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GRITtv: The F Word: Geithner's All Ears for Finance Buddies |
It would be clear by now if Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner was just listening to his friends to hone his arguments. But Geithner has yet to show any sign of breaking with his Wall Street buddies. In a Banana Republic we'd know what to do: pay out protection money. Oh, but I forgot, we did that already. |
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GRITtv: Hope: After a Year, What Does It Mean? |
Hope. It was the word for the Obama campaign, epitomized by the famous Shepard Fairey poster, with eyes uplifted, bright primary colors declaring that Americans believed in something good again. Last year on election day, we discussed the election and the future of America; hoping for an Obama victory and with it some restoration of the things we'd lost under Bush. This year, we look back with some of our guests from that day on what they said then and what they think now. |
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GRITtv: Green for All: Weatherize NYC |
We often think of pollution as something that comes from factories and large corporations, but in fact much of the greenhouse gases causing climate change come from everyday homes. Green for All is leading the charge for sustainable jobs that support working people; this video from Green for All and GOOD magazine takes a look at companies weatherizing homes in New York and the benefits to consumers, workers, and the world. |
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GRITtv: Juliette Powell: The Power of Social Capital |
What is social capital? And can it save your career? Juliette Powell, author of "33 Million People in the Room: How to Create, Influence, and Run a Successful Business with Social Networking," talks about why social capital might be the answer to the financial crisis. Powell is the founder of The Gathering, a meeting of young artists, inventors, and entrepreneurs every year. |
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GRITtv: Torn Apart: Deportation Destroys Families |
From ColorLines, the national magazine on race and politics, we have a story of the unintended consequences of deportation. The U.S. citizen children of immigrant parents are often left stranded when those parents are deported, often for misdemeanor offenses. A 1996 law made deportation mandatory for those convicted of any number of offenses--after they've already served their terms. "Double punishment" is bad enough, but what about the children who are left without their primary means of support? |
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GRITtv: Collapse: Portrait of a Loner |
Michael Ruppert is a former Los Angeles police officer turned independent reporter who predicted the financial meltdown that most politicians claimed no one had seen coming. Ruppert has plenty of other apocalyptic theories, from peak oil to drugs to, yes, 9/11. In the new film "Collapse," filmmaker Chris Smith follows Ruppert and looks into his theories. Is he a genius, or just paranoid? The film allows you to make your own judgments, while showing the risks and rewards of having -- and publishing -- unpopular opinions. |
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Meet the Farmer: Episode 14 |
From Arugula to Zucchini: We visit the Fresh Farm Market near the White House in Washington, DC., a place where, as First Lady Michelle Obama says, "I've never seen so many people so excited about fruits and vegetables." "Meet The Farmer" promotes the deeper values and hidden benefits of supporting your local food systems. |
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GRITtv: Sarah Van Gelder on Climate Action |
Yes Magazine's Sarah Van Gelder says we need new strategies to wake people up to the urgency of climate change. We check in with her for some fresh ideas. |
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GRITtv: Is a Benevolent Afghan Occupation Possible? |
Tuesday morning Matthew Hoh, a Foreign Service officer and former Marine, became the first U.S. official to resign in protest over the conduct of the war. Just what is the purpose of the U.S. presence in Afghanistan? Are we really there to protect people from the Taliban and to fight Al-Qaeda? Joining us to discuss are Kristen L. Rouse, Nasrine Gross, Yifat Susskind and Jodie Evans of CodePink, who just returned from Afghanistan. |
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GRITtv: One Year Later, Still Politics as Usual? |
Election 2009 was a mixed bag for all sides. But what did these results have to do with Obama? Our panel agrees on one thing: Democrats neglected the base that Obama worked so hard to build up. Jehmu Greene of the Women's Media Center notes that Democrats reverted back to the old way of doing things, and Jane Hamsher of FireDogLake points out that the candidate who supported the public option, Bill Owens in NY-23, won, while Creigh Deeds in Virginia, who said he might opt the state out if he was governor, lost. |
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GRITtv: The F Word: Stupak is a Step Back |
The House passed its version of health-care legislation Saturday night by a vote of 220 to 215 after the approval of an amendment which amounts to a not-very-back door abortion ban for everyone but the very rich. It's sexist, it's classist, it goes well beyond the heinous Hyde Amendment ban on public funding for abortion--and it passed with the support of 64 Democrats, roughly a quarter of the caucus. The House move had less to do with majority than it had to do with theocracy. |
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GRITtv: Drinking the Obama Kool-Aid with Hendrik Hertzberg |
Hendrik Hertzberg of the New Yorker describes himself as being "aboard the Obama express," and his new book collects his essays on the Obama generation and the way the campaign changed politics. A year into the administration, Hertzberg is still hopeful, though like many progressives he offers criticisms of the way the health care reform fight and others have been conducted. "During the campaign," he notes, "we agree to a fantasy" that electing a new president will change everything. |
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