Tag: protests
Why Is the Anti-War Movement Still so Weak Under Trump?
The anti-war movement, once strong under Bush, died under Obama, and still is weak under Trump. TRNN’s Ben Norton speaks with CODEPINK’s Ariel Gold about the power of the military-industrial complex and the campaign to…
Jewish American Explains Why She Supports Palestine and BDS
CODEPINK organizer Ariel Gold discusses with TRNN’s Ben Norton why she supports BDS and the movement for Palestinian rights: “The actions of the state of Israel do not represent my values as an American Jew.”…
Protesters Call for End to Cataclysmic War as Yemenis Starve
Activists from the DSA Anti-War Working Group and Action Corps NYC protested outside the UAE consulate, demanding an end to the US-backed Emirati/Saudi war on Yemen, warning the assault on Hodeida could unleash a famine…
The Baltimore Bureau Podcast Show: July 13, 2018
This Friday the 13th, Dharna and Khalilah discuss residents’ and the City Council’s resistance to both Baltimore Police Department and ICE Visit https://therealnews.com for more stories and help support our work by donating at https://therealnews.com/donate….
Baltimore After Freddie Gray
On the Marc Steiner Show, Sean Yoes discusses his new book of stories from his hometown since it was shaken by Freddie Gray’s death in police custody, and the new movements trying to foster change…
Activists Arrested for Blocking Boeing Arms Plant Speak Out Against Yemen War
To protest the US-Saudi war on Yemen, peace activists blocked a Boeing weapons facility in Missouri with a bus — a symbol of the 40 Yemeni children on a school bus massacred by Saudi Arabia…
The Baltimore Bureau Podcast Show: September 14, 2018
Khalilah and Eze sit down with Rapper/Producer JPEGMAFIA to discuss protests of California Gov. Jerry Brown’s Task Force on Climate and Forests, the death of Anthony Anderson at the hands of Baltimore Police, the Maryland…
Survivors Rally at Capitol as Key Senators Say They’ll Vote for Kavanaugh
Despite widespread protests, Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh appears set for confirmation Saturday ** (Disclaimer: This video content is intended for educational and informational purposes only) **
Protests against far-right politics draw thousands
Over 200,000 people have taken to the streets of Berlin to protest the rise of far-right populism in Germany and Europe. Visit https://therealnews.com for more stories and help support our work by donating at https://therealnews.com/donate….
France’s ‘Yellow Vest’ Protests Emerged Spontaneously, without Leadership
Prof. Jean Bricmont explains that the ‘yellow vest’ movement is an expression of decades of frustration with declining living standards due to the dismantling of France’’ welfare state Visit https://therealnews.com for more stories and help…
Hungarians Rise up Against Anti-Worker ‘Slave Law’ and Growing Authoritarianism
Protests have rocked Hungary after the passage of what labor activists call a “slave law,” which lets employers demand 400 hours of overtime and no pay for 3 years. Journalist Benjamin Novak says the opposition…
Activists on Hunger Strike Demanding End to US-Saudi War on Yemen
A dozen peace activists in NYC are refusing food for two weeks in a hunger strike calling for an end to US support for the war on Yemen and arms sales to Saudi Arabia. Ben…
Time On A Pivot
TRNN Host/Producer Eze Jackson drops rap lyrics from his view of where things are in general at this pivotal time. Visit https://therealnews.com for more stories and help support our work by donating at https://therealnews.com/donate. **…
French Yellow Vest Protests Continue for 12th Week, Despite Government Resistance
Despite a brief lull over the holidays, the anti-neoliberal and anti-tax yellow vest protests continued in France for a 12th consecutive Saturday. We speak to Cole Stangler in Paris, shortly after the 10th week of…
France’s Yellow Vest Protesters Denounce Disproportionate Force
France has seen weekly clashes between the yellow vest protesters and the police for three months now. More than 1,900 demonstrators have been injured, some of them seriously. Protesters say the police are using inappropriate…
Haiti: Weeks of Protests Demanding the Resignation of the President
President Jovenel Moise is accused of siphoning money from Petrocaribe, a low cost oil program from Venezuela, and mismanagement. We speak with award winning journalist, Jacqueline Charles Visit https://therealnews.com for more stories and help support…
Opposition Grows to Hopkins’ Armed, Private Police Force Proposal
On Friday legislators will hear from supporters and opponents of the bill Visit https://therealnews.com for more stories and help support our work by donating at https://therealnews.com/donate. ** (Disclaimer: This video content is intended for educational…
Massive Protest in Support of the Bolivarian Revolution Largely Ignored
While the world’s attention was focused on the Venezuelan opposition, as it tried to transport US aid into Venezuela against the government’s will, a major protest took place in Caracas that was opposed to US…
What Baltimore’s Children’s Book Scam Says About Corporate Power
Baltimore Beat Editor-in-Chief Lisa Snowden-McCray discusses the fallout from the unfolding Healthy Holly corruption scandal Subscribe to our page and support our work at https://therealnews.com/donate. ** (Disclaimer: This video content is intended for educational and…
Students, Residents Protest Johns Hopkins ICE Contracts and Private Police
As student occupation continues, professors join in calls for the university to abandon plan for armed police Subscribe to our page and support our work at https://therealnews.com/donate. ** (Disclaimer: This video content is intended for…
Sudan Protests Intensify Demands for Civilian Government
Khalid Medani speaks to Eddie Conway about Sudanese opposition to al-Bashir and the sit-in that continues through Ramadan Subscribe to our page and support our work at https://therealnews.com/donate. ** (Disclaimer: This video content is intended…
