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	Gay USA: Feb. 15-21, 2011	Marriage equality advocates demand licenses for same-sex couples around the country. Go to www.equal.org to view footage and to www.whymarriagematters.org for a new ad promoting marriage equality. Hawaii’s House passes a civil unions bill and the governor will sign it. A marriage equality bill is filed in Washington State and a civil unions bill in Colorado. Wyoming looks to ban same-sex divorce. Arizona sues to end domestic partner benefits for employees with same-sex partners. Several attacks on homes of gay people in Georgia, North Carolina and Tennessee.	78
	Democracy Now! Thursday, October 6, 2011	Labor unions and students joined the growing Occupy Wall Street movement in New York City on Wednesday in the largest march since the protest began 20 days ago. Tens of thousands marched from Foley Square to Zuccotti Park, renamed "Liberty Plaza," the site of the protest encampment where hundreds have been sleeping since Sept. 17. We hear from eyewitnesses to an altercation between police and protesters at Wall Street.	70
	The Latest From Occupy DC: Big Picture 2/6/12	Thom talks with a reporter and participant of the Occupy DC movement, and asks if we can trust the people of the leaderless movement in his "Daily Take." Also discussed: Mortgage fraud, House Democrats preventing FAA workers from unionizing and a doomsday scenario about abrupt climate change.	28
	GRITtv: June 25, 2009: Talking Afghanistan with People Who Know, and “Inside Out” of Venezuela	This week on GRIT TV's media roundtable: we'll talk about the video of Neda Agha-Soltan, -- quite possibly the most broadcast death in history, the anniversary of the Stonewall uprising, and South Carolina's governor, Mark Sanford abandons his duties to pursue an affair. Haven't the pundits gotten it yet that when it comes to the sanctity of marriage, same sex couples may actually be the strongest believers?	26
	Eastwood For Detroit: Big Picture 02/07/12	This commercial featuring Clint Eastwood aired during halftime of the Super Bowl. Eastwood says that it is "halftime in America" because "people are out of work and they are hurting." He suggests that America will pull out of out it, because the American people always band together and do what's right. He cites bailing out the auto industry in Detroit as an example.	25
	The Codes of Gender	Communication scholar Sut Jhally applies the late sociologist Erving Goffman's groundbreaking analysis of advertising to the contemporary commercial landscape in this film about gender as a ritualized cultural performance. Jhally explores Goffman's central claim that the way the body is displayed in advertising communicates normative ideas about masculinity and femininity and is certain to inspire discussion and debate across a range of disciplines.	22
	Obama Hearts Super-Pacs DN! 02/07/12	President Obama reversed his opposition to campaign support through super pacs. On Monday, his campaign urged wealthy donors to support a super pac called Priorities USA Action. Obama's campaign manager, Jim Messina said, "we're not going to fight with one hand tied behind our back. With so much at stake, we can't allow for two sets of rules. Democrats cant be unilaterally disarmed."	21
	Bank of America Lawsuit: DN! 02/06/12	New York Attorney General, Eric Schneiderman has filed suit against the Bank of America, Wells Fargo, and JPMorganChase for deceptive and fraudulent use of a private database known as the mortgage electronic registration system. Schneiderman said, "the mortgage industry created MERS to allow financial institutions to evade county recording fees, avoid the need to publicly record mortgage transfers and facilitate the rapid sale and securitization of mortgages en masse."	18
	Democracy Now! Tuesday, December 27, 2011	e New York Times reported Monday the Obama administration has decided in principle to allow embattled Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh to enter the United States to receive "legitimate medical treatment." If the report is true, the United States will have agreed to Saleh's arrival hours after his forces killed nine people demanding he be tried for deaths of protesters over the past year.	12
	Free Speech TV U.S. Social Forum Coverage	The U.S. Social Forum takes place in Detroit June 22-26, 2010, and Free Speech TV will be there for full coverage of this important gathering of tens of thousands of activists from around the world. Look to Free Speech for video, interviews and other media oppotunities to partner for this event. Go to our website for more information.	11
	ALEC Corporatocracy? Big Picture 02/06/12	In his daily take, Thom explains how ALEC, the American Legislative Exchange Counsel is leading America into a corporatocracy, which means that elected officials represent corporations instead of people. ALEC joins with CEOs and lawmakers a few times a year to draw up legislation approved by the corporations. Florida Republican State Representative, Rachel Bergen, proposed legislation to reduce corporate taxes.	9
	Democracy Now! Tuesday, October 25, 2011	Occupy Wall Street received a surprise visit Monday from several leading Egyptian activists, including 26-year-old Asmaa Mahfouz. She is one of the founders of the April 6 Youth Movement, which is the group credited with helping to organize the January 25 protests that eventually toppled the regime of former president Hosni Mubarak. Oakland police stormed the Occupy Oakland protest encampment outside City Hall just before 5:00 a.m. PDT. Police lobbed flash grenades and reportedly fired tear gas.	8