Activism

Toronto G20 – A Model for Repressing Mass Protest
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Toronto G20 – A Model for Repressing Mass Protest

ByPaul Jay

Eleven years ago, the mass arrests at the Toronto G20 was a model for training police across North America in techniques for repressing peaceful mass protests. Led by the RCMP, the strategy was to arrest over one thousand people and later release them once their right to demonstrate had been eliminated. The Ontario Ombudsman called it the greatest violation of civil rights in Canadian history. Alok Mukherjee, at the time was Chair of the Toronto Police Services Board, joins Paul Jay on theAnalysis.news.

The Vietnam War was a Seminal Event for Me – Michael Ratner on Reality Asserts Itself Pt 1/7

The Vietnam War was a Seminal Event for Me – Michael Ratner on Reality Asserts Itself Pt 1/7

ByPaul Jay

Mr. Ratner, President Emeritus of the Center for Constitutional Rights, tells Paul Jay that the civil rights movement and the Vietnam War transformed him from a “good liberal kid” into an activist questioning the role of America in the world. This is an episode of Reality Asserts Itself, produced March 2, 2014 with Paul Jay.

Moving Towards a Police State – Michael Ratner on Reality Asserts Itself Pt 7/7

Moving Towards a Police State – Michael Ratner on Reality Asserts Itself Pt 7/7

ByPaul Jay

Mr. Ratner tells Paul Jay that he warned of a growing police state a month after 9/11, as constitutional rights continue to evaporate in the name of national security. This is an episode of Reality Asserts Itself, produced March 13, 2014 with Paul Jay.

Fighting for Peace and Equality in Israel – Rula Daood and Alon-Lee Green

Fighting for Peace and Equality in Israel – Rula Daood and Alon-Lee Green

ByPaul Jay

Standing Together is an organizing body for Palestinian and Jewish citizens of Israel. They say the struggle is for a society in which all Arabs and Jews enjoy security, freedom from violence, and, most of all, equality. Rula Daood and Alon-Lee Green join theAnalysis.news with Paul Jay, who asks, can there be equality for Palestinians within a Jewish state?

Progressives Must Revitalize the Labor Movement – Noam Chomsky
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Progressives Must Revitalize the Labor Movement – Noam Chomsky

ByPaul Jay

Trump didn’t win the working class, the Democrats lost it; it’s urgent that progressive organizing focus on the working class and unions – human civilization depends on it. There should be a focus on union organizing at Amazon. Noam Chomsky on theAnalysis.news with Paul Jay.

Revolutionary Expectations and the Fight Against Austerity – Catarina Principe on RAI (pt 5/5)

Revolutionary Expectations and the Fight Against Austerity – Catarina Principe on RAI (pt 5/5)

ByPaul Jay

This interview was originally published on July 24, 2015. On Reality Asserts Itself, Ms. Principe says that German workers, who have not yet felt the brunt of the crisis, are starting to realize that they must fight in solidarity with Greek workers.

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