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Showing videos filed under: tea partiers
Best of 2010: At the Tea Party & Ella Es El Matador
December 28, 2010Continuing our Best of 2010 series, we bring you an in-depth discussion of the Tea Party movement from October 15. This week's special feature delves into the who, the what and the why of the Tea Party. As the left grapples with the reality that tea partiers may be more than a passing trend, what should we know about who these people are who funds them? Is the left fighting against them or enabling them? And most importantly, what can be done to turn things around?At the Tea Party
October 16, 2010This week's special feature delves into the who, the what and the why of the Tea Party. As the left grapples with the reality that tea partiers may be more than a passing trend, what should we know about who these people are who funds them? Is the left fighting against them or enabling them? And most importantly, what can be done to turn things around? Laura's new book, At the Tea Party, is out on October 20 and tackles precisely the above.At The Tea Party and Ella Es El Matador
October 15, 2010Laura's new book tackles the who, what and why of the Tea Part movement. At the Tea Party: The Wing Nuts, Whack Jobs, and Whitey-Whiteness of the New Republican Right and Why We Should Take It Seriously is out on October 20 - for now though, enjoy a discussion with 3 of the book's contributors, Rebecca Traister, Richard Kim and Rick Perlstein. Then, Ella Es El Matador explores the world of female bullfighters in this week's Got Docs.Ari Berman and Karen Finney: How the Dems Can Regain Grassroots Support
October 11, 2010Well as the Tea Partiers continue to prove they may be more than just a passing trend - at least in the fast-approaching midterms - we ask, where did the Democrats go so wrong in mobilizing their base? Did Obama's pandering to the center and big business alienate too many voters who believed in change? And what could he have learned from Howard Dean in building a movement?Countdown to Midterms with Ari Berman, Karen Finney, Greg Mitchell and John Nichols
October 11, 2010Ari Berman and Karen Finney discuss why the Left has lost its base and how to regain it. Then, Greg Mitchell takes us back to the origins of media campaigning with Upton Sinclair's bid in California's 1934 gubernatorial race. And a commentary from GRITtv regular John Nichols on write-in candidates.Tariq Ali & Alexander Cockburn: War and Taxes
September 17, 2010We've had a lot of talk this week about the Left: where is it? Why does the media ignore it? What can we do to rebuild it? And whose fault is any of this? The mainstream media might ignore voices from the Left, but here on GRITtv those are just the voices that matter--and today, we welcome two you may have heard of: Tariq Ali and Alexander Cockburn.Tariq Ali & Alexander Cockburn, and Mary Bottari
September 16, 2010We've had a lot of talk this week about the Left: where is it? Why does the media ignore it? What can we do to rebuild it? And whose fault is any of this? The mainstream media might ignore voices from the Left, but here on GRITtv those are just the voices that matter--and today, for a special feature, we welcome two you may have heard of: Tariq Ali and Alexander Cockburn.Bill Fletcher, Jr., Attack on Ahmed Sharif, and New Voters
September 1, 2010President Obama might have declared the combat mission over in Iraq this week, but thousands of troops and contractors remain behind in that country and troops are still moving into Afghanistan. In his speech, Obama struck a note of conciliation with President Bush, and echoed a refrain that's grown familiar now: move forward, don't look back. But Bill Fletcher, Jr. notes that Iraq wasn't a case of a war gone bad with good intentions--it was begun illegally, and handled wrong from the start.The F Word: Fight Tea Party Voters With Fresh Voters
September 1, 2010Candidates have been in their districts, making nice to likely mid-term voters. They're more scarce than general election voters, and typically a more polarized bunch. What if there were more of them and more low-income people, particularly women, were in the mix?Maya Wiley: Afraid to Talk About Race
July 14, 2010We have a problem around talking about race in this country, says Maya Wiley of the Center for Social Inclusion. There are those on the right who would shut down any discussion of racial issues, instead claiming that mentioning race at all makes the mentioner the racist. Whether the subject is a jobs bill or a Tea Party rally sign, a mention of race is all it takes to cut off all possibility of productive conversation.
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