The Real News Podcast

In the final part of our interview, Jewish Voice for Peace's Rebecca Vilkomerson discusses coalition building within the Palestinian solidarity movement and using tactics like Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) to challenge the Israeli occupation Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-real-news-podcast--2952221/support . Help us continue producing radically...

Whereas groups like the Anti-Defamation League have long defended Israeli government policies, a new generation of activists -- young American Jews, college students, Black Lives Matter organizers -- is standing up for Palestinian rights. Jewish Voice for Peace's Rebecca Vilkomerson and TRNN's Aaron Mate discuss Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-real-news-pod...

Whereas groups like the Anti-Defamation League have long defended Israeli government policies, a new generation of activists -- young American Jews, college students, Black Lives Matter organizers -- is standing up for Palestinian rights. Jewish Voice for Peace's Rebecca Vilkomerson and TRNN's Aaron Mate discuss Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-real-news-pod...

In California's crucial June 5th primary, wealthy Democratic candidates and the state's "top two" system are putting the squeeze on progressive hopefuls looking to move the party Left in the November mid-terms. We speak to journalist and author David Dayen Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-real-news-podcast--2952221/support . Help us continue producing radica...

Mercury specialist Professor Donna Mergler discusses her new study on mercury poisoning in a First Nations community in Canada 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.c...

Journalist Max Blumenthal published documents showing how Cambridge Analytica's parent company SCL Group ran a secret counter-insurgency operation in Yemen on behalf of a US-based military contractor, called Project Titania. The UK government likely contracted it, exploiting NGOs and spying on populations in the Middle East Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-r...

Kristin Seale is one of four women candidates backed by the Democratic Socialists of America to win their recent primaries in Pennsylvania. Seale says that a bold progressive message, coupled with authenticity, can reach swing-state voters Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-real-news-podcast--2952221/support . Help us continue producing radically independent n...

Adam Scott of Oil Change International says Trudeau’s Transmountain acquisition makes no economic or environmental sense, it is “Incredibly Stupid 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: Blu...

Richard Painter, former chief ethics counsel for George W. Bush is running for a US Senate seat for the Democrats, arguing that the Republicans have lost their way 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....

Italian President calls on Five Star and Lega to choose another Finance Minister if they wish to form a government. Economist Bill Black and Mark Weisbrot discuss the political dynamics and the economic crisis 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 f...

China has accused the US of what it calls a "serious violation of Chinese sovereignty" after two US warships passed by South China Sea islands that Beijing claims as its own. We speak to Col. Lawrence Wilkerson, who warns that the dispute is "fraught with danger." Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-real-news-podcast--2952221/support . Help us continue producin...

China has accused the US of what it calls a "serious violation of Chinese sovereignty" after two US warships passed by South China Sea islands that Beijing claims as its own. We speak to Col. Lawrence Wilkerson, who warns that the dispute is "fraught with danger." Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-real-news-podcast--2952221/support . Help us continue producin...

Trump's plan for lowering the cost of drugs is to make citizens of other countries pay more for their drugs; it’s perverse says Economist Dean Baker 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: B...

At €10 a share Deutsche Bank is a delayed victim of the Investment baking sector says Dr. Paul Steinhardt, co-editor of Makroskop 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: @therealnew...

As incidents of racial profiling, discrimination, and police brutality are filmed in commercial spaces, activists re-invent the lunch-counter sit-ins of the 1960s 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. F...

Alex Vitale talks about his new book "The End of Policing," which casts a skeptical eye on the liberal calls for police reform, and calls for us to stop asking police to solve a wide variety of social problems 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 f...

Italy's president Sergio Matarella has thrown the country's politics into turmoil when he rejected the parliament's chosen Prime Minister and instead chose a former IMF economist as Prime Minister, in order to save Italy's standing in the European Union. But he seems to have miscalculated and provided an opening for the far-right, explains Prof. Steve Hellman Become a supporter of this podcast: ht...

For the first time in decades a leftist candidate, Gustavo Petro, has made it to the run-off with a real chance of winning the presidency, if other centrist parties agree to support Petro, says Prof. Mario Murillo 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...

A new study estimates that at least 4,645 people have died as a result of Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico, far higher than the official count. Omaya Sosa, co-founder of Puerto Rico’s Center for Investigative Journalism, discusses the dire conditions in medical facilities after the storm and how austerity, privatization, and poor planning crippled the island's ability to save lives. Become a support...

A Harvard study has found that at least 4,645 people have died as a result of Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico, 70 times more than Puerto Rico officials claim. We speak to Omaya Sosa, co-founder of Puerto Rico’s Center for Investigative Journalism, who first reported the government's official death toll was underreported. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-real-...

Brazil's trucker strike, which has been going on for a week now, has led to some government concessions, but many truckers say they will continue until the Temer government is replaced - perhaps by a military government. Mike Fox reports from Brazil Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-real-news-podcast--2952221/support . Help us continue producing radically ind...

While Britain's Conservative government has taken definitive steps on Brexit, the Labour Party is no longer fighting the effort as a practical matter, but is looking to develop social democratic principles for the economy, says Professor John Weeks Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-real-news-podcast--2952221/support . Help us continue producing radically inde...

Erdogan invites foreign direct investment and the Turkish diaspora population in Europe to vote for him in the upcoming snap election. We speak with co-editor of Rapture Magazine 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 mont...

In the coming economic crisis, combined with political repression under emergency rule, President Erdogan is expected to consolidate power without much opposition. We speak to the co-editor of Rapture Magazine 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 f...

Journalist Eirik Vold says the United States and NATO are further militarizing Scandinavian nations, while claiming Russia poses a threat of war. US military presence is growing in NATO members like Norway, as non-members Sweden and Finland are being pressured to join. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-real-news-podcast--2952221/support . Help us continue pro...