Reality Asserts Itself

The Doomsday Machine Still Exists  – Daniel Ellsberg
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The Doomsday Machine Still Exists – Daniel Ellsberg

Pentagon Papers whistleblower Daniel Ellsberg tells Paul Jay of “theAnalysis,” the danger of nuclear war is as present today as during the Cold War. He says seeking profit in spite of the risk of nuclear winter is “institutional madness.”

Sen. Graham: President Must Side with Openness About C.I.A. and 9/11 – Pt 3/7
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Sen. Graham: President Must Side with Openness About C.I.A. and 9/11 – Pt 3/7

Sen. Bob Graham, a former Chair of the Senate Intelligence Committee, says the President should declassify the Senate report on CIA torture and the still secret 28 pages of the Congressional report on who financed the 9/11 attacks. This interview was produced March 17, 2014, with Paul Jay on Reality Asserts Itself.

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

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.

Nina Turner Kept Off DNC Stage as Punishment for Supporting Sanders – RAI (pt 2/4)
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Nina Turner Kept Off DNC Stage as Punishment for Supporting Sanders – RAI (pt 2/4)

This is an episode of Reality Asserts Itself, produced on January 18, 2017. On Reality Asserts Itself, Nina Turner, leading Bernie Sanders surrogate during the primary, tells host Paul Jay that when she moved her support from Clinton to Sanders, she was accused of betraying the party that she should be grateful for – and she answered: “I’m not on the plantation anymore”.

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

Wages of Rebellion: The Moral Imperative of Revolt – Chris Hedges on RAI (pt 1/3)
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Wages of Rebellion: The Moral Imperative of Revolt – Chris Hedges on RAI (pt 1/3)

This is an episode of Reality Asserts Itself, produced on July 6, 2015. On Reality Asserts Itself, Chris Hedges discusses his new book with Paul Jay. In part one, they focus on the revolutionary significance of the life of Tom Paine, a man who understood the moral imperative of revolt and was willing to pay the price.

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