The Real News Podcast

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, a 28-year-old Latina socialist, defeated top Democratic Congressman and notorious neoliberal Joe Crowley in the New York primary election. Activist Anoa Changa says this is a sign of the growing grassroots left-wing movement against corporate Dems and the DNC and DCC Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-real-news-podcast--2952221/suppor...

Larry Cohen, chair of Our Revolution, argues that even though public sector unions will suffer economically from the Supreme Court's Janus vs AFSCME decision, it has already caused them to mobilize and organize, making their members more militant and politicized Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-real-news-podcast--2952221/support . Help us continue producing...

Dimitri Lascaris reports from the Gaza Freedom Flotilla, where he speaks to Ahed Tamimi’s aunt, who says her niece’s incarceration has only made her more determined Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-real-news-podcast--2952221/support . Help us continue producing radically independent news and in-depth analysis by following us and becoming a monthly sustainer....

Yara Hawari the Palestinian Policy Network says the Palestinian Authority is resorting to violence against its own people because it has lost its legitimacy, as it collaborates with the Israeli siege on Gaza Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-real-news-podcast--2952221/support . Help us continue producing radically independent news and in-depth analysis by fol...

Trump's 'zero tolerance' immigration violation policy is not the only policy that is leading to family separations. Even families crossing at regular ports of entry and requesting asylum have often ended up being separated. Oscar Leon reports from Arizona Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-real-news-podcast--2952221/support . Help us continue producing radical...

Primary victories for candidates who rebuked the Trump administration’s xenophobic policies—and put the Democratic Party establishment on notice Visit http://therealnews.com for more stories and help support our work by donating at http://therealnews.com/donate . Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-real-news-podcast--2952221/support . Help us continue producing...

The Supreme Court has given the President the power to discriminate against foreigners based on religious or ethnic background, says Ibraham Qatabi, of the Center for Constitutional Rights Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-real-news-podcast--2952221/support . Help us continue producing radically independent news and in-depth analysis by following us and becom...

After 15 years in power, Recep Tayyip Erdogan will serve another 5 years as president of NATO member Turkey. TRNN's Ben Norton speaks with activist Aral Balkan about the AKP's victorious coalition with the far-right extremist MHP, and the implosion of Turkish democracy. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-real-news-podcast--2952221/support . Help us continue pr...

Nine European Union states have signed off on creating a new joint military intervention force. We speak to Col. Lawrence Wilkerson, former chief of staff to Secretary of State Colin Powell. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-real-news-podcast--2952221/support . Help us continue producing radically independent news and in-depth analysis by following us and bec...

Podemos MEP Miguel Urban-Crespo and Spanish Playwright Lola Blasco Explain Why They Are Participating in the Freedom Flotilla to Gaza Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-real-news-podcast--2952221/support . Help us continue producing radically independent news and in-depth analysis by following us and becoming a monthly sustainer. Follow us on: Bluesky: @therea...

As Mexicans get ready to vote for a new president on Sunday, they will probably punish the political class that led the country into a 30-year economic slump. CEPR's Mark Weisbrot analyzes Mexico's economic performance and the prospects for its economic future after the election Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-real-news-podcast--2952221/support . Help us co...

Maryland saw a 57% increase in early voters. Voters discuss the issues that matter to them at the ballot box Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-real-news-podcast--2952221/support . Help us continue producing radically independent news and in-depth analysis by following us and becoming a monthly sustainer. Follow us on: Bluesky: @therealnews.com Facebook: The R...

CODEPINK organizer Ariel Gold discusses with TRNN's Ben Norton why she supports BDS and the movement for Palestinian rights: "The actions of the state of Israel do not represent my values as an American Jew." Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-real-news-podcast--2952221/support . Help us continue producing radically independent news and in-depth analysis by fo...

On the Marc Steiner Show, Marc talks to Bill Fletcher about the history of race and racism in US labor from African slavery to today Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-real-news-podcast--2952221/support . Help us continue producing radically independent news and in-depth analysis by following us and becoming a monthly sustainer. Follow us on: Bluesky: @thereal...

As Nicaragua's leftist government faces a violent right-wing insurgency, journalist Max Blumenthal discusses with TRNN's Ben Norton how the regime change machinery bankrolled by the US government's National Endowment for Democracy boasted of "laying the groundwork for insurrection" against President Daniel Ortega Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-real-news-po...

US Immigration and Customs Enforcement pays a private security firm run by former top CIA interrogator Barry McManus to train ICE agents in intelligence and "counterterrorism." TRNN's Ben Norton speaks with investigative journalist Ken Klippenstein. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-real-news-podcast--2952221/support . Help us continue producing radically ind...

MD Voters Weigh-in on Progressive vs. Establishment Showdown Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-real-news-podcast--2952221/support . Help us continue producing radically independent news and in-depth analysis by following us and becoming a monthly sustainer. Follow us on: Bluesky: @therealnews.com Facebook: The Real News Network Twitter: @TheRealNews YouTube:...

Activists gathered from across the US in Washington DC to cap off 40 days of action for the Poor People's Campaign. TRNN's Eddie Conway reports from the rally and from labor protest at George Washington University Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-real-news-podcast--2952221/support . Help us continue producing radically independent news and in-depth analysis...

Debbie Sims Africa is one of the "Move Nine" who were charged and convicted for the murder of a police officer in 1978. Black Agenda Report's Glen Ford and TRNN's Eddie Conway discuss the release Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-real-news-podcast--2952221/support . Help us continue producing radically independent news and in-depth analysis by following us an...

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A protest at the annual GM shareholders' meeting in Detroit called attention to the fact that GM in Colombia regularly fires injured workers and fails to provide them with compensation. Frank Hammer, who recently visited the GM plant, reports on the protest and what is going on in Colombia Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-real-news-podcast--2952221/support ....

Despite signing the end of family separation, “zero tolerance” policies are still in place, turning a decade long crisis into a larger problem Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-real-news-podcast--2952221/support . Help us continue producing radically independent news and in-depth analysis by following us and becoming a monthly sustainer. Follow us on: Bluesky...

A new study shows how climate change will impact global food security, particularly by reducing crop yields and increasing crop yield volatility. This, in turn, will have a strong effect on the prices of basic staples, particularly corn and rice. We speak Michelle Tigchelaar, one of the report's authors Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-real-news-podcast--295...

While the US Department of Homeland Security puts immigrant children in cages, Customs and Border Protection treats dogs to "plush double-sided sheepskin bedding" at a pet resort. TRNN's Ben Norton speaks with investigative journalist Ken Klippenstein Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-real-news-podcast--2952221/support . Help us continue producing radically i...

Investigative reporter Greg Palast says that the Supreme Court's recent decision approving Ohio's process for purging voter registration rolls legalizes a process of disenfranchising minorities across the country. However, the case is far from over Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-real-news-podcast--2952221/support . Help us continue producing radically inde...