Tag: US Congress
Trump’s Criminal Justice Reform Act Is a Meaningless Smoke Screen (Pt 1/3)
Congress’s Criminal Justice Reform Act boosts privatization, fails to dismantle mass incarceration, nor does it implement sentencing reform. We speak to Eddie Conway and Natasha Pratt Harris about the proposed reform Visit https://therealnews.com for more…
Trump’s Criminal Justice Reform Act Is a Meaningless Smoke Screen (Pt 2/3)
Congress’s Criminal Justice Reform Act boosts privatization, fails to dismantle mass incarceration, nor does it implement sentencing reform. We speak to Eddie Conway and Natasha Pratt Harris about the proposed reform Visit https://therealnews.com for more…
Trump’s Criminal Justice Reform Act Is a Meaningless Smoke Screen (Pt 3/3)
Congress’s Criminal Justice Reform Act boosts privatization, fails to dismantle mass incarceration, nor does it implement sentencing reform. We speak to Eddie Conway and Natasha Pratt Harris about the proposed reform Visit https://therealnews.com for more…
Trump’s Militarized Budget Slashes Medicare, Medicaid, and Clean Energy
Preparing for war with largest peacetime military budget paid for with devastating cuts to the poor, ending environmental regulation, destroying retirement and healthcare. Do divided Democrats have an answer? Lindsay Koshgarian of IPS analyzes the…
Ilhan Omar’s Denunciation of Israel Lobby is Not Anti-Semitism – Phyllis Bennis
Democrats’ resolution denouncing anti-semitism is aimed at stopping criticism of Israel and at silencing a Black Muslim refugee woman who is not anti-semitic – Phyllis Bennis joins Marc Steiner Visit https://therealnews.com for more stories 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. ** (Disclaimer: This video content is…
Yemen’s Houthis Maintain Upper Hand, as Peace Talks Proceed
A UN-brokered ceasefire to protect the port of Hodeidah appears to be holding, while the United Arab Emirates are withdrawing, having achieved their objectives, says Patrick Cockburn. Also, US Congressional effort to stop US support…
Corporations Are Protecting Their Profits From COVID-19, Not Their Workers
Trump is offering big business billions of dollars as the pandemic spreads, and almost nothing for their stranded employees. But real protection for workers has to be much more than a $1000 check. Producer: Marc…