Reality Asserts Itself

Palestine/Israel, Reality Asserts Itself

The Making of Norman Finkelstein – Reality Asserts Itself (pt 6/8)

This is an episode of Reality Asserts Itself, produced on January 16, 2015. Dr. Finkelstein says there was no way that considerations of his livelihood ever entered into his calculus about whether or not to say something or not say something.

Palestine/Israel, Reality Asserts Itself

The Making of Norman Finkelstein – Reality Asserts Itself (pt 5/8)

This is an episode of Reality Asserts Itself, produced on January 15, 2015. Dr. Finkelstein says writing the “Holocaust Industry” changed his life, isolating him academically and making him a target – but he felt he had to take on the subject to defend the legacy of his holocaust survivor parents.

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Towards a Green Economy: Private or Public? – Robert Pollin on RAI (8/8)

On Reality Asserts Itself, Mr. Pollin says if we let the market operate on its own without some form of major public sector intervention, there’s no chance whatsoever that we’re going to achieve climate stabilization. This is an episode of Reality Asserts Itself, produced January 14, 2015.

Climate Change, Reality Asserts Itself

Towards a Green Economy: Tax, Trade, Cap, Deny? – Robert Pollin on RAI (7/8)

On Reality Asserts Itself, Mr. Pollin says the politics around climate change has deteriorated; a few years ago even President Bush and Senator McCain were both talking about measures to increase energy efficiency and reduce carbon emissions. This is an episode of Reality Asserts Itself, produced January 13, 2015.

Climate Change, Reality Asserts Itself

Towards a Green Economy: Fighting at the Local Level – Robert Pollin on RAI (6/8)

On Reality Asserts Itself, Mr. Pollin says no-GDP growth is unrealistic and unnecessary as the way to achieve carbon emission targets – green economists must be advocates of job creation. This is an episode of Reality Asserts Itself, produced January 11, 2015.

Climate Change, Reality Asserts Itself

Towards a Green Economy: Green Growth or no Growth? – Robert Pollin on RAI (5/8)

Climate Change, Reality Asserts Itself

Towards a Green Economy: Is Clean Coal and Carbon Capture an Option? – Robert Pollin on RAI (4/8)

On Reality Asserts Itself, Mr. Pollin says there’s no evidence technology will make fossil fuel clean, and it’s more cost-effective to achieve energy efficiency and produce alternative energy. This is an episode of Reality Asserts Itself, produced January 9, 2015.

Climate Change, Reality Asserts Itself

Towards a Green Economy: Models That are Working – Robert Pollin on RAI (3/8)

On Reality Asserts Itself, Mr. Pollin says Germany runs its economy at twice the energy efficiency as the U.S. This is an episode of Reality Asserts Itself, produced January 8, 2015.

Climate Change, Reality Asserts Itself

Towards a Green Economy: Proposal for a Sustainable Plan – Robert Pollin on RAI (2/8)

On Reality Asserts Itself, Mr. Pollin says a global 1.5% of GDP per year investment in energy efficiency is the first step towards achieving necessary targets – but the fossil fuel industry is against it. This is an episode of Reality Asserts Itself, produced January 7, 2015.

Climate Change, Reality Asserts Itself

Towards a Green Economy: How Urgent is It? – Robert Pollin on Reality Asserts Itself (1/8)

Mr. Pollin tells Paul Jay the most likely scenario is that the level of CO2 carbon dioxide emissions are going to be twice the level that the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, says is necessary to have a chance to stabilize the climate. This is an episode of Reality Asserts Itself, produced January 6, 2015.

Palestine/Israel, Reality Asserts Itself

The Making of Norman Finkelstein – Reality Asserts Itself (pt 4/8)

This is an episode of Reality Asserts Itself, produced on January 4, 2015. Dr. Finkelstein explains why he endures slings and arrows, being isolated and attacked for his critique of Israel.

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The Making of Norman Finkelstein – Reality Asserts Itself (pt 3/8)

This is an episode of Reality Asserts Itself, produced on December 31, 2014. Mr. Finkelstein on self-deception and the collapse of his identity.

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The Making of Norman Finkelstein – Reality Asserts Itself (pt 2/8)

This is an episode of Reality Asserts Itself, produced on December 30, 2014. Mr. Finkelstein talks about his Holocaust survivor parents and their influence in the formation of his early identity.

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Corporate Media Perpetuates Climate Science Denial – Gabriel Byrne on RAI Pt 4/4

On Reality Asserts Itself, Gabriel Byrne says that mutant capitalism seeks only profit and corporate media’s agenda avoids the climate crisis; Byrne says its up to us, no superhero will save us – with host Paul Jay. This is an episode of Reality Asserts Itself, produced November 27, 2017.

Palestine/Israel, Reality Asserts Itself

Is Israel Unfairly Held to a Higher Standard? Norman Finkelstein on Reality Asserts Itself (pt 1/8)

This is an episode of Reality Asserts Itself, produced on December 24, 2014. Norman Finkelstein and Paul Jay discuss a full-page ad in the NYT that says Israel is condemned by liberals for human rights violations while it defends gay rights, and less is said about the persecution of gays by Iran, Hamas and ISIS.

Palestine/Israel, Reality Asserts Itself

Identity and Collective Denial – Lia Tarachansky on Reality Asserts Itself (3/3)

This interview was originally published on December 19, 2014. Ms. Tarachansky says Israel is ripping itself apart and fascism is celebrating in the ruins.

Palestine/Israel, Reality Asserts Itself

Identity and Collective Denial – Lia Tarachansky on Reality Asserts Itself (2/3)

This interview was originally published on December 18, 2014. Ms. Tarachansky talks about her journey from growing up in a settlement to opposition to the Israeli occupation.

Palestine/Israel, Reality Asserts Itself

Identity and Collective Denial – Lia Tarachansky on Reality Asserts Itself (1/3)

This interview was originally published on December 17, 2014. Ms. Tarachansky, TRNN Israel – Palestine correspondent and former Israeli settler, tells Paul Jay about her new documentary film, On the Side of the Road.

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Why Eddie Joined the Real News – Eddie Conway on RAI (10/12)

Mr. Conway says that after 44 years in prison, he found the conditions in Baltimore worse than when he went in. This is an episode of Reality Asserts Itself produced on November 28, 2014.

History, Reality Asserts Itself, USA

We Dehumanize Those We Want to Exploit – Eddie Conway on RAI (9/12)

Mr. Conway says police are asked by society to control the poor as if they are fighting a war, so anything goes. This is an episode of Reality Asserts Itself produced on November 26, 2014.

Middle East, Reality Asserts Itself

Culture of the National Security State – Deepa Kumar on Reality Asserts Itself (pt 5/5)

This interview was originally published on October 19, 2014. Dr. Kumar tells Paul Jay that a culture of fear and obedience has developed so we give consent to Cold War policies, to hot wars, to the complete militarization of society.

Middle East, Reality Asserts Itself

The Islamophobia of Homeland – Deepa Kumar on Reality Asserts Itself (pt 4/5)

This interview was originally published on October 16, 2014. Dr. Kumar tells Paul Jay that Muslim characters on Homeland are either terrorists, sympathizers of terrorists, or “good Muslims” which means pro-US.

Middle East, Reality Asserts Itself

Islamophobia and the Politics of Empire – Deepa Kumar on Reality Asserts Itself (pt 3/5)

This interview was originally published on October 15, 2014. Dr. Kumar says the roots of Islamophobia are to be found in a conflict between empires and economic interests, not a clash of civilizations.

Middle East, Reality Asserts Itself

Fighting the Demonization of Muslims – Deepa Kumar on Reality Asserts Itself (pt 2/5)

This interview was originally published on October 14, 2014. Dr. Kumar says after 9/11, with the ratcheting up of anti-Muslim racism, she decided she had to do something about it.

Middle East, Palestine/Israel, Reality Asserts Itself

Gaza Under Siege – Eva Bartlett on Reality Asserts Itself Pt 2/2

Eva Bartlett talks about her experiences living in Gaza. This is an episode of Reality Asserts Itself, produced October 5, 2014, with Paul Jay.

Middle East, Palestine/Israel, Reality Asserts Itself

Gaza Under Siege – Eva Bartlett on Reality Asserts Itself Pt 1/2

Eva Bartlett talks about her experiences living in Gaza. This is an episode of Reality Asserts Itself, produced October 5, 2014, with Paul Jay.

Reality Asserts Itself, U.S. Politics

Whistle Blowers, Dissenters, and Progressives are the Patriots – Phil Donahue on RAI (pt 3/3)

This is an episode of Reality Asserts Itself, produced on October 3, 2014. On Reality Asserts Itself, Mr. Donahue says we are a nation of laws until we are scared.

Reality Asserts Itself, U.S. Politics

Corporate Media is Destroying Democracy – Phil Donahue on Reality Asserts Itself (pt 2/3)

This is an episode of Reality Asserts Itself, produced on October 2, 2014. Mr. Donahue says that corporate media doesn’t rock the boat; it is the boat.

Reality Asserts Itself, U.S. Politics

The Radicalization of Phil Donahue – Reality Asserts Itself (pt 1/3)

Phil Donahue died on August 18, 2024. Mr. Donahue says he believed he was blessed, living in the greatest country on earth – but through hosting his show and speaking to people like Chomsky and the Black Panthers, he came to question what he had thought was true. This is an episode of Reality Asserts Itself, produced on September 30, 2014.

History, Reality Asserts Itself, USA

I Refused to be Treated Like an Animal – Eddie Conway on RAI (8/12)

Mr. Conway says after 44 years in prison, he considered people to be of value and to be respected and refused to be dehumanized himself. This is an episode of Reality Asserts Itself produced on September 16, 2014.

History, Reality Asserts Itself, USA

Six Years in Solitary Confinement – Eddie Conway (7/12)

Mr. Conway says prisoners were treated like animals; and because he resisted and organized, he was in lockup twenty-three and a half hours a day for six years. This is an episode of Reality Asserts Itself produced on September 25, 2014.

History, Reality Asserts Itself, USA

The Frame Up – Eddie Conway on RAI (6/12)

Mr. Conway tells the story of his arrest and trial and being “represented” by a lawyer who spent 45 minutes with him before going to trial. This is an episode of Reality Asserts Itself produced on September 24, 2014.

History, Reality Asserts Itself, USA

An American Fascism – Eddie Conway on RAI (5/12)

Mr. Conway says, by targeting the Panthers, the FBI and other state and local agencies were functioning as national secret police. That was COINTELPRO; it carries on under The Patriot Act. This is an episode of Reality Asserts Itself produced on September 16, 2014.

History, Reality Asserts Itself, USA

“The State Targeted Panthers as Socialists, Not Armed” – Eddie Conway on RAI (4/12)

Mr. Conway says the Panthers were also a threat because they recognized the humanity of and worked with all ethnic groups. This is an episode of Reality Asserts Itself produced on September 14, 2014.

History, Reality Asserts Itself, USA

COINTELPRO, Attack on the Panthers – Eddie Conway on RAI (3/12)

Mr. Conway describes the campaign by police agencies to destroy the Black Panthers, and how he joined the Baltimore chapter which he later found out was founded by an agent of the NSA. This is an episode of Reality Asserts Itself produced on September 10, 2014.

Middle East, Reality Asserts Itself

Islamophobia and a Challenge to Bill Maher – Deepa Kumar on Reality Asserts Itself (pt 1/5)

This interview was originally published on October 10, 2014. Dr. Kumar tells Paul Jay that what Bill Maher said is a perfect example of liberal Islamophobia.

History, Reality Asserts Itself, USA

Moments of Radicalization – Eddie Conway on RAI (2/12)

This is an episode of Reality Asserts Itself, produced September 9, 2014. Former Black Panther Eddie Conway says, while serving in the military, it dawned on him that the same army that was aiming its guns at the black community was doing the same thing in Vietnam.

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Pillaging the Public Treasury – David Cay Johnston on Reality Asserts Itself (pt 4/4)

This interview was originally published on September 4, 2014. Mr. Johnston says to ordinary Americans: You elected these people, you chose these people who are destroying your families, destroying your life, who are making the lives of your future generations worse off.

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The Deep State and the Power of Billionaires – David Cay Johnston on Reality Asserts Itself (pt 3/4)

This interview was originally published on September 3, 2014. Mr. Johnston, a leading investigative journalist, says everybody who gets to make a serious run for president is a Wall Street candidate; weakening the estate tax is one way billionaires defend their power and fortunes.

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LAPD Infiltrators and Agent Provocateurs Targeted Left and Panthers -Johnston on RAI (pt 2/4)

This interview was originally published on September 2, 2014. On Reality Asserts Itself, Mr. Johnston says the LA Times shut down a major investigation into the widespread use of agents to undermine peaceful and legal opposition groups from the ’60s to ’80s.

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Taking From the Many to Give to the Few – David Cay Johnston on Reality Asserts Itself (pt 1/4)

This interview was originally published on August 31, 2014. Mr. Johnston, a renowned investigative journalist, says he used to believe if you worked hard, you would prosper, but now, there is a completely different environment.

History, Reality Asserts Itself

“I Can’t Breathe” – Gerald Horne on Reality Asserts Itself (pt 6/6)

This is an episode of Reality Asserts Itself, produced on August 25, 2014. Mr. Horne says these words are this enormous metaphor for the black condition in North America stretching back centuries, the suffocation, the cry of despair, the cry of horror.

History, Reality Asserts Itself

Abolition of Slavery was Not a Fight Against Racism – Gerald Horne on RAI (pt 5/6)

This is an episode of Reality Asserts Itself, produced on August 22, 2014. Mr. Horne says the Civil War liberated enslaved Africans but then led directly into the construction of the Jim Crow apartheid regime.

History, Reality Asserts Itself

White Unity and American Propaganda History – Gerald Horne on Reality Asserts Itself (pt 4/6)

This is an episode of Reality Asserts Itself, produced on August 21, 2014. Mr. Horne says American slave-owning settlers needed to create a bond between all white immigrants to create a force to suppress slave rebellions.

History, Reality Asserts Itself

The Counter Revolution of 1776 and the Construction of Whiteness – Gerald Horne (pt 3/6)

This is an episode of Reality Asserts Itself, produced on August 20, 2014. On Reality Asserts Itself, Mr. Horne says that the defense of massive profits from the slave trade and fear of slave rebellions was an important impetus for the American Revolution.

Reality Asserts Itself, USA

The Black Scare and the Democratic Party – Gerald Horne on Reality Asserts Itself (pt 2/6)

This is an episode of Reality Asserts Itself, produced on August 19, 2014. Mr. Horne says the Democrats are heavily dependent upon black votes but afraid of defending their interests out of fear of alienating cross-class racism deeply entrenched in American history.

History, Reality Asserts Itself

The Price of NAACP Compromise was Too High – Gerald Horne on Reality Asserts Itself (pt 1/6)

This is an episode of Reality Asserts Itself, produced on August 18, 2014. Mr. Horne, author of The Counter-Revolution of 1776, says it was a turning point in the history of black America when the NAACP succumbed to the pressures of the Cold War – the effects of which are still felt today.

Climate Change, Reality Asserts Itself

Can Geo Engineering Save the Planet – Christopher Williams on RAI (pt 4/5)

This interview was originally published on August 13, 2014. Mr. Williams asks if we can trust such an unpredictable massive change to the earth’s ecosystem when the driving force is profit.

Climate Change, Reality Asserts Itself

Fracking Success Shut Down US Climate Change Policy – Christopher Williams on RAI (pt 3/5)

This interview was originally published on August 12, 2014. Mr. Williams tells Paul Jay that the fabulous profits made from fracking oil and gas took climate change off Obama agenda, and while coal emissions may be down in the US, coal exports have grown exponentially.

Climate Change, Reality Asserts Itself

Wall Street to Planet Earth – Christopher Williams on Reality Asserts Itself (pt 2/5)

This interview was originally published on August 7, 2014. Mr. Williams tells Paul Jay that to face up to the science of climate change, coal and oil conglomerates worth trillions of dollars have to keep their fossil fuels in the ground – something capitalism can’t allow.

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