MEDIA ROOTS – On this episode of Breaking the Set, Abby Martin calls out the corporate media for covering the elections while distracting us from what’s really important, interviews former NPR Reporter, Andrea Seabrook, who woke up to the L/R paradigm, highlights ‘Bill Nye the Science Guy’ as the Hero, and calls out Secretary of State Jon Husted as the Villain. RT Producer … Read More
MEDIA ROOTS — The Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act (CISPA) is the next looming threat to internet freedom, as the American government continues its relentless siege of the digital domain. Coming on the heels of SOPA, PIPA and ACTA, CISPA sounds more like the final name in a quartet of lovable Disney characters as opposed to draconian internet legislation. … Read More
MEDIA ROOTS – While privacy is certainly the dominant concern surrounding the controversial use of drones in this country, the lack of technological barriers to entry is the grease on the slippery slope. However, despite privacy concerns, the defense industry will continue its voracious lobbying effort to make sure drone technology becomes increasingly accessible to corporate commercialization. Abby Martin of Media Roots … Read More
MEDIA ROOTS – Facebook, often referred to as “Fascistbook” in some circles for their authoritarian practices, has again upset users by unilaterally switching email addresses on user profiles to [user]@facebook.com. Messages are thus delivered to account inboxes without prior consent of the user. It’s a sly attempt by Facebook to keep their audience on their sites despite the obvious violation … Read More
MEDIA ROOTS – US Senators Mark Udall and Ron Wyden have asked the National Security Agency to reveal an estimate of how many Americans the agency has spied on through the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA). In 2008, FISA was expanded to allow the wiretapping of phone and e-mail communications without a warrant, and there is virtually no oversight of … Read More
