Exclusive: Native American Activist Leonard Peltier's Jailhouse Plea for...
JUAN GONZÁLEZ: During the holidays, the atmosphere of goodwill and mercy traditionally extends all the way to the nation’s highest leaders, with presidents typically pardoning more prisoners than any...
View ArticlePart Two of Debate Between FBI and Peltier Attorneys
AMY GOODMAN: Today, we bring you part two of a debate on the case of Leonard Peltier, who’s right now at the Leavenworth prison in Kansas. On June 26, 1975, two FBI agents, Jack Coler and Ron Williams,...
View ArticleBill Clinton Loses His Cool in Democracy Now! Interview on Everything But...
AMY GOODMAN: Former President Clinton’s memoirs have hit bookstores across the country. All three editions of the 1,000-page book — the abridged, the large print and the regular version — are in the...
View ArticleEx-AG Janet Reno on the Florida Elections, John Ashcroft and Leonard Peltier
JANET RENO: I think it’s important for America to talk out the issues together and with mutual respect and I hope he will do it. AMY GOODMAN: Do you regret not asking for a recount in Florida? JANET...
View ArticleJailed Native American Leader Leonard Peltier Transferred to Indiana Prison...
AMY GOODMAN: For more on this story, we turn to Leonard Peltier’s attorney, Barry Bachrach, who speaks to us now. Can you tell us what is the situation for Leonard Peltier? Has he been moved out of...
View ArticleParole Hearing to Be Held Tuesday for Imprisoned Native American Activist...
AMY GOODMAN: We turn now to the case of the imprisoned Native American activist Leonard Peltier, who will have his first full parole hearing in fifteen years on Tuesday. The sixty-four-year-old...
View ArticleDemocracy Now! Special: An Hour of Music and Conversation with Legendary...
AMY GOODMAN: Today an hour of conversation and song with award-winning folk icon, Buffy Sainte-Marie. In the turbulent 1960s, she was just out of college but already famous for her beautiful voice and...
View ArticleSundance Founder Robert Redford on His Life, His Activism and the Importance...
AMY GOODMAN: We’re broadcasting from Park City, Utah, home of the Sundance Film Festival, the nation’s largest festival for independent cinema. We’re at Sundance this week to feature independent voices...
View ArticleMichael Moore's Poetic Plea to Obama: "Dear Mr. President, Please Let Leonard...
AMY GOODMAN: Pete Seeger, rarely singing on stage, but singing "Turn, Turn, Turn" last Friday night at the Beacon Theatre in New York City at a "Bring Leonard Peltier Home" concert and rally. I’m Amy...
View ArticleVIDEO TIMELINE: Political Prisoners Amongst Soaring Population of Elderly...
This video timeline features Democracy Now!'s reporting on aging political prisoners, including Lynne Stewart, Mumia Abu-Jamal, Leonard Peltier, Albert Woodfox of the Angola Three and others. We...
View ArticlePART 2: Calls Grow to Release Aging People from Prison Who Pose No Public...
We continue our interview about the issues leading to a skyrocketing population of aging people behind bars, and feature comments about their conditions from political prisoners Mumia Abu-Jamal and...
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