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GRITtv: John Nichols: Money For Jobs From TARP

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In several regions of the United States -- Michigan, parts of Ohio and Indiana, stretches of New England and the rural south, historically depressed urban areas -- the jobless figures are so acute that they have become the definitional social, economic and political concern. John Nichols of the Nation has a suggestion for the President: use the bank bailout dollars to put regular Americans back to work.

GRITtv: Dec. 7, 2009

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Since U.S. presidents and Congress have dragged their heels on climate-change legislation, local activists and governments have often taken the lead in pushing for stronger regulations and innovations. Miquela Craytor, James Gennaro and Dale Bryk discuss working locally to create sustainable jobs and fight climate change. John Nichols of the Nation calls for the government to shift TARP money to create a jobs program. Mary Mcbride talks songwriting and being out of the closet as a musician with a very mixed audience.

GRITtv: Kate Clinton: We Will Remember Maine

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Kate Clinton talks about the LGBT equality measures that passed in Kalamazoo, Michigan and Washington State, and the marriage equality law that was overturned in Maine on Election Day. "We're not just like you. You've got rights; we don't," she notes, calling for heterosexuals to have to ask people to vote on their rights.

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