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GRITtv: Does the Right Still Dominate the News Cycle?

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Katrina vanden Heuvel of The Nation, Joe Conason of The New York Observer, and Air America's Sam Seder are our media panel, discussing the best and worst of this week in journalism. From Arianna Huffington getting interrupted for dubious news to the snark overload on Obama's Nobel Peace Prize, there was plenty of bad (and a little good) to debate. Obama's trip to New Orleans and the National Equality March were overshadowed heavily by Rush Limbaugh's aborted attempt to buy a football team and the White House statement on Fox News.

GRITtv: Kate Clinton: My Retirement Plan

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Humorist and activist Kate Clinton takes heart from the National Equality March and the new generation of activists for gay rights. She points out that we need both the established organizations that have done the hard work of pushing for legislation for years, and the young, new, excited generation willing to push boundaries and move on. Kate's not retiring yet, but she does have hope for the future.

GRITtv: Oct. 15, 2009

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Rush Limbaugh tried (and failed) to buy a football team, Obama picked a fight with FOX News, and oh yeah--there's still ongoing debate over health care reform, two wars, and a major recession. There was plenty of bad (and a little good) to debate in this week's media coverage.

GRITtv: Where's the Revolution? Populist Rage on the Left and Right

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A lot of media attention has been paid to the 9/12, tea party and town hall protests featuring an angry horde of mostly white citizens shouting about socialism and comparing President Obama to the Nazis - often in the same sentence. Our question is, where's the left-wing populist anger?

GRITtv: The F Word: Equality March Shows What Grassroots Can Do

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The National Equality March on the D.C. mall Oct. 11 drew one hell of a crowd. If for-profit media had given each equality marcher the air time dedicated to the 60,000 or so teabaggers that came to D.C. a month ago, they'd still be hogging the airwaves, dawn to dusk. Most reports estimate Oct. 11's turnout at 100-200,000. We might have learned that the march was organized by locally-focused, nationally-connected activists representing every race, class and faith.Imagine what we'd learn, given half a chance.

GRITtv: October 13, 2009

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Daniel Gross asked earlier this week why there wasn't more outrage in the country over the state of the economy, saying that if we haven't seen a revolution yet, we probably wouldn't. Yet popular protests have been happening across the country this summer and fall and show no signs of stopping. A lot of media attention has been paid to the 9/12, tea party and town hall protests. Our question: Where's the left-wing populist anger? Plus all the day's news.

GRITtv: Marching For Equality in D.C.

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When will we finally have equality for all before the law? The president's making a speech at Human Rights Campaign on the eve the National Equality March. We talk to three women who will be present and speaking out at the march: poet and activist Staceyann Chin, Sherry Wolf, author of "Sexuality and Socialism: History and Politics of Gay Liberation," and radio host "Aiyi'nah Ford, who was recently kicked out of a D.C. diner after engaging in a public display of affection with her partner.

GRITtv: What Makes a Woman? The Bullying Of Caster Semenya

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On Aug. 19 Caster Semenya burst onto the world scene with her record-breaking, 800-meter run. But for Semenya, known as The Pride of South Africa, it was a race that was quickly contested when the International Association of Athletics Federations ordered tests be done to verify her gender, thus sparking a cacophony of accusations, speculation and misinformation.

GRITtv: Oct. 8, 2009

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On today's panel Janet Green, Katie Baratz, Staceyann Chin, poet, activist and author, and author Sherry Wolf discuss "what makes a woman?" and artist and author Erika Lopez performs "The Welfare Queen." Plus all the day's news that fits.

Gay USA: Cleve Jones on the National Equality March

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As we approach the 40th anniversary of the Stonewall Rebellion this weekend, our guest this week is Cleve Jones, one of the lead organizers of the National Equality March set for October 11. Jones explains how he came to support another LGBT march on Washington and what he hopes to accomplish. "Gay USA," hosted by Ann Northrop and Andy Humm, offers comprehensive weekly news and analysis by and about the LGBTQ community.

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