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The Real News Podcast
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The Real News PodcastCops ordered him to break the law, then arrested him when he wouldn't
The arrest and incarceration of New Mexico resident Chris Dixon provide yet another stark example of the Kafkaesque nature of contemporary police power. Dixon…
The Real News PodcastHis mysterious death made national headlines, so why are police ignoring the case?
The mysterious death of Rey Rivera has continued to stoke speculation and controversy, especially after the case received national attention from a Netlfix…
The Real News PodcastCops say he jumped from a building, but the evidence suggests foul play
The mysterious death of Rey Rivera made national headlines when the case was investigated on the Netflix reboot of Unsolved Mysteries, which became the number…
The Real News PodcastOur nuclear arsenal doesn’t need to be ‘modernized’—it needs to be eliminated
The vast network of ready-to-launch intercontinental ballistic missiles that make up the United States’s nuclear triad remains a constant source of apocalyptic…
The Real News PodcastWhy is Alabama using federal COVID relief funds to build prisons?
President Joe Biden signed a major $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief package that provided funds to cities and states around the country to recover from…
The Real News PodcastFed up with corruption and concessions, UAW members push for a more democratic union
A lot of important history is being made right now, and something potentially game-changing is unfolding among the American workforce. At this very moment…
The Real News PodcastSettler violence in the West Bank ‘is out of control’
The ancient city of Hebron, said to be the burial site of the prophet Abraham, is the second holiest site in the Jewish world, the fourth holiest site in the…
The Real News PodcastCops pulled him over for a bogus ticket, then things got really ugly
A questionable traffic stop by an Arizona highway patrol officer reveals how the powers bestowed upon police are ripe for abuse. Video shows how the officer…
The Real News PodcastCheated, desperate, financially ruined NYC taxi drivers go on hunger strike
On Wednesday, Oct. 20, a group of taxi drivers in New York City with the New York Taxi Workers’ Alliance began a hunger strike to demand that the city enact…
The Real News PodcastRobin DG Kelley: Fighting for freedom in the face of capitalist apocalypse
The world was a very different place when Robin DG Kelley’s renowned book Freedom Dreams: The Black Radical Imagination was first published in 2002. As the…
The Real News PodcastWhat could this moment of labor strife become if workers get more organized?
At this very moment, 10,000 UAW members at John Deere are on strike in Iowa, Illinois, and Kansas; 35,000 healthcare workers at Kaiser Permanente have…
The Real News PodcastA staggering number of inmates have died in Louisiana prisons
In the state of Louisiana, 786 inmates—none of whom were ever sentenced to death—died behind bars between 2015-2019 while serving out their prison sentences…
The Real News PodcastStriking Kellogg’s workers show the country what solidarity looks like
Like Frito-Lay, Nabisco, John Deere, and Heaven Hill Distillery, cereal giant Kellogg’s has seen consumer demand skyrocket during the pandemic, reporting…
The Real News PodcastThe battle against big landlords in Berlin is the beginning of a struggle for housing justice
As we previously reported at The Real News, voters in Berlin were recently faced with a game-changing referendum to expropriate housing held by giant corporate…
The Real News Podcast‘Fighting to free our people’: 55 years of the Black Panther Party
In October of 1966, the Black Panther Party was founded in Oakland, California. Since then, the Panthers have been a driving radical force for Black…
The Real News PodcastThe COVID-19 scandal Tucker Carlson doesn’t want you to know about
America's most popular TV host, Tucker Carlson, continues to share baseless COVID-19 conspiracy theories with his millions of Fox News viewers while comparing…
The Real News PodcastFacebook’s global outage is the real supply chain threat
Facebook had a very bad week last week. First, Frances Haugen, a former product manager at Facebook assigned to the Civic Integrity group, blew the whistle on…
The Real News PodcastThere’s more riding on Democrats’ budget battle than you think
The media circus surrounding Democrats’ internal battle over infrastructure spending and the Build Back Better Act can make us focus too intently on the…
The Real News PodcastOne rural community’s last stand against the industrial farming behemoth
We conclude our series of interviews from rural Wisconsin with farmers and community members fighting to defend life as they know it from the onslaught of Big…
The Real News PodcastPandora Papers show the US has become its own tax haven for super-rich
There’s been a lot of news this week—so much news, in fact, that one of the biggest global stories in recent memory has seemingly gotten buried under the…
The Real News PodcastFrom ‘boat people’ in the ‘70s to border refugees today, US disdain for Haitians has a long history
Just weeks ago, as we reported previously on The Real News, onlookers in the US and around the world were horrified yet again by scenes of pain, desperation…
The Real News PodcastImmigration law firm uses 'gig economy' model to bludgeon union drive
Read the transcript of this podcast: https://therealnews.com/%ef%bb%bfimmigration-law-firm-uses-gig-economy-model-to-bludgeon-union-drive While the 'gig…
The Real News PodcastThe always-looming debt ceiling apocalypse is a ‘totally manufactured crisis’
Just about every year, like clockwork, the issue of raising the federal debt ceiling generates apocalyptic and platitude-filled proclamations of impending doom…
The Real News PodcastThe spiritual void at the heart of Israeli militarism
“I identify as an Arab Jew,” Hadar Cohen recently wrote in +972 Magazine. “My family has lived in Jerusalem for over 10 generations, and my other ancestral…
The Real News PodcastIATSE members vote to authorize historic entertainment industry strike
Tens of thousands of members of the International Association of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) just voted overwhelmingly to authorize a strike. With…
The Real News PodcastThe corporate consolidation of farming is a threat to us all
A proposed concentrated animal feeding operation (CAFO) in Burnett County, Wisconsin, is slated to house 26,000 hogs and produce millions of gallons of liquid…
The Real News PodcastKneeling on the shoulders of giants: Dave Zirin on ‘The Kaepernick Effect’
It’s been five years since then-NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick (in)famously kneeled during the national anthem in protest of the systemic oppression of Black…
The Real News PodcastCop wrote a bogus $2500 ticket for changing lanes too close, but he wasn't ready for what happened next
In this episode of the Police Accountability Report, we provide breaking updates for several critical cases we’ve been covering for months, including a…
The Real News PodcastWhat is Afghanistan’s future after US withdrawal? (Part II)
In Part II of this extended interview on the history and aftermath of the 20-year US war in Afghanistan, TRNN contributor Radhika Desai and Melkulangara…
The Real News Podcast‘A war that could never be won’: An autopsy of the US war in Afghanistan (Part I)
For many around the world who consider the United States to be all powerful, the ignominious end to the war in Afghanistan, the harried withdrawal of US…
The Real News PodcastBiden’s spending bill, infrastructure, and a looming government shutdown: What the hell is going on?
Even people who follow DC politics closely are struggling to keep up with this week’s political drama. Between a looming government shutdown, the need to raise…
The Real News PodcastIf the US wants fewer Haitian refugees, it should stop destroying Haiti
Last week, onlookers in the US and around the world were horrified to see US Border Patrol’s inhumane treatment of Haitian refugees attempting to cross the…
The Real News PodcastAs Delta surges in prisons, states stop sharing statistics with the public
As we’ve covered previously on Rattling the Bars, prisons in the US have been a major source of COVID-19 infections throughout the pandemic, and experts have…
The Real News PodcastA hotel got $2.5 million in PPP loans but still laid off 100 workers. The workers are fighting back.
On Sep. 22, dozens rallied in support of over 100 workers who were laid off from the Merriweather Lakehouse Hotel in Columbia, Maryland, even though their…
The Real News PodcastCanada’s big, fat, expensive, nothing-burger election
The past month has been filled with anxious predictions and endless punditry concerning Canada’s snap election, which was called by Liberal Prime Minister…
The Real News PodcastNew evidence in police killing reveals just how brutal small town cops can be
Content warning: Some images and details in this episode are graphic and disturbing. This week on PAR, we continue our ongoing investigation into the problem…
The Real News PodcastThe industrial farming monster that devoured rural America
Over the summer, TRNN Editor-in-Chief Maximillian Alvarez traveled to Wisconsin to report on a crucial struggle that has been largely ignored by corporate…
The Real News PodcastCuba & the US: A tale of two prison systems
In this episode of Rattling the Bars, TRNN Executive Producer and former Black Panther Eddie Conway discusses the differences between prisons in Cuba and in…
The Real News PodcastAmerica is addicted to bullshit crimes, and the six-year prosecution of a Black police chief proves it
Recent developments in a criminal case against a popular Black police chief reveal just how focused American law enforcement is on "bullshit" crimes. The…
The Real News PodcastCops lied to get into their home, but their own bodycam caught the truth
As Brad Naylor and his brother slept in their parents' home, they were surprised to hear their door kicked open and see guns drawn at 5:00 in the morning…
The Real News PodcastNo justice? No bourbon! Distillery workers in Kentucky go on strike
Around 400 union distillery workers in Bardstown, Kentucky, hit the picket line yesterday after rejecting a contract offer from Heaven Hill Distilleries, which…
The Real News PodcastEndless militarization has bled US society dry
It’s been 20 years since the 9/11 terrorist attacks. Since then, the US has channeled an unfathomable amount of its resources into the military-industrial…
The Real News PodcastManagement bullied Ohio Kroger worker to suicide, lawsuit says
(Content Warning: bullying, harassment, suicide.) Evan Seyfried was a loving son, brother, and friend, and a dedicated worker. For 19 years, with a virtually…
The Real News PodcastIsrael exposes the lie that nationalism keeps us safe
In the second segment of this week’s Marc Steiner Show, we bring you the latest installment of our ongoing series “Not in Our Name,” which highlights the…
The Real News PodcastA man was tasered in his own driveway, but cops weren't finished with him
Surveillance footage reveals police assaulting an unarmed man on his own property. While the use of force in the video is shocking on its own, what is even…
The Real News PodcastWeary South Carolina teachers return to classrooms as COVID-19 pummels state
For many around the country, the new school year has already begun. And many districts are pushing forward with in-person schooling, even though we are in the…
The Real News PodcastThe left needs bigger victories besides 'consciousness raising'
Author and activist Shane Burley has observed and reported on the movements of the far right for many years, including the recent violent demonstrations by…
The Real News PodcastMake May Day Labor Day again
Back in May, TRNN Editor-in-Chief Maximillian Alvarez joined a special crossover panel hosted by the Srsly Wrong podcast on the radical history of May Day…
The Real News PodcastThe deadly results of DeSantis’s ‘own the libs’ governing strategy
For the state of Florida, August saw the highest number of COVID-19-related deaths since the very beginning of the pandemic. And yet, Gov. Ron DeSantis is…
The Real News PodcastCare workers have gone through hell for us—will we show up for them?
The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has thrown America’s deeply dysfunctional system of caregiving into sharp relief: overcrowded and understaffed nursing homes…
The Real News PodcastThe Texas abortion ban is even more extreme than you think
Texas just enacted the strictest anti-abortion law in the country. Senate Bill 8, which went into effect at midnight on Sept. 1, effectively bans abortions…
The Real News PodcastWe are living in the hell Ronald Reagan made
Last month marked the grim anniversary of one of the darkest days in American labor history. Forty years ago, President Ronald Regan crushed a strike by the…
The Real News PodcastBig Pharma is trying to scare you so they can gouge you even more for lifesaving drugs
The pharmaceutical industry is pushing back dramatically on a recent move from Congress that would allow Medicare to negotiate drug prices. TRNN examines a…
The Real News PodcastUS economic war on Cuba continues, even after war in Afghanistan ends
As the 20-year war in Afghanistan officially came to an end, President Joe Biden justified US military withdrawal in an address to the nation on Aug. 31: “This…
The Real News PodcastThe life and times of a ‘revolutionary hillbilly’
Hy Thurman is one of the founding members of the Young Patriots, a radical group of mostly white working-class Appalachians who, together with the Black…
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Remembering Gloria Richardson
TRNN Executive Producer and former Black Panther Eddie Conway talks to author and activist Dominque Conway about Gloria Richardson, a fierce activist who led a…
The Real News PodcastTrudeau’s call for a snap election in Canada could seriously backfire
On Aug. 15, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau called for a snap election, which is set to take place later next month on Sept. 20. According to Trudeau…
The Real News PodcastThe domestic ‘war on terror’ is giving the FBI more unchecked power
A disturbing Buzzfeed report revealed that the FBI played a leading role in orchestrating the same far-right terrorist plot against Michigan governor Gretchen…
The Real News PodcastThe journalist who won’t give up on Alabama’s striking coal miners
Over 1,100 union coal miners in Brookwood, Alabama, have been on an unfair labor practices strike against Warrior Met Coal for over five months. And for five…
The Real News PodcastEven when fighting the far right, the FBI is not your friend
When it comes to the extremist violence and anti-democratic, even fascistic, designs of the far right, the threat goes much deeper than visible groups like the…