In a marathon session, amidst protestors chanting: "bailout people not banks", lawmakers reached a deal to move forward with the largest bailout in our nation's history. House speaker, Nancy Pelosi, declared victory: "We sent a message to Wall Street," she said. "The party is over."

Today on GRITtv, who's standing up to Wall Street? Our media roundtable looks at the protests on Wall Street and throughout the country last week. They didn't exactly get much attention in the press. Then Live From Main Street goes virtual. GRITtv will be broadcasting special programming all week from the battleground state of Ohio on the issue of voting rights.

"I never thought that much about where my food came from until I learned that the average American meal travels 1500 miles before it is eaten. You should wonder if something's wrong when your thanksgiving dinner is better-traveled than your entire family."

Leni Stern spent two years living in Mali and Senegal, recording an album with African musicians and immersing herself in African life and culture. She was deeply influenced by the tradition of story telling in Mali and has incorporated many of the musical elements into her new album, Africa. Her remarkable journey was a bold new chapter in her life the Washington Post has described her new album as, "deeply soulful

The liberals who complain about Bush never admitting to any (alleged) mistakes should be thrilled by McCain's campaign suspension campaign. McCain admitted that "the issue of economics is not something I've understood as well as I should," and now he's doing what he can to fix that. In all fairness, McCain has always had a plan:

We have a preview of Kelly Nyks’s Split: A Divided America a documentary film that takes a behind the scenes look at partisanship, rancor, and division in American politics.

Today on GRITtv we bring you a critical but comedic perspective on the news with Sam Seder and Marc Maron of Air America Radio and Chris Rabb of Afro-Netizen. Then, Rep. John Conyers tries to explain why no one's impeaching the President. Plus this week's documentary in progress - Really Delicious.

What does a belief in evolution have to do with the economy? Quite a bit. With John McCain’s selection of Sarah Palin as his running mate, the question of religious fundamentalism and its pervasive influence on America politics is on the table in a major way. Environmentalist Chip Ward wrote recently that a Palin vice presidency would be, "the equivalent of launching a 'surge strategy' in the Republican war on the

Over one-fifth of US households aren't getting any attention in the Henry Paulson bailout plan. They are the 60 million individuals, including over 18.5 million children living in what Michael Zweig calls economic distress. Even as Wall Street is demanding attention and a blank check with no strings attached, those 60 million American families need a plan too.

Tomorrow. 4 pm. Protesters will descend on Wall Street with their own bailout plan. And it’s not in the form of a blank check from Congress. Jodie Evans, co-founder of Code Pink and one of the organizers of the protest, talks about the connections between the war, the economy, and the culture of fear in the United States that has given the president carte blanche on everything from the Patriotic Act