In the latest episode of the Useful Idiots podcasts, Matt Taibbi and Katie Halper chat with guest Abby Martin on her experiences as an independent journalist in a culture that silences dissenting voices. Martin’s debut film, Gaza Fights for Freedom, was filmed during the Great March of Return protests and the ensuing humanitarian crisis, both of which have been largely ignored … Read More
Abby and Robbie discuss her film ‘Gaza Fights For Freedom’ and what Israeli elections mean for the average Palestinian, the unanswered questions that remain about 9/11 on the 18th anniversary of the attacks, the alleged Houthi attack on Saudi oil fields and what it means now that John Bolton is out of the White House on Media Roots Radio. (Note: … Read More
In the border city of Cucuta, Columbia, smoke billows and flames embrace the USAID truck, allegedly carrying food and medical supplies to the millions of Venezuelans suffering illness and hunger. Footage reveals that a homemade bomb was thrown toward the police at the Simon Bolivar International Bridge. American corporate media claims Maduro’s soldiers set the truck ablaze. This isn’t the … Read More
Abby and Robbie Martin discuss the 74th anniversary of the US atrocity of dropping nuclear bombs on civilian cities Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the mainstreaming of the QAnon conspiracy theory by the president and his fanatical legion, and the roots of the uniquely American phenomenon of mass shootings. Note: This was recorded before Jeffrey Epstein’s death. Thanks for listening! If you … Read More
Abby and Robbie discuss Trump’s racist attacks on women of color in Congress and Omar’s brave introduction of a pro-BDS measure in the wake of a House resolution condemning BDS. In the second half of the episode, Abby goes in depth about every major Democratic contender’s true policy position on Palestine and Israel. Thanks for listening! If you enjoyed this … Read More
