Interview | War & Peace US-Trained Coup Leader in Niger Plans to End Military Cooperation With France The leader of Niger’s new military junta has vowed to defy any attempts to restore the former president to power. By Amy Goodman , DemocracyNow! August 4, 2023 Truthout
Interview | Prisons & Policing Community Organizer Spied on by FBI and Colorado Springs Police Speaks Out “This was one of the worst moments of my life,” said Jacqueline “Jax” Armendariz Unzueta, who is suing the agencies. By Amy Goodman & Nermeen Shaikh , DemocracyNow! August 3, 2023 Truthout
Interview | Politics & Elections Former Federal Prosecutor: Trump Has No Credible First Amendment Defense The latest indictment may reduce support for Trump among less extreme Republicans, says Dennis Aftergut. By Amy Goodman & Juan González , DemocracyNow! August 2, 2023 Truthout
Interview | War & Peace Did Western Military Presence Help Foster a Coup in Niger? One coup leader was trained by the U.S., and the U.S. has around 1,000 troops as well as a drone base in the country. By Amy Goodman & Juan González , DemocracyNow! August 1, 2023 Truthout
News Analysis | Prisons & Policing Abolition Doesn’t Undermine Safety — Its Goal Is Safety for Everyone If policing, prosecution and incarceration created safety, the U.S. would be the safest country in the world. By Staff , Truthout/TeenVogue August 1, 2023 Truthout
Interview | Prisons & Policing Judge Says FBI Invented a Conspiracy in Fake Bomb Plot, Orders Release of 3 Men Coalition for Civil Freedoms lawyers say when the government couldn’t find real terrorists, they had to create them. By Amy Goodman , DemocracyNow! July 31, 2023 Truthout
Interview | Environment & Health Biden Resists Declaring a Climate Emergency Amid an “Era of Global Boiling” July is on pace to be the hottest month ever recorded, and the impact is being felt across the world. By Amy Goodman , DemocracyNow! July 28, 2023 Truthout
Interview | Politics & Elections As Right-Wing Media Hammers Hunter Biden Story, GOP Aims to Implicate President The Intercept’s Ryan Grim discusses Republican attacks on the Biden family in the lead-up to the 2024 election. By Amy Goodman , DemocracyNow! July 27, 2023 Truthout
Interview | Prisons & Policing Malcolm X Assassination Witness Says He Heard Police Ask If Killer Was “With Us” “My testimony would have … pointed the finger of guilt at the establishment,” said Mustafa Hassan. By Amy Goodman & Juan González , DemocracyNow! July 26, 2023 Truthout
Interview | Politics & Elections Israel’s Judicial Overhaul Will Further Enable Apartheid and Occupation The mass protests against the reforms are ignoring the question of Palestinian rights, says journalist Gideon Levy. By Amy Goodman & Juan González , DemocracyNow! July 25, 2023 Truthout