What’s Behind Czech Demonstrations to Oust Their Prime Minister?
Prof. Petr Just discusses the mass demonstration in Prague calling on Prime Minister Andrej Babis to resign. How does he stay in power, despite his lack of popularity and multiple…
Is US Democracy Dying a Slow and Barely Visible Death?
Ret. Col. Larry Wilkerson examines the dangers that Republican efforts to abridge voting rights and that Trump’s racist and violent exhortations represent to US democracy Subscribe to our page and…
Is the $4 Billion Border Aid Bill for ICE or for Children?
Progressives are battling the border aid bill because its lack of accountability provisions means there would be no way to tell if the money was spent on enforcement instead of…
Racism in America, Socialism, and Medicare for All Dominate Democratic Debate (1/2)
Kamala Harris seized the evening by taking on bussing and race with Biden, while Hickenlooper and others confronted Sanders’s socialism and the nuances of Medicare for All Subscribe to our…
Generational Divide Was Subtext of Second Democratic Debate (2/2)
Back and forths about bussing, segregation, and race and confrontations about socialism and the nuances of Medicare For All had the 10 candidates at times, talking past one another Subscribe…
Part 2 of First Dem Debate Takes a Deeper Dive Into Climate, Class & Race (2/2)
Kimberly Moffitt and Lester Spence analyze the importance of what was said and not said in the first Democratic Debate Subscribe to our page and support our work at https://therealnews.com/donate.…
First Democratic Debate: A Shift to the Left, Some Shifted More Than Others (1/2)
Analysts Lester Spence and Kimberly Moffit critique Democratic candidates for president as they took on corporate power, healthcare, immigration, gun control, abortion, and Iran. Some ideas and candidates shined, some…
Trump’s “Deal of the Century” Just Means More Israeli Occupation of Palestinian Land
Ali Abunimah discusses Jared Kushner’s presentation of his peace plan’s economic portion in Bahrain this week. He dangled fifty billion dollars for the Palestinian economy, but no freedom, political rights,…
Progressive Leads Queens DA Race, Shocking the Establishment
31-year-old Public Defender Tiffany Caban ran an AOC-style grassroots campaign calling for an end to mass incarceration and radical reform to the prosecutor’s office Subscribe to our page and support…
German Bank Closes Account of Jewish Voices for Peace Over BDS Support
Shir Hever discusses the bank’s decision to close Jewish Voice for a Just Peace in the Middle East’s bank account. This is the second time since Hitler that a Jewish…
New York Passes Nation’s Most Comprehensive Clean Energy Legislation
Adrien Salazar, who fought for the bill discusses how this bill, which calls for no fossil fuel energy by 2050, will affect poor communities hardest hit by the climate crisis…
Istanbul Election Shakes President Erdogan’s Power
Baris Karaagac discusses Ekrem Imamoglu’s victory in Istanbul’s mayoral election. President Erdogan had forced new elections after his party lost in March and now the governing party lost control of…
Mandela Would have Turned 101 – What Has Become of his Legacy?
South African scholar and activist Rasigan Maharajh describes South Africa as a microcosm of capitalism’s world crisis in a conversation that takes us from corruption to hope. We also discuss…
Trump’s Iran Treaty Withdrawal and Sanctions Based on Lies, but War Could Be a Reality
Khury Petersen-Smith outlines how Trump’s untruths and policies are making America the aggressor, not Iran, and how American media from the New York Times to Fox News are falling for…
Jewish Activists of ‘Never Again’ Action Oppose Immigrant Detention Centers
Molly Amster of Jews United for Justice explains why the concentration camp analogy is more than just rhetoric when it comes to Trump’s detention camps and policies. Subscribe to our…
5 Years Later: No Indictments in Choking Death of Eric Garner
Attorney and activist Kamau Franklin says the decision not to bring civil or criminal charges against NYPD Officer Daniel Pantaleo for the murder of Eric Garner is an example of…
Trump’s Racist Tweets Fan Hatred, Defining the Coming Election
Professors Gerald Horne and Kimberly Moffit examine how Trump’s targeted tweet storm against progressive women of color who serve in Congress works to further divide the Democratic party, while dredging…
Jeffrey Epstein: The Lawlessness of Patriarchy and Power
Author David Rosen asks whether justice will prevail in the insidious web of power that protects pedophillic predators who sexualy prey on young girls. Will Epstein’s prosecution uncover the intricate…
US Women’s Soccer Team Stands for Equal Pay and Confronting Trump
Historian and ‘Burn it all Down’ Podcast host Amira Rose Davis explores the power of women athletes to change society Subscribe to our page and support our work at https://therealnews.com/donate.…
ICE’s Expanded Use of Facial Recognition Threatens All Our Civil Liberties
Evan Greer of Fight for the Future discusses how giving ICE access to the DMV databases of driver’s license photos poses universal risks. Facial recognition technology is risky, unreliable, and…
US Government Could Run out of Money, But That’s not the Real Story
Bill Black demystifies the reality of debt, what really’s happening, and why the politics of debt is so convoluted Subscribe to our page and support our work at https://therealnews.com/donate. **…
US Violates Nuclear Non-Proliferation Obligations, Undermining Credibility With Iran and N. Korea
Trump administration officials deploy a basic lack of understanding and contradictory policies towards Iran and North Korea, despite dealing with a similar problem: nuclear proliferation. We discuss the issue with…
How Do You Confront Prime Minister Boris Johnson?
Labor MP Chris Williamson talks about how to combat the austerity and right-wing policies of Johnson, and says people should stop worrying about Brexit Subscribe to our page and support…
Trump’s Attack on Baltimore and Rep. Cummings Are 2020 Campaign Warning Shots
Baltimore City Councilman Zeke Cohen responds not only to Trump but looks at why America’s Baltimores exist and how you fight back and respond politically Subscribe to our page and…
Netanyahu Becomes Longest-Serving Prime Minister in Israel History
Shir Hever compares the world of founding Prime Minister Ben Gurion, who pushed a collective spirit and built an Israeli security elite, to that of populist Benjamin Netanyahu, who has…
Republicans Are Transforming Federal Courts for the Next Generation
The Nation’s Elie Mystal says Conservative think tanks and Senate Majority Leader McConnell are creating a right-wing federal court system with Trump’s help that will affect generations to come Subscribe…