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Assange and Manning Under Arrest: Trump Admin Goes All Out Against Whistleblowers (Pt 2/2)
Shortly before Assange’s arrest in London Thursday morning, we spoke to former National Lawyers Guild president Marjorie Cohn about Manning’s refusal to testify against Assange and the precarious situation Assange is in Subscribe to our…
Gore Vidal on the Democrats and Religion (5/7)
When Julian Assange was arrested in London, he happened to be carrying a copy of our book, Gore Vidal: History of the National Security State To purchase the book, click here: https://www.amazon.com/Vidal-History-National-Security-State/dp/1494887991/ref=sr_1_fkmrnull_1 The Democratic Party…
Gore Vidal on the Future (6/7)
When Julian Assange was arrested in London, he was carrying a copy of our book, Gore Vidal: History of the National Security State Vidal: “I was born 80 years ago in a country called the…
Gore Vidal Interview Series with Paul Jay (7/7)
When Julian Assange was arrested in London, he was carrying a copy of our book, Gore Vidal: History of the National Security State On the sixth anniversary of the death of Gore Vidal, and the…
Students, Residents Protest Johns Hopkins ICE Contracts and Private Police
As student occupation continues, professors join in calls for the university to abandon plan for armed police Subscribe to our page and support our work at https://therealnews.com/donate. ** (Disclaimer: This video content is intended for…
Two Trump Executive Orders Will Make It Even Easier to Build Pipelines
Consolidation of power into the federal government will make it harder for states to oppose pipeline construction for environmental reasons, says Tamara O’Laughlin, North America Director of 350.org Subscribe to our page and support our…
Daniel Ellsberg On Assange Arrest: The Beginning of the End For Press Freedom
“This is the first indictment of a journalist and editor or publisher…And if it’s successful it will not be the last.” Subscribe to our page and support our work at https://therealnews.com/donate. ** (Disclaimer: This video…
Rising Rents Threaten Berlin’s Diversity, Activists Demand Expropriation
Germany is abuzz about a new movement to expropriate 240,000 apartments from large landowners in order to halt rapidly rising rents in Berlin Subscribe to our page and support our work at https://therealnews.com/donate. ** (Disclaimer:…
Assange Arrested for Exposing U.S. War Crimes – Paul Jay
Wikileaks released Manning’s leaked documents and exposed multiple crimes committed by the U.S. government and armed forces – Jay says this is getting lost in the corporate media coverage of Assange’s arrest;  when he was…
Can House Special Committees Fight the Climate Crisis?
Pelosi has brought back the U.S. House climate change committee. The Real News spoke with staffers and stakeholders to see how effective it was the first time around. SEE THE FULL PIECE HERE: https://therealnews.com/columns/can-house-special-committees-fight-the-climate-crisis Subscribe…
From Jim Crow Kentucky to Red Square – Â RAI with Stephen Cohen (4/5)
Prof. Stephen Cohen, professor emeritus of politics at Princeton University and of Russian studies and history at New York University, his recent book is titled ‘War with Russia? From Putin and Ukraine to Trump and…
New Palestinian Government Powerless but Determined to Fight the Occupation?
Daoud Kuttab explains the dilemmas facing the new Shtayyeh government, the third Palestinian government that was appointed without elections in Palestine. Can such a government maintain legitimacy to oppose the Israeli occupation? Subscribe to our…
An Inside Look at How Police Control the Political Process
A deep dive into the details of the political economy that allows law enforcement to defeat civilian reform efforts, and what can be done to change it Subscribe to our page and support our work…
Will Progressives Stop Biden, the Credit Card Candidate?
Joe Biden announced his campaign for the Democratic nomination with waves of patriotic “Stop Trump to save America” propaganda. However, representing the headquarters of most credit card companies, Biden defended their interests more than those…
Bernie Sanders Supports Voting Rights for the Imprisoned
Corporate media’s twisted narrative frames voting rights as “letting terrorists and rapists vote.”; Anoa Changa and Norman Solomon join host Jacqueline Luqman to discuss the battle over voting rights for people in jail Subscribe to…
The Untold Story of the Nation’s Biggest School Cheating Scandal (3/3)
https://therealnews.com/stories/the-untold-story-of-the-nations-biggest-school-cheating-scandal-3-3 Subscribe to our page and support our work at https://therealnews.com/donate. ** (Disclaimer: This video content is intended for educational and informational purposes only) **
Venezuela’s Parallel Ambassador Seated at OAS as Activists Defend Embassy
The Organization of American States allowed the ambassador of Venezuela’s self-declared president to participate in his first meeting. The move could signal an attempt to take over Venezuela’s embassy in DC, which activists are defending…
Leaked Report: Western Arms Are Essential to Saudi Arabia’s War in Yemen
A French intelligence report reveals that Saudi Arabia and UAE depend on Western support for their war in Yemen. Just Foreign Policy co-director Hassan El-Tayyab speaks about the report and the need to override Trump’s…
Is the Turkish-Russian S-400 Missile Deal Sabre Rattling Among Superpowers?
Turkey could take possession of the Russian S-400 Triumf anti-aircraft missile system by 2020 in a $2.5 billion deal. What is this doing to the NATO alliance where Turkey is a member? It is an…
Sen. Warren Wants to Jail Those Who Caused 2008’s Meltdown
BIll Black examines the historical context of Warren’s bills for easier prosecution of banks and corporate leaders Subscribe to our page and support our work at https://therealnews.com/donate. ** (Disclaimer: This video content is intended for…
If Current Laws Prosecuting Bankers Aren’t Used, What Can Warren Change?
Bill Black demolishes the notion that we can’t prosecute banksters with the laws we now have in place Subscribe to our page and support our work at https://therealnews.com/donate. ** (Disclaimer: This video content is intended…
Germany’s Right-Wing AfD Party Fights Culture of Remembrance
The ‘Alternative for Germany’ is trying to chip away at Germany’s culture of remembrance and its memorials to the victims of Nazi atrocities. Lamenting that young people were being made to feel guilty, the party…
Baltimore City Hall and Mayor’s Homes Raided By FBI
A scandal engulfing Mayor Catherine Pugh and many associates expands with federal involvement as calls for systemic change grows Subscribe to our page and support our work at https://therealnews.com/donate. ** (Disclaimer: This video content is…
Venezuela’s Embassy: Activists vs. US Government
Activists defending the Venezuelan Embassy in Washington, D.C. are ready for a long battle, laying the groundwork for legal challenges as the Trump administration’s Elliot Abrams issues warnings against them Subscribe to our page and…
How Informal Labor Market Participation Maintains Gender Inequality
Ceyhun Elgin and Adem Yavuz Elveren find that women’s participation in the workforce reduces inequality, but when this participation occurs in the informal labor market, inequality remains high Subscribe to our page and support our…
U.S. Gag Rule Expansion Will Constrain Women’s Rights Worldwide
The Trump administration’s global gag rule will not only stop abortion funding, but will bar organizations worldwide from offering comprehensive reproductive health services Subscribe to our page and support our work at https://therealnews.com/donate. ** (Disclaimer:…
Pompeo is “Setting the Stage for a War with Iran”
In recent congressional testimony, Sec. of State Pompeo linked Iran to al Qaeda and 9/11 and would not say whether he would apply the 2001 war authorization (AUMF) to Iran. Col. Larry Wilkerson discusses the…