Chile: 1 Million Protest Extreme Inequality in Latin America’s Richest Country
Chile pulls out of two major international summits amid mounting protests against austerity and the privatization of virtually every public good.
Iraqi security forces have killed hundreds of protesters who want to uproot the corrupt political system tied to Iran and established after the U.S. occupation.
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PG&E cut power to millions throughout California this month as fires blaze across the state. The move has prompted many to call to municipalize the…
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Human rights campaigner Samah Hadid discusses Hezbollah’s decision to switch from supporting the protests to opposing them, why the prime minister resigned, and why this…
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Facebook removed an ad by Adriel Hampton showing Sen. Lindsey Graham backing the Green New Deal, so now he’s running for governor of California to…
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Gerald Epstein discusses his new book, a collection of essays on how central banking is shaped, how it shapes the economy, and how it can…
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The Unchecked Growth of Policing Makes Everyone a Criminal, Even Children
Despite a nationwide drop in crime the number of cops continues to grow. In this episode of The Police Accountability Report we examine some of the consequences of that growth and how it leads to unnecessary arrests and increased incarceration
Economic Update: Making Critical Arguments
This week: Updates on the U.S. housing crisis as a systemic failure using the example of the homeless LA opera singe; Greta Thunberg’s critics; how the Europeans benefit from the U.S. – China trade war; the Sackler family’s “donations” to museums and universities; and how capitalists have taken over Sports Illustrated Magazine. Prof. Wolff interviews…
Chicago School Support Staff Win Deal to End Strike
The Chicago teachers strike has entered its ninth day. Support staff won’t cross picket lines even after reaching a deal to end their strike, says Jeffrey Howard, Executive Vice President at SEIU Local 73.
Colombia: Amid Increasing Violence, Former FARC Rebels Contest Local Elections
Despite signing a historic peace deal that should have ended a 50-year insurgency, Colombia is still very much a country at war.
Quebec Government Apologizes to Indigenous Peoples for ‘Systemic Discrimination’
Marie-Claude Lacroix, two-row wampum liaison of the Kanienkehaka Traditional Council, says Quebec continues to treat indigenous peoples disrespectfully.
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
Republicans Storm Closed Door Impeachment Hearing
October 23, 2019
If UAW Members Ratify the Contract, What Does GM Get?
October 23, 2019
HBO’s Watchmen Tackles the 1921 Tulsa Massacre
October 22, 2019
Trump Dismisses Indigenous Peoples Day, Praises Columbus
October 16, 2019
US Supreme Court to Decide Fate Of Baltimore v. Big Oil Suit
October 4, 2019
Teenage Protester Shot as Hong Kong Protests Escalate
October 1, 2019
Baltimore Advances Measure to Combat Rising Water Bills
September 26, 2019
Message to the Climate Strike Marchers in Detroit
September 26, 2019
‘Betrayal’: U.N. Climate Summit Falls Short of Greta Thunberg’s Demands
September 24, 2019
Greta Thunberg’s Magic Word: Strike!
September 24, 2019
As Indigenous Peoples Protest, California Approves Global Cap-And-Trade Plan
September 23, 2019
San Diego Ends Electricity Monopoly, Aims for 100% Renewables by 2035
September 20, 2019
Over One Million to Take Part in Youth Climate Strike
September 20, 2019
Fossil Fuel Companies Roll Out a New Era of Spin
September 18, 2019
Fossil Fuel Industry Climate Denial Shifts as Climate Crisis Worsens
September 17, 2019
UN Convener of Upcoming Climate Action Summit Previews Event
September 17, 2019
Naomi Klein Says Climate Barbarism is Here
September 16, 2019
Covering Climate Now
September 16, 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
Climate Emergency Manifesto
May 14, 2019
Privatization Solution Worse than Problem
May 14, 2019
Why Ecuador?
May 9, 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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