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Laura Flanders talks to creative thinkers and change-makers from the worlds of politics, arts and the new economy. The smartest conversations, with the smartest thinkers and doers of our time, distributed in multiple formats on a variety of platforms. Keep abreast of fresh content by following GRITtv, the site Flanders founded, on Twitter @GRITtv.
Obama has scrapped the "war on global terror" but has affirmed his commitment to ramping up the war in Afghanistan. In blaming Al-Qaida for everythi...
Obama has scrapped the "war on global terror" but has affirmed his commitment to ramping up the war in Afghanistan. In blaming Al-Qaida for everything, Juan Cole writes in Salon, "Obama broke with his pledge of straight talk to the public and fell back on Bush-style boogeymen and implausible conspiracy theories." Have the media done any better? We take a look back at the week's news--from foreign policy to global economic policy--with Nancy Giles a contributor to CBS News Sunday Morning, Eric Bates Executive Editor at Rolling Stone, and Rory O’Connor the author of Shock Jocks: Hate Speech and Talk Radio.Also, an interview with YES! Magazine's Executive Editor Sarah van Gelder.
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