media. It also tells the untold story of...
    Oct 13, 2011 | Story
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    Nobel Peace Winner Tawakkul Karman on Yemen and the U.S. War on Terror

    Yemeni activist and journalist, Tawakkul Karman, was one of the recipients of the 2011 Nobel Peace Prize awarded Friday. Karman spoke in New York City at the Brecht Forum in September 2010 about state violence, targeted killings and human rights abuses enabled by the so-called "war on terror." Democracy Now! was there and brings you part of her address. Karman notes that by cooperating with the Yemeni government’s repression of...
    Oct 10, 2011 | Story
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    Yemeni Activist Tawakkul Karman, First Female Arab Nobel Peace Laureate: A Nod for Arab Spring

    In an interview, Yemeni activist Tawakkul Karman said her Nobel Peace Prize is a victory for Yemen and for all of the uprisings of the Arab Spring. Karman is a 32-year-old journalist and the head of the Yemeni nonprofit group Women Journalists Without Chains. She was detained for a time during the political unrest earlier this year. She is the first Arab female to win the Nobel Peace Prize and is believed to be the youngest winner of the peace...
    Oct 07, 2011 | Story

  • "Policing the Prophets of Wall Street" By Amy Goodman

    The Occupy Wall Street protest grows daily, spreading to cities across the United States. “We are the 99 percent,” the protesters say, “that will no longer tolerate the greed and corruption of the 1 percent.”
    Oct 05, 2011 | Columns & Articles
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    Press Freedom Victory: Democracy Now! Reporters Win Landmark Settlement over 2008 RNC Arrests

    On Monday, we reported a final settlement has been reached in a lawsuit filed by Democracy Now! host Amy Goodman, along with producers Sharif Abdel Kouddous and Nicole Salazar, challenging the police crackdown on journalists at the 2008 Republican National Convention in St. Paul, Minnesota. We play excerpts of a news conference of our announcement, held yesterday in Zuccotti Park in Lower Manhattan, where hundreds are camped out with the Occupy...
    Oct 04, 2011 | Story
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    Democracy Now! Journalists Announce Major Settlement in Federal Lawsuit Challenging Police and U.S. Secret Service Crackdown on Media at 2008 Republican National Convention

    Today, award-winning journalist Amy Goodman announced that a final settlement has been reached in a federal lawsuit brought by Goodman and Democracy Now! producers Sharif Abdel Kouddous and Nicole Salazar against the cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul and the U.S. Secret Service, challenging the policies and conduct of law enforcement at the 2008 Republican National Convention in the Twin Cities. Goodman and her colleagues were unlawfully arrested...
    Oct 03, 2011 | Web Exclusive

  • PRESS CONFERENCE TODAY OCT. 3, 1PM: Amy Goodman Announces Major Settlement in Federal Lawsuit Over Arrests at 2008 GOP Convention in Zuccotti Park in Lower Manhattan

    Democracy Now!’s Amy Goodman and Sharif Abdel Kouddous, along with the Center for Constitutional Rights, announce major settlement in federal lawsuit challenging police, Secret Service crackdown on journalists at 2008 Republican National Convention. Press conference to be held at Zuccotti Park in Lower Manhattan at 1 p.m. today EDT.
    Oct 03, 2011 | Events
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    Settlement Reached over Arrest of Amy Goodman, Democracy Now! Producers at 2008 GOP Convention

    A final settlement has been reached in a federal lawsuit challenging the police crackdown on journalists reporting on the 2008 Republican National Convention and protests in St. Paul, Minnesota. Democracy Now! host and executive producer Amy Goodman, along with former producers Nicole Salazar and Sharif Abdel Kouddous, filed the lawsuit last year against the Minneapolis and St. Paul Police Departments, the Ramsey County Sheriff and United States...
    Oct 03, 2011 | Story

  • "From Hiroshima to Fukushima: Japan's Atomic Tragedies." By Amy Goodman

    In 1945, the U.S. suppressed reports of its A-bombs. In 2011, Japan censors Fukushima’s radiation. When will we learn?
    Aug 10, 2011 | Columns & Articles
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    The Battle for Egypt's Media: Video Report on Press Freedom After the Revolution

    The Egyptian revolution can count a number of huge successes, most notably, ousting former president Hosni Mubarak from power and putting him on public trial. But the revolution is far from over. The struggle for governmental reform, civil liberties and economic and social justice is being waged every day. And there is one issue that affects all others: the media. Whether it is newspapers, television, radio or the internet, the media is a central...
    Aug 08, 2011 | Story