In one of his final acts in office, President Obama shortened the sentences of 209 prisoners, pardoned 64 individuals .The list included… — Amy Goodman Copy Share Image
Chelsea Manning, who's now set to be free May 17th [2017], after Obama shortened her sentence from 35 years to seven. According… — Amy Goodman Copy Share Image
[Chelsea] Manning leaked more than 700,000 classified files and videos to WikiLeaks about the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and U.S. foreign… — Amy Goodman Copy Share Image
Over the first two weeks of the Donald Trump administration, Steve Bannon has emerged as one of the most powerful figures in the White… — Amy Goodman Copy Share Image
Whether you vote for me or you don't vote for me, I really want to be your greatest champion. And I will be your… — Amy Goodman Copy Share Image
People who are against hate are not a fringe minority, not even a silent majority, but are a silenced majority, silenced by the corporate… — Amy Goodman Copy Share Image
I really do think that if for one week in the United States we saw the true face of war, we saw people's limbs… — Amy Goodman Copy Share Image
Going to where the silence is. That is the responsibility of a journalist: giving a voice to those who have been forgotten, forsaken, and… — Amy Goodman Copy Share Image
While law-abiding Muslims are forced to hide in their homes, and animal-rights activists are labeled as terrorists for undercover filming of abusive treatment at… — Amy Goodman Copy Share Image
I've learned in my years as a journalist that when a politician says 'That's ridiculous' you're probably on the right track — Amy Goodman Copy Share Image
Independent media can go to where the silence is and break the sound barrier, doing what the corporate networks refuse to do. — Amy Goodman Copy Share Image
Journalism is the only profession explicitly protected by the U.S. Constitution, because journalists are supposed to be the check and balance on government. We're… — Amy Goodman Copy Share Image
The media is absolutely essential to the functioning of a democracy. It's not our job to cozy up to power. We're supposed to be… — Amy Goodman Copy Share Image
But for the media to name their coverage of the 2003 invasion of Iraq the same as what the Pentagon calls it—everyday seeing 'Operation… — Amy Goodman Copy Share Image