The Breakdown: Will States Lead on Single-Payer Healthcare Reform? The Breakdown: Will States Lead on Single-Payer Healthcare Reform?
The Washington Post's Ezra Klein joins Chris Hayes to discuss whether a new bipartisan proposal in the Senate could pave the way for states to adopt single-payer healthcare systems...
Dec 2, 2010 / Chris Hayes
Commentary: Dave Zirin on Notre Dame’s Rogue Football Team Commentary: Dave Zirin on Notre Dame’s Rogue Football Team
After two avoidable deaths and an accusation of sexual assault by a Notre Dame player, it’s past time that the storied football squad had its program suspended.
Dec 1, 2010 / The Nation on Grit TV
Jeremy Scahill and Peter Beinart on WikiLeaks: Policy Porn, or Public Service? Jeremy Scahill and Peter Beinart on WikiLeaks: Policy Porn, or Public Service?
WIth the latest diplomatic cables dump from WikiLeaks sending waves throughout the political and media worlds, the organization's activities are raising questions such as, is rel...
Nov 30, 2010 / The Joy Behar Show
Markos Moulitsas Zúñiga: ‘I was a Republican!’ Markos Moulitsas Zúñiga: ‘I was a Republican!’
How did Markos Moulitsas Zúñiga, founder and publisher of the Daily Kos—the largest progressive community blog in the United States—go from a Reagan-lov...
Nov 30, 2010 / Brave New Conversations
Nation Conversations: Ari Berman, Tim Egan and Eli Sanders on the Democrats’ Future Nation Conversations: Ari Berman, Tim Egan and Eli Sanders on the Democrats’ Future
For Berman, Obama's grassroots victory in 2008 built heavily on the fifty-state electoral strategy which Howard Dean pursued as DNC chairman. But in a political climate far differe...
Nov 30, 2010 / The Nation
Briefing: Ann Wright on the WikiLeaks Diplomatic Bombshell Briefing: Ann Wright on the WikiLeaks Diplomatic Bombshell
The retired United States Army Colonel and former State Department official explains the latest releases from WikiLeaks, what they tell us about the Defense and State departmen...
Nov 29, 2010 / The Nation on Grit TV
Commentary: Remembering Frank W. Lewis and Chalmers Johnson Commentary: Remembering Frank W. Lewis and Chalmers Johnson
This past week brought us two losses that will be felt throughout The Nation and GRITtv families.
Nov 29, 2010 / The Nation on Grit TV
Greg Mitchell and Daniel Ellsberg on the WikiLeaks Document Dump Greg Mitchell and Daniel Ellsberg on the WikiLeaks Document Dump
The morning after WikiLeaks began releasing its trove of confidential US diplomatic cables, Democracy Now! hosts a round-table about the possible impact of these leaks.
Nov 29, 2010 / Democracy Now!
Conversation Part 2: Jean-Bertrand Aristide on Haiti in the Earthquake’s Aftermath Conversation Part 2: Jean-Bertrand Aristide on Haiti in the Earthquake’s Aftermath
The former Haitian president discusses his country, his exile and possible return and why his party, still popular in Haiti, isn't allowed to participate in the upcoming electio...
Nov 24, 2010 / The Nation on Grit TV
Conversation Part 1: Nicolas Rossier on Haiti in the Earthquake’s Aftermath Conversation Part 1: Nicolas Rossier on Haiti in the Earthquake’s Aftermath
The award winning filmmaker and reporter recounts his conversation with exiled former Haitian president Jean-Bertrand Aristide and explains the state of Haitian politics today.
Nov 24, 2010 / The Nation on Grit TV