Column — From Iran to the US: Our History of Coups Has Come Home to Roost

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.” Democracy Now! is a daily independent news hour hosted by award-winning journalists Amy Goodman and Juan González. Visit democracynow.org to watch and listen to the latest interviews, read through show transcripts, search the vast news archive or to make a donation to support our nonprofit news program. Livestream weekdays 8 a.m. ET. Follow Democracy Now! on Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Instagram, SoundCloud and iTunes.