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Year in Review: Benevolent Occupation in Afghanistan?
December 30, 2009The war in Afghanistan largely took over the headlines this year from Iraq. Obama's escalation there has led many to call it his war. A couple of months ago, we spent an entire show focusing on the issue.Whose American Dream, Anyway?
October 29, 2009Is 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? And is protesting in the streets and at the bankers' meetings the best way to push for more equitable policies and stronger regulation of the financial industry?Whose American Dream, Bush-Era Propaganda and Kyria Abrahams
October 28, 2009Joining us to discuss whether the American Dream should apply just to rich bankers or to the rest of us are Matt Taibbi, journalist with Rolling Stone and author of The Great Derangement: A Terrifying True Story of War, Politics, and Religion, George Goehl, executive director of National People's Action, Christina Clausen, International Representative, United Food & Commercial Workers Union and Change to Win, and Rob Robertson of the Right To The City Alliance and Picture the Homeless.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?Consumer Agency Gains, But Foes Remain
October 28, 2009As the Showdown in Chicago continues, this video from the Huffington Post Investigative Fund details the bankers' fight against the proposed Consumer Financial Protection Agency--as well as opposition from unexpected quarters.Showdown in Chicago: the People vs. the Bankers
October 27, 2009We'll have updates all week on the actions at the Showdown in Chicago, but here's a look at one of the first actions at the "Bankers' Ball," where activists decided to crash the party.Our Internet, Not Theirs, Rev. Lennox Yearwood, and Who Owns You?
October 26, 2009Corporations have edged into nearly every area of our lives, impacting decisions we make on a daily basis, from health care to the food we eat to the way we get our news and information. Today on GRITtv we take a look at a couple of places that corporate control is being challenged.
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