"This is really their fear. I want the listeners to hear this, Amy. They are afraid. They are fearful."

In a wide-ranging audio chat, the Democracy Now! host explains why independent media is essential to democracy.

The alternative journalist heavyweights discuss the "real rules" of criticism and reporting when it comes to politics, the government and mainstream media.

Bill talks to investigative journalist Jeremy Scahill about Blackwater spin vs. truth.