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"Democracy Now!": Thurs. Feb. 25 2010

Glenn Greenwald, a constitutional law attorney and the political and legal blogger for Salon.com, says Democrats are disingenuously hiding behind the cover of the filibuster to justify their political inaction on the public option when they could approve it through budget reconciliation. The FBI and US attorney are investigating a Pennsylvania school district’s spying on young students through laptop webcams.

GRITtv: Taking Back Power with Daniel Ellsberg

The Bush administration thrived on secrecy; Obama promised more transparency, but has yet to really deliver. What's more, when information does come out, it seems that accountability is nearly impossible to get: the torture memos were released, but there will be no trials. We ask Daniel Ellsberg, one of the world's most famous whistleblowers, if there's anything the people can do to take the power back.

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Democracy Now!: Thur., Dec. 31, 2009

Glenn Greenwald on the five wars the U.S. is fighting in Muslim countries; Iranian-Canadian journalist Maziar Bahari and Prof. Ervand Abrahamian on Iranian crackdown on protesters; Haitian activist Jean Montrevil faces deportation from U.S. to Haiti. "Democracy Now!" is a daily independent newshour.

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GRITtv: Jeremy Scahill and Glenn Greenwald on the Media's Wars

Glenn Greewald, a columnist at Salon and the author of "Great American Hypocrites: Toppling the Big Myths of Republican Politics," and Jeremy Scahill, author of "Blackwater: The Rise of the World's Most Powerful Mercenary Army," on the battle between the independent press and the mainstream media and whether either are being watchdogs over governmental claims.

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GRITtv: September 30, 2009

The absence of a critical fourth estate in the run up to the war in Iraq is widely acknowledged, even by the establishment media that trumpeted the lies and misinformation of the Bush administration. The question today is whether the media have learned anything at all. Is there enough scrutiny and skepticism about the Iran situation? And if not are independent journalists picking up the slack? Glenn Greewald, a columnist at Salon and Jeremy Scahill on the battle between the independent press and the mainstream media.

GRITtv: The F Word: Olbermann Says There's No Deal

Keith Olbermann wrote to me apropos my F Word on Monday. Following news of a corporation-brokered truce between MSNBC and FOX, I'd written that while the two networks pose as divided - and play up social divides for ratings - they actually stand united when it comes to corporate profits. According to a New York Times report, General Electric, which owns MSNBC, reined in their host Keith Olbermann as part of a deal to call off Bill O'Reilly's questioning of GE's business. A notable example of corporate interests trumping ratings - several commentators thought - myself included.