Interview | Economy & Labor Congo Still Fights to Control Its Own Resources 64 Years After Its Independence Author and analyst Vijay Prashad discusses how poverty and resource exploitation still ravage the country to this day. By Amy Goodman & Juan González , DemocracyNow! July 2, 2024 Truthout
Interview | Culture & Media Unfolding Ethics Scandal at Washington Post Raises Questions About Its Future “Executives in charge of news in the public interest should not be suppressing news,” says Chris Lehmann of The Nation. By Amy Goodman , DemocracyNow! July 1, 2024 Truthout
Interview | Immigration Immigrant Rights Advocate Silky Shah: Debate Rhetoric Was “Terrifying to See” “Trump repeatedly was stoking a moral panic on immigration, and Biden had very little in response,” says Shah. By Amy Goodman , DemocracyNow! June 28, 2024 Truthout
Interview | Politics & Elections Kenyan Protesters Call to Dissolve Parliament and Hold New Elections Many in the movement have been “abducted” during the police crackdown on demonstrations, says a Nairobi-based activist. By Amy Goodman & Nermeen Shaikh , DemocracyNow! June 27, 2024 Truthout
Interview | Culture & Media What’s the Future of Press Freedom Amid Assange’s Release and Gaza Genocide? Australian journalist Antony Loewenstein discusses WikiLeaks’s legacy and the hypocrisy of Western mainstream media. By Amy Goodman & Juan González , DemocracyNow! June 25, 2024 Truthout
Interview | Culture & Media Gaza Journalist Has Courage Award Rescinded After Smear Campaign Maha Hussaini says she has been targeted for attacks and intimidation as a Palestinian journalist for years. By Amy Goodman , DemocracyNow! June 24, 2024 Truthout
Interview | Culture & Media New Film Investigates US-Backed Killing of Civilians by Israel in Gaza In “The Night Won’t End,” Palestinian families recount their horrific experiences amid the Israeli assault. By Amy Goodman & Nermeen Shaikh , DemocracyNow! June 21, 2024 Truthout
Interview | Environment & Health US Ran Covert Anti-Vax Campaign Early in Pandemic to Discredit China The effort sought to sow doubt in the Philippines and other nations about vaccines, masks and test kits made in China. By Amy Goodman , DemocracyNow! June 20, 2024 Truthout
Interview | Education & Youth Holocaust Scholar Loses Job Offer After Calling Out Genocide in Gaza Raz Segal says he was targeted as a “Jew who refuses the narrowing down of Jewish identity to Zionism.” By Amy Goodman & Juan González , DemocracyNow! June 18, 2024 Truthout
Interview | Human Rights Author Arundhati Roy Faces Prosecution in India Amid Modi’s Crackdown on Critics Roy could soon face trial under India’s contested “anti-terror” laws in a case that has outraged free speech advocates. By Amy Goodman , DemocracyNow! June 17, 2024 Truthout