Human trafficking is a hidden industry that brings in $150 billion in illegal profits every year. In the United States, tens of thousands are trafficked annually—the biggest clients being major hotel chains and foreign diplomats. The Philippines is one of the largest labor exporters in the world. 6,000 Filipinos—mostly women—leave the country every single day to work, because of mass … Read More
Out of the periphery of most online users, there’s a vast, hidden space used by people who want to remain anonymous, which filmmaker Alex Winter explores in his documentary Deep Web. The film focuses on the Silk Road, a black market hosted on the Darknet using bitcoin cryptocurrency, and the trial of Ross Ulbricht, who was given a double life … Read More
With all the discussion of the contentious 2016 election, the most shocking fact is often ignored: that millions of people had their votes stolen through malicious means. The Republican Party is currently working to purge millions more voters leading up to the 2018 election. To explain this major attack on our supposed democratic process, Abby Martin interviews investigative reporter Greg … Read More
Abby Martin joins The Tim Black Show for an hour to share her insights from her investigation in the West Bank, Palestine. They discuss Trump’s escalation of the crisis, the history and brutality of the occupation, human rights violations committed against Palestinians, treatment of African refugees and Ethiopian Jews in the country, reality of a “two state” solution and how people … Read More
I joined comedian Lee Camp to talk about my experiences in Palestine seeing the brutal Israeli occupation and apartheid regime firsthand, how Steve Bannon serves as Trump’s brain and why his ideology is so dangerous, and why the corporate media is terrible for democracy on his awesome RT show Redacted Tonight. Abby Martin and Lee Camp Reveal the Truth Behind the Headlines ** @AbbyMartin … Read More
