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MEDIA ROOTS- Abby and Robbie Martin broadcast a live episode of Media Roots Radio at the center of Occupy Oakland's historic general strike from Frank Ogawa Plaza in downtown Oakland on November 2, 2011. They discuss the police brutality that occurred last week during the initial raid of Occupy Oakland, the police assault on the crowd during the protests that followed and the Occupy Wall Street movement in general. The broadcast features interviews with strike participants and gives real time coverage and analysis of the events. http://www.mediaroots.org

Abby & Robbie Martin cover the Occupy Wall Street movement: Bay Area activism compared to other cities nationwide, the divide and conquer tactics being used to discredit OWS, the different schools of thought and ideology within the movement and the original demands made by the US Day of Rage; the Obama administration's shocking crackdown on medical marijuana and new federal law banning medical marijuana card holders from owning firearms; Blackwater and the privatization of the armed forces: is the corporatization of the US military what is preventing an anti-war rebellion similar to that seen in the 60s? http://mediaroots.org/occupy-wall-street-divide-conquer-medical-marijuana.php mediaroots.org

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MEDIA ROOTS- Mike Gravel is a former US Senator and a former candidate in the 2008 presidential election. As Senator, Gravel became nationally known for his attempts to end the draft during the Vietnam War and for putting the Pentagon Papers into the public record in 1971. He is an advocate of direct democracy and the National Initiative. Gravel endorses the 9/11 Ballot Initiative movement across the country, saying the measure would create a "citizens commission rather than a government commission" with subpoena power against top U.S. officials to "make a true investigation as to what happened" regarding the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. Abby and Robbie Martin interview Gravel about his political history, presidential candidacy, the 9/11 ballot initiative and what citizens can do to make direct change. Find out more about Mike Gravel at his website http://www.mikegravel.us/ http://www.mediaroots.org/interview-with-former-senator-mike-gravel.php http://www.mediaroots.org

MEDIA ROOTS- Trevor Paglen's work deliberately blurs the lines between science, contemporary art, journalism, and other disciplines to construct unfamiliar, yet meticulously researched ways to see and interpret the world around us. Paglen’s visual work has been exhibited at several art museums worldwide and his writing and art have been published in major publications including The New York Times, Wired, Vanity Fair and Newsweek. Paglen holds a B.A. from UC Berkeley, an M.F.A. from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, and a Ph.D. in Geography from UC Berkeley, where he remains an affiliated researcher. In the 90s, Paglen was a member of a locally revered bay area noise/experimental project called Noise Gate, and co-ran an infamous underground venue in downtown Oakland called the Sandcrawler. His electronic music background hugely inspired co-host Robbie Martin in his own musical evolution. Paglen is also the author of several books: Torture Taxi, the first book to comprehensively cover the CIA's extraordinary rendition program; I Could Tell You But Then You Would Have to be Destroyed by Me, a book looking at the world of black projects through unit patches and memorabilia created for top-secret programs; and Blank Spots on the Map: The Dark Geography of the Pentagon's Secret World, a book that gives a broader look at secrecy in the United States. http://www.mediaroots.org/interview-with-experimental-geographer-artist-trevor-paglen.php http://www.MediaRoots.org

Atop's ninth set is inspired by music where sounds and vocals work together in beautiful harmony. He dedicates the mix to Orpheus, the Greek God of music and poetry– may we all fully experience life with the creative energy that he did. For full artist listing go to http://www.mediaroots.org/media-roots-music-atop-mix-9.php http://www.MediaRoots.org

All of Jerry Goldsmith's electronic music / synthesizer heavy compositions turned into a 45 long seamless mix 1- The Explorers 2- Gremlins 3- Alien - Intro 4- Gremlins - Gizmo's Theme / Rules / Chinatown 5- Logan's Run 6- Poltergiest 7- Legend 8- Psycho 2 9 -Alien 10- Supergirl 11- Legend 12- Gremlins - Mrs Deedle / the Pool 13- Logan's Run - Carosuel 14 - the Omen 15 - Innerspace 16 - 17 - 18 - Total Reccall - The Dream 19 - Psycho 2 - End Credits 20 - Total Recall - Open Your Mind

Media Roots Interview with Filmmaker, Journalist Josh Wolf by Abby & Robbie Martin

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