Amy Goodman

2 weeks ago | truthdig.com | Amy Goodman |Denis Moynihan

The die is cast. President Donald Trump has deployed the military against protesters in his drive for authoritarian control. The week started with Trump’s federalization of the California National Guard, deploying 2,000 troops to Los Angeles, to quell growing protests against his attempted mass deportations and against the wishes of California Gov. Gavin Newsom.

3 weeks ago | f.mtr.cool | Amy Goodman |Juan Gonzalez |Juan González

As Gaza faces over three months of Israeli blockade, a group of 12 activists is sailing to Gaza to deliver humanitarian aid. The Madleen ship was launched by the Freedom Flotilla Coalition and initially planned to sail from Malta last month, but the group’s ship was damaged in a drone attack. The new mission includes the renowned Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg, who speaks with Democracy Now! live from the Madleen.

1 month ago | truthdig.com | Amy Goodman |Denis Moynihan

On May 3, 2024, Roger Fortson was on a video call with his girlfriend when a knock came at his door. Fortson, a 23-year-old Black man, was a senior airman in the U.S. Air Force, stationed in Florida. Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Deputy Eddie Duran had responded to a domestic disturbance call at the apartment complex in Fort Walton Beach. Building staff directed him to Fortson’s unit. After the deputy pounded on the door, Fortson opened it, holding his left hand up, palm out, posing no threat.

1 month ago | truthout.org | Amy Goodman |Nermeen Shaikh

As the Israeli military kills two more Palestinian journalists in Gaza, a new documentary by Zeteo has uncovered critical details about Israel’s killing three years ago of the acclaimed Palestinian American Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh. The film, Who Killed Shireen?, identifies for the first time the Israeli soldier who allegedly shot Abu Akleh.

2 months ago | truthdig.com | Amy Goodman |Denis Moynihan

President Donald Trump hates the press perhaps as much as he loves it. Since his 2015 embrace of electoral politics, though, his lifelong craving for headlines has been at odds with adversarial journalism that holds him to account. Thus, he attacks the press as the “enemy of the people,” insults journalists and even incites violence against them. Now, in his second term, his attacks have multiplied, not only on news outlets that report his abuses of power, but on the very existence of a free press.