MEDIA ROOTS — Safety and security, or steps toward segregation? If passed, a proposed bill in Kansas would pave the way for discrimination and dehumanisation through vague language calling for quarantine of people with “infectious diseases,” part and parcel of regressive measures tending toward soft fascism. MR *** GAY STAR NEWS — A proposed bill in Kansas is calling for … Read More
MEDIA ROOTS — Breaking the Set takes an in-depth look at the little-known landmark lawsuit against the National Defense Authorization Act’s (NDAA) indefinite detention clause. While in New York City covering the latest hearing of plaintiffs’ statements, Abby Martin and Manuel Rapalo take a look at how many people actually know about the NDAA. The episode features interviews with the … Read More
MEDIA ROOTS – On this episode of Breaking the Set: Abby Martin talks about the corporate media’s unfair coverage of Occupy Wall Street demonstrations in comparison to the protests in Spain and Greece; EPIC’s Director of the Open Government Program, Ginger McCall, talks about government surveillance and the systematic erosion of American civil liberties; BTS looks back at the US anthrax … 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 Breaking the Set, Abby Martin brings up the issue of global surveillance, drone warfare and talks to NIAC Policy Director, Jamal Abdi, about the possibility of war with Iran. MSNBC is called out for political bias and RT Producer Ramon Galindo speaks about the impending doom of nuclear reactors built by fault lines in the US. … Read More
