[387] Unelectable Atheists, Portland Rejects Wal-Mart, 9/11 Profiteering

Abby Martin Breaks the Set on Presidential Religion, Portland's Wal-Mart Victory, Insider Trading, Hood Disease Sham & IDF Murder LIKE Breaking the Set @ http://fb.me/JournalistAbbyMartin FOLLOW Abby Martin @ http://twitter.com/AbbyMartin EPISODE BREAKDOWN: On this episode of Breaking the Set, Abby Martin highlights a new Pew poll showing that atheism is the worst presidential trait, according to potential voters, while being an evangelical Christian is considered one of the top traits. Abby then talks about Portland, Oregon's decision to divest city bonds from Wal-Mart due to its objections to the company's social record. Abby then speaks with Max Keiser, Host of the Keiser Report, about the insider trading that occurred in the run-up to the 9/11 attacks as well as the role of high frequency trading on Wall Street today. Abby then discusses a new sensationalized local news report citing the rise of "Hood Disease" or PTSD among urban youths in inner city America, while completely ignoring the systemic reasons for why so much violence occurs in these areas. BTS wraps up the show with an interview with Miko Peled, grandson of one of the founding fathers of the state of Israel and author of the book "The General's Son" about the recent killing of two Palestinian youths by IDF soldiers, the Supreme Court case of Palestinian-American activist, Rachel Corrie, and the poverty disparity between Israelis and Palestinians.