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GRITtv: The F Word: When Is It Time To Cut Military Spending?
On Tuesday, April 12, people in more than 35 countries, as well as Columbus, Dallas, Kansas City and dozens of other cities throughout the United States will participate in the first Global Day of Action on Military Spending. In DC, they most definitely are sitting this one out. Distributed by Tubemogul.
Email this pageGRITtv: Fighting for Bradley Manning
Bradley Manning, the accused leaker of many of the documents posted on the website WikiLeaks, remains in jail under increasingly harsh conditions. This weekend, protesters, including regular GRITtv guest Col. Ann Wright and Pentagon Papers leaker Daniel Ellsberg, were arrested at Quantico Marine Corps base, rallying in support and demanding better treatment for Manning.
GRITtv: The F Word: Baby Steps Toward Equality
It's over a year into an Obama administration, and already that word “compromise” has been heard too much. Yet when the news hit Monday night that the administration had agreed to a compromise that would see Congress voting on overturning "Don't Ask Don't Tell", hopes rose again. GRITtv with Laura Flanders brings participatory democracy onto your computer screen and into your living room, bridging the gap between audience and advocates. Watch any show, at any time: http://grittv.org Distributed by Tubemogul.
GRITtv: Unemployment, Homelessness Greet Vets
In 2007, a VA survey found that 18 percent of recently discharged veterans were unemployed and that of those who had found a job, 25 percent made less than $22,000 a year. Those numbers have only gotten worse since the recent recession, but with ongoing wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, more and more servicemembers are returning home and trying to find work. This video from New America Media takes a look at the struggles of veterans to readjust to civilian life.
GRITtv: For Today's Veterans, What Does Survival Mean?
November 11 is Veterans Day. Originally Armistice Day, after the day that World War I ended, it is a day commemorating what we have survived. These days, though, despite the constant political back-and-forth over the two wars, today's veterans get far too little attention and the war is far from the minds of most people as they go about their day. The shootings at Fort Hood this week called up more questions about veterans and military servicemembers and especially their treatment and counseling. How are soldiers surviving the wars, and readjusting to life at home? What are we doing to help them, and is it enough?
