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The Doomsday Machine and Nuclear Winter – Daniel Ellsberg on RAI (11/13)
An H Bomb first strike will create firestorms and smoke that ends most human life; this is a fact ignored by military planners and by…
How Fraud Corrodes Weak Market Regulations Governed by Market Fundamentalism
Prof. Bill Black’s talk at the forum, “Destroying the Myths of Market Fundamentalism,” held in Washington DC, on October 19, 2018 Visit https://therealnews.com for more…
The Virtues and Limits of Markets
Robert Kuttner, co-founder and co-editor of The American Prospect, presents at the forum, “Destroying the Myths of Market Fundamentalism,” held in Washington DC, on October…
Oil Industry Cleanup Costs Vastly Exceed Alberta Government’s Estimates
Regan Boychuk of Reclaim Alberta explains that Canadian taxpayers could ultimately be on the hook for hundreds of billions of oil industry cleanup costs Visit…
Corporate Tax-Break Subsidies: Boosting Monopolies, Fueling Inequality
Greg Leroy, Executive Director of Good jobs First, speaks at the forum, “Destroying the Myths of Market Fundamentalism,” held in Washington DC, on October 19,…
Systematized Tax Evasion: Cheating Competition
James Henry, economist and tax attorney, speaks at the forum, “Destroying the Myths of Market Fundamentalism,” held in Washington DC, on October 19, 2018 Visit…
Moscow & NATO Playing a ‘Dangerous Tit-For-Tat Game’ in the Ukraine
Col. Lawrence Wilkerson says that the latest Ukraine crisis, in which Russia is holding Ukrainian navy boats, was foreseeable and likely, given NATO’s constant encroachment…
Mississippi Special Election: Can Democrat Mike Espy Pull Off an Upset Victory for the US Senate?
Mississippi voters do not like to be embarrassed,” says Professor Gerald Horne while analysing the upcoming special election between Democrat Mike Espy against incumbent Cindy…
Paul Jay: The Urgency of Now
Paul Jay says we must try to tell the whole truth of the serious threats facing human society and report on the movements fighting for…
Dismantle the American Doomsday Machine – Daniel Ellsberg on RAI (12/13)
Congress should hold hearings into nuclear winter and eliminating the hair-trigger and obsolete ICBM’s – says Daniel Ellsberg on Reality Asserts Itself with Paul Jay…
What can Britain Teach the US About Curbing Gun Violence?
After a 1996 school shooting, Britain implemented tough gun control laws. Today they have 100 times fewer gun deaths than the United States Visit https://therealnews.com…
The Baltimore Bureau Podcast Show: Weeks of November 12 and 19, 2018
Dharna Noor and Khalilah Harris talk about federal police oversight, Bloomberg’s gift to Johns Hopkins University, a pipeline set to be built through Maryland, and…
How Inequality Increases Environmental Damage for Everyone (But Not Equally)
James Boyce of PERI discusses how inequalities in power encourage the creation of environmental damage. Inequality disempowers some communities while allowing the powerful to profit…
Systemic Corporate Crime: Business as Usual, Making Markets Irrelevant
Russell Mokhiber, the editor of the Corporate Crime Reporter, speaks at the forum, “Destroying the Myths of Market Fundamentalism,” held in Washington DC, on October…
