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The Real News Podcast
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Trump's Racist Lies About Ilhan Omar Define the Republican Party
The Ilhan Omar quote Trump bastardized came from her conversation with John Nichols, who joins us to look at US history for inspiration and understanding…
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Some Candidates Have Climate Plans, But Are They Climate Justice Plans?
At Netroots Nation 2019, 350.org's Thanu Yakupitiyage says she's looking for every presidential candidate to release tangible climate plans, bring frontline…
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Will the Afghan Peace Agreement be a Face-Saving Fig Leaf?
Afghanistan is making progress for a peace agreement, but such an agreement will not necessarily mean an end to war or even assure the Afghan government's…
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Trump Bans Asylum Seekers at the Border in Violation of National and International Law
Litigator Angelo Guisado says Trump's tactics are proto-fascist, and stopping asylum seekers in transit through other countries violates standing U.S. law and…
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Italy Prepares to Round Up Sinti and Roma
Evoking memories of the Holocaust, when so-called "Gypsies" were targeted, Deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvini uses his authority to call for demolition of…
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Kamala Harris Goes After the Black Vote With a Homeownership Plan
Will Kamala Harris' home ownership proposal address the persistent issue of the racial homeownership and wealth gap, or will her plan create more problems for…
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EU Elects First Woman President: Germany's Conservative von der Leyen
Members of the European Parliament have made history by electing the first woman as Commission President. Germany's outgoing defence minister Ursula von der…
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Mandela Would have Turned 101 - What Has Become of his Legacy?
South African scholar and activist Rasigan Maharajh describes South Africa as a microcosm of capitalism's world crisis in a conversation that takes us from…
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Trump's Iran Treaty Withdrawal and Sanctions Based on Lies, but War Could Be a Reality
Khury Petersen-Smith outlines how Trump's untruths and policies are making America the aggressor, not Iran, and how American media from the New York Times to…
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Jewish Activists of 'Never Again' Action Oppose Immigrant Detention Centers
Molly Amster of Jews United for Justice explains why the concentration camp analogy is more than just rhetoric when it comes to Trump's detention camps and…
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Why Is Homeownership Among Blacks Lower Than Ever?
Segregation and housing discrimination are affecting Black homeownership today as much as in the days before the 1964 Civil Rights Act. What happened and how…
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5 Years Later: No Indictments in Choking Death of Eric Garner
Attorney and activist Kamau Franklin says the decision not to bring civil or criminal charges against NYPD Officer Daniel Pantaleo for the murder of Eric…
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Trump's Racist Rhetoric is Deliberate - Will it Lead Us to Fascism?
Henry Giroux dissects how the potential path to fascism is laid bare in Trump's rhetoric and policies. The voices of the four Congresswomen speak to another…
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Sudan Transition to Civilian Rule Endangered as Foreign Interests Prevail
With the foiling of a coup attempt last week, the Sudanese military is consolidating its rule, despite having signed transition agreement for joint…
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Why A 20-Year Old Climate Activist is Suing the Federal Government
At Netroots Nation 2019, Vic Barrett, a young defendant in Juliana vs US, talks to Dharna Noor about why he's suing the federal government for its role in the…
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Ruthless Philippine President's High Popularity Is the Result of Failed Democracy
As the death toll in President Rodrigo Duterte's brutal war on drugs keeps climbing, so does his popularity. How can this be? Walden Bello says it is the…
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As Republicans Push Pro-Life Agenda, Maternal and Infant Death Rates Rise
Not only has maternal and infant health mortality rates increased in the U.S. but these rates are double for black women compared to their white…
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A Socialist Defector: From Harvard to Karl-Marx-Allee
Victor Grossman defected to East Germany while serving in the US military in the 1950's. His latest book recounts his assessment of life in the US, in East…
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Trump's Racist Tweets Fan Hatred, Defining the Coming Election
Professors Gerald Horne and Kimberly Moffit examine how Trump's targeted tweet storm against progressive women of color who serve in Congress works to further…
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New Studies Raise Alarms About the State of Ice in Antarctica
NASA scientist Claire Parkinson says that, from 2014-2017, Antarctic sea ice rapidly fell to its lowest levels in 40 years, which could trigger a devastating…
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Pompeo's 'Inalienable Rights Commission' - A Conservative Christian Assault on Human Rights
The newly-announced State Department "commission on inalienable rights" is a Trojan Horse for the long-planned Conservative Christian attack on human rights…
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Lula da Silva's Attorney: Intercept Revelations Confirm Political and Unfair Trial
Brazil's former president Lula da Silva was "a victim of a politically motivated trial," says Valeska Tiexiera Zanin Martins, Lula's co-defense counsel. The…
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Flight Attendant Union President on Green New Deal & Airline Food Worker Strike
Sara Nelson, International President of the Flight Attendants Association, talks to Dharna Noor at Netroots Nation 2019 Become a supporter of this podcast…
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Would Jay Inslee Take on the Military to Fight Climate Change?
At Netroots Nation 2019, we asked Democratic Presidential Candidate Jay Inslee focused on climate change, if he'd take on the largest institutional emitter of…
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How Quickly Would Julian Castro Transition the US to 100% Renewables?
At Netroots Nation 2019, we ask Democratic Presidential candidate Julian Castro about his plan to transition off of fossil fuels and take on the oil and gas…
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War by Other Means: Understanding and Challenging U.S. Sanctions Against Russia (3/3)
2019 Left Forum panel on US economic war against Russia, presented by Prof. Jeremy Kuzmarov Become a supporter of this podcast…
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War by Other Means: Understanding and Challenging U.S. Sanctions Against Iran (2/3)
2019 Left Forum panel on US economic war against Iran, presented by Prof. Reza Ghorashi Become a supporter of this podcast…
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War by Other Means: Understanding and Challenging U.S. Sanctions Against Venezuela (1/3)
2019 Left Forum panel on US economic war against Venezuela, presented by TRNN's Greg Wilpert Become a supporter of this podcast…
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Pharma Companies Win Case Against Drug Price Transparency
One of the Trump administration’s promises leading up to 2020 is to reduce prescription drug prices, but the plan has stalled after a big court loss, and other…
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UN Report on Venezuela Fails to Reflect the Causes and Severity of the Economic Crisis - Why?
Alfred de Zayas says the UN Human Rights Council's report on Venezuela left out essential aspects in its otherwise damning report on Venezuela because the…
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Nicki Minaj's Boycott of Saudi Arabia Sets a Moral Standard for Artists
CodePink's Ariel Gold discusses the decision of Nicki Minaj to withdraw from a festival in Saudi Arabia after a grassroots campaign among her fans made her…
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House Passes Bill to Halt US Support for Yemen War, UAE Withdraws Troops
The war in Yemen could end, if U.S. and United Arab Emirates' support for Saudi Arabia's war in Yemen is truly over. However, the House NDAA bill still faces a…
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Citizenship Question Won't be on Census, But Is Trump Proposing Something Worse?
Trump has been forced to retreat from trying to add a citizenship question to the Census questionnaire. But the alternative he has proposed looks like a…
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After 31 Years on the Job at $12 an Hour, Airport Workers Prepare to Strike
11,000 low wage workers across the country may strike for better pay and working conditions, if released by federal mediators Become a supporter of this…
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Climate to Top Agenda Under Finnish EU Council Presidency
Finnish Prime Minister Antti Rinne says he intends to promote the EU's global leadership on climate change as he takes over the 6-month EU council presidency…
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Will Dem Party Superdelegates Prevent a Progressive Nominee in 2020?
As the Democratic Party race for president heats up, the role of superdelegates in the 2020 party convention could be an issue, even though their participation…
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Amazon in Danger of Total Destruction Under Brazil's Right-Wing President Bolsonaro
If another 20 percent of the Amazon rainforest is destroyed, it could start a vicious cycle of self-destruction, unleashing enormous amounts of CO2 and…
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De Zayas: UN Human Rights Council's Report on Venezuela is 'Unbalanced'
Former lawyer for the UN High Commissioner on Human Rights, Alfred de Zayas, says that High Commissioner Michelle Bachelet's report on human rights in…
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Jeffrey Epstein: The Lawlessness of Patriarchy and Power
Author David Rosen asks whether justice will prevail in the insidious web of power that protects pedophillic predators who sexualy prey on young girls. Will…
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ICE's Expanded Use of Facial Recognition Threatens All Our Civil Liberties
Evan Greer of Fight for the Future discusses how giving ICE access to the DMV databases of driver’s license photos poses universal risks. Facial recognition…
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US Women's Soccer Team Stands for Equal Pay and Confronting Trump
Historian and 'Burn it all Down' Podcast host Amira Rose Davis explores the power of women athletes to change society Become a supporter of this podcast…
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US Government Could Run out of Money, But That's not the Real Story
Bill Black demystifies the reality of debt, what really's happening, and why the politics of debt is so convoluted Become a supporter of this podcast…
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Poll: Religion in Decline in Arab Countries, Anger at the U.S Growing
James Zogby of the Arab American Institute discusses the results of a large survey conducted by the BBC in 11 Arab countries among 25,000 responders. The…
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The Pentagon's Carbon Boot Print
Two new studies show that the U.S. military consumes more fossil fuels—and emits more greenhouse gases—than many countries Become a supporter of this podcast…
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India's Rahul Gandhi Resigns, PM Modi Faces Little Opposition to Far-Right Agenda
Prime Minister Narendra Modi's right-wing BJP party won an overwhelming majority in India's election last May and now there is no real opposition to his rule…
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US Violates Nuclear Non-Proliferation Obligations, Undermining Credibility With Iran and N. Korea
Trump administration officials deploy a basic lack of understanding and contradictory policies towards Iran and North Korea, despite dealing with a similar…
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Greek Neo-Nazi Party Golden Dawn Rejected by Greek Voters
Greece’s Former Deputy Defence Minister Costas Isychos says support for the far-right remains strong despite neo-Nazi defeat Become a supporter of this…
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Greece's Syriza Government Loses Election After Imposing Harsh Austerity
Former Deputy Defence Minister Costas Isychos says Greek voters punished Alexis Tsipras for betraying his anti-austerity mandate Become a supporter of this…
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Alberta Government Declares War On Environmentalists
Environmentalist Tzeporah Berman says Alberta Premier Jason Kenney is a “climate change denier” Become a supporter of this podcast…
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Socialism Back on Agenda, 30 Years After 'End of History'
Alexandr Buzgalin discusses the crisis of neoliberalism and the resurgence of socialist thought and political movements, 30 years after the publication of…
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A World Without Ice
Dahr Jamail on his book "The End Of Ice" and the significance of the many studies showing glaciers and sea ice around the world are melting at an unprecedented…
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David Harvey: The Limits of Social Democracy and of the Welfare State
The main alternative to neoliberalism is the proposed renewal of social democracy, such as in the form of Bernie Sanders' proposals. But to move forward we…
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David Harvey: The Persistence of Neoliberalism Despite its Loss of Legitimacy
Neoliberalism continues in national and transnational institutions, even though it has lost legitimacy as an ideology and has even penetrated progressive…
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Future Resource Wars
The fantasy of the USA becoming the first global empire in history quickly dissolved in the wake of the Iraq war. Pepe Escobar and Eddie Conway discuss the…
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More Details Emerge About Horrible Conditions at Immigration Detention Centers
A DHS Inspector General report and a visit by members of Congress to detention centers, the inhumane conditions become clearer and spark more outrage Become a…
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Cops Raided This Black-Owned Business Eight Times, and They Still Weren't Done
To understand how policing affects the psyche of a community, we explore the story of black business owner in Baltimore who was raided so many times he filed a…
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Why is Germany's Left Struggling to Gain Traction?
Heinz Bierbaum, a former deputy chair of Germany's Left Party, Die Linke, discusses the recent disappointing European Parliament results, the rise of the…
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The Struggle of Toronto Uber Drivers to Unionize Part of a Larger Movement
Uber considers their drivers to be independent contractors, but the struggle to have them recognized as employees is making progress. Pablo Vivanco reports…
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Tupac Shakur's Commitment to Resistance and Revolution Began in Baltimore
In celebration of Black Music Month, we honored Tupac Shakur whose commitment to resistance and revolution was fostered in Baltimore. Interviews include Marc…
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Ralph Nader Radio Hour: Strength Through Peace/Surveillance Scoring
Ralph welcomes mental health experts Judith Eve Lipton and David Barash to talk about what we can learn from Costa Rica, a country that has survived and…