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GRITtv: Tom Morello: Union Town
Tom Morello, Rage Against the Machine guitarist and protest singer as The Nightwatchman, was in Madison to support the workers' protest, and now his new music is inspired by those union workers. His new EP, Union Town, is coming out soon and its proceeds will go to support The America Votes Labor Unity Fund, but you can download this track for free now at SaveWorkers.org. Distributed by Tubemogul.
Email this pageGRITtv: Rev. Jesse Jackson: The Spark to Fight Back
"Governors are leading a fight on the gravy and the meat is off the table," notes Rev. Jesse Jackson, civil rights activist and former presidential candidate. The meat, he notes, is a trillion dollar war, corporate personhood, unregulated banks and more, and yet conservative governors are attacking the rights of working people. "They remove the roof for the wealthy, then attack the floor for the working poor," he notes. Rev. Jackson was with the workers in Madison and Columbus, and joins Laura in our New York studio to discuss the attacks on workers, the revolution in Libya and what the US should do about it, and Rahm Emanuel becoming Mayor of Chicago. Distributed by Tubemogul.
GRITtv: Tom Morello: World Wide Rebel Songs
Tom Morello brought a musical message of solidarity to the Wisconsin protesters last week, along with other musicians like the MC5's Wayne Kramer. And it wasn't just his own message that he carried to Madison with him--Morello read a letter from Egypt to the crowd that came to hear him play. As the protests continue in Wisconsin and Republican officials in other states bend, we bring you more of Morello's message. Find more of our Madison, Wisconsin coverage at http://grittv.org! Distributed by Tubemogul.
GRITtv: Feb. 25, 2011
"Governors are leading a fight on the gravy and the meat is off the table," notes Rev. Jesse Jackson, civil rights activist and former presidential candidate. The meat, he notes, is a trillion dollar war, corporate personhood, unregulated banks and more, and yet conservative governors are attacking the rights of working people. "They remove the roof for the wealthy, then attack the floor for the working poor," he notes. Rev. Jackson was with the workers in Madison and Columbus, and joins Laura in our New York studio to discuss the attacks on workers, the revolution in Libya and what the US should do about it, and Rahm Emanuel becoming Mayor of Chicago. Tom Morello brought a musical message of solidarity to the Wisconsin protesters last week, along with other musicians like the MC5's Wayne Kramer. And it wasn't just his own message that he carried to Madison with him--Morello read a letter from Egypt to the crowd that came to hear him play. As the protests continue in Wisconsin and Republican officials in other states bend, we bring you more of Morello's message. Distributed by Tubemogul.
GRITtv: Tom Morello: Putting Wind in the Sails of the Struggle
"Today on the Capitol steps, what we did there was create a little bit of the world we'd like to see," says Tom Morello, musician with Rage Against the Machine, Audioslave and solo performer as The Nightwatchman. He joined the protests in Wisconsin to help lift the spirits and support the protesters, and he notes that this struggle is historic. "This is a shining example, for working people across the United States to not just hold dearly to the rights they have, but let's do some advancing of those rights as well." Tom spoke with Laura in Madison about the role of musicians and artists in the struggle for rights, the role of independent media, and why it's time to take back the narrative around workers' rights. Distributed by Tubemogul.
Democracy Now!: Tues. Sept. 14 2010
As regulators weigh drilling in Marcellus shale, the EPA opens public hearings on the health and environmental impact of hydraulic fracturing; Street Sweeper Social Club is "revolutionary party music" from Tom Morello of Rage Against the Machine and Boots Riley of the Coup; in a monumental union vote, California healthcare workers will choose between SEIU and a breakaway NUHW. Democracy Now! is a daily independent newshour.
Democracy Now! Mon. Sept. 13 2010
Tariq Ramadan debates Moustafa Bayoumi on the proposed Islamic center near Ground Zero; activists go on trial in Nevada for protesting the Obama administration's drone program; "This Is the Worst Catastrophe to Hit Any State Since Biblical Times," says Feryal Ali Gauhar, just back from Pakistan and describing the suffering from the flood; while Gingrich says that Obama acts "Kenyan and anti-colonial," what does a real Kenyan anti-colonialist think? We have a conversation with novelist Ngugi wa Thiong’o; Kenyan father, white American mother, from Illinois and a Harvard graduate: President Obama? No, it’s guitarist Tom Morello. Democracy Now! is a daily independent newshour.
DNC Coverage: Tom Morello at the Open-the-Debates Rally
Tom Morello plays music, speaks about the election, and introduces Ralph Nader. The Denver Super Rally is being held to coincide with the Democratic National Convention.
