Spend Independence Day with Pete Seeger and Frederick Douglass
Jul 4, 2014 This Fourth of July, "Democracy Now!" remembers Frederick Douglass' defiant Independence Day address, read by James Earl Jones during a performance of Howard Zinn’s "Voices of a People’s History of the United States," and the life and legacy of legendary American folk singer Pete Seeger, who died this year at the age of 94.
Seeger
Jan 31, 2014
Another Flower Has Gone
Jan 30, 2014
Pete Seeger: Troubadour of Truth and Justice
Jan 30, 2014 Pete Seeger's life, like the arc of the moral universe famously invoked by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., bent toward justice.
Pete Seeger
Jan 29, 2014
Spying Scandal Taints Obama’s Rosy SOTU Story – and His Legacy
Jan 29, 2014 Edward Snowden was not one of the honored guests at the State of the Union speech Tuesday night. But the whistle-blower’s presence was felt, at least to a small degree.Pete Seeger: ‘Democracy Now’ Remembers the Folk Icon With His Own Music and Words
Jan 29, 2014 Amy Goodman and the team from Democracy Now have put together a wonderful tribute to the late Pete Seeger, who died Monday.
Pete Seeger, 1919-2014
Jan 28, 2014
Pete Seeger Outlasted the Bastards
Jan 28, 2014 Pete Seeger wasn't one of those legendary performers who made the world a better place with music. He was the original. He was inimitable and unique and indomitable in his mission to bring light to the dark places.
Truthdiggers of the Week: 40,000 Brave Norwegians
Apr 27, 2012 For proving that love for others, regardless of creed, gender or skin color, is still a powerful force in human affairs, we honor the 40,000 Norwegians who sang out in an Oslo square on Thursday against the violent dogma of mass killer Anders Breivik. They are our Truthdiggers of the Week.For proving that love for others is still a powerful force in human affairs, we honor the 40,000 Norwegians who sang out against violence and dogma as our Truthdiggers of the Week.
