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Don Rojas, Prison Reform, and Obama v. McChrystal
June 24, 2010The U.S. Social Forum kicked off this week in Detroit, with over 20,000 attendees from around the country determined to create solutions for the many problems the country faces. One of the ongoing struggles that fans of GRITtv will understand is the fight to create a thriving, independent media without corporate dollars--one that puts the concerns of real people ahead of profits.The F Word: McChrystal, Afghanistan Policy, And...
June 24, 2010To heck with the war. It's becoming a story about egos. Or more precisely, as one commentator put it recently, “By focusing on McChrystal’s supposed challenge to Obama’s manhood—the press is turning a story about policy into a story about penises.”Aram Roston: US Military Funds Afghan Warlords
June 22, 2010A Congressional investigation has confirmed what Aram Roston reported last November in The Nation: US tax dollars go into the pockets of Afghan warlords in "a massive protection racket" which may lead back to Taliban hands.Mike Papantonio, Funding Afghan Warlords, & What $1 Million Buys
June 22, 2010"I know what a thug corporation looks like," says lawyer and radio host Mike Papantonio, who is busy building a RICO case against BP for the oil devastation in the Gulf. "These people are sociopaths and the GOP are apologizing for them."Rethink Afghanistan: Worse Than Vietnam?
June 11, 2010This week, the war in Afghanistan surpassed Vietnam to become the U.S.'s longest war, and there's no end in sight. Daniel Ellsberg has called it "Vietnamistan," comparing the determination to "win" against people who want to expel foreign invaders. Our friends at Brave New Films pulled together this clip looking back at our fight in Afghanistan and asking the question: when will it be clear that we need to get out?Bill Fletcher Jr., Bolivia's Water, BP and Afghanistan
June 9, 2010"It was a Sister Souljah moment," says Bill Fletcher Jr. of Bill Clinton's support for Arkansas Senator Blanche Lincoln in her primary battle against insurgent Bill Halter. Lincoln, of course, is one of the Democrats whose refusal to support the Employee Free Choice Act keeps labor from expanding its base. Labor came out for Bill Halter, but the party elites supported Lincoln and helped her keep her seat.David Swanson, BP Oil Spill, and Christian Boltanski
June 2, 2010What do the attack by Israeli commandoes on the Freedom Flotilla, the BP oil disaster, aid to Haiti, Don't Ask Don't Tell repeal, and war in Afghanistan have in common? If you ask David Swanson, he'll remind you to follow the money. The U.S. taxpayer money, of course, which funds Israel's military and pays for war that enriches oil companies. Meanwhile, aid for Haiti and Don't Ask Don't Tell are added to supplemental funding for war in Afghanistan to convince members of Congress to vote for escalation.David Swanson: What Could We Fund if We Don't Fund War?
June 2, 2010What do the attack by Israeli commandoes on the Freedom Flotilla, the BP oil disaster, aid to Haiti, Don't Ask Don't Tell repeal, and war in Afghanistan have in common? If you ask David Swanson, he'll remind you to follow the money. The U.S. taxpayer money, of course, which funds Israel's military and pays for war that enriches oil companies. Meanwhile, aid for Haiti and Don't Ask Don't Tell are added to supplemental funding for war in Afghanistan to convince members of Congress to vote for escalation.Maya Wiley, W. Kamau Bell & Lizz Winstead and Haiti
May 27, 2010The BP oil disaster in the Gulf of Mexico has now, according to new estimates, become the nation's biggest oil spill in history. Yet instead of deploying help to the Gulf, President Obama is sending troops to the U.S./Mexico border. As Maya Wiley of the Center for Social Inclusion notes, it's an election year, and that means it's pandering time.The F Word: DeBush, Debar and Debunk
May 27, 2010There may be little that President Obama can do down at the Gulf Coast to help with the plugging and cleanup of the oil still spreading. But there's plenty that he could do in Washington, and whether he does it or not will determine the future.