Danny Glover and Eddie Conway on the 50th Anniversary of MLK Assassination
TRNN Replay from 2018: Actor and activist Danny Glover and TRNN Executive Producer Eddie Conway talk about how Martin Luther King Jr. worked to build a movement of inclusiveness against militarism, exploitation and racism
Nina Turner: Politicians Shouldn’t Answer to the Billionaire Class, they Should Answer to the People
Former Ohio Sen. Nina Turner says there are oligarchs influencing the government in the United States, but Sen. Bernie Sanders definitely isn’t one of them.
What do resistance to Obama’s presidential library project in Southside Chicago, Nike’s $5 million donation to it, and the giant shoe company’s relationship with Kaepernick’s…
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“Trump wants to cut Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid, and Sanders wants to expand Social Security and guarantee Medicare for All. Trump wants to send…
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Rep. Ro Khanna says Bernie Sanders is building a multi-racial coalition that will win the nomination and beat Donald Trump.
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Mainstream media is trying to gloss over Bloomberg’s racist record, and they’re willing to discredit independent journalists to do it.
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Journalists Bryn Nelson and Jane C. Hu talk about how the climate crisis means we could see more deadly outbreaks, plus the rise of xenophobia…
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In yet another rebuke to Trump, the Senate passed a binding resolution to prevent Trump from going to war with Iran. Even though Trump will…
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First Amendment Activist Hospitalized After Brutal Arrest
An activist known as Blind Justice was arrested after trying to film a state facility to check compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act. The encounter illustrates the risks citizens are willing to take to hold the government accountable.
700,000 Displaced as Syria and Turkey Descend into War
Syria and Turkey are fighting each other in the rebel-controlled Idlib region, forcing hundreds of thousands to flee for their lives as the bombings intensify.
Presidential Campaigns Begin in Bolivia Despite Ongoing Repression
As campaigning begins to repeat the Oct. 20 election that ended in a coup against former President Evo Morales, it remains far from certain whether this new election, under right-wing President Jeanine Añez, will be free and fair.
From the Streets to the Halls
Join Movement School, the Society for Ethical Culture, and Sunrise Movement for a panel discussion on young activist leaders moving into electoral politics, in both the US and Chile. We will look at the opportunities and challenges facing young activist leaders as well as their movements, particularly focusing on the upcoming constitutional referendum in Chile…
Trump’s War Budget Slashes Support for Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid
Trump promised he would not touch Social Security and Medicare. He lied. Now we have deficit spending with no social benefits and Democrats fooled into a compromise that allowed the military budget to soar.
ExxonMobil Got Congress to Trade Arms for Offshore Gas
February 6, 2020
Did a Maryland Sheriff Deliberately Hit a Motorcyclist?
January 22, 2020
Trump’s Impeachment Trial Begins Next Week
January 17, 2020
Democratic Debate: Will Progressives Highlight the Cost of War?
January 13, 2020
Trump Announces Additional ‘Punishing’ Sanctions on Iran
January 8, 2020
Soleimani’s Assassination Brings US Closer to War with Iran
January 6, 2020
Democrats Invoke Russiagate to Advance Bill Lobbied for by Big Oil
December 20, 2019
Democratic Donor Gets Natural Gas “Bomb Train” Permit from Trump Admin
December 18, 2019
The Washington Post’s ‘Afghanistan Papers’ Examines the Root Failures of the Longest Armed Conflict in US History
December 11, 2019
Bill to Ban Coal in Bay Area City Tabled by Mayor, Maybe Permanently
December 10, 2019
Rethinking the Online Sex Trade Debate
November 21, 2019
Baltimore to Reckon With A Shitty Sewage Situation
November 13, 2019
Baltimore Is One Step Closer to Income-Based Water Billing
October 28, 2019
Congress Holds Hearing on Big Oil’s War on Climate Science
October 23, 2019
If UAW Members Ratify the Contract, What Does GM Get?
October 23, 2019
Republicans Storm Closed Door Impeachment Hearing
October 23, 2019
Africa’s Free Trade Area Misses Nigeria
July 8, 2019
Overall and Core CPI Up 0.1 Percent in May; Overall Index Up 1.8 Percent Over Last Year
June 12, 2019
Driving Financialization
June 11, 2019
Loyal to their Class, Unhinged from Democracy
June 6, 2019
Oppose Doug Ford’s Ontario Schools Budget
May 29, 2019
The (Small-d) Democrat’s Dilemma
May 24, 2019
Springtime for Biden and Democrats
May 17, 2019
The US Labor Market Is Deteriorating for Black Men
May 16, 2019
Privatization Solution Worse than Problem
May 14, 2019
Climate Emergency Manifesto
May 14, 2019
Why Ecuador?
May 9, 2019
An Open Letter to Extinction Rebellion
May 6, 2019
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TRNN Documentary: Trump, The Koch Brothers and Their War on Climate Science
We replay this TRNN documentary on the Koch Brothers and their war on climate science, on the occasion of David Koch’s death on August 23rd, 2019. Narrated by Danny Glover, this documentary special reveals how climate change science has been under systematic attack.
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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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