Articles by Amy Goodman

For those who don’t know her, Amy Goodman’s work embodies meticulous care, huge talent, outrageous courage, and tireless audacity. The show she hosts, Democracy Now!, is one of the few effective sources of honest analysis and reporting in the United States.

Over the past few years ,Pacifica Radio authorities have coercively transformed a people’s network into a nearly mainstream structure. They have claimed to be trying to increase Pacifica’s progressive outreach, but even Pacifica’s authorities can’t expect anyone to believe that attacking Democracy Now! is progressive. Cutting off Democracy Now would sunder Pacifica’s ties with its progressive listenership and its current donor base. The intent of such actions can only be to replace Pacifica’s progressive audience with a more upscale and mainstream one. In short, Pacifica’s leadership wants radio content that will get them invitations to hobnob with CEOs of the Los Angeles Times, the Washington Post, and the New York Times. read more