GRITtv » terrorist

Showing videos filed under: terrorist

Lawrence Wright: Mismatched Narratives on the War
September 11, 2010
"We're pressed, but we're not going to be destroyed by Al-Qaeda. Only we can do that," says Lawrence Wright, author of The Looming Tower: Al-Qaeda and the Road to 9/11. The longtime journalist, screenwriter, playwright, and New Yorker staff writer has been combining his reporting with theater and film for some time now, and his most recent project, My Trip to Al-Qaeda, premieres on HBO September 11. This documentary, made with former GRITtv guest Alex Gibney, traces his journey in researching the terrorist group.
Lawrence Wright, Return to El Salvador, and Nicholas Jahr
September 10, 2010
"We're pressed, but we're not going to be destroyed by Al-Qaeda. Only we can do that," says Lawrence Wright, author of The Looming Tower: Al-Qaeda and the Road to 9/11. The longtime journalist, screenwriter, playwright, and New Yorker staff writer has been combining his reporting with theater and film for some time now, and his most recent project, My Trip to Al-Qaeda, premieres on HBO September 11. This documentary, made with former GRITtv guest Alex Gibney, traces his journey in researching the terrorist group.
The F Word: Looking Closer at Joseph Stack
February 22, 2010
Joseph Stack -- remember him? He's the guy who crashed his plane into an Internal Revenue Service building in Austin last week. Fifty-three years old, a Vietnam veteran, Stack killed one IRS manager, Vernon Hunter, and wounded 13 more before killing himself, but you'd be forgiven for forgetting his name, because he largely fell out of the news in the days afterward...
Food Stamps, Imran Malik and CPAC
February 22, 2010
In a recent article for ColorLines, Seth Wessler reported on one woman's struggle to support her family when cash benefits from the Temporary Aid to Needy Families (TANF) program--the one that replaced welfare under Bill Clinton's 1996 welfare reform--run out. "Selling Food Stamps For Kids' Shoes" was the title of the article, and it creates a stark picture of the impossible choices more and more families are forced to make in the continuing recession.
Can We Scan Ourselves to Safety?
January 21, 2010
In the wake of the failed underpants bombing attempt, new airport security rules have been added, and discussion has ramped up of the use of full-body scanners and other invasive technologies. We ask Liliana Segura of AlterNet and Spencer Ackerman of the Washington Independent if we can scan ourselves to safety, or if this is just more security theater designed to get us to give up our civil liberties.
Lessons From Massachusetts, Airport Security and Haiti
January 20, 2010
Scott Brown, a Republican with tea party support, won the special election for the last two years of Ted Kennedy's Senate term last night over Democrat Martha Coakley. Predictably, the blame game has already started, with critiques leveled at everyone from Coakley herself to the President.
Got Docs: New Domestic Threat... Animal Rights Activists
July 2, 2009
What does the FBI consider to be the number one domestic terrorist threat? The Animal Liberation Front. Thanks to pmpress.org, "Behind the Mask" captures the hearts and souls of men and women who unveil their individual struggles for Animal Liberation. Find out what these people will put themselves through for the safety of our animal friends.
GRITtv Live at Noon: Democracy's Black Friday
October 6, 2008
With only four weeks left before election day, there is strong evidence that we are slipping into the deepest recession in decades. The latest sign came on Friday, when the government reported its unemployment numbers. 159,000 jobs were lost in September - the worst one-month drop in more than five years.

NOTICE: GRITtv and GRITradio are not affiliated with Ogden Publications, Inc., and are in no way associated with, or authorized or sponsored by, Ogden Publications Inc. or GRIT Magazine.
For information on GRIT magazine, go to www.grit.com.

RECENT VIDEOS

Showing videos filed under: terrorist