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In an eclectic program, Ralph talks first with Rebecca Sheir and Eric Shimelonis, creators of the podcast “Circle Round,” which adapts and updates folk-tales for children. Then, investigative reporter Katherine Eban joins us to talk about her exposé: “Bottle of Lies: The Inside Story of the Generic Drug Boom.”

The refusal of the Church to purge abusers and pedophiles from the clergy and accept human sexuality as a blessing, is leading to the end of the Church as we know it, says Matthew Fox on Reality Asserts Itself with Paul Jay

Cardinal Ratzinger, who later became Pope Benedict, launched a campaign in defense of murderous dictatorships in Latin America and to purge the Church of liberation theology and priests like Matthew Fox - on Reality Asserts Itself with Paul Jay

Featured Stories --Democrats Face Decision On Impeachment --New Evidence Suggests 2018 Chemical Attack in Douma, Syria Was Staged --Israeli Private Intelligence Company Black Cube Out of Control --Tennessee Passes Law Designed to Intimidate Black Voters

Former priest Fox talks about questioning the concept of original sin, the assassination of John Paul I, John Paul II reviving the Inquisition led by Cardinal Ratzinger, and the concept that there is no love without justice - Matthew Fox on Reality Asserts Itself with Paul Jay

Now an Episcopalian priest, Matthew Fox tells of his coming to political consciousness and decision to join the Catholic priesthood, which he saw not as an escape, but as a way to stay in the world - Matthew Fox on Reality Asserts Itself with Paul Jay

Director of Vote Hemp, Eric Steenstra, recounts how they finally won the battle to legalize industrial hemp farming. And former NRC commissioner, Peter Bradford, rebuts recent op-eds that promote nuclear power.

Featured Stories --D-Day: How the US Supported Hitler's Rise to Power --Has Indonesia Bucked the Global Rightward Trend? --Trump's Mexico Tariffs: A "Foolish' Policy" --Trump's Mexico Tariff Ignores the Reality of Migration

Featured Stories --State Department Perpetuates Disinformation On Iran --U.S. Prepares Sanctions to Block Food Program for Millions of Venezuelans --Is Pope Francis Doing Enough to Root Out Sex Abuse in the Church? --Anti-Semitism in Germany --Austria's Far Right Gains Ground Despite Massive Corruption Scandal --Canadian Inquiry Demands Justice for Genocide of Indigenous Women and Girls

Pope Francis announced new rules requiring pedophilia and sexual abuse to be reported to Church superiors, but survivors are critical, saying police need to be informed - on Reality Asserts Itself with Paul Jay

RAI with Bruce Cockburn: Part 2 by The Real News Network

RAI with Bruce Cockburn: Part 1 by The Real News Network

Featured Stories --Climate Science Denied as Trump Admin Orders Halt on Long Term Projections --US-China Trade War: Trump Attempts to Veto China's Industrial Policy --Trump's Arms Sales to Saudi Arabia: An Impeachable Offense? --The Environmental and Economic Challenge of Our Time --Brazilian Students Stage New Mass Protests Against Bolsonaro's Education Reform

Former priest Matthew Fox discusses the book In the Closet of the Vatican, which depicts a “ring of lust” at the highest levels of the Church, and the campaign to hypocritically "weaponize" sexuality and bring down Pope Francis - on Reality Asserts Itself with Paul Jay

Medicare For All advocate, Dr. John Geyman, rejoins us to discuss his latest book “Struggling and Dying Under Trumpcare: How We Fix This Fiasco.” And philosophy professor Ben Burgis explains how to “Give Them an Argument: Logic For The Left.”

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Ralph welcomes acclaimed journalist, Andrew Cockburn, who argues that the more we spend on the armed forces the weaker we actually get. And energy security expert Joel N. Gordes explains how best we can safeguard our vulnerable power grid from a cyber attack.

Featured Stories --Chicago's New Mayor to End Water Shutoffs --How the U.S. Crackdown on Abortion Laws Influences Other Countries --Guaidó Out of Gas --Activists Push Back Against Conservative Threat to Safe and Legal Abortion

Featured Stories --44 States File Suit Against Drug Companies for Inflating Prices --Trump Says the Military Industrial Complex is Pressuring him Into a War With Iran --US Has No Moral Authority to Deem Muslim Brotherhood 'Terrorist' --Canada's Anti-Venezuela Policy: A Result of Material Interests and US Subordination --Trump's Real Estate Dealings Needed a Criminal Organization Deutsche Bank

The healthcare system is unsustainable; without a Medicare for All system, only the wealthiest will be able to afford decent care - Wendell Potter on Reality Asserts Itself with Paul Jay

Wall Street demands medical insurance companies maintain their profits under the Affordable Care Act, which means they get even more aggressive in denying coverage and creating insurance models that under-insure patients - Wendell Potter on Reality Asserts Itself with Paul Jay

Featured Stories: --Trump's 2020 Military Budget Is $500 Billion More Than He Claims --Trump Appointees Refuse to Say They Support Brown v. Board of Education --Muslim Brotherhood Terrorist Designation Is Being Pushed By 'Islamophobia Industry' --Climate Change Hits Southern Mexico Hard Farmers Develop New Ways of Coping --Trump-Bolton Aggression Against Iran Contained by Russia, Japan, China, and...

Vijay Prashad says the very dangerous statements, economic sanctions and military aggression unleashed by Washington this week against Iran was countered by cool headed diplomacy by Japan, Russia, EU and China