US - China human rights hypocrisy

US - China human rights hypocrisy

When it comes to human rights in China, the US talks tough but rarely takes action. Dozens of Chinese dissidents, human rights groups and one US congressman gathered at the Memorial to the Victims of Communism in Washington DC to denounce the imprisonment of Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo. But Washington's dependence on Beijing economically and its eagerness to sell billions of dollars in arms to Taiwan, Japan and South Korea highlight the US's hypocrisy when it comes to human rights.

RT correspondent injured by GA police

RT correspondent injured by GA police


RT correspondent Kaelyn Forde was arrested while covering a protest against School of the Americas in Fort Benning

RT correspondent arrested-- for no reason?

RT correspondent arrested-- for no reason?


RT correspondent Kaelyn Forde and cameraman Jon Conway were arrested over the weekend filming a demonstration against the SOA in Fort Benning, GA. Police are still considering another charge against them, for allegedly failing to obey officers' instructions. Kaelyn Forde, who's at the center of the story, described the police's actions as 'brutal'.

RT America's correspondent arrested -- Raw Video

RT America's correspondent arrested -- Raw Video


Check out this raw footage of RT correspondent Kaelyn Forde being brutally arrested by police while covering a demonstration at Fort Benning.

Arrested RT crew has been released on bail

Arrested RT crew has been released on bail


RT crew arrested last Saturday while covering peaceful protest in Fort Benning, Georgia has been released on bail after spending 32 hours in jail. Watch RT's Kaelyn Forde first interview after release.

RT crew arrested in Fort Benning

RT crew arrested in Fort Benning


An RT crew has been detained in the U.S. as they filmed a rally near a military training academy dubbed by critics the 'School of Assassins'. A cameraman and a correspondent have been taken into custody in the state of Georgia, along with a number of activists.

Neocons down...but not out

Neocons down...but not out


Their hawkish policies and sky-high defense spending may have cost them the White House and Congress in 2008, but the neoconservatives are down...not out. They gathered less than a block from the White House for a conference on "Restoring America's Leadership of a Democratic World," without ever recognizing the role their policies played in damaging America's image internationally. Conservative leaders like John McCain joined Joseph Lieberman and Buck McKeon to express their support for a permanent US presence in Afghanistan and Iraq, continued defense spending and the imminent threats of Iran and China.

Otto Reich's Legacy of White Propaganda

Otto Reich's Legacy of White Propaganda


In the 1980s, the State Department's Office of Public Diplomacy planted editorials in major newspapers, intimidated reporters and even employed psychological warfare experts from the Pentagon in order to garner public support for its controversial, costly and violent Contra War in Central America. Behind this effort was Otto Reich, a Cuban-American diplomat and anti-communist crusader. Although the Office of Public Diplomacy became the sacrificial lamb of the Iran Contra Scandal following a congressional investigation, Reich moved on unscathed to become US ambassador to Venezuela and Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs. The legacy of white propaganda in the 1980s paved the way for similar manipulation of the media in the run-up to the Iraq War

US Midterm Election: Battle of the Billionaires

US Midterm Election: Battle of the Billionaires

The ballots have been cast, the polls have closed and the Republicans have retaken the House. But the 2010 Midterm Elections were the most expensive in history, and the money isn't going anywhere. On the right, billionaire David Koch and Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation fuel the Tea Party. And on the left, General ElectricViacom gave President Barack Obama a commercial-free, hour-long town hall across its networks. And while Republicans and Democrats come and go in Congress, Wall Street's interests are just too big to lose




George Soros spent alot of money on this election. He has billions at stake shorting the dollar and going long on gold

US: Crumbling empire

US: Crumbling empire

The US has long prided itself on being an exceptional nation, a City Upon Hill and a beacon of democracy and progress the world over. Yet in education, healthcare and finance, the US is falling behind other developed and developing nations. Last week the US slipped to 49th place in terms of life expectancy, and ranks dead last among developed nations in terms of child well-being. Long dedicated to cultivating an educated, highly skilled workforce, the US is now behind Russia and South Korea in the number of citizens with Bachelor's degrees. So can the empire simply be in the eye of the beholder, or do Americans need to confront the harsh statistics about their lone superpower

US bullies Cuba

US bullies Cuba

Fifty years ago this week the US imposed its first sanctions on Cuba after Fidel Castro's revolutionary communist government nationalized lands and businesses belonging to US and Cuban elites. Over the past half-century these sanctions have evolved into a virtual blockade of the island in trade, travel and diplomacy. On this anniversary, RT looks at who the blockade has really hurt--and whether US sanctions around the world make civilians suffer for the sins of their leaders

US unions housecats to EU's labor tiger

US unions housecats to EU's labor tiger

In many parts of the world, organized labor is a force to be reckoned with in the streets and at the polls. Yet in the US, union leaders spend more time campaigning for candidates than defending workers' rights. But unlike their counterparts in Europe, American workers don't take to the streets to fight for fairer salaries, paid time off and better retirement benefits. RT examines the state of unions in the US and whether they're asleep on the job