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Payroll Tax Cuts?: Big Picture 12/21/11
Democratic strategist Karen Finney and Thom discuss the payroll tax cut fight on Capitol Hill and if an agreement will be reached before the close of the year.
Email this pageBig Picture 9/12/11: Jobs Plan/GOP Debate/Super Committee
Thom talks about President Obama's "American Jobs Act", The Tea Party Republican debate and other major developments political news with Democratic strategist, Karen Finney. Later in the show, he debates the issue of infrastructure spending with conservative commentator, David Selig.
Big Picture 7/28/11: Politics of America's Debt
Thom talks about the latest debt ceiling developments with political pundit Karen Finney and author, Neil Howe. Later in the show, he breaks down how Ross Perot's prediction of Free Trade's negative effects on America is partly the cause of the nation's economic crisis.
GRITtv: Richard Wolff & Karen Finney: Playing Politics with the Budget
The details of the compromise that finally kept the government open and made deep cuts to the federal budget for fiscal year 2011 are finally beginning to emerge--and they're not pretty. Millions and even billions from education, labor, the EPA--all for what economist Richard Wolff says is a negligible impact on the actual deficit. Is there an upside to this mess? Richard joins Laura in studio, along with strategist Karen Finney from Washington, D.C., to break down the budget plan and the politics behind it. They also offer some solutions for ways to really fix the deficit.
GRITtv: Dec. 10, 2010
"My life is my message—do good in the world and have fun while doing it," says Wavy Gravy, 60s icon, clown, activist, and of course inspiration for a Ben & Jerry's ice cream flavor. ; Now the subject of a new documentary, Saint Misbehavin' , Wavy Gravy is still going strong, taking his positive message of change around the world.Wavy Gravy and filmmaker Michelle Esrick join Laura in studio to talk activism from the West Village and Woodstock to the Hog Farm, Bangladesh, and curing blindness.The term for street kids in Haiti is "Sanguine," which translates to "Soulless." But this week's Got Doc shows they're anything but.
GRITtv: Karen Finney: Remembering Elizabeth Edwards
Elizabeth Edwards, passionate advocate for healthcare reform, lawyer, and wife of former presidential candidate John Edwards, died last week at age 61. Karen Finney was her communications director on the campaign, and has remained close to the family, and she joins us via Skype to share her memories of Elizabeth. Distributed by Tubemogul.
GRITtv: Ari Berman & Karen Finney: Missing the Message
Democrats were trying to get the focus back on the parts of their agenda that could actually get through the lame duck Senate this week--that is, until the latest WikiLeaks documents got out. Now once again, the media's focus has shifted, but that doesn't make the economic situation any less dire.Democratic strategist Karen Finney and Nation contributor and author of Herding Donkeys Ari Berman join Laura to discuss the situation in D.C., the Democratic agenda, and what hope, if any, there is for passing some last bits of legislation before the new Congress sweeps in.
GRITtv: Oct. 11 2010
Well as the Tea Partiers continue to prove they may be more than just a passing trend - at least in the fast-approaching midterms - we ask, where did the Democrats go so wrong in mobilizing their base? Did Obama's pandering to the center and big business alienate too many voters who believed in change?
Ari Berman & Karen Finney: Can Dems Regain Grassroots Support?
Well as the Tea Partiers continue to prove they may be more than just a passing trend - at least in the fast-approaching midterms - we ask, where did the Democrats go so wrong in mobilizing their base? Did Obama's pandering to the center and big business alienate too many voters who believed in change? And what could he have learned from Howard Dean in building a movement? Ari Berman, Nation Contributor and Author of Herding Donkeys: The Fight to Rebuild the Democratic Party and Reshape American Politics and Democratic Strategist, Karen Finney who served as the Director of Communications at the Democratic National Committee drop by GRITtv.
GRITtv: Fate of the Public Option?
Is the healthcare debate making you sick? We've got some clear information - which just may be the best medicine. Joining us today we have Wendell Potter, former Vice President of CIGNA; Karen Finney, former Communications Director of the Democratic National Committee; and our very own Diane Shamis, GRITtv Producer and Founding Steering Committee Member, Leadership Conference for Guaranteed Health Care.
