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Raj Patel: The Value of Nothing
January 11, 2010"The opposite of greed isn't thrift, it's generosity" says Raj Patel, author of the new book The Value of Nothing: How to Reshape Market Society and Redefine Democracy. Patel looks at why we value certain things, how consumption and greed became goods, and the problem with profit.GRITtv at SOCAP: Embrace Disruption
September 1, 2009GRITtv's Laura Flanders is joining 830 social innovators from 32 countries for the Social Capital Markets Conference in San Francisco. It starts today but the Embrace Disruption! Micro Media Conference begins tomorrow, September 2 from 11 am to 4 pm PT. Join SOCAP09 investors and entrepreneurs, plus Skoll Foundation, Participant Productions and Food Inc, GRITtv, LINKtv,GRITtv Live at Noon: Will Blackwater Founder Face Charges?
August 5, 2009In an explosive report published yesterday on the Nation website, investigative reporter JEREMY SCAHILL reveals that Blackwater founder Erik Prince has been implicated in murder, viewed himself as a Christian crusader tasked with eliminating Muslims from the globe, and that the company smuggled weapons into Iraq. Will he face charges? Then, Dr.GRITtv Live at Noon: Is Taxing The Wealthy Good For Our Health?
July 29, 2009One of the proposals to pay for healthcare reform was to impose an income tax surcharge on families earning more than $350,000. Under pressure from congress, that number has now gone up to $1,000,000 for families and $500,000 for individuals. But does it stand a chance against the conservatives’ anti-tax fantasy?GRITtv Live at Noon: Bank of America: Bad For Consumers?
July 22, 2009Bank of America workers have leveled damning accusations against their employer, claiming that the Bank pressures its employees to burden consumers with debt and enroll in high fee programs. The SEIU’s Stephen Lerner, Former BoA employee Chris Feener, and Max Fraad Wolff on the bank’s unsavory practices.GRITtv Live at Noon: Goldman Sachs: Brilliance or Bubble Machine?
July 15, 2009MATT TAIBBI, ROBERT JOHNSON, and MICHAEL LUX on Goldman Sachs's record profits, the company's big bonus plans, and how backroom deals and taxpayer dollars were used to resuscitate the banking industry. Are they simply bold risk takers or the most brilliant financial coup makers in the history of capitalism?GRITtv Live at Noon: What Is The Real Cost of Healthcare Reform?
July 8, 2009Healthcare as we know it is a serious burden on the national economy. Partisans on both sides of the debate agree no that. But what is the real cost of healthcare reform? And is congress willing to make the necessary changes to fundamentally overhaul the system? Dean Baker, Reed Abelson, and Teresa Ghilarducci on the economics of healthcare reform.GRITtv Live at Noon: Is Immigration Reform Dead?
July 1, 2009Immigration reform is hardly the front page issue it was one year ago even though thousands of immigrants end up in detention facilities every year. The facts on the ground haven't changed, so where does the movement stand? And is there a real possibility for reform under Obama?Stonewall Special Re-Post: Before & After Stonewall
June 28, 2009The political climate before the explosion at Stonewall in New York's Greenwich Village in 1969 has been artfully documented by John Scagliotti, whose films Before Stonewall and After Stonewall tell the story of gay activism and the struggle for social justice throughout the twentieth century. You can find out more about Scagliotti's work here.
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