Katrina vanden Heuvel: We Need to Reframe the Deficit Debate Katrina vanden Heuvel: We Need to Reframe the Deficit Debate
We are in a jobs crisis, not a deficit crisis, and activism groups like US Uncut have taken to the streets to help change this dialogue.
Apr 20, 2011 / GRITtv
How Michigan’s ‘Financial Emergency’ Law Is an Abuse of Power How Michigan’s ‘Financial Emergency’ Law Is an Abuse of Power
A new law in Michigan gives the governor the ability to unilaterally strip local authorities of their power. Could the law spread to other states?
Apr 19, 2011 / The Ed Show
How the GOP Continues to Get it Wrong on the Deficit How the GOP Continues to Get it Wrong on the Deficit
Melissa Harris-Perry discusses the GOP's reaction to the S&P's lowering of its outlook on the US federal debt.
Apr 19, 2011 / MSNBC
Is The Tea Party Phenomenon Over? Is The Tea Party Phenomenon Over?
This year, the Tea Party didn't get a big turnout for their Tax Day protests. Has this group that has held so much power over Washington seen its peak?
Apr 19, 2011 / The Rachel Maddow Show
Will Social Media Democratize the Arab World? Will Social Media Democratize the Arab World?
Al Jazeera English's Ahmed Shihab-Eldin explains how social media facilitates political movements in the Arab world.
Apr 18, 2011 / The Nation
Representative Ed Markey: In Defense of an Open Internet Representative Ed Markey: In Defense of an Open Internet
At the 2011 National Conference for Media Reform, Markey energized a crowd with talk of keeping the Internet open, fair and free.
Apr 18, 2011 / Edward Markey
Mark Hertsgaard: Ignoring Climate Change Is a Crime Mark Hertsgaard: Ignoring Climate Change Is a Crime
As the US government continues to ignore the science on climate change, we are heading down the path towards an uninhabitable world.
Apr 18, 2011 / Democracy Now!
The Breakdown: How Does US Campaign Finance Stack Up Against the Rest of the World? The Breakdown: How Does US Campaign Finance Stack Up Against the Rest of the World?
Are other countries as vulnerable to the effects of money and private interests in politics as we are in the United States?
Apr 15, 2011 / Chris Hayes
Slide Show: 7 Corporate Tax Evaders Slide Show: 7 Corporate Tax Evaders
The budget agreement that President Obama lashed together late last week in the face of a government shutdown will take away billions of dollars in federal funding from vital publi…
Apr 14, 2011 / The Nation
Wall Street’s Loan Sharks Prey on Poor Neighborhoods Wall Street’s Loan Sharks Prey on Poor Neighborhoods
Kai Wright talks about how payday lenders prey on poor and working class neighborhoods.
Apr 13, 2011 / GRITtv