News | Human Rights “Stop the Cops and Fund Black Futures”: Voices From the First Day of New York City Hall Park Occupation On Monday, hundreds of activists gathered at New York City Hall. By Amy Goodman , DemocracyNow! August 2, 2016 Truthout
Interview | Politics & Elections Courts Strike Down Voter Restriction Laws That Target Black People With “Surgical Precision” Voting rights advocates have won a number of major victories that could reshape the November election. By Amy Goodman , DemocracyNow! August 1, 2016 Truthout
Interview | Politics & Elections Trump Attacks Muslim Mother of Slain US Soldier in Comments “Beyond Limit of Human Decency” Khizr Khan is the father of a US soldier who died serving in Iraq in 2004. By Amy Goodman , DemocracyNow! August 1, 2016 Truthout
Interview | Environment & Health Kshama Sawant vs. Rebecca Traister on Clinton, Democratic Party and Possibility of a Female President Rebecca Traister and Kshama Sawant discuss what it means to be the first woman to accept a major-party nomination. By Amy Goodman , DemocracyNow! July 29, 2016 Truthout
Interview | Environment & Health “Eat, Pray, Starve”: Greg Grandin on Tim Kaine, Hillary Clinton and the US Role in Honduras Greg Grandin speaks on Hillary Clinton's running mate, Tim Kaine, and his time in Honduras. By Amy Goodman , DemocracyNow! July 29, 2016 Truthout
Interview | War & Peace “No More War”: Protesters Disrupt Ex-CIA Director Leon Panetta’s DNC Speech Protests on the floor of the convention continued on Wednesday. By Amy Goodman , DemocracyNow! July 28, 2016 Truthout
Interview | Environment & Health Michael Eric Dyson vs. Eddie Glaude on Race, Hillary Clinton and the Legacy of Obama’s Presidency We host a debate on Hillary Clinton, her rival Donald Trump and President Obama's legacy. By Amy Goodman , DemocracyNow! July 28, 2016 Truthout
Interview | Politics & Elections Danny Glover and Bernie Delegate Larry Hamm: The Sanders Movement Must Stay Mobilized to Push Change The address at the DNC from mothers whose unarmed children were killed by law enforcement, or due to gun violence, marked an extraordinary moment. By Juan González & Amy Goodman , DemocracyNow! July 27, 2016 Truthout
Interview | Prisons & Policing Mumia Abu-Jamal Calls From Prison to Comment on DNC, Black Lives Matter and Mass Incarceration As the Democratic National Convention enters its third day, Mumia Abu-Jamal is observing and covering the proceedings from inside a state prison facility. By Juan González & Amy Goodman , DemocracyNow! July 27, 2016 Truthout
News | Economy & Labor Uninvited to the Party: Laura Flanders at the Republican National Convention Mainstream media were all over the Republican National Convention — but what didn't they show you? By Laura Flanders , TheLauraFlandersShow July 26, 2016 Truthout