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		Gaza Under Siege – Eva Bartlett on Reality Asserts Itself (2/2) Eva Bartlett talks about her experiences living in Gaza 2014-10-05 23:11:51

		Why Is Putin Hanging on to Assad? Political economist Aleksandr Buzgalin says the Russian state is pursuing geopolitical interests in Syria and Ukraine for its elite – to the detriment of ordinary citizens 2014-10-05 22:58:53

		Turkey Joins the War Campaign against the Islamic State Scholar Edmund Ghareeb explains how the authorization for military force against IS by the Turkish parliament will affect peace negotiations with the Kurds 2014-10-05 14:48:18

		Gaza Under Siege – Eva Bartlett on Reality Asserts Itself (1/2) Eva Bartlett talks about her experiences living in Gaza 2014-10-05 23:06:55

		New Evidence Links Global Heat Waves to Climate Change Meteorologist Jeff Masters explains the latest evidence linking man-made climate change to record heat waves and extreme weather across the world 2014-10-05 17:19:55

		The Lower Unemployment Rate is a Recovery – for the Top 10% Economist Pavlina Tcherneva of Bard College explains why monetary policy that is directed at finance and not job creation has this effect 2014-10-05 16:15:06

		Will You Put Us Over the Top? Paul Jay asks: If you value Real News and have not donated this during this campaign, will you help us get to the finish line? 2014-10-03 17:51:04

		What’s Behind the Ebola Crises and are U.S. Americans at Risk? In an interview with Telesur’s The Global African, Johns Hopkins Infectious Disease Program co-director Taha E. Taha discusses the roots of the Ebola crisis and what can be done about it. Courtesy of Telesur 2014-10-05 11:49:47

		Whistle Blowers, Dissenters, and Progressives are the Patriots – Phil Donahue on RAI (3/3) On Reality Asserts Itself Mr. Donahue says we are a nation of laws, until we are scared 2014-10-03 17:51:04

		What’s Driving Hong Kong’s Uprisings? Hong Kong-based attorney Robert Lee talks about the economic and political history at the center of ongoing protests 2014-10-03 21:39:35

		Florida Jury Finds Michael Dunn Guilty of Shooting Jordan Davis Civil rights activist Kevin Alexander Gray says Stand Your Ground Laws are lethal to the African-American community, who must organize rigorously against them 2014-10-04 20:00:36

		Is the Islamic State a Tool of the Saudis? Ali Al-Ahmed says IS is a key part of Saudi Arabia’s strategy in the Middle East 2014-10-03 17:51:04

		Corporate Media is Destroying Democracy – Phil Donahue on Reality Asserts Itself (2/3) Mr. Donahue says that corporate media doesn’t rock the boat, it is the boat 2014-10-03 17:51:04

		Where Do We Build Our House in This Swamp? – Eddie Conway and Dr. Ray Winbush on Systemic Racism in Baltimore (1/2) Dr. Ray Winbush discusses structural racism in Baltimore and urban centers across America 2014-10-03 17:51:04

		Thousands of New Israeli Settlements Approved as Netanyahu Pledges Two-State Solution During a White House visit, President Obama and Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu ignore tough issues around Israeli-Gaza conflict while protestors demand Netanyahu be held accountable for war crimes 2014-10-03 17:51:04

		China-Canada Investment Agreement Locks Canada into Legally Binding Terms Hupacasath First Nation Legal Challenge argues that the deal was unconstitutional but the judge failed to consider the impact on the whole Nation, ruling in favor of the government 2014-10-03 17:51:04

		Phil Donahue on The Real News “The Real News is a jewel in the crown of American dissent,” says legendary talk-show host Phil Donahue 2014-10-03 17:51:04

		Acute Economic Inequality Underlies “Occupy Central” Protests in Hong Kong Assistant professor Eli Friedman from Cornell University says working-class and union participation has increased in subsequent occupations 2014-10-03 17:51:04

		US-Brokered Afghan Unity Government Paves Way for Continued Military Presence The Center for International Policy’s Shukria Dellawar breaks down the players behind Afghanistan’s new coalition government 2014-10-03 17:51:04

		Underestimating ISIS: An Indictment of Decades of Failed US Policy in the Middle East Larry Wilkerson, former chief of staff for Secretary of State Colin Powell, says the US military’s failure to understand and adequately respond to ISIS underscores America’s decades-long blunders in Iraq 2014-10-03 17:51:04

		Ceasefire Agreements Do Not Address Key Issues in Ukraine Sociologist Volodymyr Ishchenko says the Ukrainian civil war has led to popular mobilization around anti-Russian nationalism instead of the major socioeconomic issues facing the country 2014-10-03 17:51:04

		Spanish Independence Movements and the Recolonization of Southern Europe Sister Teresa Forcades discusses Spanish debt, movements for independence, and Pope Francis 2014-10-03 17:51:04

		Palestinian Authority Has No Legitimacy to Govern in Gaza Electronic Intifada co-founder Ali Abunimah says Palestinians need to be able to rebuild independently of the neoliberal government in Ramallah 2014-10-03 17:51:04

		TRNN Debate: Can Carbon Pricing Bring Down Global Carbon Emissions? (2/2) CDP executive director Nigel Topping and Dr. Steffen Boehm of the University of Essex continue their debate about the effectiveness of carbon pricing in bringing down global greenhouse gas emissions 2014-10-03 17:51:04

		Ferguson Police Chief Sparks Fresh Round of Protests Reverend Osagyefo Sekou talks about the causes of the new rounds of arrests and protests in Ferguson and explains why activists are calling for civil disobedience in October 2014-10-03 17:51:04

		After Eric Holder Resigns, A Look at His Record on Bank Prosecutions Former financial regulator Bill Black says Holder’s legacy on “too big to fail” is “too big to jail” 2014-10-03 17:51:04

		TRNN Debate: Can Carbon Pricing Bring Down Global Carbon Emissions? (1/2) After the World Bank and more than a thousand global companies sign on to carbon pricing, Dr. Steffen Boehm of University of Essex and CDP Executive Director Nigel Topping debate its effectiveness in reducing greenhouse gas emissions 2014-10-03 17:51:04

		I Refused to be Treated like an Animal – Eddie Conway on Reality Asserts Itself (8/10) Mr. Conway says after 44 years in prison, he considered people to be of value and to be respected, and refused to be dehumanized himself 2014-10-03 17:51:04

		Baltimore Youth Speak about How to Reduce Violence (1/3) A Real News Town Hall with high school students discussing the murder epidemic in Baltimore 2014-10-03 17:51:04

		Turkish-Syrian Border “The Great Hole” in Obama’s UN Speech Vijay Prashad says Obama’s comments at the UN on enforcing international norms have no credibility with most people around the world and are aimed at appeasing liberal unease 2014-10-03 17:51:04

		Six Years in Solitary Confinement – Eddie Conway on Reality Asserts Itself (7/10) Mr. Conway says prisoners were treated like animals; and because he resisted and organized, he was in lockup twenty three and a half hours a day for six years 2014-10-03 17:51:04

		US Bombs Syria without Congressional Approval After the House passes a rule banning calls for a debate or vote on war authorization, critics say Obama and congressional leadership are curbing dissent within own their ranks 2014-10-03 17:51:04

		The Frame Up – Eddie Conway on Reality Asserts Itself (6/10) Mr. Conway tells the story of his arrest and trial, and being “represented” by a lawyer who spent 45 minutes with him before going to trial 2014-10-03 17:51:04

		What Role Is Turkey Playing in the War against ISIS? Lecturer Baris Kaaragaac says Turkey is trying to manage its response to the Islamic State in such a way to prevent the Kurds from consolidating political or military power 2014-10-03 17:51:04

		Detroit’s Water Shut-offs at the Center of Bankruptcy Proceedings Glen Ford Report: Detroit sits on the Great Lakes system that is the biggest source of fresh water on the planet and yet it is shutting off water of the poor, while providing deferrals to corporations 2014-10-03 17:51:04

		Body of War Body of War, a film by Ellen Spiro and Phil Donahue. It is an intimate and transformational feature documentary about the true face of war today. 2014-10-03 17:51:04

		Thousands #FloodWallStreet to Target Institutions Profiting from Climate Change TRNN’s Jaisal Noor reports from #FloodWallStreet and speaks to activists committing civil disobedience and author Chris Hedges on why financial institutions must be stopped from fueling climate change 2014-10-03 17:51:04

		Re-energizing the Electrical Grid Peter Sinclair and Cathy Kunkel discuss emerging possibilities for fighting climate change: a combination of locally-owned affordable solar and utility scale wind energy to replace the electrical grid 2014-10-03 17:51:04

		Do We Need a War on U.S. Military Carbon Emissions? Authors Sara Flounders and Barry Sanders say President Obama remains silent at the UN about one of the greatest contributors to global pollution and greenhouse gas emissions 2014-10-03 17:51:04

		World Leaders to Emit Promises of Hot Air at UN Climate Summit Professor Chris Williams says a solution to the climate crisis requires a restructuring of the global economy, but when the last opportunity to do so came after the 2008-9 financial crisis, world leaders saved the banks instead 2014-10-03 17:51:04

		Voices from the Historic 300,000+ Strong ‘People’s Climate March’ TRNN speaks to some of the participants who marched Sunday and asks what are their demands of the climate justice movement and world leaders 2014-10-03 17:51:04

		Most Members of the Black Caucus Have Supported Police Militarization Black Agenda Report executive editor Glen Ford says their voting record on this issue shows that only a few members act in the interest of the Black community 2014-10-03 17:51:04

		The Climate Crisis: Which Way Out? A recap of a panel that took place the night before The People’s Climate March with authors Chris Hedges and Naomi Klein, 350.org founder Bill McKibben, Senator Bernie Sanders and Seattle Council member Kshama Sawant 2014-10-03 17:51:04

		War, Whistleblowing and Independent Journalism Panel Panel includes: William Binney, NSA whistleblower; Marsha Coleman-Adebayo, EPA whistleblower; Jessica Desvarieux, journalist [moderator]; Phil Donahue, journalist; Thomas Drake, NSA whistleblower; and Kirk Wiebe, NSA whistleblower 2014-10-03 17:51:04

		It’s Time to Act on the Climate Crisis A panel on the urgency of climate change moderated by WNYC’s Brian Lehrer and featuring authors Chris Hedges and Naomi Klein, 350.org founder Bill McKibben and Seattle Council member Kshama Sawant, with an opening speech by Senator Bernie Sanders. 2014-10-03 17:51:04

		Breaking Down the Scottish Independence Vote by Class Lines As Scotland remains tied to the UK, sociologist David Miller says class rather than national identity can best explain the outcome of the referendum 2014-10-03 17:51:04

		Progressive Caucus Split on Issue of Arming Syrian Rebels As a new poll shows most Americans think Obama’s ISIS strategy will fail, activists are challenging Congress to reject military solutions 2014-10-03 17:51:04

		Historic Climate Change Protests Only Days Away Activists Margaret Flowers and Kevin Zeese discuss the major climate change events taking place this weekend in New york City 2014-10-03 17:51:04

		Philadelphia Decriminalizes Marijuana Defense attorney Patrick Nightingale says decriminalization is only a step towards addressing the real problem of disproportionate arrests in African-American and minority communities 2014-10-03 17:51:04

		Coalition to Fight the Islamic State Unlikely to Succeed Vijay Prashad: If the West is serious about tackling ISIS it must lessen the chaos within Syria and seek a political solution 2014-10-03 17:51:04

		Upsurge in Voter Participation and Scare-Campaigns As Scots Head To The Polls Lecturer Peter Watt discusses the issues and history surrounding Scottish Independence 2014-10-03 17:51:04

		Are Combat Troops on Their Way to Iraq? Some lawmakers are trying to ensure debate and vote after Joint Chiefs of Staff Chair Gen. Dempsey raised the possibility 2014-10-03 17:51:04

		Media Failing to Provide Substantive Debate on ISIS Deepa Kumar and Peter Hart say the mainstream media is working to manufacture consent for further military action in Syria and Iraq 2014-10-03 17:51:04

		Interpret or Change the World? We have to decide, who will make change and who we are making the news for. 2014-10-03 17:51:04

		Special Report: Scots in Their Own Words on Independence TRNN hears from both sides of the debate on whether to vote for independence from the United Kingdom 2014-10-03 17:51:04

		What Drives U.S. Foreign Policy Towards Israel? Andrew Levine says that Cold War strategic thinking about the Middle East is no longer relevant 2014-10-03 17:51:04

		The Federal Reserve Makes “Effort” to Rein in Big Banks Prof. Gerald Epstein is skeptical about new Fed rules and the appointment of Federal Reserve vice chairman Stanley Fischer to head the Financial Stability Committee 2014-10-03 17:51:04

		An American Fascism – Eddie Conway on Reality Asserts Itself (5/10) Mr. Conway says, by targeting the Panthers, the FBI and other state and local agencies were functioning as a national secret police. That was COINTELPRO; it carries on under The Patriot Act. 2014-10-03 17:51:04

		Breakthroughs Unlikely at Upcoming UN Climate Summit As the climate justice movement prepares for an historic convergence in NYC, political economist Patrick Bond warns that the “big tent approach” of the People’s Climate March might backfire 2014-10-03 17:51:04

		The Untold History of The Star Spangled Banner Eddie Conway and Gerald Horne explore the forgotten history of the U.S. national anthem as Baltimore celebrates its 200th anniversary 2014-10-03 17:51:04

		What Drives Obama’s Foreign Policy? Andrew Levine says Obama is continuing a triumphalist policy towards Russia 2014-10-03 17:51:04

		Israel Facing Major Economic Consequences for 50 Day War on Gaza Political Economist Shir Hever of the Alternative Information Center says the latest conflict with Gaza began after a crisis emerged in Israel over the defense budget 2014-10-03 17:51:04

		FBI Targets Minority Communities in Mortgage Fraud Investigations Former bank regulator Bill Black says Attorney General Eric Holder must stop targeting minorities and instead focus on the mortgage fraud of banksters 2014-10-03 17:51:04

		Obama’s ‘Moderate’ Syrian Rebels Are Nowhere to Be Found Author & Journalist Patrick Cockburn says defeating ISIS requires an end to the civil war in Syria 2014-10-03 17:51:04

		“The State Targeted the Panthers Because We Were Socialists, Not Because We Were Armed” – Eddie Conway on Reality Asserts Itself (4/10) Mr. Conway says the Panthers were also a threat because they recognized the humanity of and worked with all ethnic groups 2014-10-03 17:51:04

		Democrats Have Options to Pursue Campaign Finance Reform Though Senate Republicans have thwarted a constitutional amendment to rein in campaign contributions, Democrats can pursue alternative strategies to increase transparency without a supermajority 2014-10-03 17:51:04

		The Bennis Plan: Here Is a Real Strategy for Dealing with ISIS IPS fellow Phyllis Bennis says military strategies have failed; only a political and diplomatic solution will work 2014-10-03 17:51:04

		Baltimore Cop Says Some Officers Are a Threat to the Communities They Serve #whatupbmore: Baltimore hosts a townhall on what lessons it can learn from Ferguson 2014-10-03 17:51:04

		The World Made A Much More Dangerous Place by the U.S. Since 9/11 Michael Ratner: The United States should have held Saudi Arabia and Pakistan criminally responsible for 9/11 instead of launching wars in Iraq and Afghanistan 2014-10-03 17:51:04

		American Bombs Will Not Defeat ISIS Vijay Prashad says the Saudis and Iran must be part of a regional solution that includes ending support for jihadists in Syria 2014-10-03 17:51:04

		Obama’s Syria Plan Will Strengthen IS and Warlordism Omar Dahi says Obama is wrong to say the Assad regime has no legitimacy, as most Syrians want an end to war, the creation of a broad-front government, and a national army to confront warlords and extremism 2014-10-03 17:51:04

		ISIS Wants the US Drawn into a Ground War Andrew Levine says the Islamist forces have learned that a ground war is to their advantage 2014-10-03 17:51:04

		New Iraqi Government Will Abide by U.S. Regional Goals Professor Sabah Alnasseri says the purpose of the campaign against ISIL is to enable continued political and military intervention by the U.S. throughout the Middle East 2014-10-03 17:51:04

		COINTELPRO, Attack on the Panthers – Eddie Conway on Reality Asserts Itself (3/10) Mr. Conway describes the campaign by police agencies to destroy the Black Panthers, and how he joined the Baltimore chapter which he later found out was founded by an agent of the NSA 2014-10-03 17:51:04

		Federal Reserve Data Shows Growing Wealth Gap Based on Race With new data analysis by Demos’s Matt Bruenig showing the current state of wealth inequality by race in the U.S., Professor john a. powell describes how subprime loans, neighborhood segregation and other policies have disproportionately affected people of color 2014-10-03 17:51:04

		Is The Anti-ISIS Campaign Attempting to Renew War Against Assad? Glen Ford: The U.S.-Saudi strategy of using jihadists as proxies in their wars is collapsing before our very eyes 2014-10-03 17:51:04

		Putting Off Immigration Reform May Backfire on Democrats Journalist and immigration rights activist David Bacon discusses the possible political consequences of waiting to reform immigration policy until after the mid-term elections 2014-10-03 17:51:04

		Moments of Radicalization – Eddie Conway on Reality Asserts Itself (2/10) Former Black Panther Eddie Conway says, while serving in the military, it dawned on him that the same army that was aiming its guns at the black community was doing the same thing in Vietnam 2014-10-03 17:51:04

		US-Israel Pressure Palestine Not to Join the ICC Michael Ratner: Will the Palestinian Authority join the ICC despite intimidation? 2014-10-03 17:51:04

		Ferguson Poet Asks Police to Think Twenty-two-year-old Marcellus Buckley has become known as Ferguson’s poet, using his spoken word to counter the mainstream narrative about the Ferguson uprising 2014-10-03 17:51:04

		Ecuador to Adopt Digital Currency Economist Bill Black says Ecuador’s plan is supposed to provide bank services to rural communities through mobile phones 2014-10-03 17:51:04

		44 Years in Prison, Still a Revolutionary – Eddie Conway on Reality Asserts Itself (1/10) Mr. Conway, a former member of the Baltimore Black Panther chapter, says as a child he didn’t understand politics, but he did understand oppression 2014-10-03 17:51:04

		The Role of Russia and NATO in Ukraine’s Civil War Foreign intervention would not play a significant role in Ukraine if the country was not so deeply divided, says Professor David Mandel (1/2) 2014-10-03 17:51:04

		Better Oversight and Less Drilling Needed to Protect the Gulf Gulf Restoration Network’s Steve Murchie says communities see the recent ruling against BP as a victory, but significant change will require more than fining corporations involved in the Deepwater Horizon spill 2014-10-03 17:51:04

		NY Bank’s Alleged Redlining Has Roots in Government Practice Former financial regulator Bill Black discusses the significance of a new lawsuit against Evans Bancorp that alleges the bank would not give loans to black neighborhoods 2014-10-03 17:51:04

		100+ Arrested as Fast-Food Workers Escalate ‘The Fight For $15’ Workers and advocates hold sit-ins and rallies in 150 cities to demand a living wage and the right to unionize 2014-10-03 17:51:04

		What’s in the Ground Must Stay in the Ground Professor Chris Williams argues a massive re-structuring of economic activity is required to address the climate change crisis 2014-10-03 17:51:04

		Civil Rights Probe of Ferguson Police Misses the Mark Glen Ford: DOJ probe is not big news but big noise, distracting people to think that the current system is broken and can be fixed rather than understanding that the system is operating just as it was designed 2014-10-03 17:51:04

		Global Expansion of Fossil Fuel Transport, Drilling Underway as UN Climate Summit Approaches Subhankar Banerjee: Don’t expect much from global leaders gathering in NYC for the 2014 Climate Summit – most of their countries work with the fossil fuel industry 2014-10-03 17:51:04

		Pillaging the Public Treasury – David Cay Johnston on Reality Asserts Itself (4/4) Mr. Johnston says to ordinary Americans: You elected these people, you chose these people who are destroying your families, destroying your life, who are making the lives of your future generations worse off 2014-10-03 17:51:04

		TeleSUR’s “The Global African: Climate Change in the Caribbean” The Caribbean and its 40 million inhabitants face unprecedented vulnerability due to the phenomena that is climate change. This week on “The Global African,” host Bill Fletcher, Jr. sits down with climate and development scientist Ramon Bueno and Caribbean climate change activists Stina Herberg and Empress Modupe Olufunmi-Jacobs to talk mitigation and the activism behind the threat. 2014-10-03 17:51:04

		New York Times Runs Ad Equating ISIS and Hamas Just Foreign Policy’s Robert Naiman and TRNN’s Lia Tarachansky respond to the argument that Hamas parallels ISIS 2014-10-03 17:51:04

		The Deep State and the Power of Billionaires – David Cay Johnston on Reality Asserts Itself (3/4) Mr. Johnston, a leading investigative journalist, says everybody who gets to make a serious run for president is a Wall Street candidate; weakening the estate tax is one way billionaires defend their power and fortunes 2014-10-03 17:51:04

		The Ferguson Uprising through a Historical Lens Scholars Clarence Lang and Ashley Howard explain the historical and national context in which the recent protests against the killing of an unarmed African-American teenager in Ferguson, Missouri, have unfolded 2014-10-03 17:51:04

		Push to Unionize Baltimore’s Jimmy John’s Sandwich Shop Workers at Pratt Street Jimmy John’s have been making an effort to unionize to secure sick days, tips among other demands 2014-10-03 17:51:04

		LAPD Infiltrators and Agents Provocateurs Targeted Leftists and Panthers – David Cay Johnston on Reality Asserts Itself (2/4) On Reality Asserts Itself, Mr. Johnston says the LA Times shut down a major investigation into the widespread use of agents to undermine peaceful and legal opposition groups from the ’60s to ’80s 2014-10-03 17:51:04

		The Black Freedom Struggle of the 21st Century (3/3) TRNN in-studio audience members discuss the war on drugs, independent black institutions, and grassroots organizing 2014-10-03 17:51:04

		Police Militarization Historically Used to Quell Black Rebellion Black Agenda Report executive editor Glen Ford discusses how Mike Brown’s killing is raising the consciousness of young people to get involved and lead themselves 2014-10-03 17:51:04

		Sacramento Residents Found Not Guilty of Mortgage Fraud TRNN regular contributor Bill Black discusses his role in a major legal victory in which lenders were found to have ignored gaping holes and blatant lies in loan applications 2014-10-03 17:51:04

		Resisting the Surveillance State in Germany On Saturday, August 30, more than 6000 people took to the streets of Berlin, Germany to protest against intelligence agencies’ mass surveillance produced by Weltnetz.tv 2014-10-03 17:51:04

		TRNN Replay: Labor Day, the Less Radical Alternative to May Day In 2009, Jeannette Wicks-Lim from PERI said low-wage work was likely to predominate future job creation through 2016, but unions can act to counter that trend 2014-10-03 17:51:04

		TRNN Replay: Challenging the Myths of Unionization Bill Fletcher, Jr. takes on criticisms that unions are corrupt and lead businesses to bankruptcy, but also says we need union leaders who are labor leaders 2014-10-03 17:51:04

		The Interests behind Taxing & Incarcerating Black Communities Professor john a. powell discusses how rural communities benefit economically from the transport of blacks to rural prisons, bringing jobs and population surges that affect their electoral college vote 2014-10-03 17:51:04

		Taking from the Many to Give to the Few – David Cay Johnston on Reality Asserts Itself (1/4) Mr. Johnston, a renowned investigative journalist, says he used to believe if you worked hard you would prosper, but now, there is a completely different environment 2014-10-03 17:51:04

		The Black Freedom Struggle of the 21st Century (2/3) TRNN in-studio audience challenges Rev. Lennox Yearwood Jr., president and CEO of the Hip Hop Caucus, on the role of voting in transforming society 2014-10-03 17:51:04

		Global Warming and Economic Crisis Lead to One Solution: Climate Jobs May Boeve from 350.org and Bruce Hamilton of the Amalgamated Transit Union discuss how the environmental and labor movements have united to organize the People’s Climate Summit in NYC 2014-10-03 17:51:04

		Will the Ferguson Resistance Fade into History? Adolph Reed, Jr. on the Ferguson rebellion and its historical significance for the African-American community 2014-10-03 17:51:04

		The Black Freedom Struggle of the 21st Century Rev. Heber Brown III interviews Rev. Lennox Yearwood Jr., president and CEO of the Hip Hop Caucus, about Ferguson and the need for new institutions built by the young generation of black activists 2014-10-03 17:51:04

		The Battle for Justice in Ferguson Runs through the Soul of the Democratic Party TRNN’s Jaisal Noor speaks with Ferguson residents, activists and politicians about the future of the movement sparked by the killing of Michael Brown 2014-10-03 17:51:04

		Forthcoming IPCC Report Calls for Control of Fossil Fuel Consumption Distinguished climatologist Michael E. Mann discusses the dangers of ignoring the conclusions in the leaked draft of the synthesis report 2014-10-03 17:51:04

		Michael Brown and the Ongoing Struggle to Decriminalize Black Life Professor john a. powell says we can’t understand class issues and the experience of poverty without race, and that the underrepresentation of black people in the U.S. remains a significant problem 2014-10-03 17:51:04

		Why America Failed to Anticipate the Rise of the Islamic State Investigative journalist Patrick Cockburn discusses how the U.S. narrowly defined the jihadist threat as al-Qaeda affiliates, thereby failing to taking the Islamic State seriously 2014-10-03 17:51:04

		How Ferguson Residents Are Coping with Michael Brown’s Killing Local residents talk to TRNN’s Jihan Hafiz about their experiences with local law enforcement 2014-10-03 17:51:04

		Israel and Gaza Extend Ceasefire amid Last-Minute Attacks Max Blumenthal assesses the circumstances surrounding the cease-fire from Ramallah 2014-10-03 17:51:04

		The Islamic State, Assad, and the Contradictions Faced by the US in Syria Investigative journalist Patrick Cockburn says the U.S. will need to work with Syria and Iran to defeat ISIS, thereby reversing its policy towards Assad 2014-10-03 17:51:04

		Michael Brown’s Funeral Buried in Media Circus TRNN’s Megan Sherman reports on Mike Brown’s funeral and ensuing media frenzy 2014-10-03 17:51:04

		Ferguson Resident: “You Can’t Talk about Race and Class and Privilege in a Soundbite” TRNN’s Jaisal Noor interviews two local Ferguson residents who say the mainstream media has failed them 2014-10-03 17:51:04

		Fed Chair Signals Possible Policy Shift on Unemployment PERI Co-Director Gerald Epstein discusses how Fed chair Janet Yellen’s recent comments on bringing unemployment down could be positive but Fed policy still remains toothless in helping out working Americans 2014-10-03 17:51:04

		Special Report: Ferguson Police Profiling of Blacks a Major Funding Source for City Budget The city of Ferguson’s second-highest source of revenue is court fees and traffic tickets handed out by a majority white police force that disproportionately targets the black community 2014-10-03 17:51:04

		Protecting the Amazon Includes Defending Indigenous Rights Hiparidi Top’Tiro Xavante says indigenous peoples of the Amazon are uniting to defend their way of life and protect the biodiversity of the “lungs of the world” 2014-10-03 17:51:04

		“I Can’t Breathe” – Gerald Horne on Reality Asserts Itself (6/6) Mr. Horne says these words are this enormous metaphor for the black condition in North America stretching back centuries, the suffocation, the cry of despair, the cry of horror 2014-10-03 17:51:04

		Xavante’s Song Hiparidi Top’Tiro Xavante says indigenous peoples of the Amazon are uniting to defend their way of life and protect the biodiversity of the “lungs of the world” 2014-10-03 17:51:04

		Canada’s Largest Union Protests Pension Cuts Former CUPE senior research officer Kevin Skerrett and political economist Michel Lizee explain the proposed reform bill to pensions and how it will result in the transfer of risk from employers to employees 2014-10-03 17:51:04

		The Powers Behind The Islamic State Investigative journalist Nafeez Ahmed gives specific examples of how Saudi, Qatari, and American interests have supported the group formerly known as ISIS, and what the global community can do now to rein them in 2014-10-03 17:51:04

		The Dahiya Doctrine: Evidence of Israel’s Intentional Mass Slaughter in Gaza Michael Ratner says a recent release by WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange shows brutal depths of Israeli policy towards Gaza 2014-10-03 17:51:04

		Falk: US Limits Ability of UN To Hold Israel Accountable for War Crimes Princeton University Professor Richard Falk discusses how the powers of the UN are limited since the United States sets the agenda 2014-10-03 17:51:04

		Connecting the Dots Between Ferguson and Baltimore TRNN’s Jaisal Noor interviews Baltimore protesters and Dayvon Love from Leaders of a Beautiful Struggle 2014-10-03 17:51:04

		Abolition of Slavery was Not a Fight Against Racism – Gerald Horne on Reality Asserts Itself (5/6) Mr. Horne says the Civil War liberated enslaved Africans, but then led directly into the construction of the Jim Crow apartheid regime 2014-10-03 17:51:04

		Greenland Glaciers’ Rapid Melting Will Have Global Effects Climate video blogger Peter Sinclair discusses his recent trip from Greenland and the scientific data showing how melt loss from ice sheets has doubled in the last five years 2014-10-03 17:51:04

		In Ferguson, Money For Tanks And Tear Gas, But None For Education Reverend Osagyefo Sekou says the city of Ferguson can be described in “apartheid-like statistics”, and youth have little hope, options, or opportunity 2014-10-03 17:51:04

		What My Friend Jim Foley Taught Me to Question TRNN’s Jessica Desvarieux pays tribute to the life of her friend and colleague Jim Foley, who was executed by ISIS while covering the Syrian civil war 2014-10-03 17:51:04

		White Unity and American Propaganda History – Gerald Horne on Reality Asserts Itself (4/6) Mr. Horne says American slave owning settlers needed to create a bond between all white immigrants to create a force to suppress slave rebellions 2014-10-03 17:51:04

		Despite Renewed Attacks, Israel No Closer to Defeating Palestinian Resistance +972’s Samer Badawi reports that Palestinians in the occupied West Bank and Gaza remain steadfast in their resistance of Israeli occupation, and UCLA’s Gabriel Piterberg says that despite the escalating levels of violence, Israel is no closer to its goal of defeating Palestinian political and military resistance 2014-10-03 17:51:04

		Police Continue to Violate Press Freedom In Ferguson With 11 journalists arrested thus far, Truthout.org investigative reporter Mike Ludwig describes how Ferguson police are using intimidation tactics against journalists 2014-10-03 17:51:04

		US Escalates Iraq Airstrikes but Lacks Long-term Strategy Vijay Prashad: US airstrikes are working strategically, but alone will not turn the tide against the Islamic State 2014-10-03 17:51:04

		The Counter-Revolution of 1776 and the Construction of Whiteness – Gerald Horne on Reality Asserts Itself (3/6) On Reality Asserts Itself Mr. Horne says that the defense of massive profits from the slave trade and fear of slave rebellions was an important impetus for the American Revolution 2014-10-03 17:51:04

		Civil Liberties Under Assault in Ferguson As Police Attack Peaceful Protesters Attorney Jessica Lee describes witnessing police launch unprovoked attacks on peaceful protesters and Glen Ford explains why discord in Ferguson is about more than the killing of Mike Brown 2014-10-03 17:51:04

		Ferguson Protestors Defy Curfew to Demand Justice for Michael Brown Activist Kevin Alexander Gray talks about the need for radical structural change to address the demands of the Ferguson uprising and the killing of unarmed African Americans across the United States 2014-10-03 17:51:04

		The Black Scare and the Democratic Party – Gerald Horne on Reality Asserts Itself (2/6) Mr. Horne says the Democrats are heavily dependent upon black votes, but afraid of defending their interests out of fear of alienating cross-class racism deeply entrenched in American history 2014-10-03 17:51:04

		Gaza Cease-Fire Extended, but What’s Needed for a Just Solution to the Conflict? Amnesty International’s Deborah Hyams talks about being blocked from carrying out an independent investigation of the most recent assault on Gaza, and author Vijay Prashad discusses the latest developments in the Palestinian liberation struggle 2014-10-03 17:51:04

		The Price of NAACP Compromise Was Too High – Gerald Horne on Reality Asserts Itself (1/6) Mr. Horne, author of The Counter-Revolution of 1776, says it was a turning point in the history of black America when the NAACP succumbed to the pressures of the Cold War – the effects of which are still felt today 2014-10-03 17:51:04

		Putin and Russian Nationalism on the Rise Aleksandr Buzgalin says that Western sanctions are fueling a new sense of nationalism and pride, but it serves the oligarchs who want a more powerful state and armed forces to pursue their “Jurassic Capitalism” economic agenda 2014-10-03 17:51:04

		Foreign Oil Interests in Iraqi Kurdistan and the Rise of ISIS Nafeez Ahmed and Antonia Juhasz say that the U.S. is using the possibility of Kurdish independence as a threat against the central government in Baghdad 2014-10-03 17:51:04

		“A Tragic Mistake” To Not Explore Diplomacy With Hamas Richard Falk says the failure to treat Hamas as a legitimate political actor has impeded movement towards a sustainable peace with Israel 2014-10-03 17:51:04

		Will Iraq’s New PM Differ from al-Maliki? IPS’s Phyllis Bennis discusses the interests new Iraqi prime minister Haider al-Abadi represents and the main issues to pay attention to as his administration moves forward 2014-10-03 17:51:04

		Is the Control of Gaza’s Offshore Gas Reserves a Factor in Israeli Military Operations? Nafeez Ahmed: As Israel’s energy issues become more pronounced, repeated military incursions into Gaza show that dominating and exploiting its offshore gas reserves is an increasingly important issue 2014-10-03 17:51:04

		A Telesur Production: Rev. Lennox Yearwood Talks Police Brutality with Bill Fletcher, Jr. This week on “The Global African,” host Bill Fletcher, Jr. sits down with activist, icon and change-agent Rev. Lennox Yearwood. They discuss police brutality in the Black community, the Israel-Gaza conflict, and the Rev’s own brush with law enforcement. Telesur 2014-10-03 17:51:04

		Is the Issue of Police Militarization a Distraction from Understanding Ferguson? LEAP executive director Neill Franklin and Rev. Heber Brown III discuss how issues such as the war on drugs and poverty remain moot in the mainstream media coverage of Ferguson, Missouri 2014-10-03 17:51:04

		The Lessons to Learn from Ferguson Protests Rev. Heber Brown III discusses the history of police brutality in the black community and how communities need to begin to police the police to hold them more accountable 2014-10-03 17:51:04

		Freedom of the Press in Jeopardy as Obama Goes After Times Reporter Risen Advocates urge the Obama administration to stop its efforts to compel the New York Times’ James Risen to reveal a confidential source in his 2006 book 2014-10-03 17:51:04

		Apres moi, le Deluge – Chris Williams on Reality Asserts Itself (5/5) Mr. Williams says the global elites plan to protect themselves by adapting to the threat of continuing fossil fuel use, while everyone else will suffer the consequences of climate change disasters 2014-10-03 17:51:04

		James Risen and Phil Donahue on Obama’s War on Press Freedoms Award winning journalists James Risen and Phil Donahue discuss the importance of grassroots movements in preserving the basic tenants of democracy at a time of unprecedented attacks on whistle-blowers and journalists. 2014-10-03 17:51:04

		Is Baltimore City’s Water Supply Up For Privatization? City Hall denies the charge, but workers and advocates say an upcoming water contract could be a foot in the door for privatization 2014-10-03 17:51:04

		Ceasefire between Israel and Gaza Extended but Talks Stall on Lifting Blockade Journalist Allison Deger explains what Israel and Hamas expect to achieve from the negotiations and why Israel continues to fear a unity agreement between Hamas and Fatah 2014-10-03 17:51:04

		Ukrainian Government Criminalizing Support For Rebellions in the East Sociologist Volodymyr Ishchenko says the threat of foreign invasion by Russia cannot justify the Ukrainian government’s assault on political freedom 2014-10-03 17:51:04`