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Armadillo, Moby, Maine Labor Mural and Nancy Goldstein
April 15, 2011
"I think it's an identity project that's been given to you, you can go out there and play the hero in the big scene, inscribe yourself in this political rhetoric about the situation," says Janus Metz, who went with a team of Danish soldiers to Afghanistan to make his documentary, Armadillo.
Nancy Goldstein: Losing Sleep over Bradley Manning
April 15, 2011
Phone home, Mr. President. Laurence Tribe, the legendary constitutional law professor, is really ticked off with you. That should be some kind of wake up call. Because he was your constitutional law professor. One of the key backers of your 2008 presidential campaign. Even joined your justice department as a legal advisor in 2010—briefly.
Fighting for Bradley Manning
March 23, 2011
Bradley Manning, the accused leaker of many of the documents posted on the website WikiLeaks, remains in jail under increasingly harsh conditions. This weekend, protesters, including regular GRITtv guest Col. Ann Wright and Pentagon Papers leaker Daniel Ellsberg, were arrested at Quantico Marine Corps base, rallying in support and demanding better treatment for Manning.
Douglas Rushkoff, US Uncut, and Fighting for Bradley Manning
March 22, 2011
"It seems that when you flip the switch too late you actually promote the revolutions in your country. What would've happened if Egypt hadn't flipped the switch? If people are home blogging their discontent they're a lot more controllable, a lot less dangerous," says Doug Rushkoff, author of Program or Be Programmed, of the role of the Internet in the recent revolutions.
Asmaa Mahfouz, Dave Zirin, We Women Warriors & Bradley Manning
February 4, 2011
"As long as you say there is no hope, then there will be no hope, but if you go down and take a stance, then there will be hope." Those are the words of Asmaa Mahfouz, one of the founders of the April 6 Youth Movement in Egypt, who took to the Internet to spread her message in the days leading up to the protests, which have spread across her country and led to President Mubarak announcing he will not run for reelection. As the protesters continue their fight to get Mubarak out sooner rather than later, we bring you Asmaa's words to remember how all of this got started.
The F Word: Army's Mental Health Care Failed Bradley Manning
February 4, 2011
The uprisings in Egypt have inspired all sorts of people, including Private Bradley Manning, the young man being held in solitary confinement in Quantico, accused of being the source for Wikileaks. Manning's friend David House, tweeted after visiting him this week, "Bradley's mood and mind soared" at the news from Egypt.
Raina Fahmy, #DearJohn & Abortion Law, and Thomas Frank
February 3, 2011
"I want my kids to be proud of their country," says Raina Fahmy, of Egypt. "I don't want them feeling that living here is at best a compromise and at worst a sacrifice." Images of violence from today's protests were all over the news, but Raina, on the phone from Cairo, tells us that she felt very safe at the protests, and explains to us why it matters for her to go out and join them, and to bring her family along.
Jane Hamsher: Detained for Supporting Bradley Manning
January 26, 2011
Monday night, NBC reported that Quantico Brig Commander James Averhart had improperly classified alleged WikiLeaks source Bradley Manning as a “suicide risk” in order to punish him for refusing to follow orders. Already on Prevention of Injury watch, Manning's conditions were tightened further last week against the recommendations of psychiatrists. At the same time, officials admitted that they could find no connection between Manning and WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange.
Biko Baker, Jane Hamsher, Naomi Klein & State of the Union
January 25, 2011
Barack Obama isn't the only one giving a talk tonight--the League of Young Voters will be bringing together some top thinkers, activists, and artists to have a live conversation streaming on the Web, as well as on Twitter and Facebook. "We have to keep going deeper," notes Biko Baker, the League's executive director, "We have to step up and be a lot stronger on jobs."

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