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"We're seeing a populist wave right now that's going to go through 2012," says James Mumm of National People's Action, who says he's seeing "big ideas and bold demands" from progressive groups around the country. National People's Action is part of a coalition that shut down a Bank of America this week and protested at the National Association of Attorney Generals conference, and then took the fight to John Boehner and Mitch McConnell's offices in Congress. James and Bobby Tolbert of VOCAL-New York join Laura in studio the day after their successful protest action to talk about next steps, about Bank of America's tax refund from hell, and about the new wave of protest movements that are going to keep building beyond the next election. Distributed by Tubemogul.

James Mumm of National People's Action discusses Bank of America's tax return from hell and "The Big Bank Tax Drain" report. Watch the full conversation at http://grittv.org Distributed by Tubemogul.

"It's absolutely a human rights crime," says Mac McClelland of the ongoing disaster on the Gulf Coast, where oil from BP's Deepwater Horizon rig continues to gush into the water despite multiple attempts to plug the leak. Attorney General Eric Holder has announced a criminal investigation into the circumstances surrounding the spill, as BP announced that it was done trying to plug the leak. All the cute code names ("top hat," "top kill") in the world haven't been able to stop the crisis, which in addition to killing 11 workers in the initial explosion, has shut down huge portions of the Gulf to fishing and other industries while devastating the wildlife. McClelland, Mother Jones's human rights reporter, has been on the ground on the Gulf Coast and sending frequent updates to her Twitter and to the magazine's website, and she joins us via Skype to give us a view from the ground. Distributed by Tubemogul.