Abby Martin of Media Roots is featured in this RT article and video report. RUSSIA TODAY– As the scandal over voicemail and phone-hacking by the Murdoch media empire rages, public and political fury has focused on ruthless tabloids out of control. But some say in this day and age, the whole concept of privacy is falling apart. News International chairman … Read More
The Morning Mix with Project Censored – July 15, 2011 at 8:00am Click to listen (or download) KPFA– Abby Martin co-hosts this edition of Project Censored radio with Peter Phillips for KPFA’s nationally syndicated show. This episode covers updates in the peace community, the Bohemian Grove’s exclusion of women, and whistleblowers who have put everything on the line. Listen … Read More
MEDIA ROOTS– “We are awash in electronic hallucinations. The worse it gets, the more we retreat into those hallucinations. Dying cultures always sever themselves from reality, because reality becomes so difficult to face, and we’re no exception to that.” –Chris Hedges, interview with Media RootsOf Tiger Blood and BirthersDuring the first four days of the corporate media’s fanatical coverage of … Read More
RUSSIA TODAY– Barack Obama and the US Congress joined forces to successfully extend the Patriot Act until 2015, meaning broader domestic surveillance will pioneer through America for another four years. The variety of far-reaching surveillance measures being used to collect information from most law-abiding citizens are being criticized as tools to perpetrate fear for political purposes. Abby Martin, founder of … Read More
MEDIA ROOTS- The root system of a tree is five times more extensive than the tree itself, reaching far underground to form a solid base for growth and nourishment. Just as this root system is integral to the survival of a tree, media is integral to the foundation and survival of a democracy. However, the corporate consolidation and top down … Read More
