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The Democracy Now! audio podcast cover artwork. Democracy Now!, also called Democracy Now!The War and Peace Report, Democracy Now Independent Global News, or Democracy News, was founded on February 19, 1996, at WBAI in New York City by journalists Amy Goodman, Juan González, Larry Bensky, Salim Muwakkil, and Julie Drizin.
Amy Goodman (born April 13, 1957) [2] is an American broadcast journalist, syndicated columnist, investigative reporter, and author.Her investigative journalism career includes coverage of the East Timor independence movement, Morocco's occupation of Western Sahara, and Chevron Corporation's role in Nigeria.
Pacifica was founded in 1946 by pacifists E. John Lewis and Lewis Hill.During World War II, both of them had filed for conscientious objector status. [7] After the war, Lewis, Hill and a small group of former conscientious objectors created the Pacifica Foundation in the town of Pacifica, California, in the San Francisco Bay Area.
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He frequently co-hosts the radio and television program Democracy Now! with Amy Goodman. Early life [ edit ] González was born on October 15, 1947, in Ponce, Puerto Rico [1] to Juan González, who was a veteran of the Puerto Rican 65th Infantry during World War II , and Florinda Rivera de González.
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 17 December 2024. Entrepreneur, philanthropist, and founder of eBay (born 1967) Pierre Omidyar Omidyar in 2007 Born Parviz Morad Omidyar (1967-06-21) June 21, 1967 (age 57) Paris, France Citizenship Iran France United States Education University of California, Berkeley (BS) Occupation(s) Founder of eBay ...
The Intercept was founded by journalists Glenn Greenwald, Jeremy Scahill, and Laura Poitras. [4] It was launched on 10 February 2014 by First Look Media with funding by eBay co-founder Pierre Omidyar, [5] [6] starting with $250 million in pledged funding. [7]
Peter Andreas Thiel (/ t iː l /; born 11 October 1967) is an American entrepreneur, venture capitalist, and political activist. [1] [2] [3] A co-founder of PayPal, Palantir Technologies, and Founders Fund, he was the first outside investor in Facebook.