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U.S. Economy
Robert Scheer:
Is anyone ever going to be held accountable for the sweetheart deals that passed billions of taxpayer dollars through the AIG shell game to the banks that caused the meltdown?
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Housing & Homelessness
Greg Kaufmann:
Representative Marcy Kaptur, a longstanding advocate for foreclosure relief, talks to The Nation about prospects for sweeing financial refor
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U.S. Economy
William Greider:
Deficit spending is a cure for our troubles, not the cause. If Obama reduces the red ink, the Great Recession could be born again
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U.S. Economy
GRIT TV :
The Nation's John Nichols discuss the correlation between the low unemployment numbers and our foreign policy.
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Sarah Palin
GRIT TV :
The Nation's Richard Kim joins a conversation on Sarah Palin's recent media blitz and the impact it could have on our country's politics.
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Activism & Organizing
GRIT TV :
Americans voted for change and are getting frustrated with the lack of it, mainly because powerful forces are holding the status quo in place.
In a report published on Tuesday,
Pro Publica revealed that many states have failed to take advantage of stimulus funding because they claim that they can't afford to put up the 20 percent in matching funds required to access the money. In fact, only 27 states have applied for billions in funding that would have gone to needy families. According to the article, "the chaos and allegations of abuse that followed illustrates how, in the heated debate over the stimulus, even the most lauded program can turn into the most lampooned overnight." Christopher Flavelle of Pro Publica and others on why states are ignoring the stimulus welfare fund.
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GRITtv with Laura Flanders is a new, news and arts discussion show, available daily, in multiple formats, with interactivity and a positive take on what's going on. The show launched May 12, 2008.
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