Tag: the real news
COVID-19 could be a death sentence for elderly prisoners
Members of the group Releasing Aging People in Prison talk about officials’ refusal to release aging prisoners with violent offenses, although studies show the chances of someone reoffending as they age are minimal. Subscribe to…
Cartoonist Keith Knight takes his politically ‘Woke’ comic strip to Hulu
Cartoonist Keith Knight’s dramedy “Woke” is a semi-autobiographical mixing of political consciousness with outrageous humor and surreal animation. Subscribe to our page and support our work at https://therealnews.com/donate. ** (Disclaimer: This video content is intended…
Black people are among the biggest victims of looting in America
The ignored history of violence against Black people and their property overshadows a few broken windows and burned buildings today. Subscribe to our page and support our work at https://therealnews.com/donate. ** (Disclaimer: This video content…
A 6-3 court could cement minority Republican rule for decades
The Appeal’s Daniel Nichanian discusses the consequences of Trump filling the seat of late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Subscribe to our page and support our work at https://therealnews.com/donate. ** (Disclaimer: This video content…
Breonna Taylor FAILED by Grand Jury – that’s by design
Please join journalists Taya Graham and Stephen Janis for this important discussion on the Police Accountability Report. Subscribe to our page and support our work at https://therealnews.com/donate. #copwatch #policeaccountabilityreport #firstamendment ** (Disclaimer: This video content…
Progressives have to take back the Supreme Court
Baltimore City State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby discusses Justice Ginsburg’s legacy and the battle for the future of the Supreme Court under the Trump presidency. Subscribe to our page and support our work at https://therealnews.com/donate. **…
California prison firefighters still face exploitation despite new career path law
California’s new legislation carves a path for prison firefighters to expunge their records and find jobs post-incarceration. The exploitative nature of the program remains, though, as do questions about the real impact of the law….
The unrest in Kenosha didn’t come out of thin air
We have known about the over-policing of Black and brown communities there for a long time, experts say. Subscribe to our page and support our work at https://therealnews.com/donate. ** (Disclaimer: This video content is intended…
How the pandemic undermines low income workers
Corporations are using COVID-19 as an excuse to treat low-wage workers as disposable. Subscribe to our page and support our work at https://therealnews.com/donate. ** (Disclaimer: This video content is intended for educational and informational purposes…
Our electoral ‘choices’ aren’t enough, say activists
Marc Steiner talks with voters from marginalized communities, including Native, transgender, Black, and Latinx voting blocs about creating their own agendas when faced with voting for the lesser of two evils in the 2020 presidential…
DSA-backed challenger has a shot at Baltimore’s city council
Educator Franca Muller Paz saw the way COVID-19 impacted her students and that inspired her third party run. Subscribe to our page and support our work at https://therealnews.com/donate. ** (Disclaimer: This video content is intended…
Will Biden do enough to fight the climate crisis?
Biden has a climate plan. It’s good—but does it go far enough? 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)…
A new rapid spit test for COVID-19 could be the game changer we need
Are known cases just the tip of the iceberg? A new test holds promise – and peril – for how we fight back against the disease. Subscribe to our page and support our work at…
Black August honors the legacy of militant rebellion
Lumumba and Monifa Bandele talk about the history of Black August, continuing the legacy of freedom fighters and the Black August Hip Hop project. Subscribe to our page and support our work at https://therealnews.com/donate. **…
The DNC is over. What’s next for progressives?
DNC member Jim Zogby, who helped run Jesse Jackson’s campaign in 1984, joins The Real News Network for historical perspective and analysis of Democrats and the future we face. Subscribe to our page and support…
Prisoners say they were intimidated over Black lives matter movement
Black prisoners were grabbed from their bunks and corralled without masks. 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) **
A wildcat strike in 1970 solved the last crisis at USPS
Labor activist Paul Prescod gives context to the fight over the future of the post office. Subscribe to our page and support our work at https://therealnews.com/donate. ** (Disclaimer: This video content is intended for educational…
Trump warns of a rigged election as he undercuts the post office
Postmaster General Louis DeJoy was grilled by Democrats over his undermining of the U.S. Postal Service’s ability to deliver ballots on time. Subscribe to our page and support our work at https://therealnews.com/donate. ** (Disclaimer: This…
Developers displace Baltimore public housing residents, get tax breaks
A multi-year investigation by TRNN reporters reveals how neoliberal policies and public-private partnerships have led to tax-free zones for private interests, while taxpayers foot the bill. Subscribe to our page and support our work at…
DeJoy strangling the Post Office for Trump
It’s all part of a push to privatize, which threatens the living wages of hundreds of thousands of employees. Subscribe to our page and support our work at https://therealnews.com/donate. ** (Disclaimer: This video content is…
For some, homes and neighborhoods are now digital prisons
Authors Maya Schenwar and Vikki Law argue that many alternatives to incarceration follow the same model of oppression as physical prisons. Subscribe to our page and support our work at https://therealnews.com/donate. ** (Disclaimer: This video…
Terror in trailer jail: every single prisoner infected with COVID-19
Eddie Conway talks with reporter Katie Kull in Missouri about poor conditions and the no-mask mandate that led to over 100 prisoners contracting Covid-19. Subscribe to our page and support our work at https://therealnews.com/donate. **…
The pandemic is reshaping our sex lives. Is cybersex our future?
As school sex education programs have been cut back and replaced with an abstinence-only standard under the Trump-Pence administration, the LGBTQI community has developed sex-positive and safe sex curricula to help guide young adults. Subscribe…
He exposed police corruption, now cops won’t leave him alone
The story of cop watcher Otto The Watchdog reveals how American law enforcement uses the criminal justice system to retaliate against critics and their families. But Otto is not alone, First Amendment activists, auditors and…
STOP treating this like a normal election!
Ignoring the unique threats Trump presents could destroy our democracy, warns professor Lester Spence. Subscribe to our page and support our work at https://therealnews.com/donate. ** (Disclaimer: This video content is intended for educational and informational…
Trump tells voters to commit a felony by voting twice
The GOP has been trying to tip the scales on U.S. elections for a long time, but efforts are becoming more brazen. Subscribe to our page and support our work at https://therealnews.com/donate. ** (Disclaimer: This…
Democrats battle uphill in PA against Trump’s disinformation campaign
TRNN reporters Taya Graham and Stephen Jannis revisit red counties and blue cities in Pennsylvania to speak with voters, poll-watchers, and organizers about fears and rumors of vote tampering, and to investigate whether the grassroots…
