EPISODE BREAKDOWN: On this episode of Breaking the Set, Abby Martin discusses the St. Louis Police Officer’s Association condemning the actions of several St. Louis Rams players for putting their hands up to show solidarity with the community in Ferguson. Abby then speaks with RT Correspondent, Ben Swann about the latest protests in Ferguson and across the country and why the movement against Walmart and other corporate retailers has merged with this newest wave of activism. Abby then goes over cyber Monday, a day in which millions of items are purchased from Amazon, highlighting disturbing reports about the company’s warehouse conditions. Abby then talks about former New York mayor, Rudy Giuliani’s comments about African-Americans being responsible for the police brutality inflicted against them and how is this just the latest example of how he views crime policy. BTS wraps up the show with RT Arabic Correspondent, Reema Abu-Hamdieh, about the historic Syrian refugee crisis and how the decision to halt the UN food program for this population could lead to even more instability in the region.
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