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VIDEO: “Sex, Race and Class” — Extended Interview with Selma James on Her Six Decades of Activism

Watch Amy Goodman’s complete interview with the pioneering activist, writer and political thinker Selma James. For six decades, Selma James has been on the front lines of working-class movements for women’s liberation and against racism. She launched the International Wages for Housework Campaign three decades ago, controversially arguing that women should be paid for housework. [...]

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Listen: 1997 Interview with Poet Adrienne Rich on Her Refusal to Accept National Medal for the Arts

Poet, essayist and feminist Adrienne Rich died on Tuesday at the age of 82. Rich drew widespread acclaim for her many volumes of poetry and prose, which brought the oppression of women and lesbians into the public spotlight. She was a key figure in the women’s movement and an uncompromising critic of the powerful. Rich [...]

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Jazz Legend Randy Weston: The Complete Democracy Now! Interview

Our full 78-minute interview with pianist and composer Randy Weston. Includes extended performances of many of Weston’s most famous songs: "High Fly," "Blue Moses," "African Cookbook," "In Memory Of," "The Healers," "African Lady," "Kucheza Blues," and "Blues For Langston Hughes." For the past six decades, Weston has been a pioneering jazz musician, incorporating the vast [...]

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Documentarians Take On Power and Corruption: An Interview with the Sundance Institute’s Cara Mertes

Democracy Now! just returned from Park City, Utah, where we covered the Sundance Film Festival’s documentary track for the third year in a row. While there we spoke with Cara Mertes, who oversees the Sundance Institute’s Documentary Film Program and Fund. In this interview, she describes how Sundance pairs selected filmmakers with advisory editors to [...]

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Navy SEAL interview

Interview with Chris Heben – former Navy SEAL

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LCV Cities Tour: Interview with Howard Wasdin “Seal Team Six: Memoirs of an Elite Navy Seal Sniper”

Interview with Howard Wasdin “Seal Team Six: Memoirs of an Elite Navy Seal Sniper”

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Interview from The Green Berets

An interview excerpt from the History Channel’s The Green Berets where Ken Kelsch and others talk about their experiences in this elite force.

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Lori Berenson Allowed To Come to U.S. For Holidays With Her Son; Hear 1999 Interview with Democracy Now!

The once-imprisoned U.S. activist Lori Berenson will be allowed to travel to New York City to spend the holidays with her toddler son for the first time since her arrest in 1995. Last week, three judges granted her permission to take the trip, but on Friday she was prevented from boarding a flight. Monday afternoon, [...]

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