The Resident: Globalization

The Resident: Globalization


Society is becoming more globalized, is that a positive development or is a sign the beginning of the end is near? The Resident takes to the streets of New York to find out..

US police wage war on cameras

US police wage war on cameras

Today's high tech world has made it a lot easier to videotape police, but it may have also made it more dangerous. RT's Ramon Galindo shows us how a high school student has become the latest target in the war on cameras.

RT America -- 2010 Year in Review

RT America -- 2010 Year in Review


A look back at the best and most interesting stories covered by RT America in 2010

Obama fails to fix US human rights image

Obama fails to fix US human rights image

Brian Becker discuss' the Obama Administration's efforts to rehabilitate the image of the United States, which became known as the "Torture INC" under the Bush Administration.

America's human rights rhetoric tarnished

America's human rights rhetoric tarnished


Exactly 62 years ago today, the United Nations adopted its Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Making today, International Human Rights Day. America's first lady at the time, Eleanor Roosevelt helped inspire the 1948 agreement. A global pledge critics say the US is failing to follow

Mumia Abu-Jamal's case - symbol of flawed American justice

Mumia Abu-Jamal's case - symbol of flawed American justice


Mumia Abu-Jamal is a political prisoner who has been on death row for almost thirty years. Jamal and hundreds of thousands of supporters say he never committed the crime. Many believe Mumia's case to be fabricated and fraught with racism, having become a symbol of a flawed justice system in America. RT's Anastasia Churkina reports

Obama fails to pardon political prisoners

Obama fails to pardon political prisoners


One issue shadowing America's human rights record is the existence of political prisoners in the US Civil rights lawyers argue political prisoners are in direct violation of articles 8, 9 and 10 of the Universal UN Declaration on Human Rights. US President Barack Obama recently granted clemency to nine men and women who committed for low level offenses such a forgery, drug possession and even mutilating coins. Most of them never spend time in jail or prison. Human rights advocates insist the pardons were misguided given reports that many US prisoners are either wrongfully convicted, over sentenced or legally trapped by the criminal justice system. Such is the case of America's political prisoners.

Wall Street banking on failure

Wall Street banking on failure


Wall Street is a symbol of the finance industry, the financial collapse and record breaking compensation that will reportedly reach 144-billion dollars this year. How will financial fat cats be indulging? Food, sex, spa and art.

Lobbyists covering up for dictators

Lobbyists covering up for dictators


Is there deliberate deception by Washington DC lobbyists that appear to care more about the money than who they are defending? Many countries, some whose human rights records are awful, come to lobbyists in Washington in order to revamp their image in Congress and the US. Patton Boggs lobbyist Graham Wisner says a good lobbyist helps shed light on a nation trying to change, not fool Congressional staffers

A Fracking joke

A Fracking joke

Members of Large Corporations involved in Natural Gas drilling say they should not have to disclose the chemicals used in fracking fluid because the public will not understand. RT's Kristine Frazao reports about the perils everyday Americans face as a result of Fracking.

FBI fabricates terror plot?

FBI fabricates terror plot?

The FBI has arrested a nineteen year old man who they claim wanted to denote a Christmas tree bomb in Portland. But did officials trick and entrap the guy just to win national security points? RT's Anastasia Churkina reports.

Gerald Celente: Wikileaks exposes doublespeak

Gerald Celente: Wikileaks exposes doublespeak


Thousands of US sensitive documents has been released by whistleblowing website WikiLeaks this weekend. Gerald Celente of the Trend Research Institute says those documents is another example of the US incompetence.

Failure to Stimulate

Failure to Stimulate


Nearly two years after the launch of the much touted US Stimulus Package, unemployment hovers around ten percent, while nearly twenty percent of Americans remain underemployed. This, leaving many wondering if this era of so called American recovery is being arguably mistaken for an era of Americans struggling to survive.

DC sex: Rubber revolution

DC sex: Rubber revolution


Washington DC has a higher rate of HIV/AIDS than any other city in the country, the same as some cities in sub Saharan Africa. The DC Dept of Health is hoping a new campaign urging people to become comfortable with talking about condoms, will translate into them using condoms as well

Is Sarah Palin for real?

Is Sarah Palin for real?


Sarah Palin fever has taken over the US, her daughter is on Dancing with the Stars and she has a new book out. With all this media attention is she a viable candidate for President in 2012?

Feeling lonely? TSA will pat you down

Feeling lonely? TSA will pat you down


any publicity is good publicity, then the TSA, airports across the nation, and body scanner manufacturers must be flying high. Today, one of the busiest travel days of the year, all eyes are on travelers to see whether or not they will cause delays by participating in the protest against the TSA. It is dubbed the "National Opt Out Day," and it has created a media firestorm. But is all the hysteria really justified? Or is the press more outraged than the actual passengers?

Are Americans prepared for a nuclear strike?

Are Americans prepared for a nuclear strike?


At the height of the Cold War, Americans were worried that at any moment the country could become engaged in a nuclear war with the Soviet Union. The federal government built thousands of fallout shelters across the country and bombarded the airwaves with public service announcements about what to do in the event of an attack. Today, only remnants of this era still exist. But has the threat of a nuclear strike really disappeared? And are Americans prepared if it were to happen?

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

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.