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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.
As the Health Care Summit was getting under way in Washington DC, our esteemed media panel looks at what role our media has played in covering the n...
As the Health Care Summit was getting under way in Washington DC, our esteemed media panel looks at what role our media has played in covering the never-ending health care debates since Obama assumed power. Then, with more staff cutbacks in major press rooms and talk of The National Enquirer receiving the Pulitzer Prize, what does the future of journalism look like? Finally, our three media dissectors tackle the increasingly disastrous war in Afghanistan - is the media's coverage (or lack thereof) leading to more death and destruction?Writer and environmental activist Jeff Biggers' latest book Reckoning at Eagle Creek: The Secret Legacy of Coal in the Heartland tells the story of his journey into his own family's history in the mountains of Shawnee National Forest in Southern Illinois. He uncovers the devastating environmental destruction of the mountains that is taking place in the heartland of America today and exposes the truth about coal.In this week's Got Docs?, we take a peak at Radio Unnameable by Paul Lovelace and Jessica Wolfson who give us an insider's look at the life and work of legendary radio DJ Bob Fass.Then, Dean Baker of the Center for Economic And Policy Research stops by to talk health care. Free Speech TV's Herb Boyd speaks with the NAACP's new Chair, Roslyn Brock.Thanks to the Robin Hood Tax campaign and Lost Footage Films for video in tonight's show.
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