Amy Goodman

2 weeks ago | times-standard.com | Amy Goodman |Denis Moynihan

“If you’re reading this, it means I have been killed — most likely targeted — by the Israeli occupation forces.”These words, written by 23-year-old Palestinian journalist Hossam Shabat, who worked for Al Jazeera and Drop Site News, were posted online by friends after he was killed in an Israeli airstrike on March 24. That same day, Hossam posted on Instagram that Mohammed Mansour, a reporter for Palestine Today TV, was killed by an Israeli airstrike. An hour later, Hossam himself was killed.

3 weeks ago | times-standard.com | Amy Goodman |Denis Moynihan

Jeanette Vizguerra understands all too well the injustice inherent in the U.S. immigration system. Last Monday, she was arrested outside her workplace in Colorado by ICE agents who were reportedly “laughing in her face” as they took her to the Aurora ICE jail, run by the for-profit GEO Group. As this goes to print, she […] Subscribe to continue reading this article. Originally Published: March 30, 2025 at 5:07 AM PDT

1 month ago | times-standard.com | Amy Goodman |Denis Moynihan

Words matter. When wielded maliciously by the powerful, words can harm, even kill. That’s why Texas Republican Congressman Keith Self’s words chairing a recent House subcommittee hearing deserve special condemnation. Near the hearing’s end, Self recognized the committee’s newest, most junior member, Delaware Democratic Congresswoman Sarah McBride, the first transgender person elected to Congress.

1 month ago | times-standard.com | Amy Goodman |Denis Moynihan

At his speech before the joint session of Congress on Tuesday, President Donald Trump told many lies as he bragged, “We are just getting started.” Federal courts are also just getting started, as scores of lawsuits challenging Trump’s executive orders proceed.

1 month ago | times-standard.com | Amy Goodman |Denis Moynihan

President Donald Trump and Elon Musk, the world’s richest man, have unleashed global chaos with mass firings and funding freezes as they attempt to eviscerate the U.S. government. Musk’s so-called Department of Government Efficiency, DOGE, has revealed significant problems — within its own operations, that is.