Wednesday, November 27, 2013

Breaking the Set No. 286 -- 2013 Nov 27 WE

Turkey Pardon Fail, Black Friday Mass Consumption, Greenpeace Takes on the World

On this episode of Breaking the Set, Abby Martin talks about the stupid tradition of pardoning turkeys, meanwhile pardoning no more than 11 nonviolent drug offenders. Abby then remarks on the consumerist tradition of 'Black Friday', urging holiday shoppers to buy local. Abby then speaks with RT correspondent Meghan Lopez about the NFL's tax racket, including their non-profit status and taxpayer funded stadiums. BTS wraps up the show with an interview with Kumi Naidoo, International Executive Director of Greenpeace about their lawsuit against the NSA, their fight against giant Canadian logging corporations and the status of the "Arctic 30" protestors.

Audio file: http://www.sendspace.com/file/yy3gat

Watch full video: http://youtu.be/YmDtsceypHY

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