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GRITtv: To Kill or Not to Kill the Bill

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The progressive community is at each other's throats over the health care bill: some say kill it and start over, others say pass it now and fix it later. Without a public option, Medicare buy-in, or other cost-controlling measures, and with Stupak and Nelson holding women's rights for ransom, is there anything good left in this bill?

GRITtv: Dec. 22, 2009

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Without a public option, Medicare buy-in, or other cost-controlling measures, and with Stupak and Nelson holding women's rights for ransom, is there anything good left in te healthcare bill? We ask Chris Hayes, Lizz Winstead and Miriam Yeung what's in, what's out, and what the best course of action is now for progressives who want to see real reform. Sarah Schulman joins Laura in the studio to talk about homophobia in the family and more.

GRITtv: Laura Flanders on "The Ed Show"

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Laura Flanders and Jane Hamsher address Lanny Davis' hypocrisy on MSNBC's "The Ed Show."

Democracy Now!: Thursday, Dec. 3, 2009

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The New York State Senate defeated a bill to legalize gay marriage with a vote of 38 to 24. All 30 Republicans voted against it. The bill’s lead sponsor, Tom Duane, the New York Senate’s only openly gay member, talks about the defeat, which was supported by Gov. David Paterson. Firedoglake blogger Jane Hamsher discusses her campaign to launch a national phone bank campaign to target districts of Democratic reps who voted for the Stupak amendment. Bhopal activist Satinath Sarangi talks about the Bhopal chemical disaster 25 years ago today and the ongoing struggle for justice.

GRITtv: Hope: After a Year, What Does It Mean?

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Hope. It was the word for the Obama campaign, epitomized by the famous Shepard Fairey poster, with eyes uplifted, bright primary colors declaring that Americans believed in something good again. Last year on election day, we discussed the election and the future of America; hoping for an Obama victory and with it some restoration of the things we'd lost under Bush. This year, we look back with some of our guests from that day on what they said then and what they think now.

GRITtv: One Year Later, Still Politics as Usual?

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Election 2009 was a mixed bag for all sides. But what did these results have to do with Obama? Our panel agrees on one thing: Democrats neglected the base that Obama worked so hard to build up. Jehmu Greene of the Women's Media Center notes that Democrats reverted back to the old way of doing things, and Jane Hamsher of FireDogLake points out that the candidate who supported the public option, Bill Owens in NY-23, won, while Creigh Deeds in Virginia, who said he might opt the state out if he was governor, lost.

GRITtv: Nov. 4, 2009: One Year Later

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In a special one-hour show, we convene two panels of GRITtv regular guests to talk about these questions, the election results, and what progressives need to do better going forward into 2010. Joining us are Katrina vanden Heuvel and Chris Hayes of The Nation, Jehmu Greene of the Women's Media Center and formerly of Rock the Vote, James Rucker of Color Of Change, Danny Schechter of News Dissector, Jane Hamsher of FireDogLake, Ron Reagan and Mark Green of Air America, and Esther Armah of WBAI.

GRITtv: Jane Hamsher: Public Option Please!

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FireDogLake's Jane Hamsher talks about her new action plan for health care reform, Public Option Please!

GRITtv: October 12, 2009

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The economy is improving, at least according to Wall Street, but most of us haven't felt the change. We ask, was this the plan all along? A playwright putting Iraqi refugee stories on the stage tells the story of "Aftermath," plus a new advocacy plan to promote healthcare reform.

GRITtv: Van Jones, Race, Politics and the Progressive Movement

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The muted response to Van Jones' resignation says volumes about where progressives stand in the Obama administration and whether so-called outsiders have a role to play in shaping the administration's policies. And what does the Van Jones story reveal about American politics?

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