In the days after the deadly terrorist attacks in Mumbai there was a rush to judgment. The attacks were different from previous attacks in South Asia in that they targeted the elite, the upper classes, and tourists. The spotlight has shifted now to India and how they'll respond. Larger questions about India's relations with Pakistan, U.S. foreign policy, and the “war on terror” have also been raised. How should India respond, and as Condoleeza Rice heads to the region, what does the U.S. have to offer?

Tariq Ali, author of The Duel: Pakistan on the Flight Path of American Power, Ali Mir, an Associate Professor at William Paterson University, and Achin Vanaik, a Professor of International Relations and Global Politics at Delhi University discuss why the rush to judgment is dangerous and why comparisons to 9/11 are ominous.

Then, will community organizers have a voice in Washington? In December 2007, at the Heartland Forum in Iowa five presidential candidates including Hillary Clinton, Chris Dodd, John Edwards, Dennis Kucinich and Barack Obama spoke to a crowd of thousands of community leaders and activists and voiced their support for community change. Obama was particularly outspoken and said he’d meet with community organizers not only during the first 100 days of his administration but also during the transition.

Whether he keeps his promise or not, on December 4, more than 2,000 community organizers are gathering in Washington, D.C. to talk directly with elected officials--demanding a place at the table and a voice in shaping public policy. The event, Realizing the Promise, will be broadcast from 3-6 pm EST on December 4. You can watch it live here.

On GRITtv we'll find out how community activists plan turn their vision into real policy changes with Sally Kohn, Director of the Movement Vision Project of the Center for Community Change, Desiree Pilgrim-Hunter, Co-Chair of the Board of the Northwest Bronx Community and Clergy Coalition, and Christopher Hayes, Washington D.C. Editor of The Nation Magazine and a fellow at the New America Foundation.

Global activists are also putting pressure on the U.N. to realize its promises. Amnesty International's Protect the Human project is urging the UN to make good on its promise to protect economic, social, and cultural rights. Finally, the American News Project reports on how communities crushed by the foreclosure crisis are dealing with hundreds of abandoned and deteriorating houses.

Jay Smooth of The Ill Doctrine says it's time to Get Back To Work, and a profile of the Center for Tactical Magic's Tactical Ice Cream Unit comes to us from Santa Barbara Community Television. TICU offers a civics lesson, served with fruit pops.