MEDIA ROOTS — How does one determine when one’s society becomes unfree? A society loses its freedoms not in one fell swoop, but in a slow and systematic erosion of successive legislation. Like Charles Sullivan’s proverbial frog brought to a slow boil in a pot, the loss of freedom can easily go unnoticed until it’s too late. Perhaps chattel slavery … Read More
MEDIA ROOTS – I’m very excited to announce that an extensive lot of our footage from Occupy Oakland is going to be used to represent the S.F. Bay Area in the upcoming 99% Collaborative Film Project! The film is unique in its collaborative fashion and is geared to represent an honest portrayal of the ongoing Occupy Movement. At 2:18, the … Read More
MEDIA ROOTS – Paul Rockwood Jr. was a weather forecaster in King Salmon, Alaska who became highly critical of US foreign policy in a post-9/11 world. During his quest to understand the motive behind 9/11, he was drawn to the Islam religion and eventually converted. At the mosque he attended, he was approached by an undercover FBI operative who eagerly … Read More
MEDIA ROOTS — For some of us who either have indigenous roots in the Americas going back to pre-Columbian times or have strong consciousness of colonisation and occupation, we know the terms occupy and occupation are loaded terms. On one hand, we can understand contemporary Americans attempting to appropriate a term of oppression in defiance of the ruling-class, the 1%.The … Read More
The Morning Mix with Project Censored – December 23, 2011 at 8:00am Click to listen (or download) MEDIA ROOTS – Project Censored celebrates its one year anniversary show on KPFA’s Morning Mix with more groundbreaking interviews with activists. Mickey Huff, Director of Project Censored, and Abby Martin of Media Roots interview Robert McChesney, co-founder of Free Press, about the … Read More
