The Nation
barack obama
Congress
republicans
health care
media
healthcare
Wall Street
protest
Israel
Banks
politics
unions
race
democrats
oil
Bailout
Bush
Palestine
feminism
women
tea party
racism
unemployment
environment
immigration
Gaza
elections
Showing videos filed under: consumption
Heather Rogers and Gwynne Dyer: Our Environmental Clock Is Ticking
July 10, 2010Our biological clock is ticking, and it’s ticking fast. Global temperature averages have risen by ten degrees, eliminating many species and drying up necessary water resources. When natural ecology changes, human ecology changes; while we might not have an apocalyptic Day After Tomorrow scenario, it may be a slow and more painful series of wars, refugees, and failed states brought on by slowing food production.Climate Change, Foreclosure in Detroit, and Oscar Grant
July 9, 2010Our biological clock is ticking, and it’s ticking fast. Global temperature averages have risen by ten degrees, eliminating many species and drying up necessary water resources. When natural ecology changes, human ecology changes; while we might not have an apocalyptic Day After Tomorrow scenario, it may be a slow and more painful series of wars, refugees, and failed states brought on by slowing food production.The Church of Stop Shopping: Buy Nothing Day
November 27, 2008Reverend Billy and Savitri D of the Church of Stop Shopping on the day after Thanksgiving. It’s known as Black Friday to many but to Rev. Billy and Savitri D, it’s buy nothing day. And with an economy in decline the Church of Consumption, where everything was a profit center, has taken a hit.The Church of Stop Shopping: Pushback!
November 27, 2008Our colleagues over at The Church of Stop Shopping premier "The Last Televangelist" over on Free Speech TV today. This video, "Pushback," is a little preview - reclaiming ground and working out the urge to reenact "Fame," all in one go. Church Director Savatri D, and her beau The Reverend Billy, stopped by the GRITtv studio to talk about their work, Stop Shopping Day, andBattling AIDS, Guaranteed Healthcare, and The Church of Stop Shopping
November 26, 2008December 1st is World AIDS day. With the Bush administration on its way out there is hope that we might begin to think big about preventing and even curing AIDS. Lifting the ban on embryonic stem cell research will open up some possibilities. But prevention and education remain the keys to slowing the spread of HIV.The Spiraling Cost of . . . Fertilizer
June 6, 2008Can the world keep up with exploding food demand?? The answer right now is: NO....
NOTICE: GRITtv and GRITradio are not affiliated with Ogden Publications, Inc., and are in no way associated with, or authorized or sponsored by, Ogden Publications Inc. or GRIT Magazine.
For information on GRIT magazine, go to www.grit.com.
For information on GRIT magazine, go to www.grit.com.