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Cruz, White House trade barbs over Biden admin’s Israel response
Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, and the White House traded barbs this week over the Biden administration’s response to the Hamas attacks in Israel.It started after Cruz said in a Fox News interview that the Biden…
Senate Deals Blow to US-Saudi/UAE Arms Deal
With seven Republican Senators joining all Democrats, the Senate voted to nix an $8 billion arms deal with Saudi Arabia and UAE, because of the war in Yemen. But the battle to stop US involvement…
The goofy truth behind a ‘decades-old’ plane crash site finally revealed
A “decades-old” plane crash site that had stumped Canadian authorities turned out to be a prop used for training by members of Canada’s Civil Air Search and Rescue Association (Casara).Canadian investigators were left stumped after…
As Trump Nixes California High Speed Rail Money, San Diego Considers Mass Transit Plan
San Diego, with some of the worst ozone levels and highest population of any U.S. county, has unveiled a plan to massively restructure its public transit system in the name of tackling the climate crisis….
Sexuality and the End of the Catholic Church – RAI with Matthew Fox (6/8)
The refusal of the Church to purge abusers and pedophiles from the clergy and accept human sexuality as a blessing, is leading to the end of the Church as we know it, says Matthew Fox…
Billions Stolen From Black Families by Predatory Lending
White Collar criminologist Bill Black analyzes the new study, “The Plunder of Black Wealth in Chicago,” opening the way for a fruitful conversation about reparations and our future Subscribe to our page and support our…
Venezuelan Opposition Scrambles in Wake of Humanitarian Aid Scandal
An opposition-oriented website uncovered a $125,000 corruption scandal involving associates of Venezuelan opposition leader and self-declared president Juan Guaidó. Independent journalist Dan Cohen tracked down the details of this story Subscribe to our page and…
Congressional Hearing on Slavery Reparations Draws Huge Crowd
Large and passionate crowds gathered to witness historians, economists, academics, and politicians testify for the first time in nearly a dozen years on H.R. 40, the landmark House bill to convene a commission to study…
Brazil’s Prosecutors Buried Corruption Case Against ex-President Cardoso
New revelations from The Intercept’s examination of a leaked data archive of Brazil’s corruption prosecutions shows how former President Cardoso was spared because prosecutors needed his support. Mike Fox explains Subscribe to our page and…
Quebec Bans Public Workers from Wearing Religious Clothing or Symbols
Dimitri Lascaris discusses the right-wing Coalition Avenir Quebec’s (CAQ) law that bans the wearing of any religious symbols or clothing by public employees, and the resistance that is rising Subscribe to our page and support…
Billionaires Can Buy Sex and Not Go to Jail. Why Can’t You?
A new law introduced in New York state would decriminalize all sex work, but it faces pushback from the NY National Organization of Women and others groups. The law follows in the wake of last…
Human Rights Lawyer Condemns Canada’s Support For Honduras’s Repressive Regime (2/2)
Prisilla Alvarado, a lawyer acting for imprisoned human rights defender Edwin Espinal, condemns Canadian support for the regime of Juan Orlando Hernandez Subscribe to our page and support our work at https://therealnews.com/donate. ** (Disclaimer: This…
Morsi’s Death Represents the Demise of Hope for Democracy in Egypt
Professor Seif Da’na discusses the circumstances under which former Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi collapsed and died and the Egyptian government’s fear of an uprising Subscribe to our page and support our work at https://therealnews.com/donate. **…
Real Talk Tho: How Can Baltimore Uplift Youth?
Real Talk Tho, our 6th ‘newsroom in the community’ show, where youth and experts will discuss how our city can create the conditions for young people to thrive. Topic: How Can Baltimore Uplift Youth? Panelists:…
Bodycam Shows Gun Firing as NYPD Police Officers Wrestle Gun Away From Suspect
* (Disclaimer: This video content is intended for educational and informational purposes only) * Brooklyn, New York — On October 27, 2023, New York City Police Officers responded to a 911 call of a male…
What Can Baltimore Learn from the Bay Area’s 30% Decrease in Homicides?
Bay Area violence interrupters say a sustained commitment to community-based violence reduction is key to reducing violence Subscribe to our page and support our work at https://therealnews.com/donate. ** (Disclaimer: This video content is intended for…
Real Talk Tho: How To Make The Community Safer
How can we make Baltimore safe for everyone? What are the root causes of violence? How can we change the police department so the community has control? Those are the topics we’ll explore for our…
The Trump Administration’s Intimidation of Latino Activists
In Arizona pro-immigrant and voter registration activists are being intimidated, both by the state and right-wing white-supremacy groups. Subscribe to our page and support our work at https://therealnews.com/donate. ** (Disclaimer: This video content is intended…
Honduran Security Forces Tear-Gas International Human Rights Delegation
Human rights experts from Canada, the U.K. and the U.S. were forced to flee a protest against the radically neoliberal policies of Juan Orlando Hernandez. Dimitri Lascaris reports from Honduras Subscribe to our page and…
Capitalism = Extinction?
In her Jacobin article ‘Socialism or Extinction,’ TRNN’s climate bureau producer Dharna Noor boils down the UN’s IPBES report to help us see what could lie ahead and how it is related to our economic…
The International Labor Organization Today: Social Justice versus ‘Total Market’ (2/2)
Watch full series https://therealnews.com/series/declaration-of-philadelphia-the-labor-bill-of-rights-now-replaced-by-total-market To mark the 100 year centenary of International Labor Organization and the 75 year anniversary of the Declaration of Philadelphia, TRNN present the full length original footage of Alain Supiot’s 2010…
The World Bank Helps Investors Choose the Law They Want (1/2)
Watch full series https://therealnews.com/series/declaration-of-philadelphia-the-labor-bill-of-rights-now-replaced-by-total-market This is one of many examples that show how far the world has shifted from the paradigm of peace and social justice proposed in Philadelphia after WW2, to today’s concept of…
Mali’s Civil War Fueled by Climate Crisis and Corporate Greed
Baba Aye discusses the failure of French and German peacekeepers in Mali and the real role they play, after almost one hundred people were killed in a Dogon village and Fulani are blamed for the…
Wilkerson: US Further Isolates Itself From its Allies Over Iran Policy
With the announcement that Iran will break the terms of its nuclear agreement, for stockpiling enriched uranium, the stage is set for a confrontation between the US and its European allies. The situation will contribute…
Scandals Show How Lack of Oversight Make US Healthcare the Most Expensive in the World
Lucrative inside deals and seven-figure salaries at a publicly funded hospital reveal how self-enrichment drives up healthcare costs, not providing care for patients Subscribe to our page and support our work at https://therealnews.com/donate. ** (Disclaimer:…
Anti-Israel protesters disrupt Black Friday shopping to call for Palestinian uprising: ‘Intifada revolution’
Anti-Israel protesters rallied across the country Friday in an attempt to disrupt Black Friday shoppers, with some calling for a Palestinian uprising in the Middle East.The protests took place in heavily trafficked areas across multiple…
COINTELPRO 2.0: Fighting Government Surveillance of Black and Muslim Organizations
The Black Identity Extremist Abolition Coalition (BIEAC) convenes its first conference to collaborate on efforts to fight FBI surveillance and targeting of Black and Muslim activists and communities as “Black Identity Extremists.” Subscribe to our…