MEDIA ROOTS — “Both parties have conspired to bring us disaster,” says Professor William K. Black, a leading white collar criminologist, who also teaches economics and law at the University of Missouri-Kansas City. “This has strangled the recovery and may even put the economy back into recession.” Professor Black gives a crucial recap of Obama’s (and both Democrats’ and Republicans’) … Read More
MEDIA ROOTS — The top 1% hold 40% of the nation’s wealth. But the bottom 80% hold only 7% of the nation’s wealth. This infographics video provides an arresting presentation of widening wealth inequality in the USA. It also compares and contrasts our perceptions with actual reality. A notable segment is a graph showing perfect equality, which is summarily disregarded by … Read More
MEDIA ROOTS — The deceptive term “sequester” in Obamaspeak refers to social spending cuts looming, ostensibly, in order to “balance the budget,” as if the US federal budget were the same as a household budget in need of balancing. The big mistake the public makes, aided by a lying corporate media perpetuating myths about the US economy, is it falls … Read More
MEDIA ROOTS — Abby Martin speaks with firefighter Fernando Salguero on RT’s ‘Breaking the Set’ about his brush with the police, reflecting worsening trends of abuses of power by law enforcement. MR *** BREAKING THE SET — Abby Martin speaks with Prepper and Firefighter, Fernando Salguero, about his encounter with New Jersey police, targeting him as a threat based upon … Read More
MEDIA ROOTS — Obama’s Chief Counterterrorism Advisor, or, as Jeremy Scahill puts it, “for all practical purposes, President Obama’s hit man or assassination czar,” John Brennan has been exposed by the declassification of a 30-page document, wherein he’s asked about drone strikes and targeted killings in the US. Brennan did not rule out the possibility, and began to lay the … Read More
