GRIT TV

GRITtv with Laura Flanders is a new, news and arts discussion show, available daily, in multiple formats, with interactivity and a positive take on what's going on. The show launched May 12, 2008.

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  • Obama and Organizing: One Year Later

    November 4, 2009

    Nation contributor Elizabeth Mendez Berry discusses how the Obama administration has tried to harness its grassroots efforts post-election.

  • Obama: One Year Later, What's Changed?

    November 4, 2009

    Nation editor Katrina vanden Heuvel and others discuss what's changed, what's stayed the same and what we still hope to see happen under Obama.

  • The Down Side of Thinking Positive

    October 23, 2009

    Nation contributor Barbara Ehrenreich presents Bright Sided, her new book about the negative aspect of positive thinking.

  • Can We Turn Pain to Power in the Congo?

    October 21, 2009

    More than 5 million have been killed in the Democratic Republic of Congo, and violence against women is so common that it's been called femicide-genocide. What can we here in the US do about it?

  • Will Congress Pass a Strong Public Option?

    October 15, 2009

    Author Sharon Lerner and Rep. Raul Grijalva discuss flaws in the Senate Finance Committee's health bill and increased popular support for a public option.

  • Is Congress Opting Out of Real Reform?

    October 14, 2009

    Is the so-called opt-out provision a worthy compromise for progressives who've already compromised just to get to a discussion of a public option?

  • Inside the Value Voters Summit

    October 5, 2009

    Jeff Sharlet says the conservative Christian movement in the US is far more complicated, diverse and powerful than most coverage of events like the 9/12 Tea Party protests suggests.

  • Who's Afraid of the Independent Press?

    September 30, 2009

    Nation contributor Jeremy Scahill and Glenn Greenwald discuss the decline of establishment media and who's afraid of the independent press.

  • The Politics of Global Climate Change

    September 23, 2009

    Nobel Peace Prize winner Wangari Maathai of Kenya on the UN deliberations and what can be expected at the climate summit in December.

  • Can Capitalism Be Saved?

    September 23, 2009

    On the eve of the G-20 summit, The Nation's Alexander Cockburn and others discuss the future of capitalism.

  • Racism Tarnishes News Coverage

    September 18, 2009

    How did the mainstream media cover this week's Iranian election, tea-bagger rally in DC or former President Carter's comment about racism and politics in the US?

  • Is The Economic Storm Over?

    September 16, 2009

    David Cay Johnston, Robert Johnson and Barrett Sheridan on whether the worst is over. And if it is, what's to prevent another economic storm from happening again?

  • Obama Admin Under Siege by Right Wing

    September 11, 2009

    The Nation's Ari Melber, Aimee Allison of KPFA Radio and others discuss the resignation of Van Jones and what it means for the larger political atmosphere.

  • Why Would States Withold Stimulus?

    September 9, 2009

    Christopher Flavelle of Pro Publica and others on why states are ignoring the stimulus welfare fund and what this could mean for the future of the program.

  • Will Blackwater Founder Face Charges?

    August 5, 2009

    Erik Prince has been implicated in murder, viewed himself as a Christian crusader tasked with eliminating Muslims from the globe and his company smuggled weapons into Iraq.

  • Has the Media Killed Healthcare Reform?

    July 31, 2009

    The Nation's editor and publisher, Katrina vanden Heuvel, joins a panel discussion on the media's coverage of healthcare and the Gates arrest.

  • Katha Pollitt on the Mind-Body Problem

    July 30, 2009

    Pollitt's new book explores many themes including poetry and politics, poetry and motherhood, and why poetry matters, even if people think it doesn't.

  • Is Taxing the Wealthy Good For Our Health?

    July 29, 2009

    Does healthcare reform stand a chance against the conservatives' antitax fantasies? Rep. Maxine Waters, Columbia Business School Professor Eric Schoenberg and others weigh in.

  • Bank of America: Bad For Consumers?

    July 22, 2009

    The SEIU's Stephen Lerner, Former BoA employee Chris Feener, and Max Fraad Wolff on the bank's unsavory practices.

  • Brüno: Offensive, Funny or Shocking?

    July 17, 2009

    The Nation's Richard Kim and others discuss the admittedly provocative antics of Sacha Baron Cohen's latest creation.

  • Risk Takers or Coup Makers?

    July 15, 2009

    Matt Taibb and others discuss Goldman Sachs's record profits and how backroom deals and taxpayer dollars were used to resuscitate the banking industry.

  • What Will Healthcare Reform Really Cost?

    July 8, 2009

    Healthcare as we know it is a serious burden on the national economy. Is Congress willing to make the necessary changes to overhaul the system?

  • Does a Democratic Majority Matter?

    July 6, 2009

    Nation contributing writer Bob Moser discusses the new 60-vote Democratic majority featuring Minnesota's finally seated Al Franken.

  • Soviet Fates and Lost Alternatives

    July 1, 2009

    Stephen Cohen, a professor of Russian History at New York University weighs in on the future of US-Russian relations.

  • Is Immigration Reform Dead Or Alive?

    July 1, 2009

    Is there still hope for serious immigration reform under President Obama? Roberto Lovato, Mallika Dutt and others on where the movement stands.

  • Progressives and the LGBT Movement

    July 1, 2009

    The Nation's Richard Kim participates in a panel discussion on the role of LGBT politics within the progressive movement.

  • Can Hate Crimes Be Stopped?

    June 17, 2009

    What role can the federal government play in diminishing hate crimes and attacks on immigrants?

  • How Can We Get Healthcare For All?

    June 10, 2009

    President Obama's driving an engine for healthcare reform--what can we do to insure the destination will guarantee quality healthcare for all?

  • GM: What Will Restructuring Mean?

    June 3, 2009

    Rep. Dennis Kucinich, New York Times reporter Steven Greenhouse, UAW veteran Al Benchich and others on the dismantling of GM.

  • Domestic Terror and The Death of Dr. Tiller

    June 2, 2009

    A look at the media's response to Dr. George Tiller's murder and what pro-choice organizations need to do moving forward.

  • Galeano: Stories of Almost Everyone

    June 1, 2009

    Why are so many people so scared? Maybe it's because of our rulers' enormous 'fear machine.' So says Eduardo Galeano, in this rare interview.

  • What's Next For LGBT Equality?

    May 27, 2009

    The Nation's Richard Kim joins a panel discussion on the impact of Prop 8 in California being upheld and more.

  • Torturer in Chief: Pelosi Over Cheney?

    May 20, 2009

    The question of torture has been drowned out by the Washington media-driven drama of what Nancy Pelosi knew and when.

  • Why Can't We Fire the Boss?

    May 19, 2009

    Namoi Klein and Avi Lewis talk about how direct action worker campaigns have fared here in the United States and around the world.

  • Is the Gender Gap Growing?

    May 13, 2009

    Francoise Jacobson, Elly Spicer, Wendy Webb and Denise Doyle on the gender gap, women trade workers and the recession.

  • Kai Wright: Chaos and the Mortgage Crisis

    May 12, 2009

    The foreclosure crisis is far from being resolved. Wright says that banks are still pursuing even those who have already given up their homes.

  • How We Cover the Economy

    May 6, 2009

    There's been plenty of coverage of the economic crisis over the last eight months. But are we missing the real story?

  • Grading Obama

    April 29, 2009

    New Yorker editor and staff writer Hendrik Hertzberg, novelist Walter Mosley, Faye Wattleton and Miles Rappaport on Obama's first 100 days and the next 900.

  • Can Nonprofits Thrive In a Crisis?

    April 15, 2009

    The Nation's Eyal Press and others on the fate of nonprofits in a world of falling profits.

  • Roundtable: Sex, Politics and the Media

    April 13, 2009

    The Nation's Richard Kim joins several other journalists in a discussion of the politics of gender, sexual identity and power

  • Obama's Budget: Will It Bring Change?

    April 8, 2009

    While the Obamas were in Europe the House and Senate approved the president's $3 trillion budget. But the battle isn't over. What will be cut and what will remain?

  • Liberals Divided on Obama's War

    April 7, 2009

    Unified in their opposition to the war in Iraq, liberal and antiwar groups are finding little common ground when it comes to Obama's escalation in Afghanistan.

  • Is Another Economic Order Possible?

    April 1, 2009

    Dean Baker, Ann Lee and Greg Denier on the G-20 Summit, the labor movement, and the possibility of a new economic order.

  • Popular Power Not Wall Street Power

    March 30, 2009

    Robert Johnson, former Chief Economist of the Senate Banking Committee, on why the Obama economic recovery plan is misguided.

  • Breaking Down the Weekly Media Spin

    March 27, 2009

    The Nation's Katrina vanden Heuvel, Robert George of the New York Post and Danny Schechter the news dissector look at the reporting of the past week.

  • The Takeover: Who's Running This Country?

    March 25, 2009

    Matt Taibbi, Jane Hamsher and Robert Johnson discuss what can be done to take that power back from the financial institutions that have wrecked the economy and our democracy.

  • Our Ongoing Moral Collapse

    March 25, 2009

    According to Chris Hedges, if Obama continues to listen to Geithner, Summers et al.--his presidency may be doomed.

  • Death of Newspapers: Long Live Journalism?

    March 24, 2009

    The Nation's John Nichols and other established journalists discuss the future of publishing and print journalism.

  • Is Anyone Covering Iraq Anymore?

    March 19, 2009

    The Iraq war wasn't one of the US media's finer moments. But six years on, have they improved?

  • What is So Scary About Workers Organizing?

    March 18, 2009

    Chris Kromm, Gene Carroll and others discuss what is driving the real fear of the Employee Free Choice Act.

  • What Difference Does Wealth Make?

    March 17, 2009

    Three experts discuss the racial and historical dimensions of the income gap in the United States.

  • Do Anti-Terror Laws Work?

    March 17, 2009

    Has the threat of terrorism been exploited to crack down on civil liberties? And do anti-terror laws make us safe?

  • Can the Media Cover the Economy?

    March 12, 2009

    Fox's coverage of EFCA. Cramer v. Stewart. The Nation's Ari Melber, Isabel McDonald and others discuss the news coverage of the past week.

  • Is This the End of Capitalism?

    March 11, 2009

    The neo-liberal order has failed. But what will replace it? David Harvey and The Nation's Alexander Cockburn on the end (or future) of capitalism?

  • Structural Racism and the Financial Crisis

    March 10, 2009

    Can we transform the economy without addressing racial disparities in the United States?

  • What Is the State of Feminism Today?

    March 10, 2009

    Staceyann Chin, Linda Martin Alcoff and Jennifer Baumgardner discuss the politics of feminism today.

  • Is There a Republican Civil War?

    March 5, 2009

    Is their really an ideological divide in the GOP? Our media roundtable looks at the best and worst reporting of the past week with Arun Gupta, Gloria Feldt and others.

  • Will Obama Pay Your Doctor Bills?

    March 4, 2009

    A year from now, will America have affordable healthcare? Monica Sanchez, Adam Thompson, and Dr. Walter Tsou on Obama's healthcare reform plan.

  • What Can We Learn From Europe?

    March 2, 2009

    Is the economic crisis in Europe any different from our own? Newsweek's Rana Foroohar, former Labour MP and Cabinet Minister Tony Benn plus others discuss the protests in Europe.

  • The Unembedded

    February 26, 2009

    Three journalists on the front lines talk about combat reporting in Iraq and Lebanon. What's the real story?

  • Can the Courts Handle Terror Suspects?

    February 25, 2009

    Vince Warren of the Center for Constitutional Rights, Lieutenant Col. David Vandeveld, a former prosecutor at Gitmo and others discuss whether our criminal courts can handle terror suspects.

  • Resisting Foreclosure

    February 24, 2009

    This week in Baltimore, the first protester in a civil disobedience campaign to resist foreclosure was arrested. Is there more to come?

  • Are We 'a Nation of Cowards'?

    February 23, 2009

    Attorney General Eric Holder recently said we remain 'a nation of cowards' on race. Is he right? Manning Marable, JLove Calderon and others weigh in.

  • Can We Take The Media Seriously?

    February 19, 2009

    Is the media out of touch? We talk about the good, the bad, the ugly--and The Nation's Leslie Savan on the Oscars.

  • Will You Go Broke to Keep Your House?

    February 18, 2009

    Will Obama's $75 billion homeowner bailout plan work? Fair housing activists Sarah Ludwig, Paul Leonard and others discuss the foreclosure crisis.

  • Does Gaza Matter?

    February 17, 2009

    Hampshire College made headlines after announcing that it would divest from companies that do business with Israel. Do their actions indicate the beginning of a larger campaign?

  • A New Turn in Latin America?

    February 16, 2009

    Venezuela's Hugo Chávez is willing to engage in direct talks with President Obama. How will this effect US policy in the region?

  • Great Expectations for Obama

    February 12, 2009

    Is the watered-down stimulus bill a signal of a more ambitious agenda for Obama or a harbinger of reduced expectations?

  • Jobs With Justice or Just Jobs?

    February 11, 2009

    As the nation struggles to save and create jobs, how do we make sure workers aren't robbed? Plus: the battle to confirm Hilda Solis.

  • The Business of War

    February 10, 2009

    Even as congress denies billions in assistance to states, there is little if any talk of cutting US defense spending. Who's profiting and what is their interest in maintaining a wartime economy?

  • The White House Information Wars

    February 5, 2009

    Has the Obama administration's attempt to 'reach the public without having to rely on the mainstream media' worked? Hendrik Hertzberg and other journalists weigh in.

  • Patrick Cockburn on America's Defeat

    February 4, 2009

    Patrick Cockburn, David Enders and Bassam Haddad discuss the recent elections in Iraq and the withdrawal of American troops.

  • Will The Stimulus Create Jobs?

    February 3, 2009

    Economists Dean Baker and Teresa Ghilarducci, the New York Times's Louis Uchitelle and others discuss the economic recovery plan.

  • Who Madoff and Who Made More?

    February 2, 2009

    What separates Bernie Madoff from the titans of Wall Street? For one thing, he doesn't have the backing of Uncle Sam.

  • New President, the Same Old Spin?

    January 29, 2009

    We may have a new government in Washington, but the press corps hasn't changed. Are the media asking the right questions?

  • What is a War Crime?

    January 28, 2009

    If Israel in Gaza and the United States, through its use of torture in Iraq, have committed war crimes, what can be done?

  • The Politics of Hunger

    January 27, 2009

    Oil prices have come down steadily but the global food crisis continues to worsen. What's driving the crisis at home and abroad?

  • A New Era in Government?

    January 26, 2009

    The Bush era is coming to an end. But is it a new era of progressive government? The Nation's Katrina vanden Heuvel and others discuss the possibilities.

  • AC Thompson on Victims & Vigilantes

    January 23, 2009

    Nation contributor A.C. Thompson discusses vigilante violence in New Orleans in the days after the Hurricane Katrina.

2008

  • United Electric Worker Speaks Out

    December 10, 2008

    A labor organizer from Chicago sheds light on the ongoing protest for wages owed to Republic Windows and Doors workers.

  • Richard Kim on Why Prop 8 Won

    November 11, 2008

    The Nation's Richard Kim explores why the No on Prop 8 campaign failed to gain much momentum in California.

  • Rebuilding New Orleans

    August 21, 2008

    Activist Judith Browne-Dianis explains why progressives should care about public housing.

  • The New Yorker Cover Controversy

    July 14, 2008

    Laura Flanders leads a panel discussion featuring Hendrik Hertzberg of The New Yorker about the controversial Barack Obama cover.

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Blogs

» Editor's Cut

Around The Nation | Obama, one year on. Plus: Jeremy Scahill takes your questions, and a new video series from The Nation.
Katrina vanden Heuvel
Posted at 2:11 PM ET

» The Notion

Injustice in Illinois | Prosecutors in Illinois should be more concerned with an innocent man behind bars than journalism students' grades.
Ari Berman
24 Comments

» The Beat

Double-Digit Unemployment Is Obama's No. 1 Challenge | Job creation is now the top issue in America. The White House and congressional Dems must recognize this or face serious setbacks politically.
John Nichols
106 Comments

» The Dreyfuss Report

Obama Fails in Middle East | Clinton delivers the ultimate diss to Abbas.
Robert Dreyfuss
107 Comments

» Act Now!

Equality Across America | This week, young LBGT activists are staging a National Week of Initiative.
Peter Rothberg
16 Comments

» Altercation

Slacker Thursday | Dying laptops, recapping the election, the Dow, and the Yankees with the World Series.
Eric Alterman