The public paid out. And we waited, and waited, while unemployment rose and wages sank. Where'd our money go? Of 360 banks that got money through the end of January -- Barofsky reports that 110 invested at least some of it on the stock market, 52 repaid bad debts they'd taken out, and 15 used our funds to buy up other banks. And that's not even counting the millions they spent lobbying against bankruptcy reform or credit card regulation.

In the last few weeks, we've looked at both the fortieth anniversary of the Stonewall Rebellion, sparking the modern gay liberation movement, and the NAACP's centennial, marking a hundred years as one of the central civil rights organizations of the Afro-American struggle for equality. Every week on GRITtv, we look at an up-and-coming documentary and this week's film is square in the intersection of those two struggles.

Sacha Baron Cohen’s new film, Bruno, premiered in theaters on Friday to mixed reviews. Several were offended by the admittedly provocative antics of Cohen on screen. But was it offending the wrong people? Scores of people from the gay community have voiced their distaste for Cohen’s depiction of homosexuals in the movie, fearing that his behavior perpetuates common stereotypes of over-the-top, flamboyant gay men being the norm for all homosexuals, thus strengthening

Threats to private healthcare insurers? Single payer leading to socialism? As the House and Senate move further in on their dissection of healthcare reform, we had our own house call from Dr. Howard Dean.

Threats to private healthcare insurers? Single payer leading to socialism? As the House and Senate move further in on their dissection of healthcare reform, GRITtv had our own house call from Dr. Howard Dean. Next, Richard Kim, Antoine B. Craigwell and Shawn Edwards discuss Sasha Baron Cohen's 'Bruno'. And this week in Got Docs, a look at Blair Doroshwalther's The Fire This Time, which examines the ongoing cases of the New Jersey Seven.

GRITtv Live at Noon: Howard Dean on Healthcare

David Corn, Washington, D.C. Bureau Chief for Mother Jones, on the Sotomayor confirmation hearings and the Justice Department's position on the prosecution of Bush era crimes and the use of torture. Mother Jones and The Uptake have been streaming the confirmation hearings live and writing about them at their blog, on twitter, and everything in between.

Aarti Shahani on a recent decision by the Office of Homeland Security and Janet Napolitano to recruit 11 additional localities into the federal program, known as ICE, that turns traffic cops and jail guards into deportation agents. Shahani says that Napolitano is in fact a law and order extremist and that the ruling wasn't a total surprise.

“They frankly own the place,” Dick Durbin said back in April referring to the power that banks hold over policy decisions in Washington. If they own the place, presumably they can make the rules. But as Goldman Sachs brings in record profits and prepares to dole out handsome bonuses to employees and executives, many are lauding the company's willingness to take risks.

“They frankly own the place,” Dick Durbin said back in April referring to the power that banks hold over policy decisions in Washington. After earning record profits in the last quarter the company is being lauded for taking risks. But are they risk takers or coup makers? Matt Taibbi, Mike Lux, and Robert Johnson on Goldman's profits. Mother Jones Washington Bureau Chief David Corn on the Sotomayor hearings. And Jane Napolitano's Friday afternoon announcement that the Office of Homeland Security would be expanding law enforcement capabilities to deport immigrants hasn't gotten the attention it should. Aarti Shahani brings us an update.