civil disobedience
Global Report: Sept. 15-21 2010: Torture Victims Cannot Sue CIA
Among this week's news: A federal court rules that former prisoners of the C.I.A. cannot sue over their alleged torture in overseas prisons; activists are arrested on the grounds of a new US nuclear weapons production facility; a thick layer of oil stretching for miles was discovered on the Gulf sea floor; and security in Afghanistan is deteriorating.
Email this pageACT UP Oral History Project Series 9: Interview Excerpts Pt. 6
Part 6 of interviews with members of Act Up is generally centered around the theme of "why civil disobedience?" Using excerpts from the ACT UP Oral History interviews, the series provides an overview of the ACT UP Oral History Project.
GRITtv: American Sickos: Will The Current Bills Help?
Donna Smith starred in Michael Moore's "Sicko," along with many other Americans with health care issues. Now that health care legislation is moving through Congress, she wonders whether the bills in consideration would help the other "American Sickos" that were suffering from the abuses of the insurance industry. The answer was a resounding "No," as this heartwrenching video explains. Thanks to GuaranteedHealthcare.org for the video.
GRITtv: Climate Swoop: Shutting Down Coal
Climate change activists aren't willing to wait for the world's biggest countries to decide when it's convenient for their economies to deal with reality. They're risking arrests around the world in the runup to the climate change talks in Copenhagen, as in this video where they take on the coal power plant in Ratcliffe-on-Soar, Nottinghamshire, England. Thanks to Climate Justice Action for the video! Check out their Web site for more action leading up to Copenhagen, Dec. 7.
GRITtv: October 19, 2009
Laura takes on the health care industry. As the health care debate continues to build, filled with drama and outrage, Monday's panelists think we're not outraged enough, particularly when it comes to women's health care. A film on attempts to shut down the coal industry, and all the news Flanders-style.
