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£1.5B Tory-DUP Deal Could Rupture the Northern Ireland Peace Pact
The way the money is actually being spent could create greater rift in an already divided community in Northern Ireland
DATE: 2017-07-02 | LENGTH: 10:28

 
The New NRA Video and Trump's Media Attacks Are Symptoms of America in Decline
Historian and author Gerald Horne says if we are not armed with history, we'll be unable to stop right-wing efforts to turn back the clock
| LENGTH: 05:42

 
TRNN Replay: American Exceptionalism: Doing Bad Things for "Good Reasons" - Peter Kuznick on Reality Asserts Itself (3/4)
On Reality Asserts Itself with Paul Jay, historian Peter Kuznick says beneath the veneer of America's commitment to democracy is this hard-nose policy which says: how are we going to keep 50 percent of the world's wealth - and it's not by idealism
DATE: 2013-10-18

 
TRNN Replay: Empire in Decay: Federal Government Falling Apart as Spying Allegations Fly
Col. Lawrence Wilkerson says there is a theory circulating in the intelligence community that the CIA asked the British to spy on Trump on behalf of the Democratic Party; the politicization of the intelligence agencies is a reflection of a dying empire
DATE: 2017-03-07 | LENGTH: 11:27

 
TRNN Replay: Israel's Descent into Barbarism - Norman Finkelstein on Reality Asserts Itself 2 (1/3)
On Reality Asserts Itself, Mr. Finkelstein describes the "necessity" of Israel proving its destructive capabilities.
DATE: 2015-05-19 | LENGTH: 22:29

 
TRNN Replay: The Counter-Revolution of 1776 and the Construction of Whiteness - Gerald Horne on Reality Asserts Itself (3/6)
On Reality Asserts Itself Mr. Horne says that the defense of massive profits from the slave trade and fear of slave rebellions was an important impetus for the American Revolution
DATE: 2014-08-20 | LENGTH: 21:48

 
TRNN Replay: The Untold History of Independence Day
Historian Peter Linebaugh: The rights and freedoms that we celebrate on the Fourth of July are the product of vast human struggle that remains unfinished
DATE: 2014-07-03 | LENGTH: 18:35

 
The Qatar Crisis
The June 5 decision by Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Bahrain, and Egypt to suspend diplomatic ties with Qatar has sent shockwaves through the Middle East.
DATE: 2017-07-03

 
Venezuelan Opposition Largely Responsible for the Rising Death Toll and Violence in Venezuela
Lucas Koerner of Venezuelanalysis.com says the death toll and violence are on the rise but according to the Attorney General's reports more of these deaths are being instigated and attributed to opposition supporters
DATE: 2017-07-02 | LENGTH: 13:22

 
   

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Wall St. Democrats vs. Working Class Democrats
Nina Turner and Paul Jay discuss the fight within the Democratic Party and the need for the Sanders movement to more seriously take up the question of war and U.S. foreign policy
 
Real News Roundtable: The RussiaGate Distraction & Trump's Free-For-All Capitalism
From climate change to the brewing war in the Middle East, we're in one of the most dangerous moments in human history, says TRNN's Paul Jay. So why are we talking about RussiaGate?
 
   


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UK Judge Rules: Illegal to Ban Palestine's BDS Movement
Palestine Solidarity Campaign wins case against the UK Government as judge rules government acted unlawfully by restricting local councils from pursuing boycott, divestment and sanctions (BDS) against the state of Israel, says Hugh Lanning
DATE: 2017-07-02 | LENGTH: 11:16

 
Trump Places Drinking Water on the Deregulation Block
The Trump Administration's plan to rescind federal regulation safeguarding drinking water will mean more Flint like disasters says Scott Edwards of Food & Water Watch
DATE: 2017-07-01 | LENGTH: 14:15

 
Real Media: Food, Fraud & Brexit
Helena Paul from EcoNexus explains the potential pitfalls for food safety, labelling and GM in the wake of Brexit, and the relevance of her book 'Hungry Corporations' 15 years later as food giants merge
DATE: 2017-07-03 | LENGTH: 10:09

 
Real Media: Libor, Testosterone & Flawed Economics
Ann Pettifor talks about male dominance, intellectual backwardness and the economics discipline
DATE: 2017-07-02 | LENGTH: 12:08

 
Indigenous Activists See Canada's 150th as 'Celebration of Colonization'
"The past 150 years have been some of the most brutal, violent, and lethal genocidal years in all of indigenous history," says Pamela Palmater, Chair in Indigenous Governance at Ryerson University
DATE: 2017-07-01 | LENGTH: 16:43

 
Wailing Wall of Exclusion and Orthodoxy
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's misguided policies of "trading the long-term strategic interest of the Zionist movement and the state of Israel in exchange for short-term political gains, is a mistake" says TRNN correspondent Shir Hever
DATE: 2017-07-01 | LENGTH: 18:37

 
Brazil's Labor Unions Stage Second Strike Against Neoliberal Labor Law Reform
The new labor law would disempower unions and lower standards of living more generally. Meanwhile, President Temer faces unprecedented charges for corruption, explains Michael Fox from Brazil
DATE: 2017-07-01 | LENGTH: 15:38

 
More Black Cops Are Saying Community Control of the Police is the Answer
TRNN talks to Black law enforcement including a Baltimore police chief as well as local leaders over the growing calls for communities to govern the police that serves them
DATE: 2017-07-01 | LENGTH: 08:19

 
Real Media: Syria, Anarchism & Visiting Rojava
In the last part of Real Media's interview, a special discussion with anthropologist David Graeber about anarchism, Syria, the bureaucracy of activism and his visit to Rojava where a new kind of society is developing
DATE: 2017-07-01 | LENGTH: 18:39

 
Nina Turner on Her New Role As President of Our Revolution
Nina Turner and Paul Jay discuss the fight against corporate democrats from the struggle for single payer in California to electing progressives countrywide, and take viewer questions live on air
DATE: 2017-06-30 | LENGTH: 28:20

 
Undeterred by 'Flawed' Study of Seattle's Pay Increases, Minneapolis Approves $15 Wage
Economic Policy Institute's Ben Zippered and small business owner Andrew Buerger discuss the overwhelming data that shows minimum wage increases don't hurt employment, and why uplifting workers also has broader benefits
DATE: 2017-06-30 | LENGTH: 08:55

 
Debate: Is Putin a Threat to Democracy?
Atlantic Magazine contributing editor Jeffrey Tayler and former White House Clinton counselor Bill Curry debate the proposition that demonizing Putin is justified
DATE: 2017-06-29 | LENGTH: 27:18

 
Real News Roundtable: The RussiaGate Distraction & Trump's Free-For-All Capitalism
From climate change to the brewing war in the Middle East, we're in one of the most dangerous moments in human history, says TRNN's Paul Jay. So why are we talking about RussiaGate?
DATE: 2017-06-29 | LENGTH: 17:10

 
London Grenfell Inferno: Who's to Blame?
The Grenfell Tower Block fire in London is a predictable consequence of policies that can be traced to Margaret Thatcher, Tony Blair and Gordon Brown, as well as those of David Cameron and Theresa May, says former financial regulator Bill Black
DATE: 2017-06-30 | LENGTH: 14:39

 
  

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Minneapolis Just Adopted a $15 Minimum Wage in a Landslide Vote
City council members credit the hard work of grassroots labor organizations. By Lauren Kaori Gurley / AlterNet
Photo Credit: (flickr / Bob Simpson) The Minneapolis City Council passed a law Friday making it the first Midwestern city to adopt a $15 minimum wage, ...

Lauren Kaori Gurley

ExxonMobil Talks a Good Game, but It’s Still Funding Climate Science Deniers
Execs claim support for a federal carbon tax and the Paris agreement, but the checkbook ledger tells a different story. By Elliott Negin / AlterNet
LISBON, PORTUGAL - January 4, 2015: Photo of Exxon Mobil homepage on a monitor screen...

Elliott Negin

The Qatar Crisis
By Adam Hanieh / Socialist Project The June 5 decision by Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Bahrain, and Egypt to suspend diplomatic ties with Qatar has sent shockwaves through the Middle East. The ensuing blockade shut down mu...

Adam Hanieh

Now is Not the Time to Come to the Aid of the Party
By Andrew Levine / Counterpunch Photo by Vinoth Chandar | CC BY 2.0 There used to be “moderate” Republicans whose views were no worse than, say, Barack Obama’s.  That is ancient history now. These days, for anyone who is not at least ...

Andrew Levine

Indigenous People and Resource Extraction
By Nicole Hill, Angele Alook, Ian Hussey / Socialist Project In February, the government of Alberta signed a ten-year framework agreement with the Métis Nation of Alberta, emphasizing a relationship based on recognition, respect, and cooperation. In March, Alberta an...

Nicole Hill, Angele Alook, Ian Hussey

Tom Perez Stumbles on Pledge to Eliminate Unpaid Internships at the DNC
By Mike Elk / Payday Report Tom Perez on Edmund Pettus Bridge on the 50th Anniversary of the "Bloody Sunday" March from Selma to Montgomery (CNN). While running for Chairman of the Democratic National Committee, Tom Perez pledged to eliminate unpaid ...

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Will Maryland Pioneer Offshore Wind Farming in America?
Despite a climate-denying federal government, two new offshore wind farms could bring thousands of clean jobs to Maryland's Sparrow's Point
DATE: 2017-04-27

 
TRNN Replay: The Story of the 2015 Baltimore Uprising Told Through the Voices of the People
The TRNN staff's coverage of the transformative year when the people demanded to be heard
DATE: 2015-12-28

 
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DATE: 2015-05-04

 
   

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