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The Real News Podcast
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Mozambique's Farmers Face Food Crisis
Several months after a devastating cyclone hit Mozambique, farmers are still reeling from the losses to their crops. Food prices have risen dramatically and…
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Climate Forum Shows Candidates' Key Differences
At a seven hour series of town halls on the climate crisis, ten Democratic candidates disagreed about fracking, nuclear power, and how much to fund the…
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Calling BS on the 'Bad Apples' Theory of Police Misconduct
On this episode of The Police Accountability Report, we tell a harrowing tale of a firsthand experience with drug dealing cops reveals the long and troubling…
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Candidates Don't Agree On How Much To Spend on Climate Plans
At CNN's marathon climate town hall, candidates detailed environmental plans that range from $1.3 to $16.3 trillion, but moderators failed to address the cost…
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How Do You Hold Fossil Fuel Industry Accountable? Candidates Disagree
Ten candidates at CNN's climate town hall explained how they'd hold industry accountable for climate change—but can we trust them? Become a supporter of this…
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US and Iran "At Cliff's Edge"
Iran's president Hassan Rouhani presented an ultimatum of two months to the EU to save the Iran nuclear deal. However, the deal is likely to continue to…
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Israeli Security Tech on US-Mexican Border Threatens Nation's Civil Liberties
The ACLU’s Jay Stanley says that the Border Patrol's repurposing of surveillance technology and drones could open doors that put our liberty and privacy at…
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Bahamian Environmental Advocate Calls for Global Climate Action
Hurricane Dorian has destroyed entire communities in Abaco and Grand Bahama. ReEarth's Sam Duncombe says if the US—and Bahamian—governments don't take climate…
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Hurricane Dorian Ravages the Bahamas
The climate crisis has increased the frequency and intensity of extreme weather events like Hurricane Dorian. Storms like this one are why we must raise our…
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Brexit, Boris, and British Parliament Come to a Head After 3 Years
Nation Editor DD Guttenplan unpacks the politics behind Brexit and the revolt against Boris Johnson by forces no normally aligned. What could lie ahead and…
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UN Report on Yemen: US, UK Accomplices to Atrocities, While Inaction Continues
Prof. Asad Abukhalil argues that the UN Human Rights Council's report on Yemen acknowledges US and UK complicity in the war crimes being committed, but it…
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Tohono O'odham Invaded By Border Patrol & Israeli Surveillance Tech
The Tohono O'odham nation sits on the US-Mexico border. Tribal member, activist, and scholar Nellie Jo David describes the threats to the Native American…
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Leading Israeli Journalists Launch Racist Rants about Palestinians
Israeli columnist Gideon Levy confronts the journalists, the depth of racism in Israeli society, and asks which is the murderous society Become a supporter of…
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Extinction Rebellion Stages Liverpool Protest for Climate Action
The rapidly-growing movement blocked roads to push the UK government to act on the climate crisis (contributed to TRNN by Merlin Norbury) Become a supporter of…
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Jay-Z's Double Consciousness
Controversy over Jay-Z 's recent NFL partnership has many of his fans questioning whether he is betraying the black freedom struggle or in a better position to…
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Yemens Hospitals Struggle to Provide Intensive Care
As the war in Yemen enters its fifth year, the country’s health care sector is in crisis. There’s a shortage of beds and medicine, and medical staff often…
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Why Does Teen Vogue Need a Labor Column?
Kim Kelly talks about writing about labor for glossy magazines, reporting on direct action, how unions should respond to the climate crisis, and why Labor Day…
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How Elites Crush Black Dissent
What does it mean for the people living under systemic oppression when society frames their rebellion as a riot? Become a supporter of this podcast…
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The Neoliberal Scam: Public Money for Private Playgrounds
TRNN takes an in-depth look at so-called public-private partnerships and how they funnel public money into the pockets of the ultra-wealthy Become a supporter…
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Assam's Citizen Register May Exclude Genuine Indians
The Indian state of Assam will soon release its National Register of Citizens, a list of residents of the state who can prove they have been living there for…
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North Carolina Supreme Court Begins Case on Racial Bias in Jury Selection
The North Carolina Supreme Court is hearing a case to decide if racial bias will be allowed to continue in jury selection, or if the Constitution's promise of…
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Refugees Returned to Mexico Face Physical & Psychological Torture in US, Danger in Mexico
Laura Carlsen spoke to asylum seekers in Tijuana, Mexico, who were turned back at the US-Mexico border. They tell about harrowing experiences with US border…
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Why Are Hong Kong Protesters Asking Trump for Help?
Journalist Ilaria Maria Sala discusses the arrest and release of demonstration “leaders," the history of Hong Kong's struggle for democracy, American…
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Colombia's President "Wants War," FARC Dissidents Comply
Colombian activist Manuel Rozental explains that the flawed 2016 peace agreement with the FARC rebels was an important step forward, but now FARC dissidents…
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Canada's Trudeau Government Uses RCMP Officers To Stifle Dissent
Author/Activist Yves Engler describes RCMP intimidation tactics after he heckled Canada's Transport Minister Marc Garneau Become a supporter of this podcast…
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Trump Administration Proposes Methane Regulations Rollback
Even major oil and gas companies favored the Obama-era regulations on the potent greenhouse gas, says EarthWorks' Lauren Pagel Become a supporter of this…
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Big Pharma to Pay for Opioid Crisis, But What Happens to the Money?
Big Tobacco settlements didn't help those in need. How do you ensure that these settlements help people and communities, and how do you control corporate…
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Is it Cynical to Believe the System is Corrupt?
While a new poll shows most US citizens believe the political and economic system is rigged against them, Senators Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren also…
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Venezuela's Press Is More Free Than You'd Think
Opposition figures regularly speak their mind on talk shows and news programs in Venezuela, undermining the notion that freedom of the press is highly…
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Woman Goes Into Labor After Aggressive Arrest; Judge Still Sends Her to Jail
On this episode of the Police Accountability Report, we look at a federal lawsuit accusing police of violating the civil rights of a then-pregnant woman that…
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US Sanctions Take Economic Toll on Lives of Iranians
The US is applying a policy of 'maximum pressure' on Iran, where economic sanctions are having a noticeable effect on the everyday lives of ordinary Iranians…
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Johnson Shuts Down Parliament to Help Ensure No-Deal Brexit
The Nation Editor D.D. Guttenplan walks through the political intricacies of the current "coup" in Britain and analyzes the political and economic consequences…
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CEO Compensation Increased 940% Between 1978 and 2018, Workers' Only by 12%
An Economic Policy Institute study shows that the dramatic increase in CEO compensation has a large impact on increasing inequality--worker pay could have…
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The Israeli Elections Are Not About Palestine or Peace
Shir Hever discusses how the upcoming Israeli elections demonstrate the secular/religious divide on major issues like gender segregation, separation of church…
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Orwellian Surveillance of Tohono O'odham Nation - A Test Case for Entire US Border?
Will Parrish tells the story of how Israeli surveillance techniques originally developed to control Palestinians are now being used on Indigenous land near the…
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Racial Inequality Is Rooted in Denial of Home and Land Ownership
The racial wealth gap in the US is directly linked to the ways in which Blacks were prevented from home and property ownership, while the government gave…
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The Homeless in Mortal Danger During Southwest Heatwave
In the first part of this series we looked into how heatwaves place outdoor workers at extreme risk, in temperatures for which the human body is not prepared…
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Rainforest on Fire: Brazilians Mobilize Against President's Amazon Policies
Mobilizations took place throughout Brazil on Monday, to declare their opposition to President Bolsonaro's environmental policies, which have contributed to…
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Corporate Media Bias Against Sanders Is Structural, Not a Conspiracy
What the United States needs is a real discussion about the systematic structural bias against politicians and political movements that question corporate…
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Trump Is Politicizing the Power of Immigration Judges
Trump's administration is trying to decertify the immigration judge's union, speed up trials, and make it easy to overturn their decisions. TRNN discusses the…
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DNC Kills Climate Debate Compromise
Days after rejecting the proposal to sanction debate focused on the climate crisis, the DNC voted 222-137 against allowing candidates to participate in even a…
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David Koch Is Dead, But His Legacy of Climate Denial Lives On
Seminal climate scientist Michael Mann, who was the target of a Koch-funded smear, explains how the Koch Brothers "almost single-handedly stymied climate…
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The Land Politics of Solar Energy
In part 2 of his interview on his new book, Dustin Mulvaney examines the complicated environmental impact—and political economy—of U.S. solar projects, and…
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Solar Energy Is Renewable, But Is It Environmentally Just?
Dustin Mulvaney speaks about his new book which explores the complex environmental and social impacts of the global solar industry Become a supporter of this…
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How to Confront the Global Rise of the Right
In part 2 of our discussion with Walden Bello about his new book, "Counterrevolution," we address the role of neoliberalism, the strategies of the far-right to…
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Rohingya Muslim Refugees Refuse to Return to Myanmar
More than 700,000 Rohingya Muslims fled from Myanmar to Bangladesh two years ago following a brutal army crackdown. This week, more than 3,000 of them were…
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Why is the Far-Right Rising Globally?
Walden Bello, author of "Counterrevolution: The Global Rise of the Far-Right," argues that the far-right is in ascendancy at the moment not only in reaction to…
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Newark's Water Crisis is One of Thousands That Are Worse Than Flint's
Lead poisoning is a public health emergency in poor working class communities across the United States, raising crime rates, causing school dropouts, filling…
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Trump's Concentration Camps for Children
This week, the Trump Administration declared that immigrant children can be detained indefinitely, and in conditions that can be described as concentration…
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Corporate Interests Use Voter Purges To Disenfranchise Citizens
The SCOTUS decision in Shelby County v Holder ruled that Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 is unconstitutional. Greg Palast talks about how what…
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Argentina's Economic Crisis Deepens as Macri Applies IMF Measures
President Macri is trying to blame his predecessor and likely successor in office, Cristina Fernandez and Alberto Fernandez for Argentina's steep economic…
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California Releases Misleading Greenhouse Emissions Report
California has released its annual greenhouse gas inventory, with the numbers praised by Governor Gavin Newsom. But emissions are up in nearly every category…
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Bolivian Mine Workers Strike Against one of World's Largest Mining Corporations
The Japanese Sumitomo corporation runs one of the world's largest zinc, copper, and lead mines in Bolivia, where it has been denying workers overtime pay…
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DNC Rejects Call for a Climate Debate
Democratic National Committee (DNC) officials reversed the previous ban on candidates participating in non-sanctioned climate forums, but Carmen Bouquin of the…
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Italy's Right-Wing Government Collapses - Will the Next One Be Better?
Matteo Salvini of the right-wing League party tried to maneuver for new elections, but failed. Now coalition talks are happening to see if the anti-corruption…
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Coming to Terms With One's Religious Past - RAI with Matthew Fox (8/8)
Matthew Fox, a former Catholic priest and theologian talks about the ways conservatives and progressives claim the Catholic religion, and how the secular left…
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Pope Francis Confronts the "Idolatry of Money" – RAI with Matthew Fox (7/8)
With his criticism of excessive capitalism and of climate change, Pope Francis has become the target of the far-right, and especially of the secretive Opus Dei…
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Trump Tweets About Disloyal Jews, Then Tweets He's "King of Israel"
Haggai Matar, editor of #972 Magazine discusses Netanyahu's Trump-inspired Omar and Tlaib ban, Trump's bizarre retweets, and its effect on Jews and the U.S…
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The Amazon is Burning at a Record Rate
The fires are the product of Bolsonaro's policies that prioritize agribusiness over people—especially indigenous people, says Amazon Watch's Christian Poirier…
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Police Use Your Money to Buy Silence of Brutality Victims
A Real News investigation reveals how the political power structure of policing allows brutal cops to silence victims with public money Become a supporter of…