American broadcast journalist, syndicated columnist, investigative reporter and author
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On today's show: “Shameful”: Israel Seizes Gaza-Bound Vessels & Detains 400+, But More Boats Are Now Heading to Gaza “Orwell: 2+2=5”: Raoul Peck & Alex Gibney on New Documentary, Authoritarianism, Trump & More Will El Salvador's Total Abortion Ban Be a Model for the U.S.? Maria Hinojosa Investigates Democracy Now! is a daily independent award-winning news program hosted by journalists Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez. The post Democracy Now! – October 2, 2025 appeared first on KPFA.
On today's show: Chicago Mayor on Trump's Threat to Use “Dangerous” Cities as “Training Grounds for our Military” A “Green Light” for War Crimes? What Trump & Hegseth's Lecture to Generals Really Means Mahmoud Khalil Hails Judge's Scathing Ruling Against Trump Efforts to Deport Pro-Palestinian Students Democracy Now! is a daily independent award-winning news program hosted by journalists Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez. The post Democracy Now! – October 1, 2025 appeared first on KPFA.
Democracy Now! is a daily independent award-winning news program hosted by journalists Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez. The post Democracy Now! – September 30, 2025 appeared first on KPFA.
On today's show: Zohran Mamdani on Historic NYC Mayoral Run & Trump's Meddling in Election as Eric Adams Drops Out “War Criminal”: Thousands Call to Arrest Netanyahu, March at U.N. Against Gaza Genocide Black Liberation Activist Assata Shakur Dies at 78 in Cuba; Hear Her Read 1998 Letter to Pope Democracy Now! is a daily independent award-winning news program hosted by journalists Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez. The post Democracy Now! – September 29, 2025 appeared first on KPFA.
Democracy Now! is a daily independent award-winning news program hosted by journalists Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez. The post Democracy Now! – September 26, 2025 appeared first on KPFA.
Democracy Now! is a daily independent award-winning news program hosted by journalists Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez. The post Democracy Now! – September 25, 2025 appeared first on KPFA.
Democracy Now! is a daily independent award-winning news program hosted by journalists Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez. The post Democracy Now! – September 24, 2025 appeared first on KPFA.
On today's show: Alaa Abd El-Fattah Is Free: Family Celebrates Political Prisoner's Release in Egypt No Secret Police Act: CA Gov. Signs Law Against Masked ICE Agents; Feds Say They Won't Comply ICE Assaults Congressional Candidate Kat Abughazaleh at Chicago Protest Democracy Now! is a daily national independent award-winning news program, hosted by journalists Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez. The post Democracy Now! – September 23, 2025 appeared first on KPFA.
Democracy Now! is a daily independent award-winning news program hosted by journalists Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez. The post Democracy Now! – September 22, 2025 appeared first on KPFA.
On today's show: Amy Goodman spends the hour speaking to Native American Activist and recently “freed” Leonard Peltier. Democracy Now! is a daily independent award-winning news program hosted by journalists Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez. The post Democracy Now! – September 19, 2025 appeared first on KPFA.
ON TODAY'S SHOW: Amnesty Int'l: Boeing, Lockheed Martin, Palantir Enable & Profit from Israel's Genocide in Gaza “The Disappearance of Dr. Abu Safiya”: Al Jazeera Film on Israel's Abduction & Torture of Gaza Doctor Democracy Now! is a daily independent award-winning news program hosted by journalists Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez. The post Democracy Now! – September 18, 2025 appeared first on KPFA.
On today's show: “Single Shots to the Head”: U.S. Veteran, Volunteer Surgeon Sees “Extermination of a People” in Gaza “Perish or Leave”: Hundreds of Thousands Flee As Israeli Military Invades Gaza City How Video Games, Discord & Deep Web Influenced Alleged Kirk Killer Trump Uses “Black Criminality” Myth to Take Over Black-Led Cities: Memphis Rep. Justin J. Pearson Robert Redford the Activist: Hollywood Icon Was Lifelong Champion of Environment & Independent Film Democracy Now! is a daily independent award-winning news program hosted by journalists Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez. The post Democracy Now! – September 17, 2025 appeared first on KPFA.
ON TODAY'S SHOW: ICE Kills Immigrant Father After Traffic Stop, Detains Day Laborer Who Sued Chicago Police Block the Bombs to Israel: Rep. Delia Ramirez Denounces Genocide in Gaza Bishop William Barber Condemns Charlie Kirk Murder and the Right's Religious Nationalism U.S. Acts as “Judge, Jury & Executioner” in Venezuelan Boat Strikes, Killing at Least 14 Democracy Now! is a daily independent award-winning news program hosted by journalists Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez. The post Democracy Now! – September 16, 2025 appeared first on KPFA.
Democracy Now! is a daily independent award-winning news program hosted by journalists Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez. The post Democracy Now! – September 15, 2025 appeared first on KPFA.
Democracy Now! is a daily independent award-winning news program hosted by journalists Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez. The post Democracy Now! – September 12, 2025 appeared first on KPFA.
On Today's Show: “Moment of Great Peril”: Jeff Sharlet on Killing of Charlie Kirk & Rising Political Violence in U.S. Trump's Personal Army? Exec. Order to Create “Quick Reaction Force” Raises Alarm Global Sumud Flotilla Vows to Keep Sailing to Gaza; Israeli Drones Accused of Striking Two Boats Democracy Now! is a daily independent award-winning news program hosted by journalists Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez. The post Democracy Now! – September 11, 2025 appeared first on KPFA.
ON TODAY'S SHOW: “America Is Bankrolling This”: Jeremy Scahill on Israel's Bombing of Hamas in Qatar Will Egyptian Pres. Sisi Soon Free Jailed Activist Alaa Abd El-Fattah? “Here Comes the Sun”: Bill McKibben on Renewable Energy, “Sun Day” & the “Last Chance” for Climate Democracy Now! is a daily independent award-winning news program hosted by journalists Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez. The post Democracy Now! – September 10, 2025 appeared first on KPFA.
On Today's Show: Jeffrey Epstein & JPMorgan: How the Largest U.S. Bank Enabled the Sexual Predator's Crimes “Chipocalypse”: Viet Thanh Nguyen on Trump Invoking “Apocalypse Now” & Speaking Out on Gaza Genocide Democracy Now! is a daily independent award-winning news program hosted by journalists Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez. The post Democracy Now! – September 9, 2025 appeared first on KPFA.
On Today's Show: ICE Conducts Largest-Ever Raid at Georgia Hyundai Plant: 475 Arrested, Mostly Korean Report from Gaza: Aid Coordinator Describes Disease, Famine as Israel Blows Up Residential Towers Sister of U.S. Citizen Ayşenur Ezgi Eygi Demands Justice 1 Year After Israel Killed Her in West Bank Psychiatrist Robert Jay Lifton Dies at 99; Explored Human Darkness, from Nazi Doctors to Hiroshima Democracy Now! is a daily independent award-winning news program hosted by journalists Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez. The post Democracy Now! – September 8, 2025 appeared first on KPFA.
On Today's Show: “How Can You Be So Ignorant?”: GOP & Dem. Senators Slam RFK Jr. for Attacks on Vaccines & Science Deadly U.S. Strike on Venezuelan Boat Raises Fears of Wider War: Greg Grandin Indonesia Protests: At Least 10 Killed, Thousands Arrested Amid Police Crackdown Democracy Now! is a daily national independent award-winning news program, hosted by journalists Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez. The post Democracy Now! – September 5, 2025 appeared first on KPFA.
ON TODAY'S SHOW: “Courage Is Contagious”: Survivors Demand Epstein Files Release as More Women Come Forward “Morally Right”: Ro Khanna on Epstein Files Transparency Act, Arms Embargo on Israel “Uniting for Peace”: How U.N. Could Override U.S. Veto, Send Peacekeepers to Gaza, Block Arms & More Democracy Now! is a daily independent award-winning news program hosted by journalists Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez. The post Democracy Now! – September 4, 2025 appeared first on KPFA.
On Today's Show: “This Is Not About Public Safety”: Rep. Chuy García Decries Trump Threat to Send Troops to Chicago Does It Matter? Trump Keeps Losing on Immigration in the Courts “The Border Is Invading America”: Jean Guerrero on the Bipartisan Failures of Immigration Policy Army Vet Charged with “Conspiracy” for ICE Protest as Trump Expands War on Dissent Democracy Now! is a daily national independent award-winning news program, hosted by journalists Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez. The post Democracy Now! – September 3, 2025 appeared first on KPFA.
On Today's Show: Trump's Tariffs Struck Down: Attorney Neal Katyal & Oregon AG Dan Rayfield Respond Judge Blocks Trump's Late-Night Deportation of Hundreds of Guatemalan Children Israel's Killing of Yemen's Houthi PM May Expand Regional War: Rami Khouri “Will Western Powers Take Action?”: Rami Khouri on Scholars Declaring Genocide in Gaza Democracy Now! is a daily independent award-winning news program hosted by journalists Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez. The post Democracy Now! – September 2, 2025 appeared first on KPFA.
Democracy Now! is a daily independent award-winning news program hosted by journalists Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez. The post Democracy Now! – September 1, 2025 appeared first on KPFA.
On today's show: “A Dark Path”: Ex-State Dept. Official Blasts Trump's Plans for Postwar Gaza “Steal This Story, Please!”: Documentary on Democracy Now! Premieres at Telluride Film Festival “Race Against Time”: 20 Years After Hurricane Katrina, Docuseries Reckons with Aftermath Democracy Now! is a daily national independent award-winning news program, hosted by journalists Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez. The post Democracy Now! – August 29, 2025 appeared first on KPFA.
On Today's Show: 2 Children Killed in Minneapolis School Shooting as Trump Rolls Back Gun Safety Regs Remembering Hurricane Katrina, 20 Years After Storm Killed 1,800 in New Orleans New Orleans Is Unprepared for Another Katrina, Warns Community Activist Malik Rahim 20 Years After Katrina, New Orleans Still Faces Racism and Climate Injustice Democracy Now! is a daily national independent award-winning news program, hosted by journalists Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez. Democracy Now! is a daily independent award-winning news program hosted by journalists Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez. The post Democracy Now! – August 28, 2025 appeared first on KPFA.
On today's show: Gaza Doctor Says Israel's Deadly Attack on Nasser Hospital “Crosses All Red Lines” DNC Panel Rejects Resolution Demanding U.S. Arms Embargo on Israel First Black Fed Governor, Lisa Cook, Sues Trump over His Attempt to Fire Her Katrina Declaration: FEMA Suspends Staff Who Warn Trump Cuts Risk Another Disaster Democracy Now! is a daily national independent award-winning news program, hosted by journalists Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez. The post Democracy Now! – August 27, 2025 appeared first on KPFA.
On Today's Show: “Time to Cut Ties with Israel”: U.N. Expert Francesca Albanese on Gaza Hospital Bombing “We Must Defeat Fascism”: Chicago Alderman on Trump's Threat to Deploy Troops to City Trump Targets Bail Reform, Wants to Let Rich “Buy Their Way Out of Jail” Democracy Now! is a daily national independent award-winning news program, hosted by journalists Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez. The post Democracy Now! – August 26, 2025 appeared first on KPFA.
ON TODAY'S SHOW: Israel Bombs Gaza Hospital, Kills 5 Journalists from AP, Al Jazeera, Reuters UNICEF Report from Gaza City: U.N. Declares Famine as Children Starve Abrego Garcia Detained Again, Faces Deportation to Uganda After 3 Days of Freedom Meet George Retes, Disabled Army Vet to Sue Trump Admin over Unlawful ICE Detention Democracy Now! is a daily independent award-winning news program hosted by journalists Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez. The post Democracy Now! – August 25, 2025 appeared first on KPFA.
On Today's Show: “Commander-in-Cheat”: After Texas, Trump's Redistricting Push Goes National EXCLUSIVE: Fired State Dept. Official Speaks Out, Suggested Condolences for Killed Gaza Journalists Day Laborer Dies Fleeing ICE: Family Mourns, Community Demands Answers Democracy Now! is a daily national independent award-winning news program, hosted by journalists Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez. The post Democracy Now 6am – August 22, 2025 appeared first on KPFA.
On Today's Show: “I Just Want to Die”: Desperate Med Student in Gaza Sends Messages to Doctor Denied Entry “The West Bank Is the Prize”: Israel Approves New Settlements to “Bury” Palestinian State Smithsonian Head Lonnie Bunch in 2020 on Telling “Unvarnished” History, Meeting Trump & More Democracy Now! is a daily independent award-winning news program hosted by journalists Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez. The post Democracy Now 6am – August 21, 2025 appeared first on KPFA.
On Today's Show: Occupied D.C.? Six GOP States Send National Guard to Washington as Outcry Grows over Trump Power Grab For-Profit Presidency: New Yorker Mag Reveals Trump Family's Frenzy to Cash In on the White House “Unprecedented and Not Normal”: ACLU Sues over Legal Black Hole at “Alligator Alcatraz” ICE Jail Democracy Now! is a daily independent award-winning news program hosted by journalists Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez. The post Democracy Now 6am – August 20, 2025 appeared first on KPFA.
ON TODAY'S SHOW: Will Russia-Ukraine War End with Diplomacy or on Battlefield? John Mearsheimer vs. Denys Pilash “They Kidnapped Me”: L.A. Immigrant Rights Activist Recounts Violent Arrest by Masked Federal Agents Democracy Now! is a daily independent award-winning news program hosted by journalists Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez. The post Democracy Now 6am – August 19, 2025 appeared first on KPFA.
On Today's Show: Is Peace Possible? Nation Publisher Katrina vanden Heuvel on Trump Summits with Putin, Zelensky In Largest Israeli Protest to Date, 1 Million Israelis Demand Gaza Ceasefire to Free Hostages “Whitewashing of History”: Harvard Historian on Trump's Targeting of School Curricula, Smithsonian Democracy Now! is a daily independent award-winning news program hosted by journalists Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez. The post Democracy Now 6am – August 18, 2025 appeared first on KPFA.
Democracy Now!'s Amy Goodman's contrast of how Corporate Media reported America's use of atomic bombs in Hiroshima and Nagasaki presents the perfect example of why Independent Media must be supported.Subscribe to our Newsletter:https://politicsdoneright.com/newsletterPurchase our Books: As I See It: https://amzn.to/3XpvW5o How To Make AmericaUtopia: https://amzn.to/3VKVFnG It's Worth It: https://amzn.to/3VFByXP Lose Weight And BeFit Now: https://amzn.to/3xiQK3K Tribulations of anAfro-Latino Caribbean man: https://amzn.to/4c09rbE
ON TODAY'S SHOW: Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson Tells Trump to Stay Out; Decries Authoritarianism, War on Poor People John Mearsheimer vs. Matt Duss: A Debate on Trump-Putin Summit, Ukraine, Russia & Paths to Peace Democracy Now! is a daily independent award-winning news program hosted by journalists Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez. The post Democracy Now 6am – August 15, 2025 appeared first on KPFA.
Thank you Mary B, Patricia Pustell, Pamela R. Daniels, and many others for tuning into my live video! Join me for my next live video in the app.* Corporate Media reporting of atomic bomb use on Japan illustrates the need for Independent Media: Democracy Now!'s Amy Goodman's contrast of how Corporate Media reported America's use of atomic bombs in Hiroshima and Nagasaki presents the perfect exa… To hear more, visit egberto.substack.com
In a time of polarized politics, independent community media plays an increasingly important role. Big media are owned and controlled by large corporations. Their salient interest? To make as much profit as possible for their shareholders. That is its political economy. Given that acute limitation, it makes it difficult for most people to get information that challenges mainstream perspectives. By featuring diverse voices and views that are largely excluded, community-based media provide an alternative to corporate McNews.
ON TODAY'S SHOW: “The Fort Bragg Cartel”: Book Exposes U.S. Special Forces' Involvement in Drug Trafficking & Murder Colombian Sen. Cepeda on Sentencing of Far-Right Ex-Pres. Uribe, U.S. Ally, Paramilitary Accomplice Democracy Now! is a daily independent award-winning news program hosted by journalists Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez. The post Democracy Now 6am – August 14, 2025 appeared first on KPFA.
Democracy Now!'s Amy Goodman: Defends Independent Media, Resists Trump, & Exposes Global Injustice. White House to vet Smithsonian exhibits to ensure: 'Align w/ Trump's interpretation' of US history.Subscribe to our Newsletter:https://politicsdoneright.com/newsletterPurchase our Books: As I See It: https://amzn.to/3XpvW5o How To Make AmericaUtopia: https://amzn.to/3VKVFnG It's Worth It: https://amzn.to/3VFByXP Lose Weight And BeFit Now: https://amzn.to/3xiQK3K Tribulations of anAfro-Latino Caribbean man: https://amzn.to/4c09rbE
Amy Goodman discusses independent media's role in resisting Trump-era attacks, defending public broadcasting, exposing injustice from U.S. immigration to Gaza, and amplifying grassroots voices for truth and change. #NN25 #NetrootsNation Subscribe to our Newsletter:https://politicsdoneright.com/newsletterPurchase our Books: As I See It: https://amzn.to/3XpvW5o How To Make AmericaUtopia: https://amzn.to/3VKVFnG It's Worth It: https://amzn.to/3VFByXP Lose Weight And BeFit Now: https://amzn.to/3xiQK3K Tribulations of anAfro-Latino Caribbean man: https://amzn.to/4c09rbE
Democracy Now! is a daily independent award-winning news program hosted by journalists Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez. The post Democracy Now 6am – August 13, 2025 appeared first on KPFA.
Thank you Sandra Dingler, ITS Never Happening…, Gayla Kunis, Karleesyr, and many others for tuning into my live video! Join me for my next live video in the app.* Democracy Now!'s Amy Goodman: Defends Independent Media, Resists Trump, and Exposes Global Injustice: Amy Goodman discusses independent media's role in resisting Trump-era attacks, defending public broadcasting, exposing injustice from U.S. immigra… To hear more, visit egberto.substack.com
Fired up, Beto O'Rourke tells Dems to throw the first punch in Netroots Nation 2025 interview—Amy Goodman Advocates for Independent Media at Netroots Nation. Israel kills more journalists.Subscribe to our Newsletter:https://politicsdoneright.com/newsletterPurchase our Books: As I See It: https://amzn.to/3XpvW5o How To Make AmericaUtopia: https://amzn.to/3VKVFnG It's Worth It: https://amzn.to/3VFByXP Lose Weight And BeFit Now: https://amzn.to/3xiQK3K Tribulations of anAfro-Latino Caribbean man: https://amzn.to/4c09rbE
Allison Riggs is the Democratic fighter we need. Fired up, Beto O'Rourke tells Dems to throw the first punch—Amy Goodman Advocates for Independent Media at Netroots Nation.Subscribe to our Newsletter:https://politicsdoneright.com/newsletterPurchase our Books: As I See It: https://amzn.to/3XpvW5o How To Make AmericaUtopia: https://amzn.to/3VKVFnG It's Worth It: https://amzn.to/3VFByXP Lose Weight And BeFit Now: https://amzn.to/3xiQK3K Tribulations of anAfro-Latino Caribbean man: https://amzn.to/4c09rbE
Amy Goodman gave a powerful and necessary speech on the need for independent media. She gave Pacifica and specifically Egberto Willies a shout-out for representing at Netroots Nation 2025.Subscribe to our Newsletter:https://politicsdoneright.com/newsletterPurchase our Books: As I See It: https://amzn.to/3XpvW5o How To Make AmericaUtopia: https://amzn.to/3VKVFnG It's Worth It: https://amzn.to/3VFByXP Lose Weight And BeFit Now: https://amzn.to/3xiQK3K Tribulations of anAfro-Latino Caribbean man: https://amzn.to/4c09rbE
ON TODAY'S SHOW: “Silencing the Coverage”: Israel Assassinates 5 Al Jazeera Journalists in Targeted Strike in Gaza “This Is Orchestrated Killing”: MSF Condemns GHF Aid Sites, Saying They Were Set Up to Be Death Traps “They Will Be Held Accountable”: California AG Takes Trump to Court for Deploying National Guard Community Organizer Slams “Fascist ICE Agents” After Arrest of U.S. Citizen Documenting Raids Democracy Now! is a daily independent award-winning news program hosted by journalists Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez. The post Democracy Now 6am – August 11, 2025 appeared first on KPFA.
Democracy Now! is a daily independent award-winning news program hosted by journalists Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez. The post Democracy Now 6am – August 8, 2025 appeared first on KPFA.
Some 200 activists with Jewish Voice for Peace protested at the Manhattan offices of New York Senators Chuck Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand on Friday to denounce their votes against halting arms shipments to Israel. JVP says 50 Jewish New Yorkers were arrested by police. Democracy Now!'s Amy Goodman and Charina Nadura covered the action.
Some 200 activists with Jewish Voice for Peace protested at the Manhattan offices of New York Senators Chuck Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand on Friday to denounce their votes against halting arms shipments to Israel. JVP says 50 Jewish New Yorkers were arrested by police. Democracy Now!'s Amy Goodman and Charina Nadura covered the action.