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Sen. Bernie Sanders, Paris Hatcher, US Uncut and Populist Resistance
March 9, 2011"Many important issues facing working people don't get the attention they deserve, and other issues get a whole lot of issues because they're sensational or if they divert attention," says Senator Bernie Sanders of the media's failures these days. He notes that we're now seeing a newly aggressive push from corporate interests and the politicians they sponsor, making attacks that have little to do with deficits.The F Word: New Wave of Protests Fighting Banksters
March 9, 2011It was tax day in 2009 that saw the first Tea Party protests, and the FOX-led media firestorm that's followed has made it seem as though the Tea Party's the only game in town if you want to complain about bailouts. This year, though, as tax day approaches, a new wave of protest is sweeping the country, and as James Mumm of National People's Action noted on GRITtv yesterday, this one actually represents the majority. And diversity.Controversy, Copyrights and Cash: Funding the Arts in the U.S.
September 16, 2010The economic situation hasn't been good for anyone, but funding for the arts always takes a hit first in tough times. The $50 million for the arts in the stimulus bill was a site of contention, with Republicans complaining loudly about going into debt for art's sake. And when funding is crunched, our guests note, the fear of controversy grows--art that doesn't fit the "moral values" of those holding the purse strings is first on the chopping block.Robert Greenwald, Funding the Arts, and Primary Victories
September 15, 2010"Where are we, where is the passion, where is the organizing when millions of people are in deep pain and fear over the economic collapse?" asks Robert Greenwald, founder and president of Brave New Films. While his videos have been viewed 50 million times now by progressive activists, Greenwald wants to see more organizing, more outreach, more movement-building from the left.Farai Chideya: America's Racial Crisis
April 20, 2010Tea Party crowds held protests last week for tax day, but recent articles and polls have laid more blame for the anger at Obama at the feet of a deep-seated racial anxiety among certain sectors of Americans. "We have to embrace the fact that America is still going through a racial crisis," notes multimedia journalist and former NPR host Farai Chideya.Farai Chideya, Independent Voters, and Honduras
April 19, 2010Tea Party crowds held protests last week for tax day, but recent articles and polls have laid more blame for the anger at Obama at the feet of a deep-seated racial anxiety among certain sectors of Americans. "We have to embrace the fact that America is still going through a racial crisis," notes multimedia journalist and former NPR host Farai Chideya.
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