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4 Feb, 2014 07:46

Skinny puppy torture, NFL robbery, Big Brother in Oakland & Keystone XL problems

Abby Martin on industrial rock band Skinny Puppy releasing their new album ‘Weapons’ as an invoice to the US government after learning their music was used to torture inmates at Guantanamo Bay. The NFL’s tax-exempt status and the fact it is stealing millions from Americans through loopholes in the tax code. Brian Hoffer of the Oakland Privacy Working Group talks about the city’s Domain Awareness Center (DAC) as a hub for surveillance to spy on peaceful protesters after the crackdown on the Occupy Movement. Finally, Josh Saks of the National Wildlife Federation and Zoe Carpenter of the Nation discuss the State Department’s report on the Keystone XL pipeline.

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