GRITtv http://grittv.org Cultivating a Better Conversation Sun, 06 May 2012 17:25:34 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Noam Chomsky: Suicidal Policies vs OWS and Life! http://grittv.org/2012/05/02/chatting-with-chomsky/ http://grittv.org/2012/05/02/chatting-with-chomsky/#comments Wed, 02 May 2012 11:43:19 +0000 LauraFlanders http://grittv.org/?p=16940 Occupied Media Pamphlet Series brings together several of those lectures, a speech on “occupying foreign policy” and a brief tribute to his friend and co-agitator Howard Zinn. From his speeches, and in this conversation, it’s clear that the emeritus MIT professor and author is as impressed by the spontaneous, cooperative communities some Occupy encampments created, as he is by the movement’s political impact. We are a nation whose leaders are pursuing policies that amount to “suicide” Chomsky says. But there are glimmers of possibility – in worker co-operatives, and other spaces where people get a taste of a different way of living. We talked in his office, for Free Speech TV on April 24. Read the full transcript at CounterPunch.]]> http://grittv.org/2012/05/02/chatting-with-chomsky/feed/ 0 Watch Coverage of May Day Events from Media for the 99 Percent http://grittv.org/2012/05/01/watch-coverage-of-may-day-events-from-media-for-the-99-percent/ http://grittv.org/2012/05/01/watch-coverage-of-may-day-events-from-media-for-the-99-percent/#comments Tue, 01 May 2012 12:59:44 +0000 LauraFlanders http://grittv.org/?p=16944 FSTV is among 25 independent media outlets belonging to The Media Consortium that are collaborating to provide coordinated, national coverage of May Day events around the country.
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]]> http://grittv.org/2012/05/01/watch-coverage-of-may-day-events-from-media-for-the-99-percent/feed/ 0 Can ‘Caring Across Generations’ Change the World? http://grittv.org/2012/04/13/can-caring-across-generations-change-the-world/ http://grittv.org/2012/04/13/can-caring-across-generations-change-the-world/#comments Fri, 13 Apr 2012 12:00:38 +0000 LauraFlanders http://grittv.org/?p=16929 TheNation.com.]]> http://grittv.org/2012/04/13/can-caring-across-generations-change-the-world/feed/ 0 Rev. Jesse Jackson on George Zimmerman’s Arrest http://grittv.org/2012/04/12/rev-jesse-jackson-on-george-zimmermans-arrest/ http://grittv.org/2012/04/12/rev-jesse-jackson-on-george-zimmermans-arrest/#comments Thu, 12 Apr 2012 04:17:41 +0000 LauraFlanders http://grittv.org/?p=16925 http://grittv.org/2012/04/12/rev-jesse-jackson-on-george-zimmermans-arrest/feed/ 0 Jeffrey Sachs: Population Controller? http://grittv.org/2012/03/17/jeffrey-sachs-population-controller/ http://grittv.org/2012/03/17/jeffrey-sachs-population-controller/#comments Sat, 17 Mar 2012 10:50:26 +0000 LauraFlanders http://grittv.org/?p=16915 Washington Post Columbia economist Jeffrey Sachs made his pitch to be the next president of the World Bank promising to “lead the bank into a new era of problem-solving.” John Cavanaugh and Robin Broad have laid out a raft of righteous concerns about Sachs’s candidacy. The “solutions” Sachs proposes to poverty, they point out, can be summed up in the not very-new words: “aid” and “trade.”  As if that wasn’t bad enough, there’s Sachs’s other favorite problem solver: population control. That’s taking us to a new era, alright: right back to the nineteenth century of Thomas Malthus. Read the full article at The Nation.com.]]> http://grittv.org/2012/03/17/jeffrey-sachs-population-controller/feed/ 0 F Word: It’s not just Koran-Burning, also Drone Killings Riling People Up http://grittv.org/2012/03/01/f-word-its-not-just-koran-burning-also-drone-killings-riling-people-up/ http://grittv.org/2012/03/01/f-word-its-not-just-koran-burning-also-drone-killings-riling-people-up/#comments Thu, 01 Mar 2012 14:47:13 +0000 LauraFlanders http://grittv.org/?p=16899 Counterpunch.  ]]> http://grittv.org/2012/03/01/f-word-its-not-just-koran-burning-also-drone-killings-riling-people-up/feed/ 0 The Laura Flanders Show…coming soon! http://grittv.org/2012/02/19/the-laura-flanders-show-coming-soon/ http://grittv.org/2012/02/19/the-laura-flanders-show-coming-soon/#comments Sun, 19 Feb 2012 21:29:46 +0000 LauraFlanders http://grittv.org/?p=16895 http://grittv.org/2012/02/19/the-laura-flanders-show-coming-soon/feed/ 0 How The 1% Exploits America http://grittv.org/2012/02/16/how-the-1-exploits-america/ http://grittv.org/2012/02/16/how-the-1-exploits-america/#comments Fri, 17 Feb 2012 04:01:40 +0000 LauraFlanders http://grittv.org/?p=16891 new video series. Each short video—one minute apiece—lays out the truth about a different one-percenter. They let their audience choose the subjects. They solicited suggestions on nominees, narrowed them down to 30, and let their audience vote. The new videos represent five of the top vote-getters, with more videos on the way. The first is above.]]> http://grittv.org/2012/02/16/how-the-1-exploits-america/feed/ 0 SUPPORT YOUR MEDIA DAY http://grittv.org/2012/02/13/support-your-media-day/ http://grittv.org/2012/02/13/support-your-media-day/#comments Mon, 13 Feb 2012 21:47:06 +0000 LauraFlanders http://grittv.org/?p=16872 Support Your Media Day!  Laura Flanders and GRITtv are joining with independent media groups from all over the country in a one-day-only collaborative fundraiser.     Join the fun by donating here.  It's a friendly race to the finish with prizes along the way. Your contribution of $10 or $25 could give GRITtv the extra we need to win a $1,000 prize for "most donors" or "most donated in an hour" and there's a surprise prize too!  Lots of other great independent media groups are taking part as well. I'll be interviewing them in this looping stream throughout the day.     Share this event on Facebook and Twitter and help build the buzz. You can tweet about this day using #supportyrmedia.  Spread the word by forwarding this link to your family and friends along with a personal note as to why you believe in our work, and why they should give at Support Your Media Day.     Remember, we have one day. Show the power of all-for-one, one-for-all  media - and help bring the Laura Flanders Show one step closer to being on the air on public television by taking part in Support Your Media Day. Thank you.]]> http://grittv.org/2012/02/13/support-your-media-day/feed/ 0 United Supreme Koch http://grittv.org/2012/02/07/united-supreme-koch/ http://grittv.org/2012/02/07/united-supreme-koch/#comments Tue, 07 Feb 2012 18:17:44 +0000 LauraFlanders http://grittv.org/?p=16867 The Other 99%:  "On the second anniversary of the Citizens United decision, we joined together with the Backbone Campaign to bathe the Supreme Court building with giant dollar signs.  The video turned out great, and has received a pretty incredible reception." “The Kochs and their kind are engaged in a hostile corporate takeover of our nation’s political system,” said John Sellers, co-founder of The Other 98%. “We’ve come to the scene of the crime today – the U.S. Supreme Court – to tell the justices exactly what we think of the infamous Citizens United ruling that made that takeover possible.” Enjoy.]]> http://grittv.org/2012/02/07/united-supreme-koch/feed/ 0