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The Real News Podcast
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Facebook's Libra Currency Monetizes Identity and Threatens Privacy
Bill Black discusses Feacebook's new proposed crypto-currency, called “Libra.” Facebook could use this technology to standardize identity and create a world of…
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Anti-Trump 4th of July Protest in DC Features 'Baby Trump' Blimp
The peace group CodePink organized a protest on the Washington DC Mall, just prior to Trump's militarized Independence Day extravaganza. The protest featured…
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Immigration Detention Center Conditions Cause Massive Outcry
The revelation of extreme immigration detention center conditions for exhausted asylum seeking children, who are separated from their relatives, sparked…
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Libya's Civil War is Becoming a Proxy War
The shooting down of a Turkish drone near Tripoli and the capture of six Turkish sailors by Gen. Haftar's forces reveals the Turkey's and Egypt's involvement…
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There Are Alternatives to Caging Immigrants in Dehumanized Conditions
We talk with Vicki Gaubeca from Southern Borders Community Coalition about the conditions in the immigration prison camps, the Border Patrol's FB page, and…
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Tanks Roll into D.C. to Celebrate Independence Day
Washington DC may feel like an authoritarian military parade this July 4, drawing millions from Parks Department and military budgets. Meanwhile, demonstrators…
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Dr. David Suzuki: Trudeau Government's Climate Emergency Declaration Is 'A Joke'
A leading Canadian environmentalist says Canada must leave the vast majority of the tar sands in the ground if it hopes to fight climate change Become a…
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Buttigieg's Promise Stumbles over Racial Justice in his Backyard
The Nation's Jeet Heer upacks the contradictions of Pete Buttigieg, a combat veteran and Ivy Leaguer who rebuilt his city by not paying attention to police…
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Is US Democracy Dying a Slow and Barely Visible Death?
Ret. Col. Larry Wilkerson examines the dangers that Republican efforts to abridge voting rights and that Trump’s racist and violent exhortations represent to…
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G20 Members Dole Out Coal Subsidies Despite Climate Crisis Talk
A new report documents G20 member states giving $63.9 billion in subsidies per year to King Coal, while professing the urgency of the climate crisis. The study…
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Hong Kong Marks Anniversary With Ceremonies and Protests
22 years ago, Britain handed the former colony over to mainland China, under a deal that would ensure democratic rights for the city's people. Activists now…
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What's Behind Czech Demonstrations to Oust Their Prime Minister?
Prof. Petr Just discusses the mass demonstration in Prague calling on Prime Minister Andrej Babis to resign. How does he stay in power, despite his lack of…
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Victor Pate Leads Hunger Strike for Solitary Confinement Reform in New York
Eddie Conway talks to Pate, the statewide organizer for New York's Campaign for Alternatives to Isolated Confinement, about the demands they are making to…
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G20: Trump's 'America First' Policies Reflect the Limits of Globalization
Despite Trump's affinities with authoritarian leaders such as India's Modi and Russia's Putin, he continues to destabilize the existing neoliberal consensus…
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Why is Aid to Palestine Ineffective?
Policy analyst Jeremy Wilderman discusses his study of aid effectiveness to Palestine through the perceptions of development organizations and donors…
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Brazilians Celebrate LGBT Pride, Rejecting Bolsonaro's Homophobic Backlash
Brazil’s LGBT community celebrated across the country over the last week, for Gay Pride. Michael Fox reports Become a supporter of this podcast…
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U.S. Sanctions Block Medicine from Venezuela, Killing Thousands
Ordinary Venezuelans talk about how the sanctions have made it increasingly difficult to access life-saving medications Become a supporter of this podcast…
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Is the $4 Billion Border Aid Bill for ICE or for Children?
Progressives are battling the border aid bill because its lack of accountability provisions means there would be no way to tell if the money was spent on…
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Europeans Bowing to Trump on Iran Sanctions, Despite Their Opposition
Trita Parsi, founder of the National Iranian American Council, says that military confrontation between the US and Iran becomes more likely, especially since…
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Generational Divide Was Subtext of Second Democratic Debate
Back and forths about bussing, segregation, and race and confrontations about socialism and the nuances of Medicare For All had the 10 candidates at times…
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Racism in America, Socialism, and Medicare for All Dominate Democratic Debate
Kamala Harris seized the evening by taking on bussing and race with Biden, while Hickenlooper and others confronted Sanders's socialism and the nuances of…
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Mexico's Dilemma: Tariffs or Impose Trump's Draconian Immigration Policies
The Trump administration is forcing Mexico to impose equally harsh immigration policies as Trump has been imposing on the US, which are actually illegal and…
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Hundreds Protest Immigration Raids Ahead of Democratic Debate
In Baltimore hundreds rallied against threatened immigration raids by the Trump Administration, and called on Democratic candidates to take a humane approach…
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Part 2 of First Dem Debate Takes a Deeper Dive Into Climate, Class & Race
Kimberly Moffitt and Lester Spence analyze the importance of what was said and not said in the first Democratic Debate Become a supporter of this podcast…
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First Democratic Debate: A Shift to the Left, Some Shifted More Than Others
Analysts Lester Spence and Kimberly Moffit critique Democratic candidates for president as they took on corporate power, healthcare, immigration, gun control…
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Supreme Court's Gerrymandering Decision a Danger to Democracy
Justice Kagan's minority opinion calls out the threat that the decision represents to our right to vote and to our democratic future. Suzanne Almeida of Common…
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Sanders & Warren Pitch Rival Plans to Address $1.6 Trillion in Student Debt
Renowned education expert Kevin Kumashiro says the plans put forth by two of the leading Democratic presidential candidates are a step in the right direction…
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Ralph Nader Radio Hour: The Future of Banking/Sports the Right Way
Ralph welcomes Walt McRee President of Public Banking Associates, who explains how public banks should be the future of banking. And Dr. Ken Reed joins us to…
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Trump's "Deal of the Century" Just Means More Israeli Occupation of Palestinian Land
Ali Abunimah discusses Jared Kushner's presentation of his peace plan's economic portion in Bahrain this week. He dangled fifty billion dollars for the…
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Climate Change is Devastating India With Heat Waves and Water Shortages
India's climate disasters are fueled by its governments' resource mismanagement and fossil fuel consumption, says political economist Shouvik Chakraborty…
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German Bank Closes Account of Jewish Voices for Peace Over BDS Support
Shir Hever discusses the bank's decision to close Jewish Voice for a Just Peace in the Middle East's bank account. This is the second time since Hitler that a…
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Progressive Leads Queens DA Race, Shocking the Establishment
31-year-old Public Defender Tiffany Caban ran an AOC-style grassroots campaign calling for an end to mass incarceration and radical reform to the prosecutor's…
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Advocates Rally To Help Baltimore Public Housing Residents Left Without Water for A Week
The community says they have been treated like second class citizens compared to residents of wealthier neighborhoods Become a supporter of this podcast…
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Honduras Erupts on Eve of 10th Anniversary of Coup
Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez has sent the military into the streets to repress protests. At least 3 have been killed recently. Professor Adrienne…
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Istanbul Election Shakes President Erdogans Power
Baris Karaagac discusses Ekrem Imamoglu's victory in Istanbul's mayoral election. President Erdogan had forced new elections after his party lost in March and…
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Sunrise Sits In at DNC Headquarters, Demanding Climate Debate
The day before the first Democratic debate in Miami, dozens gathered at the DNC to demand a climate debate. They say they plan to stay until the DNC meets…
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A German Village Fights for Survival Against Coal Mining
Germany wants to phase out climate-damaging coal power by 2038. But before that, five villages in North Rhine-Westphalia are slated for demolition so that the…
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New York Passes Nation's Most Comprehensive Clean Energy Legislation
Adrien Salazar, who fought for the bill discusses how this bill, which calls for no fossil fuel energy by 2050, will affect poor communities hardest hit by the…
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Trump Is Deepening the 'Economic War' Against Iran - Wilkerson
Trump might have called off an airstrike on Iran in the last minute, but he continues to wage an economic war on Iran, as he tries to present himself as…
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How a Baltimore Billionaire Won a Tax Cut Trump Said Would Help the Poor
ProPublica's Jeff Ernsthausen explains how a poorly-designed map boosted billionaire Under Armour CEO Kevin Plank's development company Become a supporter of…
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Where Do the Politics of Reparations Go From Here?
This week, the first congressional hearing on reparations in nearly 12 years was held on Capitol Hill. As the discussion on reparations matures, what needs to…
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Greece Heads Towards New Election - Can Syriza Survive?
Founding member and EU parliamentary candidate Michalis Spourdalakis analyzes Syriza's recent loss in the EU election and evaluates Syriza's chances for…
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'Deal of a Century': A Push for the Permanent Occupation of Palestine
Sonya Meyerson-Knox discusses US Ambassador Friedman's and Chief Negotiator Greenblatt's comments on annexing Palestinian land and why the Deal of the Century…
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Cop Caught on Body Cam Arresting a Man for Talking
The illegal arrest by a Baltimore City cop has lead to charges of false imprisonment and misconduct, but also reveals a deep-rooted reason why police seek to…
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Are Immigration Detention Centers Concentration Camps?
Aviva Chomsky discusses the reality of refugees coming to the U.S in light of the controversial statement of Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez that refugees are…
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Venezuelan Community Builds Solidarity Pharmacy to Counter US Sanctions
The economic sanctions have severely affected Venezuela's ability to import life-saving medicines. At least one community, however, is responding by creating…
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The Central Park 5 and the Rise of Donald Trump
The Central Park/Exonerated 5 case is a horrifying example of the injustices committed against marginalized youths in the criminal justice system--and it has a…
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Will Trump's Instincts Win Him a Second Term?
This week Trump officially announced his bid for re-election, and gave his assessment of the Democratic candidates. Are his instincts right, or is he just the…
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Trump May Stumble Into War With Iran Over Belligerent, Incoherent Policies
The Nation's new National Correspondent Jeet Heer sees the mix of warhawks Bolton and Pompeo, complicit Republicans, meek Democrats, and an erratic president…
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Ralph Nader Radio Hour: Can American Capitalism Survive?
Ralph welcomes Washington Post business columnist, Steven Pearlstein, who asks the question, “Can American Capitalism Survive?” And economist William Lazonick…
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Senate Deals Blow to US-Saudi/UAE Arms Deal
With seven Republican Senators joining all Democrats, the Senate voted to nix an $8 billion arms deal with Saudi Arabia and UAE, because of the war in Yemen…
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Human Rights Lawyer Condemns Canada's Support For Honduras's Repressive Regime (2/2)
Prisilla Alvarado, a lawyer acting for imprisoned human rights defender Edwin Espinal, condemns Canadian support for the regime of Juan Orlando Hernandez…
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Billionaires Can Buy Sex and Not Go to Jail. Why Can't You?
A new law introduced in New York state would decriminalize all sex work, but it faces pushback from the NY National Organization of Women and others groups…
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Quebec Bans Public Workers from Wearing Religious Clothing or Symbols
Dimitri Lascaris discusses the right-wing Coalition Avenir Quebec's (CAQ) law that bans the wearing of any religious symbols or clothing by public employees…
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Brazil's Prosecutors Buried Corruption Case Against ex-President Cardoso
New revelations from The Intercept's examination of a leaked data archive of Brazil's corruption prosecutions shows how former President Cardoso was spared…
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Congressional Hearing on Slavery Reparations Draws Huge Crowd
Large and passionate crowds gathered to witness historians, economists, academics, and politicians testify for the first time in nearly a dozen years on H.R…
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Venezuelan Opposition Scrambles in Wake of Humanitarian Aid Scandal
An opposition-oriented website uncovered a $125,000 corruption scandal involving associates of Venezuelan opposition leader and self-declared president Juan…
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Billions Stolen From Black Families by Predatory Lending
White Collar criminologist Bill Black analyzes the new study, "The Plunder of Black Wealth in Chicago," opening the way for a fruitful conversation about…
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As Trump Nixes California High Speed Rail Money, San Diego Considers Mass Transit Plan
San Diego, with some of the worst ozone levels and highest population of any U.S. county, has unveiled a plan to massively restructure its public transit…
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Morsi's Death Represents the Demise of Hope for Democracy in Egypt
Professor Seif Da'na discusses the circumstances under which former Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi collapsed and died and the Egyptian government's fear of…