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The Real News Podcast
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The 1619 Project: A Nation Born in Contradiction, a Democracy Defined by Black Struggle
Nikole Hannah-Jones, who spearheaded the New York Times' 1619 Project joins The Real News Network to look at the lies that founded the U.S. and how Black…
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Workers in Heat Waves Face Dangerous Exposure in the US Southwest
An extreme heat wave is covering up to 13 U.S. states. Along with the homeless population, this particularly affects workers who work outdoors, leading to…
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Rep Ayanna Pressley on Israel's Ban: “Bigoted, Short-Sighted and Cruel”
These are the words tweeted by Rep. Ayanna Pressley in response to the Israeli decision to ban the entry of Rep. Ilhan Omar and Rep. Rashida Tlaib. The story…
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Bernie Sanders Takes Aim at the Pathology of the For-Profit Criminal Justice System
An analysis of Sen Sanders' new criminal justice reform plan and a brief history of neoliberal democrats 'playing' at progressive politics while enacting…
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How Trump and Netanyahu Undermine Freedom of Speech
Dima Khalidi discusses Trump’s support for banning entry to Occupied West Bank on the basis of political opinion, such as Ilhan Omar's and Rashida Tlaib's…
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DHS Was Tracking White Supremacist Terrorists, but Nobody Wanted to Listen
No one listened when the Department of Homeland Security and the FBI sounded the alarm about the rise of white supremacist and far-right domestic terrorism…
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Why Corporate Media Doesn't Talk Honestly About Racism
Media conversations about racism are rarely accurate, let alone honest, facilitating the status quo and hindering systemic change. A discussion between Dylan…
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Activist on the Front Lines Discusses the Historic Protests in Hong Kong
We had to blur her image but she talks about police brutality, the struggle for a transparent democracy, the Chinese army at the border, and hope for the…
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How The Mainstream Media Fuels America's Income Inequality Machine
From medicare for all to neoliberal tax subsidies for major corporations the mainstream media often bolsters the notion that a more fair and equitable society…
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Israeli Illegal Arms Trade in South Sudan Was Disguised as Agriculture
Investigative journalist Sam Mednik revealed that the agricultural company Green Horizons was a front for former Israeli general Israel Ziv's security company…
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The "Toxic 100" Worst Polluters of the World
Michael Ash of PERI discusses the “Toxic 100” index, which ranks the top 100 corporations in the US, including the U.S. government, according to the degree to…
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North Korea Suspends Talks With South Korea Because of U.S. Sanctions
While U.S.-North Korea nuclear talks fail to proceed because of a lack of unanimity within the Trump administration, the North suspended peace talks with the…
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Venezuelans Transition from the Bolivar to the US Dollar
Venezuelans in the nation's capital of Caracas are sidestepping the bolivar—the country's local currency—in favour of the US dollar. This trend appears to be…
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Russia's Anti-Gov't Protests Draw Large Crowds, but Putin Remains Secure
Western media like to present Alexei Navalny as Russia's main opposition leader, because his actions have sparked the recent protest wave, but he hardly…
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Trump Endangers the Endangered Species Act and the Clean Water Act
The protection of threatened species will now be weighed against the economic benefit their extinction might mean. Meanwhile, states would no longer be able to…
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Rap Brown, now Jamil Abdullah El-Amin, Challenges His Imprisonment
Kairi Al-Amin, the son of H. Rap Brown, now Jamil Abdullah Al-Amin, talks about his father's case and his appeal because of a prosecutor violating his right…
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Trump Tweets, Then Netanyahu Bans Reps. Ilhan Omar & Rashida Tlaib From Israel
Jim Zogby and Phyllis Bennis discuss the Trump-Netanyahu dynamic, the diminishing power of AIPAC, and the political battle against Rep. Omar and Rep. Tlaib…
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The Black Working Class and Venezuela: Fighting The Same Enemy
Netfa Freeman discusses the unique perspective of the Embassy Protection Collective's work through the lens of the Black working class and their connection…
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Germany Shows Signs of Recession - Is the Global Economy Next?
Heiner Flassbeck argues that the China-US trade war is not having as much of an impact on the global economy as many assume. China's currency is not…
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Truck Rams Anti-ICE Protest in Rhode Island
A corrections officer allegedly struck Never Again protestors with his truck outside of the Wyatt Detention Facility in Rhode Island, hospitalizing two while…
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Epstein May Be Just One Part of an Intricate Network of Sex and Power
Journalist Whitney Webb's MintPress series looks at the sordid history tying together mobsters, oligarchs, and government intelligence agencies in a web of…
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Immigrants Welcome to the US as Long as They Are White and Wealthy
The Trump's administration's Kenneth Cuccinelli rewrites Emma Lazarus's words on the Statue of Liberty, telling the poor and oppressed they're no longer…
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Hong Kong Protest Withdraws From Airport, but Situation Remains far From Normal
The mostly leaderless movement for Hong Kong's democratization withdrew from the airport, allowing flights to resume, but the situation remains unresolved as…
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Brazil's Student Movement Mobilizes to Oppose Bolsonaro's Education Privatization
Students rallied and marched in 207 municipalities of Brazil, to declare their opposition to right-wing President Jair Bolsonaro's education reform that would…
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Federal Ex-Offenders at Risk of Losing Ties to Their Community in DC
A DC Real estate mega-developer has reneged on an agreement to lease one of his properties for a re-entry program for 300 men returning from federal prison…
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Epstein's Death Should Generate Investigations, Not Conspiracy Theories
Anti-Clinton/Trump hashtags will not get to the bottom of Epstein's death, or how the rich and powerful's involvement in child sex abuse, The Nation's Jeet…
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Protests In Honduras Intensify as President Is Implicated in Drug Trafficking
Adrienne Pine and Jesse Freeston discuss Hondurans' demand that President Juan Orlando Hernandez resign and the repressive, violent police response to…
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United States and Turkey Agree to a Syrian "Safe Zone," Betraying the Kurds
Baris Karaagac discusses how the U.S allowed the Turkish government seize land in northern Syria to counter Russian and Iranian influence in spite of former…
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Davey D Talks About Communities Most Affected by Trump's Plans to Resume Federal Death Penalty
Professor and activist sees Attorney General William Barr and Trump's interest in reinstating the death penalty as a tool to continue to oppress marginalized…
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Bayer/Monsanto Silencing Journalists, Activists, and Scientists
Investigative reporter Carey Gillam talks about Bayer/Monsanto's efforts to discredit her work and deflect criticism about cancer-causing glyphosate, a major…
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Federal Judge Continues Chelsea Manning's Confinement and $1000 a Day Fine
Manning could be jailed for another 400 days and owe $144,00 because of an unprecedented decision by Bush-Appointed Judge Tenga. Kevin Gosztola discusses the…
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Will Brazil's Social Movements be Hit by Bolsonaro's Anti-Crime Crackdown?
Brazil's President Bolsonaro's comment that criminals should "die like cockroaches" is not only reminiscent of Philippine president Duterte, but also seeks to…
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Bolivia's President Evo Morales Seeks An Unprecedented Fourth Term
The race for Bolivia's presidency has begun and Evo Morales, has a good chance of winning, if voters forgive him for the term limits controversy. Linda…
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Baltimore Takes Aim at the Predatory Capitalism that Spawned Trump
Baltimore is on the cusp of adopting policies that will turn the tables on the exploitative housing policies that devastated the city and fueled Donald Trump’s…
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What Can We Learn From the History of Struggle Against White Supremacism?
White supremacism has a very long history in North America. We discuss its origins and the history of struggle against it with Prof. Gerald Horne, to see what…
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Anger and Fear Spread Quickly in the Wake of an Anti-Immigrant Week
After a week that featured an anti-immigrant massacre and a large-scale ICE raid, which fractured hundreds of families, the latino community is experiencing…
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American Jews Lead Nationwide Protests to #CloseTheCamps
As 100 are arrested in New York, hundreds rally in Maryland to demand local officials stop cooperating with ICE. Hours after the protest, the Howard County…
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Student Debt Reform, or Student Debt Forgiveness? What The Candidates' Plans Mean
Students leaving college with their hard-earned degrees also have a significant and growing amount of debt. Which Democratic candidate’s plan is the most…
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Israels Flagship Lobby Organization Collapses
Richard Silverstein discusses the fall of The Israel Project (TIP), the best-funded organization promoting pro-Israeli propaganda in the United States and…
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The Evolution of Venezuela's Media Landscape: From Openness to Restriction
Prominent Venezuelan journalists talk about how Venezuela's media landscape has evolved from the Chavez years to the present under the combined pressure of…
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ICE Raids on Undocumented Immigrants Create Fear and Enable Exploitation
The recent ICE raids that detained 680 food workers in Mississippi not only strike fear and terror in the hearts of immigrants, but are a calculated move to…
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Will India's Occupation of Kashmir Become Colonization?
Prof. Junaid Ahmad says India’s revocation of Kashmir’s autonomous status not only increases tensions between India and Pakistan, but is designed to lead into…
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The Baltimore Trash Video Fox News Doesn't Want You To See
A closer look at Fox News reporting reveals that the narrative espoused by President Trump that Baltimore is, "rat and rodent infested" is complicated by…
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How Israel's Erasure of Palestinian History Perpetuates Occupation
Prof. Ilan Pappe discusses why Israel's agency in charge of nuclear security hid documents about the Nakba, the catastrophe in which Palestinians were driven…
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New IPCC Report Warns of Vicious Cycle Between Soil Degradation and Climate Change
Greenpeace's Diana Ruiz discusses the new IPCC Climate report, "Climate Change and Land," which issues a dire warning about how climate change and destructive…
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Exclusive: Baltimore Cop Convicted of Pulling Gun on Pedestrian He Almost Hit
The Real News has learned a Baltimore police officer was convicted of 1st degree assault for pulling a gun on pedestrian who he almost hit with his car Become…
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Beloved Nobel-Winning Voice of America Toni Morrison Passes Away
Morrison’s work gave voice to the Black world, to the American experience. A revolutionary who understood the nuance of existence and embodied the struggle of…
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We Must Change Land Use to Save Humanity
What you need to know about the United Nations' Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change's new Special Report Become a supporter of this podcast…
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Death by Police is Now the 6th Leading Cause of Death Among Young Men
It was once believed that police killings were the 14th leading cause of death among young people. However, a new Rutgers University study by Frank Edwards…
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New Israeli Military Strategies for Annexation and Undermining Palestinian Identity
Shir Hever discusses two new Israeli military strategies, presented by Israeli chief of staff Aviv Kochavi, who calls for a more deadly invasion of Gaza, and…
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4Chan's and 8Chan's Internet-Brewed Racism Informs Trump's Rhetoric
The BBC's Mike Wendling explains the history of a message board subculture and discusses his book, "Alt-Right: From 4Chan to the White House" Become a…
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More Sanctions Against Venezuela Means More Suffering
The Trump administration's new sanctions freeze all of Venezuela's U.S.-based assets and those of anyone who helps Maduro which will only increase poverty…
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Climate Change Is a Key Issue for a Growing Number of Young Republicans
Republican strategists know the party will need to shift its climate platform to retain young voters, but federal Republican officials haven't caught up to the…
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Will Germany Become the Military Power it Once Was?
Annette Groth discusses the three demands by the U.S to Germany to increase its military power and presence overseas, and the new right-wing minister of…
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Trump's China Trade War Increases Risk of Recession
Trump accuses China of currency manipulation because their currency devalued in the wake of his tariffs. However, as Bill Black explains, this accusation has…
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Hong Kong Democracy Protestors Launch General Strike
Thousands took part in protests that shut down roads, public transportation and cancelled hundreds of flights Become a supporter of this podcast…
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Linda Sarsour Explains How "Fire Pantaleo!" Spontaneously Erupted at the Dem Debate
While activists say they will work to stop Trump, as organizers they must continue the fight for justice & keep Democratic candidates honest. Become a…
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Right-Wing Extremist Scott Presler Organizes Trash Clean Up in West Baltimore
Inspired by Trump, right-wing extremist Scott Presler organizes a "Clean Up" event in West Baltimore, but is this altruism or a political ploy for Trump?…
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Democrats "Are Not Speaking to the Needs of Immigrants and Communities of Color"
Immigrant communities and people of color in the US are highly suspicious of the Democratic Party. However, there is a group of young democratic politicians…
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White Nationalist Terror Attack in El Paso Was Not an Isolated Incident
Gerald Horne and Arun Gupta outline the history of white terror in America and what its modern manifestation means for our future Become a supporter of this…