On a special edition of On Contact, Chris Hedges travels to the Standing Rock encampment in North Dakota to listen to the frontline voices of those fighting to block the Dakota Access Pipeline.
The retention of Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-California) as House Minority Leader is the result of nepotism and cluelessness on the part of the DNC, who are “impervious to any input that comes from the re...
Larry Cohen, President of the Communication Workers of America and Chair of the Democracy Alliance, joins RT America’s Ed Schultz to discuss the Trump administration’s lack of “real commitment to U...
The western media has portrayed the White Helmets group in Syria as heroes, but is there a political agenda behind the group? To discuss, investigative journalist Gareth Porter joins RT America’s E...
After a year of inspections due to faulty operations, Nuclear Regulatory Agency officials have greenlighted the Indian Point nuclear power plant to resume normal operations. RT America’s Alexey Yar...
Scientists are saying there is likelihood that a solar storm could disrupt Earth in the year 2020. The storm has the potential to knock out major technologies. RT America’s Brigida Santos has the r...
Two-thousand veterans are expected to descend on Standing Rock, North Dakota next week and act as human shields between the activists and authorities at the site of the Dakota Access Pipeline. To d...
Charlotte-Mecklenburg police officer Brantley Vincent will not face charges in the shooting death of Keith Lamont Scott. In a press conference, Charlotte-Mecklenburg District Attorney Andrew Murray...
The ashes of Fidel Castro are traveling across Cuba, including at the Revolution Square in Havana, where tens of thousands are paying their last respects to the late Cuban leader. RT correspondent ...
North Dakota Governor Jack Dalrymple (R) has ordered Dakota Access Pipeline protesters to evacuate their camps, citing harsh winter weather. Despite the emergency order, snow, freezing temperatures...
Citing leaked intelligence cables, WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange claims that the CIA is responsible for paving the way for terrorist group Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS/ISIL). To discuss, for...
Several award winning journalists, congressmen and government officials are fighting back against a report from the Washington Post claiming that they are being used as pawns to spread fake news fr...
House Democrats will stay the course with their leadership after re-electing Nancy Pelosi (D-California) as House Minority Leader. Pelosi defeated Ohio Congressman Tim Ryan in a 134-63 vote. To dis...
Author and social critic Chris Hedges hosts a weekly interview show called ‘On Contact,’ which airs “dissident voices” currently missing from the mainstream media. Hedges interviews the black sheep of the establishment, leading discussions that can’t be heard anywhere else.
Fukushima and Chernobyl were the nuclear disasters that shook the world. But how safe is the US nuclear infrastructure? RT takes a closer look at ‘Nuclear America.’