Why Are Hong Kong Protesters Asking Trump for Help?
Journalist Ilaria Maria Sala discusses the arrest and release of demonstration “leaders,” the history of Hong Kong’s struggle for democracy, American involvement in the protests, and the complexity of the current movement
Corporate Media Bias Against Sanders Is Structural, Not a Conspiracy
What the United States needs is a real discussion about the systematic structural bias against politicians and political movements that question corporate control over the…
Colombian activist Manuel Rozental explains that the flawed 2016 peace agreement with the FARC rebels was an important step forward, but now FARC dissidents are…
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Author/Activist Yves Engler describes RCMP intimidation tactics after he heckled Canada’s Transport Minister Marc Garneau
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Even major oil and gas companies favored the Obama-era regulations on the potent greenhouse gas, says EarthWorks’ Lauren Pagel
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Big Tobacco settlements didn’t help those in need. How do you ensure that these settlements help people and communities, and how do you control corporate…
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While a new poll shows most US citizens believe the political and economic system is rigged against them, Senators Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren also…
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Johnson Shuts Down Parliament to Help Ensure No-Deal Brexit
The Nation Editor D.D. Guttenplan walks through the political intricacies of the current “coup” in Britain and analyzes the political and economic consequences of the worldwide right-wing push
CEO Compensation Increased 940% Between 1978 and 2018, Workers’ Only by 12%
An Economic Policy Institute study shows that the dramatic increase in CEO compensation has a large impact on increasing inequality–worker pay could have doubled without the rise in CEO income
The Israeli Elections Are Not About Palestine or Peace
Shir Hever discusses how the upcoming Israeli elections demonstrate the secular/religious divide on major issues like gender segregation, separation of church and state, public transportation during the Shabbath, and the conscription of women and ultra-Orthodox to the military
Residents Outraged City Won’t Commit to 100% Affordable Housing
Baltimore activists call out city officials for not dedicating the entire Affordable Housing Trust Fund towards equitable development
US Sanctions Take Economic Toll on Lives of Iranians
The US is applying a policy of ‘maximum pressure’ on Iran, where economic sanctions are having a noticeable effect on the everyday lives of ordinary Iranians. DW’s Theresa Tropper talked to people in Teheran and found that opinions cover a wide spectrum
Residents Outraged City Won’t Commit to 100% Affordable Housing
August 29, 2019
A Fossil Fuel Baron Just Bought USA Today
August 8, 2019
Why Did the California Assembly Table Oil Setbacks Bill?
July 11, 2019
Africa’s Free Trade Area Misses Nigeria
July 8, 2019
Oregon’s Cap and Trade Bill is Dead
June 26, 2019
As Trump Nixes California High Speed Rail Money, San Diego Considers Mass Transit Plan
June 19, 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
California Senate Shelves Bill Tying Affordable Housing to Climate Crisis, Public Transit
June 7, 2019
Loyal to their Class, Unhinged from Democracy
June 6, 2019
Victorious Grassroots Caucus Faces Challenge From Longtime Incumbent in Teachers Union Election
May 30, 2019
Baltimore Cop Charged with Perjury, Misconduct
May 29, 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
History Repeats Itself as Corporations Join Big Green to Craft Market-Based Climate Plan
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
Reality Asserts Itself
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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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