The Nation on Grit TV

The Nation on Grit TV is a weekly collaboration between The Nation and Grit TV.  Each week Nation contributors join host Laura Flanders in studio to expand on the reporting and analysis found in The Nation magazine.

Conversation: Laurie Penny on the UK Student Protests Conversation: Laurie Penny on the UK Student Protests

When the UK government passed legislation that may effectively triple the cost of higher education in the UK last week, "It felt like the relationship between state and citi...

Dec 15, 2010 / Video / The Nation on Grit TV

Conversation: Bill McKibben: We Need Climate Justice Now Conversation: Bill McKibben: We Need Climate Justice Now

According to 350.org founder Bill McKibben, the biggest stumbling block in the path of the climate justice movement lies right under our noses: our own Congress.

Dec 8, 2010 / Video / The Nation on Grit TV

Briefing: Tina Gerhardt on the Cancun Climate Summit Briefing: Tina Gerhardt on the Cancun Climate Summit

The countries in attendance at the climate summit held by the United Nations in Cancun this week aren't talking about future consequences of global climate change; they're disc...

Dec 6, 2010 / Video / The Nation on Grit TV

Conversation: Ari Berman and Karen Finney on WikiLeaks and the Lame Duck Session Conversation: Ari Berman and Karen Finney on WikiLeaks and the Lame Duck Session

The Democrats were trying to get the focus back on the parts of their agenda that could actually get through the lame duck Senate this week—that is, until the latest Wiki...

Dec 3, 2010 / Video / The Nation on Grit TV

Commentary: Dave Zirin on Notre Dame’s Rogue Football Team Commentary: Dave Zirin on Notre Dame’s Rogue Football Team

After two avoidable deaths and an accusation of sexual assault by a Notre Dame player, it’s past time that the storied football squad had its program suspended.

Dec 1, 2010 / Video / The Nation on Grit TV

Briefing: Ann Wright on the WikiLeaks Diplomatic Bombshell Briefing: Ann Wright on the WikiLeaks Diplomatic Bombshell

The retired United States Army Colonel and former State Department official explains the latest releases from WikiLeaks, what they tell us about the Defense and State departmen...

Nov 29, 2010 / Video / The Nation on Grit TV

Commentary: Remembering Frank W. Lewis and Chalmers Johnson Commentary: Remembering Frank W. Lewis and Chalmers Johnson

This past week brought us two losses that will be felt throughout The Nation and GRITtv families.

Nov 29, 2010 / Lived History / The Nation on Grit TV

Conversation Part 2: Jean-Bertrand Aristide on Haiti in the Earthquake’s Aftermath Conversation Part 2: Jean-Bertrand Aristide on Haiti in the Earthquake’s Aftermath

The former Haitian president discusses his country, his exile and possible return and why his party, still popular in Haiti, isn't allowed to participate in the upcoming electio...

Nov 24, 2010 / Video / The Nation on Grit TV

Conversation Part 1: Nicolas Rossier on Haiti in the Earthquake’s Aftermath Conversation Part 1: Nicolas Rossier on Haiti in the Earthquake’s Aftermath

The award winning filmmaker and reporter recounts his conversation with exiled former Haitian president Jean-Bertrand Aristide and explains the state of Haitian politics today.

Nov 24, 2010 / Video / The Nation on Grit TV

Briefing: Katrina vanden Heuvel on Confronting the Media’s Flaws Briefing: Katrina vanden Heuvel on Confronting the Media’s Flaws

Faced with the cynical coverage of the mainstream media, what can ordinary Americans do to work toward an alternative that more accurately reflects the problems facing our countr...

Nov 22, 2010 / Video / The Nation on Grit TV

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