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Posted inHuman right / News / Saudi Arabia / USA Empire / Women
Saudi activist jailed for driving says women ‘still being treated as slaves in 2017′
Manal Al-Sharif, who spent nine days in prison for flouting the ban in Saudi Arabia on women drivers, has spoken out about her ordeal. She … Saudi activist jailed for driving says women ‘still being treated as slaves in 2017′Read more
Posted inPolitics / ToMl / USA Empire
Time to Recall a Progressive ‘Truly Great’ First 100 Days
Franklin Roosevelt’s first “Hundred Days” of 1933, in which the newly-elected president and a Democratic-controlled Congress confronted the ravages of the Great Depression by enacting … Time to Recall a Progressive ‘Truly Great’ First 100 DaysRead more
Posted inCapitalism / Multimedia / Politics / Protest / USA Empire
Stop calling God by other names when you really want to call God capitalism
Rev. Traci Blackmon: “I happen to know that the people of Kentucky will suffer if this healthcare bill passes. You may be OK. Your friends … Stop calling God by other names when you really want to call God capitalismRead more
Posted inHistory / ToMl / USA Empire
Most Americans Don’t Know How Civil War Ended
People deal with political trauma in different ways. After the 2016 election, yuppies who once scoffed at preppers found themselves stockpiling canned goods. Barack Obama … Most Americans Don’t Know How Civil War EndedRead more
Posted inMedia / ToMl / USA Empire
Our Media Problem is Deeper than We Admit
The roots of our media dysfunction are deeply embedded in the ethos of the country, and always have been. We are — in our dominant … Our Media Problem is Deeper than We AdmitRead more
Posted inFossil fuel / News / Protest / USA Empire
Oscar-nominated actor sent to jail
Oscar-nominated actor James Cromwell is reporting to jail at 4 p.m. today in upstate New York after he was sentenced to a week behind bars … Oscar-nominated actor sent to jailRead more
Posted inEconomics / Politics / ToMl / USA Empire
Why Obama’s Big Cash-In Matters
One of my little online entertainments this year has been to ask my social media network a question: “So, what’s Obama up to lately?” I … Why Obama’s Big Cash-In MattersRead more
Posted inEconomics / Politics / ToMl / USA Empire
The Empire Expands
Not the American One, But Trump’s President Trump, his children and their spouses, aren’t just using the Oval Office to augment their political legacy or … The Empire ExpandsRead more
Posted inMultimedia / Politics / ToMl / USA Empire
Fascist America came out of shadow
Henry Giroux PAUL JAY, SENIOR EDITOR, TRNN: Welcome to the Real News Network. I’m Paul Jay in Baltimore. Monday night kicked off the Republican Convention … Fascist America came out of shadowRead more