State Department Perpetuates Disinformation On Iran
Regular State Department briefings have been few, but the public is entitled to them to holding the Trump administration accountable, such as on its policies towards Iran, says Col. Larry Wilkerson

Canadian Inquiry Demands Justice for Genocide of Indigenous Women and Girls
Dr. Pamela Palmater of Ryerson University says PM Justin Trudeau had an opportunity to take the lead on the recommendations of the inquiry, but he didn’t. She has no confidence that the political will exist to end the genocide against Indigenous women and girls.

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Oshawa GM Plant Workers “Collateral Damage”
The GM plant in Oshawa has shrunk from 23,000 jobs in early 1980’s to 300 today. Taxpayers bailed out GM to save jobs and productive capacity. A democratic just transition that saves the community and the jobs are possible, says former Assistant to the President of the Canadian Autoworkers Union, Sam Gindin

Two Brothers on Opposing Sides in Venezuela's Political ConflictVladimir and Ernesto Villegas - both well-known Venezuelan journalists - one part of the Maduro government and the other an ex-Chavista, navigate opposing sides of Venezuela's political divide while remaining true to each other and to themselves. Ed Augustin reports

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Hopkins Hospital and Nurses Reach Settlement On Unionization Efforts
A recent 'win' for Hopkins nurses underscores the weaknesses of US labor law
"They definitely violated the law, there is no question" - A nurse at the world famous Johns Hopkins Hospital


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Original Sin and the War on Liberation Theology - RAI with Matthew Fox (4/8)
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

Marx, Catholicism and the Struggle for Justice - RAI with Matthew Fox (3/8)
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

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Economic Update: 3 Basic Kinds of Socialism
.This week on Economic Update, Professor Wolff discusses the three basic kinds of socialism as anti-capitalist ideologies grow in the U.S. and more people are looking toward socialist alternatives

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D-Day: How the US Supported Hitler's Rise to Power
Historian Peter Kuznick joins Paul Jay to discuss the role of Ford, GM, and other industrialists in rearming Germany and supporting Hitler’s rise to power

A lot of those folks who we call the ‘Greatest Generation' were Nazi enablers, and many of them saw the Nazis as a bulwark against Bolshevism, as against communism, and were therefore happy and willing to support and allow and tolerate and turn a blind eye to the rearmament of Germany" - Author Peter Kuznick

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Has Indonesia Bucked the Global Rightward Trend?
The conflict between incumbent and winning president Jokowi and his conservative challenger Prabowo has led to violent protests, 8 deaths, and hundreds of injured, but Prabowo's challenge to the election result has largely failed. Does this mean that the rightward shift has been halted?

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China-Russia Partnership Threatens US Global Hegemony
The U.S. expected China to integrate into global capitalism as a subordinate power, but recent deals with Russia show China is moving towards equality in economic and military power

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Saudi King Calls on 'Despots' to Mecca for Emergency Meeting on Iran
Prof. As’ad AbuKhalil says Saudis attempts to create a united front against Iran has dismally failed. Summits categorically reject the `deal of the century' by Jared Kushner

Trump Targets Cuba's Tourism and Small Businesses
Trump administration sanctions that impose new travel restrictions on Cuba are aimed at Cuba's economy and will have no effect on Cuba's support for Venezuela, says Nefta Freeman of IPS

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Venezuelan Families Build Solidarity Amid Crisis
Once a month, 181 families in Caracas, Venezuela, collectively buy tons of produce, directly from a cooperative in Lara state, five hours away. The project, known as Alpargata, shows how the economic crisis is also building solidarity. Mike Fox reports from Venezuela

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• Pedro Sánchez Organization, cooperation, solidarity, that's what the remote communities in Puerto Rico has done to survive after hurricane Maria struck us. The economic crises before and after Maria were contributing factors that led people to take initiatives that have been rewarding. Hope Venezuela can survive the onslaught.

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  Victor Webster (from Oz)...if Venezuela can survive this economic siege conducted by America Inc. in it's endless war on socialism - as Cuba has done for 60 years - it will be another nail in the coffin of US hegemony in not only the western hemisphere. but also in the world as a whole.

Puerto Rico to Receive New Disaster Relief, but Colonial Status Prevents Economic Recovery

Colonial status, a financial oversight board with conflicts of interest, and unfavorable laws ensure that Puerto Rico remains mired in poverty.

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Whiskey Pete Why does everyone think that America owes them?

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Opposition Demands Immediate Return to Civilian Rule After Sudan Massacre

“What they’re asking for now is that the situation, the government, has to be transferred into civilian hands, and those who are responsible for the massacres have to be held accountable” - Professor Khalid Ahmed

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Sudan was suspended from the African Union following a military attack on peaceful demonstrators that killed over 100. But Saudi Arabia and UAE continue to support Sudan's military regime. We discuss the situation with Prof. Khalid Ahmed

Biden's Real Union & Labor Track Record
Biden has presented himself as a friend of unions. But does he have a record of showing up for workers? Kamau Franklin and Jeff Cohen discuss his record with host Jacqueline Luqman

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Media's Russiagate Obsession Smears Black Activists

Specious claims that Russians plan to use disaffected African Americans in a covert war against the U.S. reveals the long history of corporate media blaming “outside agitators," dismissing the Black freedom struggle

There’s a long history of the US media blaming “outside agitators,” especially Russia or communism, for black radical thought, movements, and efforts.

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COUNTERINTELPRO BY THE FBI WAS THE ORIGIN OF FAKE NEWS THIS IS ONE EXAMPLE

Newly unearthed documents about Martin Luther King make for uncomfortable reading

 

D Day: Mythology of America as Liberator Feeds Trump’s Militarism
It was the Soviet army that broke Hitler's back at Stalingrad, but the myth that the American army liberated Europe, serves aggressive U.S. policy, including Trump targeting Iran - historian Peter Kuznick joins Paul Jay

"At least the United States is intervening in an aggressive way to stop fascism. That’s a good thing. I wish the Americans would do more of that now rather than coddle many of the fascist forces around the globe today." - Peter Kuznick

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