Cops lied to put him in handcuffs, but a camera caught the truth!
A Los Angeles man says he was targeted by police after he was pulled over for crossing a line in front of a stop sign; but after placing him in…
Netanyahu announces ‘second phase’ of ‘long and difficult’ war on Hamas: ‘My life’s mission’
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Saturday announced that his forces have entered the “second stage” of its war with the terrorist group Hamas, calling the fight a “second War…
The latest on the deadly effects of COVID-19 in prisons
Eddie Conway talks to two experts about the latest infection rates, issues with transparency, and more. Help us continue producing radically independent news and in-depth analysis by following us and…
Organize students, organize everyone, and fight like hell
In the years following the Great Recession, Republican Gov. Scott Walker led an all-out assault on unions and public sector workers in Wisconsin. In response, teachers, students, farmers, and workers…
‘This is COINTELPRO 2021’
After spending nearly half a century in prison, leftist revolutionaries and political prisoners David Gilbert and Russell Maroon Shoatz (who also spent 22 years in solitary confinement) were released earlier…
German authorities charge 3 teens with homeless man’s fatal beating, filming attack
Three teenagers were arrested as suspects in the killing in Germany of a homeless man, which one of them apparently filmed, authorities said Friday.AT LEAST 1 SAILOR DEAD, 4 MISSING…
We must abolish the death penalty
According to a 2021 survey by the Pew Research Center, even though they have doubts about its administration, fairness, and usefulness as a crime deterrent, most Americans today still support…
‘We want Rikers closed and no new jails in its place!’
COVID-19 turned what were already inhumane conditions at Rikers Island, New York’s most notorious jail, into a full-blown humanitarian crisis. Prisoners, activists, and legal advocates are demanding it be closed…
Baltimore museum workers are fighting for a ‘wall-to-wall’ union
In this video installment of Battleground Baltimore, TRNN Editor-in-Chief Maximillian Alvarez sits down with Laura Albans and Matt Papich, two workers at the renowned Baltimore Museum of Art who are…
Cops wanted to arrest him for a red light infraction, but they weren’t ready for what happened next
Traffic stops lead to fraught encounters with American law enforcement, which is why this stop between a LA County Sheriff and a local cop watcher is so illustrative of the…
Hamas preventing Gaza residents from fleeing to safety, Palestinian activist says
Hamas reportedly urges residents of northern Gaza to ignore the warnings from the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) and not leave the area as the terrorist group continues to try and…
A Dutch court may help deliver justice for a Gazan family killed in an Israeli strike
In 2017, Ismail Ziada filed a civil suit at the District Court of the Hague against former Israeli military leaders Benny Gantz and Amir Eshel for their role in a…
Ten years after Act 10, Wisconsin teachers are still fighting to rebuild from the rubble
Under Republican Gov. Scott Walker Wisconsin became a “right to work†state, and public sector unions were gutted with the passage of Act 10 in 2011. But teachers like Maricela…
‘Nicaragua presents a challenge to the international left’
On Nov. 7, Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega secured a fourth consecutive term in the country’s latest round of national elections with Rosario Murillo, Ortega’s wife, serving as Vice President. Prior…
Cops said they arrested him for turning around at a checkpoint, but the real reason is much worse
PAR investigates new data that confirms what many have long suspected: police-initiated car stops are not just deadly, but often blatantly unnecessary.   This week, PAR continues its coverage…
NATO ally praises Hamas as ‘freedom fighters,’ condemns Israel as a ‘war criminal’
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan used the momentous platform of a rally to celebrate his country’s 100th anniversary to accuse Israel of committing war crimes and lambaste Western allies for…
Democrats are courting disaster (again) by betraying their base
Grassroots activists worked tirelessly to get voters to the polls in 2020, and their efforts helped Joe Biden win in key swing states like Wisconsin. Now these same activists say…
Will new governments in Germany and Norway take serious action on climate crisis?
Recent federal elections in Norway and Germany saw entrenched conservative and neoliberal governments swept from power, replaced by an odd assortment of liberals, leftists, and Greens. In Norway, Europe’s largest…
Cuba, COVID-19, and ending the US blockade
For over 60 years, the United States has effectively jailed the country of Cuba through illegal political intervention and economic war. And yet, while facing continued economic strangulation and political…
32 dead, more than 60 injured in horror vehicle pile-up in Egypt
Fatal car accident in Egypt A passenger bus slammed into a parked vehicle on a foggy Saturday morning on a highway linking the Egyptian capital, Cairo, and the Mediterranean city…
He livestreamed a congressman’s aide on Facebook, they charged him with two felonies
The prosecution of a progressive marijuana activist for livestreaming an encounter with a congressman’s aide during a protest shows how the criminal justice system can be easily used as a…
Surviving the darkness: Eddie Conway speaks with Guantanamo Bay detainee Mansoor Adayfi
Mansoor Adayfi, “Detainee No. 441,†was imprisoned in Guantánamo Bay for over 14 years without charges as an enemy combatant. As detailed in the description for Adafyi’s new book Don’t…
35,000 Kaiser Permanente workers set to go on strike
35,000 members of the Alliance of Health Care Unions, a coalition of 21 local unions representing over 52,000 workers at the healthcare giant Kaiser Permanente in states around the country,…
Israel’s influence in Europe could lead to criminalization of critiques of Zionism
The International Forum on Holocaust Remembrance and Combating Antisemitism convened earlier this month in In Malmö, Sweden. According to the Swedish government, “The programme focused on four main themes: Holocaust…
Families of Israeli hostages taken by Hamas meeting with Netanyahu
The Israeli government is meeting with the families of hostages taken by Hamas.The members of various Israeli households threatened a protest if Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister…
The people of Sudan fight against a military coup
On Monday, Oct. 25, Sudan’s military seized control of the country, arresting Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok and dissolving the transitional council government that was created to oversee the country’s passage…