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The Real News Podcast
Daily Reports, specials, and podcasts by The Real News Network (TRNN). TRNN makes media connecting you to the movements, people, and perspectives that are advancing the cause of a more just, equal, and livable planet. TRNN is a nonprofit media organization. We do not accept advertising revenue or corporate sponsorship.
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- The Real News Podcast
Nora Loreto's news headlines for Friday, October 6
Canadian journalist Nora Loreto reads the latest headlines for Friday, October 6, 2023. TRNN has partnered with Loreto to syndicate her daily news digest and…
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Nora Loreto's news headlines for Thursday, October 5
Canadian journalist Nora Loreto reads the latest headlines for Thursday, October 5, 2023. TRNN has partnered with Loreto to syndicate her daily news digest and…
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Nora Loreto's news headlines for Wednesday, October 4
Canadian journalist Nora Loreto reads the latest headlines for Wednesday, October 4, 2023. TRNN has partnered with Loreto to syndicate her daily news digest…
The Real News PodcastWhat the hell happened in Spain's elections? | The Marc Steiner Show
Spain's elections on July 23 yielded a surprise result that's left the country without a government for more than 10 weeks now. While the conservative Partido…
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Nora Loreto's news headlines for Tuesday, October 3
Canadian journalist Nora Loreto reads the latest headlines for Tuesday, October 3, 2023. TRNN has partnered with Loreto to syndicate her daily news digest and…
The Real News PodcastHer father was granted parole. The governor took it away. | Rattling the Bars
Thomas "Tahaka" Gaither was out on parole when then-Gov. Glendening of Maryland revoked parole for all persons convicted of a life sentence. Since the late…
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Nora Loreto's news headlines for Monday, October 2
Canadian journalist Nora Loreto reads the latest headlines for Monday, October 2, 2023. TRNN has partnered with Loreto to syndicate her daily news digest and…
The Real News PodcastDeSantis uses sports in war on 'wokeness' in colleges | Edge of Sports
In the early 90s, Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf had a promising career ahead of him in the NBA as an up-and-coming star. That all changed in 1996 when he refused to stand…
The Real News Podcast'This is history': UAW workers from the picket lines | The Upsurge
This is history': UAW workers from the picket lines | The Upsurge The UAW’s Stand Up Strike is alive and growing. More than 18,000 auto workers across the Big…
The Real News PodcastIf the government shuts down, so does the NLRB—that'll hurt the strikes
It is looking increasingly likely that Congressional Republicans will bring the federal government to a shutdown starting this weekend. "U.S. government…
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Nora Loreto's news headlines for Friday, September 29
Canadian journalist Nora Loreto reads the latest headlines for Friday, September 29, 2023. TRNN has partnered with Loreto to syndicate her daily news digest…
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Nora Loreto's news headlines for Thursday, September 28
Canadian journalist Nora Loreto reads the latest headlines for Thursday, September 28, 2023. TRNN has partnered with Loreto to syndicate her daily news digest…
The Real News PodcastThe history of the Israeli Communist Party holds lessons for Israel's current crisis
These days, the Israeli Communist Party is a marginal force—but the errors made by this party through its 100 year history still provide valuable insight into…
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Nora Loreto's news headlines for Wednesday, September 27
Canadian journalist Nora Loreto reads the latest headlines for Wednesday, September 27, 2023. TRNN has partnered with Loreto to syndicate her daily news digest…
The Real News PodcastJewish author accused of antisemitism for criticizing Israel | The Marc Steiner Show
The question of historical and present antisemitism is at the heart of Zionism, though not always in the ways supporters of Israel would believe. In the effort…
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Nora Loreto's news headlines for Tuesday, September 26
Canadian journalist Nora Loreto reads the latest headlines for Tuesday, September 26, 2023. TRNN has partnered with Loreto to syndicate her daily news digest…
The Real News PodcastCollege football is dangerous. Unions can fix it. | Edge of Sports
The view of college athletes as unpaid workers is gaining currency among the public. Of course, it's one thing to have an analysis of how universities exploit…
The Real News PodcastNorthwestern's hazing scandal and sports culture w/Byron Hurt | Edge of Sports
Officially, hazing is illegal and unwelcome just about everywhere you turn—but it continues as an open secret in far too many fraternities, sports teams, and…
The Real News PodcastChamique Holdsclaw on depression and fame | Edge of Sports
Chamique Holdsclaw's legendary status was apparent from the moment she entered professional sports. After helping the US National Team win the Gold Medal in…
The Real News PodcastThe dark side of El Salvador's 'gang crackdown' w/Michael Fox | Rattling the Bars
El Salvador's Nayib Bukele has now suspended the rule of law in his country for 18 months, during which time more than 70,000 people have been rounded up and…
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Nora Loreto's news headlines for Monday, September 25
Canadian journalist Nora Loreto reads the latest headlines for Monday, September 25, 2023. TRNN has partnered with Loreto to syndicate her daily news digest…
The Real News PodcastCan identity politics be used for liberation?
During his life, Bissau-Guinean revolutionary Amilcar Cabral co-founded the PAIGC and dedicated his life to the liberation of his native Guinea and Cape Verde…
The Real News PodcastUAW Strike update: More auto plants to join 'stand-up' strike
The United Auto Workers are striking against all of the Big Three automakers at once for the first time in the union’s history. The UAW is employing a novel…
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Nora Loreto's news headlines for Friday, September 22
Canadian journalist Nora Loreto reads the latest headlines for Friday, September 22, 2023. TRNN has partnered with Loreto to syndicate her daily news digest…
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Nora Loreto's news headlines for Thursday, September 21
Canadian journalist Nora Loreto reads the latest headlines for Thursday, September 21, 2023. TRNN has partnered with Loreto to syndicate her daily news digest…
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Nora Loreto's news headlines for Wednesday, September 20
Canadian journalist Nora Loreto reads the latest headlines for Wednesday, September 20, 2023. TRNN has partnered with Loreto to syndicate her daily news digest…
The Real News PodcastThese real life Texas cowboys were socialists | The Marc Steiner Show
Symbols of the Old West are almost unquestionably associated with the right wing in this day-in-age. Yet the real history of the Wild West is more complicated…
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Nora Loreto's news headlines for Tuesday, September 19
Canadian journalist Nora Loreto reads the latest headlines for Tuesday, September 19, 2023. TRNN has partnered with Loreto to syndicate her daily news digest…
The Real News PodcastCop City, RICO, and corporate fascism w/Taya Graham & Stephen Janis | Rattling the Bars
After two years of resistance against the proposed "Atlanta Public Safety Training Center," more commonly known as Cop City, more than 60 activists associated…
The Real News PodcastAlabama's 'astonishingly cruel,' untested plan to kill Kenneth Smith | Rattling the Bars
While the death penalty has been abolished in 23 states and Washington, DC, other states are doubling down on the barbaric practice of capital punishment…
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Nora Loreto's news headlines for Monday, September 18
Canadian journalist Nora Loreto reads the latest headlines for Monday, September 18, 2023. TRNN has partnered with Loreto to syndicate her daily news digest…
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Nora Loreto's news headlines for Friday, September 15
Canadian journalist Nora Loreto reads the latest headlines for Friday, September 15, 2023. TRNN has partnered with Loreto to syndicate her daily news digest…
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Nora Loreto's news headlines for Thursday, September 14
Canadian journalist Nora Loreto reads the latest headlines for Thursday, September 14, 2023. TRNN has partnered with Loreto to syndicate her daily news digest…
The Real News PodcastUAW workers explain why they're ready to strike | Working People
Read the transcript of this podcast and read the full show notes: https://therealnews.com After the high-stakes contract fight between the Teamsters and UPS…
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Nora Loreto's news headlines for Wednesday, September 13
Canadian journalist Nora Loreto reads the latest headlines for Wednesday, September 13, 2023. TRNN has partnered with Loreto to syndicate her daily news digest…
The Real News PodcastAmerica's secret wars w/Norman Solomon | The Marc Steiner Show
Since 9/11, US wars have become widespread, everyday affairs that most Americans know next to nothing about. The largest wars like Iraq, Afghanistan and Libya…
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Nora Loreto's news headlines for Tuesday, September 12
Canadian journalist Nora Loreto reads the latest headlines for Tuesday, September 12, 2023. TRNN has partnered with Loreto to syndicate her daily news digest…
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Nora Loreto's news headlines for Monday, September 11
Canadian journalist Nora Loreto reads the latest headlines for Monday, September 11, 2023. TRNN has partnered with Loreto to syndicate her daily news digest…
The Real News PodcastAuto workers prepare to strike the Big 3 | The Upsurge
The hot labor summer isn't over yet. In a week's time, the United Auto Workers may launch a strike of 150,000 of its members if the Big Three automakers –…
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Nora Loreto's news headlines for Friday, September 8 - Conservative Party of Canada's convention special
Canadian journalist Nora Loreto talks about the Conservative Party of Canada's convention. TRNN has partnered with Loreto to syndicate her daily news digest…
The Real News PodcastRace for Profit: To fight racism, fight capitalism
It is no strange coincidence that a decade of uprisings against white supremacy have shaken the US at the same time as a growing mass movement for economic…
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Nora Loreto's news headlines for Thursday, September 7
Canadian journalist Nora Loreto reads the latest headlines for Thursday, September 7, 2023. TRNN has partnered with Loreto to syndicate her daily news digest…
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Nora Loreto's news headlines for Wednesday, September 6
Canadian journalist Nora Loreto reads the latest headlines for Wednesday, September 6, 2023. TRNN has partnered with Loreto to syndicate her daily news digest…
The Real News PodcastWhy all Jewish people should support Palestine w/Dave Zirin | The Marc Steiner Show
Read the transcript of this podcast: https://therealnews.com In a special crossover moment for The Real News, Dave Zirin of Edge of Sports joins The Marc…
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Nora Loreto's news headlines for Tuesday, September 5
Canadian journalist Nora Loreto reads the latest headlines for Tuesday, September 5, 2023. TRNN has partnered with Loreto to syndicate her daily news digest…
- The Real News Podcast
Nora Loreto's news headlines for Monday, September 4
Canadian journalist Nora Loreto reads the latest headlines for Monday, September 4, 2023. TRNN has partnered with Loreto to syndicate her daily news digest and…
The Real News PodcastNo to Nike: College coach stands up to sweatshop labor | Edge of Sports
Edge of Sports is back! In this Season 2 premiere, former St. John’s University Assistant Soccer Coach Jim Keady joins Dave Zirin to talk about why he left…
The Real News PodcastThere's no such thing as a 'union boss'—what labor reporters get wrong
The recent surge in labor militancy has brought fresh focus to the workers' struggle in media—but is labor's big moment a passing fad in the content cycle, or…
The Real News PodcastCops want to ban cop watching. Here's how we fight back w/The Battousai & James Freeman | PAR
A recent article in The Washington Post highlighting the growth of cop watcher YouTube channels provided a rare mainstream spotlight on a movement that's…
The Real News PodcastThe true story of the March on Washington w/Larry Gibson | The Marc Steiner Show
The March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom has been rightfully memorialized as an iconic moment in American history, particularly as the venue for Martin…
The Real News PodcastSouth Korea's war on unions has geopolitical implications | Working People
Read the transcript of this podcast and see the full show notes: https://therealnews.com Within the past two years, South Korea has seen major labor actions…
The Real News PodcastEd Poindexter has been a political prisoner for 52 years. His family just wants him to come home.
After 52 years of incarceration, Edward Alan Poindexter is among the longest serving political prisoners in US and world history. Originally part of the "Omaha…
The Real News PodcastSolidarity Ale! Anchor Brewing workers plan to turn closed company into a co-op
After 127 years of operation, San Francisco's beloved Anchor Brewing Company shut down operations earlier this year. Bought by Sapporo in 2017, Anchor…
The Real News PodcastUPS Contract Ratified. What's Next? | The Upsurge
On Tuesday, Aug. 22, the Teamsters union announced that its members voted to ratify the national UPS contract by 86.3% – and with record turnout. Workers won…
The Real News PodcastAfrica is the future. Why everyone must understand it w/Nii Akuetteh
Read the transcript of this podcast: News stories about Africa and the 1.4 billion people who live there, about 17% of the world’s population, have always been…
The Real News PodcastWest Virginia University decimates staff in new budget | Working People
Read the transcript of this podcast here: The world of higher education has been in shock this past week after West Virginia University President E. Gordon Gee…
The Real News PodcastWhy do India's Hindutva fascists love Israel? | The Marc Steiner Show
Read the transcript of this podcast: https://therealnews.com/india-and-israels-fascists-are-in-cahoots-can-hindu-and-jewish-progressives-form-an-alliance-too…
The Real News PodcastInside the shadowy, lucrative business of 'union avoidance consultants'
Read the transcript of this podcast: https://therealnews.com/the-shady-consultants-bosses-hire-to-dissuade-workers-from-unionizing Most people often think of…
The Real News PodcastWho was George Jackson? America's prophetic revolutionary | Rattling the Bars
Read the transcript of this podcast: https://therealnews.com/george-jacksons-unfinished-revolution At the age of 18, George Jackson was condemned to a prison…
The Real News PodcastWhat MLK REALLY said about Malcolm X, and more, revealed in new biography
Read the transcript of this podcast: https://therealnews.com Jonathan Eig’s ‘King: A Life’ is the first major biography in decades to be written on the civil…