Author: phillynews215
California to pay millions to clear homeless camps, state senator says residents being gaslighted
California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Monday said the state will make nearly $300 million available to local municipalities to clear out homeless encampments and move the homeless into housing.The funds will go to the California…
Fear Mongering and Capitalism: A Recipe for Fascism? (1/2)
The effort to sell security to the people of the US is based on stoking irrational fears, something Trump has taken to new extremes, but which Democrats are guilty of as well, explains Charles Derber,…
‘Perfectly summing up Joe Biden’s presidency’
After the White House’s Christmas tree succumbed to high winds and toppled over, some took to social media saying it was a metaphor for the state of the current administration.The White House’s National Christmas Tree,…
Honduran opposition party leader flees arrest after being stopped in airport before traveling to US
TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras (AP) — The president of Honduras’ main opposition party fled an international airport Tuesday breaking through a parking gate with his pickup truck after immigration agents stopped him for carrying two passports before…
Fear Mongering and Capitalism: A Recipe for Fascism? (2/2)
Progressives have been notoriously bad a countering the right-wing fear/security narrative, says Charles Derber. The trick is to address the real dangers, of climate change, economic insecurity, and war Subscribe to our page and support…
Ohio Supreme Court dismisses 3 Dem-backed lawsuits over Statehouse maps
The Ohio Supreme Court on Monday dismissed three lawsuits filed by Democratic and voting rights groups against the state’s legislative maps.The court cited unanimous, bipartisan approval of the maps currently in place.”Now that the commission…
7 Arrested After Police Raid Sit-in Against Hopkins Private Police
The arrests came after an over month-long sit-in at Johns Hopkins against the university’s $1.5 million dollar ICE contracts and newly authorized private police force. ** (Disclaimer: This video content is intended for educational and…
High-fat flight is first jetliner to make fossil-fuel-free transatlantic crossing from London to NY
LONDON (AP) — The first commercial airliner to cross the Atlantic on a purely high-fat, low-emissions fuel flew Tuesday from London to New York in a step toward achieving what supporters called “jet zero.”The Virgin…
Anya Parampil from Inside the Venezuelan Embassy in Washington, D.C.
“The Real News Network will be interviewing Anya Parampil, a journalist with The Grayzone, live from the Venezuelan embassy in Washington, D.C. where activists with the Embassy Protection Collective are preventing the Venezuelan opposition from…
Names revealed of latest Israeli hostages released amid extended cease-fire
Israeli forces and Hamas held another round of prisoner exchanges Tuesday as both sides entered the fifth day of a cease-fire. Ten Israeli hostages – including nine women and a 17-year-old girl – as well as…
Trump and Kushner Middle East Peace Deal Is a Trojan Horse for Further Occupation
Phyllis Bennis discusses the recent Israeli bombardment of the Gaza Strip and the real nature of Kushner’s supposed “deal of the century” Subscribe to our page and support our work at https://therealnews.com/donate. ** (Disclaimer: This…
Corruption case reopened against Argentina’s Vice President Fernández, adding to her legal woes
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — A federal appeals court in Argentina reopened a money laundering investigation into Vice President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner on Tuesday, increasing her legal woes just weeks before she leaves office…
One Million Species Face Extinction, UN Report Finds
Industrial agriculture and the climate crisis are responsible for this ecological collapse, but it’s not too late for transformative change, says Scott Edwards of Food and Water Watch Subscribe to our page and support our…
Vatican insiders claim Pope Francis poised to punish conservative US cardinal
Vatican insiders are claiming Pope Francis has requested punitive measures against American Cardinal Raymond Burke.Reports from The Associated Press and Catholic outlet The Pillar have independently confirmed reports that Pope Francis expressed intentions to take…
Does Bernie Sanders Really Have A Black Voter Problem?
Last week the Bernieverse was abuzz with the news that Black voters bashed Bernie once again. But are people really getting the full context of what happened, and are Black voters – and Black voters’…
US military delivers first round of humanitarian for Gaza via Egypt
The U.S. military on Tuesday delivered its first of three rounds of humanitarian aid intended for the people of Gaza, according to the Pentagon.Pentagon press secretary Brig. Gen. Ryder told reporters that the U.S. airlifted…
4 news photographers shot, wounded in southern Mexico
Unidentified assailants on Tuesday wounded four news photographers in the violence-wracked southern Mexican city of Chilpancingo, authorities said.Prosecutors in the Pacific coast state of Guerrero said all four had been taken to a hospital, but…
Candidates in India’s Election Court Distressed Farmers
Reeling from falling crop prices, rising production costs and mounting debt, impoverished farmers have been marching on Indian cities in recent years, demanding help. Although the time has come for this huge constituency to vote,…
Pope Francis cancels trip to Dubai for UN climate change summit on doctor’s orders
Pope Francis has canceled a trip to Dubai for a United Nations climate change summit on his doctor’s orders, the Vatican said. Francis, who turns 87 next month, was scheduled to leave Rome on Friday to…
Pentagon Report on China’s Military Expansion Hypocrisy: Col. Lawrence Wilkerson
Col. Lawrence Wilkerson discusses the hypocrisy in the Pentagon’s document which warns against Chinese espionage and the development of overseas strike ability, which the U.S has been doing for decades. He adds that the new…
France to impose complete smoking ban at beaches, other public properties
France will ban smoking on all beaches, in public parks, forests and some other public areas as part of a national anti-tobacco plan presented by the health minister on Tuesday.UK PROPOSES GRADUAL INCREASE IN LEGAL…
Trump and Mnuchin Break the Law By Refusing to Release President’s Tax Records
White collar criminologist Bill Black explains how the administration’s stance on Trump’’ taxes is illegal and what the possible consequences could be—or should be Subscribe to our page and support our work at https://therealnews.com/donate. **…
UK Cabinet minister warned government was ‘f—ing up’ on COVID, leaked messages show: report
A governmental inquiry into the United Kingdom’s COVID-19 response has revealed a series of text messages in which a top Cabinet minister reportedly warned that his colleagues were “f—ing up” the program.Michael Gove, who served…
Russia-China Alignment Challenges U.S. Hegemony
Trump’s China tariffs and aggressive military build up is pushing Russia and China to seek a closer relationship which serves China’s growing global influence – Prof. Richard Sakwa joins Sharmini Peries Subscribe to our page…
4 Polish miners killed in underground water pipeline burst
Four miners died after a pipeline filled with water burst in a coal mine deep below ground in southern Poland, Polish media reported on Tuesday.ALL 41 TRAPPED INDIAN TUNNEL WORKERS DRAMATICALLY PULLED TO SAFETYThe all-news…
Sierra Leone arrests 13 military officers after alleged coup attempt
Sierra Leone’s government has arrested 13 of its own military officials in connection with attacks that allegedly amounted to a failed coup attempt.The suspects tried to “overthrow the elected government of Sierra Leone,” Information Minister…
Spain’s Center-Left Wins Without Majority, Rules out Coalition With Podemos for Now
Spain’s centre-left Socialist Party won significantly in Sunday’s election, but forming a government on its own is out of reach. Far-right Vox party enters parliament for first time. Prof. Sebastiaan Faber analyzes the result Subscribe…