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Why Does the West Hate Putin? – RAI with A. Buzgalin (10/12)
On Reality Asserts Itself, Prof. Alexandr Buzgalin says the West doesn’t like Putin defying the American world order, but this does not make Russia a progressive country – with host Paul Jay Visit https://therealnews.com for…
Israeli Activist Who Grew Up In A Kibbutz Sails To Gaza On The Freedom Flotilla
Zohar Regev Chamberlain says the injustice she witnessed as a child in Israel moved her to defend Palestinian human rights Visit https://therealnews.com for more stories and help support our work by donating at https://therealnews.com/donate. **…
Trump Expected to Roll Back California’s Clean Air Plan
The Environmental Protection Agency will revoke California’s exception to the Clean Air Act that had allowed it to set higher clean air standards than the rest of the nation. This means auto manufacturers will be…
Is There Another Financial Crisis in the Works?
In this regulatory environment banks borrow more and make riskier loans and “no one is watching them” says, professor Gerald Epstein Visit https://therealnews.com for more stories and help support our work by donating at https://therealnews.com/donate….
The Making and Unmaking of a Right Winger
Filmmaker Jen Senko discusses the making of “The Brainwashing of my Dad” and the transformation of her Dad’s behavior after being exposed to Rush Limbaugh and Fox News Visit https://therealnews.com for more stories and help…
Imran Khan Breaks the Party Duopoly in Pakistan but Will he Differ in his Leadership?
Imran Khan’s Pakistan Justice Movement (PTI) wins the most seats of any single party in parliament, says Junaid Ahmad, Professor of Middle Eastern Politics at the University of Lahore Visit https://therealnews.com for more stories and…
Does the Cohen Tape Spell Trouble for Trump?
Longtime Donald Trump fixer Michael Cohen has released a recording of him and Trump discussing the financing for a hush money deal with Karen McDougal. Allan Lichtman of American University, author of “The Case for…
Many Russians Think Climate Change is Propaganda to Weaken Their Economy – Buzgalin (11/12)
On Reality Asserts Itself, Prof. Alexandr Buzgalin says Russian oligarchs find an oil based economy too profitable to consider transitioning away from it – with host Paul Jay Visit https://therealnews.com for more stories and help…
The Flint Water Crisis: Fighting for Accountability
In the second part of their interview, Eddie Conway speaks with Rev. David Alexander Bullock about who is responsible for the continuing Flint Water Crisis and how Flint and Detroit can fight for accountability Visit…
Ex-Obama Officials Shill, and Bill, for Big Tech’s Pentagon Deals
As Google faced an internal employee revolt over its involvement in the Pentagon’s drone warfare program, the Obama-veteran firm WestExec stepped in to help. The case highlights the deep ties between the tech industry and…
Bill Maher Leads Attack on Larry Wilkerson over Trump Meeting with Putin
Trump’s Helsinki meeting with Vladimir Putin was absolutely necessary, but unfortunately it was squandered because nuclear weapons were not discussed, which actually is the main issue between the two countries, says Col. Larry Wilkerson Visit…
Artificial Intelligence and the Future of Socialism – RAI with A. Buzgalin (12/12)
On Reality Asserts Itself, Prof. Alexandr Buzgalin says the conditions for socialism did not exist in the 1920’s but now they do, but there will be many zigs and zags getting there – with host…
Israel-Palestine’s Toughest Questions Have Simple Answers
We speak to Jamie Stern-Weiner, editor of Moment of Truth: Tackling Israel-Palestine’s Toughest Questions, which brings together dozens of prominent experts to discuss how peace can be achieved Visit https://therealnews.com for more stories and help…
Economic Interests Trump Biological Diversity
The Trump administration’s Interior Department is planning on making the deepest revision to the Endangered Species Act in its 40 years of existence. Economic interests are to be taken into account for the first time…
Debunking the Putin Panic with Stephen F. Cohen
There is much to criticize the Russian president for, says Professor Stephen F. Cohen of Princeton and NYU, but many US political and media claims about Putin are false – and reckless Visit https://therealnews.com for…
From the Freedom Flotilla, Norwegian Socialist Politician Calls for Sanctions on Israel
Mikkel Gruner, member of the city council of Bergen, Norway, says Europe has reached a “watershed” moment for Palestinian rights Visit https://therealnews.com for more stories and help support our work by donating at https://therealnews.com/donate. **…
Africa is a Creditor to the World
Capital flight from Africa, especially the illicit kind, is a far larger drain on the countries of the continent than previously thought and exceeds foreign loans and investment flows. PERI’s Leonce Ndikumana discusses his research…
Saudis Buy Fmr UK Prime Minister Blair for $12 Million
Tony Blair, fmr Prime Minister of the UK and an architect of the Iraq War, is a mercenary that Saudi Arabia hired to present themselves as modernizers and cover for their invasion of Yemen, says…
Palestinians Will Not Be Free Until They Can Return To Their Homeland
Awni Farhat and Youssef Sammour, Two Palestinian Passengers on the Freedom Flotilla, Discuss Their Longing to Return Home Visit https://therealnews.com for more stories and help support our work by donating at https://therealnews.com/donate. ** (Disclaimer: This…
Michael Hudson: Argentina’s New $50 Billion IMF Loan Is Designed to Replay its 2001 Crisis
The recently elected neoliberal government of Mauricio Macri has decided to seek a $50 billion IMF credit line, which will only enable more capital flight for the upper class and greater unpayable debt for the…
Julian Assange’s Asylum to be Rescinded
Since Julian Assange is now an Ecuadorian citizen, President Moreno must protest his rights, says Alfred de Zayas, former UN independent expert on the promotion of a democratic and equitable international order Visit https://therealnews.com for…
Trump Threatens Iran, But He’s Already At War
With a bellicose tweet from Trump and a growing meddling campaign to squeeze Iran’s economy, the U.S. is trying to make the Iranian people suffer into submission, says Trita Parsi Visit https://therealnews.com for more stories…
As Netanyahu Brags of Killing Iran Deal, Where’s The Outcry?
As the U.S. ramps up anti-Iran efforts, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has been filmed bragging about convincing Trump to abandon the Iran nuclear deal. Amid widespread concern over foreign meddling, why has Netanyahu’s claim…
Crown Prince of UAE has an Army of Private Military Contractors
Antony Loewenstein: War crimes are rampant among military contractors – they work off the books, work that is illegal and with much looser rules of engagement. Who are they accountable to? Visit https://therealnews.com for more…
