As the nation’s largest banks request even more money to stay afloat, homeowners are fighting to reclaim their homes. Yesterday, the first activist in a civil disobedience campaign to resist foreclosure was arrested in Baltimore. Is there more to come? Frances Fox Piven, ACORN’s Pat Boone, and C. Nicole Mason discuss the nationwide campaign.

In a speech before the Department of Justice commemorating Black History Month last week, Attorney General Eric Holder said that when it comes to the issue of race in America we are still “a nation of cowards.” Referring to the “historical experience of black people in this nation” Holder argued that to get to the heart of this country’s history we must examine its racial soul.

In a speech before the Department of Justice celebrating Black History Month last week, Attorney General Eric Holder said that we remain “a nation of cowards” when it comes to the issue of race in America. Referring to the “historical experience of black people in this nation” Holder argued that to get to the heart of this country’s history we must examine its racial soul.

Our advice to President Obama: shore up the population, and the rest will follow. None of the millions in trouble care whether America's deficit goes up, nor should they. We're way beyond that.

GRITtv's host Laura Flanders on Countdown with Keith Olbermann.

Eric Holder, the nation's first African-American Attorney General, recently said that "average Americans simply do not talk enough with each other about race" and that we remain "a nation of cowards." But many would argue that since Barack Obama's victory, and throughout his campaign, the conversation has changed.

Is the New York Post crass, out of touch, racist, or a combination of the three? Dead chimp aside, the Post has always been provocative, but have they finally gone too far? Also, Joe Scarborough may enjoy being on during the morning hours, but is Morning Joe becoming a morning joke?

Adam Gopnik, staff writer at the New Yorker, discusses his most recent book, Angels and Ages: A Short Book About Darwin, Lincoln, and Modern Life.

Abraham Lincoln isn’t just another iconic figure. Countless books have been written analyzing and mythologizing his life. Similarly, Charles Darwin is revered as one of science’s greatest minds. But where does reality end and myth begin? Adam Gopnik, staff writer at the New Yorker joins us to discuss his latest book, Angels and Ages.

Republican Governors -- a handful of them only -- have stood against the president's stimulus package - mostly, it seems, to grandstand alongside Congressional Republcians and soak up tv time. South Carolina Governor Mark Sanford's a case in point.