Pompeo is “Setting the Stage for a War with Iran”
In recent congressional testimony, Sec. of State Pompeo linked Iran to al Qaeda and 9/11 and would not say whether he would apply the 2001 war authorization (AUMF) to Iran.…
Trump Using Refugees as Pawns and Public Policy for Vengeance
San Francisco District Attorney candidate Chesa Boudin calls Trump a coward and a bully who should be held legally accountable Subscribe to our page and support our work at https://therealnews.com/donate.…
Trump’s Tweets Fuel Media Slander and Death Threats Against Ilhan Omar
James Zogby, of the Arab American Institute, analyzes the increasing threat against Arabs and Muslims in America and its impact on 2020 elections Subscribe to our page and support our…
At House Climate Committee Hearing to Discuss Youth Action, Kids Pushing Green New Deal Snubbed
The first House Select Committee on the Climate Crisis hearing featured several youth climate activists. Oddly missing: the group central to the renewed national youth climate push and Green New…
Harsh Conditions in German Refugee Camps
In Germany, there’s growing criticism of the so-called ‘holding and processing centres’ where migrants are sent when they first arrive in the country. Migrants say that conditions inside are horrific.…
Is Russian ‘Meddling’ an Attack on America? – RAI with Stephen Cohen (1/5)
“The claim that Russia attacked America during the 2016 presidential election is both exceedingly dangerous and a complete falsehood,†says Stephen Cohen on Reality Asserts Itself with Paul Jay Watch…
Special Report: Haitian Resistance is Rising; US Complicity in Atrocities (Pt 2/2)
An unknown number of Haitians were killed, raped, and burned alive in La Saline, Haiti, the home of African Diaspora liberation. Margaret Prescod talks about what she found Subscribe to…
Medicare for All Divides Democrats but Might Unite the Nation
Michael Lighty speaks on Sanders’ Medicare for All bill, the corporate-fueled war inside the Democratic Party, and the battle for American minds Subscribe to our page and support our work…
Steve Miller and the Nationalist Takeover of the White House
We are in a battle to stop white supremacy from seizing power, says TRNN contributor Jacqueline Luqman Subscribe to our page and support our work at https://therealnews.com/donate. ** (Disclaimer: This…
Behind The Scenes Of A Baltimore Corruption Scandal
State Senator Jill Carter and investigative reporters Luke Broadwater and Fern Shen discuss how “Healthy Holly” has shaken up Baltimore politics and local elites Subscribe to our page and support…
“Stunning and Revealing” – DCCC Demands Loyalty Oath From Political Consultants
As Jeff Cohen points out, political fear of progressives and corporate power have pushed the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) towards strategies for stopping primary challenges Subscribe to our page…
California Dreamin’ of Climate Action by Newsom, But Will He Deliver?
After mixed record by Governor Jerry Brown, advocates hope Governor Gavin Newsom will up ante on climate policy. Early on, details remain murky. Check out the article here: https://therealnews.com/columns/california-dreamin-of-climate-action-by-newsom-but-will-he-deliver Subscribe…
Arab Spring Arrives Late in Algeria: New Elections Called
Baba Aye discusses the protests in Algeria, the colonial legacy that still shapes the country’s politics today, and the decision of independence hero Bouteflika to step down Subscribe to our…
Assange Indictment: A Threat to the Foundation of US Democracy?
A panel discussion between FAIR’s Jeff Cohen and Jacqueline Luqman, with host Marc Steiner examines whether this is the beginning of an attempt to stop investigative journalists from working with…
Ecuadorian President’s Motives for Surrendering Assange: Vengeance & IMF Loan?
$4.2 billion IMF loan, submission to the US, and vengeance appear to have been President Moreno’s true motives for revoking Assange’s asylum in Ecuador’s London embassy, says Ecuador’s former foreign…
Special Report: Massacres in Haiti – Pacifica’s Margaret Prescod (1/2)
An unknown number of Haitians were killed, raped, and burned alive in La Saline, Haiti, the home of African Diaspora liberation. Margaret Prescod talks about what she found Subscribe to…
Sudan’s President Carries Out Coup to Defuse Movement Against Him
Prof. Khalid Ahmed says that what looks like military coup against Sudan’s president Omar al-Bashir, is actually of the president’s own making, to defuse the growing movement and ICC indictment…
Assange Arrested for Exposing U.S. War Crimes – Paul Jay
Wikileaks released Manning’s leaked documents and exposed multiple crimes committed by the U.S. government and armed forces – Jay says this is getting lost in the corporate media coverage of…
EU Plastics Ban: “Doesn’t Go Far Enough”
Jerri-Lin Scofield and Jonathan Latham argue that EU plastics ban is far too limited and that recycling plastics does not deal with the main problem these materials cause Subscribe to…
Rising Rents Threaten Berlin’s Diversity, Activists Demand Expropriation
Germany is abuzz about a new movement to expropriate 240,000 apartments from large landowners in order to halt rapidly rising rents in Berlin Subscribe to our page and support our…
US ‘Tightens Noose’ on Cuba
Sec. of State Pompeo announced that Cuban Americans and US citizens who lost property after Cuba’s 1959 revolution can now sue companies that have benefitted from this property. This represents…
UK Labour Party’s “Witch Hunt” Victimizes Jewish Black Party Activist
Jackie Walker’s surreptitiously taped words taken out of context led to a 2016 suspension; now she has been expelled. We discuss the case with Jackie Walker herself Subscribe to our…
Gore Vidal on the Future (6/7)
When Julian Assange was arrested in London, he was carrying a copy of our book, Gore Vidal: History of the National Security State Vidal: “I was born 80 years ago…
Gore Vidal Interview Series with Paul Jay (7/7)
When Julian Assange was arrested in London, he was carrying a copy of our book, Gore Vidal: History of the National Security State On the sixth anniversary of the death…
Students, Residents Protest Johns Hopkins ICE Contracts and Private Police
As student occupation continues, professors join in calls for the university to abandon plan for armed police Subscribe to our page and support our work at https://therealnews.com/donate. ** (Disclaimer: This…
Two Trump Executive Orders Will Make It Even Easier to Build Pipelines
Consolidation of power into the federal government will make it harder for states to oppose pipeline construction for environmental reasons, says Tamara O’Laughlin, North America Director of 350.org Subscribe to…