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"Democracy Now!": Mon. Apr. 12 2010
Families of the victims of the 2007 US helicopter killing react to the recently leaked video; “This is how these soldiers were trained to act,” says a veteran of the military unit involved in the 2007 Baghdad helicopter shooting and he adds that that the incident is part of a much larger problem; new documents show that Kissinger rescinded a warning on assassinations days before the Letelier bombing in DC; in “Looting Main Street”, Matt Taibbi talks about how the nation’s biggest banks are ripping off American cities with predatory deals. "Democracy Now!" is a daily independent newshour.
Email this pageGRITtv: No More Victims: Omar's Story
Jennifer Utz, the filmmaker behind From Baghdad to Brooklyn, provided us this video report on Cole Miller, who founded No More Victims to support children in Iraq wounded by the war and without access to basic health care.
GRITtv: Dec. 16, 2009
Breaking News: Citigroup is getting more tax breaks, and Ben Bernanke is Time’s Person of the Year. The recession's over! Not so fast. Are we just returning to pre-recession levels, or something better--or worse? Nicole Gelinas and Max Fraad Wolff talk about regulation, government and private industry and where to go from here. Reinhold Martin discusses housing, urban and rural living. Jennifer Utz files a video report on Cole Miller, who founded No More Victims to support children in Iraq wounded by the war and without access to basic health care. Kambale Musavuli of Friends of the Congo stopped by to remind us of the situation in Congo and our responsibilities there. Plus Brave New Films' "Rethink Afghanistan" and Bob Dylan's Christmas album for charity.
GRITtv: The F Word: Bombings in Baghdad Threaten DC Security
Iraq's deadliest bombing in more than two years killed at least 155 and wounded more than 500 Sunday. The deadliest coordinated attack in Iraq in two years merited no mention on the Sunday TV shows. Except for CNN, they've moved on to Afghanistan, the so-called "Right War." There, 14 Americans and three civilians were reported dead, victims of two helicopter crashes. What we do know is that many American policy makers are embracing a surge theory of success for US troops. It "worked," in Iraq. It will work -- they believe -- in Afghanistan. Too much attention to what's actually going on in Baghdad -- 155 dead and 500 wounded and all the rest -- might unsettle a very convenient consensus.
GRITtv: Monday, Oct. 26, 2009
Corporations have edged into nearly every area of our lives, impacting decisions we make on a daily basis, from health care to the food we eat to the way we get our news and information. Today on GRITtv we take a look at a couple of places that corporate control is being challenged. The Internet has fundamentally changed the media landscape, allowing everyday people to have their voices heard and connect with one another in new and exciting ways. So it really shouldn't be surprising that corporations want to tighten their grip on the Web and our ability to disseminate information on it. And corporations doing medical research are calling into question the whole idea of where property begins and ends.
