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Showing videos filed under: Lee Camp
Karen Finley, My Perestroika, and Lee Camp
April 1, 2011"I think that we're in a society where art still is threatening, but at some point I think that we can look at when art is still being questioned or being sanctioned or being funded, then we need to look at that work that is being deliberated over because it's speaking to something that is happening in culture," says performance artist Karen Finley, whose lawsuit against the National Endowment for the Arts made her into a national icon against her will after her grant was denied on the basis of the subject matter of her art. In her new book, The Reality Shows, and in her performances, Finley takes on different personae to explore traumas, and teaches people to get in touch with their own experiences.Lee Camp: The Answer to Police Brutality?
April 1, 2011Comedian Lee Camp visited Scotland and was shocked by what he saw: college students protesting? What's that all about? But he's realized something more important as well--maybe the key to ending police brutality of protesters is putting them in new outfits. It seems to work all right for the Scots...Making You Laugh at Politics
December 21, 2010"I think a comic's job is always to question authority and question the status quo," says Kelly Carlin, daughter of famous political comedian George Carlin. Now, with more Americans trusting Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert to provide not only information, but even political rallies, it seems that political comedy is more relevant than ever.Kai Wright, Political Humor, and Coming Out Against War
December 20, 2010This weekend saw critical votes on Don't Ask Don't Tell and the DREAM Act--one victory and one defeat for progressives. Kai Wright of ColorLines notes that it was grassroots organizing and militant activism that brought both these bills to the point of passage. "In the end it's the outside that moves people. Literally outside the White House, chained to the fence, or DREAM act students hunger striking," he notes.The Loaded Chamber, Tax Liens, Mamachas del Ring, and Lee Camp
October 29, 2010In the first two parts of our investigative series, The Loaded Chamber, we met the faces behind the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, its shadowy fundraising for the election cycle, and the government entities that are supposed to be keeping an eye on it. In part three, we look at the foreign money flowing into the chamber--and the connections between that cash and the Chamber's support for outsourcing jobs. And is that foreign money going to pay for elections?Lee Camp: Stop Hitting Yourself, America
October 29, 2010So a couple months ago it came out that we, the United States, in all our wisdom – are funding both sides of the war in Afghanistan. BOTH sides. We are paying hundreds of millions to the Taliban so that they will let our trucks through to supply our troops. WHICH MEANS – we are paying the Taliban MILLIONS so that we can fight THE TALIBAN.So You Say You Want Change: Live from Denver
August 25, 2008After the swell of enthusiasm that built during primary season, what’s happened? Is hope alive? What’s bringing people to Denver? Live from Main Street will hear from the hopeful, the skeptical and those in between. We're calling this town hall meeting a preemptive strike against the negativity likely to be poured on this gathering of Dems, and look to the opportunities ahead.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.
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