Reality Asserts Itself

Daniel Ellsberg on the Assange Extradition and Growing Fascism

Daniel Ellsberg on the Assange Extradition and Growing Fascism

[A full video interview] The leaker of the Pentagon Papers says that if Assange is extradited to the U.S., no journalist in the world is safe from being kidnapped to the United States to face life imprisonment for reporting on information like Chelsea Manning released. Daniel Ellsberg joins Paul Jay on theanalysis.news podcast.

The Modern History of Venezuela from 1973 to the Caracazo Massacre – Edgardo Lander on RAI (pt 3/9)
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The Modern History of Venezuela from 1973 to the Caracazo Massacre – Edgardo Lander on RAI (pt 3/9)

This interview was originally released on April 15, 2014. Mr. Lander traces the history of Venezuela from the rise of neo-liberal capitalism to the suppression and slaughter of protesters against it.

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

Growing Up in the Cauldron of 1960’s Detroit – Robert Johnson on Reality Asserts Itself (pt 1/8)
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Growing Up in the Cauldron of 1960’s Detroit – Robert Johnson on Reality Asserts Itself (pt 1/8)

This is an episode of Reality Asserts Itself, produced on June 8, 2014. Mr. Johnson, who, while working with George Soros, “broke the Bank of England,” talks about growing up in the turmoil of racial tension and the mass movement against the Vietnam War.

Goliath, Life and Loathing in Greater Israel – Reality Asserts Itself (pt 1/5)
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Goliath, Life and Loathing in Greater Israel – Reality Asserts Itself (pt 1/5)

This is an episode of Reality Asserts Itself, produced on October 27, 2013. On Reality Asserts Itself with Paul Jay, author Max Blumenthal discusses his new book and traces the rise of Avigdor Lieberman and current policies of ethnic cleansing in Israel.

Coming to Terms With One’s Religious Past – RAI with Matthew Fox (8/8)

Coming to Terms With One’s Religious Past – RAI with Matthew Fox (8/8)

Matthew Fox, a former Catholic priest and theologian talks about the ways conservatives and progressives claim the Catholic religion, and how the secular left ignores religion at its own peril. This is an episode of Reality Asserts Itself, produced August 22, 2019.

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