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Israelis Cheer Palestinian Party Leader Ayman Odeh At Rally Against Netanyahu Coalition Government
After three election cycles, Netanyahu and Gantz’s coalition formed the largest government in Israeli history, even as Netanyahu faces a corruption trial. Director/Video Editor: Taylor Hebden Visual Produer: Andrew Corkery Chase Producer: Genevieve Montinar Subscribe…
Handcuffed Man Dies After Minneapolis Cop Kneels On His Neck
Four officers are fired after one was caught on video kneeling on a man’s neck. The man later died. The FBI has joined the investigation and witnesses say the officer was kneeling on his neck…
Can Sex Workers Survive COVID-19 When The Government Won’t Give Aid?
Sex Workers’ rights advocates have been demanding decriminalization of their work, but now under the pandemic regulations even legal forms of sex work like strip clubs have been targeted by the federal government and alienated…
North Korea closing embassies around the world amid suspected financial crisis
North Korea continues shutting down many of its limited embassies around the world, furthering suspicions of an ongoing financial crisis.The hermit kingdom is shutting down its embassy in Nepal, according to reports published Friday.This is…
Ex-Finnish PM who went viral in raunchy dance video makes showy new career move: report
The former prime minister of Finland who went viral last year in a provocative dance video is writing a book and shopping for publishers, Finnish media is reporting. Sanna Marin, who became the youngest prime minister…
Stir Crazy! Episode #40: Hero Pay? More Like Zero Pay!
On today’s show: Founder and Executive Director of Faith Matters Network Jennifer Bailey, “By Any Means Necessary†co-host Jacqueline Luqman, and TRNN executive producer Lisa Snowden-McCray. Hosted by Kim Brown. ** (Disclaimer: This video content…
Correction Officers And Inmate Advocates Prepare For Action At Jessup Prison
Corrections officers and prison abolitionists will join together Saturday to protest the lack of PPE and testing, and the need for parole, during the COVID-19 pandemic. Producer: Ericka Blount Danois Director/Video Editor: Cameron Granadino Subscribe…
House ends week behind schedule with days until possible government shutdown
Congress is rapidly running out of time to hash out a spending deal to keep the government open past Nov. 17.House GOP leaders are expected to put a short-term spending bill known as a continuing…
‘Children Are Infected, Inmates Are Dying’
Maryland’s largest public sector union staged a socially-distanced protest to demand more PPE, testing, and safer working conditions. Subscribe to our page and support our work at https://therealnews.com/donate. ** (Disclaimer: This video content is intended…
Manchin causes yet another headache for Democrats with 2024 Senate retirement
Republicans are all but sure to pick up a new Senate seat in ruby-red West Virginia next year with Sen. Joe Manchin’s retirement ringing like a death knell for Democrats’ presence in state-wide offices there. Manchin’s…
Can Public Education Survive COVID-19?
The coronavirus pandemic has highlighted apartheid conditions in US public schools. Director/Video Editor: Taylor Hebden Chase Producer: Genevieve Montinar Subscribe to our page and support our work at https://therealnews.com/donate. ** (Disclaimer: This video content is…
Wars in Israel and Ukraine complicate APEC summit as Biden prepares to meet with China’s Xi Jinping
President Biden will travel to San Francisco and meet Chinese President Xi Jinping for a high-stakes meeting at the 30th annual Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit.The showdown between the leaders of the world’s two largest…
Inside America’s Cash-Hungry Plainclothes Police Units
Breonna Taylor, an EMT, was shot eight times in a botched no-knock drug raid. PAR interviews an ex-cop who tells the truth about drug raids, warrants, and asset forfeiture, and speaks with cop watcher Laura…
Beto O’Rourke says Biden ‘really failing us’ on asylum policy, claims Democratic voters are ‘unexcited’
Former Democratic Texas Rep. Beto O’Rourke criticized President Biden for his administration’s immigration policy, particularly regarding the asylum process that the former lawmaker says fails to deliver on Biden’s 2020 campaign promises.Speaking at the Harvard…
Stir Crazy! Episode #39: No One Will Save Us But Us
On today’s show: TRNN visual producer Andrew Corkery and “By Any Means Necessary†co-host Jacqueline Luqman. Hosted by Kim Brown. ** (Disclaimer: This video content is intended for educational and informational purposes only) **
More 2024 headaches for Biden as list of potential presidential challengers grows
President Biden already faces increasing doubts about his ability to win re-election next year, but now Democrats must confront the prospect of a growing list of potential 2024 challengers running as third-party candidates.Major Democratic Party…
The Proposed Nile Dam Is A Wedge Between Egypt, Ethiopia, And Sudan
The plan to build a giant hydroelectric dam on the Nile River is a cornerstone in Ethiopia’s economic development strategy, but is fiercely opposed by President Abdel Fatah Al-Sisi in Egypt. Director/Video Editor: Will Arenas…
Former Trump ambassador, GOP senate candidate touts past support for Pride group that promoted gender ideology
Republican Jeff Gunter, a dermatologist, candidate for U.S. Senate in Nevada and the former ambassador to Iceland under the Trump administration, is touting his past support for a Pride group known to promote radical gender…
‘Students Have Fallen Off The Face Of The Planet’
Remote learning has created huge barriers to learning for low income communities of color, where four in ten families lack high speed internet access. Subscribe to our page and support our work at https://therealnews.com/donate. **…
US faces uncertain role as conflicts, threats arise in different corners of globe
The outbreak of conflicts on multiple fronts has some concerned that U.S. resources will be spread too thin to confront evolving threats.”Certainly the international upheaval we are experiencing today is eerily reminiscent of the turbulent…
What Impact Has Coronavirus Had On Policing?
Racial bias in policing has always existed, with tragic results for some. But has the coronavirus had an impact, or has it merely exposed just how deeply biased policing always was? Subscribe to our page…
UK gyms ban selfies in blow to influencers: ‘Distraction factor is significant’
Several gyms in the United Kingdom are moving to prohibit members from filming their exercise routines, citing concern among other members about privacy and the filming tools that have the potential to obstruct access to…
Stir Crazy! Episode #38: Generation WTF!
On today’s show: TRNN climate reporter Aman Azhar, and co-hosts of upcoming new show “Why You Should Give a F*ck†Genevieve Montinar and Tunde Ogunfolaju. Hosted by Kim Brown. ** (Disclaimer: This video content is…
Stir Crazy! Episode #37: Hydroxyholdafuqup
On today’s show: Sociologist Taure Brown, TRNN executive producer Lisa Snowden-McCray, and TRNN managing editor Marc Steiner. Hosted by Kim Brown. ** (Disclaimer: This video content is intended for educational and informational purposes only) **
A Just Reopening Prioritizes People Over Profits
As Trump’s “reopening” endangers lives, Democrats must advance policy that gives working people something to fight for, argues In These Times’ Sarah Lazare. Director/Video Editor: Will Arenas Visual Producer: Andrew Corkery Chase Producer: Genevieve Montinar…
How Islamophobia And Trump Are Dividing Major Jewish Organizations
The Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations’ incoming Chair-elect Dianne Lob faced attack from of Morton Klein of the Zionist Organization of America because of her work with Muslim refugees. Subscribe to our…
Sanitation Workers Striking For PPE And Pay Replaced By Prison Labor
Dr. Talitha LeFlouria talks with TRNN about the New Orleans sanitation strike where workers were fired and replaced by prison labor from nearby Livingston Parish, and the historical roots of the exploitation of prison labor….