Tag: COVID-19

The US medical system’s drive to maximize profit has always been at the cost of public health, and amplifies the danger healthcare workers and their patients face from COVID-19. Director/Video Editor: Will Arenas Chase Producer:…

Washington DSA member Joshua Collins’ digital campaign is courting pissed off young voters. Subscribe to our page and support our work at https://therealnews.com/donate. ** (Disclaimer: This video content is intended for educational and informational purposes…

Stir Crazy Episode #8 on The Real News Network. Journalist Baynard Woods just recovered from COVID-19 and talks with writer/organizer Jesse A. Myerson and TRNN’s Kim Brown, Leandro Lagera, and Lisa Snowden-McCray about how to…

Amazon is using COVID-19 rules to control their employees, not to protect them, says an Amazon worker who took part in the fourth strike at a Chicago facility. Subscribe to our page and support our…

Prisoners with the virus have been isolated with punitive solitary confinement measures. Symptomatic staff may still be working, raising the risk for a vulnerable prison population. Subscribe to our page and support our work at…

TRNN caught cops on camera making arrests for a questionable charge, hauling a man off to jail that officials say is already infected with COVID-19. Please join journalists Taya Graham and Stephen Janis for this…

Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders is suspending his presidential campaign. Sanders’ campaign—which had embraced taking on the Democratic party establishment and taxing the wealthy to fund social programs like universal healthcare—struggled after former Vice President Joe…

At a May Day rally, workers said Johns Hopkins University reneged on a commitment to give laid off workers four weeks pay. Subscribe to our page and support our work at https://therealnews.com/donate. ** (Disclaimer: This…

Lawyers say Maryland’s Department of Juvenile Services and the Department of Correctional Services aren’t being transparent about conditions in juvenile detention centers. Subscribe to our page and support our work at https://therealnews.com/donate. ** (Disclaimer: This…

The revolutionary history of May Day is recognized around the world in a way that should inspire workers in the United States to continue their fight. Producer: Jacqueline Luqman Director/Video Editor: Taylor Hebden Subscribe to…

Despite the hype around Chancellor Angela Merkel’s handling of the COVID-19 pandemic, testing kits are still scarce, medical teams are overworked, and unemployed workers receive less compensation than in other European countries. Director/Video Editor: Will…

Peace groups in Germany are alarmed that the German defense ministry is planning to arm drones while the legally-required debate can’t be held under the COVID-19 shutdown. Director/Video Editor: Bababtunde Ogunfolaju Chase Producer: Genevieve Montinar…

The expensive aerial surveillance program won’t help heavily disinvested Baltimore, say Ceasefire co-founder Erricka Bridgeford and author Brandon Soderberg. Subscribe to our page and support our work at https://therealnews.com/donate. ** (Disclaimer: This video content is…

Sanders is out of the race, but the fight over the future of the Democratic part continues, says Ryan Grim, author of We’ve Got People: From Jesse Jackson to Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, the End of Big…

Labor journalist Sarah Jaffe says despite unprecedented challenges, working people are finding new ways to organize for basic protections during the coronavirus pandemic. Subscribe to our page and support our work at https://therealnews.com/donate. ** (Disclaimer:…

Dan Dicker traded oil futures for 25 years on the NYSE. He explains how COVID-19 created a perfect storm for oil markets, and why it still doesn’t make green energy inevitable. Producer:Steve Horn Director/Video Editor:…

The Gaza Strip lacks protective gear, clean water, and ventilators, putting immense pressure on Hamas to sign a ceasefire agreement with Israel. But the Israeli side isn’t as eager to make a deal. Director/Video Editor:…

Historical and generational trauma affect Black and other marginalized communities, and ongoing inequality is making the coronavirus pandemic worse among those groups. Director: Cameron Granadino Chase Producer: Genevieve Montinar Subscribe to our page and support…

Activists held a die-in at the incinerator to demand its closing while wearing face masks and gloves to protect against COVID-19. Subscribe to our page and support our work at https://therealnews.com/donate. ** (Disclaimer: This video…

Michael Cohen and Michael Avenatti were released, and some Los Angeles prisons offer pay-to-stay rooms for celebrities. But a huge number of people are still imprisoned and at risk of COVID-19 just because they can’t…

Frontline workers across the world are organizing wildcat strikes on May Day, demanding protective gear and hazard pay from companies making record profits. Director/Video Editor: Bababtunde Ogunfolaju Visual Producer: Andrew Corkery Subscribe to our page…