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TRNN midterm elections panel with Thomas Frank, Eugene Puryear, Jacqueline Luqman, Paul Jay, Khalilah Harris, Lester Spence, and host Marc Steiner discuss what the Democratic party can do now that it re-took the House of…

Democrats failed to offer strong economic solutions to the problems people were facing after the economic collapse and people saw little difference between the two parties, driving them to vote for Trump, says Thomas, Ferguson,…

Howie Klein of Down with Tyranny blog and Paul Jay, discuss what to expect from a House controlled by the Democratic Party Visit https://therealnews.com for more stories and help support our work by donating at…

Paul Jay discusses how far-right forces exploit racism to divide the working class, and how pro-corporate neoliberal Democrats have further fueled this problem by largely abandoning rural communities – From a live recording on October…

Howie Klein, from Down with Tyranny blog, reviews the key races that will determine if there will be a progressive breakthrough in the midterms Visit https://therealnews.com for more stories and help support our work by…

Former health insurance executive Wendell Potter addresses some of the main criticisms of single payer health care, which Republicans and President Trump have been demonizing during the midterm election campaign Visit https://therealnews.com for more stories…

Can underdog Democrat Ben Jealous upset popular Republican Governor Larry Hogan in the blue state of Maryland? Music: BenSound.com ** (Disclaimer: This video content is intended for educational and informational purposes only) **

Republicans, such as Rep. Lloyd Smucker of Pennsylvania, bring up research on the wait times in Canada’s single-payer health care system in order to dismiss progressives’ call for a public health insurance system in the…

@CopwatchTV – The Albuquerque Police Department, Bernalillo County Sheriff’s Department, UNM Police, Santa Ana Police, Sandia Pueblo Police, Sandoval County Sheriff’s Office, The Bureau of Indian Affairs Police, and others convoyed with lights and sirens…

Far-left Democrats who voted against condemning Hamas’ attacks or downplayed their actions have showered dozens of candidates with thousands of dollars in campaign cash, according to a Fox News Digital review of federal filings.Several progressive lawmakers have…

Washington state’s democratic socialist House candidate Sarah Smith says progressives must prioritize anti-war activism, as she challenges hawkish neoliberal corporate Democrat Adam Smith, who is funded by the arms industry. Visit https://therealnews.com for more stories…

Republican South Carolina Rep. Nancy Mace called out House colleagues who have not condemned the sexual violence of Israeli women at the hands of Hamas.”Where are the women’s groups who profess to be fighting for…

Eddie Conway talks with Alec Karakatsanis, founder and executive director of Civil Rights Corps about issues such as the criminalization of poverty in the justice system, including the money bail system, where people sit in…

New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez made headlines in 2019 when she defiantly wore an evening gown at the exclusive and trendy “Met Gala” bash with the words “Tax the Rich” emblazoned across it.Her message was…

Paul Jay joins host Ben Norton to discuss the viewer question “how to overthrow the corporate state” – From a live recording on October 29th, 2018 Visit https://therealnews.com for more stories and help support our…

Argentina’s newly elected president, Javier Milei, a self-described anarcho-capitalist whose sensational rhetoric drew comparisons to former U.S. President Donald Trump, was sworn into office on SundayDuring his inaugural address, Milei reportedly spoke about the nation’s economic…

The U.S. military still thinks that a nuclear war can be won by targeting Russian leadership in a bizarre Dr. Strangelove logic; it’s a recipe for unmitigated catastrophe, says Daniel Ellsberg on Reality Asserts Itself…

Former President Trump announced on his social media platform, Truth Social, on Sunday, that he no longer plans to testify at his civil fraud trial on Monday.Trump had been scheduled to testify Monday as one…

I need to to rewrite this: Exclusive report from Reuters surveyed arms manufacturers about the jobs that the Saudi arms deals would create and found that the actual numbers are a tiny fraction of what…

The Iran-backed terrorist organization Hamas warned on Sunday that no hostage will leave the Gaza Strip alive unless demands like additional aid for Gaza are met, according to reports.”Neither the fascist enemy and its arrogant…

Attorney Todd Paglia of Stand Earth says the New York Attorney General’s fraud suit stands a good chance of success Visit https://therealnews.com for more stories and help support our work by donating at https://therealnews.com/donate. **…

The sustainable development goals set by the UN are not sustainable if African governments are not able to secure tax revenue because global corporations hide their taxes in tax havens, says PERI’s Leonce Ndikumana’ Visit…

Alex Soros, 38, son of billionaire financier George Soros, met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and the first lady, Olena Zelenska, in Kyiv on Saturday to speak at a meeting regarding thousands of Ukrainian children…

President Joe Biden has announced he is welcoming Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy for a meeting at the White House on Tuesday, December 12.In a statement issued by White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre. the meeting…

The British bombing of Hamburg in 1942, and the American firebombing of Japan in March 1945 that killed as many as 120,000 people in one night, created the conditions for the atomic bombing of Hiroshima…

Progressive candidate for Congress Jess King who is gaining ground in a conservative district in Pennsylvania says the liberal versus conservative narrative ignores the real concerns of voters, healthcare and corporate control of congress Visit…

While Donald Trump deploys troops to the Mexico border and orders them to shoot immigrants who throw rocks, many people in this migrant caravan in fact already fled US government-fueled violence in Central America. Eduardo…