Tag: breaking news
Global Tech Companies Renew Push for Control Over All Data
Google, Amazon, Facebook, among others, have developed ecommerce rules that would benefit them and, with the help of the US government, hope to have them adopted by the World Trade Organization. CEPR’s Deborah James discusses…
Activists Found Guilty After Providing Water for Migrants
In Tucson, Arizona, a US Magistrate handed guilty verdicts against four No More Deaths activists, who were leaving water for border crossers, along the US-Mexico border. The activist group calls the decision a retaliation for…
Trump’s State of Union Stokes Fear With Nationalist Rhetoric
The President’s State of he Union speech demanded an end to investigations, while demonizing immigrants and Venezuela, and attacking abortion rights. Our panelists Jacqueline Luqman, Eugene Puryear, and Helena Olea discuss the speech Visit https://therealnews.com…
Hundreds of Teachers Protest Budget Cuts
Hundreds of teachers in Baltimore County packed a Board of Education meeting urging the full funding of public schools Visit https://therealnews.com for more stories and help support our work by donating at https://therealnews.com/donate. ** (Disclaimer:…
VA Governor Northam Won’t Address Racist Reality, Runs From Blackface Past
The reemergence of Blackface as an issue, around Gov. Northam’s inaction, exposes the depth of American racism. Our panel with Jacqueline Luqman and Eddie Conway explores the topic Visit https://therealnews.com for more stories and help…
How Kleptocracy Impoverishes Angola, Côte d’Ivoire, and South Africa
Léonce Ndikumana discusses his newest research on capital flight from Angola, Côte d’Ivoire and South Africa between 1975 and 2015. 290 Billion dollars were funneled out of these countries over this period through misinvoicing and…
Are Palestinians Living under a Double Occupation? (1/2)
Legislator Mustafa Barghouti discusses President Abbas’s dissolution of the Legislative Council, the attempt to alter the Paris Accords, and explores Palestinians’ life under double occupation. With Israeli elections approaching, the Palestinian leadership does not challenge…
Are Palestinians Living under a Double Occupation? (2/2)
Legislator Mustafa Barghouti discusses President Abbas’s dissolution of the Legislative Council, the attempt to alter the Paris Accords, and explores Palestinians’ life under double occupation. With Israeli elections approaching, the Palestinian leadership does not challenge…
Warsaw Conference’s War with Iran Agenda, Met with Low Level Delegations from European Allies
Pompeo, Netanyahu urged Arab leaders to consolidate and prepare for war with Iran at Warsaw Conference. Europe sent low level delegations. A leaked video from the conference reveals that Arab leaders are ready to abandon…
Teen Environmental Activist Tells Congress to Stop Putting “Profit Over People”
Nadia Nazar, a 16-year-old leader of youth environmental organization Zero Hour, responds to a representative dissing the Green New Deal and explains the role of youth in fighting climate change Visit https://therealnews.com for more stories…
TRNN Visits a Working Class Neighbourhood in Caracas
TRNN’s Dimitri Lascaris speaks about Venezuela’s crisis with Gustavo Robledo, an ambulance driver who has spent his entire life in the Valle district of Caracas. Visit https://therealnews.com for more stories and help support our work…
First Step in New York State Towards Universal Rent Control
State Senator Julia Salazar introduced a bill that would cap annual rent increase by no more than 150% of the consumer price index. We speak to Sen. Salazar about the proposal Visit https://therealnews.com for more…
Role Reversal in India-Pakistan Conflict
Whenever there is a clash between India and Pakistan, media and pundits present India as the good guys. In this case, at least, India is the aggressor and Pakistan is seeking dialogue, says Lahore Professor…
Trump Missed his Opportunity for a Deal on North Korean Sanctions
The two sides may have been close to making an important agreement on denuclearization and lifting sanctions. It’s not clear what went wrong, but it seems that hardliners prevented an agreement, says Tom Collina of…
Why the Green New Deal Includes a Jobs Guarantee
Pavlina Tcherneva, one of the economists behind the idea, explains how it can fight the climate crisis and promote economic stability for American Visit https://therealnews.com for more stories and help support our work by donating…
Are the Deaths of These Black Men in Police Custody Really Accidents?
A TRNN investigation looks at several cases of African-American men who died in police custody that were ruled accidents or due to natural causes, but outside experts argued were in fact the result of an…
Bernie and the Black Vote
Jacqueline Luqman and Prof. Lester Spence discuss how Sanders might distinguish himself and contend with Black candidates such as Corey Booker and Kamala Harris Visit https://therealnews.com for more stories and help support our work by…
Venezuela: The Epicenter of the “Pink Tide” and Now of the Right-Wing Rollback
The effort to rollback Venezuela’s Bolivarian Revolution must be seen as part of a determined effort to pry open all economies to transnational capital – it’s about access, says sociologist of globalization William I. Robinson…
Bernie Sanders: Concentrated Wealth is Concentrated Power
TRNN Replay: At the Sanders Institute Gathering, Sen. Sanders joins Paul Jay who asks if breaking up the big banks is enough to weaken the power of Wall St. Visit https://therealnews.com for more stories and…
Bernie Sanders: End U.S. Arms Sales to Saudis and Support for its Yemen War
TRNN Replay: At the Sanders Institute Gathering, 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…
Haiti: Weeks of Protests Demanding the Resignation of the President
President Jovenel Moise is accused of siphoning money from Petrocaribe, a low cost oil program from Venezuela, and mismanagement. We speak with award winning journalist, Jacqueline Charles Visit https://therealnews.com for more stories and help support…
White Supremacy and the Progressive Movement
Host Jacqueline Luqman is joined by Paul Jay to discuss the importance of combating white supremacy within the context of a broad people’s movement Visit https://therealnews.com for more stories and help support our work by…
How Profit Makes Policing Immune to Reform
TRNN takes a closer look at recent efforts to reform one of the most corrupt police departments in the country, and how even the dysfunction fuels profit for law enforcement in general Visit https://therealnews.com for…
U.S. Rep. Opposes Military Intervention in Venezuela and Recognition of Guaidó
U.S. Congressmember Andriano Espaillat (D-NY 13th) calls for free and fair elections in Venezuela and critiques the double standard of U.S. policy, which calls for democracy in Venezuela yet is in bed with anti-democratic right…
Canada’s Hypocritical Double-Standard on Haiti and Venezuela
Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is supporting Haiti’s President Jovenel Moise, who has lost all legitimacy, if he ever had any, and at the same time it is in the forefront in opposing Venezuela’s Nicolas…
Netanyahu Indictments May Amount To Nothing, His Real Crimes Go Unpunished
Shir Hever discusses Netanyahu’s indictment for bribery, malfeasance in office and breach of public trust, as only a fraction of his crimes, his refusal to resign & his attack against the left & the media…
3rd Anniversary of Berta Cáceres Murder in Honduras: Downward Spiral and Hope
The murder trial of environmental and indigenous activist Berta Cáceres leaves many issues unresolved. Meanwhile, the human rights situation in Honduras has been getting worse, even as Berta continues to inspire activists with her example…
