Tag: breaking news
Campaigning From the Left and Governing From the Right in Canada (1/2)
Canadian MP Niki Ashton tells Paul Jay both the NDP and the Liberals have been guilty of making progressive promises during election campaigns and legislating from the center-right once in power Visit https://therealnews.com for more…
Thailand to Legalize Same-Sex Civil Unions
Thailand is headed for a ground-breaking change to its laws on same-sex relationships. Under proposed legislation, it could become the first country in Asia to legalize same-sex unions. But some say the law doesn’t go…
Canada’s Barbaric Policies Toward Native Peoples (2/2)
MP Niki Ashton tells Paul Jay that Canadian government policy in Indigenous communities must be premised on the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, including the principle of respect for free, prior, and…
Medicare for All – How Can We Pay for It?
Prof. Robert Pollin and Michael Lighty discuss the findings of a new study by the Political Economy Research Institute at UMass Amherst. The study finds Medicare for All could reduce total healthcare spending by 10…
Wilkerson on the Real “Vice” Cheney – (1/4)
Larry Wilkerson, depicted in the film VICE and former Chief of Staff to Sec. State Colin Powell, says hyper-nationalist Cheney got rich at Halliburton and serving arms manufacturers – a REPLAY of a 2010 interview…
Medicare for All is a Fight to Democratize the Economy
Kelly Coogan-Gehr of National Nurses United tells Paul Jay that healthcare represents one-fifth of the US economy, and to bring that fully into the public sector would be an important step towards transferring economic power…
NAFTA at 25: A New Beginning? (Pt 1/2)
January 1st marks 25 years since NAFTA – the North American Free Trade Agreement – went into effect, fundamentally altering trade relations in North America. Who benefited and who lost from this trade deal? Long-time…
NAFTA at 25: A New Beginning? (Pt 2/2)
Sometime later this year NAFTA 2.0, the US-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA), is supposed to go into effect. Is it an improvement over the old NAFTA in any way? We speak to long-time NAFTA activist Lori Wallach…
Dr. Cornel West on the Global Shift Right
From Trump in the U.S. to Bolsonaro in Brazil, ordinary people in large democracies are discontented and shifting right, what can progressives do about it? Cornel West in conversation with Sharmini Peries Visit https://therealnews.com for…
Wilkerson on the Real “Vice” – Cheney’s BP Disaster (2/4)
Cheney’s support for pro-industry “regulators” created massive damage to America – says Larry Wilkerson, depicted in the film VICE and former Chief of Staff to Sec. State Colin Powell – a REPLAY of a 2010…
UDHR: Setting Limits On Power Still Pending Since 1948
An attentive review of the 1948 Universal Declaration of Human Rights suggests that 70 years on we have not fully averted the kinds of mistakes that the drafters of the UDHR sought to prevent from…
Billionaires Shouldn’t Control Artificial Intelligence – Lester Earnest on RAI (4/5)
“Patents block progress” – says Lester Earnest, founder of the Artificial Intelligence Lab at Stanford, on Reality Asserts Itself with Paul Jay Watch full series https://therealnews.com/series/reality-asserts-itself-lester-earnest/ Visit https://therealnews.com for more stories and help support our…
While Activists Mobilize for Lula, Right-wing Extremist is Inaugurated in Brazil
January 1st was the inauguration of Brazil’s new right-wing extremist president Jair Bolsonaro. In his speech he promised to rid Brazil of socialism. Meanwhile, at a prison in Curitiba, thousands gathered in support of former…
Wilkerson’s Real “Vice” – Cheney Moved GOP to Far Right (4/4)
In 2005, the Iraq War debacle weakens Cheney’s influence in the White House, but in and out of office, he continued to help create conditions for far-right control of the Republican Party – says Larry…
Rep. Tulsi Gabbard: On the Dawn of a New Era in Congress
Rep. Tulsi Gabbard discusses what the new young progressives bring to the fights in Congress and the Green New Deal Visit https://therealnews.com for more stories and help support our work by donating at https://therealnews.com/donate. **…
Will Government Shutdown Backfire on Trump’s GOP? (2/2)
Bill Curry says that the shutdown and the new dynamics of a younger more progressive congress will force the leadership to have real debate within the party Visit https://therealnews.com for more stories and help support…
Will Government Shutdown Backfire on Trump’s GOP? (1/2)
2019 Govt. Shutdown can be compared to Clinton/Gingrich battles of 1995, it could affect the welfare of millions says Bill Curry, former White House counselor to President Clinton Visit https://therealnews.com for more stories and help…
Kim Jong Un’s New Year Address: Did the Corporate Media Miss the Point?
Simone Chun discusses the substance of Chairman Kim Jong Un’s speech, analyzing his vision for relations with North and South Korea as well as the United States Visit https://therealnews.com for more stories and help support…
Durham NC Becomes First City to Ban Training By Israeli Police and Then be Forced to Reconsider It
Jazmynne Williams of BYP100, which is part of the Demilitarize! Durham 2 Palestine campaign, discusses the organizing efforts underway to ensure the ban remains Visit https://therealnews.com for more stories and help support our work by…
Activists on Hunger Strike Demanding End to US-Saudi War on Yemen
A dozen peace activists in NYC are refusing food for two weeks in a hunger strike calling for an end to US support for the war on Yemen and arms sales to Saudi Arabia. Ben…
Saudi Government’s 9/11 Connection and the Path to Disillusionment – Sen. Graham on RAI pt 1
On RAI with Paul Jay, Senator Bob Graham explains why he persists in making the case that facts directly connect the Saudi government with 9/11 conspirators – a REPLAY of a 2013 interview by Paul…
Will the New Congress End U.S. Allegiance to Saudi Arabia and the War in Yemen?
Rep. Tulsi Gabbard questions the policy of selling arms to Saudi Arabia, a country that is dropping bombs on innocent people and carrying out genocide on Yemeni People Visit https://therealnews.com for more stories and help…
Greek Court Acquits 21 Environmental Defenders in Eldorado Gold Trial
Maria Kadoglou of Mining Watch Greece says Greek prosecutors continue to pursue those who have resisted an open-pit gold mine in northern Greece Visit https://therealnews.com for more stories and help support our work by donating…
NYT Investigation into Killing of Medic Rouzan al-Najjar Concludes: “Possibly a War Crime” by IDF
The Investigation by the NYT into the killing of 21-year-old paramedic Rouzan al-Najjar reveals: “. . . the shooting by (IDF-Sniper) appears to have been reckless at best, and possibly a war crime,.. for which…
The Global Power Elite: A Transnational Class
Peter Phillips, the author of the book, “Giants: The Global Power Elite,” examines the roles and networks of the world’s richest and most powerful. This class is no longer bound to national concerns, only to…
What Can Humanity Learn From The Great Law Of Peace (2/2)
Stuart Myiow, Wolf Clan Representative of the Mohawk Traditional Council, says Western ‘democracies’ wrongly prioritize individual rights over the rights of the collective Visit https://therealnews.com for more stories and help support our work by donating…
Military-Industrial-Congressional Frauds – Lester Earnest on RAI (2/5)
Corporations bribed politicians—it’s legal, it’s called campaign contributions—and they funded projects the Defense Department contracted out, giving the crooks a lot of money; that’s still going strong today – says Lester Earnest, founder of the…
