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Morsi’s Death Represents the Demise of Hope for Democracy in Egypt
Professor Seif Da’na discusses the circumstances under which former Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi collapsed and died and the Egyptian government’s fear of an uprising Subscribe to our page and support our work at https://therealnews.com/donate. **…
Real Talk Tho: How Can Baltimore Uplift Youth?
Real Talk Tho, our 6th ‘newsroom in the community’ show, where youth and experts will discuss how our city can create the conditions for young people to thrive. Topic: How Can Baltimore Uplift Youth? Panelists:…
What Can Baltimore Learn from the Bay Area’s 30% Decrease in Homicides?
Bay Area violence interrupters say a sustained commitment to community-based violence reduction is key to reducing violence Subscribe to our page and support our work at https://therealnews.com/donate. ** (Disclaimer: This video content is intended for…
Real Talk Tho: How To Make The Community Safer
How can we make Baltimore safe for everyone? What are the root causes of violence? How can we change the police department so the community has control? Those are the topics we’ll explore for our…
The Trump Administration’s Intimidation of Latino Activists
In Arizona pro-immigrant and voter registration activists are being intimidated, both by the state and right-wing white-supremacy groups. Subscribe to our page and support our work at https://therealnews.com/donate. ** (Disclaimer: This video content is intended…
Honduran Security Forces Tear-Gas International Human Rights Delegation
Human rights experts from Canada, the U.K. and the U.S. were forced to flee a protest against the radically neoliberal policies of Juan Orlando Hernandez. Dimitri Lascaris reports from Honduras Subscribe to our page and…
Capitalism = Extinction?
In her Jacobin article ‘Socialism or Extinction,’ TRNN’s climate bureau producer Dharna Noor boils down the UN’s IPBES report to help us see what could lie ahead and how it is related to our economic…
The International Labor Organization Today: Social Justice versus ‘Total Market’ (2/2)
Watch full series https://therealnews.com/series/declaration-of-philadelphia-the-labor-bill-of-rights-now-replaced-by-total-market To mark the 100 year centenary of International Labor Organization and the 75 year anniversary of the Declaration of Philadelphia, TRNN present the full length original footage of Alain Supiot’s 2010…
The World Bank Helps Investors Choose the Law They Want (1/2)
Watch full series https://therealnews.com/series/declaration-of-philadelphia-the-labor-bill-of-rights-now-replaced-by-total-market This is one of many examples that show how far the world has shifted from the paradigm of peace and social justice proposed in Philadelphia after WW2, to today’s concept of…
Mali’s Civil War Fueled by Climate Crisis and Corporate Greed
Baba Aye discusses the failure of French and German peacekeepers in Mali and the real role they play, after almost one hundred people were killed in a Dogon village and Fulani are blamed for the…
Wilkerson: US Further Isolates Itself From its Allies Over Iran Policy
With the announcement that Iran will break the terms of its nuclear agreement, for stockpiling enriched uranium, the stage is set for a confrontation between the US and its European allies. The situation will contribute…
Scandals Show How Lack of Oversight Make US Healthcare the Most Expensive in the World
Lucrative inside deals and seven-figure salaries at a publicly funded hospital reveal how self-enrichment drives up healthcare costs, not providing care for patients Subscribe to our page and support our work at https://therealnews.com/donate. ** (Disclaimer:…
COINTELPRO 2.0: Fighting Government Surveillance of Black and Muslim Organizations
The Black Identity Extremist Abolition Coalition (BIEAC) convenes its first conference to collaborate on efforts to fight FBI surveillance and targeting of Black and Muslim activists and communities as “Black Identity Extremists.” Subscribe to our…
What Future for the UK with One-Third of Children in Poverty?
Philip Alston, UN Special Rapporteur, says the alarming rise of poverty in the UK is deliberate–and so too in the US Subscribe to our page and support our work at https://therealnews.com/donate. ** (Disclaimer: This video…
Women and African Americans Hit Hardest by Declining Jobs
Women and African Americans dropped out of the labor market offsetting the number of people who claimed that they were unemployed. Women and African Americans are giving up on finding a job, as wages remain…
The Fight to Restrict Abortion Could Cost Republicans the 2020 Election
As conservatives restrict abortion access state by state, women have begun to win political offices and even challenge President Trump for the highest office in the country. A discussion with feminist icon Katherine Spillar co-founder…
Millions of Brazilians Join General Strike and Protests Against President’s Austerity Reforms
In what has become the largest mobilization against Brazil’s right-wing president Jair Bolsonaro, millions of Brazilians joined in the general strike, shutting down schools, banks, and public transportation. They are demanding a halt of the…
Community-Driven Solutions Are Key to the Bay Area’s Declining Gun Violence
What lessons can Baltimore learn from the Bay Area’s success in reducing homicides? We speak to two Oakland-based experts ahead of our June 18th town hall in Baltimore Subscribe to our page and support our…
Honduras: An Unholy Trinity of Oligarchy, Repression and Extractivism
In the Aguan River valley, land defenders struggle to protect their water from a mining project controlled by the wealthy Facussé family. Dimitri Lascari reports from Honduras Subscribe to our page and support our work…
Where Are the Skeptics as the Drums Roll for War with Iran?
Vijay Prashad challenges the media reality that Iran attacked the oil tankers, calling for a real investigation to uncover the truth. Subscribe to our page and support our work at https://therealnews.com/donate. ** (Disclaimer: This video…
Germany’s Exit from Coal by 2038 Is a Major Transition
Even though German environmental groups say that Germany transition away from coal by 2038 is laudable, it is not as rapid as is needed to comply with the Paris Climate agreement. But it is an…
Methane Emissions Down, but Still Causing Climate Change
A new study concludes U.S. oil and natural gas site emissions have risen in the past decade, but at lower levels than measured before. Big Oil has jumped for joy, but methane emissions still up…
Is Joe Biden’s Folksy Shtick Beginning to Backfire?
We can all have a good laugh at the scientific reasons why Biden’s comment about curing cancer was ridiculous, but his view of his own importance is no laughing matter. Subscribe to our page and…
Longest Period Without Fed Minimum Wage Increase Since Law Enacted in 1938
The federal minimum wage has not been raised in nearly 10 years and June 16 marks the longest period it has been fixed without a raise. As a result, its value has significantly diminished. IPS’s…
Squeegee Kids Say They’re Supporting Families, Not Committing a Crime
After Mayor Jack Young said the teens who wash windows were breaking the law and scaring off tourists, TRNN spoke to several squeegee kids to get their side of the story Subscribe to our page…
United Technologies – Raytheon Merger Is the Definition of Crony Capitalism
Trump opposes the merger of these two arms manufacturers, which would create the world’s largest such corporation, but why? Bill Black gives us the interesting answer and explores why these mergers are dangerous and on…
Bernie Sanders Vision Of Democratic Socialism Makes Both Sides Nervous
Is Bernie Sanders selling socialism? Or is he just making a clear case for a government that actually works for the people? A panel discussion with Norman Solomon and Kamau Franklin, with Jacqueline Luqman as…
