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Laura Flanders on The Ed Show, 11/10/2009

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GRITtv's Laura Flanders debates Ernest Istook of the Heritage Foundation about the healthcare bill's future in the United States Senate on "The Ed Show" Nov. 10, 2009.

GRITtv: Morals, Motivation and Movements: What the Left Can Learn from Religion

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One year ago, Americans were energized to elect Barack Obama president, casting more votes than had ever been cast in a U.S. election. Now it's election day again, and with Democratic candidates facing tough races in several states, we take a look at what the left can learn from religious organizations, who manage to keep people coming back week after week. Does religion have a place in social justice movements, and does the right have a lock on religious motivation to act? Joining us to debate the proper place of religion and spirituality on the Left are Michael De Dora, the Rev.

GRITtv: Rural South Suffers Stigma of HIV

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From RH Reality Check, this video looks at the state of HIV and other sexually transmitted infections in South Carolina. Much of the state is poor and rural and suffers from a lack of both proper health care funds and proper education for the population. Activists in the state note that the stigma and the lack of information are still as bad in parts of South Carolina as they were in 1981, when the virus first hit the American consciousness. Activists are calling for a massive public health initiative to slow the spread of HIV and to treat people who have already contracted the virus.

GRITtv: Your Healthcare Stories From My Rapid Report

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Recently we asked "Grittv" viewers to contribute their stories to the battle for healthcare reform as part of the new project, "My Rapid Report." If you're producing video telling of your situation with health insurance companies, send us a link at grittv@grittv.org.

Action Update: Sick for Profit

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Expose How Health Insurance Industry Profits by Denying Care: The American Academy of Family Physicians and Brave New Films have teamed up to launch the website http://sickforprofit.com.

SourceCode: Immigration Emergency?

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Wake up and pay attention to the Immigration Emergency. This episode is about the legislation of intolerance and bigotry, and what you can do about it.First, Investigative Reporter Joe Richey reports on the Department of Homeland Security's existing funding, planning and execution of contracts (to KBR and other private security companies) to enable detection, detaining, and deportation of many immigrants. Some border states are already calling for the trigger: an official "Immigration Emergency".

SourceCode: Sustainable Environmental Programs

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Explore various sustainable environmental programs across the country and how people are succeeding and fighting to keep these programs going.

SourceCode: Human Cost of War

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At least 33,000 Iraqis have paid for the war with their lives. Bombs used in Iraq will continue to damage the environment and the people who live on the planet. SourceCode takes a look at depleated uranium and how it's already affecting and deforming newborn children.

SourceCode: Greed/Water

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Big business is turning off the tap....the global corporate/government effort to privatize water is causing suffering and violence around the world. Join Vandana Shiva, Tony Clarke, Maude Barlow, and activist group Public Citizen as they report from India, Bolivia, Canada....and neighborhoods like yours.

Press for Democracy #7

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News Magazine featuring shows on issues of importance to the community, state, nation, and world.

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