Month: November 2023
There Are Alternatives to Caging Immigrants in Dehumanized Conditions
We talk with Vicki Gaubeca from Southern Borders Community Coalition about the conditions in the immigration prison camps, the Border Patrol’s FB page, and proposals for humane treatment of refugees Subscribe to our page and…
Libya’s Civil War is Becoming a Proxy War
The shooting down of a Turkish drone near Tripoli and the capture of six Turkish sailors by Gen. Haftar’s forces reveals the Turkey’s and Egypt’s involvement on both sides of the civil war. Meanwhile Haftar’s…
Tenants Continue to Protest Deteriorating Living Conditions at Bolton House
The Bolton House Tenants Coalition of Baltimore held a rally outside their apartment complex demanding safe and affordable housing. Activists argue that city officials and housing authorities are reluctant to renovate the building because they…
Immigration Detention Center Conditions Cause Massive Outcry
The revelation of extreme immigration detention center conditions for exhausted asylum seeking children, who are separated from their relatives, sparked outrage nationwide. In Phoenix, Arizona, Jews for Justice demonstrated, demanding permanent medical staff for Border…
‘Blade Runner’ Oscar Pistorius granted parole 10 years after killing girlfriend on Valentine’s Day
Former South African track star Oscar Pistorius has been granted parole, more than 10 years after murdering his girlfriend, model Reeva Steenkamp The Olympic athlete, who earned the nickname “Blade Runner” for the futuristic carbon-fiber prosthetics…
Is US Democracy Dying a Slow and Barely Visible Death?
Ret. Col. Larry Wilkerson examines the dangers that Republican efforts to abridge voting rights and that Trump’s racist and violent exhortations represent to US democracy Subscribe to our page and support our work at https://therealnews.com/donate….
Israel’s use of AI in Hamas war can help limit collateral damage ‘if executed properly,’ expert says
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) have used artificial intelligence (AI) to improve targeting of Hamas operators and facilities as its military faces criticism for what’s been deemed as collateral damage and civilian casualties.”I can’t predict…
G20 Members Dole Out Coal Subsidies Despite Climate Crisis Talk
A new report documents G20 member states giving $63.9 billion in subsidies per year to King Coal, while professing the urgency of the climate crisis. The study says this may “underestimate the actual amounts of…
Victor Pate Leads Hunger Strike for Solitary Confinement Reform in New York
Eddie Conway talks to Pate, the statewide organizer for New York’s Campaign for Alternatives to Isolated Confinement, about the demands they are making to state lawmakers to bring the Humane Alternatives to Long-Term (HALT) Solitary…
What’s Behind Czech Demonstrations to Oust Their Prime Minister?
Prof. Petr Just discusses the mass demonstration in Prague calling on Prime Minister Andrej Babis to resign. How does he stay in power, despite his lack of popularity and multiple scandals, and how does this…
Hong Kong Marks Anniversary With Ceremonies and Protests
22 years ago, Britain handed the former colony over to mainland China, under a deal that would ensure democratic rights for the city’s people. Activists now fear those rights are being rolled back Subscribe to…
Why is Aid to Palestine Ineffective?
Policy analyst Jeremy Wilderman discusses his study of aid effectiveness to Palestine through the perceptions of development organizations and donors, highlighting how they tend to ignore the impact of the Israeli occupation on the Palestinian…
Antisemitic protests in US resemble other extreme social justice movements, experts suggest
The anti-Israel movement roiling major American cities and college campuses following the outbreak of Israel’s war with Hamas bears a striking resemblance to other movements favored by social justice activists, experts suggest.Since the Oct. 7…
G20: Trump’s ‘America First’ Policies Reflect the Limits of Globalization
Despite Trump’s affinities with authoritarian leaders such as India’s Modi and Russia’s Putin, he continues to destabilize the existing neoliberal consensus and now BRICS countries are taking up the neoliberal mantle, says Patrick Bond Subscribe…
Brazilians Celebrate LGBT Pride, Rejecting Bolsonaro’s Homophobic Backlash
Brazil’s LGBT community celebrated across the country over the last week, for Gay Pride. Michael Fox reports Subscribe to our page and support our work at https://therealnews.com/donate. ** (Disclaimer: This video content is intended for…
Is the $4 Billion Border Aid Bill for ICE or for Children?
Progressives are battling the border aid bill because its lack of accountability provisions means there would be no way to tell if the money was spent on enforcement instead of aid. Subscribe to our page…
U.S. Sanctions Block Medicine from Venezuela, Killing Thousands
Ordinary Venezuelans talk about how the sanctions have made it increasingly difficult to access life-saving medications Subscribe to our page and support our work at https://therealnews.com/donate. ** (Disclaimer: This video content is intended for educational…
Europeans Bowing to Trump on Iran Sanctions, Despite Their Opposition
Trita Parsi, founder of the National Iranian American Council, says that military confrontation between the US and Iran becomes more likely, especially since Europeans who oppose US sanctions are not really pushing back against Trump…
Hundreds Protest Immigration Raids Ahead of Democratic Debate
In Baltimore hundreds rallied against threatened immigration raids by the Trump Administration, and called on Democratic candidates to take a humane approach to the immigrants fleeing violence and instability in their home countries ** (Disclaimer:…
Mexico’s Dilemma: Tariffs or Impose Trump’s Draconian Immigration Policies
The Trump administration is forcing Mexico to impose equally harsh immigration policies as Trump has been imposing on the US, which are actually illegal and endangering the lives of migrants and refugees from Central America,…
Israel, Hamas start 4-day cease-fire in Gaza war, ahead of hostage-prisoner swap exchange
The temporary cease-fire that was negotiated between Israel and Hamas in Gaza took effect early Friday morning, setting the stage for an expected hostage release-prisoner swap later in the day.The four-day truce will bring a…
Racism in America, Socialism, and Medicare for All Dominate Democratic Debate (1/2)
Kamala Harris seized the evening by taking on bussing and race with Biden, while Hickenlooper and others confronted Sanders’s socialism and the nuances of Medicare for All Subscribe to our page and support our work…
Generational Divide Was Subtext of Second Democratic Debate (2/2)
Back and forths about bussing, segregation, and race and confrontations about socialism and the nuances of Medicare For All had the 10 candidates at times, talking past one another Subscribe to our page and support…
Part 2 of First Dem Debate Takes a Deeper Dive Into Climate, Class & Race (2/2)
Kimberly Moffitt and Lester Spence analyze the importance of what was said and not said in the first Democratic Debate Subscribe to our page and support our work at https://therealnews.com/donate. ** (Disclaimer: This video content…
