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Weekly Audit: Four More Years of Bailout Ben

The Media Consortium | Posted 10.17.2009 | Business

Read More: Taxes, Deficit, The Washington Monthly, The Nation, Weekly Audit, The Media Consortium, Federal Reserve, Economy, Zach Carter, Banks, The Real News, The Progressive, Salon, Tmc, The Uptake, In These Times, Ben Bernanke, Business News
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Why is the Bernanke reappointment a mistake? Put simply, Bernanke is completely culpable for allowing an economic crisis to foment.

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Weekly Audit: Why the Rich Can't Afford to Get Richer

The Media Consortium | Posted 08.28.2009 | Home

Read More: Elizabeth Warren, Steven Benen, Truthdig, David Sirota, Washington Monthly, Naomi Klein, The Real News, The Progressive, Faisal Islam, Salon, John Talbott, Weekly Audit, The Media Consortium, Zach Carter, Tmc, Alternet, Simon Johnson, Home News
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by Zach Carter, TMC MediaWire Blogger If we want our economy to be strong and stable, we have to start thinking about it as a product of community--n...

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G-20 or G-192: Fear of the South

The Real News | Posted 08.13.2009 | Politics

Read More: International Financial Crisis, The Real News, Un, UN Conference, Economy, G-20, Economic Crisis, G-192, Politics News
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The Real News heads to the UN to find out what exactly is being discussed there to provoke such a response from the West.

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Struggle in Iran's Streets Beyond Elections

The Real News | Posted 07.26.2009 | World

Read More: Iranian Workers, Fundamentalist Rights, The Real News, Iranian Election, Ahmadinejad, Iran Protests, World News
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Iranian trade unionist, Mehdi Kouhestaninejad: "Iranian workers, the same as other Iranians, fought for... fundamental rights that we don't have in Iran at this moment."

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Health Care A Human Right?

The Real News | Posted 07.23.2009 | Politics

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As the "official" debate shifts away from single payer type plans, an increasing amount of people across the United States are showing their support for that model.

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Retired Auto Workers Have Their Say (Video)

The Real News | Posted 07.23.2009 | Politics

Read More: Pensions, Auto Industry, Detroit, Auto Bailout, Autoworkers, Health Benefits, The Real News, Politics News
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This video is the first in a series of discussions with a group of retired autoworkers in Detroit.

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Does U.S. Poll Rule Out Fraud in Iran?

The Real News | Posted 07.19.2009 | World

Read More: Iranian Protest, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, The Real News, Iran Elections, World News
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A recent Op-Ed in the Washington Post references a rare public opinion poll in suggesting that the election may indeed have been fair.

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Revolutionary Guard in Charge

The Real News | Posted 07.17.2009 | World

Read More: Paul Jay, Iran Revolutionary Guard, Babak Yektafar, The Real News, Iran Election, World News
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Massive protests as Revolutionary Guard consolidates power, likely to expand economic control.

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Canadians Talk to Americans About Health Care

The Real News | Posted 06.26.2009 | Politics

Read More: Canadian Healthcare, American Health Care System, Universal Health Care, Health Insurance, Toronto-Canada, The Real News, Health Care, Geraldine-Cahill, Canada, Politics News
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An advertisement outlining Canadian dissatisfaction with government run health care is met with disagreement from Canadians.

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Single-Payer Advocates Protest Senate Hearing

The Real News | Posted 06.08.2009 | Politics

Read More: Socialized Medicine, Harvard University, Senate Finance Committee, US Senate, Health Care Reform, Paul Jay, Washington DC, Senator Baucus, Single Payer Healthcare, Health Insurance, The Real News, Health Care, Politics News
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Opponents of a single-payer plan say Americans will never accept socialized medicine. But according to a 2008 poll, when Americans were asked what they thought of socialized medicine, 45 percent said it would be better.

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Noam Chomsky Discusses Geithner

The Real News | Posted 04.30.2009 | Politics

Read More: Nationalize, Bush, Economy, Geithener-Treasure-Secretary, The Real News, Noam-Chomsky Economics, Noam Chomsky, Politics, Geithner Bailout, Timothy-Geithner, Banks, Henry Paulson, Timothy Geithner, Noam-Chomsky, Geithner Treasury Secretary, Politics News
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Chomsky believes the economic system in America is built in a way that often penalizes the public.

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The American Way of War

The Real News | Posted 04.24.2009 | Politics

Read More: Military Industrial Complex, The-American-Way-of-War, Super-Power, Solutions, Afghanistan, 911, George W. Bush, President Obama, Crises, The Real News, Realism, Infrastructure, Education, Eugene Jarecki, Military, Dwight Eisenhower, Defense, Paul Jay, Over-Confidence, Iraq, Health Care, Police-Action, Politics News
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The American Way of War is Eugene Jarecki's latest book. Jarecki is an award-winning dramatic and documentary filmmaker whose previous film Why We Fig...

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Historical Amnesia and Gaza

The Real News | Posted 02.06.2009 | World

Read More: Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Israeli Settlements, Military, West Bank, Gaza, Middle East, Phyllis Bennis, United States, Israel, The Real News, World News
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After giving a brief background on the events that led to the invasion of the Gaza Strip, Bennis explains the various ways in which the United States facilitates Israel's activities.

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Meet the Man Trying To Change The Face of The American Media

Ben Cohen | Posted 01.15.2009 | Media

Read More: Ben Cohen, Paul Jay, Independent Television, The Real News, Media News
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Horrified at the corporate media's acquiescence to the White House during 9/11 and the run up to the war in Iraq, Jay decided to set up his own organization, the Real News Network

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Iran Debates Obama Negotiations

The Real News | Posted 01.11.2009 | World

Read More: Nuclear Power, Hezbollah, Iran, Hamas, The Real News, Ahmadinejad, Iran Nuclear Weapons, Barack Obama, Foreign Policy, Hilary Clinton, Kyl-Lieberman Amendment, Iran Revolutionary Guard, Washington, Paul Jay, Gareth Porter, Iran Negotiations, World News
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Hours after returning from a fact-finding mission to Iran, Gareth Porter sat down with The Real News Network to discuss his findings. Gareth responds to recent Obama statements toward Iran.

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What to Do With Detroit?

The Real News | Posted 12.22.2008 | Politics

Read More: Justin Fox, Jim Stanford, Chrysler, Bailout, Gm, United Auto Workers, United States, Ford, Public Financing, Auto Industry, Unions, Canada, The Real News, Big Three Automakers, Detroit Bailout, Detroit Three, Automakers, Caw, Detroit Automakers, Cars, Detroit Bailout Reaction, Chysler, Automaker Bailout, The Big 3, Detroit, Politics News
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"Governments around the world have always been proactive in growing and nurturing industries like the auto industry. In North America for the last couple of decades, we haven't done that."

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Howard Zinn Will Vote For Obama But Says Direct Action is Needed

The Real News | Posted 11.23.2008 | Politics

Read More: Foreclosure, John McCain, Social Change, America, Howard Zinn, Barack Obama, 2008 Presidential Election, Obama Hope, Obama Change, Voter Turnout, Political Issues, The Real News, Social Issues, Campaign Promises, Politics News
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"Obama will not fulfill that potential for change unless he is enveloped by a social movement, which is angry enough, powerful enough, [and] insistent enough"

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Homeowners Get Help in DC, But Not From Government

Matthew Palevsky | Posted 08.26.2009 | Home

Read More: Fdic, Freddie Mac, Neighborhood Assistance Corporation of America, Paulson, Matthew Palevsky, Mortgage Crisis, Homeowners, The Real News, Fannie May, Housing Crisis, Home News
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2008-07-24-forclosure.jpg This week thousands of homeowners lined sixtieth street, 3 blocks from the White House, waiting for help to lower their mortgage rates.

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Iran and the US: Beyond the War of Rhetoric

The Real News | Posted 07.30.2008 | Politics

Read More: Hezbollah, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Iran, Security, The Real News, Nuclear Weapons, Ahmadinejad, Iran Nuclear Weapons, Politics News
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McCain's belief that Iran is going to hand weapons over to terrorist organizations such as Hezbollah is unlikely because the Iranian government is fully aware that other countries could identify Iran as the provider.

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Fannie and Freddie Symptoms of Larger Problem

The Real News | Posted 07.23.2008 | Business

Read More: Federal Reserve, Fannie Mae, Ron Blackwell, Shareholders, Subprime Mortgages, Freddie Mac, The Real News, Matt Palevsky, Economy, Matthew Palevsky, Business News
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Chief economist at the AFL-CIO Ron Blackwell believes that while bailing out Fannie and Freddie is important, politicians shouldn't lose sight of the broader economic crisis.

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Arianna Huffington on the Media, McCain, and Obama

Matthew Palevsky | Posted 06.22.2008 | Politics

Read More: Barack Obama, Right Is Wrong, Matthew Palevsky, News Media, Election 2008, The Real News, Mccain Voting Scandal, Obama Foreign Policy, Arianna Huffington, John McCain, Democratic Convention, Politics News
Matthew Palevsky

2008-06-15-ahuff2.jpg Last week I interviewed Arianna Huffington on two central topics in Right is Wrong. I couldn't help getting her candid opinion on Barack Obama as well.

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Is McCain Building An Iran War Drum?

Matthew Palevsky | Posted 06.11.2008 | Politics

Read More: Ahmadinejad, Mccain, Matthew Plaevksy, Middle East, Senator John McCain, Hezbollah, Aipac, Iran, Hamas, The Real News, Israel, Aijaz Ahmed, Nuclear Bomb, Nie, Politics News
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Kowtowing to an Israeli fear of Iran, McCain used the AIPAC forum to reinforce his three most dubious and dangerous policy claims and beat the drums of war.

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Fear of Islam Hurts Obama in Kentucky

Matthew Palevsky | Posted 05.31.2008 | Politics

Read More: Islam, Bradley Effect, Democratic Primary, Politico, Barack Obama, Matthew Palevsky, Kentucky, Racism, Rumors, Election 2008, The Real News, Politics News
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One might have thought that the Wright scandal would have extinguished Obama's rumored connection to Islam. Instead, it has only strengthened the spurious claims about his faith.

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Strategery: Bush Attacks Obama and Weakens America

Matthew Palevsky | Posted 07.14.2009 | Home

Read More: Pepe Escobar, Democratic Primary, Middle East, Comfort of Appeasement, Senator Biden, Matthew Palevsky, Nancy Pelosi, Iran, Obama, Election 2008, Israel, President Bush, The Real News, Home News
Matthew Palevsky

Instead of focusing on the ethics of mudslinging, more should follow Biden's lead and address the potentially dire ramifications of Thursday's reckless hubris.

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Did Petraeus Part Ways With The Neocons?

Matthew Palevsky | Posted 04.18.2008 | Politics

Read More: Committee on the Present Danger, Iran, Lieberman, Bomb Iran, Senator McCain, Mccain, Petraeus, Senator Lieberman, The Real News, Crocker, Matthew Palevsky, Neocons, Neoconservatives, Iraq, Real News, Politics News
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Those who expected General Petraeus and Ambassador Crocker to beat the drums of war during this week's Senate hearings must be disappointed. Joe Lieberman certainly was.

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