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GRITtv: Ed Ott: Where Does the Power Lie?
Even though today is the most important primary election day of the year, a slough labor protestors has invaded K Street to protest lobbying efforts against the banks as detracting attention from the actual state of the American people. Despite continuing foreclosures and layoffs, federal and local initiatives do not seem to be catering to these circumstances. On the contrary, they are not divesting from essential economies such as transit, and other blue collar strongholds. Labor correspondent and executive director of the New York City Central Labor Council, Ed Ott, joins us in the studio to discuss why Americans are so angry, how the outcomes of the primaries could affect these issues, and ask where the power really lies. Don't forget, we are in pledge season! Help GRITtv meet its goal of $100,000 by giving now or spreading the word! 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.
Email this pageGRITtv: Tea Parties, Unions and the Working Class
Tea party protests and labor unions might not seem at first to have much in common, but both groups are angry about bailouts of massive banks and the struggles of working people to make ends meet while jobs disappear overseas. Is the dispute between the tea parties and the progressive left just one of the means to an end? To discuss their differences and talk about finding common ground, Michael Johns, Tea Party organizer and Ed Ott, former executive director of the New York City Central Labor Council and Disinguished Lecturer at the Murphy Institute at CUNY, join us in studio.
