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Sessions’ Move to Block Reform: Just one Example of Policing’s Immense Political Power
A last second order signed by the former Attorney General to rollback the DOJ’s police oversight efforts is just one of a myriad of roadblocks to reform in a country where police unions and special…
House Republicans call for new study into illegal immigrant crime stats after border surge
FIRST ON FOX: House Republican lawmakers are calling for a new report on the number of illegal immigrants who commit crimes and who are incarcerated in prisons across the U.S., as the previous assessment came…
Georgia Gubernatorial Candidate Stacey Abrams Vows to Continue to Fight Voter Suppression
Republican candidate Brian Kemp will be next Governor of Georgia, but Stacey Abrams vows a legal fight for voter rights while building a new movement Visit https://therealnews.com for more stories and help support our work…
5,000 illegal immigrants released each day into US, Biden officials tells lawmakers
EXCLUSIVE: The Biden administration has told lawmakers that an average of 5,000 illegal immigrants are currently being released into the U.S. each day at the border, while there were over 670,000 illegal immigrants who evaded…
Why Did CIA Turn Against Saudi Crown Prince MBS? It’s More than Khashoggi
CIA officials are signaling Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman must be replaced. Is this all about the killing of Jamal Khashoggi? Professor Asad AbuKhalil tells Ben Norton there are other political reasons. Visit https://therealnews.com…
TTurkey’s Erdogan slams UN Security Council as ‘Israel Protection Council’
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Saturday slammed the UN Security Council after the United States vetoed a resolution calling for an immediate cease-fire in Gaza. Erdogan, who does not recognize Hamas as a terrorist organization, described…
Sears Bankruptcy Engineered to Benefit Executives and Stiff Workers
Executives of Sears stand to gain up to $1 million in bonuses, should Sears be liquidated, and $500,000 if it’s restructured. Meanwhile, ordinary workers at Sears are being laid off without severance payments. Bill Black…
UPenn president’s fate hangs in balance as angry board convenes for emergency meeting
University of Pennsylvania President Liz Magill’s job is increasingly at risk as university donors, lawmakers in both parties, alumni and Jewish groups have piled on criticism after her disastrous congressional testimony on antisemitism this week.The…
In Maryland, Protestors Demand National Park Service Block Potomac Pipeline
In a final push to stop the construction of a fracked gas through Maryland, protestors rallied to demand the NPS not issue TransCanada a right-of-way permit Visit https://therealnews.com for more stories and help support our…
NRA finds surprising ally in ACLU for Supreme Court challenge to NY blacklist allegation
The National Rifle Association (NRA) has found an unlikely ally in the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) as the group pursues its First Amendment case before the Supreme Court. “The NRA is proud to stand with…
Transgender Day of Remembrance: To Fight For Trans Lives, Think Local
On Transgender Day of Remembrance, Sylvia Rivera Law Project founder Dean Spade talks about the lack of federal protections for trans people and how communities are fighting back at the local level Visit https://therealnews.com for…
Poll shows Biden hitting record low approvals, falling behind against Trump in 2024 matchup
President Biden’s approval rating has hit an all-time low, and he trails former President Donald Trump in a hypothetical head-to-head 2024 matchup.Trump leads Biden 47% to 43% in a hypothetical ballot between only those two…
A Strategy of War Crimes, Killing Civilians to Win a War – Daniel Ellsberg on RAI (10/13)
General Curtis LaMay, who directed the firebombing and nuclear attacks on Japan said, “War is killing people, when you kill enough of them, the other guy quits†– quotes Daniel Ellsberg on Reality Asserts Itself…
Russia warns Israel that Hamas tunnel plan would amount to ‘war crime’ if pursued
A Russian diplomat has warned that Israel’s plan to flood Hamas tunnels in order to flush out the terrorists may constitute a war crime. “War crimes are snowballing — shocking reports have been circulated in recent…
China Intensifies Crackdown on Marxist Student Activists
Chinese university students, inspired by their studies of Marx, are facing an increasing state crackdown on their movement in support of workers who have been trying to organize Shenzhen’s Jasic Technology. Prof. Zhun Xu analyzes…
The War on Terror’s Toll, From Atrocities Abroad to Mass Shootings at Home
A new Brown University study says the US-led so-called “War on Terror” has killed around 500,000 people in Afghanistan, Iraq and Pakistan — an “undercount,” it stresses. And as Ian David Long — an-ex U.S….
Sen. JD Vance sends scathing letter to Ohio State demanding action against DEI initiatives
Sen. J.D. Vance (R-Ohio) published to social media an open letter to the incoming president of Ohio State University, urging the new administrator to abandon “diversity, equity and inclusion” mandates.Vance, an alum of Ohio State,…
The SEC and the Inadequacies of Financial Regulation
Damon Silvers, Director of Policy and Special Counsel of the AFL-CIO, speaks at the forum, “Destroying the Myths of Market Fundamentalism,†held in Washington DC, on October 19, 2018 Visit https://therealnews.com for more stories and…
Nurses say Union Will Help Hold Hopkins Accountable to the Community
Johns Hopkins nurses issued a series of damming reports they say reveals why a union is needed to improve patient safety and community commitment Visit https://therealnews.com for more stories and help support our work by…
Pakistan’s New PM Imran Khan Seeks Historic Peace Deal with India, After Decades of Conflict
Pakistan’s new Prime Minister Imran Khan is trying to reach a historic peace deal with rival India, opening a border crossing for Sikh pilgrims. Journalist Munizae Jahangir tells TRNN’s Ben Norton this is the first…
Market Fundamentalism and Trade
Lori Wallach, Director of Public Citizen’s Global Trade Watch, speaks at the forum, “Destroying the Myths of Market Fundamentalism,†held in Washington DC, on October 19, 2018 Visit https://therealnews.com for more stories and help support…
Hamas brutality on Oct 7 ‘can never justify’ the ‘humanitarian catastrophe’ in Gaza, UN secretary-general says
Hamas’ “brutality” and “sexual violence” on October 7 does not justify the continued assault on the Gaza region by the Israeli military, the United Nations’ top administrator says.United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres addressed the international…
Globalization, Inequality & the Predictable Corporate Takeover of the WTO (1/2)
The corporate takeover of platforms like the World Trade Organization has been denounced by developing countries and activists for decades and today the denunciations are reflected in rebuttals to pro-corporate machinations like those unpacked in…
World Leaders Fight Over Turbulent Oil Market at G20 Summit
As world leaders gather for the G20 summit, oil is at the top of the list of issues. Scholar Vijay Prashad discusses with TRNN’s Ben Norton the fight between the US, Russia, China, and Saudi…
NYPD Officers Allowed Isreali Zionist To Harass & Create A Disturbance At Pro-Palestinian Protest.
Pro-Palestine 🇵🇸 Protest 12-04-23 Brooklyn, NY NYPD Officers stood idle and did nothing while a Isreali Zionist began to harass & physically touch Pro-Palestine Supporters at a Rally in Brooklyn until a protester turned around…
WH Security Council’s John Kirby mocks Putin re-election campaign
National Security Council Spokesman John Kirby mocked the upcoming Russian presidential election while speaking with the press aboard Air Force One.Kirby, answering questions from the press, was asked for comment on Russian President Vladimir Putin’s…
Bernie Sanders: End U.S. Arms Sales to Saudis and Support for its Yemen War
Sen. Sanders joins Paul Jay to discuss his Senate resolution to end US support for the Saudi war in Yemen Visit https://therealnews.com for more stories and help support our work by donating at https://therealnews.com/donate. **…
