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. Story Transcript DANNY GLOVER: 2016 was the hottest year on record, topping […]
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David Koch Is Dead, But His Legacy of Climate Denial Lives On
Seminal climate scientist Michael Mann, who was the target of a Koch-funded smear, explains how the Koch Brothers “almost single-handedly stymied climate action for decades.” Story Transcript DHARNA NOOR: It’s The Real News. I’m Dharna Noor. David Koch is dead. The conservative billionaire industrialist passed away at age 79 on Thursday after a battle with […]
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Congress Holds Hearing on Big Oil’s War on Climate Science
The House Oversight Committee heard testimony about the fossil fuel industry’s multimillion dollar campaign to suppress knowledge of their contributions to the climate crisis.
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US Withdrawal from Paris Climate Agreement Will Cause ‘Real Harm’
Climate crisis scientist Michael Mann talks about how the US withdrawal from the Paris Climate Agreement will have an enormous impact on climate change, even though he says the agreement was quite bad to begin with Story Transcript GREG WILPERT: Welcome to The Real News Network. I’m Greg Wilpert in Baltimore. On Monday, the Trump […]
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The Urgency of Now – A Message from Paul Jay
Paul Jay concludes our election night coverage with a promise to our viewers to be a platform for movements trying to organize Story Transcript PAUL JAY, TRNN: As I said earlier, I don’t think there’s a party more responsible, assuming you’re not happy about Trump’s victory, if you are then I’m surprised you’re watching us. […]
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How Corporate Media Made Trump President
TRNN senior editor Paul Jay says that people never would’ve voted for Donald Trump if the mainstream media covered major stories with real standards of journalism. interview with acTVism.org based in Munich, Germany Story Transcript ZAIN RAZA: Paul, can you hear me? PAUL JAY: I can. Thanks very much for having me. ZAIN RAZA: So, […]
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Court Rules Newly Confirmed EPA Head Must Release Thousands of Emails
Republicans pushed to confirm Scott Pruitt before his communications with fossil fuel companies could be made public, says Nick Surgey of the Center for Media & Democracy Story Transcript KIM BROWN: Welcome to the Real News Network in Baltimore. I’m Kim Brown. Oklahoma Attorney General, Scott Pruitt was confirmed and sworn in as the Fourteenth […]
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Trump Unifies GOP Around Far Right VP Pence, Who Calls for Projecting American Global Strength
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RrzZjs19FUM Pence, who voted for the Iraq war and speaks of the need for greater militarization, extreme social conservatism and climate change denial, could play a powerful role in the Trump administration – Paul Jay with Bill Curry and Brian Tashman Story Transcript PAUL JAY, SENIOR EDITOR, TRNN: Welcome to the Real News Network. I’m […]
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What Kind of Man Spends Millions to Elect Ted Cruz?
By Zachary Mider. This article was first published on Bloomberg. Robert Mercer is one of the wealthiest, most secretive, influential, and reactionary Republicans in the country. In 2010, Arthur Robinson, a research chemist, decided to run for Congress in southern Oregon. Robinson, now 73, was not your average candidate. In a lab on a sheep […]
