Trump’s Criminal Justice Reform Act Is a Meaningless Smoke Screen (Pt 1/3)
Paul Jay says that corporate media thinks billionaires are the only ones that make history, but The Real News knows that’s not true
Shir Hever explains that the Israeli government’s deal with the Hamas party undermined the incentive for Palestinian security coordination, as the Israeli military is dragged…
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We only have two weeks left in our end of year fundraiser. If you want to see more of our unique news and analysis and…
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At the annual remembrance of sex workers who were murdered, supporters say violence against them is violence against everyone
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Col. Lawrence Wilkerson and Paul Jay discuss the US Senate resolution condemning Mohamed Bin Salman for the killing of Jamal Khashoggi; there is concern amongst…
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CODEPINK co-founder Medea Benjamin calls on advocates of the Green New Deal to fight both the fossil fuel economy and the war economy
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Take the Money Out of Prison Slavery
Activists and students continue a national divestment movement to stop the corporate funding of private prisons. Sylvester Owino, a Kenyan immigrant, spent 10 years in an immigrant detention center while his case bounced between the lower and higher courts. Owino and other activists talk about the private prison divestment movement and abuses in the transporting…
Economic Update: Cooperation Jackson
This week: Updates on massive international study of profit-driven food production; the huge costs of contemporary loneliness; the police raid of Deutsche Bank; falling house prices; Belgium follows France in mass street demonstrations; and how the U.S. economy is hurt by the poor incomes of Millennials; An interview with Kali Akuno, the co-founder of Cooperation…
Dispelling Myths About Iran, Trump’s Bogeyman
Medea Benjamin, CODEPINK co-founder, discusses myths and misconceptions about Iran and the Donald Trump administration’s dismantling of the nuclear agreement. She also talks about her book “Inside Iran: The Real History and Politics of the Islamic Republic of Iran”
When Activists Take Over City Hall: The Case of Barcelona, Spain
Ada Colau, who had been a long-time housing activist, won the Mayoral election of Barcelona in 2015 and a tough battle against long-entrenched forces, but is managing to gradually transform the city. Paul Jay talks to her about her experience
Can Canada’s Tar Sands Industry Be Profitable Without Government Subsidies?
Todd Paglia of Stand Earth says Canadians taxpayers increasingly foot the bill for Canada’s fossil fuels industry
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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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