50 Years Later, a Speech by King Has Lessons for a President

By Amy Goodman and Denis Moynihan Apr 6, 2017 As the Trump administration attempts to swell the Pentagon budget and gut social programs, Martin Luther King Jr.’s "Beyond Vietnam" speech remains chillingly relevant. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

In Trump’s America, Your Privacy Is for Sale

By Amy Goodman and Denis Moynihan Mar 30, 2017 Unless you are reading this column in a good old print newspaper, odds are your internet service provider knows what you are up to. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Facing Famine, 20 Million People Need Food, Not Bombs

By Amy Goodman and Denis Moynihan Mar 16, 2017 President Trump's response to the most serious humanitarian catastrophe since the end of World War II is to slash aid, bar refugees and expand the military. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

‘A Day Without a Woman’: The Global Strike and Growing Movement Against Donald Trump

By Amy Goodman and Denis Moynihan Mar 9, 2017 International Women's Day has been celebrated for more than a century, but this year's worldwide day of action had an added sense of urgency. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

The U.S. Rejected Would-Be Refugee Anne Frank — Let’s Not Make a Similar Error Now

Amy Goodman / Truthdig Feb 23, 2017 What words of wisdom might Anne Frank offer the Trump administration as it crafts its latest iteration of its Muslim and refugee ban? Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Silenced Twice by the Senate, Coretta Scott King’s Words Live On

By Amy Goodman and Denis Moynihan Feb 9, 2017 Sen. Elizabeth Warren made history Tuesday by quoting another history-making woman's 1986 letter to a Senate segregationist. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Frederick Douglass: Power Concedes Nothing Without a Demand

By Amy Goodman and Denis Moynihan Feb 2, 2017 The good news: Donald Trump opened Black History Month by mentioning the renowned abolitionist. The bad news: Trump doesn't seem to realize that Douglass is dead. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Standing Rock Sioux to Trump: ‘Creating a Second Flint Does Not Make America Great Again’

By Amy Goodman and Denis Moynihan Jan 26, 2017 It will take more than the stroke of the president's pen to quash the vigorous resistance to the Keystone XL and Dakota Access pipelines. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Obama, Deporter in Chief, Should Pardon the Undocumented

By Amy Goodman and Denis Moynihan Jan 5, 2017 President Obama can use his immense power of the presidential pardon to de-escalate the war on immigrants, which otherwise threatens to get immeasurably worse under Donald Trump. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

On Strip Searches and Press Freedom in North Dakota

By Amy Goodman and Denis Moynihan Oct 20, 2016 Attempts to criminalize and humiliate nonviolent land and water defenders -- and to arrest journalists -- should not pave the way for the Dakota Access pipeline. Attempts to criminalize and humiliate nonviolent land and water defenders—and to arrest journalists—should not pave the way for the Dakota Access pipeline. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

In Post-Olympics Brazil, a Political Coup Is No Game

By Amy Goodman and Denis Moynihan Sep 2, 2016 The Brazilian Senate voted 60-21 on Wednesday to impeach Dilma Rousseff. Remarkably, most of those who voted to oust her are themselves under investigation for corruption. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Climate Change and the 1,000-Year Flood in Baton Rouge: When Will We Learn?

By Amy Goodman and Denis Moynihan Aug 25, 2016 While any one extreme weather event can't be directly attributed to climate change, storms, droughts, wildfires, floods and hurricanes all are expected to become more frequent and more severe as the planet warms. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )