Bloody Sunday
GRITtv: June 16 2010
The BP oil disaster has wreaked havoc on the Gulf of Mexico, but it's also having repercussions across the Atlantic. BP is one of Britain's largest companies, and pension funds invested in BP stock are taking a hit. Ed Pilkington has been covering the story here in the U.S. for the U.K.'s Guardian and has visited the Gulf to look at the spill. He joins us in studio to talk about the "slippery story" of the oil spill, as well as Sarah Palin's vaunted visit to the Queen of Conservatism, Margaret Thatcher, and the apology issued by new British Prime Minister--not for involvement in Iraq or Afghanistan, but for the Bloody Sunday killings 38 years ago. In the wake of the BP oil deluge in the Gulf and the Chevron oil spill in Utah, calls for renewable energy and sustainable living have been redoubled, with even President Obama getting into the act. To see what sustainable living can actually look like, Ben Evans, Julie Dingman Evans and Mark Dixon took a road trip across the U.S. in a hybrid car with only a few rules: they created less than one shoebox of garbage each month, never turned on an incandescent light, and used approximately 25 gallons of water per person per day. Laura caught up with Ben Evans to talk about the project, called YERT: Your Environmental Road Trip. The crew are working to finish their documentary on their adventure and looking for donations, if you'd like to chip in.
Email this pageGRITtv: Ed Pilkington: Pensions, Petroleum, Palin
The BP oil disaster has wreaked havoc on the Gulf of Mexico, but it's also having repercussions across the Atlantic. BP is one of Britain's largest companies, and pension funds invested in BP stock are taking a hit. Ed Pilkington has been covering the story here in the U.S. for the U.K.'s Guardian and has visited the Gulf to look at the spill. He joins us in studio to talk about the "slippery story" of the oil spill, as well as Sarah Palin's vaunted visit to the Queen of Conservatism, Margaret Thatcher, and the apology issued by new British Prime Minister--not for involvement in Iraq or Afghanistan, but for the Bloody Sunday killings 38 years ago. Distributed by Tubemogul.
GRITtv: The F Word: "Bloody Sunday" Apologies
Yesterday, a prominent world leader made an official apology to his nation. “What happened...was both unjustified and unjustifiable. It was wrong. The Government is ultimately responsible for the conduct of the armed forces. And for that, on behalf of the Government, indeed on behalf of our country, I am deeply sorry.” GRITtv with Laura Flanders brings participatory democracy onto your computer screen and into your living room, bridging the gap between audience and advocates.
"Democracy Now!": Mon. Mar. 8 2010
Today is International Women’s Day and it is being marked around the world with activists drawing attention to discriminatory laws, the high rate of pregnancy-related deaths in many parts of the world, the skewed sex ratio in China and India, the disproportionately high number of women who are killed and victimized by wars, the comparatively heavier burden of poverty on women, and the continuing disparity between men and women regarding quality of available employment and wages received. Iranian Nobel Peace Prize winner Shirin Ebadi presses Iran on human rights and warns the international community against imposing economic sanctions upon his country. Sunday was a historic day in Hollywood--Kathryn Bigelow become the first woman in history to win the best director award at the Oscars. Bigelow’s film "The Hurt Locker" won a total of six Oscars including best picture and best screenplay. Geoffrey Fletcher became the first African-American to win an Oscar for best writing and Mo’Nique won the best supporting actress Oscar for her role as Mary Jones in “Precious.” The anniversary of the Selma-Montgomery march in 1965, which turned into a massacre now called Bloody Sunday, was marked yesterday by thousands reenacting the march. "Democracy Now!" is a daily independent newshour.
