Tag: the real news
Venezuela Introduces New Measures to Halt Hyperinflation: Will they Work?
Venezuela’s hyperinflation is now exceeding 200% per month. President Maduro plans to introduce a new currency that is tied to Venezuela’s oil basket, but will the measures work and how has inflation affected the general…
What Would A Black Arts and Entertainment District Mean for Baltimore?
Baltimore’s Charm is often seen through its arts and culture. But who has access to the proper resources, and what communities are being left out of the conversation? Visit https://therealnews.com for more stories and help…
Can a Business in the US be Anti-Capitalist?
On the Marc Steiner Show, Joshua Clark Davis discusses his book ‘From Head Shops to Whole Foods,” which details the effects of bringing the New Left, Black Power, feminism, and environmentalism into the marketplace Visit…
On Police Reform, Rhetoric Without Action is Meaningless
Advocates say efforts to reform the troubled Baltimore Police department are flailing because the city is not implementing real change Visit https://therealnews.com for more stories and help support our work by donating at https://therealnews.com/donate. **…
The Flint Water Crisis: Detroit is Where it all Began
Eddie Conway speaks with Rev. David Bullock about how the largest municipal bankruptcy in the world gave birth to a public health crisis Visit https://therealnews.com for more stories and help support our work by donating…
Cuba’s New Draft Constitution: Institutionalizing Revolution and Reversing Personalization
Cuba’s National Assembly passed a new draft constitution, to replace its existing Soviet-era constitution via national referendum in a few months. Many changes are in the works, including the recognition of private property and gay…
Why Does the West Hate Putin? – RAI with A. Buzgalin (10/12)
On Reality Asserts Itself, Prof. Alexandr Buzgalin says the West doesn’t like Putin defying the American world order, but this does not make Russia a progressive country – with host Paul Jay Visit https://therealnews.com for…
Israeli Activist Who Grew Up In A Kibbutz Sails To Gaza On The Freedom Flotilla
Zohar Regev Chamberlain says the injustice she witnessed as a child in Israel moved her to defend Palestinian human rights Visit https://therealnews.com for more stories and help support our work by donating at https://therealnews.com/donate. **…
Trump Expected to Roll Back California’s Clean Air Plan
The Environmental Protection Agency will revoke California’s exception to the Clean Air Act that had allowed it to set higher clean air standards than the rest of the nation. This means auto manufacturers will be…
Is There Another Financial Crisis in the Works?
In this regulatory environment banks borrow more and make riskier loans and “no one is watching them” says, professor Gerald Epstein Visit https://therealnews.com for more stories and help support our work by donating at https://therealnews.com/donate….
The Making and Unmaking of a Right Winger
Filmmaker Jen Senko discusses the making of “The Brainwashing of my Dad” and the transformation of her Dad’s behavior after being exposed to Rush Limbaugh and Fox News Visit https://therealnews.com for more stories and help…
Imran Khan Breaks the Party Duopoly in Pakistan but Will he Differ in his Leadership?
Imran Khan’s Pakistan Justice Movement (PTI) wins the most seats of any single party in parliament, says Junaid Ahmad, Professor of Middle Eastern Politics at the University of Lahore Visit https://therealnews.com for more stories and…
Does the Cohen Tape Spell Trouble for Trump?
Longtime Donald Trump fixer Michael Cohen has released a recording of him and Trump discussing the financing for a hush money deal with Karen McDougal. Allan Lichtman of American University, author of “The Case for…
Many Russians Think Climate Change is Propaganda to Weaken Their Economy – Buzgalin (11/12)
On Reality Asserts Itself, Prof. Alexandr Buzgalin says Russian oligarchs find an oil based economy too profitable to consider transitioning away from it – with host Paul Jay Visit https://therealnews.com for more stories and help…
The Flint Water Crisis: Fighting for Accountability
In the second part of their interview, Eddie Conway speaks with Rev. David Alexander Bullock about who is responsible for the continuing Flint Water Crisis and how Flint and Detroit can fight for accountability Visit…
Ex-Obama Officials Shill, and Bill, for Big Tech’s Pentagon Deals
As Google faced an internal employee revolt over its involvement in the Pentagon’s drone warfare program, the Obama-veteran firm WestExec stepped in to help. The case highlights the deep ties between the tech industry and…
Bill Maher Leads Attack on Larry Wilkerson over Trump Meeting with Putin
Trump’s Helsinki meeting with Vladimir Putin was absolutely necessary, but unfortunately it was squandered because nuclear weapons were not discussed, which actually is the main issue between the two countries, says Col. Larry Wilkerson Visit…
Artificial Intelligence and the Future of Socialism – RAI with A. Buzgalin (12/12)
On Reality Asserts Itself, Prof. Alexandr Buzgalin says the conditions for socialism did not exist in the 1920’s but now they do, but there will be many zigs and zags getting there – with host…
Israel-Palestine’s Toughest Questions Have Simple Answers
We speak to Jamie Stern-Weiner, editor of Moment of Truth: Tackling Israel-Palestine’s Toughest Questions, which brings together dozens of prominent experts to discuss how peace can be achieved Visit https://therealnews.com for more stories and help…
Economic Interests Trump Biological Diversity
The Trump administration’s Interior Department is planning on making the deepest revision to the Endangered Species Act in its 40 years of existence. Economic interests are to be taken into account for the first time…
Debunking the Putin Panic with Stephen F. Cohen
There is much to criticize the Russian president for, says Professor Stephen F. Cohen of Princeton and NYU, but many US political and media claims about Putin are false – and reckless Visit https://therealnews.com for…
