Russia Trolls U.S. Into Censoring the Net & McCarthyism 2.0 Against the Left

Posted on November 6, 2017 by abby

Abby and Robbie Martin discuss the flimsy evidence pointing to Russia influencing the election, including the stories insinuating Kremlin direction inside Black Lives Matter and Standing Rock and how the U.S. government is hyping up neo McCarthyism to censor the Internet and undermine leftist activism.

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Fighting at Standing Rock with AIM Founder Dennis Banks

Posted on November 6, 2016 by abby

A historic gathering is taking place against the Dakota Access pipeline at Standing Rock. Thousands of people, and around 300 Native nations, have gathered to stop Big Oil’s pipeline, which threatens sacred Native grounds and the environment.

To give an eyewitness account of this growing movement, as well as essential historical context, Abby Martin interviews legendary Native leader Dennis Banks. Banks is a founder of of the American Indian Movement (AIM), a leader in the 1973 Wounded Knee standoff and many other actions over five decades.

AIM Founder Dennis Banks on Standing Rock & Historical Trauma of Native Genocide

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