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acTVism Munich: Interview with Abby Martin – Corporate Media, Imperialism & People Power

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Corporate Media, Imperialism, People’s Power   On May 6, 2018, the excellent grassroots media project acTVism Munich organized an event with Glenn Greenwald, Jill Stein and Abby Martin called “Freedom & Democracy: Global Issues in Context 2.0″ in Munich, Germany. In an interview with organizer Zain Raza, Abby explains her trajectory as an anti-war activist turned professional journalist for RT America, the inverted reality in … Read More

Abby Martin, David Seaman on the Joe Rogan Experience

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MEDIA ROOTS – Recently, I had the honor of going on the Joe Rogan Experience, a popular podcast hosted by comedian and TV show host, Joe Rogan. Although I was a little nervous before going on the show, I was eased by the dope art decorating the studio–especially the naked mannequins sporting Boba Fet heads. Congressional candidate and activist, David … Read More

Abby Martin Reports at Occupy National Gathering

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MEDIA ROOTS – For five days in July, the Occupy Wall Street movement held its first national gathering since the inception of the movement. Hundreds of “delegates” from OWS groups across the world came to Philadelphia to coalesce the first official vision for the future and determine what nonviolent strategies could be used to achieve it. I reported for RT … Read More

Rand Paul’s Intimidation Against Abby Martin

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Two months ago, Luke Rudkowski of WeAreChange and I confronted Senator Rand Paul at the Capitol building as he was leaving a public press conference. We asked him why he endorsed war mongerer Mitt Romney for President if he stands for so many things that Rand Paul is against. A week after the video went viral, my workplace received multiple … Read More

The Establishment vs. Citizen Journalism

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MEDIA ROOTS – Citizenship unites all of us around share rights and responsibilities, which guide our daily conduct.  We have the right to express ourselves and the responsibility to respect others, participate in the democratic process, and pursue happiness.  However, the increased militarization of state and local police forces has helped propagate a climate in which citizen journalists are victimized … Read More