MEDIA ROOTS – On Wednesday, November 2, 2011, the Media Roots team was on the ground in the streets of Oakland witnessing some great energy and bringing you first-hand coverage of the historic Occupy Oakland General Strike. Although the corporate media tried to shift the focus from the crimes of the ruling-class to petty vandalism by unrelated opportunists, for the … Read More
MEDIA ROOTS – Abby Martin of Media Roots reports from the front lines of the brutal police-state repression of the non-violent Occupy Oakland protesters, who were practicing their freedom to assemble on Tuesday, October 25, 2011 at 7:30pm. The footage captures an increasingly tense standoff between the Oakland Police Department and the Occupy Wall Street protesters in the moments preceding … Read More
MEDIA ROOTS– Abby Martin of Media Roots reports from the front lines of the immediate aftermath of the predawn Oakland police raid against the peaceful Occupy Oakland encampments on Tuesday, October 25, 2011. The raid was perpetrated under the ironic pretext of ‘sanitation and safety,’ even though the encampments were in accordance with safety standards. Abby Martin questions the Oakland … Read More
MEDIA ROOTS – Ralph Nader answers questions from the audience at Berkeley’s Hillside Club on Saturday, October 1, 2011 at the First Annual Peter Miguel Camejo Commemorative Lecture. [Transcript Below] Ralph Nader discusses Occupy Wall Street, Gandhi’s ‘Seven Deadly Social Sins’, media reform, his presidential candidacy and what people can do to fight back. *** Ralph Nader: “Gandhi’s ‘Seven Deadly … Read More
MEDIA ROOTS- Abby Martin of Media Roots conducts on the spot interviews with Oakland residents about why they want change on the first two days of Occupy Oakland. The occupiers spread across all walks of life who share a common thread of feeling unrepresented in a failing system. Interviews from the occupiers of Occupy Oakland Check out Abby Martin’s … Read More
