By Amy Goodman & Denis Moynihan

August 19th marked the 70th anniversary of the overthrow of the first democratically-elected prime minister of Iran. It was the first coup d’état in the modern era orchestrated by the U.S., launching decades of coups, assassinations and “regime change.”

By Amy Goodman & Denis Moynihan

The climate crisis is not a looming threat; it is here now.

By Amy Goodman & Denis Moynihan

From Henrietta Lacks to Porcha Woodruff, it is past time we recognize and reject racist abuses of technology.

By Amy Goodman & Denis Moynihan

The prosecution of the Newburgh Four was a political prosecution. They cannot recover the 14 years they’ve lost, they will still be on probation, subject to reimprisonment, and they will still be considered “felons” with all the burdens that designation carries.

By Amy Goodman & Denis Moynihan

Legal slavery ended in the United States on December 5th, 1865, with the ratification of the 13th Amendment, but its echoes painfully persist to this day.

By Amy Goodman & Denis Moynihan

With the string of catastrophes striking the northern hemisphere, the science is unequivocal: the rapidly worsening climate crisis is making these weather events more frequent and more intense.

By Amy Goodman & Denis Moynihan

A remarkable documentary called “Every Body” is now hitting theaters, exposing the extent of the abuse heaped on the intersex community, highlighting the vibrant movement for justice and human rights for intersex people growing worldwide.

By Amy Goodman & Denis Moynihan

As threats to free speech and the teaching of our nation’s genuine history mount, it is worth recalling the answer Benjamin Franklin gave to a member of the public who asked him in 1787, about the new constitution he had just helped draft, “Do we have a republic or a monarchy?” Franklin replied, “A republic madam, if you can keep it.”

By Amy Goodman & Denis Moynihan

While recent economic numbers may give Biden reason to wax poetic, they also mask the suffering of millions of Americans shackled by poverty.

By Amy Goodman & Denis Moynihan

All travelers, whether migrants or millionaires, deserve rescue. The global response to the Titan’s disappearance should be the model for how we respond to migrant vessels in distress.