Mnar Muhawish explains the recently US Senate billed aimed at suppressing the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement; 

she also looks at a far-reaching new corporate-media-backed initiative that would "rate" websites. Later in the program, Abby Martin 

describes how US sanctions have hobbled the Venezuelan economy, with the intent to overthrow President Maduro. 

 

notes:

 

Mnar Muhawish is founder and editor-in-chief of Mint Press News (www.mintpressnews.com). 

Abby Martin is host of "The Empire Files" on Telesur TV, and the Media Roots website (www.mediaroots.org)

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