Posted on Categories News & Comment

PBC News & Comment: Max Blumenthal Arrested for Journalism, PBC’s Electricity Restored

Last Friday, journalist Max Blumenthal was arrested on a secret 5-month old warrant for “100% false” charge; blackout ends for PBC….

–Ben Norton reports on Blumenthal’s arrest and 2-day isolation on warrant related to Blumenthal’s coverage of Venezuelan embassy occupation earlier this year

–PBC recaps his experience of 4 days without electricity and internet, as historic winds of 85 mph led utility to cut off power to reduce risk of wildfire sparked by its equipment

–in a fresh podcast interview at WhoWhatWhy, Brett Chamberlin explains the global plastic waste problem as “Big Plastic” continues to churn out more