U.S. Hoped Putin Would be a ‘Sober Yeltsin’ – RAI with Stephen Cohen (3/5)
After the fall of the Soviet Union, a dysfunctional and pro-American Russian President Yeltsin presided over the chaos of the 1990’s; when Putin came to power, the West was very disappointed at the independent and nationalist character of the Putin led state and the demonization began – Stephen Cohen joins Paul Jay on Reality Asserts…
Col. Lawrence Wilkerson says unilateral sanctions against Iran are illegal, and show the ascendancy of John Bolton; they intensify tension with China and threaten our…
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Award-winning filmmaker Josh Fox talks about his new book, The Truth Has Changed, and how climate movements can—and must—fight misinformation campaigns
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In a contest against incumbent Petro Poroshenko, the TV comedian Volodymyr Zelenskiy won an overwhelming majority of 73%, signaling a hunger for real change in…
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Prof. Gerardo Renique discusses the three other ex-presidents already in jail over the Odebrecht scandal, and Alan Garcia’s death, just as he was about to…
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In part two, authors Shani Robinson and Anna Simonton discuss the role real estate developers and corporate interests played in the destruction of Atlanta’s black…
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This week: Updates on Chicago in change; the decline of world trade; New York City’s “congestion pricing plan; the IMF comments on Trump’s trade war…
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Laura Flanders Show: Integration Won’t Solve Racism in Schools
Segregation in education is as bad as ever, and no end appears to be in sight. So what approaches might make a difference. What if Segregation, per se, wasn’t the problem? This week, educators speak out, and we visit an Afrocentric school in Brooklyn, where mindfulness and race are not a detail
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The Baltimore Uprising: Four Years Later
April 19, 2019
World Bank Dispossessing Rural Poor
April 16, 2019
Brazil Under Bolsonaro: Social Base, Agenda and Perspectives
April 15, 2019
Medicare for All 64-Year-Olds
April 15, 2019
The Toxic Lure of “Guns and Butter”
April 15, 2019
Assange Arrest Sparks Interest in Gore Vidal Book
April 12, 2019
David Bernhardt Confirmed as Interior Secretary
April 11, 2019
Tom Friedman Just Noticed that the UK “Has Gone Mad”
April 8, 2019
Russiagate is Not Watergate
April 5, 2019
Defence of European Empires was Original NATO Goal
April 3, 2019
Has Privatization Benefitted the Public?
April 2, 2019
Scandal-Plagued Baltimore Mayor Takes Leave of Absence
April 1, 2019
Forget Mueller. Forget Impeachment. A Million People Should Surround the White House and Demand Trump’s Resignation
March 30, 2019
Maryland Becomes Sixth State to Adopt $15 Minimum Wage
March 29, 2019
City Settles, Agrees to Reforms with Fired Black Police Chief who Claimed Discrimination
March 28, 2019
World Bank Financializing Development
March 26, 2019
Bernie Is Not a Wind Sock
March 25, 2019
Why Not Impeach?
March 22, 2019
Maryland Advances Bill For a $15 Minimum Wage in Six Years
March 21, 2019
‘This Is Historic’: US Senate Passes War Powers Resolution to End Complicity in World’s Worst Humanitarian Crisis
March 13, 2019
Baltimore Incinerator Could Lose Green Subsidies (UPDATED)
March 13, 2019
Canada’s Corrupt Foreign Policy Come Home to Roost
March 3, 2019
Amendments Limit Bill to Stop Baltimoreans from Losing Homes and Churches Over Unpaid Water Bills (UPDATED)
March 1, 2019
Will Militarizing Schools Make Them Safer?
February 25, 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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