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Showing videos filed under: Henry Louis Gates
Racial Profiling: It's Time to Face the Truth
February 25, 2010Our friends at the Applied Research Center and the Rights Working Group are organizing a "night of 1000 conversations" around racial profiling, and they sent us this video to ask for your support and involvement.Daniel Ellsberg, Beyond the Echo Chamber, and Racial Profiling
February 25, 2010The Bush administration thrived on secrecy; Obama promised more transparency, but has yet to really deliver. What's more, when information does come out, it seems that accountability is nearly impossible to get: the torture memos were released, but there will be no trials. We ask Daniel Ellsberg, one of the world's most famous whistleblowers, if there's anything the people can do to take the power back.Media Panel - Deepening Healthcare Concerns and the Ongoing Saga of Henry Louis Gates' Arrest
July 31, 2009Recent polls have shown more and more Americans doubting Obama's stance on health care, though the majority is still generally supportive. With Republicans and conservative Democrats balking at reform while right wing pundits condemn his plans, will Obama go the way of Clinton when it comes to health care?Media Panel, Chris Hedges and Got Docs?: MoveOn: The Movie
July 30, 2009The media panel discuss healthcare coverage in mainatream news and the ongoing saga of the Henry Louis Gates arrest and its aftermath. Then a one-on-one with reporter Chris Hedges who's new book, The Empire of Illusion: The End of Literacy and the Triumph of Spectacle, is out now. And in this week's Got Docs?, we present Brave New Films' MoveOn: The MovieThe F Word: Equal Protection is Better Than Beer and Dialogue
July 29, 2009The demonstration by the immigration groups outside the Council in New York is a wake up call. Obama allies, and voters, like many of those gathered outside aren't happy. A Latina on the Supreme Court's great. And a love fest at La Raza's lovely. But there's a glaring glitch. Just as in the Dems response to the arrest of Harvard Professor Skip Gates, a beer in the White House is nice. But policy is better.Henry Louis Gates's Arrest: A Teachable Moment?
July 28, 2009There’s been an endless cycle of commentary on the Henry Louis Gates affair since the Harvard Professor was arrested in his home and President Obama made the off script remark that the Cambridge police had “acted stupidly.” Both men are now saying it is time to move on and that what happened was a teachable moment.Henry Louis Gates's Arrest: A Teachable Moment?, Ben Bernanke's PR Blitz, and Greg Grandin on Honduras
July 27, 2009What if anything have we learned from the arrest of Harvard professor Henry Louis Gates? Bill Fletcher, Jr., Ron Kuby, Dennis Parker, and Irene Monroe on race, class, and law enforcement in America. GREG GRANDIN reports from Latin America on Manuel Zelaya's attempts to return to power. Finally, DEAN BAKER of the Center for Economic and Policy Research on Ben Bernanke's PR blitz, healthcare, and the right to rent.
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