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Trump’s Trade Policy Towards China: A Distraction to Benefit the Rich
As stock markets around the world are reeling from contradictory Trump administration signals regarding US policy towards China, we look at: Who benefits? And: What would a better trade policy towards China look like? CEPR’s…
Global Carbon Emissions Set to Hit Record High in 2018
From COP24 in Poland, Greenpeace USA’s Naomi Ages says that carbon emissions are set to rise by 2.7% in 2018 due to more coal use in Asia, and that to combat this trend nations need…
The Lack of a Free Market for Executive Compensation
Steven Clifford the author of “The CEO Pay Machine,” speaks at the forum, “Destroying the Myths of Market Fundamentalism,” held in Washington DC, on October 19, 2018 Visit https://therealnews.com for more stories and help support…
Institutionalizing Lawlessness: Systematically Subverting Markets
Consumer advocate Ralph Nader gives the closing talk at the forum, “Destroying the Myths of Market Fundamentalism,” held in Washington DC, on October 19, 2018 Visit https://therealnews.com for more stories and help support our work…
Roger Waters: Neoliberalism Is Fueling the Flames of Fascism (Pt 1/2)
After performing in Brazil, Roger Waters discusses the rise of Jair Bolsonaro and the Murder of Marielle Franco Visit https://therealnews.com for more stories and help support our work by donating at https://therealnews.com/donate. ** (Disclaimer: This…
Roger Waters: Neoliberalism Is Fueling the Flames of Fascism (Pt 2/2)
Roger Waters condemns the Ecuadorian Government’s treatment of Julian Assange and its concessions to Big Oil Visit https://therealnews.com for more stories and help support our work by donating at https://therealnews.com/donate. ** (Disclaimer: This video content…
Lopez Obrador’s Plans to Lead Mexico out of Neoliberalism Will Mean Crossing Swords with the US
We now have a politically experienced president in Mexico – gone are the days when Mexico kowtows to the US. This will mean a more sovereign economic and foreign policy, says Vijay Prashad of Tricontinental…
Trudeau Government Deprives Postal Workers of the Right to Strike
Mike Palecek, National President of the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW), says Justin Trudeau is abandoning the values he claims to care about Visit https://therealnews.com for more stories and help support our work by…
We Can’t Separate Climate Justice from Opposing Militarism
At the conclusion of the Sanders Institute Gathering, RoseAnn De Moro, John Cusack and Bob Pollin discuss the key policy ideas coming out of the sessions, with host Paul Jay Visit https://therealnews.com for more stories…
George H.W. Bush: War Criminal, CIA Spy, Oil Tycoon, Embodiment of US Elite
President George H. W. Bush was an elite custodian of capitalism and empire, with countless victims, from Iraq to Panama. The former oil tycoon and CIA director paved the way for Trumpism. Ben Norton reports….
Class and Gender in Democratic Socialist Activism
Maria Svart, National Director of Democratic Socialists of America, talks about how she got involved with DSA and how feminism and democratic socialism intersect Visit https://therealnews.com for more stories and help support our work by…
US & Canada Violate International Law with the Arrest of Chinese Huawei Exec
Col. Larry Wilkerson explains that it’s not the Chinese Huawei executive that violated law when circumventing US sanctions, but it is the US that violates them by imposing sanctions that were never agreed to on…
France’s ‘Yellow Vest’ Protests Emerged Spontaneously, without Leadership
Prof. Jean Bricmont explains that the ‘yellow vest’ movement is an expression of decades of frustration with declining living standards due to the dismantling of France’’ welfare state Visit https://therealnews.com for more stories and help…
France’s Macron Makes Concessions while ‘Yellow Vest’ Protests Continue
Militant “yellow vest” protests continue in France, despite President Macron’s efforts to offer concessions Visit https://therealnews.com for more stories and help support our work by donating at https://therealnews.com/donate. ** (Disclaimer: This video content is intended…
Hungary’s Far-Right Government Hurtling Toward Dictatorship with Crackdown on Free Press
The far-right government of EU/NATO member Hungary is cracking down on independent media. Prime Minister Viktor Orban is also exploiting anti-Semitism, while closely allied with Israel. Journalist Benjamin Novak says even elections are now just…
Young Climate Activists Storm Capitol Hill Demanding A Green New Deal
Over 140 were arrested in protests calling for Democratic leaders to create a plan to decarbonize the economy Visit https://therealnews.com for more stories and help support our work by donating at https://therealnews.com/donate. ** (Disclaimer: This…
The Baltimore Bureau Podcast Show: Weeks of November 26 and December 3, 2018
Dharna Noor, Khalilah Harris and Eze Jackson talk about the new Brookings report that reveals $156 billion in property value denied to black communities. They also discuss Johns Hopkins’ nurses’ fight to unionize, Baltimore City…
Ukraine Requests NATO Military Buildup, Imposes Martial Law as Russia Sends Troops to Border
Tensions flare as Ukraine imposes martial law and President Poroshenko requests a major NATO military presence in the Black Sea, while Russia sends troops to Crimea and its border. Historian Tarik Cyril Amar speaks about…
Russophobia and the Mueller Investigation
Marc Steiner and Paul Jay discuss corporate news’ coverage of the Mueller investigation and what motivates the rhetoric about Russia’s threat to American democracy Visit https://therealnews.com for more stories and help support our work by…
Paul Jay asks: Are you watching but not donating?
With only two weeks left in our end of year fundraiser we need all of our viewers to step up and help. Visit https://therealnews.com for more stories and help support our work by donating at…
Cold War Radar System a Trillion Dollar Fraud – Lester Earnest on RAI (1/5)
Profit and deception drove cold-war militarization, says Lester Earnest, founder of the Artificial Intelligence Lab at Stanford; Earnest says the anti-nuclear bomber SAGE radar system never worked and carried on for 25 years – Lester…
2018: A Year of Climate Devastation and Resistance
TRNN revisits the the apocalyptic extreme weather, dire reports, and resistance to climate inaction we saw in 2018. Help us make real climate news in 2019 Visit https://therealnews.com for more stories and help support our…
TRNN Doesn’t Have Stances, but the Reporters Do – Q&A with Paul Jay
Paul Jay and Dharna Noor respond to viewer comments that ask the Real News to engage with a wider variety of political opinion and question climate science Visit https://therealnews.com for more stories and help support…
Significant Poverty in the UK Triggers Investigation by Human Rights Expert (1/2)
Poverty and destitution in the UK, even among those employed, and harsh government policy ‘solutions’ like punitive ‘job centers’ hit the most vulnerable hardest, including women and people with disabilities, explains UN Special Rapporteur, Philip…
