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Corrections Officers And Formerly Incarcerated People Protest Unsafe COVID-19 Conditions
Corrections officers joined prison abolitionists in a caravan rally protesting the lack of promised testing, PPE, and release of prisoners at four Maryland prisons. Subscribe to our page and support our work at https://therealnews.com/donate. **…
Thousands In Baltimore March For Justice For George Floyd
Protesters blocked streets and highways to demand politicians end police brutality and economic violence amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Subscribe to our page and support our work at https://therealnews.com/donate. ** (Disclaimer: This video content is intended…
Malaysia Still Vastly Undercounting People Living In Poverty
Malaysia must acknowledge that the country’s rapid economic growth has not benefited all of its residents, says Philip Alston, former UN Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights. After this interview was filmed, Malaysia…
What’s Behind Brazil’s COVID-19 Disaster?
Indigenous, poor, and working-class communities in Brazil are all under threat from COVID-19. One man is largely to blame for the country’s pandemic disaster: President Jair Bolsonaro, who has just tested positive for the virus….
Srebrenica At 25: Have We Learned Anything?
In 1995, between July 11-22, Serbian forces murdered 8,327 defenseless Bosnians in an act of genocide. What’s happened to international law and outrage over crimes against humanity? Director/Video Editor: Will Arenas Subscribe to our page…
Shahid Buttar Mounts A Serious Congressional Race Against Speaker Of The House Nancy Pelosi
Democratic Socialist Buttar is challenging Pelosi as a progressive-sounding centrist who pushes a conservative agenda that enables Trump. Subscribe to our page and support our work at https://therealnews.com/donate. ** (Disclaimer: This video content is intended…
Why The Black Environmental Justice Network Is Relaunching
Founded in 1999, the coalition paused its work in 2006. The relaunch aims to bring environmental racism and enforcement of environmental regulation back into focus. Producer: Steve Horn Ericka Blount Danois Video Editor: Oscar León…
New Restorative Justice Spaces Must Be Culturally Competent
Brandi Mack from Designing Justice talks about how their work designing restorative justice spaces centers people who have been directly impacted by the system. Producer: Ericka Blount Danois Director/Video Editor: Cameron Granadino Subscribe to our…
Why You Should Give A F*ck | Ep. 6 | Accountability
We look at how to hold people in government accountable, and the systems that act as a check on their power. Subscribe to our page and support our work at https://therealnews.com/donate. ** (Disclaimer: This video…
The Harper’s Letter Is Really A Case Against Open Debate
Cultural and intellectual elites are trying to save themselves from accountability, not protect your free speech. Subscribe to our page and support our work at https://therealnews.com/donate. ** (Disclaimer: This video content is intended for educational…
Strange Slow Dance Between Israel And The Gulf States, Despite Annexation
UAE ambassador Yousef al-Otaiba wrote an article promising normalization on the condition that Israel does not annex parts of the West Bank. Jamal Juma’ of Stop The Wall pushed back with an opinion piece in…
Say Her Name: On Average, Police Kill One Black Woman A Month
Historically, Black women like Fannie Lou Hamer, Atatiana Jefferson, Breonna Taylor, Korryn Gaines, and Eleanor Bumpers, who were killed or brutalized by police officers, receive less community outrage and media coverage than their male counterparts….
Why You Should Give a F*ck | Ep. 3 | Labor Rights
We explore the different areas of labor rights and the role we all play in their enforcement, while digging deeper into the aspect of mental health as it relates to our rights as workers. Reach…
Activists Push Police Out Of Schools In Madison, WI
Queer, trans, and Black students organized for their safety and dignity and pushed for the removal of police from Madison public schools. Director/Video Editor: Bababtunde Ogunfolaju Subscribe to our page and support our work at…
A Blueprint For Violence: Police Training Manual Reveals Disturbing Methods
A training manual obtained by PAR raises questions about what cops are being taught and how they handle encounters with civilians. PAR speaks with Jaelyn Cedillo of Pueblo, CO, whose brother was gunned down by…
#WhiteCoatsForBlackLives Wants Racial Justice In The Medical Field
The healthcare industry has a long and well-documented history of racist treatment of Black and Indigenous people. Now, doctors join the movement for Black lives. Director/Video Editor: Will Arenas Subscribe to our page and support…
Police Are Arresting Protesters Over Facebook Posts—And It’s Just The Beginning
The FBI investigated and arrested Michael Avery for posting on Facebook about a Black Lives Matter protest. We talk with a tech industry whistleblower about “snitch apps” and how law enforcement uses technology to “protect”…
COVID-19 Is Amplifying Racial Inequities, Educators Say
Baltimore Teachers Union President Diamonté Brown discusses a recent lawsuit over unpaid instructional days, global protests against racism, the movement to defund the police, and calls to remove officers from schools. Subscribe to our page…
How Is Biden Different From Trump When It Comes To Palestine?
Biden pledges to keep the U.S. embassy in Jerusalem, boasts of “unstinting support†for Israel, promises to fight the BDS movement and send military aid, and spins it as a way to somehow fight anti-Semitism…
Pride 2020 Brings Wins And Losses For LGBTQ Civil Rights
Trump reverses medical discrimination protections for trans people, while SCOTUS rules employers cannot fire workers for being gay or trans. Subscribe to our page and support our work at https://therealnews.com/donate. ** (Disclaimer: This video content…
Who Controls The Money When We Defund Police?
Do we trust the police to defund and restructure themselves? Will community control really guarantee permanent changes to policing as we know it today? Frank Chapman is executive director of the National Alliance Against Racist…
International Pressure Kept Canada From Joining Security Council
Despite Canada’s liberal reputation, its international affairs are built around support for empire and corporate interest. Director/Video Editor: Will Arenas Visual Producer: Andrew Corkery Chase Producer: Genevieve Montinar Subscribe to our page and support our…
Why You Should Give A F*ck | Ep. 4 | Voter Rights
We discuss your rights as a voter, and how in many places those rights are under attack from people in power. Subscribe to our page and support our work at https://therealnews.com/donate. ** (Disclaimer: This video…
This is Not a Drill: LIVE, July 1st
What lessons does the long arc of Black political struggle bring to bear on the Bernie Sanders movement? In this moment of Black-led uprising, the shortcomings of the campaign are stark. And yet, Bernie’s campaign…
Cop Pulled A Gun On Woman’s Unarmed Son, Then Used Facebook Posts Against Her In Court
PAR investigates police use of Facebook posts in the cases of Korryn Gaines, Arturo Adame, and Michael Avery, and follows Erica Hamlett’s fight for accountability for an off-duty officer who pulled a gun on her…
Whose Freedom Do We Celebrate On The Fourth of July?
What, to the descendants of those left out of the Declaration of Independence, is the Fourth of July? Director: Taylor Hebden Video Editor: Oscar Leon Subscribe to our page and support our work at https://therealnews.com/donate….
Majority Black Prison Populations In Maryland See Disproportionate COVID-19 Spikes
Racial disparities in Maryland prisons are affecting COVID-19’s spread, with majority white populations receiving protective equipment even as Jessup institutions with majority Black populations struggle to get supplies. Maryland Department of Public Safety and Correctional…