How Western Media Manufactures Consent for Repression and War, with Assal Rad
Western media has played a central role in justifying and whitewashing Israel’s assault on Gaza—just as it has done in past U.S.-backed wars from Iraq to Syria. Journalists who claim to champion press freedom are silent as activists and students face unprecedented repression for speaking out on Palestine. Why does the media function as a […]
Mahmoud Khalil’s Arrest is a Test: How Far Can the US-Israeli War on Free Speech Go?
Nora Barrows-Friedman, associate editor of The Electronic Intifada, joins the show to discuss Mahmoud Khalil, the Palestinian Columbia student activist abducted by DHS. Trump’s plan to deport Khalil, a permanent resident and the lead negotiator in Columbia’s Gaza Solidarity Encampment marks a dangerous escalation in the Trump administration’s crackdown on the Palestine solidarity movement. Barrows-Friedman […]
Mahmoud Khalil: In His Own Words
Listen to Mahmoud Khalil’s story in his own words: how his family ended up in the refugee camp, where he was born and his aspirations for a free Palestine. This clip is from our upcoming film The Encampments, which features Mahmoud. It is set to be released this year by Watermelon Pictures and executive produced […]
Record-Breaking Documentary ‘THE ENCAMPMENTS’ Hits Theaters Nationwide
BreakThrough’s feature-length documentary on what really happened at Columbia last year, featuring Mahmoud Khalil and made in association with Watermelon Pictures, just broke box office records for a documentary opening in a single theater. Based on this success, and a flood of positive reviews, it has now been picked up at over 65 theaters nationwide. […]
UAE Proxy Pushes Sudan Towards ‘Libya-Style’ Division of Country
Sudan researcher Mosaab Baba joins the show to discuss the ongoing civil war, now in its second year. Baba discusses the Sudanese Armed Forces’ recent recapture of Khartoum’s presidential palace from the UAE-backed Rapid Support Forces after intense fighting, a major turning point in the conflict. “The RSF was always unsustainable– a militia ruling by […]
Presenting THE ENCAMPMENTS: New Film with Mahmoud Khalil Sets Record Straight
Watermelon Pictures, BreakThrough Media and Macklemore proudly present: THE ENCAMPMENTS, only in theaters starting March 28th (New York) with a nationwide expansion to follow. 🎟️ Book your tickets now: THE ENCAMPMENTS follows student organizers at elite universities, including the recently detained Mahmoud Khalil, as they take a historic stand against their institutions’ investments in the […]
Big Oil’s $300 Million Plot to Destroy Greenpeace
Charlie Cray, Senior Strategist at Greenpeace USA, joins the show to discuss the $300 million lawsuit against Greenpeace by Energy Transfer, the oil giant behind the infamous Dakota Access Pipeline. Cray breaks down how this legal battle not only jeopardizes Greenpeace’s future but also risks setting a chilling precedent, emboldening corporations further to weaponize the […]
War Games in South Korea are ‘Rehearsals for U.S. War Crimes’ and Risk Nuclear War
Ju-Hyun Park of Nodutdol and The Real News discusses the escalating tensions on the Korean Peninsula as the US and South Korea prepare for massive annual war drills. Park explains how these provocative exercises and reckless US-ROK threats are pushing relations with North Korea to their most volatile point in decades, risking nuclear conflict. As […]