New York-based independent investigative journalist Amy Goodman has been reporting from hotspots around the world for decades: from East Timor to Morocco, Nigeria, and Gaza, and closer to home during 9/11 and the Iraq War. Goodman and a small group of colleagues present the daily online, TV, and radio news program Democracy Now!, which has been on the air since 1996 with no government funding, thanks to contributions from donors, foundations, and news consumers.

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Steal This Story, Please! (2026)

★ 9.2/10 April 10, 2026 98 min

Documentary

Director: Carl Deal, Tia Lessin

New York-based independent investigative journalist Amy Goodman has been reporting from hotspots around the world for decades: from East Timor to Morocco, Nigeria, and Gaza, and closer to home during 9/11 and the Iraq War. Goodman and a small group of colleagues present the daily online, TV, and radio news program Democracy Now!, which has been on the air since 1996 with no government funding, thanks to contributions from donors, foundations, and news consumers.

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Carl Deal Carl Deal Tia Lessin Tia Lessin

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Amy Goodman Amy Goodman Self Juan Gonzalez Juan Gonzalez Self Jeremy Scahill Jeremy Scahill Self Nermeen Shaikh Nermeen Shaikh Self Dave Isay Dave Isay Self Regis Philbin Regis Philbin Self (archive footage) Kelly Ripa Kelly Ripa Self (archive footage) Tucker Carlson Tucker Carlson Self (archive footage) Suharto Suharto Self (archive footage) George H. W. Bush George H. W. Bush Self (archive footage) Bill Clinton Bill Clinton Self (archive footage) Mumia Abu-Jamal Mumia Abu-Jamal Self (archive footage)

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Brent Marchant
Brent Marchant May 1, 2026
★ 10/10

In an age where discovering the truth about what’s unfolding in the world has practically become a full-time job, finding sources of reliable, credible information is a challenging undertaking, to say the least. Given the increase in media ownership consolidation, the growth in reporting driven by corporate, government and political agendas, and deliberate, willful efforts aimed at ignoring controversial and disconcerting stories, mainstream news outlets have become little more than mouthpieces for promoting official party lines. And, as a result, the kinds of reporting that the public should be getting has become steadily and systematically marginalized. That’s why it’s so crucial that we still have journalists out there who are committed to exposing the truth, as perhaps best evidenced by the work of investigative reporter Amy Goodman, host of the independent news broadcast Democ…