MEDIA ROOTS – Now that I switched over to working full time on my TV show, Breaking the Set, I will be featuring the best week’s episode in addition to a weekly wrap up of individual segments from other shows that week. This summary is about DHS spying, the erosion of civil liberties, US capital punishment and why the Muslim … Read More
MEDIA ROOTS – On this episode of Breaking the Set, Abby Martin interviews former governor of Minnesota, Jesse Ventura, about the two party “dictatorship” and corporate censorship. She highlights the live-streamers of Occupy Wall Street as the heroes and calls out Marianne Ny as the villain for her flimsy attempt to extradite Julian Assange with no evidence. Abby wraps up the … Read More
MEDIA ROOTS – On BTS, Abby explains law enforcement solution’s to police speedtrap cameras being vandalized: add more cameras to watch the cameras! RT Correspondent Lucy Kafanov joins Abby from Beirut, Lebanon, to dig deeper into what is driving the anti-American demonstrations across the Muslim world. Then, International Campaign Director for Public Citizen, Melinda St. Louis, joins Abby for a … Read More
MEDIA ROOTS – On this episode of Breaking the Set, Abby talks about a new program in multiple states aimed to track children with RFID chips in student IDs. She speaks to independent journalist Tim Pool about live streaming and the rise of new media. BTS then highlights Russell Simmons for defending the message of the 99%, and calls out … Read More
MEDIA ROOTS – On this episode of Breaking the Set, Abby talks about yet another “apparent suicide” in Guantanamo prison, dryboarding, and how the only way to ever leave Gitmo is in a body-bag. She interviews former CIA Officer Ray McGovern about CIA intelligence failures leading up to 9/11, the presidential daily briefings, and the PNAC neo-con strategy for war. She also talks … Read More
