US Sanctions Leave Millions of Venezuelans Without Water
“You can’t blame the Maduro government, but as for the United States, this Donald Trump is mean. He’s mean and he’s blocked a lot of things. We have to support each other and this U.S. blockade has to end.” — Yolimar Contreras
The US Department of Justice issued an 18-count indictment against Julian Assange for violating the 1917 Espionage Act. We speak to Daniel Ellsberg about the…
The Trump administration’s illegal economic sanctions against Iran makes it impossible to import essential medicines, says CEPR’s Mark Weisbrot
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Eugene Puryear and Paul Jay discuss the hypocrisy of Trump allying with Saudi Arabia, the largest sponsor of global terror, over concerns about alleged Iranian…
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The Espionage Act removes the possibility of a public interest defense for Julian Assange, and sends a chilling message to journalists and whistleblowers
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Students from 2,300 schools across 150 countries held their second global climate strike. Next time, they want adults to join in
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Vijay Prashad analyzes the Indian election result, which has returned right-wing Narendra Modi to power. Money, mass media abdication of its watchdog function, and institutional…
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A leaked copy of the budget for largest labor federation in America drops funds for organizing from 30 percent to less than 10 percent. Union…
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Far-Right Israeli Organization Publishes List of ‘Disloyal’ Professors
Hilla Dayan discusses the right-wing Zionist group Im Tirtzu, and the scare campaign against leftist and progressive professors going on in Israel
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Climate Activists Protest Trump California Public Lands Fracking Plan
As the Trump Administration considers a plan to drill for oil in California’s Central Valley, environmental groups have held rallies and packed hearings. The proposal, originating under Obama, calls for fracking over 1.2 million acres close to national parks
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May 17, 2019
The US Labor Market Is Deteriorating for Black Men
May 16, 2019
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May 15, 2019
Climate Emergency Manifesto
May 14, 2019
Privatization Solution Worse than Problem
May 14, 2019
Why Ecuador?
May 9, 2019
Fallujah Forgotten
May 6, 2019
An Open Letter to Extinction Rebellion
May 6, 2019
Can House Special Committees Fight the Climate Crisis?
April 29, 2019
Labour Protest in Mexico 2019: The SITUAM Strike
April 25, 2019
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Joe Biden: Puffery vs. Reality
April 24, 2019
The Baltimore Uprising: Four Years Later
April 19, 2019
World Bank Dispossessing Rural Poor
April 16, 2019
Assange Arrest Sparks Interest in Gore Vidal Book
April 12, 2019
David Bernhardt Confirmed as Interior Secretary
April 11, 2019
Defence of European Empires was Original NATO Goal
April 3, 2019
Scandal-Plagued Baltimore Mayor Takes Leave of Absence
April 1, 2019
Maryland Becomes Sixth State to Adopt $15 Minimum Wage
March 29, 2019
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March 28, 2019
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March 21, 2019
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TRNN Documentary: Trump, The Koch Brothers and Their War on Climate Science
Narrated by Danny Glover, A documentary special reveals how climate change science has been under systematic attack; the multi-million dollar campaign allowed a climate change denier to be elected president (a new version with updated content and music)
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Is the Oil Industry Canada’s ‘Deep State’?
Justin Trudeau and Canada’s political elite are fighting for the Tar Sands and oil industry’s interests, even if it means that Canada misses its climate targets. We speak to Kevin Taft, ex-Liberal Party politician and author of ‘Oil’s Deep State.’
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