RNN Archives

“The claim that Russia attacked America during the 2016 presidential election is both exceedingly dangerous and a complete falsehood,” says Stephen Cohen on Reality Asserts Itself with Paul Jay

A panel discussion between FAIR's Jeff Cohen and Jacqueline Luqman, with host Marc Steiner examines whether this is the beginning of an attempt to stop investigative journalists from working with whistleblowers and exposing corruption

Ralph talks to professor Sheldon Krimsky about the controversy surrounding GMOs and the conflict of interest inherent in corporate-funded scientific studies. Plus he talks to Paul Hudson of Flyers Rights about how the FAA dropped the ball and whether the Boeing Max 8 should ever fly again.

Wikileaks released Manning’s leaked documents and exposed multiple crimes committed by the U.S. government and armed forces - Jay says this is getting lost in the corporate media coverage of Assange’s arrest; when he was arrested, Assange carried a copy of TRNN’s book “Gore Vidal on the History of the National Security State” which was based on a series of interviews conducted by Paul Jay between...

Featured Stories --Don't Celebrate: Mueller Report Continues Russiagate Narrative --US Complicit in War Crimes in Yemen (Part 1 and 2) --More Sanctions on Venezuela: Operation Florida 2020 (Part 1 and 2) --Netanyahu's Proposal to Annex West Bank Kills Delusion About Two-State Solution

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo declared the Iranian Revolutionary Guard a terrorist organization on Monday, upping the economic war against Iran, the rift with Europe and China, and preparing conditions for a “military option” - Col. Larry Wilkerson joins Paul Jay

Dr. Sidney Wolfe explains why Pubic Citizen is calling for a moratorium on FDA approval of any new opioids. And Glen Ford of Black Agenda Report talks with Ralph about a wide range of issues, including right-wing black Democrats, blackface, and the militarization of the police.

Trump's "great healthcare plan" and opposition to Medicare for All's "socialism" and Pelosi's defense of the ACA and opposition to single-payer are both aimed at garnering support from the private insurance industry

Featured Stories --Trump Dumps Nearly 1M People From Food Stamps --Is Global Recession Looming? --The Anti-Democratic Roots of NATO --Privatization and Kickbacks: Why the Healthy Holly Scandal Is Bigger Than Baltimore's Mayor

Venezuela has become a popular argument against socialism amongst conservatives because of the deep economic crisis it is currently traversing. Defenders of the Bolivarian project, though, say that US sanctions and economic war are to blame for the crisis. Greg Wilpert presents an analysis that tries to take all the factors into account

No matter who wins - Lori Lightfoot or Toni Preckwinkle, Chicago will have elected an African American woman mayor for the first time in history, says Camille Erickson

A third defeat for Theresa May’s Brexit plan sets up April 12 as the drop-dead date for an unlikely agreement in Parliament, a second referendum, a hard Brexit, or a general election where Jeremy Corbyn will present a progressive vision for Brexit and the future - Leo Panitch joins Paul Jay

Toxic Avenger extraordinaire, Walter Hang, joins us to talk about how they outlawed fracking in New York State, why Big Green groups have failed to stop Donald Trump’s anti-environment agenda, and the most effective ways to generate lasting change.

Featured Stories --US Military Budget Reveals an Offensive Posture, Russia and China on Defense --Humane Capitalism or Fascism and War - Q&A with Paul Jay --Could Banning Menthol Cigarettes Have Deadly, Unintended Consequences?

Former UN Special Rapporteur says Michelle Bachelet needs to change her team and visit Venezuela herself, or she is going to continue to get an "unprofessional, one-sided, politicized report" on the state of the country

Featured Stories --Democrats' Russophobia Hid Trump's Real Crimes --Ecuador's Lenin Talks Progressive, Acts Conservative --Russia Obsession Let Trump Abandon Nuclear Treaties

Featured Stories --Bernie and the Reparations Debate --Will Corruption Scandal Sink Netanyahu Weeks Before Election? --The Real News Doesn't Side with Russian or American Oligarchs

O’Rourke is a member of the New Democrat Coalition, a caucus with close connections to the finance, insurance and real estate industries; Beto calls himself a progressive Democrat - with Jacqueline Luqman, Norman Solomon and host Paul Jay

Ralph talks to artist Marilee Shapiro Asher about how she maintains a productive life at age 106. And activist Ray Metcalfe explains his plan on how to defang the Supreme Court’s Citizens United decision with his campaign The Bribery Stops Here.

Featured Stories --Venezuela and Socialism - mailbag with Paul Jay --Trump's Secrecy Insulates U.S. Public from CIA Drone War --Global Merchants of Death US Increases Arms Sales by 29 --China the Target of Pentagon's Massive Military Budget - Horne and Jay --Billions From Deutsche Bank Despite Trumps Bankruptcies, Defaults, and Financial Malfeasance

Peter Kuznick, co-author of The Untold History of the United States, spoke to Paul Jay about the significance of the vice presidency of Henry Wallace, who served in the administration of Franklin D. Roosevelt, in the context of the Bernie Sanders campaign.

Featured Stories --Admissions Scandal Exposes the Fraud of Meritocracy --Far From Progressive, Kamala Harris' Record as Prosecutor --Venezuela Tops CIAs Agenda for Brazils President

Featured Stories --The Attack on Ilhan Omar and Pelosis Unconditional Support for Israel --40,000 UC Workers Are About to Strike Over Race, Class, and Gender --Iranian Human Rights Lawyer Sentenced to 38 Years and 148 Lashes

With the Conservative Party in disarray, can the Labour Party take advantage of the “Brexit moment”-- Costas Lapavitsas joins host Paul Jay

Our weekly roundup panel looks at the fracture lines in the Republican Party and the corporate Democrats continue their frenzy about Russia - with Jacqueline Luqman, Jeff Cohen and host Paul Jay