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Debt Ceiling Theater and the Trump Parallel Universe

Yemen: Biden’s Hypocrisy and Possible Peace?

Capitalism Has Never Been This Irrational – Paul Jay (pt 3/3)

Donald Trump and the (Non) Prosecution of Presidential Crimes (pt 2/3)

Debt and the Collapse of Antiquity – Michael Hudson (pt 1/2)

Ukraine War & Pandemic Caused More Inflation Than Gov. Spending – Wilkerson

Will Jan 6 Committee Investigate Christian Nationalism? – Gerald Horne

Rising Fascism and the Elections – Chomsky and Ellsberg

Biden’s Bill has Significant Funding for Climate but 10% of What’s Needed – Bob Pollin

Why Give a Damn About Pelosi? – Paul Jay pt 1

Progressive Running Against a Corp Dem in Boeing Country

Chris Hedges, Edward Snowden, Noam Chomsky, Paul Jay and Daniel Ellsberg on Assange

JFK’s Canadian Coup

Fascism and the Democratic Party – Paul Jay pt 3/3

Weaponized National Identity, War and an Orgy of Profits – Paul Jay pt 2/3

Paul Jay on 9/11

Trump Saved Christian Nationalist Billionaires a Bundle in Taxes

Why I am Opposed to the War in Vietnam – Martin Luther King

What U.S. Foreign Policy and Pro Wrestling Have in Common – Paul Jay

Resource Limits to American Capitalism & The Predator State Today

A Failed Coup Within a Failed Coup – Paul Jay

Ellsberg & Assange: Exposing Lies of the National Security State – Paul Jay

Why I am Opposed to the War in Vietnam – Martin Luther King

In 2020, Trump Propped Up His Rural Vote with Massive Subsidies to Agribusiness – Tom Ferguson Pt 4/4

Jan 6th: The Real Threat is Christian Nationalism in the Military – Mikey Weinstein

Is Biden Risking War by Pushing Taiwan Independence? – Larry Wilkerson

theAnalysis.news in 2022 – Paul Jay

In 2020, Elites Bailed on Trump, Not on Republican Party – Tom Ferguson Pt 2/4

Nuclear War is the Most Urgent Threat – Andrew Cockburn pt 2/2

Risking Apocalypse for the Spoils of War – Andrew Cockburn pt 1/2

A Perfect Storm for Democrats in 2022 – Tom Ferguson Pt 1/4

Julian Assange & the National Security State | Interview with Paul Jay – Part 2

Is the U$A a Democracy? with Tom Ferguson

Why Are Tensions Rising in Ukraine? – pt 1/2

YouTube Censorship & the Threat of Nuclear War With Paul Jay

Corporate Dems Won’t Push the Real Wedge Issue and Lose – Paul Jay

Daniel Ellsberg on Assange Extradition Hearing

Paul Jay on Assange Extradition Hearing

Running to be Detroit’s Mayor – Against Democratic Party Machine

A Conversation With Paul Jay – Pt 4

The Whole Country is the Reichstag

Pt 2/2 – Paul Jay & Abby Martin on Afghanistan, 9/11 & Climate Change

Pt 1/2 – Paul Jay & Abby Martin on Afghanistan and 9/11

A Conversation With Paul Jay – Pt1

A World Without Police

A Failed Coup Within A Failed Coup – The Story YouTube Doesn’t Want You to See

Bill Black pt 9/9 — The Best Way to Rob a Bank is to Own One

Full Interview – Powerful Christian Nationalists in Military See Trump as Vehicle for Authoritarian Religious State – Mikey Weinstein

Confessions of a New York Times Washington Correspondent – Bob Smith Pt 2/2

Confessions of a New York Times Washington Correspondent – Bob Smith Pt 1/2

Washington Post Confirms Fear of Attempted Trump Coup – After Google Bans theAnalysis.news Ads

Why the Right Attacks Critical Race Theory – Gerald Horne

To Get Us Out of Poverty, We Need a Massive Infrastructure Plan – Ann Morrison / Wisconsin

How Billionaires Pay Millions to Hide Trillions – Chuck Collins

Unanswered Questions About the Jan 6 Coup Attempt – Paul Jay

Liz Cheney & GOP: A Split Between the Hard Right & Far Right

Reagan, the Media and the United States of Amnesia – “The Reagans” Part 5

“Why Should We Vote for a Party that Holds Us in Contempt?” – A Viewer Comment

Is Biden a Transformational President? Rightwinger David Brooks Thinks So

Should Trump Be Charged With Treason? Paul Jay on Talk World Radio

Workers and Communities vs Amazon

Is Trumpism Fascism? – Paul Street

Google Bans theAnalysis.news from Advertising on YouTube

January 6th was the Final Act of a Failed Coup – Paul Jay

Progressives Must Revitalize the Labor Movement – Noam Chomsky

Trump’s Treason and McConnell’s Mayhem – Paul Jay

Reagan’s Racism the Model for Trump – Matt Tyrnauer (Pt3)

No Honeymoon for Biden – Jeff Cohen

Rashida Tlaib – Remove Members of Congress Who Incited Riot and Demand Real Change From Biden

Financialization, Fascism and the Jan 6th Riots – with Paul Jay

Matt Taibbi and Norman Solomon on the Progressive Movement and Rising Fascism

Racism and a Failed Coup – Gerald Horne

Did Trump Walk Into a Trap? – Wilkerson and Jay

Polarization, Then a Crash: Michael Hudson on the Rentier Economy

Democrats Stuck Between “BlackRock and a Hard Place” – Rana Foroohar and Mark Blyth

Economics Not Culture Wars Drove Most Trump Voters – Thomas Ferguson

Potential Biden Cabinet Picks Lean Right

Election Crisis and the Electoral College

Trump’s Coup, Biden’s Dilemma, and the Chinese Challenge – Foroohar and Blyth

A Dangerous Moment for the Democratic Party – Matt Taibbi

The Significance of the “Shit Show” Debate – Panitch, Day, Horne & Jay

Why Criticize Biden Now, When Trump Fascism is a Threat? – with Paul Jay

NBA Players Resolved to Fight Systemic Racism – Gerald Horne

Biden Blurring Almost Everything – Thomas Ferguson

If Biden Picks Rice as VP, It Strengthens His Worst Instincts

The Promise and Limits of Black Lives Matter – Cedric Johnson

Trump a Unique Danger; Unaccountable to Ruling Elites or Public – Phyllis Bennis

Vijay Prashad: Cut the Umbilical Cord to the Democratic Party

Convert Military to Green Production, or Perish – Daniel Ellsberg on RAI Pt 13/13

Dismantle the American Doomsday Machine – Daniel Ellsberg on RAI Pt 12/13

The Doomsday Machine and Nuclear Winter – Daniel Ellsberg on RAI Pt 11/13

A Strategy of War Crimes, Killing Civilians to Win a War – Daniel Ellsberg on RAI Pt 10/13

The Discovery That Should Have Changed the Cold War – Daniel Ellsberg on RAI Pt 9/13

Once Fired, There’s No Calling a Nuke Back – Daniel Ellsberg on RAI Pt 8/13

U.S. Refuses to Adopt a Nuclear Weapon No First Use Pledge – Daniel Ellsberg on RAI 7/13

U.S. Planned Nuclear First Strike to Destroy Soviets and China – Daniel Ellsberg on RAI Pt 6/13

Russian Doomsday Machine an Answer to U.S. Decapitation Strategy – Daniel Ellsberg on RAI Pt 5/13

The Largest Act of Terrorism in Human History – Daniel Ellsberg on RAI Pt 4/13

Truman Delayed End of WWII to Demonstrate Nuclear Weapons – Daniel Ellsberg on RAI Pt 3/13

Hitler Wouldn’t Risk Doomsday, But The United States Did – Daniel Ellsberg on RAI Pt 2/13

The Doomsday Machine: The Big Lie of the Cold War – Daniel Ellsberg on RAI Pt 1/13

The Rich Have an Escape Plan – RAI with Rana Foroohar Pt 5/6

Sociopaths Rise to the Top RAI with Rana Foroohar Pt 4/6

Clinton’s ‘Committee to Save the World’ Unleashes Wall Street – RAI with Rana Foroohar Pt 3/6

Apple, Market Manipulation and the Cult of Personal Finance – RAI with Rana Foroohar Pt 2/6

The Rise of Finance and the Fall of American Business – RAI with Rana Foroohar Pt 1/6

Harvey Weinstein, the Democratic Party and the Power of the ‘Creative Class’ – Thomas Frank on RAI (9/9)

Obama Chose Wall St. Over Main St. – Thomas Frank on RAI (8/9)

Clinton and Obama Helped Make the Democrats a Wall Street Party – Thomas Frank on RAI (7/9)

Prisoners of Hope – RAI with Thomas Frank (6/9)

From Ronald Reagan to Bernie Sanders – RAI with Thomas Frank (5/9)

Clinton Democrats Hate the Left – RAI with Thomas Frank (4/9)

Liberal Elite Doesn’t Care Much About Inequality – RAI with Thomas Frank (3/9)

Clinton Attacks Sanders in New Book – RAI with Thomas Frank (2/9)

Corporate Democrats Have a Vested Interest in Not Listening to Workers – RAI with Thomas Frank (1/9)

Reaganism and Thatcherism were Intellectually Dishonest – Heiner Flassbeck on RAI Pt 1/5

Black Nationalism and the Peoples’ Movement – Glen Ford on Reality Asserts Itself Pt 3/5

Kennedy Was A Cold War Warrior to the Core – Glen Ford on Reality Asserts Itself Pt 5/5