GRITtv

GRITtv with Laura Flanders is a new, news and arts discussion show, available daily, in multiple formats, with interactivity and a positive take on what's going on. The show launched May 12, 2008.

Has the Media Killed Healthcare Reform? Has the Media Killed Healthcare Reform?

The Nation's editor and publisher, Katrina vanden Heuvel, joins a panel discussion on the media's coverage of healthcare and the Gates arrest.

Jul 31, 2009 / GRITtv

Katha Pollitt on the Mind-Body Problem Katha Pollitt on the Mind-Body Problem

Pollitt's new book explores many themes including poetry and politics, poetry and motherhood, and why poetry matters, even if people think it doesn't.

Jul 30, 2009 / GRITtv

Is Taxing the Wealthy Good For Our Health? Is Taxing the Wealthy Good For Our Health?

Does healthcare reform stand a chance against the conservatives' antitax fantasies? Rep. Maxine Waters, Columbia Business School Professor Eric Schoenberg and others weigh in.

Jul 29, 2009 / GRITtv

Bank of America: Bad For Consumers? Bank of America: Bad For Consumers?

The SEIU's Stephen Lerner, Former BoA employee Chris Feener, and Max Fraad Wolff on the bank's unsavory practices.

Jul 22, 2009 / GRITtv

Bruno: Offensive, Funny or Just Shocking? Bruno: Offensive, Funny or Just Shocking?

The Nation's Richard Kim and others discuss the admittedly provocative antics of Sacha Baron Cohen's latest creation.

Jul 17, 2009 / Books & the Arts / GRITtv

Goldman Sachs: Risk Takers or Coup Makers? Goldman Sachs: Risk Takers or Coup Makers?

Matt Taibb and others discuss Goldman Sachs's record profits and how backroom deals and taxpayer dollars were used to resuscitate the banking industry.

Jul 15, 2009 / GRITtv

What Will Healthcare Reform Really Cost? What Will Healthcare Reform Really Cost?

Healthcare as we know it is a serious burden on the national economy. Is Congress willing to make the necessary changes to overhaul the system?

Jul 8, 2009 / GRITtv

Does a Democratic Majority Matter? Does a Democratic Majority Matter?

Nation contributing writer Bob Moser discusses the new 60-vote Democratic majority featuring Minnesota's finally seated Al Franken.

Jul 6, 2009 / GRITtv

Soviet Fates and Lost Alternatives Soviet Fates and Lost Alternatives

Stephen Cohen, a professor of Russian History at New York University weighs in on the future of US-Russian relations.

Jul 1, 2009 / GRITtv

Is Immigration Reform Dead Or Alive? Is Immigration Reform Dead Or Alive?

Is there still hope for serious immigration reform under President Obama? Roberto Lovato, Mallika Dutt and others on where the movement stands.

Jul 1, 2009 / GRITtv

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