Robbie and Abby Martin rant about the culture of impunity within Hollywood, the BBC, CBC and fashion industry around sexual assault and rape allegations; Bill Cosby, Jimmy Savile, Jian Ghomeshi and Terry Richardson; why defending ‘catcalling’ random strangers on the street is nonsensical. If you want to directly download the podcast, click the down arrow icon on the right of the … Read More
Robbie and Abby discuss the shady DC groups pushing for war with Syria and their ties with stenographer journalists. They also reflect on their experience visiting the Hiroshima museum with an in utero blast survivor and talk about why dropping two nuclear weapons on Japan was one of the biggest acts of terrorism of the 20th century. If you want to … Read More
On September 11th, 2001, the Bush administration started inoculating themselves with Cipro, the antibiotic to prevent anthrax infection. Several journalists were also told to take Cipro by government officials, yet the precautionary advice wasn’t provided to the American public. On October 5th, Robert Stevens, writer for the Florida Sun was diagnosed with anthrax and died soon after. Two postal workers, … Read More
Despite near-unanimous global scientific and governmental consensus that global warming is accelerating due to human activity, debating this fact is still a favorite political pastime in the United States. Governments around the world acknowledge the science that connects industrialization, increased greenhouse gas emissions, and their detrimental impact on the climate, and are currently acting upon solutions. Yet the US, one of the largest greenhouse gas … Read More
If there’s one thing that unifies the nation in times of perpetual war it’s the pledge to “Support the Troops”. Between yellow ribbon magnets, patriotic anthems at sports games and corporate marketing campaigns, the rhetoric that those in uniform are protecting freedom is hammered into the psyche of Americans at every turn. But no war ever fought by the US … Read More
