MEDIA ROOTS — As Republican Presidential Candidate Ron Paul seduces progressives, we take a look at some perspectives and analyses of Ron Paul’s rhetoric as well as Paul’s published political agenda, such as the $1 Trillion ‘Restore America‘ Austerity Plan— to cut the Pentagon 15%, but Food Stamps 63%, S-CHIP 44%, Medicaid 35%, WIC 33%. Also, the Fed; militarism bait-and-switch … Read More
RT TV – Earlier this week, a video of US Marines urinating on dead Afghans went viral and caused an uproar around the world. CNN contributor Dana Loesch has come forward and admitted she’d join the troops to urinate on dead Afghans. Other members of the corporate media have come forward and stated that they don’t see anything wrong with the … Read More
MEDIA ROOTS – For the last few weeks, the GOP primaries have been on the forefront of the political discourse. The corporate press has extensively covered the five remaining Republican candidates in the Presidential race as they campaign and meet with supporters nationwide. Some Americans feel the election coverage is overkill and serves as a complete distraction from real issues. … Read More
The Morning Mix with Project Censored – January 6, 2012 at 8:00am Click to listen (or download) MEDIA ROOTS – On the Project Censored Show on the Morning Mix today Peter Phillips, Andy Roth, and Abby Martin from Media Roots address the questions of Strategies for Occupy: Can a non-violent social movement be effective and remain non-violent in the … Read More
MEDIA ROOTS — How does one determine when one’s society becomes unfree? A society loses its freedoms not in one fell swoop, but in a slow and systematic erosion of successive legislation. Like Charles Sullivan’s proverbial frog brought to a slow boil in a pot, the loss of freedom can easily go unnoticed until it’s too late. Perhaps chattel slavery … Read More
