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Charges Against Journalists Arrested at RNC Will Be Dropped

Staff / Truthdig Sep 20, 2008 St. Paul officials have decided to drop charges against journalists, such as Democracy Now! host Amy Goodman, who were arrested during the recent Republican National Convention in the Minnesota capital. For her part, Goodman was pleased by the news but is calling for an investigation into the convention situation. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Amy Goodman, ‘Democracy Now!’ Producers Arrested at RNC

BLANK Sep 2, 2008 According to the "Democracy Now!" Web site, producers Sharif Abdel Kouddous and Nicole Salazar were arrested Monday afternoon "while they carried out their journalistic duties in covering street demonstrations at the Republican National Convention," and host Amy Goodman was arrested for "defending her colleagues and the freedom of the press." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Cheney, Bush and Habbush

Amy Goodman / Truthdig Aug 21, 2008 Even though Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Ron Suskind supplied explosive evidence to support the case that the Bush administration willfully deceived America and the rest of the world about the Iraq invasion, some key players in Congress still insist there aren't sufficient grounds for impeachment, but the chance still stands to follow Suskind's lead before the Bush camp decamps from the White House. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

U.S., France Slammed for Murder in Historical Inquiries

Staff / Truthdig Aug 8, 2008 "Democracy Now!" reported Thursday on two separate stories that show being a Western democracy hardly makes you immune to serious allegations of war crimes In one, the radio/TV show reports the conclusion by South Korea's Truth and Reconciliation Commission that the US military indiscriminately killed large groups of South Korean civilians during the Korean War The other reviews the detailed new report by the Rwandan government that says the French military trained the murderous Interahamwe militia, key to the country's 1994 genocide [Transcripts & A/V]. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Amy Goodman Talks to Robert Scheer About ‘The Pornography of Power’

BLANK May 31, 2008 "Democracy Now!" host Amy Goodman sat down with Truthdig Editor Robert Scheer on Friday to discuss his new book, "The Pornography of Power: How Defense Hawks Hijacked 9/11 and Weakened America." Watch as Scheer explains the metaphor behind the title, how the U.S. government spends more on defense than the rest of the world combined, and how some key players in Washington took 9/11 as a "license to steal." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

For Whom the Bell’s Palsy Tolls

Amy Goodman / Truthdig Oct 31, 2007 Bell's palsy. It hit suddenly a month ago. I had just stepped off a plane in New York, and my friend noticed the telltale sagging lip. It felt like Novocain. I raced to the emergency room. The doctors prescribed a weeklong course of steroids and antivirals. The following day it got worse. I had to make a decision: Do I host "Democracy Now!," our daily news broadcast, on Monday? Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Children’s Healthcare Is a No-Brainer

Amy Goodman / Truthdig Jul 25, 2007 Republican and Democratic senators have reached agreement on a measure that would boost healthcare coverage for millions of poor children, but President Bush has vowed to veto the win-win legislation. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Did Ford Trade Nixon Pardon for Presidency?

Staff / Truthdig Dec 29, 2006 Victor Navasky, publisher emeritus of The Nation, recalls the magazine's legal battle over Gerald Ford's memoirs and the alleged deal the former president struck to pardon Richard Nixon. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Greenwald: Bush Acting Like a Monarch

Staff / Truthdig Aug 19, 2006 In an interview with Democracy Now!, constitutional lawyer and bestselling author Glenn Greenwald explains how a federal judge rejected the president's monarchial leanings when she ordered a halt to his warrantless eavesdropping program. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )