Katrina vanden Heuvel: Bernie Sanders is Right about Obama’s Tax Cut Deal Part 2 Katrina vanden Heuvel: Bernie Sanders is Right about Obama’s Tax Cut Deal Part 2
On The Big Picture with Thom Hartmann, Katrina vanden Heuvel commends Bernie Sanders for standing up for the marginalized voices in the tax debate.
Dec 13, 2010 / The Big Picture with Thom Hartmann
The Breakdown: What Would Keynes Say About the Tax Deal? The Breakdown: What Would Keynes Say About the Tax Deal?
Will the tax deal result in Keynes-style stimulus? Washington Editor Christopher Hayes and Tyler Cowen, an economics professor at George Mason University, break down Keynesianism a...
Dec 10, 2010 / Chris Hayes
Nation Conversations: National Drug Policy Director Gil Kerlikowske on the Possibility of Reform under Obama Nation Conversations: National Drug Policy Director Gil Kerlikowske on the Possibility of Reform under Obama
The Nation's Sasha Abramsky and Obama's Drug Czar, Gil Kerlikowske, speak at length about the administration's drug reform agenda.
Dec 9, 2010 / The Nation
Conversation: Bill McKibben: We Need Climate Justice Now Conversation: Bill McKibben: We Need Climate Justice Now
According to 350.org founder Bill McKibben, the biggest stumbling block in the path of the climate justice movement lies right under our noses: our own Congress.
Dec 8, 2010 / The Nation on Grit TV
Briefing: Tina Gerhardt on the Cancun Climate Summit Briefing: Tina Gerhardt on the Cancun Climate Summit
The countries in attendance at the climate summit held by the United Nations in Cancun this week aren't talking about future consequences of global climate change; they're disc...
Dec 6, 2010 / The Nation on Grit TV
Jon Wiener on John Lennon’s Political Legacy Jon Wiener on John Lennon’s Political Legacy
Thirty years after the singer's death, The Nation's Jon Wiener asks: how did John Lennon make the transition from pop icon to political figure?
Dec 6, 2010 / CNN
Conversation: Katha Pollitt on Conservative Feminism Conversation: Katha Pollitt on Conservative Feminism
Sarah Palin is busily trying to sell "conservative feminism" to the masses, but her idea of feminism certainly doesn't include reproductive choice or sexual freedom. Me...
Dec 3, 2010 / GRITtv
Conversation: Ari Berman and Karen Finney on WikiLeaks and the Lame Duck Session Conversation: Ari Berman and Karen Finney on WikiLeaks and the Lame Duck Session
The Democrats were trying to get the focus back on the parts of their agenda that could actually get through the lame duck Senate this week—that is, until the latest Wiki...
Dec 3, 2010 / The Nation on Grit TV
Jeremy Scahill: WikiLeaks Cables Confirm Secret US War in Pakistan Jeremy Scahill: WikiLeaks Cables Confirm Secret US War in Pakistan
When Jeremy Scahill reported on a secret US war in Pakistan last year, the Pentagon called his article "conspiratorial." But now, says Scahill on Democracy Now!, ...
Dec 3, 2010 / Democracy Now!
Greg Mitchell and Chris Hayes Examine the WikiLeaks Outrage Greg Mitchell and Chris Hayes Examine the WikiLeaks Outrage
On MSNBC's Countdown, Greg Mitchell and Chris Hayes ask, has WikiLeaks' Julian Assange really endangered lives?
Dec 3, 2010 / Countdown