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Randy Short Min. Dr. Randy Short, M.Div. is a Washington, D.C. native and a scholar, historian, human rights defender, social commentator, anti-eugenics advocate, freelance journalist, writer, and social action/social justice missionary affiliated with the Christian Church. Washington D.C. Representative for the Black Autonomy Network Community Organization, Black Agenda Reports, Judicial Justice Movement, and African American for Human Rights. Conference. In 2011, Short twice accompanied the Honorable Cynthia McKinney to Libya. An informed and excellent researcher and speaker, Short is regularly featured on FM/AM/blog radio programs nationally. Since 2011, Short has been a commentator on Russia Today News, PressTV, Al Alam, El Tejah News, Atlantic Television News, FARS news service, SAFARTV, RT, Abby Martin's "Breaking The Set", Voice of America Portuguese Africa, RTAC, WJLA-New Channel 8, Belarus National News, INFOWARS, DC Cablevision, Pacifica Radio raising issues that range from wars in Mali, Syria, Somalia, and Libya to helping to break the stories of the murders of Ramarley Graham and Trayvon Martin internationally. Short is the executive producer of “The Façade of the American Dream” documentary addressing racism and social injustice that PressTV aired internationally in January 2013. Short's second documentary "Dred Scott Nation" debuted on PressTV in August of 2015.  Short is a graduate of Howard University (B.S./Ph.D.), Harvard University (M.Div.), and the University of Virginia (M.Phil.). His Ph.D. in African and African American history. Short taught History and Religion at Bowie University and Lane College, former Executive Director of the Prince George's County Youth Commission, Board of Rebecca Project for Human Rights, and serves on the Board of the Coalition of Adoption Programs. As a Howard Univ. student leader, Short forced the school to grant honorary doctorates to Kwame Ture and organized the “Stop the Genocide in Darfur” campaign in 2004. Short is a columnist-contributor to Conservative Digital News, and he has published articles in Black Agenda Report, the Baltimore-Washington Afro-American, News Dimensions, Howard University Community News, Howard University Hilltop, Howard University Barrister, Short helped Myrlie Evers Williams and Rev. C.T. Vivian combat the burning of Black churches in the 1990s. Short aided the creation of the first Afro-Latin Human Rights Roundtable for the Congressional Black Caucus and been Amnesty International's Country Specialist for Sudan (2002-2005). As an opponent to the “War on Drugs” Short partnered with the late Dr. C. Delores Tucker to secure presidential pardons for Kemba Smith and Dorothy Gaines in 2000. As the President and Founder of the Anti-Depo Provera Clergy Coalition, he has presented before Congressman William L. Clay, Jr. and the Congressional Black Caucus regarding the need to outlaw Depo Provera. He also works alongside anti-Eugenics activist Elaine Riddick. Short has a book on the famed missionary the Rev. William H. Sheppard and genocide in the Congo to be published in 2019. Short helped edit and write the report “Depo Provera: Deadly Reproductive Violence”.Presently, Short is the Policy Director of Rebecca Project for Justice and is the Pastor for Salvation and Liberation Temple LLC. Since 2011, Short has been a collaborator with American-Iranian documentary filmmaker and Press TV anchor Marzieh Hashemi, and they have made two films “The Facade of the American Dream” (2013), “Died Scott Nation” (2015), and he was featured in the critically acclaimed documentary film on race in America titled “Black White and Blue”. Short was a featured presenter for the #1 ranked Amazon.com 2021 documentary Buck Breaking. Short is the convener of the 2019 Gone Too Far Movement organized to oppose H.R. 5 the Gay Equality Act. Short has authored and co-authored two books Slavery's Mastery (2021) and the Cory Booker biography I Am Spartacus with Roger Stone

Different Drum: A Biography of Dr. Randy Short  Min. Dr. Randy Short, M.Div. is a Washington, D.C. native and a scholar, historian, human rights defender, social commentator, anti-eugenics advocate, freelance journalist, writer, and social action/social justice missionary affiliated with the Christian Church. Washington D.C. Representative for the Black Autonomy Network Community Organization, Black Agenda Reports, Judicial Justice Movement, and African American for Human Rights. Conference. In 2011, Short twice accompanied the Honorable Cynthia McKinney to Libya. An informed and excellent researcher and speaker, Short is regularly featured on FM/AM/blog radio programs nationally. Since 2011, Short has been a commentator on Russia Today News, PressTV, Al Alam, El Tejah News, Atlantic Television News, FARS news service, SAFARTV, RT, Abby Martin's "Breaking The Set", Voice of America Portuguese Africa, RTAC, WJLA-New Channel 8, Belarus National News, INFOWARS, DC Cablevision, Pacifica Radio raising issues that range from wars in Mali, Syria, Somalia, and Libya to helping to break the stories of the murders of Ramarley Graham and Trayvon Martin internationally.  Short is the executive producer of “The Façade of the American Dream” documentary addressing racism and social injustice that PressTV aired internationally in January 2013. Short's second documentary "Dred Scott Nation" debuted on PressTV in August of 2015.    Short is a graduate of Howard University (B.S./Ph.D.), Harvard University (M.Div.), and the University of Virginia (M.Phil.). His Ph.D. in African and African American history. Short taught History and Religion at Bowie University and Lane College, former Executive Director of the Prince George's County Youth Commission, Board of Rebecca Project for Human Rights, and serves on the Board of the Coalition of Adoption Programs. As a Howard Univ. student leader, Short forced the school to grant honorary doctorates to Kwame Ture and organized the “Stop the Genocide in Darfur” campaign in 2004. Short is a columnist-contributor to Conservative Digital News, and he has published articles in Black Agenda Report, the Baltimore-Washington Afro-American, News Dimensions, Howard University Community News, Howard University Hilltop, Howard University Barrister,  Short helped Myrlie Evers Williams and Rev. C.T. Vivian combat the burning of Black churches in the 1990s.  Short aided the creation of the first Afro-Latin Human Rights Roundtable for the Congressional Black Caucus and been Amnesty International's Country Specialist for Sudan (2002-2005). As an opponent to the “War on Drugs” Short partnered with the late Dr. C. Delores Tucker to secure presidential pardons for Kemba Smith and Dorothy Gaines in 2000. As the President and Founder of the Anti-Depo Provera Clergy Coalition, he has presented before Congressman William L. Clay, Jr. and the Congressional Black Caucus regarding the need to outlaw Depo Provera. He also works alongside anti-Eugenics activist Elaine Riddick. Short has a book on the famed missionary the Rev.  William H. Sheppard and genocide in the Congo to be published in 2019.  Short helped edit and write the report “Depo Provera: Deadly Reproductive Violence”. Presently, Short is the Policy Director of Rebecca Project for Justice and is the Pastor for Salvation and Liberation Temple LLC. Since 2011, Short has been a collaborator with American-Iranian documentary filmmaker and Press TV anchor Marzieh Hashemi, and they have made two films “The Facade of the American Dream” (2013), “Died Scott Nation” (2015), and he was featured in the critically acclaimed documentary film on race in America titled “Black White and Blue”. Short was a featured presenter for the #1 ranked Amazon.com 2021  documentary Buck Breaking. Short is the convener of the 2019 Gone Too Far Movement organized to oppose H.R. 5 the Gay Equality Act. Short has authored and co-authored two books Slavery's Mastery (2021) and the Cory Booker.

Randy Short Min. Dr. Randy Short, M.Div. is a Washington, D.C. native and a scholar, historian, human rights defender, social commentator, anti-eugenics advocate, freelance journalist, writer, and social action/social justice missionary affiliated with the Christian Church. Washington D.C. Representative for the Black Autonomy Network Community Organization, Black Agenda Reports, Judicial Justice Movement, and African American for Human Rights. Conference. In 2011, Short twice accompanied the Honorable Cynthia McKinney to Libya. An informed and excellent researcher and speaker, Short is regularly featured on FM/AM/blog radio programs nationally. Since 2011, Short has been a commentator on Russia Today News, PressTV, Al Alam, El Tejah News, Atlantic Television News, FARS news service, SAFARTV, RT, Abby Martin's "Breaking The Set", Voice of America Portuguese Africa, RTAC, WJLA-New Channel 8, Belarus National News, INFOWARS, DC Cablevision, Pacifica Radio raising issues that range from wars in Mali, Syria, Somalia, and Libya to helping to break the stories of the murders of Ramarley Graham and Trayvon Martin internationally. Short is the executive producer of “The Façade of the American Dream” documentary addressing racism and social injustice that PressTV aired internationally in January 2013. Short's second documentary "Dred Scott Nation" debuted on PressTV in August of 2015.  Short is a graduate of Howard University (B.S./Ph.D.), Harvard University (M.Div.), and the University of Virginia (M.Phil.). His Ph.D. in African and African American history. Short taught History and Religion at Bowie University and Lane College, former Executive Director of the Prince George's County Youth Commission, Board of Rebecca Project for Human Rights, and serves on the Board of the Coalition of Adoption Programs. As a Howard Univ. student leader, Short forced the school to grant honorary doctorates to Kwame Ture and organized the “Stop the Genocide in Darfur” campaign in 2004. Short is a columnist-contributor to Conservative Digital News, and he has published articles in Black Agenda Report, the Baltimore-Washington Afro-American, News Dimensions, Howard University Community News, Howard University Hilltop, Howard University Barrister, Short helped Myrlie Evers Williams and Rev. C.T. Vivian combat the burning of Black churches in the 1990s. Short aided the creation of the first Afro-Latin Human Rights Roundtable for the Congressional Black Caucus and been Amnesty International's Country Specialist for Sudan (2002-2005). As an opponent to the “War on Drugs” Short partnered with the late Dr. C. Delores Tucker to secure presidential pardons for Kemba Smith and Dorothy Gaines in 2000. As the President and Founder of the Anti-Depo Provera Clergy Coalition, he has presented before Congressman William L. Clay, Jr. and the Congressional Black Caucus regarding the need to outlaw Depo Provera. He also works alongside anti-Eugenics activist Elaine Riddick. Short has a book on the famed missionary the Rev. William H. Sheppard and genocide in the Congo to be published in 2019. Short helped edit and write the report “Depo Provera: Deadly Reproductive Violence”.Presently, Short is the Policy Director of Rebecca Project for Justice and is the Pastor for Salvation and Liberation Temple LLC. Since 2011, Short has been a collaborator with American-Iranian documentary filmmaker and Press TV anchor Marzieh Hashemi, and they have made two films “The Facade of the American Dream” (2013), “Died Scott Nation” (2015), and he was featured in the critically acclaimed documentary film on race in America titled “Black White and Blue”. Short was a featured presenter for the #1 ranked Amazon.com 2021 documentary Buck Breaking. Short is the convener of the 2019 Gone Too Far Movement organized to oppose H.R. 5 the Gay Equality Act. Short has authored and co-authored two books Slavery's Mastery (2021) and the Cory Booker biography I Am Spartacus with Roger Stone (2021).

Click here for the full episode, including the extended interview with Abby Martin, the moment when Abby confronted Nancy Pelosi, the latest dishonest attack from The Young Turks against Aaron Maté, and Biden's stoned moment. The Empire Files' Abby Martin returns to Useful Idiots to speak out against censorship and the corporate media's duplicitous and hypocritical coverage of Russia's war against Ukraine. Censorship is something Abby knows quite a bit about, given that Youtube has removed every single episode of “Breaking The Set,” the show she hosted at RT from 2012-2014. Abby can't help but notice how the corporate media is celebrating Ukrainians for doing things they condemn when the people doing it are, say, Palestinian. “I feel like I woke up in an alternate universe,” she says. “Where there's wall-to-wall coverage of anti-war messaging and everyone decided: ‘We hate war and we support occupied people's right to resist.' “For people like us who have been sounding the alarm on so many heinous US atrocities that are committed in our names on a daily basis, this manufactured outrage is shocking.” “Why now?” she asks. “Where were you all these years? Because people have been dying this whole time.” Why didn't Rachel Maddow cry on TV for Palestinians or Yemenis. Because they US supports the occupation of Palestine and the siege of Yemen. And it's good for the arms industry. And now, Abby, who is bravely calling out the BBC and CNN and New York Times, is, you guessed it, censored. With her videos being scrubbed off Youtube and RT getting banned in so many western countries, it's scary to think how far this censorship could go. “None of us should be okay with this and none of us should be celebrating this,” she says. “I believe in critical thinking and media literacy and the answer to all of this is not censorship.” And as we head closer and closer to war, the danger (and ignorance) grows: “Censoring media poses a big problem because when you are facing down a conflict that could potentially turn into a hot war with two nuclear-armed powers, don't you want the Russian perspective? Don't you want the Chinese perspective?” But say that on TV and you get blacklisted as a Russian apologist. So listen here, because it's getting harder and harder to find real journalists anywhere else. And until we get taken out too, we won't stop searching for reporting and analysis that challenges, and doesn't merely regurgitate, state department talking points. Plus, Trump wants you to lay down your life to fight CRT, Iranian-revenge-killing dating apps, and our new favorite segment: ‘This Week in MSM Nazi Propaganda.' It's all this, and more, on this week's episode of Useful Idiots. Check it out. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Fame seems to be an almost irresistible attraction for many people. But why do we place value on the attention and adoration of large numbers of people, when almost every story we're ever told about fame is a negative one? Let's examine some of the stories we tell about fame... Celebs speak on Fame: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zYDKCx4hSQQ Vrillex on Beyonce and her clone: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8pCXEhkVcGg Requiem for a Dream - The Red Dress: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oYcKftzUS_Y Jay Dyer - 6 Signs of MK Ultra: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H3C22r6B6uo Roseanne on Breaking The Set: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HLTsdC0lasc Michael Jackson speaks about Sony: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wt6zVypo72E MK Ultra documents: http://www.theblackvault.com/documentarchive/cia-mkultra-collection/# CIA Article on MK Ultra: https://www.cia.gov/library/readingroom/docs/CIA-RDP90-00965R000100150073-8.pdf

On today's episode of Loud & Clear, Brian Becker is joined by Abby Martin, formerly the host of RT's Breaking The Set and currently host of TeleSUR's The Empire Files.The U.S. intelligence agencies’ unclassified report on Russia’s involvement in the election didn’t provide any evidence of hacking, instead choosing to focus on media such as RT, including a show that hasn’t been on the air for nearly two years. Brian speaks with Abby Martin about why her show was included and the way the mainstream media has slandered her.President Obama gives his farewell speech tonight in Chicago, just ten days before the end of his administration. What is his real legacy? Walter Smolarek, producer of Loud & Clear, discusses Obama's two terms and if he will challenge Trump in his final address. Today marks ten years since George W. Bush ordered a troop surge in Iraq at the height of the U.S. occupation, but a decade later thousands of U.S. forces remain as the Iraqi army advances on Mosul. Alexander Mercouris, editor-in-chief of The Duran, discusses the past decade of U.S. intervention in the Middle East.

Episode 95 with Jon Gold, author, activist, podcaster & researcher. Jon's book called 9/11 Truther: The Fight for Peace, Justice and Accountability is available on Amazon. Also check out his podcast 'We Were Lied To About 9/11' which has had on great past The Ripple Effect Podcast guests like ex-CIA Ray McGovern, filmmaker & journalist Robbie Martin and other great guests like ex-FBI Coleen Rowley, host of Breaking The Set & The Empire Files: Abby Martin, Senator Bob Graham, ex-NSA Thomas Drake, 9/11 widow from the film 9/11 Press For Truth: Lorie Van Auken & many others. Jon was also a part of helping release '9/11 Press For Truth' one of the most important films in regards to the 9/11 events. He has been an activist & has lectured at many different events & locations, hoping to get the message out "We Were Lied To About 9/11."

Abby and Robbie Martin talk BTS RIP, the Cold War resurrection & how reactionaries have splintered the left on Media Roots Radio: http://bit.ly/1GtVYTW

Abby Martin remarks on the resignation of US Attorney General Eric Holder, going over a reel of policies he’s backed. RT’s Alexey Yaroshevsky goes over some of the splintered rhetoric surrounding global policy to address ISIS and the spread of Islamic extremism. Frank Barat, from the Russell Tribunal on Palestine, outlines a list of war crimes committed against Palestinian civilians. The case of Levar Jones, an unarmed black man gunned down by police in South Carolina for reaching for his license. Finally, radio host Lionel discusses the corporate media’s baseless warning of an imminent terror threat to the New York and Paris subway systems as debunking the myth of the ‘liberal media’Click here to watch Breaking The Set ==> Breaking The Set 9-26-2014Get Breaking The Set Updates Delivered Straight To Your EmailEnter your email address:Delivered by FeedBurnerLIKE Breaking the Set @ http://fb.me/BreakingTheSetFOLLOW Manuel Rapalo @ http://twitter.com/Manuel_RapaloFOLLOW Abby Martin @ http://twitter.com/AbbyMartin

Abby Martin on a new lawsuit by the ACLU against Scott County, Mississippi, concerning 50 prisoners who’ve spent months behind bars without being formally charged or provided a lawyer. Jesse Bragg, media director at Corporate Accountability International about solutions to get industry polluters out of UN climate negotiations coming up this December in Lima, Peru. Medea Benjamin, co-founder of the anti-war group, Code Pink, about how she manages to constantly interrupt government hearings and how she thinks the US should handle the ISIS crisis without getting militarily involved in the Middle East. An exclusive with creator of the Zeitgeist Movement Peter Joseph, covering everything from the upcoming Zeitgeist Festival in Los Angeles on October 4 to economic and societal solutions to global problems ranging from environmental destruction to mass inequality.Click here to watch Breaking The Set ==> Breaking The Set 9-25-2014 Get Breaking The Set Updates Delivered Straight To Your EmailEnter your email address:Delivered by FeedBurnerLIKE Breaking the Set @ http://fb.me/BreakingTheSetFOLLOW Manuel Rapalo @ http://twitter.com/Manuel_RapaloFOLLOW Abby Martin @ http://twitter.com/AbbyMartin

Abby Martin remarks on the start of US airstrikes in Syria despite restrictions against such actions under international law. Former NSA officer and whistleblower Bill Binney goes over why the USA Freedom Act being argued in Congress doesn’t resolve issues with the existing surveillance framework in the US. Finally, journalist and author Chris Hedges reveals where the recent mass climate change demonstrations in New York fall short, as well as why he believes revolt is the only solution to restoring a functioning American democracy.   Click Here to watch the latest Breaking the Set ==>  Breaking The Set 9-23-2014 Get Breaking The Set Notifications Delivered Straight To Your EmailEnter your email address:Delivered by FeedBurnerLIKE Breaking the Set @ http://fb.me/BreakingTheSetFOLLOW Manuel Rapalo @ http://twitter.com/Manuel_RapaloFOLLOW Abby Martin @ http://twitter.com/AbbyMartin

In this episode of Breaking the Set, Abby Martin reports on how LAPD officers charged with guarding schools are being outfitted with military-grade equipment including grenade launchers, automatic weapons and armored vehicles. Abby also talks about the 3rd anniversary of Occupy Wall St., speaking with Dennis Trainor Jr. producer and host of AcronymTV.com about the many projects and offshoot groups that sprouted from the original movement in New York. Abby then goes over the success that Occupy Wall Street debt relief initiatives like the ‘Rolling Jubilee’ and ‘Strike Debt’ have had in abolishing millions of dollars’ worth of medical and student loan debt for thousands of Americans. Abby reports on the case of Mohammed Abu Kheidr, who was burned alive by a group of Israeli settlers in a revenge killing for the deaths of three Israeli teenagers, speaking with family members of the victim including his 15 year old cousin, Tarek Abu Kheidr, who was arrested and beaten by Israeli police after attending a protest seeking justice for the death of his cousin.  Breaking The Set 9-19-2014Get Breaking The Set Delivered to Your Email!Enter your email address:Delivered by FeedBurnerThis content was provided by http://rt.com/shows/breaking-the-set/LIKE Breaking the Set @ http://fb.me/BreakingTheSetFOLLOW Manuel Rapalo @ http://twitter.com/Manuel_RapaloFOLLOW Abby Martin @ http://twitter.com/AbbyMartin

Episode 16 with Lee Camp author, comedian & host of Moment Of Clarity. He makes regular appearances on RT's Breaking The Set, Boom Bust, also The Young Turks & podcasts like the Joe Rogan Experience & London Real.

Journalist from "Breaking The Set" and RT news joins the DTFH.

Stefan Molyneux, host of Freedomain Radio, discusses media silence, increased terrorism, the enthusiasm of violence and true cost of the Iraq War on RT's Breaking The Set with Abby Martin. Freedomain Radio is the largest and most popular philosophy show on the web - http://www.freedomainradio.com

Abby Martin takes a short look back at the events leading up the US led invasion of Iraq, calling out the lies told by the government and the corporate media’s complicity in perpetuating these falsehoods. Then BTS producer Ameera David talks about the plight of Iraqi refugees seeking asylum in the US; Iraqis who helped American forces throughout the war as linguists and translators. Finally, an interview with blogger and political analyst Raed Jarrar about the fallout of the invasion of Iraq 10 years on, and we discuss the discrepancies surrounding the true civilian death toll of the war.  Breaking The Set 3-20-13Enjoy this podcast?  Bandwidth doesn't pay for itself.  Help keep this podcast going with a bitcoin donation to: 19a51xGrb8rMMdbJEyvsJW7L7trzdZswur  or simply scan the QR code! This content was provided by http://rt.com/shows/breaking-the-set/Subscribe on youtube at https://www.youtube.com/user/breakingtheset

On this episode of Breaking the Set, Abby Martin talks to Russ Baker, managing editor of WhoWhatWhy.com, about President Obama withholding more than 50,000 pages of JFK assassination-related documents, and looks at the unanswered questions in the case. Abby then talks to RT correspondent Anastasia Churkina about how ‘sequestration’ is affecting the delivery of federal funds promised to 9/11 first responders. BTS wraps up the show with a look at the growing militarization of local police departments, and the evolution of police riot gear over the last 50 years. Breaking The Set 3-13-13

On this episode of Breaking the Set, Abby Martin talks to Jim Riccio, Nuclear Policy Analyst at Greenpeace USA, about the ongoing nuclear crisis in Fukushima, Japan, and why the world continues to pursue nuclear energy given the dangers associated with the technology. Abby then talks to Christopher Noland, director of the film ‘3.11: Surviving Japan’, about the second anniversary of the Fukushima nuclear disaster and how dangerous radiation levels continue to affect local residents today. BTS wraps up the show with a look at milk, its association with radiation, and how milk consumption may be unnatural and certainly doesn’t do your body good.  Breaking The Set 3-12-13

Abby Martin commemorates international women’s day, highlighting the strides women have made toward parity with men, but stresses how our patriarchal culture continues to breed inequality and violence against women. Then, RT correspondent Lizzie Phalen talks from Caracas, Venezuela, about the funeral of late President Hugo Chavez. Next, comedian & political activist Lee Camp discusses the international trade deal known as the TPP, along with some of the other biggest stories making news. Finally, a look at the real reason why hemp is illegal in the US, the truth might surprise you.  Breaking The Set 3-9-13

Abby Martin calls out FOX News for propagating themselves as the alternative to the ‘mainstream media’, highlighting statistics that show how FOX News viewers are less informed than those that watch no news at all. Abby then talks to Neil J. Donovan, executive director for the National Coalition for the Homeless, about the ongoing epidemic of homeless families and veterans on the streets. Political activist and co-founder of Code Pink, Medea Benjamin, talks about Rand Paul’s epic filibuster against Jon Brennan’s nomination as director of the CIA, and the impact of US done policies moving forward. Finally a look at the 50-year-long practice of water fluoridation in America, outlining adverse health effects and breaking the myth that it helps prevent tooth decay.  Breaking The Set 3-8-13

Abby Martin talks to Max Keiser, host of the Keiser Report, about the global economy and the growing popularity of the decentralized digital currency known as the Bitcoin. Abby then breaks through the veil of myths surrounding Venezuela’s late Hugo Chavez, highlighting the criticisms and achievements of his 14-year presidency. Lastly, an interview with Jamila Aisha Brown, global strategist with HUE Global, about the potential ripple effects following the death of Chavez on the political landscape of Latin America.  Breaking The Set 3-7-13

Abby Martin talks to Gabriel Roberts, author of the new book Born Again to Rebirth, about religious fundamentalism and how it breeds political control and division. She then takes some time to answer some answer some Viewer Feedback. Then, AIPAC’s 2013 Policy Conference and the organization’s influence over Washington policy with Robert Naiman, policy director at Just Foreign Policy. BTS wraps up with a brief look at the latest blow to civil rights for Palestinians, where some bus lines are now segregated for Arabs and Jews.  Breaking The Set 3-5-13

On this episode of Breaking the Set, Abby Martin talks to Nicole Porter, director of advocacy for the Sentencing Project, about prison sentencing, racial disparities, slave labor and other aspects of the US prison-industrial complex. Abby then talks to Kirsten Tynan, the national coordinator for the Fully Informed Jury Association, about the concept of jury nullification, the incarceration of peace activist Mark Schmidter and the importance of jurors knowing their rights. BTS wraps up the show with a look at a number of cases where law enforcement entrapped everyday people, and how undercover operations are becoming more pervasive in the expanding police state.    Breaking The Set 3-2-13

On this episode of Breaking the Set, Abby Martin talks to Jaydee Hanson, Policy Analyst for the Center for Food Safety, about horsemeat in the UK, and what this says about the potential for food fraud in the US. Abby then talks to Christian Stork of WhoWhatWhy.org about the case of online activist Barrett Brown and the US government’s fixation on preemptive prosecution of anyone exposing government wrongdoing. BTS wraps up the show with a look the 71st anniversary of the internment of Japanese people in the US following the attack on Pearl Harbor, and how the growing surveillance state is the modern day internment camp.   Breaking The Set 3-1-13

­On this episode of Breaking the Set, Abby Martin talks about recent military exercises in Miami and Houston that have terrified residents – what could these soldiers be training for? Abby then talks to Alexis Baden-Mayer, political director of the Organic Consumers Association, about how the European Food Safety Authority recently discovered a viral gene unsafe for human consumption in almost all GMOs. Abby then talks to RT producer Manuel Rapalo about the recent EU-CELAC summit in Santiago, Chile, and the economic growth trends that are changing the Latin American region into a global economic and political powerhouse. BTS wraps up the show with a look at the history of eugenics in the US, and Israel’s current practice of administering forced birth control on its Ethiopian population.  Breaking The Set 1-30-13

­On this episode of Breaking the Set, Abby Martin talks to investigative journalist Amber Lyon about journalist Youssef Jajili, who is being persecuted by the Moroccan government for exposing government corruption. Abby then talks to Grant Smith, director of the Institute for Research: Middle Eastern Policy, about NUMEC, Israel’s nuclear ambiguity and nuclear secrets. BTS wraps up the show with a look at the new PBS documentary ‘Rise of the Drones,’ which supposedly offers an in-depth look at drone technology. But in reality, it's a military propaganda piece sponsored in part by weapons manufacturer Lockheed Martin.  Breaking The Set 1-19-13

Abby Martin talks to Sahar Aziz, fellow at the Institute for Social Policy and Understanding, about protests in Egypt, post-revolution reforms and the emerging opposition against the Muslim Brotherhood. BTS then addresses and responds to some of the recent viewer feedback for the show. Then, an in-studio performance from Tatiana Moroz, liberty activist and songwriter, who performs a song called ‘Playing the Cards’ from her new EP entitled ‘Love and Liberty’. We wrap up the show by highlighting Finnish street artist Sampsa for spreading awareness about unjust copyright laws through art, and calls out William Bratton, former LA police chief and proponent of ‘Stop and Frisk’ for contracting advice to bring Oakland’s crime rate down.  Breaking The Set 1-26-13

Abby Martin talks to RT correspondent Lucy Kafanov about the recent parliamentary elections in Jordan and the public sentiment toward a reform process that critics call ‘cosmetic’. Abby then showcases part 2 of RT producer Andrew Blake’s interview with internet tycoon and founder of Megaupload Kim Dotcom, discussing internet freedoms, hacktivism and the need to encrypt the internet to protect public privacy from prying eyes. Finally a look at the case of Sokha Hor, a 22-year-old man shot by police in Long Beach, CA, stressing the importance of knowing your rights in a police state.  Breaking The Set 1-25-13

Abby Martin talks to RT web producer Andrew Blake about his recent trip to New Zealand and plays Part 1 of his exclusive interview with internet tycoon and founder of Megaupload, Kim Dotcom. Abby wraps up the show discussing a variety of current events with comedian and activist Lee Camp.  Breaking The Set 1-24-13

Producer Manuel Rapalo sits down with human rights activist Rev. Jesse Jackson to discuss Dr. Martin Luther King’s dream, the presidential inauguration and the timely issue of gun violence in America. Abby Martin then talks to journalist and former congressional candidate David Seaman about the inauguration, why he withdrew his candidacy, public sentiment of the US Congress and the NDAA. Abby wraps up the show by highlighting rapper Lupe Fiasco for his vocal opposition to war and injustice, and calls out conservative author Ann Coulter for her commentary of minorities in America being the source of gun violence.  Breaking The Set 1-23-13

Click here for the full episode, including the extended interview with Abby Martin, the moment when Abby confronted Nancy Pelosi, the latest dishonest attack from The Young Turks against Aaron Maté, and Biden's stoned moment. The Empire Files' Abby Martin returns to Useful Idiots to speak out against censorship and the corporate media's duplicitous and hypocritical coverage of Russia's war against Ukraine. Censorship is something Abby knows quite a bit about, given that Youtube has removed every single episode of “Breaking The Set,” the show she hosted at RT from 2012-2014. Abby can't help but notice how the corporate media is celebrating Ukrainians for doing things they condemn when the people doing it are, say, Palestinian. “I feel like I woke up in an alternate universe,” she says. “Where there's wall-to-wall coverage of anti-war messaging and everyone decided: ‘We hate war and we support occupied people's right to resist.' “For people like us who have been sounding the alarm on so many heinous US atrocities that are committed in our names on a daily basis, this manufactured outrage is shocking.” “Why now?” she asks. “Where were you all these years? Because people have been dying this whole time.” Why didn't Rachel Maddow cry on TV for Palestinians or Yemenis. Because they US supports the occupation of Palestine and the siege of Yemen. And it's good for the arms industry. And now, Abby, who is bravely calling out the BBC and CNN and New York Times, is, you guessed it, censored. With her videos being scrubbed off Youtube and RT getting banned in so many western countries, it's scary to think how far this censorship could go. “None of us should be okay with this and none of us should be celebrating this,” she says. “I believe in critical thinking and media literacy and the answer to all of this is not censorship.” And as we head closer and closer to war, the danger (and ignorance) grows: “Censoring media poses a big problem because when you are facing down a conflict that could potentially turn into a hot war with two nuclear-armed powers, don't you want the Russian perspective? Don't you want the Chinese perspective?” But say that on TV and you get blacklisted as a Russian apologist. So listen here, because it's getting harder and harder to find real journalists anywhere else. And until we get taken out too, we won't stop searching for reporting and analysis that challenges, and doesn't merely regurgitate, state department talking points. Plus, Trump wants you to lay down your life to fight CRT, Iranian-revenge-killing dating apps, and our new favorite segment: ‘This Week in MSM Nazi Propaganda.' It's all this, and more, on this week's episode of Useful Idiots. Check it out. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices