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Showing videos filed under: Bhairavi Desai
Restoring the Culture War: The Attack on Ahmed Sharif
September 2, 2010Fear-mongering and Islamophobia have returned to the headlines and the TV stations in the U.S., and recently here in New York a cab driver, Ahmed Sharif, was violently attacked by a passenger who asked if he was Muslim. Nine years after 9/11, why are the culture wars once again an issue for the Right?Bill Fletcher, Jr., Attack on Ahmed Sharif, and New Voters
September 1, 2010President Obama might have declared the combat mission over in Iraq this week, but thousands of troops and contractors remain behind in that country and troops are still moving into Afghanistan. In his speech, Obama struck a note of conciliation with President Bush, and echoed a refrain that's grown familiar now: move forward, don't look back. But Bill Fletcher, Jr. notes that Iraq wasn't a case of a war gone bad with good intentions--it was begun illegally, and handled wrong from the start.Bhairavi Desai: Trickle Down Racism
May 20, 2010Obama has passed ground breaking stimulus bills and health care reform in the past year and a half, but what is the perception of these compared to the reality? Executive Director of the Taxi Workers Alliance Bhairavi Desai joins us in studio to tell us how the economic atmosphere is for one of the most insecure fields in the private sector, the taxi business.What Labor Wants
November 13, 2008Labor unions were a big part of Barack Obama’s victory. What would they like to see from the president elect? Universal healthcare for one and a huge stimulus package might be starting points. There’s also the Employee Free Choice Act, which would make it easier for unions to organize. Perhaps as a measure of how ambitious the effort will be, the anti-union and pro-business Chamber of Commerce said:A Period of Re-Regulation, Dave Glasser, and Transit Workers in Austin
November 12, 2008Labor unions were a big part of Barack Obama’s victory. What would they like to see from the president elect? Universal healthcare for one and a huge stimulus package might be starting points. There’s also the Employee Free Choice Act, which would make it easier for unions to organize. Perhaps as a measure of how ambitious the effort will be, the anti-union and pro-business Chamber of Commerce said:Capitalism in Crisis, Progressive Books, and KBR’s Malfeasance in Iraq
September 1, 2008Tonight on GRITtv, a roundtable on global capitalism and what the current crisis means with Naomi Klein, Jeff Madrick, and Bhairavi Desai. Ethan Canin talks about his new novel America America with David Rosen Editor in Chief of the Progressive Book Club. And videos from the American News Project and Pangea Day. Watch the full show here.Shock Capitalism with Naomi Klein, Jeff Madrick, and Bhairavi Desai.
July 17, 2008There's an economic crisis but is capitalism itself in crisis? It certainly doesn’t appear very healthy with foreclosure rates mounting, food prices and energy costs soaring, and daily calls for taxpayers to bail out banks. On GRITtv we discuss the current economic crises with Naomi Klein, Jeff Madrick, and Bhairavi Desai.Capitalism in Crisis, Progressive Books, and KBR’s Malfeasance in Iraq
July 16, 2008Tonight on GRITtv, a roundtable on global capitalism and what the current crisis means with Naomi Klein, Jeff Madrick, and Bhairavi Desai. Ethan Canin talks about his new novel America America with David Rosen Editor in Chief of the Progressive Book Club. And videos from the American News Project and Pangea Day. Watch the full show here.Pangea Day: The Ball
July 16, 2008Pangea Day is an international, multimedia live broadcast event dedicated to bridging the political, social, and cultural differences that divide us. A lot of wonderful short films were submitted. In this one, directed by Orlando Mesquita of Mozambique, children find an interesting way to make a football. 20 million condoms are distributed in Mozambique every year, a large number of which are used by children to make footballs.
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