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GRITtv: Marcy Wheeler: Making a Mess of Justice, Finance, and More
"You can't just have homeowners pay for the mess that the banks have made; not just of our finance system, it's becoming clear that they've made a mess of our private property system in this country," says Marcy Wheeler, who's been blogging the House and Senate hearings on the foreclosure crisis at her FireDogLake blog, and joins us via Skype to discuss the situation. And while hearings on Capitol Hill look into what the banks have done to everyday people, the discussion of Bush administration torture and unlawful detention goes on--Ahmed Khalfan Ghailani was convicted of one of the 285 counts he was tried for, in a civilian court. Marcy points out that the trial might have gone differently if much of the evidence in the case hadn't been obtained through torture.
Email this pageGRITtv: How Much More Can Haiti Take?
Another aftershock hit Haiti this morning, this one of magnitude 6.1. The devastation from the original quake is nowhere close to being contained, and sustained hits make it even harder to regain some sort of order in the country. Congresswoman Maxine Waters, who has a long history with Haiti, says that the country just cannot sustain another big earthquake. She joined us via phone, along with Mark Danner. They both offered more ideas for ways that the U.S. government and people can be an influence for good. Don't miss Danner's recent interview with Laura about his book, as well. Thanks to Jacquie Soohen and Free Speech TV for footage in this segment, shot at Savoir Faire in Flatbush, Brooklyn.
GRITtv: Jan. 20, 2010
Scott Brown, a Republican with tea party support, won the special election for the last two years of Ted Kennedy's Senate term last night over Democrat Martha Coakley. Predictably, the blame game has already started, with critiques leveled at everyone from Coakley herself to the President. But what does this mean, both for Massachusetts and for the rest of the country?; Katrina vanden Heuvel looks back at the last year of the Obama administration and offers some prescriptions for fixing the Democrats' populism problem; Congresswoman Maxine Waters, who has a long history with Haiti, says that the country just cannot sustain another big earthquake. She joined us via phone, after another aftershock hit Haiti this morning; Mark Danner tells his stories of reporting from Haiti; we ask Liliana Segura of AlterNet and Spencer Ackerman of the Washington Independent if we can scan ourselves to safety, or if this is just more security theater designed to get us to give up our civil liberties.
Democracy Now!: Thur, Jan. 14, 2010: Haitian Update
The death toll rises as Haiti is crushed by a massive 7.0-magnitude earthquake. Much of the Haitian capital of Port-au-Prince has been leveled by Tuesday’s earthquake, leaving as many as 100,000 people dead and tens of thousands of people homeless. As of Thursday morning, little aid has arrived in Haiti. We go to Port-au-Prince to speak with independent journalist Ansel Herz. Bill Quigley, the legal director at the Center for Constitutional Rights, and Brian Concannon, director of the Institute for Justice & Democracy in Haiti, offer updates. Naomi Klein speaks about the situation, and Congressmember Maxine Waters talks about the U.S. and international aid response to Tuesday’s earthquake in Haiti. "Democracy Now!" is a daily independent newshour.
GRITtv: The F Word: Holiday Spirit?
It’s that familiar season, full of quaint old false beliefs … Who’s been naughty and who’s been nice? It’s pretty clear in the world of global politics, but there’s no relation between behavior and the consequences. In fact, if there's any relationship, it's downside up. Take climate change. Polluter nations wouldn't be hard for Santa to spot. They’re the big ones, with long dirty industrial histories, gobbling up everybody's ozone space. They’re not called “naughty” (just "developed") and in Copenhagen they did all they could to prevent ever having to pay any painful price … In Washington, there's something similar taking place. While bank bonuses go back up, so does poverty and unemployment. The bankers say they're not breaking any rules, they're paying the government back, and they're back to work drafting new rules that will keep their profits on track. Meanwhile, Main Street's hurting and no one's hurting worse than those who had the least in the first place … You better watch out...You better not pout... Just when is Santa coming to town? -- Laura Flanders
GRITtv: Who Do The Blue Dogs Really Represent in the Healthcare Reform Debate?
What stands in the way of reasonable, common sense healthcare reform? Rep. Maxine Waters says that liberal democrats who support single payer have already compromised by agreeing to a public option. But even that now seems in peril, thwarted by Blue Dog Democrats and Republicans who seem to be going to bat for the insurance industry. Who will prevail? Rep. Maxine Waters of California?s 35th congressional district, Eric Schoenberg, an Adjunct Associate business professor at Columbia University and a former investment banker, Jack Lohman, a former small business owner and the author of "Politicians - Owned and Operated by Corporate America," and Ray Stever, President of the New Jersey Industrial Union Council on the healthcare battle and whether real reform is possible.
