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GRITtv: Real News Network: Tuscon's Ethnic Studies Fight
Obama travels to El Paso today as part of a campaign to win back Latino voters, many of whom are still waiting for Obama to make good on his last campaign promise of immigration reform. At the same time the glad handing and photo ops are taking place, in nearby Tuscon Arizona there's a new front to the war on immigration where students are fighting the Board of Education to preserve a historically successful ethnic studies program. Here's a report from the Real News Network.
Email this pageGRITtv: September 8, 2009: Where Is the Progressive Response to Van Jones' Resignation?
The muted response to Van Jones’ resignation says volumes about where progressives stand in the Obama administration and whether so-called outsiders have a role to play in shaping the administration’s policies. So what’s really at stake? And what does the Van Jones story reveal about American politics? Ludovic Blain, project manager of Closing the Racial Wealth Gap Initiative, Rory O’Connor, author of "Shock Jocks: Hate Speech and Talk Radio," Tim Wise, author of "Between Barack and a Hard Place: Racism and White Denial in the Age of Obama," and Jane Hamsher, founder of Firedoglake, discuss the recent developments and what their impact might be.
GRITtv: August 31, 2009
There are few US writers who have spent as much time in Palestine as Kathleen and Bill Chritison. Over they years they've provided an indispensable overview of life in Palestine and their assessment of what's happening today is grim indeed. Settlements are continuing apace and there doesn't appear to be a serious or even a minor shift in US policy. Former CIA employees they have traveled to the region regularly and have authored numerous books and articles.
GRITtv: Brave New Films: Rethink Afghanistan
The only thing faster than Obama ratcheting up the war against Afghanistan is Robert Greenwald ratcheting up his "Rethink Afghanistan" project where he talks to all the experts -from Afghan civilians to U.S. soldiers- about the need to rethink exactly why we're going to war there, and if, just maybe, we shouldn't be. Take a look.
GRITtv: Real News Network Reports on Honduras
The impasse of Honduras remains unresolved, as deposed president Zelaya and the coup leaders both lobby their side to the international community, the Organization of American States, and the U.S. government. This weekend saw the most physical embodiment of this impasse with president Zelaya attempting to return to the country by plane, and being blocked by army trucks scattered across the runway. The Real News Network brings us this report on the stand off.
GRITtv: Real News Network: Coup in Honduras
In 2002, Venezuela successfully rebuffed a military coup. Since then, Latin America, hadn't seen another military takeover until last week in Honduras. Will the coup there succeed? The Real News Network spoke to Honduran Bertha Oliva, founder of the Committee of the Disappeared, about life on the ground in Honduras.
