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Democracy Now! Producer Nicole Salazar was filming the protest at the RNC when the police surrounded the parking lot she was in and demanded that she leave. Did I mention that she was surrounded?
Nicole   more...clearly identifies herself as a member of the press and asks where are we supposed to go? Dude I can’t see and repeating press, press as she is struck and forced to the ground.

This footage was shot by Democracy Now! producer Nicole Salazar during her arrested on Monday, September 1st 2008 while covering the anti-RNC protests in the streets of St. Paul, Minnesota.  less

Israeli Writer-Activist Tikva Honig-Parnass, Who Fought for Israel's Founding in 1948, on 60 Years of Palestinian Dispossession and Occupation. As Israelis Celebrate Independence and Palestinians Mark   more...the "Nakba," a Debate with Benny Morris, Saree Makdisi and Norman Finkelstein.  less

14 Killed in Sudanese Government Bombing of Darfur Village. Free from Nigerian Military Custody, Sweet Crude Director Sandy Cioffi on Oil Politics in the Niger Delta. Author, Blogger Arianna Huffington   more...on How John McCain Has Changed Since Telling Her He Didnt Vote for Bush in 2000  less

10 Arrested at General Dynamics Protest in Vermont. Thousands of Somalis Protest Deadly US Air Strike. Autonomy Vote Threatens to Pull Bolivia Apart. Iran: Elections Under Threat. Guantanamos Child:   more...The Untold Story of Omar Khadr  less

Academy Award-Winning Filmmaker Michael Moore on the Election, the Bailout, Healthcare, and 10 Proposed Decrees From a New White House

US Skips International Conference to Ban Cluster Bombs. As US Threatens Iran Over Enriching Uranium, Bush Promises to Give Enriched Uranium to Saudi Arabia. A Jihad for Love: New Film Explores Challenges   more...Facing Gay Muslims Worldwide. Meet Gus Puryear: Bushs Latest Villainous Nominee for a Lifetime Judgeship  less

As Palestinians Mark 60th Anniversary of Their Dispossession, a Conversation with Palestinian Writer and Doctor Ghada Karmi. Palestinian Rap Group DAM Use Hip Hop to Convey the Frustrations, Hopes of   more...a Dispossessed People.  less

Half a Decade of War: Five Years After Iraq Invasion, Soldiers Testify at Winter Soldier Hearings

Winter Soldier: US Vets, Active-Duty Soldiers from Iraq and Afghanistan Testify About the Horrors of War

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FCC Launches Probe of Alabama TV Station Accused of Censoring a 60 Minutes Expose on the GOP's Prosecution of Alabama's Imprisoned Former Gov. Don Siegelman. Retired Military Generals Criticize President   more...Bush for Preparing to Veto Anti-Torture Bill.  less

In her new book, “The End of America: Letter of Warning to a Young Patriot”, Naomi Wolf says the United States is on the road to becoming a fascist society, right under our very noses. Wolf outlines what   more...she sees as the<i> ten steps to shut down a democratic society and argues that the Bush administration has already implemented many of these steps</i>. Wolf is the author of several books including the 1990s feminist classic, “The Beauty Myth.” In this video Wolf is interviewed by Amy Goodman on Democracy Now.  less

Max Blumenthal on Sarah Palin’s Radical Right-Wing Pals and Her Ties to the Pro-Secessionist Alaskan Independence Party. Former McCain Supporter Accuses the Senator of "Deliberately Feeding the   more...Most Unhinged Elements of Our Society the Red Meat of Hate". Robert Parry: Why Are McCain Backers So Angry?  less

Sen. Bernie Sanders, Robert Scheer and Dean Baker on the Proposed $700 Billion Bailout of Wall Street, the Largest Government Bailout of Private Industry in US History, Farnaz Fassihi on "Waiting   more...for an Ordinary Day: The Unraveling of Life in Iraq"  less

Steve Coll on "The Bin Ladens: An Arabian Family in the American Century"

Amy Goodman was unlawfully arrested in downtown St. Paul, Minnesota at approximately 5 p.m. local time. Police violently manhandled Goodman, yanking her arm, as they arrested her.
Goodman was arrested   more...while attempting to free two Democracy Now! producers who were being unlawfully detained. They are Sharif Abdel Kouddous and Nicole Salazar. Kouddous and Salazar were arrested while they carried out their journalistic duties in covering street demonstrations at the Republican National Convention. Goodman's crime appears to have been defending her colleagues and the freedom of the press.
Democracy Now! stands by Goodman, Kouddous and Salazar and condemns this action by Twin Cities law enforcement as a clear violation of the freedom of the press and the First Amendment rights of these journalists.
During the demonstration in which they were arrested law enforcement officers used pepper spray, rubber bullets, concussion grenades and excessive force. Several dozen others were also arrested during this action.
Amy Goodman is one of the most well-known and well-respected journalists in the United States. She has received journalism's top honors for her reporting and has a distinguished reputation of bravery and courage. The arrest of Goodman, Kouddous and Salazar is a transparent attempt to intimidate journalists from the nation's leading independent news outlet.  less

Army Recruiter Suspended for Threatening High School Student with Jail Time, Sparks Bipartisan Call for Investigation.

Investigative Journalist Greg Palast files this report from the rainforests of Ecuador, where an indigenous tribe is suing Chevron for $12 billion for contaminating the Amazon. We also play part of Palast's   more...interview with Ecuador's President Rafael Correa.  less

Pakistan Military Offensive in Khyber Region Enters Fourth Day, Oil and Gas Drilling on Public Lands Reaches New High, Dozens of Minutemen Confront Day-Laborers Gathered For Work in Aurora, CO , Colombian   more...Senator Piedad Córdoba on Negotiating with FARC, Her Criticism of Uribe and Why She Was Detained at JFK  less

Dr. Paul Farmer Challenges Profit-Driven Medical System While Bringing Healthcare to Poor Communities Worldwide

Mary Tillman, Mother of Slain Army Ranger and former NFL Star Pat Tillman, on Her Four-Year Quest to Expose the Military Cover-Up of Her Son?s Death by Members of His Own Unit. US Defends Imprisonment   more...of Iraqi Youths. Iraq Boosts Purchases of US Arms. 8 Iraqi Civilians Killed in US Attack.  less

Former Chief UN Weapons Inspector Hans Blix on the US Rush to War in Iraq, the Threat of an Attack on Iran, and the Need for a Global Nuclear Ban to Avoid Further Catastrophe.