Breaking the Set

Abby Martin interviews Derrick Jensen

Government Spies on Depressed Tweeters, Obama's Koch Problem & Radical Environmentalism

On this episode of Breaking the Set, Abby Martin remarks on the existence of a new program sponsored by the National Institutes of Health, that scans twitter for people displaying signs of mental illness. Abby then calls out Obama for refusing to make a decision on the Keystone XL oil pipeline, and speaks with author and environmentalist, Derrick Jensen, about the intersection between industry and sustainability and what radical actions must be taken to stop environmental catastrophe. Abby then calls attention to the gross underestimation of Iraq War casualties, and calls out the WHO over a report that blatantly covers up the connection between the use of depleted uranium by occupation forces and congenital birth defects among Iraqis. BTS wraps up the show with a discussion about a few of the most shocking US government conspiracies that turned out to be true.