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Amy Goodman: Corporate media is ‘an extreme media beating the drums for war’

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Journalist Amy Goodman made the case for independent media at the National Conference for Media Reform in Denver on Saturday, saying the pro-war views of the corporate media networks were firmly entrenched. “This is no longer a mainstream media, it’s an extreme media beating the drums for war,” she said…

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Amy Goodman on ‘Up’: ‘Gun control is the answer right now’

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Saturday morning on “Up with Chris Hayes,” host Chris Hayes welcomed a panel including Amy Goodman of Democracy Now!; Howard Wolfson of the New York City mayor’s office; Dave Cullen, author of Columbine and radio host Esther Armah. They discussed the role played by mental illness in attacks like the…

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Human wall stops journalist from interviewing David Koch

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Democracy Now reporter Amy Goodman found herself up against a human wall when she tried to ask millionaire Republican booster David Koch one question: Does concentration of wealth undermine democracy? In an encounter she aired Friday morning, Goodman recounted her experience trying to speak to Koch Thursday evening, who she…

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Amy Goodman: ‘The U.S. needs to lead’ on climate change

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Democracy Now host Amy Goodman appeared on Up with Chris Hayes Saturday morning to discuss the upcoming United Nations’ Convention on Climate Change in Durbin, South Africa. Goodman targeted the United States’ failure to lead on climate change as the top theme of this year’s convention. “This is not just…

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Former financial regulator notes four themes of ‘Occupy’ protests

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William Black, a former financial regulator, appeared Wednesday on Democracy Now to discuss the ongoing “Occupy Wall Street” movement. He has participated in the “Occupy Kansas City” demonstration and is currently an associate professor of economics and law at the University of Missouri at Kansas City. Ever since protesters began…

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Politics professor: ‘Occupy Wall Street’ a turning point for the left

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Dorian Warren, assistant professor of political science and public affairs at Columbia University, appeared Monday on Democracy Now to discuss the ongoing “Occupy Wall Street” protests in Manhattan and other cities across the United States. “This is an incredibly significant moment, I think, in U.S. history,” he told Amy Goodman.…

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Ari Berman: Koch brothers undermining democracy

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Ari Berman, author and contributing writer for The Nation magazine, told Amy Goodman of Democracy Now on Tuesday that the influential Koch brothers were pushing voting laws to help the Republican Party win more elections. “The Koch brothers, as you know, their money is all over the place here,” he…

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WATCH: Democracy Now covers Troy Davis execution

Watch Democracy Now’s Amy Goodman report on developments concerning the execution of Troy Davis below: Watch live streaming video from democracynow at livestream.com…

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