NY prisons ban care packages containing food
The prison-industrial complex has many ways of turning the incarceration of human beings into a profitable business model. In New York state, new regulations targeting care packages for prisoners show…
At least 1 sailor dead, 4 missing after cargo ships crash off German coast
Two cargo ships collided in the North Sea on Tuesday, roughly 14 miles from the German island of Helgoland.The British-flagged Verity sank soon after the collision, potentially taking five crewmembers…
They filmed police on their own property, cops used ruthless tactics to stop them
Texas teenager stands up for her right to record the police and her whole family pays the price! Please join journalists Taya Graham and Stephen Janis for this important episode…
The Algerian Revolution—60 years later
July 5, 2022, marks the 60th anniversary of Algeria securing its independence from France. Algeria’s revolutionary example inspired activists and freedom fighters around the world, including anti-colonial leaders throughout Africa…
How America’s broken electoral system made the Jan 6 insurrection possible
America’s electoral system is broken. From partisan gerrymandering and voter suppression to an Electoral College that sidelines the popular vote, it should surprise no one that a majority of Americans…
How Maryland is preventing prisoners from getting college degrees
UPDATE (7/1/2022): One day after this segment aired, prison authorities announced that they had “reconsidered†their earlier decision, clearing the way for Atiba to earn his degree. Education is one…
US removes mention of Iran from draft UN resolution on Israel-Hamas war over Russian demands
A U.S.-sponsored draft resolution on the Israel-Hamas war that was expected to be voted on at the United Nations Security Council on Tuesday includes no mention of Iran, the main…
How Native organizers won voting access and reached record turnout in 2020
Read the transcript of this video: https://therealnews.com/how-native-organizers-won-voting-access-and-reached-record-turnout-in-2020 Native Americans overcame multiple challenges to turn out in record numbers during the 2020 elections, playing a crucial role in Joe Biden’s victory…
The Chris Hedges Report: Journalism and Argentina’s Dirty War
In the late 1970s and 1980s, Argentina’s civic-military dictatorship disappeared over 30,000 people, using death squads trained by the US as part of the now infamous Operation Condor. The victims…
The Chris Hedges Report: Struggle makes us human
The neofascist movements currently rising around the globe differ from the fascist movements of the 20th century. Fascism in the last century arose to break radical workers’ movements, many organized…
At least 50 kidnapped in Cameroon by gunmen of unknown origin
At least 50 people were kidnapped in two separate incidents over two days in northern Cameroon, local authorities said Tuesday.The kidnappings occurred Sunday and Monday afternoons by an unknown armed…
How Massachusetts nurses waged a 10-month strike
Read the transcript of this video: https://therealnews.com/an-oral-history-of-the-10-month-st-vincent-hospital-strike The COVID-19 pandemic and the corresponding failure at every level of government to prevent its spread dealt a devastating blow to healthcare workers.…
The Chris Hedges Report: The Long Road Home – Part 2
In the conclusion of The Long Road Home, Chris Hedges looks at the numerous hurdles faced by prisoners released into society, the toll of reentry on their families, the importance…
Why are so many LGBTQ people incarcerated in the US?
“At least 40% of people incarcerated in American women’s prisons identify somewhere under the broad lesbian-bisexual-trans-queer umbrella—a shocking statistic that holds true when looking at detention centers for youths as…
Defusing the ever-present threat of nuclear war
Read the transcript of this video: https://therealnews.com/how-can-we-defuse-the-ever-present-threat-of-nuclear-war On June 12, 1982, one million people gathered in Central Park to demand nuclear disarmament and an end to the Cold War arms…
Costa Rica investigating theft of $6.1M from national bank
Costa Rica is investigating the theft of 3.3 billion colons ($6.1 million) in cash from its national bank, the largest bank robbery in the country’s history, anti-corruption authorities confirmed Tuesday.The…
Organizing across racial and class divides in rural North Carolina
In rural North Carolina, dog-whistle politics focused on scapegoating minorities for social and economic problems have long fueled racial resentment but have done little to address high poverty rates and…
The Chris Hedges Report: The Long Road Home
Although it represents less than 5% of the global population, the United States has 25% of the world’s prison population, some 2.3 million people, most of whom are poor. Its…
Keeping incarcerated mothers and their families together
As Wendy Sawyer and Wanda Bertram recently wrote for the Prison Policy Initiative, “Over half (58%) of all women in US prisons are mothers, as are 80% of women in…
Officials update on cruise ship crew member who went overboard
Officials in the United Kingdom ended their search for a man who went overboard from a cruise ship on Sunday.The man went overboard off the AIDAperla cruise ship early Sunday…
Kim Kelly: Workers make history, and so can you
The world is in a bleak state right now, and every day it feels a little more certain that the elite power brokers who control our society are not going…
The drug-resistant bacteria crisis no one’s talking about
COVID-19 has wreaked havoc on the world for the past two years, but there’s a potentially deadlier threat creeping across the globe right now that hardly anyone is talking about.…
A cop pulled them over for a minor infraction, then the encounter took a bizarre turn
The story of one Minnesota couple’s ongoing problems with police provides a pointed example of the systematic overpolicing of rural communities across the country. In this episode of the Police…
Pre-Roe lessons for a post-Roe world
Read the transcript of this interview: While the country waits with bated breath for the Supreme Court to overturn Roe v. Wade, it is becoming clearer by the day that…
German tourist found alive 3 days after disappearing in Zimbabwe national park
A German tourist who went missing in a national park teeming with wild animals in northern Zimbabwe has been found alive and in “good health” along with his rental car…
Cops stopped him from filming a traffic stop, but changed their tune when they went to court
Read the transcript of this episode: https://therealnews.com/cops-stopped-him-from-filming-a-traffic-stop-but-changed-their-tune-when-they-went-to-court Qualified immunity is a legal precedent that has allowed cops to evade accountability for violating civil rights for decades. But recent arguments in…