Biden’s team WON’T end the FOREVER WARS
From Afghanistan to Niger, the “new normal†of American warfare shows no signs of changing course under President Biden and his hawkish national security team. In this episode of “The…
Black mass incarceration in the so-called Free State
Until recently, the horrifyingly unjust reality of America’s mass incarceration system has not been a central concern in popular political discourse. In the past few years, however, more people have…
Massachusetts family stranded in Gaza speaks out about situation on the ground: ‘Our frustration continues’
The Massachusetts family stranded in Gaza amid the ongoing war between Israeli forces and Hamas terrorists said they continue to struggle to access drinking water, fuel and other resources and…
Filming the police is legal, but that doesn’t stop them from arresting people for it
Another Ohio resident has been arrested under the dubious charge of “misconduct during an emergency,” which has been used again by Ohio police to incarcerate another person who filmed them…
Amazon faces a day of reckoning for its treatment of workers
Amazon is intensifying the anti-union campaign at its Bessemer, Alabama, plant, where workers are currently voting to unionize. On Feb. 20, Amazon workers and their allies rallied in cities across…
The pandemics of racism and COVID-19 are a deadly mix
The U.S. response to the COVID-19 pandemic highlights deep racial inequities in wages, health, and vaccination rates—but it’s a century of racist public policy that laid the foundation for these…
Nathan Robinson speaks about losing his Guardian column after criticizing Israel
Nathan Robinson, founder and editor-in-chief of Current Affairs magazine, has been writing a column for The Guardian U.S. since 2017. Then, without warning, The Guardian stopped accepting his pitches after…
Israeli military says nine more soldiers were killed inside Gaza as ground operation against Hamas continues
The Israeli military reported additional casualties inside the Gaza Strip, the day after it said its first two soldiers were killed during its ground invasion against Hamas Tuesday morning, the…
Award-winning ‘Nomadland’ documents poverty and survival in America
When capitalism chews us up and spits us out, where do we go? How do we carry on? And can we find ways of living that honor the dignity of…
Greek political prisoner is at death’s door
Since 2002, Greek revolutionary and activist Dimitris Koufontinas has been in prison for his role in the Revolutionary Organization 17 November (17N). Labelled a “terrorist†by the Greek government, Koufontinas…
How Malcolm Little became Malcolm X
Sunday, February 21st, 2021, marks the 56th anniversary of Malcolm X’s assassination. In this special segment from the latest “Marc Steiner Show,†Marc has an in-depth conversation with Tamara Payne,…
Blaming the Green New Deal for Texas Blackouts is Bullshit
Republican politicians like Texas Gov. Greg Abbott have cynically used overblown and patently false claims that renewable energy failures are responsible for millions losing power and heat during deadly Winter…
Finnish neo-Nazis convicted of gun crimes after terror plots are foiled
Three Finnish men who embraced neo-Nazi ideology were found guilty Tuesday of committing crimes with terrorist intent including plotting attacks against migrants, critical infrastructure, and their perceived political opponents.The Paijat-Hame…
ILLEGAL Checkpoint Arrest Tied to Controversial Shooting
In the small town of Talking Rock, Georgia, a man was supposedly stopped for avoiding a roadblock, had his car searched without consent, and was arrested for having balding tires.…
And then there was X: Malcolm’s life & legacy
On the 57th anniversary of his assassination, we honor Malcolm X’s life and legacy by recalling his revolutionary message to the downtrodden peoples of the world and carrying on his…
A police chief tried to stop the drug war—then they came for him
In this episode of the Police Accountability Report, we tell the story of Kelvin Sewell, the first Black police chief of Pocomoke City, a small town on Maryland’s Lower Eastern…
Can Democrats meet this historic moment? Yes. But will they?
From our TRNN #InaugurationDay livestream, our own Jaisal Noor reports on the key challenges Democrats face in the Biden era and how to avoid the electoral pitfalls of past administrations.…
Outgoing senior UN official calls for one-state solution, slams US, Israel: ‘Chilling words’
A high-ranking United Nations official has retired after calling for a one-state solution to the Israel-Palestinian conflict. In his letter, the official wrote on what he called “essential points” regarding…
Criminal injustice is bipartisan, but it doesn’t have to be
From our TRNN #InaugurationDay livestream, Stephen Janis and Taya Graham, intrepid hosts of the weekly Police Accountability Report, look at the changes we should and shouldn’t expect in the world…
Workers showed up for Biden. Will he show up for them?
From our TRNN #InaugurationDay livestream, Editor-in-Chief Maximillian Alvarez breaks down how Donald Trump’s anti-worker administration was a disaster for the labor movement, and what President Joe Biden and the Democrats…
Screw the deficit. Democrats can tackle inequality if they want to
From our TRNN #InaugurationDay livestream, Stephen Janis and Taya Graham, hosts of the weekly Police Accountability Report and our ongoing “Inequality Watch†series, discuss how inequality has increased under both…
UN peacekeepers ahead of schedule as they pull out of northern Mali rebel stronghold
United Nations peacekeepers on Tuesday withdrew from a rebel stronghold in northern Mali weeks earlier than planned because of growing insecurity, leaving the town in the hands of ethnic Tuareg…
Askia Muhammad Before the 1984 Election: ‘The Stifling of Dissent Has Begun’
As relevant today as it was on the eve of the 1984 election, Askia Muhammad talks about increasing surveillance, US cultural imperialism, Iranian hostages, and the stifling of dissent that…
‘What’s left out of a news story is more important than what goes in’
In 1980, Eddie Conway participated in and helped organize a prisoners’ educational outreach program called “To Say Their Own Words,†where thinkers and scholars came to Maryland Penitentiary and spoke…
Charlie Cobb: ‘Protest is necessary … but it is not sufficient.’
In 1980, Eddie Conway participated in and helped organize a prisoners’ educational outreach program called “To Say Their Own Words,†where thinkers and scholars came to Maryland Penitentiary and spoke…
Why 2021 could be the year labor STRIKES BACK
With a new Democratic administration in place and so many union contracts about to expire, 2021 could be a major turning point in the labor movement. In this segment of…