Ericka Payne discusses the struggle to get her uncle Ed Poindexter released, and how political prisoners are left out of the conversation about protecting aging prisoners from the pandemic.
Posted inPolitics and Movements: US
What’s at stake in the final presidential debate?
Join us live at 12pm EST on Friday, Oct. 23 for a recap of the second and final presidential debate between Joe Biden and Donald Trump.
Posted inPolitics and Movements: US
‘Fake news’ and what’s missing from the presidential debates
Corporate media has some responsibility for the explosion of disinformation argues Nolan Higdon, author of “The Anatomy of Fake News.”
Posted inBurn It Down
The eviction crisis is making surviving the pandemic harder. Here’s how we fight back.
Evictions are happening all across the United States, and COVID-19 has only made it worse. We look at the data surrounding evictions and what people are doing to solve this crisis. We also talk about the recent Bolivian elections.
Posted inBaltimore
Baltimore Teachers Union urges parents to boycott school reopening
School officials and teachers have very different views on whether it’s safe for students hurt by missing in-person classes to safely return to the classroom.
Posted inEconomy and Inequality
Federal judge certifies class-action suit against US Treasury for not providing prisoners stimulus checks
The Trump administration was ordered to stop denying billions in pandemic relief to 1.4 million prisoners.
Posted inBurn It Down
Indigenous communities fight the border regime Trump is imposing on their lands
In our final First Nations Friday, we discuss the ongoing protests at Trump’s U.S./Mexico border wall, where Indigenous communities call for an end to colonial borders. We also have a special announcement about a new show coming to The Real News Network!
Posted inPolice Accountability Report
The arrest of a cop watcher shows injustice is the American way
Disabled free speech activist Blind Justice has been held in solitary confinement for a failure to appear charge, while George Floyd’s alleged murderer Derek Chauvin was released from prison.
Posted inColumns
Will Trump’s October surprise be a hot war with China?
Post-COVID-19 hospitalization, Trump pledged to “make China pay.” His rhetoric coincides with growing military tensions between the nuclear-armed superpowers—and a military analyst worries about the prospects of war.
Posted inRacial Justice
Is returning to the classroom worth the risk?
Baltimore City Schools say they can safely return the most-at risk students to the classroom, but some argue reopening too soon could exacerbate chronic racial health disparities.