Hi there,

Independent journalism is essential to a functioning democratic society. Please donate today to support a media that’s the fourth estate, not for the state. Every dollar makes a difference. Thank you so much!

Democracy Now!
Amy Goodman

Non-commercial news needs your support.

We rely on contributions from you, our viewers and listeners to do our work. If you visit us daily or weekly or even just once a month, now is a great time to make your monthly contribution.

Please do your part today.

Donate
Independent Global News

Eduardo Galeano

One of Latin America’s most acclaimed writers, Eduardo Galeano, appeared several times for extended interviews on Democracy Now! He made headlines when Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez gave President Obama a copy of his classic work, The Open Veins of Latin America.

StoryJun 26, 2017

Arundhati Roy on the Rising Hindu Right in India, the Gujarat Massacre & Her Love of Eduardo Galeano

ColumnApr 16, 2015

Open Veins, Healing Wounds, in Latin America

StoryApr 14, 2015

Remembering Eduardo Galeano, Champion of Social Justice & Chronicler of Latin America’s Open Veins

Web ExclusiveApr 14, 2015

Watch: Eduardo Galeano in Conversation with Arundhati Roy

Web ExclusiveApr 14, 2015

Writer Eduardo Galeano & Photojournalist Sebastião Salgado in Conversation with Amy Goodman (2000)

Web ExclusiveApr 13, 2015

RIP Eduardo Galeano, Chronicler of Latin America’s “Open Veins”; Watch His Democracy Now! Interviews

StoryMay 08, 2013

Eduardo Galeano, Chronicler of Latin America’s “Open Veins,” on His New Book “Children of the Days”

Web ExclusiveMay 08, 2013

Eduardo Galeano on Writing, “Historical Amnesia” in Latin America & His Fight Against Cancer

StoryMay 28, 2009

Fresh Off Worldwide Attention for Joining Obama’s Book Collection, Uruguayan Author Eduardo Galeano Returns with “Mirrors: Stories of Almost Everyone”

StoryNov 05, 2008

Obama Should Never Forget “The White House Was Built by Black Slaves”–Uruguayan Writer Eduardo Galeano

Related Topics
Browse Topics
Daily News Digest
Our Daily Digest brings Democracy Now! to your inbox each morning.
30th Anniversary Event

Watch: Celebrating 30 Years of Independent Global News with Democracy Now!

Special guests Angela Davis, Bruce Springsteen, Patti Smith, Michael Stipe and more came together to celebrate 30 years of Democracy Now! at a sold out Riverside Church event in NYC on March 23, 2026.

Non-commercial news needs your support

We rely on contributions from our viewers and listeners to do our work.
Please do your part today.
Make a donation