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The Real News Network

Daily Reports, specials, and podcasts by The Real News Network (TRNN). TRNN makes media connecting you to the movements, people, and perspectives that are advancing the cause of a more just, equal, and livable planet. TRNN is a nonprofit media organization. We do not accept advertising revenue or corporate sponsorship.Sign up for our newsletter at therealnews.comText us at (410) 431-0868Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-real-news-podcast--2952221/support.

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56:58

Working People: Texas Environmental Workers Union (w/...

The Real News Podcast ·

2023/02/21

Read the transcript of this podcast and read the show notes: https://therealnews.com/for-the-texas-environmental-workers-union-the-fight-is-against-fossil-fuels-and-the-bossesAfter five months of the Texas Campaign for the Environment (TCE) not recognizing their union, members of the Texas Environmental Workers Union unanimously agreed to a one-day strike, which took place on February 6, 2023. Working People producer Jules Taylor sat down with Brandon Marks and Chloe Torres for an in-person

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17:40

East Palestine, Ohio: A Hell of Wall Street's Making...

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2023/02/17

Read the transcript of this podcast and read the show notes: https://therealnews.com/east-palestine-ohio-a-hell-of-wall-streets-makingIt’s been nearly two weeks since the catastrophic derailment of a Norfolk Southern train in Northeast Ohio thrust the residents of East Palestine and the surrounding area into a non-stop waking nightmare. It will take weeks, months, if not years to appraise the damage of this train derailment on the population, on the rail workers and first responders, and on the

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34:51

Dozens of Texas prisoners are hunger striking against...

The Real News Podcast ·

2023/02/17

Read the transcript of this podcast: https://therealnews.com/dozens-of-texas-prisoners-are-hunger-striking-against-solitary-confinementAcross the US, some 50,000 incarcerated people are kept under conditions of solitary confinement. Advocates and prisoners have pushed to define the practice as a form of torture, pointing to the devastating psychological and physical effects it has on victims. In Texas, dozens of prisoners are now hunger striking against the use of solitary confinement in the state’s

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55:33

Antifascism beyond Antifa w/Shane Burley and...

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2023/02/14

Insurgent fascist movements are shaping global politics from the US to Brazil. Where does the antifascist movement go from here?Shane Burley is a writer and filmmaker. His most recent work is No Pasarán!: Antifascist Dispatches from a World in Crisis, an anthology of antifascist writings.Studio/Post-Production: Cameron GranadinoHelp us continue producing The Marc Steiner Show by following us and becoming a monthly sustainer:Donate: https://therealnews.com/donate-pod-mssSign up for our newsletter:

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32:54

From Brazil to Peru, the far right is on the move in...

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2023/02/08

Read the transcript of this podcast: https://therealnews.com/from-brazil-to-peru-the-far-right-is-on-the-move-in-latin-americaBetween former Peruvian president Pedro Castillo being removed from office and Jair Bolsonaro’s far-right supporters in Brazil storming the halls of government in a January 6-style coup attempt, the pitched battle for political power in Latin American states is intensifying more with each passing day. What is driving these insurgent rightwing movements across the continent

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38:37

Interview from prison: What an inhumane carceral...

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2023/02/08

Read the transcript of this podcast: https://therealnews.com/exclusive-interview-from-prison-carla-j-simmons-on-what-an-inhumane-carceral-system-does-to-human-psychesIn this urgent, exclusive interview for Rattling the Bars, Mansa Musa speaks with Carla J. Simmons from inside the Georgia prison system, as well as Page Dukes of the Southern Center for Human Rights. Simmons, who has been incarcerated since 2004, recently published an article in Scalawag magazine on the irreparable psychological damage

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46:58

Jeff Bezos fails to kill Amazon's union. Here's...

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2023/02/08

Read the transcript of this podcast: https://therealnews.com/the-nlrb-ruled-in-favor-of-amazon-union-organizers-whats-nextJFK8 worker-organizers Michelle Valentin Nieves, Jordan Flowers, and Gerald Bryson join TRNN Editor-in-Chief Maximillian Alvarez for a discussion on the fight to unionize Amazon thus far, and what lies ahead.Studio/Post-Production: Cameron GranadinoHelp us continue producing radically independent news and in-depth analysis by following us and becoming a monthly sustainer: Donate:

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80:42

Letters on the Autonomy Project w/Janet Sarbanes

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2023/02/07

The notion of "autonomy" has growing political appeal in a time of rising fascism, but what does this term really mean, and what kinds of potential might it offer? TRNN Editor-in-Chief Maximillian Alvarez sits down with author and artist Janet Sarbanes to discuss her book, Letters on the Autonomy Project.Janet Sarbanes is an author and a professor of creative writing and cultural studies. Her books Army of One and The Protester Has Been Released are collections of short fiction.Post-Production:

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22:44

Cops discovered he was filing a complaint against...

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2023/02/03

Read the transcript of this podcast: https://therealnews.com/cops-discovered-he-was-filing-a-complaint-against-them-then-they-struck-backA Georgia man who tried to file a complaint against law enforcement in Bullock, GA, but found himself in handcuffs instead.Studio: Stephen JanisPost-Production: Stephen Janis, Adam ColeyHelp us continue producing Police Accountability Report by following us and becoming a monthly sustainer: Donate: https://therealnews.com/donate-pod-parSign up for our newsletter:

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47:16

The real story of Rosa Parks | The Marc Steiner Show

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2023/02/02

Read the transcript of this podcast: https://therealnews.com/rosa-parks-myth-civil-rights-movement-historyRosa Parks's decades of activist experience have been overshadowed by a selective history of the Civl Rights Movement that ignores its roots in a longer, protracted struggle for justice. Biographer Jeanne Theoharis and documentarian Yoruba Richen join The Marc Steiner show to set the record straight on the many under-appreciated contributions of Rosa Parks.Jeanne Theoharis is the author of The

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27:13

Without drastic action, the Great Salt Lake could dry...

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2023/02/01

To read the transcript of this podcast, click here: https://therealnews.com/without-drastic-action-the-great-salt-lake-could-dry-up-in-5-yearsA dire new report has sounded the alarm on the future of Utah's Great Salt Lake, which could vanish in as little as five years unless lawmakers in Utah take drastic action. Save Our Great Salt Lake cofounder and organizer Chandler Rosenberg joins TRNN Editor-in-Chief Maximillian Alvarez to explain the crisis facing Utah and what must be done to avert

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25:19

A cop watcher attended the trial of a corrupt...

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2023/01/27

Read the transcript of this podcast: https://therealnews.com/a-cop-watcher-attended-the-trial-of-a-corrupt-officer-the-judge-made-him-pay-for-itThe trial of Ft. Worth police officer Aaron Dean for the killing of Atatiana Jefferson ended in a conviction for manslaughter and 12-year sentence. But in this episode, PAR investigates how the judge retaliated against supporters of Jefferson’s family who attended the trial, throwing one cop watcher in jail for refusing to be sworn in as a witness.Studio:

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40:34

Now or never: Grad student-workers at Johns Hopkins...

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2023/01/25

Read the transcript of this interview: https://therealnews.com/now-or-never-grad-student-workers-at-johns-hopkins-mobilize-ahead-of-union-electionGraduate student-workers at the prestigious Johns Hopkins University are fighting to unionize under the banner of Teachers and Researchers United. After a supermajority of grad student-workers signed union cards in October and November, an official date for the union election has now been set. Eligible bargaining unit members will cast their votes on

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32:25

Cops keep pulling him over for bogus tickets, now...

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2023/01/24

Read the transcript of this podcast: https://therealnews.com/his-wrongful-arrest-was-caught-on-camera-now-the-cops-wont-leave-him-aloneDaniel Alvarez first appeared on the Police Accountability Report in June, 2021 after an LA sheriff put him in handcuffs for stopping at a stop sign. Since then, Alvarez has documented numerous instances of LASD officers continuing to target and harass him. Alvarez has been arrested eight times since his first encounter with LASD—always on charges that have later

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31:29

Rattling the Bars | These women are fighting Nevada's...

The Real News Podcast ·

2023/01/24

Read the transcript of this interview: https://therealnews.com/these-women-are-fighting-nevadas-prison-system-and-winningThe start of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 exacerbated the existing crisis of incarceration in the US, which has the highest incarceration rate of any country in the world. During this time, a group of women with loved ones incarcerated in Nevada’s prison system founded the organization Return Strong to fight for decarceration and the successful re-entry of formerly incarcerated

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47:12

Brazil on Fire: Update #3 — An autopsy of Bolsonaro's...

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2023/01/24

On Jan. 8th, thousands of Bolsonaro supporters stormed Brazil's capital in a failed attempt to spark a military coup. In scenes that drew instant comparison to the events of Jan. 6th, 2021 in the US, Bolsonaro supporters smashed windows, destroyed artwork, and even climbed on the roofs of government buildings before being rounded up and arrested en masse by security forces. In this update to Brazil on Fire, Michael Fox examines the significance of the failed coup in scattering pro-Bolsonaro forces

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32:41

Land of the Unsolved: Maryland is reinvestigating 100...

The Real News Podcast ·

2023/01/12

Read the transcript of this podcast: Former Maryland state medical examiner Dr. David Fowler testified at the trial of police officer Derek Chauvin in 2021 that the cause of George Floyd's death ought to be ruled "undetermined." Hundreds of doctors across the country repudiated Fowler's testimony and called for his previous rulings to be investigated. After an independent review of Fowler's rulings in 1,300 cases of deaths in police custody, the state of Maryland is now reinvestigating 100 of these

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28:52

New anti-union law in UK takes aim at strike wave

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2023/01/11

Read the transcript of this podcast: https://therealnews.com/new-anti-union-law-in-uk-takes-aim-at-strike-waveThe Tory government in the UK under Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is mulling new anti-strike legislation that aims to crack down on the growing worker unrest spreading throughout the country. Faced with a historic cost-of-living crisis, workers across the UK made 2022 the busiest year for strikes and worker actions since the 1980s. The National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers

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84:24

'The government killed him': A tribute to activist...

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2023/01/11

Read the transcript of this podcast: https://therealnews.com/the-government-killed-him-a-tribute-to-activist-and-programmer-aaron-swartz-10-years-after-his-deathJan. 11, 2023 marks the tenth anniversary of the death of Aaron Swartz. Swartz had a prolific career as a computer programmer: At the age of 12 he created The Info Network, a user-generated encyclopedia widely credited as a precursor to Wikipedia, and his later work would transform the internet as we know it. He helped co-found Reddit,

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72:32

Working People Live Show: Organize, Fight, Win (w/...

The Real News Podcast ·

2023/01/10

Read the transcript of this podcast and read the show notes: https://therealnews.com/organizing-workers-from-amazon-to-minor-league-baseballLast month Working People hit a new milestone: We recorded our first live episode in front of an audience! Organized by the Action Builder / Action Network team and hosted by Busboys & Poets in Washington, DC, we got to speak with Michelle Valentin Nieves of the Amazon Labor Union and Harry Marino of the Major League Baseball Players Association about the

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