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The Chris Hedges Report: The Long Road Home – Part 2
In the conclusion of The Long Road Home, Chris Hedges looks at the numerous hurdles faced by prisoners released into society, the toll of reentry on their families, the importance of educational programs in restoring…
Why are so many LGBTQ people incarcerated in the US?
“At least 40% of people incarcerated in American women’s prisons identify somewhere under the broad lesbian-bisexual-trans-queer umbrella—a shocking statistic that holds true when looking at detention centers for youths as well,†historian Hugh Ryan recently…
Defusing the ever-present threat of nuclear war
Read the transcript of this video: https://therealnews.com/how-can-we-defuse-the-ever-present-threat-of-nuclear-war On June 12, 1982, one million people gathered in Central Park to demand nuclear disarmament and an end to the Cold War arms race in the hope that…
Pre-Roe lessons for a post-Roe world
Read the transcript of this interview: While the country waits with bated breath for the Supreme Court to overturn Roe v. Wade, it is becoming clearer by the day that this impending decision is part…
Chris Hedges on trauma & teaching writing in prison
Since 2013, Chris Hedges, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and host of The Chris Hedges Report, has taught college courses in drama, literature, philosophy, and history at East Jersey State Prison (aka “Rahwayâ€) and other New Jersey…
The Chris Hedges Report: Eurydice Eve on America’s Sexual Crisis
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The Chris Hedges Report: The Long Road Home
Although it represents less than 5% of the global population, the United States has 25% of the world’s prison population, some 2.3 million people, most of whom are poor. Its prisons are notorious for their…
Organizing across racial and class divides in rural North Carolina
In rural North Carolina, dog-whistle politics focused on scapegoating minorities for social and economic problems have long fueled racial resentment but have done little to address high poverty rates and rising inequality, says Alicia Walker-Patterson….
Keeping incarcerated mothers and their families together
As Wendy Sawyer and Wanda Bertram recently wrote for the Prison Policy Initiative, “Over half (58%) of all women in US prisons are mothers, as are 80% of women in jails, including many who are…
The Chris Hedges Report: Noam Chomsky, Pt 2
World-renowned linguist, philosopher, cognitive scientist, essayist, and political activist Noam Chomsky returns to The Chris Hedges Report to continue their discussion on contemporary fascism, the war in Ukraine, and the tasks of the left in…
The Marc Steiner Show: These US states are billionaire tax havens
The US has become a major global tax haven. For a discussion on this worrying trend and its effects on wealth inequality, Marc Steiner speaks with Chuck Collins of the Institute for Policy Studies and…
The Marc Steiner Show: ‘Working 9 to 5’ with Ellen Cassedy
In 1973 the organization 9 to 5 was founded as a national association of women office workers advocating for their rights. Organizing women against workplace discrimination and harassment, 9 to 5 brought a new generation…
Cops Stopped Him At A Questionable Checkpoint But What Came Next Made Him Fear For His Wife! | PAR
After an aggressive police stop by Kentucky law enforcement, a husband and wife refused to abandon their 3-year-old child to the hands of strangers. PAR investigates the purpose of this checkpoint to determine if public…
Why we work so hard for working people
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The Chris Hedges Report: Pink Floyd’s Roger Waters on Ukraine, Palestine, music & more
Roger Waters, the British rock legend and co-founder of Pink Floyd, is in the midst of his “This Is Not A Drill†tour. He joins Chris Hedges to discuss his music, life, and how his…
Rattling the Bars: Should Biden legalize weed?
On Oct 6, President Biden announced an official pardon of anyone incarcerated on federal charges of simple possession of marijuana. Biden framed his pardon in terms of correcting the historic injustices meted out against people…
Rattling the Bars: Alabama prisoners on strike
TRNN contributor Michael Sainato returns to ‘Rattling the Bars’ to discuss the system-wide strike in Alabama’s state prisons. The strike is focused on both improving the living conditions of prisoners and demanding changes to Alabama’s…
The Chris Hedges Report: Julian Assange’s father, John Shipton, speaks out
Julian Assange has spent over a decade fighting imprisonment, extradition, and CIA espionage. On Oct. 8, Chris Hedges and others will gather in Washington, DC, to demand Assange’s release at the same time that protestors…
Baltimore’s Enoch Pratt Free Library workers move to unionize
Employees of Baltimore’s Enoch Pratt Free Library system have announced their intention to unionize, citing better pay, benefits for all, and greater employee input into working conditions as their chief motivations. Seeking voluntary recognition from…
Rattling the Bars: America’s rural county jail boom w/Stephen Janis and Taya Graham
Read the transcript of this video: https://therealnews.com/booming-rural-county-jails-are-now-the-main-driver-of-mass-incarceration-study-says Stephen Janis and Taya Graham of Police Accountability Report join Rattling the Bars to discuss a new report from the Vera Institute on the boom in rural jails….
The Marc Steiner Show: Environmental racism from Jackson to Flint
As of Sept. 15, Gov. Tate Reeves of Mississippi has declared Jackson’s water safe to drink, but a long battle to properly resource the city’s recovery remains ahead. Vangela Wade of Mississippi Center for Justice…
Cops tried to confiscate his phone without a warrant, things turned ugly when he refused | PAR
Video obtained by Police Accountability Report reveals how police in a small Texas town used violence to force a man who was not suspected of a crime to turn over his phone. The warrantless seizure…
One Ukrainian democratic socialist’s opinion on the war
Read the transcript of this interview: https://therealnews.com/one-ukrainian-democratic-socialists-opinion-on-the-war Vladyslav Starodubtsev is a historian of Central and Eastern Europe, and a member of Sotsyalnyi Rukh. Founded in 2015 by participants in Maidan, Sotsialnyi Rukh brings together social,…
Rattling the Bars: Susanville, California, prison ordered to close by judge
A judge has ruled a Susanville, California, prison to close, ending a drawn-out legal battle between the town, the state government, and advocates. Brian Kaneda, Shakeer Rahman, and General Dogan join Mansa Musa to explain…
The Chris Hedges Report: The monstrous myth of Custer
There is a vast disparity between the mythic presentation of Custer and the reality of the so-called Indian wars. Nathaniel Philbrick, author of The Last Stand: Custer, Sitting Bull, and the Battle of the Little…
The Marc Steiner Show: Kali Akuno on Jackson’s water crisis
Organizer, writer, and educator Kali Akuno joins The Marc Steiner Show to explain how the current crisis is a reflection of capitalism’s failures and decades of institutional racism. Kali Akuno is a co-founder and co-director…
Rattling the Bars: Man wrongfully imprisoned for 26 years speaks out
After being wrongfully incarcerated at the age of 19, Lacino Hamilton fought to free himself through journalism, and by educating himself and his fellow prisoners.  Lacino Hamilton is a writer, thinker, and activist who…
