Alexander Cockburn and David Harvey: Does the Left Have a Plan for Escaping the Financial Crisis? Alexander Cockburn and David Harvey: Does the Left Have a Plan for Escaping the Financial Crisis?
It will take years before we even begin to deal with the problems created by the 2008 financial meltdown.
Jul 23, 2012 / Nation in the News / GRITtv
Katrina vanden Heuvel: We Need to Reframe the Deficit Debate Katrina vanden Heuvel: We Need to Reframe the Deficit Debate
We are in a jobs crisis, not a deficit crisis, and activism groups like US Uncut have taken to the streets to help change this dialogue.
Wall Street’s Loan Sharks Prey on Poor Neighborhoods Wall Street’s Loan Sharks Prey on Poor Neighborhoods
Kai Wright talks about how payday lenders prey on poor and working class neighborhoods.
US Uncut: Holding Corporations Accountable US Uncut: Holding Corporations Accountable
The US Uncut movement is spreading across the country staging protests to make corporate tax dodgers pay up.
Who Would an NFL Lockout Hurt the Most? Who Would an NFL Lockout Hurt the Most?
When President Obama framed an NFL lockout and the possible cancellation of the 2011 season as a quarrel between billionaires and millionaires, he missed the point.
Michael Moore: A War Against the Middle Class in Wisconsin Michael Moore: A War Against the Middle Class in Wisconsin
Wisconsin's struggle is about more than unions, it's part of a larger campaign against the foundations of the American middle class.
Video: Rage Against the Machine’s Tom Morello on Union Workers Fighting Back Video: Rage Against the Machine’s Tom Morello on Union Workers Fighting Back
Morello has experienced first hand how the people of Wisconsin are taking the narrative back from right-wing politicians.
Feb 24, 2011 / Video / GRITtv and The Nation
Jesse Jackson in Wisconsin: Economic Justice Is a Civil Right Jesse Jackson in Wisconsin: Economic Justice Is a Civil Right
From Madison, the civil rights leader explains how the protests of working people in Wisconsin are deeply connected to the struggle for civil rights in America's past and present.
Feb 24, 2011 / Video / GRITtv and The Nation
Wisconsin Protests Grow Beyond Madison Wisconsin Protests Grow Beyond Madison
John Nichols joins The Progressive's Matthew Rothschild on GRITtv to discuss the forces pushing for Wisconsin's union-busting legislation.
Tension Over Gays and Muslims at CPAC Tension Over Gays and Muslims at CPAC
Sarah Posner reports on homophobia, Islamophobia and presidential hopefuls at the annual conference of conservative activists known as CPAC.