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Showing videos filed under: Denver
Progressive States Network: Where The Rubber Meets The Road
August 30, 2008"this election has never been about me -- it's about you."Kick Out The Jams at the DNC
August 28, 2008As Convention week wraps up in Denver, we get the blow by blow from les bloggeurs Jane Hamsher and Christy Hardin Smith of Firedoglake and Baratunde Thurston of Jack and Jill. Was Michelle Malkin really attacked? Did Ray Nagin walk out of Trouble the Water? Art and activism from '68 to today. And the long arc of history with Congressman John Conyers.Chris Hayes and Dan Slater: What the Convention Tells us About the Democratic Party
August 27, 2008Does Obama’s candidacy reflect a broader shift in Democratic Party politics? Some would say yes. Ending the war is now a majority position. There is a shift on trade. Universal healthcare is—if not part of the platform—at least on the table. There’s much to be done but is the convention this year a sign that the game has changed?ANP: Peaceful Protest Pepper-Sprayed
August 26, 2008A calm political protest quickly turned chaotic as Denver police surrounded protesters peacefully marching toward the Democratic National Convention Center. After trapping the crowd between two buildings, hundreds of officers used CS gas, batons, and what appears to be some seriously unwarranted aggression. Producers from the American News Project found themselves in the middle of this action...Danny Glover: What's Happened To The Dream?
August 24, 2008By any measure this year's Democratic convention bears the weight of history. Barack Obama is the first Black candidate to receive a major party nomination and his acceptance speech will coincide with the 45th anniversary of the 1963 March on Washington. It is also the third anniversary of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita next week. Actor, activist and producer Danny Glover joins us to discuss his work in New Orleans and the significance of this moment: what's happened to the dream?Sunday Afternoon with Change...
August 23, 2008Events at the Big Tent in Denver kick off with a live, town hall forum all about change. With Van Jones, Jim Hightower, Donna Edwards, Faye Wattleton, David Barsamian, David Sirota, and Polly Baca .. Wish you could be there? You can: The live stream was here, courtesy of The Media Consortium and GRITtv. Watch the edited version of the show here Monday night on GRITtv.Live Chat At Noon: What Change do you Want? Tell Us! Tell the DNC!
August 17, 2008We're entering final week of the veep-stakes. The political talkers are making their case for who's the right person to have a heartbeat away from the presidency. But our priority question for the Democrats (and the country) is not so much what person do we want in power these next few years -- but which policies? GRITtv's going to Denver and kicking off Convention week, we'll be convening another live, town-hall style meeting. With a week to go, now's your time to weigh in. So you say you want change? What change do you want? And what do you -- we -- need to change to get there?Is America's Surveillance State Squishing Protest?
August 15, 2008There seems to be no limits to the hypocrisy of the Bush administration when it comes to telling the world how they need to address their human rights record. Who are they to talk? U.S. activists talk about the price of dissent.GRITtv at the DNC
July 31, 2008Want to be heard at the convention? GRITtv will be there and we want to hear from you. We'll be asking the tough questions and ruffling a few feathers. Don't miss it.
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