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The Real News Podcast
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Nora Loreto's news headlines for Wednesday, June 28
Canadian journalist Nora Loreto reads the latest headlines for Wednesday, June 28, 2023. TRNN has partnered with Loreto to syndicate her daily news digest and…
The Real News PodcastLGBTQ history and the current backlash | The Marc Steiner Show
Over 800 anti-LGBTQ bills have either been passed or are on the docket in 27 states, according to the organization Human Rights Campaign. Much of this…
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Nora Loreto's News Headlines for Tuesday, June 27
Canadian journalist Nora Loreto reads the latest headlines for Tuesday, June 27, 2023. TRNN has partnered with Loreto to syndicate her daily news digest and…
The Real News PodcastDisrupting the school-to-prison pipeline w/Rep. Keturah Herron | Rattling the Bars
The system of mass incarceration extends into the public education system. Known as the school-to-prison pipeline, policies that criminalize youth and their…
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News headlines for Monday, June 26
Canadian journalist Nora Loreto reads the latest headlines for Monday, June 26, 2023. Find more headlines from Nora at Sandy & Nora Talk Politics podcast feed…
The Real News PodcastUPS Teamsters just voted to strike. What’s next? | The Upsurge
Read the transcript of this podcast: https://therealnews.com/ups-teamsters-just-voted-to-strike-whats-next The results are in: 97% of UPS Teamsters voted to…
The Real News PodcastCops tried to slap him with a pricey ticket, but he turned the tables | Police Accountability Report
Arkansas resident Shawn Chaperone was cut off by a reckless driver and was shocked that police chose to pull him over. However, it was the local police…
The Real News PodcastThe critical evidence police kept secret in Baltimore's deadly trash chute case | Land of the Unsolved
In two separate incidents, Emily Hauze and Harsh Kumar were found dead at the bottom of a trash chute in the Park Charles apartments in Baltimore. Police ruled…
The Real News PodcastAaron Maybin: "Athletes aren't superheroes, we're human beings" | Edge of Sports
After four years as a professional linebacker for football teams in the U.S. and Canada, Aaron Maybin put down his helmet and picked up a range of new hats off…
The Real News PodcastLegalizing weed hasn't fixed all cannabis workers' problems—but unionizing can
Legalizing pot has opened the floodgates to a new multibillion dollar industry in multiple states. But where there are high profits, there's often high…
The Real News PodcastCanada's labor movement faces an uphill climb | Working People
From May 8-12, the 30th Constitutional Convention of the Canadian Labour Congress took place in Montréal. Reporting for Working People and The Real News…
The Real News PodcastNeo-fascists have taken over Shasta County—is your hometown next? | The Marc Steiner Report
Shasta County, California has become a laboratory for far-right activists in search of power. The county has long been a Republican outpost in a blue state…
The Real News Podcast‘What is Juneteenth to the incarcerated Black person?’ | Rattling the Bars
Juneteenth has become a federal holiday—yet prison slavery under the 13th Amendment continues. Uprooting the prison industrial complex is vital to completing…
The Real News PodcastThe right is better than the left at storytelling, but we can fix that w/Bill Fletcher, Jr.
Editor’s note: Unfortunately, the original audio recording of this event contained a significant amount of echo picking up from the multiple microphones. We…
The Real News PodcastA parked car. A Nebraska cop. An unexpected break-in | PAR
Bradley was finishing a walk with his dog along a nature trail near the rural town of Plattsmouth, Nebraska, when local police suddenly pulled him over. When…
The Real News PodcastHe was a firefighter. Until Texas sheriffs destroyed his life | PAR
Update: The Denton County Prosecutors’ Office has informed The Real News that the sheriff’s department never turned over charges or submitted evidence…
The Real News PodcastTwo bodies. A trash chute. Did police miss something? | Land of the Unsolved
In the early 2010s, two Baltimoreans fell down a trash chute in The Park Charles apartment building and died. Police say both incidents were "accidents." The…
The Real News PodcastW. Kamau Bell, the reluctant optimist | Edge of Sports
In this episode of Edge of Sports, host Dave Zirin highlights two takes on the gender politics of sports culture. Dr. Cheryl Cooky joins the Ask a Sports…
The Real News PodcastIn Canada, the strike wave is winning workers real gains
From May 8-12, the 30th Constitutional Convention of the Canadian Labour Congress took place in Montréal. Reporting for Working People and The Real News…
The Real News PodcastWhy the far-right loves racist vigilantes w/Spencer Ackerman | The Marc Steiner Show
White vigilante terror is older than the United States itself. The lawful use of violence by white citizens to establish political supremacy can be found…
The Real News PodcastUS Sentencing Commission could reduce prison time for thousands | RTB
On April 27, 2023, the United States Sentencing Commission submitted to Congress amendments to the federal sentencing guidelines that would recommend lower…
The Real News PodcastThe Teamsters Take Amazon | The Upsurge
Read the transcript of this podcast: Amazon: The company we hate to love, for its convenient next-day deliveries, and we love to hate, for its egregious…
The Real News PodcastThe NFL Players' Association, Lamar Jackson, and trans kids in sports | Edge of Sports TV
In the premiere episode of the all-new series Edge of Sports, host Dave Zirin interviews DeMaurice Smith, outgoing Executive Director of the NFL Players'…
The Real News PodcastLabor must join the fight to stop Cop City | Working People
Plans to build Cop City have been mired in controversy and civil rights violations from the beginning—from the city government's attempts to ignore residents'…
The Real News PodcastMy life in the Civil Rights Movement | The Marc Steiner Show
TRNN show host Marc Steiner's Rise of the Right series has followed the ascendance of far-right political forces domestically and internationally. In a special…
The Real News PodcastEast Palestine residents have been left behind—and they're running out of water
Months after a catastrophic Norfolk Southern train derailment changed their lives and communities forever, residents of East Palestine, Ohio, and the…
The Real News Podcast48-year political prisoner reviews John Oliver's report on solitary confinement
The topic of solitary confinement was the focus of a recent episode of John Oliver's Last Week Tonight on HBO. Thanks to the hard work of activists organizing…
The Real News PodcastHow illegal Great Depression-era PA coal miners fought cops, banks, and bosses to unionize
The onset of the Great Depression brought devastation to Pennsylvania's coal region. Suddenly rendered unemployed, coal miners with no other way to make a…
The Real News PodcastCash bail is an abomination of justice | Rattling the Bars
While the underlying logic of the cash bail system in the US may sound convincing on paper, in practice it has become a means of denying justice to, and…
The Real News PodcastThese workers are making Baltimore a union town again | Working People
Read the transcript of this episode here: https://www.therealnews.com We hosted a Working People live show at The Real News Network studio in Baltimore on May…
The Real News PodcastAmerica is in the middle of a ‘slow civil war’ | The Marc Steiner Show
Jeff Sharlet has been studying and reporting on far-right movements in the US for decades, but something feels different now. From Waco and Ruby Ridge in the…
The Real News PodcastThree years later, George Floyd's family members are still fighting for justice
Read the transcript of this interview: https://therealnews.com/three-years-later-george-floyds-family-members-are-still-fighting-for-justice The name George…
The Real News PodcastEast Palestine, 100 Days Later | Working People
It's been over 100 days since the catastrophic derailment of a Norfolk Southern train carrying over 100,000 gallons of toxic materials occurred in East…
The Real News PodcastThe ongoing colonial violence of resource extraction in Latin America | The Marc Steiner Show
Click here to read the transcript From the defeat of the coup government in Bolivia, the election of Xiomara Castro in Honduras, and the rise of Andrés Manuel…
The Real News PodcastThese former prisoners are fighting mass incarceration | Rattling the Bars
Editor's note: At 00:56, host Mansa Musa misspeaks when quoting a report and says that 55 million people are in the system of mass incarceration; the correct…
The Real News PodcastMarianne Williamson wants to introduce a new politics to DC
Read the transcript of this interview: https://therealnews.com/marianne-williamson-wants-to-introduce-a-new-politics-to-dc The 2024 election season has begun…
The Real News PodcastEpisode 7: UPS and the Logistics Revolution | The Upsurge
Read the transcript of this podcast: https://www.therealnews.com/ups-and-the-logistics-revolution The word "logistics'' has somewhat of an impersonal ring to…
The Real News PodcastA new generation of organizers are building union power in the South | Working People
Read the transcript of this podcast and see the full show notes: https://therealnews.com/a-new-generation-of-organizers-are-building-union-power-in-the-south…
The Real News PodcastKhader Adnan's matyrdom and Israel's abuse of Palestinians | Rattling the Bars
The death of Khader Adnan in Israeli detention during a hunger strike on May 2 of this year sparked mourning worldwide and a general strike in occupied…
The Real News Podcast‘How to Blow Up a Pipeline’ director Daniel Goldhaber explains the film’s vision
Read the transcript of this podcast: https://www.therealnews.com The title alone of How to Blow Up a Pipeline has raised its share of eyebrows—and drawn…
The Real News PodcastFrente Polisario’s fight to liberate Western Sahara
Read the transcript of this podcast: https://therealnews.com/frente-polisarios-fight-to-liberate-western-sahara The national liberation struggle of the Sahrawi…
The Real News PodcastRobin D.G. Kelley: Understanding police violence through racial capitalism
Read the transcript of this podcast: https://therealnews.com/robin-d-g-kelley-understanding-police-violence-through-racial-capitalism In 2001, Cincinnati…
The Real News PodcastHollywood writers striking to save the industry from corporate destruction | Working People
Read the transcript and full show notes for this podcast: https://www.therealnews.com Hollywood writers represented by the Writers Guild of America, East, and…
The Real News PodcastWhy a 'Two-State Solution' in Israel/Palestine doesn't work | The Marc Steiner Show
The debate on a just future to end the Israeli occupation of Palestine has often pivoted around the question of a two-state or one-state solution. In a recent…
The Real News PodcastWhy incarcerated people's perspectives matter w/Da'Shaun Harrison | Rattling the Bars
The call for prison abolition has been popularized over the last decade of popular movements against police violence, many of which have operated under the…
The Real News PodcastA cop tased him over a tag light, then justified it with alarming charges | PAR
David Michaud had just checked into a motel in Hot Springs, MT when he was approached by local police and ordered to present identification. After Michaud…
The Real News PodcastEpisode 6: Let the Negotiations Begin! | The Upsurge
Read the transcript of this podcast: https://therealnews.com Negotiations on the national labor contract at UPS have begun. And while CEO Carol Tomé has…
The Real News PodcastMay Day and the Haymarket Massacre | Rattling the Bars
May Day, also known as International Workers' Day, is celebrated around the world by labor unions, socialist parties, and anarchists. May Day's origins go back…
The Real News PodcastTemple University's successful grad student strike offers lessons for academic labor organizers
On Jan. 31 of this year, the Temple University Graduate Students' Association (TUGSA) launched the first strike in their 25-year history. The decision to…
The Real News PodcastHere's why the GOP debt ceiling plan will cost you money | The Marc Steiner Show
The debt ceiling debate is back. On May 1, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen warned that the US government could default on its debts as soon as June 1. The debt…
The Real News PodcastParents of Jalen Randle, unarmed Black man killed by cop, remember their son
On Apr. 27, 2022, Houston police officer Shane Privette shot and killed Jalen Randle within seconds of pulling him over. Body camera footage clearly shows that…
The Real News PodcastMaking a Killing: Anatomy of the Cincinnati Rebellion of 2001 w/Robin D.G. Kelley
In a special 'George Floyd Memorial Lecture' hosted by the University of Houston, historian Robin D.G. Kelley draws links between the 2020 uprisings and the…
The Real News PodcastIs it time to nationalize the railroads?
The train derailment disaster in East Palestine, Ohio catapulted the degraded condition of the US's freight rail network into national consciousness. But…
The Real News PodcastJudge tosses UMich case against striking grad students | Working People
Read the transcript and show notes for this episode: https://therealnews.com/umich-docks-pay-calls-cops-on-striking-grad-students Graduate student-workers at…
The Real News PodcastKayla Denker speaks out against death threats, transphobic backlash | Working People
Read the transcript and show notes for this episode: https://therealnews.com/kayla-denker-speaks-out-against-death-threats-transphobic-backlash Kayla Denker is…
The Real News Podcast'This is war' fighting mass incarceration from inside prisons | Rattling the Bars
Click here to read the transcript Marshall "Eddie" Conway was framed for the murder of a police officer and incarcerated for 44 years—but even behind bars, he…
The Real News PodcastUS Marshals, SWAT bully Alzheimer's patient into warrantless search | Police Accountability Report
Read the transcript of this podcast: https://therealnews.com/us-marshals-swat-bully-alzheimers-patient-into-warrantless-search Lance Thornton was sitting at…
The Real News PodcastWhat 17 years of railroad work taught me about corporate America | Working People
Read the transcript and show notes for this episode: https://therealnews.com/ive-been-a-train-conductor-for-17-years-corporate-greed-has-ruined-the-railroads…
The Real News PodcastTexas is the future neofascists want | The Marc Steiner Show
Click here to read the transcript Attacks on LGBTQ rights, abortion access, and movements for racial justice aren't exclusive to any one state in the union…
The Real News PodcastTo Say Their Own Word: Eddie Conway's prison organizing | Rattling the Bars
Click here to read the transcript Even though he was framed for the killing of a local police officer, sentenced without a fair trial, and imprisoned for 44…