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Don’t Forget George H. W. Bush’s War Crimes, from Iraq’s ‘Highway of Death’ to Panama
As US president, George H.W. Bush invaded Panama and waged the barbaric Gulf War, in which the American military devastated Iraqi civilian infrastructure and massacred thousands of fleeing soldiers. Ben Norton reports. Visit https://therealnews.com for…
Oliver Stone Remembers Anti-Imperialist Journalist William Blum, Chronicler of CIA Crimes
Academy Award-winning filmmaker Oliver Stone speaks with TRNN’s Ben Norton about the life and legacy of dissident journalist and historian William Blum, who documented US war crimes and CIA interventions across the planet Visit https://therealnews.com…
Is TRNN Soft on Russia?
In our first TRNN podcast, we discuss a viewer letter that says Paul Jay underestimates the danger of Putin – with Marc Steiner, Dharna Noor and Paul Jay Visit https://therealnews.com for more stories and help…
Did Bush/Cheney Create a Culture of Not Wanting to Know? – Sen. Bob Graham on RAI pt4
On RAI with Paul Jay, Senator Bob Graham says there was a pervasive pattern in police and intelligence agencies: “You don’t have everybody moving in the same direction without there being a head coach somewhere…
Bernie Sanders Responds to Trump’s Oval Office Address
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) delivers a response to President Donald Trump’s address to the nation Tuesday night on the shutdown and the President’s demand for funding for a wall Visit https://therealnews.com for more stories and…
The Roots of Venezuela’s Economic Crisis
As US sanctions against Venezuela take an ever-greater toll on the country and its people, it is important to understand how the sanctions work and the extent of the damage they have caused, say Steve…
What Donald Trump, Chuck Schumer, and Tony Soprano Have in Common – Comment on Trumps Speech
Gerald Horne and Paul Jay discuss Donald Trump’s address to the nation on the wall and border security Visit https://therealnews.com for more stories and help support our work by donating at https://therealnews.com/donate. ** (Disclaimer: This…
Trump Foreign Policy Making Refugee Crisis Worse
Cesar Vargas of Dream Action Coalition and Helena Olea of Alianza Americas discuss Donald Trump’s address to the nation on the wall and border security – with Paul Jay Visit https://therealnews.com for more stories and…
End Trump’s Deportation Terror to Raise Wages
Dr. Susan Pozo, the former president of The American Society of Hispanic Economists, responds to Trump’s accusation that illegal immigration lowers wages – with Paul Jay Visit https://therealnews.com for more stories and help support our…
Revealing the 9/11 Conspiracy Would Undo the Entire US-Saudi Alliance – Sen. Bob Graham on RAI pt2
Paul Jay asks Senator Graham if a culture of “not wanting to know” was created to prevent the conspiracy from being uncovered and to protect the role of the Saudi government – a REPLAY of…
Pro-Corbyn UK Labour Councillor on Hunger Strike to Protest British Role in Yemen War
Maya Evans, a Labour councillor in Hastings, Britain, is refusing food for two weeks in a hunger strike protest against the war on Yemen. She was inspired to enter politics after Jeremy Corbyn’s historic leadership…
Trump Admin. Backtracks on Promise to Withdraw Troops from Syria
While Trump claimed US troops will leave Syria in 30 days, his neoconservative national security adviser John Bolton suggested otherwise, imposing conditions for withdrawal. Journalist Patrick Cockburn says mainstream corporate media reporting has been misleading…
Black Panther Mumia Abu-Jamal Granted Right Of Appeal
The world’s most renowned death-row inmate Mumia Abu-Jamal has been granted the right of appeal after 30 years. Eddie Conway, former Black Panther wrongfully convicted and Imprisoned for 44 years himself, now released, discusses Mumia’s…
Why Would Saudi Arabia Support 9/11 Conspirators? – Sen. Graham on RAI pt3
Why Would Saudi Arabia Support the 9/11 Conspirators? Why Would the US Government Cover it Up? – a REPLAY of a 2013 interview by Paul Jay Watch full series https://therealnews.com/series/reality-asserts-itself-bob-graham Visit https://therealnews.com for more stories…
Legislators Reintroduce Bill to Save People from Losing Homes Over Water Bills
Senator Mary Washington and Delegate Nick Mosby reintroduced the Water Taxpayer Protection Act to protect Baltimoreans from losing their homes and churches over high and inaccurate water bills. Visit https://therealnews.com for more stories and help…
The Man Who Fell From The Sky: Is Revenge Justified Against Racist Murder?
A page-turning murder mystery set in a Cape Verdean community during the Vietnam War and the war against The Black Panthers, by writer, scholar, and author Bill Fletcher, Jr. Visit https://therealnews.com for more stories and…
DOD Criterion for Success: Spend all Your Money by Year End – Lester Earnest on RAI (3/5)
After working on the MIT SAGE radar system and at the Joint Chiefs, Earnest concluded “it’s basically a money making system, that’s what it’s about and has nothing to do with real defense†– Lester…
Eze Jackson: Why Baltimore Should Support The Real News
Baltimore rapper and TRNN producer Eze Jackson talks about the work of the Baltimore Bureau of The Real News Visit https://therealnews.com for more stories and help support our work by donating at https://therealnews.com/donate. ** (Disclaimer:…
Stax Records President Al Bell Honors Aretha Franklin, a Lost Icon in 2018
As part of our end-of-year round up, iconic record label executive Al Bell, responsible for soul legends like Isaac Hayes and Otis Redding, tells personal stories about meeting Aretha Franklin when she was 16 and…
Campaigning From the Left and Governing From the Right in Canada (1/2)
Canadian MP Niki Ashton tells Paul Jay both the NDP and the Liberals have been guilty of making progressive promises during election campaigns and legislating from the center-right once in power Visit https://therealnews.com for more…
Thailand to Legalize Same-Sex Civil Unions
Thailand is headed for a ground-breaking change to its laws on same-sex relationships. Under proposed legislation, it could become the first country in Asia to legalize same-sex unions. But some say the law doesn’t go…
Prison Programs That Work
Even though the cost of educating prisoners is less than housing prisoners and reduces recidivism, the federal government cut the Pell grant which helped to fund educational programs in prison. Recidivism is the goal for…
Canada’s Barbaric Policies Toward Native Peoples (2/2)
MP Niki Ashton tells Paul Jay that Canadian government policy in Indigenous communities must be premised on the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, including the principle of respect for free, prior, and…
Medicare for All – How Can We Pay for It?
Prof. Robert Pollin and Michael Lighty discuss the findings of a new study by the Political Economy Research Institute at UMass Amherst. The study finds Medicare for All could reduce total healthcare spending by 10…
Wilkerson on the Real “Vice†Cheney – (1/4)
Larry Wilkerson, depicted in the film VICE and former Chief of Staff to Sec. State Colin Powell, says hyper-nationalist Cheney got rich at Halliburton and serving arms manufacturers – a REPLAY of a 2010 interview…
Medicare for All is a Fight to Democratize the Economy
Kelly Coogan-Gehr of National Nurses United tells Paul Jay that healthcare represents one-fifth of the US economy, and to bring that fully into the public sector would be an important step towards transferring economic power…
NAFTA at 25: A New Beginning? (Pt 1/2)
January 1st marks 25 years since NAFTA – the North American Free Trade Agreement – went into effect, fundamentally altering trade relations in North America. Who benefited and who lost from this trade deal? Long-time…
