On this episode of Breaking the Set, Abby Martin highlights World Toilet Day, a UN recognized event that calls attention to the 2.5 billion people in the world without access to a toilet or sustainable sanitation. Abby then discusses the US federal minimum wage law and calls out the top five corporations, such as Target, McDonalds and Yum Brands that refuse to pay their workers a living wage despite posting record profits and generously compensating their CEOs. Abby then speaks with RT political commentator, Sam Sacks, about Wal-Mart's shady business practices, the decision by the National Labor Relations Board to go after the company for illegally firing workers after they decided to protest the store's wage policies last year and the corporation's decision to build six new stores in the District of Columbia. BTS wraps up the show with an interview with authors Tom Clavin and Bob Drury about their brand new book, The Heart of Everything That Is, which highlights the life and legacy of American Indian leader Red Cloud, who was the only Native American to ever defeat the US Army in a war. They also discuss the dire state of today's Native Americans and what factors are leading to their second-class status in the US.
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