Tag: real news
Sanders and Systemic Racism: Did He Answer the Critics?
In the CNN Town Hall, Bernie Sanders acknowledged he could have been stronger in his approach to racial inequities; he was asked if he supported reparations for descendents of African slaves – a discussion with…
Police Investigating Themselves Leads to Predictable Results
A deeper look at how police influence investigations into in-custody deaths, and what activists are trying to do to reform it. A discussion between Jacqueline Luqman, Stephen Janis, and Taya Graham Visit https://therealnews.com for more…
Specter of Fascism: Cohen Says Trump Won’t Leave Peacefully in 2020
Hearings reveal deepening systemic corruption, further degeneration of GOP, progressive members standout in questioning – Jacqueline Lukman, Henry Giroux and Carmen Russell-Sluchansky join Paul Jay Visit https://therealnews.com for more stories and help support our work…
Canadian Company Profits from Apartheid Israeli Railway
Jonathan Kuttab discusses the lawsuit against the Canadian company Bombardier, which is building an illegal railway through occupied and confiscated Palestinian land in the West Bank, violating international law. Visit https://therealnews.com for more stories and…
Can Sanders Win Black and Trump Voters?
Our panel discusses how Sanders must walk a fine line between appealing to white Trump voters and dealing with systemic racism and reparations – with Eugene Puryear and Norman Solomon, hosted by Paul Jay Visit…
Why A Housing Guarantee Should Be in the Green New Deal (2/2)
In part 2, Daniel Aldana Cohen, a sociologist and writer for Jacobin Magazine, explains why the Green New Deal must tackle the housing crisis with a plan to build 10 million zero-carbon homes Visit https://therealnews.com…
A Climate Sociologist Explains the Green New Deal (Pt 1/2)
Daniel Aldana Cohen, a sociologist and writer for Jacobin Magazine, explains why the Green New Deal must harness and expand the power of the public sector, and why its proponents cannot cut deals with the…
Venezuelans Who Oppose Nicolas Maduro Say Trump Wants To Control Venezuela’s Resources
In an affluent part of Caracas, TRNN Correspondent Dimitri Lascaris discusses Venezuela’s crisis with ordinary Venezuelans Visit https://therealnews.com for more stories and help support our work by donating at https://therealnews.com/donate. ** (Disclaimer: This video content…
Venezuela and American Manifest Destiny – Gerald Horne
A core concept of “Americanism†is the belief that the United States has a God given right to control all of the Americas in the name of democracy and freedom–but in reality, for plunder and…
The Pain Doesn’t Go Away – Rachel Corrie’s Parents on Reality Asserts Itself (2/3)
On Reality Asserts Itself, Craig and Cindy Corrie tell Paul Jay, “people find hope in the work that we’re doing and in the fact that Rachel was there that day, and stood against what was…
The Pain Doesn’t Go Away – Rachel Corrie’s Parents on Reality Asserts Itself (3/3)
On Reality Asserts Itself, Craig and Cindy Corrie tell Paul Jay that in ruling against their claim, the Israeli Supreme Court essentially said that Israel is beyond international law. TRNN Replay of our 2015 interview…
Parliament Votes Down No-Deal Brexit; British Growing Weary of Brexit Fiasco
Residents of Bradford, England say they are growing increasingly frustrated with the uncertainty that remains over Britain’s exit from the EU. Visit https://therealnews.com for more stories and help support our work by donating at https://therealnews.com/donate….
Most US Coal Ash Sites are Contaminating Nearby Groundwater
Coal ash is contaminating water across the nation with toxic chemicals—and Maryland is home to to one of the most polluting sites, according to a new study Visit https://therealnews.com for more stories and help support…
Trump’s Militarized Budget Slashes Medicare, Medicaid, and Clean Energy
Preparing for war with largest peacetime military budget paid for with devastating cuts to the poor, ending environmental regulation, destroying retirement and healthcare. Do divided Democrats have an answer? Lindsay Koshgarian of IPS analyzes the…
Guaidó Claims He Can Authorize Foreign Military Intervention in Venezuela
Temir Porras, Former Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs under Hugo Chavez, says Guaidó’s assertion on Fox News is a violation of the Venezuelan constitution; Porras says the only way to avoid a blood bath is…
Baltimore Is Slaughtering Black Children
In the aftermath of a shooting at Frederick Douglass High School, teacher Daniel Parsons argues Baltimore is systematically failing its young people Visit https://therealnews.com for more stories and help support our work by donating at…
Class Struggle Over Brexit – Lapavitsas and Jay
The Brexit process is in chaos after a series of votes concludes with the government asking the EU for a three-month extension; Jeremy Corbyn calls for an election to let people decide on their future…
Sanders on Venezuela – Does His Critique of US Policy Go Far Enough?
At the CNN town hall, Sanders opposed U.S. intervention in Venezuela, refused to call Maduro a dictator, or recognize Guaido, but he didn’t call for an end to sanctions – with Jacqueline Luqman, Eugene Puryear,…
What Bernie Should Do – Voices From Sanders Brooklyn Rally
Bernie Sanders held his first official 2020 campaign rally in Brooklyn, NY on Saturday, in front of an enthusiastic crowd. Supporters spoke to TRNN about what they hope from him this time around Visit https://therealnews.com…
A Foreign Policy Platform for the Congressional Progressive Caucus
What would a progressive foreign policy platform look like? Democrats, unlike Republicans, have no coherent perspective on foreign policy. Summary of an event convoked by Rep. Ro Khanna to “Chart a Progressive Foreign Policy for…
Historic Yemen Vote: Despite Possible Veto, ‘Great Leverage for Peace Talks’
The Senate’s vote, invoking the War Powers Act and withdrawing U.S. support for the war in Yemen, could still be vetoed by Trump, but it can provide a way forward for ending this horrific war,…
Youth Climate Strike Brings Thousands to Streets of London
TRNN’s Jaisal Noor speaks to some of the 5,000 youth that marched in London, England Visit https://therealnews.com for more stories and help support our work by donating at https://therealnews.com/donate. ** (Disclaimer: This video content is…
Bolsonaro’s Family Implicated in the Assassination Marielle Franco
In major cities of Brazil, activists honored the life and legacy of LGBT and police violence activist Marielle Franco, who was assassinated a year ago in the streets of Rio de Janeiro. Mike Fox reports…
Kids Around the World Cut Class for Climate Justice
Students in over 100 countries skipped school and took to the streets to demand serious climate policy from world leaders Visit https://therealnews.com for more stories and help support our work by donating at https://therealnews.com/donate. **…
16th Anniversary of Rachel Corrie’s Murder – Interview With Her Parents (1/3)
Rachel Corrie was a 23-year-old American peace activist who was crushed to death in Gaza by an Israeli bulldozer on March 16, 2003. On Reality Asserts Itself, Craig and Cindy Corrie tell Paul Jay, “we…
Could a National Legal Pot Law Finally Happen?
With Cory Booker’s proposal to legalize marijuana on a federal level, TRNN looks at the current politics surrounding legalization in the nation’s capital and statehouses across the country to see if the time has finally…
Free Lula Samba at Brazil’s Carnival
It is generally assumed that Carnival in Brazil is mostly just a big party. However, as Mike Fox reports from Brazil, it actually has its origins in politically motivated concerns and this is true now…