In an interview with GRITtv, Iranian born author Roya Hakakian says that on Iran, the Democratic nominee-elect isn't saying or doing anything that hasn't been done for years. So much for change.

In the case of crimes against humanity, the arc of the moral universe has been long...but this week, it's bending a bit more towards justice. After thirteen years of hiding in plain sight, former president Radovan Karadzic was finally arrested this week in Belgrade. The appointment of a new, pro-european government there late last month seems to have cleared the way. In this interview with filmmaker Ilan Ziv and journalist Stacy Sullivan, GRITtv looks at the significance of Karadzic's arrest and the prosecution of genocide.

"Black in America" is playing on CNN. GRITtv's panel that doesn't need to watch to understand that experience. Then, Serbian war-criminal Radovan Karadjic was arrested Monday -- we'll look at his record with two reporters who were there. And a US based Iranian considers Barack Obama's comments on Iran. Suffice to say, it's complicated.

Man on Wire is the story of the greatest high wire walk in history. In 1974, Philippe Petit rigged a wire between the two world trade towers. The film, previewed here, chronicles the plot, the planning, and the spectacle.

Does Barack Obama’s foreign policy represent a return to multilateralism or a restoration of American Empire? Our foreign policy roundtable discusses Obama's overseas trip and whether there's real change on the horizon.

Jazz vocalist Lezlie Harrison got her start singing gospel in her grandfather’s North Carolina church. After working for years as an actor she decided to return to singing in order to support herself. Today she is a fixture on the New York jazz scene and founder of the Jazz Gallery, a performance space for young musicians.

Does Barack Obama’s foreign policy represent a return to multilateralism or a restoration of American Empire? A roundtable with Frida Berrigan, Arun Gupta, Jake Sherman, and Irshad Manji. An interview with Jazz vocalist Lezlie Harrison. And a preview of Man on Wire, aerialist Philippe Petit.

If Vanity Fair's cartoonist wanted to flip the New Yorker cover on the GOP, they'd have to portray the media's lies about the candidate. Not the true stuff.

Thousands of veterans have committed suicide since returning from Iraq and Afghanistan. But the subject is taboo. Marine Corporal James Jenkins, a decorated war hero, took his life after serving two tours of duty in Iraq. His mother, Cynthia Fleming, shares his story with the American News Project.

Voter registration and turnout are up. If the Democratic Primary is an indication of what’s to come, we can expect big numbers in November. But the long shadow of 2000 and 2004 still looms. Will voting be fair and will everyone registered to vote be able to do so without standing on line for six hours or battling with poll workers? Our election roundtable discusses the obstacles and opportunities in '08.