From Coup-Lite to Truth-Lite: 10 Ways the U.S. Fought Democracy in Honduras

BLANK Jan 14, 2010 Andrés Thomas Conteris, reporting from within the besieged embassy where ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya has taken shelter, outlines 10 ways the United States has supported the coup and undermined democracy in Honduras.Andrés Thomas Conteris reports from within the besieged embassy where ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya has taken shelter. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Chris Hedges on Obama, Michael Jackson, ‘Empire of Illusion’

BLANK Jan 8, 2010 Never one to shrink from a strong debate, "Empire of Illusion: The End of Literacy and the Triumph of Spectacle" author and Truthdig columnist Chris Hedges comes out swinging in this lecture recorded last month, giving his audience at the New School in New York City more than a few big ideas to grapple with about our current president, the state of our democracy and the cancer of celebrity culture in contemporary American society. Truthdig columnist Chris Hedges comes out swinging in this lecture about the state of our democracy and the cancer of celebrity culture in American society. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Goodman on Goodman

Robert Scheer / Truthdig Nov 30, 2009 In a rare turnabout of camera and subject, "Democracy Now!" host Amy Goodman talks with Truthdig's Robert Scheer about the major inspirations and role models of her life, her life's work, and how the ongoing crisis in journalism is really a crisis of truth. Updated Amy Goodman talks with Robert Scheer about the major inspirations and role models of her life and her life's work. Dig deeper ( 24 Min. Read )

Throw the Money Changers Out of the Temple

BLANK Nov 20, 2009 Wall Street profits are an obscene affront to Scripture, as Robert Scheer details in an interview with Amy Goodman on "Democracy Now!" Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Meet the Uighurs

Staff / Truthdig Jul 7, 2009 On Tuesday's "Democracy Now!" broadcast, Amy Goodman interviews Nury Turkel, an Uighur-American attorney and co-founder of the Uighur Human Rights Project. Get to know the Uighurs and their struggle in China. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Democracy Now! News Highlights

Staff / Truthdig Jun 2, 2009 Watch Tuesday's news highlights, brought to you by Democracy Now! A couple of today's golden nuggets include Jimmy Carter's disagreement with President Obama's refusal to release hundreds of prison detainee photos and a call from the former top coalition commander in Iraq, Gen. Ricardo Sanchez, for a truth commission to investigate abusive interrogation techniques. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

‘Winter Soldier on the Hill’

Staff / Truthdig May 25, 2009 Veterans from Iraq and Afghanistan spoke to lawmakers on Capitol Hill this month, giving eyewitness accounts of the horrors of war and the real practices of the military. Amy Goodman devoted Monday's "Democracy Now!" episode to these testimonials for this Memorial Day. Listen to the soldiers' stories here. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Baucus’ Raucous Caucus

Amy Goodman / Truthdig May 13, 2009 Single-payer advocates have been protesting in Senate Finance Committee hearings, chaired by Democratic Montana Sen. Max Baucus. Last week, at a committee hearing with 15 industry speakers, not one represented the single-payer perspective. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

‘High-End Journalism Is Dying in America’

Staff / Truthdig May 7, 2009 Warning of the potential dangers of citizen journalism while correcting misconceptions on the grand old days of the "family-owned" newspaper model, David Simon, creator of HBO’s “The Wire” and a former reporter at the Baltimore Sun, testified Wednesday at a Senate hearing on the future of journalism. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Amy Goodman on ‘Standing Up to the Madness’

Staff / Truthdig Mar 31, 2009 The "Democracy Now!" host talks about her book, the state of activism and why "the media are the most powerful corporations on Earth -- more powerful than any bomb, more powerful than any missile." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Amy Goodman and Robert Scheer: Should Geithner Step Down?

BLANK Mar 20, 2009 Truthdig's Robert Scheer appeared on "Democracy Now!" on Thursday to tell host Amy Goodman who exactly sent the U.S. into financial dire straits and to recommend some changes that could put the country on a better track. Here are some hints: One culpable party rhymes with "Shmoldman Shmacks," and another is at the top of President Obama's economic team. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

‘Democracy Now!’: Sen. Sanders, Scheer on the Bailout Boondoggle

Staff / Truthdig Sep 23, 2008 On Monday morning, as the aftershocks from Wall Street's worst week in decades continued to rock the national and global economy and the Bush administration scrambled to contain the fallout with a bailout plan that could cost American taxpayers over a trillion dollars, Sen. Bernie Sanders, Robert Scheer and Dean Baker joined "Democracy Now!" host Amy Goodman (above) to sort through the rubble and speculate about what might come next. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )