The Real Baltimore

Advocates Condemn Clearing of Baltimore's 'Camp 83' Homeless Encampment

City clears 'Camp 83' and refuses to find residents shelter but private citizen provides campers temporary housing

April 10, 13

What to do about Baltimore Schools?

Pt.2 Lester Spence and Marc Steiner discuss possible fixes to the crisis facing Baltimore public schools

January 2, 2013

What's Wrong with Baltimore Public Schools?

A discussion with Lester Spence and Marc Steiner about the historical roots of the problems facing Baltimore public schools

December 27, 2012

The Real News in 2013

Paul Jay: Here's what's coming on TRNN in 2013, and why, if you haven't donated yet, you should!

December 5, 2012

Reflections on Occupy Baltimore

Editors of the book "We are Many"discuss challenges of building a movement in a city with a black political elite

October 30, 2012

Baltimore, Race and the Occupy Movement

Editors of the book “We Are Many” discuss how the Occupy Movement can overcome the racial divide

October 25, 2012

Do Obama Policies Help Baltimore Schools?

Baltimore Activists say "Race to the Top" harming Baltimore students and teachers

September 6, 12

Interest Rate-Fixing Scandal Swindles Baltimore, Other Municipalities out of Millions of Dollars

Amidst the financial crisis of 2008 and resultant recession, cities and states around the country lost millions of dollars on investments tied to the London Interbank Offered Rate (Libor).

July 20, 12

Baltimore Hip Hop on School to Prison Pipeline

Cultural event features Baltimore youth performing original work on the high incarceration rates of youth in the city

June 29, 12

Baltimore Protests Murder of Trayvon Martin

Black youth who suffer racial profiling every day demand justice

April 1, 2012

Does Charging Youth as Adults Make Baltimore Safer?

Monique Dixon and Terry Hickey: There is no evidence supporting a new $100 million youth prison for youth charged as adults

April 23, 2012

What Would Make Baltimore Safer?

Monique Dixon and Terry Hickey Part 2: There is no evidence supporting a new $100 million youth prison for youth charged as adults

April 25, 2012

Occupy Baltimore Activists Protest Building of Youth Jail

Baltimore Occupy and Algebra Project activists are arrested by police during protest of new juvenile facility for youth charged as adults

February 8, 2012

TRNN TOWN HALL: Does Baltimore Need $100 Million Youth Prison?

Will a new youth prison make Baltimore safer and is it the best way to treat "young offenders"?

January 22, 2012

Occupy Baltimore Supports Fight Against Home Foreclosure

Protest organized in Baltimore as authorities attempt eviction

January 17, 2012

Hundreds of Community Activists Gather in Baltimore

Fair Development Conference held to discuss local organizing strategies

November 4, 2011

Occupy Baltimore Wins Support of Police and Fire Fighters Unions

Occupy Baltimore Takes on Public Education System

October 30, 2011

Baltimore Debates New Youth Jail

State plans to spend 100 million on facility to hold juveniles charged as adults

October 22, 2011

Does Locking Young Offenders up Longer, Make us Safer?

TRNN REPORT: In Baltimore and across the country more young people are being charged as adults and going to prison with longer sentences

October 9, 2011

Treat Young Offenders Like Your Own Child

Bart Lubow: There are many proven alternatives to incarceration

October 23, 2011

Media Depicts U.S. Juvenile Detention Facilities as Rehabilitative

Bart Lubow: Youth Prisons are places of violence, of arbitrary exercise of power, and are fundamentally dehumanizing

October 19, 2011

Baltimore Elections Heat Up

Baltimore's 8th district is a microcosm of problems facing many cities across America

August 7, 2011

How Bigotry Shaped Baltimore

Pt.1 Antero Pietila author of "Not In My Neighborhood" on how racism was used to enrich real estate speculators

November 5, 11

Federal Government and Bigotry in Baltimore

Pt 3 of Antero Pietila author of "Not in My Neighborhood" During 1930's Federal government red-lined American cities helping create race-based divisions

July 24, 2011

The Real Baltimore: Invisible Hand Waves Goodbye

On the streets of 'The Wire', Thomas Ferguson on financial crisis and the people of Baltimore

September 9, 2010

HUD's affordable housing crisis

ANP: Everyone knows about the crisis facing homeowners. But what about those who can't afford a home?

February 20, 2009

Why are Kids in Jail?

Bart Lubow: Zero tolerance policies and racial bias are pushing many kids out of school and into jail

September 19, 2011

Race, Youth and Criminal Justice System in Baltimore

Bart Lubow: Structural racism plays a major role in which youth are arrested and go to jail

October 3, 2011

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