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GRITtv Special: Workers Protest in Columbus, Ohio & Madison, Wisconsin
February 23, 2011Welcome to the third day of our special coverage from the workers' protests across the country. Today's show features Columbus, Ohio as well as Madison, Wisconsin. Thanks again to our friends at The Uptake, Free Speech TV, and WORT FM in Madison for making this collaboration happen, and a special thanks to the Rev. Jesse Jackson for bringing us to Columbus with him! As thousands protest Ohio governor John Kasich's plan to gut public workers' collective bargaining rights, Brian Rothenberg of ProgressOhio notes that the election that put Kasich in charge was the result of a lot of people staying home out of frustration, and that those same people have been awakened by the moves of the new administration.Nickie Antonio: Ohio's Fight for Workers
February 23, 2011"I think we've been inspired by Madison; I think we've been inspired by Egypt, frankly," says Ohio state representative Nickie Antonio from the state house in Columbus, where thousands of protesters were locked out yesterday when they attempted to protest Governor John Kasich's legislation to end their collective bargaining rights.Nancy Goldstein: Rule of Lawlessness
November 4, 2010Democracy is so inconvenient when you’re trying to get something done—say, bag a trophy for your administration. In its pursuit of short-term goals, the Obama administration has undermined basic democratic tenets. Meaning that we, as a country, have lost something regardless of the election results.Proposition 8, Haiti 6 Months After, and the 14th Amendment
August 5, 2010In the nearly two years since Proposition 8 passed in California, putting a blot on the progressive victories of Election Day 2008 by taking marriage rights away from gay and lesbian citizens, there have been plenty of protests, arguments, and court cases. But when a judge appointed by George H.W. Bush struck down the law as unconstitutional on August 4, citing the Due Process and Equal Protection clauses of the 14th Amendment to the Constitution, celebration broke out around the country.The F Word: What Good is the 14th Amendment?
August 5, 2010The 14th amendment has done it again! No wonder right wing radicals want to repeal it. Just a few days ago, in Congress, Tea Partiers and their pals were signing up 93 co-sponsors up for a bill to repeal the thing, or at least change it, to be clear that it can't and shouldn't justify citizenship for those born to inadequately documented people in the U.S.Europe Under the Crunch, Donna Edwards, Latching On, & Monique Harden
July 30, 2010We've heard plenty about the recession in the U.S., but what about the rest of the world? Countries across Europe have faced budget crunches and conservative governments are using the crisis as an excuse to roll back the social safety net that most have enjoyed for decades.Monique Harden: Rights-Based Recovery in the Gulf
July 30, 2010What if Kenneth Feinberg resigned tomorrow? That's the real question, when he asserts his sole authority over the funds allocated to the Gulf Coast for oil spill recovery. Monique Harden of Advocates for Environmental Human Rights joins us via Skype to offer her alternate vision for recovery: one based on fundamental human rights.Trading Freedom for Security
March 19, 2010Public protest isn't dead, but those are only a few people in a huge population that suffers all sorts of indignities regularly. Our military budget is outlandish and our freedoms are regularly taken away. What have we traded these for, and why don't more people join the protests? We ask John Kampfner,author of Freedom for Sale, and Vince Warren, executive director of the Center for Constitutional Rights.Christian Parenti, Trading Freedom for Security, and Dove
March 18, 2010Seven years ago, the U.S. invaded Iraq. We're still there, but attention in the media has largely shifted to Afghanistan, and even Pakistan. Millions of people hit the streets seven years ago, across the world, to protest the coming invasion of Iraq. Tea parties (and now coffee parties) seem to be popping up everywhere, and this weekend will see a large-scale march for immigration reform. Just Thursday, Lt. Dan Choi and others marched on the White House for a repeal of Don't Ask Don't Tell.Household Economics
June 11, 2008For some, they are simply "the help." And while they are intimately in our lives, they are overlooked, exploited and sometimes even physically abused. Domestic workers fight for a labor bill of rights, a discussion with Marisa Franco, Senior Organizer with Domestic Workers United, Marilyn Alcindore, an elder caregiver and nanny who now serves on the steering committee of Domestic Workers United, Deirdre Schifeling, co-director of The Center for Working Families, and Dara Silverman director of Jews for Racial and Economic Justice.
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