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What California’s Death Penalty Moratorium Means For The Marginalized

Davey D discusses Governor Gavin Newsom’s executive order and California’s prison industrial complex—from Tookie Williams to Prop 66 Subscribe to our page and support our work at https://therealnews.com/donate. ** (Disclaimer: This video content is intended…

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Fossil Fuel Trade Associations Spent $1.4 Billion on Ads in Past Decade

The American Petroleum Institute spent over half of that total on contracts with the PR giant Edelman, says Kert Davies of Climate Investigations Center. Subscribe to our page and support our work at https://therealnews.com/donate. **…

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Trump and Pelosi Both Cater to Private Health Insurance – RAI with Wendell Potter (1/7)

Trump’s “great healthcare plan” and opposition to Medicare for All’s “socialism” and Pelosi’s defense of the ACA and opposition to single-payer are both aimed at garnering support from the private insurance industry Watch full series…

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Trump’s Tweets Fuel Media Slander and Death Threats Against Ilhan Omar

James Zogby, of the Arab American Institute, analyzes the increasing threat against Arabs and Muslims in America and its impact on 2020 elections Subscribe to our page and support our work at https://therealnews.com/donate. ** (Disclaimer:…

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Trump Using Refugees as Pawns and Public Policy for Vengeance

San Francisco District Attorney candidate Chesa Boudin calls Trump a coward and a bully who should be held legally accountable Subscribe to our page and support our work at https://therealnews.com/donate. ** (Disclaimer: This video content…

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Special Report: Haitian Resistance is Rising; US Complicity in Atrocities (Pt 2/2)

An unknown number of Haitians were killed, raped, and burned alive in La Saline, Haiti, the home of African Diaspora liberation. Margaret Prescod talks about what she found Subscribe to our page and support our…

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Is Russian ‘Meddling’ an Attack on America? – RAI with Stephen Cohen (1/5)

“The claim that Russia attacked America during the 2016 presidential election is both exceedingly dangerous and a complete falsehood,” says Stephen Cohen on Reality Asserts Itself with Paul Jay Watch full series https://therealnews.com/series/reality-asserts-itself-stephen-cohen Subscribe to…

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Harsh Conditions in German Refugee Camps

In Germany, there’s growing criticism of the so-called ‘holding and processing centres’ where migrants are sent when they first arrive in the country. Migrants say that conditions inside are horrific. Subscribe to our page and…

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At House Climate Committee Hearing to Discuss Youth Action, Kids Pushing Green New Deal Snubbed

The first House Select Committee on the Climate Crisis hearing featured several youth climate activists. Oddly missing: the group central to the renewed national youth climate push and Green New Deal, Sunrise Movement Subscribe to…

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UK Labour Party’s “Witch Hunt” Victimizes Jewish Black Party Activist

Jackie Walker’s surreptitiously taped words taken out of context led to a 2016 suspension; now she has been expelled. We discuss the case with Jackie Walker herself Subscribe to our page and support our work…

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Ecuadorian President’s Motives for Surrendering Assange: Vengeance & IMF Loan?

$4.2 billion IMF loan, submission to the US, and vengeance appear to have been President Moreno’s true motives for revoking Assange’s asylum in Ecuador’s London embassy, says Ecuador’s former foreign minister Guillaume Long Subscribe to…

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Special Report: Massacres in Haiti – Pacifica’s Margaret Prescod (1/2)

An unknown number of Haitians were killed, raped, and burned alive in La Saline, Haiti, the home of African Diaspora liberation. Margaret Prescod talks about what she found Subscribe to our page and support our…

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Sudan’s President Carries Out Coup to Defuse Movement Against Him

Prof. Khalid Ahmed says that what looks like military coup against Sudan’s president Omar al-Bashir, is actually of the president’s own making, to defuse the growing movement and ICC indictment against him Subscribe to our…

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EU Plastics Ban: “Doesn’t Go Far Enough”

Jerri-Lin Scofield and Jonathan Latham argue that EU plastics ban is far too limited and that recycling plastics does not deal with the main problem these materials cause Subscribe to our page and support our…

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Assange Indictment: A Threat to the Foundation of US Democracy?

A panel discussion between FAIR’s Jeff Cohen and Jacqueline Luqman, with host Marc Steiner examines whether this is the beginning of an attempt to stop investigative journalists from working with whistleblowers and exposing corruption Subscribe…

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Arab Spring Arrives Late in Algeria: New Elections Called

Baba Aye discusses the protests in Algeria, the colonial legacy that still shapes the country’s politics today, and the decision of independence hero Bouteflika to step down Subscribe to our page and support our work…

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California Dreamin’ of Climate Action by Newsom, But Will He Deliver?

After mixed record by Governor Jerry Brown, advocates hope Governor Gavin Newsom will up ante on climate policy. Early on, details remain murky. Check out the article here: https://therealnews.com/columns/california-dreamin-of-climate-action-by-newsom-but-will-he-deliver Subscribe to our page and support…

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“Stunning and Revealing” – DCCC Demands Loyalty Oath From Political Consultants

As Jeff Cohen points out, political fear of progressives and corporate power have pushed the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) towards strategies for stopping primary challenges Subscribe to our page and support our work at…

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Behind The Scenes Of A Baltimore Corruption Scandal

State Senator Jill Carter and investigative reporters Luke Broadwater and Fern Shen discuss how “Healthy Holly” has shaken up Baltimore politics and local elites Subscribe to our page and support our work at https://therealnews.com/donate. **…

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Medicare for All Divides Democrats but Might Unite the Nation

Michael Lighty speaks on Sanders’ Medicare for All bill, the corporate-fueled war inside the Democratic Party, and the battle for American minds Subscribe to our page and support our work at https://therealnews.com/donate. ** (Disclaimer: This…

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Steve Miller and the Nationalist Takeover of the White House

We are in a battle to stop white supremacy from seizing power, says TRNN contributor Jacqueline Luqman Subscribe to our page and support our work at https://therealnews.com/donate. ** (Disclaimer: This video content is intended for…

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Don’t Celebrate: Mueller Report Continues Russiagate Narrative

The Mueller report, while finding no collusion by Trump, did reinforce the narrative that Russia interfered in the 2016 elections to sow discord and disinformation, reinforcing the idea that Russia is an existential threat to…

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Netanyahu’s Election Crusade Succeeds In Spite of Corruption Indictments (1/2)

Shir Hever and Lia Tarachansky discuss the continuing rise of the far-right in Israel and the future of the Israeli state following Netanyahu’s probable reelection Subscribe to our page and support our work at https://therealnews.com/donate….

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Netanyahu’s Brilliant Election Strategy Overcomes Corruption Indictments (2/2)

Shir Hever and Lia Tarachansky discuss the continuing rise of the far-right in Israel and the future of the Israeli state following Netanyahu’s probable reelection Subscribe to our page and support our work at https://therealnews.com/donate….

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