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LIVE AT NOON: Health Care Hits Senate
December 2, 2009As activists make their way around Capitol Hill for today's day of lobbying against the Stupak amendment, we ask: What will the Senate health care bill look like? Amidst the grandstanding, egos, and filibuster threats, is it possible to come out of the Senate with a more progressive bill than the House passed?Live at Noon: Reinventing The Neoliberal Social Order & Antonino D'Ambrosio
November 18, 2009After the meltdown, what next? We continue our discussion by featuring David Harvey and Alexander Cockburn on reinventing the neoliberal social order. At CUNY not long ago, these two independent thinkers sat down with Laura to discuss possibilities for real, radical change, and we have a special look at that for you.LIVE AT NOON: Our Future: What Can We Do?
November 11, 2009How much control does the President really have, anyway? Americans voted for change and are getting frustrated with the lack of it, but our guests have both written about the powerful forces holding the status quo in place.LIVE AT NOON: One Year Later, What's Changed?
November 4, 2009In a special one-hour live stream, we bring back many of our guests from last year's election day show to discuss what's changed, what's stayed the same, and what we still hope to see happen under Obama.LIVE AT NOON: Showdown in Chicago: People vs. Banks
October 28, 2009Who lays claim to the American Dream? That's the question we're asking today on our live panel discussing the protests at the American Bankers Association meeting in Chicago. Is the American Dream something for rich bankers to achieve by taking taxpayer dollars to give themselves ever-larger bonuses, or does that money belong to all of us?GRITtv Live at Noon: Is Taxing The Wealthy Good For Our Health?
July 29, 2009One of the proposals to pay for healthcare reform was to impose an income tax surcharge on families earning more than $350,000. Under pressure from congress, that number has now gone up to $1,000,000 for families and $500,000 for individuals. But does it stand a chance against the conservatives’ anti-tax fantasy?GRITtv Live at Noon: Bank of America: Bad For Consumers?
July 22, 2009Bank of America workers have leveled damning accusations against their employer, claiming that the Bank pressures its employees to burden consumers with debt and enroll in high fee programs. The SEIU’s Stephen Lerner, Former BoA employee Chris Feener, and Max Fraad Wolff on the bank’s unsavory practices.GRITtv Live at Noon: Goldman Sachs: Brilliance or Bubble Machine?
July 15, 2009MATT TAIBBI, ROBERT JOHNSON, and MICHAEL LUX on Goldman Sachs's record profits, the company's big bonus plans, and how backroom deals and taxpayer dollars were used to resuscitate the banking industry. Are they simply bold risk takers or the most brilliant financial coup makers in the history of capitalism?GRITtv Live at Noon: What Is The Real Cost of Healthcare Reform?
July 8, 2009Healthcare as we know it is a serious burden on the national economy. Partisans on both sides of the debate agree no that. But what is the real cost of healthcare reform? And is congress willing to make the necessary changes to fundamentally overhaul the system? Dean Baker, Reed Abelson, and Teresa Ghilarducci on the economics of healthcare reform.GRITtv Live at Noon: Is Immigration Reform Dead?
July 1, 2009Immigration reform is hardly the front page issue it was one year ago even though thousands of immigrants end up in detention facilities every year. The facts on the ground haven't changed, so where does the movement stand? And is there a real possibility for reform under Obama?
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