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After a marathon hearing featuring over 100 speakers, Richmond’s mayor tabled a city council vote to ban storing coal and petroleum coke in the city without explanation. He told The Real News that, if up to him, it won’t get one.
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Rep. Rashida Tlaib introduced legislation to repeal Trump’s Qualified Opportunity Zones bill, citing opportunity zones as a “scam” that really benefit billionaires. But this isn’t…
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Jamie Stern-Weiner discusses his collection of essays, articles, and studies that examine the allegations of anti-Semitism in the British Labour Party. The book finds extensive…
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Dr. Neil Swart of the Canadian Center for Climate Modelling & Analysis says a new model predicts nearly 8°C of heating by 2100 in a…
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Prof. Jean Bricmont discusses the biggest strike since President Macron was elected in 2017. Millions are protesting the new pension reform, which will force private…
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California’s fire season isn’t over yet, but megafire events have already taken a major toll on the state and its inhabitants, forcing the evacuation of…
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Laura Flanders Show: Naomi Klein on the Case for a Green New Deal
In this episode of the Laura Flanders Show, author and activist Naomi Klein discusses her new book, On Fire, in which she argues that addressing the climate crisis requires more than simply reducing greenhouse gas emissions. Through a series of essays, Klein makes the case for a Green New Deal that tackles the causes and…
Historic Radical Organization Relaunches to Fight Police Oppression
Jacqueline Luqman talks to Max Rameau about the relaunch of the National Alliance Against Racist & Political Repression, and the start of a national effort to advocate for community control over the police.
20 Million People Displaced Per Year by Climate Change
A new Oxfam International study shows that climate change-fueled disasters have been increasing dramatically in the past ten years, and are now displacing 20 million people annually from their homes. The burden is highly unequal, with the poorest suffering the most.
Trump Declared War on the Poor–And the Poor Are Fighting Back
Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue announced plans to cut SNAP benefits that could drive millions further into poverty. Liz Theoharis of the Poor People’s Campaign and Karen Dolan of IPS join us to discuss the implications.
How White Collar Criminals Get Away with Murder
White-collar crime prosecutions are at a 33-year low. Corporate leaders can cause environmental disasters, economic crashes, and the deaths of thousands and still walk free. But there’s a way out.
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
Republicans Storm Closed Door Impeachment Hearing
October 23, 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
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
Message to the Climate Strike Marchers in Detroit
September 26, 2019
Baltimore Advances Measure to Combat Rising Water Bills
September 26, 2019
Greta Thunberg’s Magic Word: Strike!
September 24, 2019
‘Betrayal’: U.N. Climate Summit Falls Short of Greta Thunberg’s Demands
September 24, 2019
As Indigenous Peoples Protest, California Approves Global Cap-And-Trade Plan
September 23, 2019
Over One Million to Take Part in Youth Climate Strike
September 20, 2019
San Diego Ends Electricity Monopoly, Aims for 100% Renewables by 2035
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
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
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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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