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Palestine Is Occupied, Segregated, And About To Face COVID-19

Israel’s military control of Gaza and the West Bank has only grown more brutal during the pandemic. Workers are held in quarantine, prisoners have been infected, and Israel is withholding money that could be used…

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Finding Hope During The COVID-19 Pandemic

Dr. Gerald Horne says workers organizing and fighting for basic rights offer hope during the coronavirus pandemic, increasingly catastrophic government response, dire economic outlook, and two unappealing options at the ballot box in November. Director:…

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Yemen’s Civil War and Coronavirus: A Perfect Storm

As the first cases of Covid-19 were diagnosed in war-torn Yemen, the sides agreed to a ceasefire which didn’t last one day. Information from the war-torn land is hard to come by, and yet arms…

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Sanders Is Out, But Socialists Are Still Winning Elections

Micah Uetricht, co-author of “Bigger Than Bernie: How We Go from the Sanders Campaign to Democratic Socialism,” discusses recent socialist victories in New York and Chicago, and lessons from a failed bid in the East…

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LGBTQIA People Face Unique Barriers To COVID-19 Care

Congressional candidate Bre Kidman says profit-driven medicine depends on maintaining the unequal access to healthcare faced by trans, LGBTQ, and other marginalized groups. Director/Video Editor: Taylor Hebden Chase Producer: Genevieve Montinar Subscribe to our page…

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Bank Stops Seizing Stimulus Checks After Exposé

The American Prospect’s David Dayen says the feds allowed banks to seize customer’s coronavirus stimulus checks to payoff outstanding debt. Director: Cameron Granadino Video Editor: Oscar León Chase Producer: Genevieve Montinar Subscribe to our page…

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We Can Defeat The Narcissist In Chief

Writer and activist Bill Fletcher tells TRNN’s Marc Steiner that citizens should organize and not despair. Subscribe to our page and support our work at https://therealnews.com/donate. ** (Disclaimer: This video content is intended for educational…

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Hegemonic Policing: The COVID-19 Law Enforcement Strategy

The Police Accountability Report talks with two victims of mass incarceration and police brutality, and reveals a distinct theory of how American policing has evolved to dangerous ends. Subscribe to our page and support our…

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Taxpayers Funded COVID-19 Research, And Big Pharma Profited

It’s definitely just a coincidence that one of Trump’s coronavirus task force members is a former lobbyist for Gilead Sciences, the company that won orphan drug status for its COVID-19 treatment. Subscribe to our page…

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What’s Next For The Democratic Socialist Left?

Micah Uetricht, co-author of “Bigger Than Bernie: How We Go from the Sanders Campaign to Democratic Socialism,” discusses the DSA’s refusal to endorse Joe Biden. Subscribe to our page and support our work at https://therealnews.com/donate….

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Surviving The Coronapocalypse

How apartheid and redlining are fueling the global COVID-19 pandemic and how people can fight back. Subscribe to our page and support our work at https://therealnews.com/donate. ** (Disclaimer: This video content is intended for educational…

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Drug Dealers Practice Social Distancing; Police Cough On Residents

COVID-19 is felt differently in cities like Baltimore where police act like an occupying force. Subscribe to our page and support our work at https://therealnews.com/donate. ** (Disclaimer: This video content is intended for educational and…

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Systemic Healthcare And Income Inequality Are Why COVID-19 Is Killing Black People

What good are drive-up testing sites if you don’t have a car? Dr. Leon McDougle explains how successful health outcomes are tilted against black and brown communities. Subscribe to our page and support our work…

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Unconstitutional Power Grab? Baltimore Police Sued Over Spy Plane

The police department may be using the COVID-19 shutdown as cover to launch what an ACLU attorney says would be “the most wide-reaching surveillance dragnet ever employed in an American city.” Subscribe to our page…

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Black, Indigenous Americans Hit Hard by COVID-19

Civil rights leader Ben Chavis joins us to talk about why this is happening, how we have to address this epidemic, and what it means for our future. Subscribe to our page and support our…

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Can Biden/Bernie Wings of the Democrats Come Together To Defeat Trump?

Sanders suspending his campaign raises a lot of unanswered and uncomfortable questions for the Democratic Party as they battle Trump’s right wing Presidency. Director: Dwayne Gladden Video Editor: Bababtunde Ogunfolaju Subscribe to our page and…

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Noam Chomsky On COVID-19 And His New Book: Internationalism Or Extinction

Noam Chomsky analyzes the coronavirus pandemic in the context of neoliberal capitalism’s failures, climate change, potential nuclear disaster, and Donald Trump’s authoritarianism. Subscribe to our page and support our work at https://therealnews.com/donate. ** (Disclaimer: This…

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Authoritarianism Vs. Democracy: How Will We Fight COVID-19?

Historian Yuval Noah Harari’s work shows how to interpret the COVID-19 crisis as part of the global struggle between liberal elites and the rising populist right. Subscribe to our page and support our work at…

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The FBI Is Still Hunting For Ways To Call US Activists Terrorists

The FBI wants you to believe they stopped spying on anti-imperialist, anti-capitalist activists. They haven’t. Subscribe to our page and support our work at https://therealnews.com/donate. ** (Disclaimer: This video content is intended for educational and…

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Reverse Shock Doctrine? Spain Moves Towards Permanent Basic Income

Even the business community has signaled support for the proposal as Spain’s economy craters during the coronavirus pandemic. Subscribe to our page and support our work at https://therealnews.com/donate. ** (Disclaimer: This video content is intended…

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Egypt’s Secret War in Northern Sinai

Reports are now coming in from a bombing and counter-bombing in northern Sinai by extremist Islamists and the Egyptian armed forces that happened in late March. The explosions were recorded by journalists in the nearby…

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Brazil President Jair Bolsonaro Fiddles While Brazil Burns

Brazil’s COVID-19 cases and deaths are higher than neighboring countries, yet the president takes no action. Indigenous people and the poorest Brazilians are in grave danger. Director/Video Editor: Bababtunde Ogunfolaju Visual Producer: Andrew Corkery Subscribe…

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What the Coughing Cop Says About American Policing

A cop caught coughing on residents and video of a man arrested and incarcerated for running a red light illustrates how America policing has evolved into an enforcer of social control. Please join journalists Taya…

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Mainstream Media Blind Spots In The Coronavirus Crisis

The mainstream media let Trump’s blunders dominate the COVID-19 narrative, neglecting their chance for a nuanced look at public health, incarceration, farmers, and homelessness. Subscribe to our page and support our work at https://therealnews.com/donate. **…

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Boris Johnson Hospitalized With COVID-19 After Dismissing Its Threat

Journalist Rachel Shabi discusses Britain’s botched response to the coronavirus pandemic, the precarious state of the underfunded NHS, and whether new Labour leader Keir Starmer will prove a viable alternative to Boris Johnson. Rachel Shabi…

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COVID-19 Ravages Communities Marginalized By White Supremacy

America’s legacy of white supremacy has marginalized Black communities with redlining, segregation, poverty, and lack of access. Combating the history of abuse and mistrust is key to surviving the COVID-19 pandemic. Subscribe to our page…

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Sanders Ends Campaign After ‘Shit Show’ Wisconsin Primary

Wisconsin Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes says Tuesday’s vote risked lives and amounted to voter suppression, and that Democrats must embrace a progressive vision to beat Trump in November. Director/Video Editor: Bababtunde Ogunfolaju Subscribe to our…

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