Abby and Robbie discuss Trump’s racist attacks on women of color in Congress and Omar’s brave introduction of a pro-BDS measure in the wake of a House resolution condemning BDS. In the second half of the episode, Abby goes in depth about every major Democratic contender’s true policy position on Palestine and Israel. Thanks for listening! If you enjoyed this … Read More
Abby and Robbie Martin give a blow-by-blow account of the first two nights of the 2020 Democratic presidential candidate debates. They discuss how Tulsi Gabbard and Bernie Sanders were specifically targeted with adversarial questions, the unequal time given to Elizabeth Warren/Joe Biden and how candidates like Pete Buttigieg/Kamala Harris/Bill De Blasio were attempting to siphon energy from Sanders by disingenuously … Read More
Abby and Robbie discuss the 20+ Democratic Party contenders running against Trump and scrutinize Joe Biden’s track record, rolled out as the DNC’s top pick. In the second half of the episode, they discuss the theory that John Bolton is leading Trump into war, and go in depth about the latest war escalations against Iran. Concluding the episode Robbie breaks … Read More
Abby Martin interviews former Technical Director of the National Security Agency, Bill Binney, who blew the whistle on warrantless spying years before Edward Snowden released the evidence. They discuss the US empire’s mass surveillance program and dangers of the Intelligence Industrial Complex. Keep Empire Files independent and ad-free. * Today, the mass surveillance of all Americans by the US government … Read More
In this special edition of Media Roots Radio, Abby and Robbie talk to Aaron Good, a PhD student and researcher at Temple University whose work focuses on US hegemony and State Crimes Against Democracy (SCADS). Good takes a deeper look at the political assassinations of JFK, RFK and MLK during the 1960s, and reclaims the “Deep State” narrative that has … Read More
