US Election 2016: Choosing Lesser of Two Evils Again?

Published: Nov. 8, 2016, 5 a.m.

As the people of the United States determine whether Donald Trump or Hillary Clinton will become the next President, Clinton was let off the hook by the FBI once again over the weekend over her e-mail scandal, but Trump has been gaining on her in the polls. A sense of alarm has gripped the centers of political power in the United States.

As the traditional media has largely rallied to Clinton’s cause during the campaign, Google, Facebook and big tech companies too could very well play a decisive but invisible role in how the vote goes tonight. How important have these companies been in providing support to Hillary’s campaign? Becker speaks with Dr. Robert Epstein, the former editor of Psychology Today, who has published research into Google's manipulation of the elections.

As protests continue at Standing Rock against the Dakota Access Pipeline, a trial has started against activists in who have been engaging in civil disobedience against waste from fracked gas wells in Pennsylvania being brought to New York State. Does Hillary Clinton want them to “get a life”? Jodi Dean and Stephanie Redmond, anti-fracking activists from We Are Seneca Lake, join Becker to discuss the movement in New York State.