Mexican navy finds 4 more sunken boats in Otis aftermath
Four more boats have reportedly been found at the bottom of Mexico’s Acapulco bay.The Mexican navy’s latest discoveries bring the total number of vessels sunken by Hurricane Otis to 33.The…
Wall Street is a grift
Between r/wallstreetbets, short selling, and a lot of GameStop stock, things have certainly been interesting on the stock market of late, but who are the real winners and losers here?…
She was ARRESTED for trying to fight opioid addiction with legal medication
While the nation suffers a opioid addiction crisis fueled by profit-hungry pharmaceutical companies, police in a small Pennsylvania town arrested a woman for taking a widely prescribed treatment for opiate…
If Democrats don’t deliver now, voters will (rightly) turn on them
From eliminating the filibuster to pushing through much-needed $2k COVID-19 relief checks, conservative and centrist Democrats like Joe Manchin and Kyrsten Sinema are standing in the way of crucial legislative…
2 dead in El Salvador as Tropical Storm Pilar batters Central America
Tropical Storm Pilar lashed Central America on Tuesday with heavy rains that have been blamed for two deaths in El Salvador as the storm meanders off the Pacific coast.The U.S.…
The government murdered Fred Hampton. Will it ever be held accountable?
Flint Taylor and Jeff Haas, co-founders of the People’s Law Office in Chicago, were the lead lawyers in the landmark case that exposed the FBI’s involvement in the assassination of…
Israel’s vaccine apartheid is killing Palestinians
From Amnesty International to Human Rights Watch, international groups have condemned the systematic COVID-19 vaccine apartheid in Israel and Palestine. The Israeli government and its supporters, however, maintain that it…
Gamestopped: WallStreetBets, Wall Street wins
Wall Street was in a tizzy last week after a band of Redditors on the forum r/wallstreetbets worked together to drastically inflate the stock price of brick-and-mortar retailers like GameStop.…
What role does independent media play after Trump?
From our TRNN #InaugurationDay livestream, the Real News team sits down to discuss the devastation left by Donald Trump’s presidency, the bizarre national spectacle of Joe Biden’s inauguration, and what…
Japanese police arrest octogenarian who shot 2, took hostage in hourslong standoff: report
Japanese police on Tuesday arrested a man who barricaded himself in a post office and kept hostages at gunpoint for several hours after he shot two people at a nearby…
Worker ownership can save businesses and protect employees
The COVID-19 pandemic has been disastrous for workers and small businesses alike. As reopening plans pit employee safety against economic viability for struggling businesses, can the worker co-op model provide…
Students to University of Florida: Stop using unpaid prison labor!
In the second segment of this week’s “Marc Steiner Show,” we talk to some of the student organizers who are leading the grassroots effort to force the University of Florida…
‘Bring Sundiata home’: The case for freeing elderly political prisoners
At 84 years old, Sundiata Acoli has been in prison for 48 years, and has been denied parole six times. Last December, he was diagnosed with COVID-19. In this episode…
Refusing to vaccinate prisoners is both CRUEL and DANGEROUS
Public health experts and advocates continue to shine a light on the horrifying statistics of COVID-19 infections within the prison-industrial complex. Those same experts, moreover, have shown that outbreaks in…
UN tells world governments not to repatriate escaped North Korean refugees
The United Nations is calling on world governments to refrain from repatriating North Korean refugees.U.N. Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights Nada al-Nashif said Monday that member countries must not…
Militarized police attacked him on his own front porch. PAR helped him fight back
Nick Pettit was assaulted by Columbus, Ohio, police for filming a botched raid. We investigated on his behalf, and now evidence gathered by PAR is part of an ACLU lawsuit…
Will US policy on Palestine/Israel change under Biden?
In the first segment of this week’s “Marc Steiner Show,” we discuss what changes we should and shouldn’t expect in U.S. policy toward Palestine and Israel in the Biden era.…
From Standing Rock and J20 to the US Capitol: Who gets treated like the enemy?
We’ve seen this so many times before, but it never ceases to shock: The brutal disparity between law enforcement’s response to far-right insurgents and its response to Black, Indigenous, and…
Russia’s defense minister accuses US of fueling tensions, warns of clash between nuclear powers
Russia’s minister of defense on Monday blamed the United States of fueling tensions across the globe, claiming that the West’s “steady escalation” threatens a military conflict between nuclear powers. Â…
MLK Day 2021: The monsters are here, but the movement lives on
On April 4, 2018, The Real News Network held an event to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. This event featured stirring speeches…
So, now what?: TRNN’s Post-Inauguration Livestream
Donald Trump is leaving office as the first president since Herbert Hoover to lose control of the House, Senate, and White House in a single term. But the damage Trump…
Eric Brandt: Controversial cop watcher gets results
Known for his role in the Occupy Denver movement and his controversial, even profane, manner of exercising his First Amendment rights, Eric Brandt has been arrested roughly 200 times while…
Non-extradition ruling a win for Assange, not for press freedom
A U.K. judge’s ruling has spared Julian Assange for now, but advocates warn the court’s rejection of Assange’s free speech defense could stifle investigative journalism. Subscribe to our page and…
Canada backpedals after US, dozen other nations reject UN ‘humanitarian truce’ in Israel-Hamas war
Campus unrest grows over Israel-Hamas war FOX News’ Alexis McAdams speaks with students at Columbia University about antisemitism on college campuses and pro-Palestinian rallies nationwide on ‘Special Report.’The Canadian government…
Congress rebuffs Trumpist insurrection, certifies Biden’s win
Four were killed and 26 arrested as hundreds of Trump supporters stormed the Capitol on Wednesday, temporarily halting the Senate as it prepared to certify the presidential election results. Subscribe…
After Dems win GA and right-wing insurgents storm DC, progressives’ work is just beginning
“The Marc Steiner Show†is back for 2021, and we’ve sure got a lot to discuss. In this episode, Marc is joined by Kali Holloway, anti-racist activist and columnist for…