GRITtv: Dec. 22, 2009

Without a public option, Medicare buy-in, or other cost-controlling measures, and with Stupak and Nelson holding women's rights for ransom, is there anything good left in te healthcare bill? We ask Chris Hayes, Lizz Winstead and Miriam Yeung what's in, what's out, and what the best course of action is now for progressives who want to see real reform. Sarah Schulman joins Laura in the studio to talk about homophobia in the family and more. Street Films made a humorous list of ten things to be thankful for when Gridlock Alert hits. New America Media looks at an alternative program in San Francisco that offers low-cost short-term loans to keep people out of the clutches of the payday lenders. Circus Amok takes its brand of avant-garde political theater to Washington Square Park. William K. Black, a former senior deputy chief counsel at the federal Office of Thrift Supervision is an expert on the shady dealings of banks and corporations. David Heath of the Huffington Post interviewed him for this report.