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“The Democratic Party Can’t Just Whisper Sweet Nothings Anymore” – Nina Turner on RAI (pt 1/4)

ByPaul Jay January 17, 2017May 12, 2023

This is an episode of Reality Asserts Itself, produced on January 17, 2017. On Reality Asserts Itself, Nina Turner, former Ohio State Senator and leading Bernie Sanders surrogate during the primary, tells host Paul Jay that she grew up poor, believing in the Democratic Party and the Clintons, but she came to understand the failure of the Party to serve the needs of the African-American community and poor white workers.

Economy & Work | Reality Asserts Itself

Gentrification of Baltimore’s Middle East – Marisela Gomez on Reality Asserts Itself (pt 3/4)

ByPaul Jay January 9, 2014May 2, 2023

This is an episode of Reality Asserts Itself, produced on January 9, 2014. Hopkins trained doctor Marisela Gomez tells Paul Jay that Johns Hopkins expansion plans are changing the class and racial character of the surrounding community.

Iran | Reality Asserts Itself

A Personal Take on The Modern History of Iraq – RAI with Sabah Alnasseri (pt 2/6)

ByPaul Jay May 26, 2017May 10, 2023

This is an episode of Reality Asserts Itself, produced on May 26, 2017. On Reality Asserts Itself, Prof. Alnasseri tells the story of his militant working-class family, the class struggle in Iraq and the sectarian conflict created by the U.S. invasion.

Africa | Reality Asserts Itself | Workers & Unions

At the Center of a Storm – Irvin Jim, General Secretary of the National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa on RAI (pt 1/3)

ByPaul Jay January 28, 2014April 17, 2023

This interview was originally published on January 28, 2015. On Reality Asserts Itself, Mr. Jim tells host Paul Jay about his youth and radicalization in the fight against apartheid. Mr. Jim is now the leader of the largest union in South Africa with 340,000 members, which has recently broken with the ANC and is calling for a return to the principles of the Freedom Charter.

Africa | Reality Asserts Itself | Workers & Unions

At the Center of a Storm – Irvin Jim on RAI (pt 3/3)

ByPaul Jay January 30, 2015April 17, 2023

This interview was originally released on January 30, 2015. On Reality Asserts Itself: Workers must build a united front to implement the Freedom Charter, which includes participating in electoral politics; the workers’ movement can’t just be about marching, says Mr. Jim, General Secretary of the National Union of Mineworkers of South Africa (NUMSA).

Economy & Work | Reality Asserts Itself

The Destruction of Baltimore’s Middle East Community – Marisela Gomez on RAI (pt 2/4)

ByPaul Jay January 9, 2014May 2, 2023

This is an episode of Reality Asserts Itself, produced on January 9, 2014. On Reality Asserts Itself, Marisela Gomez tells Paul Jay that Johns Hopkin’s “broken windows” policy and Baltimore’s use of eminent domain law helped destroy a once vibrant community.

Economy & Work | Reality Asserts Itself

What Would You Do If You Ran Baltimore Housing Policy – Marisela Gomez on RAI (pt 4/4)

ByPaul Jay January 14, 2014May 2, 2023

This is an episode of Reality Asserts Itself, produced on January 14, 2014. Marisela Gomez tells Paul Jay that redevelopment in Baltimore must start with revitalizing the community, not to gentrify and raise real-estate values, but for the benefit of people who historically lived there.

Economy & Work | Reality Asserts Itself

Hopkins Trained Doctor Fights Hopkins Expansion Plans in Baltimore – Marisela Gomez on RAI (pt 1/4)

ByPaul Jay January 8, 2014May 2, 2023

This is an episode of Reality Asserts Itself, produced on January 8, 2014. On Reality Asserts Itself with Paul Jay, Marisela Gomez, a doctor, and community activist, says one can’t arrive in the Hopkins community and not see the huge disparity between this institution and surrounding it, a community that’s been completely disinvested and abandoned.