Tokyo: RAI with Bruce Cockburn (6/9)
Virtuoso guitarist Bruce Cockburn talks about songwriting in the era of Reagan, and his experience visiting refugee camps in Honduras. Watch the full nine part interview series with Bruce Cockburn…
Pacing the Cage: RAI with Bruce Cockburn (7/9)
Songwriter Bruce Cockburn explains the origins of the song Pacing the Cage, “a lament about being stuck.” Watch the full nine part interview series with Bruce Cockburn on YouTube at…
Pandering, Policy, and the Black Vote
What do top Democratic candidates Sanders, Warren, and Biden offer black voters in 2020? Subscribe to our page and support our work at https://therealnews.com/donate. ** (Disclaimer: This video content is…
Who Makes US Foreign Policy? – Lawrence Wilkerson on Reality Asserts Itself (1/3)
TRNN Replay from May 10, 2014: Colonel Lawrence Wilkerson says US foreign policy is made by the oligarchs Watch full series https://therealnews.com/series/reality-asserts-itself-lawrence-wilkerson Subscribe to our page and support our work…
Who Makes US Foreign Policy – Lawrence Wilkerson on Reality Asserts Itself (2/3)
TRNN Replay from May 10, 2014: Colonel Wilkerson says while an Iran deal is in US strategic interests, it could still be derailed by Congress, the neocons and Hillary Clinton…
If I Had a Rocket Launcher: RAI with Bruce Cockburn (1/9)
Canadian singer-songwriter Bruce Cockburn speaks with host Paul Jay about his memoir Rumors of Glory, and how growing up in Cold War-era Canada affected his understanding of community. Watch the…
The Trouble With Normal: RAI with Bruce Cockburn (2/9)
Songwriter Bruce Cockburn speaks with host Paul Jay about whether his music is ‘anti-American,’ and about his early spiritual influences. Watch the full nine part interview series with Bruce Cockburn…
Trump Offers No Evidence of Iranian Threat or Terrorism
Eugene Puryear and Paul Jay discuss the hypocrisy of Trump allying with Saudi Arabia, the largest sponsor of global terror, over concerns about alleged Iranian terrorism Subscribe to our page…
Iran Economic Sanctions Cost Lives
The Trump administration’s illegal economic sanctions against Iran reduce access to essential medicines, according to UN experts and interview with CEPR’s Mark Weisbrot Subscribe to our page and support our…
US Sanctions Leave Millions of Venezuelans Without Water
“You can’t blame the Maduro government, but as for the United States, this Donald Trump is mean. He’s mean and he’s blocked a lot of things. We have to support…
T-Mobile and Sprint Merger Endangers Free Media
Richard Wolff discusses the 26 billion merger by T-Mobile and Sprint, which the FCC announced is “in the public interest.†The merger could create an even bigger media and telecommunication…
As Trump Threatens Iran With War, Espionage Charges Against Assange Threaten Journalists
The Espionage Act removes the possibility of a public interest defense for Julian Assange, and sends a chilling message to journalists and whistleblowers. Subscribe to our page and support our…
AFL-CIO Budget Declares Organizing Unimportant
A leaked copy of the budget for largest labor federation in America drops funds for organizing from 30 percent to less than 10 percent. Union activist and scholar Bill Fletcher,…
Three Ways To Discipline Corporate Global Governors (Pt 2/2)
Watch full series https://therealnews.com/series/unpacking-corporate-capture-in-institutions-of-global-governance No stakeholder-based global governance system comes close to matching the democratic legitimacy of a citizen-based and nation-state-based governance system, says Harris Gleckman, who advocates three alternatives…
100,000’s of Kids Hold School Strike for Climate Action
Students from 2,300 schools across 150 countries held their second global climate strike. Next time, they want adults to join in Subscribe to our page and support our work at…
Daniel Ellsberg on Julian Assange’s Espionage Charges
The US Department of Justice issued an 18-count indictment against Julian Assange for violating the 1917 Espionage Act. We speak to Daniel Ellsberg about the dangerous implications this move has…
Far-Right Israeli Organization Publishes List of ‘Disloyal’ Professors
Hilla Dayan discusses the right-wing Zionist group Im Tirtzu, and the scare campaign against leftist and progressive professors going on in Israel Subscribe to our page and support our work…
Guaidó Out of Gas (1/2 )
After several failed US-backed coup attempts, Juan Guaidó sent an envoy to Oslo to explore talks with the government. Former Chief of Staff to Nicolás Maduro, Temir Porras, joins Sharmini…
Guaidó Out of Gas (2/2 )
The US has failed its regime change venture in Venezuela. Former Chief of Staff to Nicolás Maduro, Temir Porras joins Sharmini Peries for analysis Watch full series https://therealnews.com/series/guaido-out-of-gas Subscribe to…
Modi Wins Another Term for the Anti-Muslim, Right-Wing Hindu Nationalists
Vijay Prashad analyzes the Indian election result, which has returned right-wing Narendra Modi to power. Money, mass media abdication of its watchdog function, and institutional collapse enabled Modi triumph Subscribe…
Chicago’s New Mayor to End Water Shutoffs
The move will help tens of thousands who are struggling with rapidly increasing bills, but there is still work to be done to make Chicago’s water affordable, says organizer Jenya…
There Are no Nation-States, Only Corporate Global Governors (Pt 1/2)
Watch full series https://therealnews.com/series/unpacking-corporate-capture-in-institutions-of-global-governance While in the past transnational corporations were powerful actors, at the international level there were at least nation-state based governors; not anymore in the current ‘multi-stakeholder’…
How the U.S. Crackdown on Abortion Laws Influences Other Countries
As Americans struggle to decide the fate of reproductive rights state by state, the U.S. government has imposed a “Gag Rule” that would remove U.S. federal funding from any country…
Waiting for Guaido   (Pt 2/7)
Why did Edgardo Lander and the Citizens Platform for the Defense of the Constitution meet with Juan Guaidó? The potential for violence, military intervention, and even civil war, made it…
44 States File Suit Against Drug Companies for Inflating Prices
Ending patent monopolies and prosecuting big pharma will drive prescription drug prices down, says Alex Lawson, Executive Director of Social Security Works Subscribe to our page and support our work…
Without Medicare for All, the Healthcare System Will Collapse – Wendell Potter RAI (7/7)
The healthcare system is unsustainable; without a Medicare for All system, only the wealthiest will be able to afford decent care – Wendell Potter on Reality Asserts Itself with Paul…