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Howie Klein: Democratic Party Supported Corporate Dems Over Progressives ‘100 to 1’
Down with Tyranny! blogger Howie Klein, who joined the TRNN panel on election night, explains that one reason why progressive candidates did not fare so well in this midterm election is that the Democratic Party…
Abby Martin: The Democratic Party’s ‘Abysmal Failure’ Presenting a Platform
Being anti-Trump is not good enough for defeating Trump. The Democratic Party needs a clearer and more progressive platform if it hopes to halt the country’s rightward movement, says Empire Files’ Abby Martin on the…
Green Ballot Initiatives Meet Massive Resistance From Big Oil
Greenpeace’s Janet Redman tells Marc Steiner that a carbon tax in Washington, drilling limitations in Colorado, and other initiatives were struck down by fossil fuel industries—but environmentalists did see some wins Visit https://therealnews.com for more…
Can Progressives Make the Democratic Party End its Collaboration with Republicans?
There are important differences between Republicans and Democrats, but there also are many areas where the differences are more cosmetic than real, especially in the area of foreign policy and militarism. Will progressive successes in…
Danny Glover: Crucial Midterm Election Not just for US, but Also for Rest of World
Activist and actor Danny Glover looks at the big picture of the midterm election and what it means for people living outside the US Visit https://therealnews.com for more stories and help support our work by…
Democrats Take House but Progressives Dealt Several Defeats
A brief recap of the 2018 midterm elections. For all of our analysis go to TRNN.com Visit https://therealnews.com for more stories and help support our work by donating at https://therealnews.com/donate. ** (Disclaimer: This video content…
Will Clean Energy Prevail Under New House Democratic Majority?
Greenpeace’s Janet Redman talks to Marc Steiner about whether the new House Democrats will usher in green economic measures Visit https://therealnews.com for more stories and help support our work by donating at https://therealnews.com/donate. ** (Disclaimer:…
Midterm Ballot Initiatives: An Important Organizing Tool
TRNN midterm election panelist Prof. Lester Spence explains the role of ballot initiatives and how they can be used as an organizing tool for getting citizens involved in the political process Visit https://therealnews.com for more…
Ralph Nader on how the Democratic Party ‘Almost Blew it Again’
TRNN Panel with Ralph Nader examines the shortcomings of the Democratic Party and how it almost failed to beat the Republicans in the midterms, even though they were in a relatively weak position Visit https://therealnews.com…
LIVE: The Midterms in REAL Terms
Join host Marc Steiner with Paul Jay, Danny Glover, Abby Martin, Thomas Frank, Khalilah Harris, Robert Scheer, Eugene Puryear, Howie Klein, Phyllis Bennis, and more on election night from 11:00 PM – 1:00 AM (EST)…
Democrats Take the House – What Now?
TRNN midterm elections panel with Thomas Frank, Eugene Puryear, Jacqueline Luqman, Paul Jay, Khalilah Harris, Lester Spence, and host Marc Steiner discuss what the Democratic party can do now that it re-took the House of…
Economic Anxiety Fueled Trump’s 2016 Victory
Democrats failed to offer strong economic solutions to the problems people were facing after the economic collapse and people saw little difference between the two parties, driving them to vote for Trump, says Thomas, Ferguson,…
If Dems Take the House, What Should They Do?
Howie Klein of Down with Tyranny blog and Paul Jay, discuss what to expect from a House controlled by the Democratic Party Visit https://therealnews.com for more stories and help support our work by donating at…
Uniting Against Fascism, Racism and the Billionaire Class – Q&A with Paul Jay (5/5)
Paul Jay discusses how far-right forces exploit racism to divide the working class, and how pro-corporate neoliberal Democrats have further fueled this problem by largely abandoning rural communities – From a live recording on October…
Progressive Races to Watch
Howie Klein, from Down with Tyranny blog, reviews the key races that will determine if there will be a progressive breakthrough in the midterms Visit https://therealnews.com for more stories and help support our work by…
A Response to Trump’s Demonization of Single Payer Health Care
Former health insurance executive Wendell Potter addresses some of the main criticisms of single payer health care, which Republicans and President Trump have been demonizing during the midterm election campaign Visit https://therealnews.com for more stories…
Survey of Medical Treatment Wait Times in Canada – Designed to Mislead
Republicans, such as Rep. Lloyd Smucker of Pennsylvania, bring up research on the wait times in Canada’s single-payer health care system in order to dismiss progressives’ call for a public health insurance system in the…
Democratic Socialist Congress Candidate Sarah Smith: Anti-War Activism Is Essential for Progressives
Washington state’s democratic socialist House candidate Sarah Smith says progressives must prioritize anti-war activism, as she challenges hawkish neoliberal corporate Democrat Adam Smith, who is funded by the arms industry. Visit https://therealnews.com for more stories…
Civil Rights Corps’ Fight Against the Criminalization of Poverty
Eddie Conway talks with Alec Karakatsanis, founder and executive director of Civil Rights Corps about issues such as the criminalization of poverty in the justice system, including the money bail system, where people sit in…
Push Public Ownership to Challenge Power of Billionaires – Q&A with Paul Jay (4/5)
Paul Jay joins host Ben Norton to discuss the viewer question “how to overthrow the corporate state” – From a live recording on October 29th, 2018 Visit https://therealnews.com for more stories and help support our…
Russian “Doomsday Machine” an Answer to U.S. Decapitation Strategy – Daniel Ellsberg on RAI (5/13)
The U.S. military still thinks that a nuclear war can be won by targeting Russian leadership in a bizarre Dr. Strangelove logic; it’s a recipe for unmitigated catastrophe, says Daniel Ellsberg on Reality Asserts Itself…
Trump’s US-Saudi Arms Deals Will Create Only a Few Hundred Jobs
I need to to rewrite this: Exclusive report from Reuters surveyed arms manufacturers about the jobs that the Saudi arms deals would create and found that the actual numbers are a tiny fraction of what…
New York Attorney General Launches Groundbreaking Fraud Suit Against Exxon
Attorney Todd Paglia of Stand Earth says the New York Attorney General’s fraud suit stands a good chance of success Visit https://therealnews.com for more stories and help support our work by donating at https://therealnews.com/donate. **…
Unfair Global Tax System Makes Sustainable Development Impossible
The sustainable development goals set by the UN are not sustainable if African governments are not able to secure tax revenue because global corporations hide their taxes in tax havens, says PERI’s Leonce Ndikumana’ Visit…
