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“Years of Living Dangerously”: James Cameron, Matt Damon, Harrison Ford in TV Climate Change Series
A new Showtime television show featuring Hollywood actors and award-winning journalists brings the issue of climate change alive with the full drama and suspense of a blockbuster movie.
“Off With His Head:” Court Upholds Obama’s Power to Kill
Michael Ratner: There have been no criminal prosecutions for illegal actions committed by the US in the name of national security since September 11.
From Exile to Radicalization in Venezuela
Edgardo Lander tells Paul Jay that in '98, when he saw the whole of the establishment getting together to defeat Chavez, he voted for him even though he had …
Wall Street’s Land Grab: Firms Amass Rental Empire, Ousting Tenants and Threatening New Housing Crisis
The Blackstone Group, a private equity firm, is now the largest owner of single-family rental homes in the country.
US Role in Rwandan Genocide: A Look at Rwandan Politics Then and Now
Twenty years after the Rwandan genocide, survivor and activist Claude Gatebuke and filmmaker Andre Vltchek discuss what was really behind America's decision not to intervene and its ongoing support …
Solidarity Economics, a Forgotten Practice of the Black Radical Tradition: An Interview With Jessica Gordon Nembhard
Economist and author Jessica Gordon Nembhard talks to Laura Flanders about her book, Collective Courage, and the forgotten history of African-American cooperatives.
West Looks to Carve Up Ukraine and Privatize Industries Held by Kleptocrats
Professor Michael Hudson argues there are imperial interests in the West's stance on Ukraine.
The Multiple Kingdoms of Saudi Arabia
TRNN discusses the Saudi royal family, the decentralization of power, and all the various princes in Saudi Arabia that are contending with each other.
Indian Parliamentary Elections – A Primer With Vijay Prashad
This week, the Indians will begin the month-long process of electing their Lok Sabha, the general parliamentary elections in which 543 seats are being contested. Four hundred million of …
Thom Hartmann: There Has Not Been a Legitimately Elected Republican President Since Dwight Eisenhower
Thom Hartmann spoke with Truthout about his latest book, “The Crash of 2016,” a discussion that included Hartmann's wide-ranging counterpoints to a corporate media of conventional wisdom.