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The Discovery That Should Have Changed the Cold War – Daniel Ellsberg on RAI (9/13)
In 1958, then Senator John F. Kennedy claimed there was a “missile gap”, saying the USSR was far ahead in ICBM weapons; when satellite photos showed the astounding true number, it meant the USSR did…
US Dept of Defense Failed Audit While Spending $5.9 Trillion Since 9/11
The Watson Institute released its report ‘Costs of War,’ showing astronomical costs of $5.9 trillion and at least 500,000 killed due to the never-ending war on terror. Is there an alternative? The report was published…
Central American Migrants Arrive in Tijuana, Mexico
Tensions are rising in the Mexican city of Tijuana after the arrival of thousands of migrants from Central America. Most hope to apply for asylum in the US, but the procedure is slow and Mexican…
Opioid Crisis: Purdue Pharma Billionaire Owners to be Sued
Suffolk County in New York is suing the Sackler family, which owns the maker of OxyContin, one of the main drugs behind the opioid drug overdose crisis. Just how responsible is the family and might…
ICE Holds Record Number of Immigrants, Including 14,000 Children
Over 44,000 immigrants are being held by a system that is increasingly privatized, while a humanitarian crisis is looming at the border Visit https://therealnews.com for more stories and help support our work by donating at…
Sessions’ Move to Block Reform: Just one Example of Policing’s Immense Political Power
A last second order signed by the former Attorney General to rollback the DOJ’s police oversight efforts is just one of a myriad of roadblocks to reform in a country where police unions and special…
Georgia Gubernatorial Candidate Stacey Abrams Vows to Continue to Fight Voter Suppression
Republican candidate Brian Kemp will be next Governor of Georgia, but Stacey Abrams vows a legal fight for voter rights while building a new movement Visit https://therealnews.com for more stories and help support our work…
Why Did CIA Turn Against Saudi Crown Prince MBS? It’s More than Khashoggi
CIA officials are signaling Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman must be replaced. Is this all about the killing of Jamal Khashoggi? Professor Asad AbuKhalil tells Ben Norton there are other political reasons. Visit https://therealnews.com…
Sears Bankruptcy Engineered to Benefit Executives and Stiff Workers
Executives of Sears stand to gain up to $1 million in bonuses, should Sears be liquidated, and $500,000 if it’s restructured. Meanwhile, ordinary workers at Sears are being laid off without severance payments. Bill Black…
In Maryland, Protestors Demand National Park Service Block Potomac Pipeline
In a final push to stop the construction of a fracked gas through Maryland, protestors rallied to demand the NPS not issue TransCanada a right-of-way permit Visit https://therealnews.com for more stories and help support our…
Transgender Day of Remembrance: To Fight For Trans Lives, Think Local
On Transgender Day of Remembrance, Sylvia Rivera Law Project founder Dean Spade talks about the lack of federal protections for trans people and how communities are fighting back at the local level Visit https://therealnews.com for…
A Strategy of War Crimes, Killing Civilians to Win a War – Daniel Ellsberg on RAI (10/13)
General Curtis LaMay, who directed the firebombing and nuclear attacks on Japan said, “War is killing people, when you kill enough of them, the other guy quits” – quotes Daniel Ellsberg on Reality Asserts Itself…
China Intensifies Crackdown on Marxist Student Activists
Chinese university students, inspired by their studies of Marx, are facing an increasing state crackdown on their movement in support of workers who have been trying to organize Shenzhen’s Jasic Technology. Prof. Zhun Xu analyzes…
The War on Terror’s Toll, From Atrocities Abroad to Mass Shootings at Home
A new Brown University study says the US-led so-called “War on Terror” has killed around 500,000 people in Afghanistan, Iraq and Pakistan — an “undercount,” it stresses. And as Ian David Long — an-ex U.S….
The SEC and the Inadequacies of Financial Regulation
Damon Silvers, Director of Policy and Special Counsel of the AFL-CIO, speaks at the forum, “Destroying the Myths of Market Fundamentalism,” held in Washington DC, on October 19, 2018 Visit https://therealnews.com for more stories and…
Nurses say Union Will Help Hold Hopkins Accountable to the Community
Johns Hopkins nurses issued a series of damming reports they say reveals why a union is needed to improve patient safety and community commitment Visit https://therealnews.com for more stories and help support our work by…
Pakistan’s New PM Imran Khan Seeks Historic Peace Deal with India, After Decades of Conflict
Pakistan’s new Prime Minister Imran Khan is trying to reach a historic peace deal with rival India, opening a border crossing for Sikh pilgrims. Journalist Munizae Jahangir tells TRNN’s Ben Norton this is the first…
Market Fundamentalism and Trade
Lori Wallach, Director of Public Citizen’s Global Trade Watch, speaks at the forum, “Destroying the Myths of Market Fundamentalism,” held in Washington DC, on October 19, 2018 Visit https://therealnews.com for more stories and help support…
Globalization, Inequality & the Predictable Corporate Takeover of the WTO (1/2)
The corporate takeover of platforms like the World Trade Organization has been denounced by developing countries and activists for decades and today the denunciations are reflected in rebuttals to pro-corporate machinations like those unpacked in…
World Leaders Fight Over Turbulent Oil Market at G20 Summit
As world leaders gather for the G20 summit, oil is at the top of the list of issues. Scholar Vijay Prashad discusses with TRNN’s Ben Norton the fight between the US, Russia, China, and Saudi…
Bernie Sanders: End U.S. Arms Sales to Saudis and Support for its Yemen War
Sen. Sanders joins Paul Jay to discuss his Senate resolution to end US support for the Saudi war in Yemen Visit https://therealnews.com for more stories and help support our work by donating at https://therealnews.com/donate. **…
An Off-Duty Cop Pulled a Gun on Teen Waiting for a Bus, How Will the City Respond?
The nearly deadly encounter between an unarmed teen and an off-duty Baltimore police officer still haunts the family, but the recent controversy involving the city’s civilian review board may leave them with nowhere to turn…
Expectations Skyhigh for Mexico’s Newly Inaugurated President Lopez Obrador
Andrés Manuel Lopez Obrador, Mexico’s new center-left president was inaugurated and outlined policies that were more ambitious than what he campaigned on, says Laura Carlsen, of the Americas Program of the Center for International Policy…
US Sabotages UN Attempt at Yemen Ceasefire, as Opposition to War Grows in Congress
The Trump administration claimed it would seek a ceasefire in Yemen in 30 days, but the US blocked a UN Security Council resolution submitted by Britain. Colonel Larry Wilkerson discusses with TRNN’s Ben Norton Congress’…
