Internet on Strike! Garlin Gilchrist II on SOPA & Tina Dupuy on Occupy Congress

January 18, 2012

Garlin Gilchrist II (@garlin), Campaign Director for Move.On.org, is here to discuss today’s blackout by many internet sites in protest of the proposed SOPA legislation.  Also, Tina Dupuy (@tinadupuy) Managing Editor from Crooks and Liars to talk Occupy Congress.  Use this post as today’s thread. Click thru for a show update, today’s content links and video posts.Garlin Gilchrist discusses the push back against SOPA/PIPA, who’s behind the legislation and what it means to internet freedom.  Sam rails against Chris Dodd’s response to the internet strike.  Tina Dupuy reports on an historic march on the steps of the Supreme Court by the Occupy movement.  Plus, Sam delights in Governor Scott Walkers predicament and scorns Arizona for it’s new book ban.

 

Anti-SOPA Internet Black Out Day: A Picture Essay

 May 1 call for General Strike

 Occupy May 1st

Past Episodes

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It's an Emmajority Report Thursday on the Majority Report On Today's program: AP publishes a leaked memo instructing ICE and CBP border agents to forcibly enter people’s homes without a judge-issued warrant, asserting that so-called “administrative” warrants are sufficient. ICE uses a ...
It's hump day on the Majority Report On today's program: Canadian Prime Minister, Mark Carney delivers a sobering speech at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, acknowledging that the West’s long-standing marriage of convenience can no longer excuse turning a blind eye to the ...