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Amid Calls to End US Role in Yemen, Ex-Obama Official Rob Malley on How It Began
The massacre of 40 Yemeni children with a US-made bomb has escalated calls for ending the vital US participation in the Saudi-led war that began…
Pipe Bombs Sent to Trump Critics, Right Wing Nationalist Terror Stalks the Nation
It is not just the pipe bombs that are grabbing headlines, it is the right wing forces seizing power under cover of the Constitution that…
Obama Admits Bipartisan Capitalist ‘Washington Consensus’ Fueled Far-Right & Multiplied Inequality
Former US President Barack Obama admitted that the neoliberal capitalist policies he and his predecessors supported fostered the rise of the far-right and grossly exacerbated…
New Poll Shows Increased Bipartisan Desire to Act on Climate Change
The results, released in December, also show widespread bipartisan support for a Green New Deal and renewable energy Visit https://therealnews.com for more stories and help…
Biden’s Real Union & Labor Track Record
Biden has presented himself as a friend of unions. But does he have a record of showing up for workers? Kamau Franklin and Jeff Cohen…
Will Trump’s Instincts Win Him a Second Term?
This week Trump officially announced his bid for re-election, and gave his assessment of the Democratic candidates. Are his instincts right, or is he just…
Why Corporate Media Doesn’t Talk Honestly About Racism
Media conversations about racism are rarely accurate, let alone honest, facilitating the status quo and hindering systemic change. A discussion between Dylan Rodriguez, Eddie Conway,…
How Israel/Palestine Became a Central Issue in US Politics
Alex Kane discusses how US-Israel relations evolved from a bipartisan to a partisan issue in recent years and how Israel/Palestine serves a symbol for other…
US Commits Acts of War, But No One Is Asking the Hard Questions
Gen. Soleimani was an ally in the fight against ISIS, just as Saddam was an ally against Iran. Why did the U.S. turn against them?…
Study: Methane Emissions from Fossil Fuels Vastly Underestimated
A new Rochester University study raises new grave questions about fossil fuel production and climate change. The author of the first major study on methane…
Neoliberalism, Nike, and the Need to Organize a Movement
What do resistance to Obama’s presidential library project in Southside Chicago, Nike’s $5 million donation to it, and the giant shoe company’s relationship with Kaepernick’s…
Trump’s New Rule Favors Pollution Over US Waterways
Trump’s years of dogged attacks on the Clean Water Rule have finally succeeded, and big ag and fossil fuel industries are rejoicing. Subscribe to our…
A Coronavirus Bailout Will Save Corporations, Not Workers
What happened to the cash from the last bailout? Industries spent it all on stock buybacks and are now looking for billions more in relief…
What Happened To Cuba-US Relations Under Trump?
Eddie Conway talks to Dr. Ken Morgan from Baltimore and Professor Luis Montero-Cabrera about Cuba’s relief efforts and doctors, the cost of hostile relations with…
