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We often think of pollution as something that comes from factories and large corporations, but in fact much of the greenhouse gases causing climate change come from everyday homes. Green for All is leading the charge for sustainable jobs that support working people; this video from Green for All and GOOD magazine takes a look at companies weatherizing homes in New York and the benefits to consumers, workers, and the world.

In the headlines this week: Obama's much anticipated healthcare speech, Glenn Beck's attack on Van Jones and his subsequent resignation and another wave of foreclosures hits the country. How did our trusted newsmakers cover these stories? To discuss, we welcome Rana Foroohar, senior editor at Newsweek; independent filmmaker and blogger Danny Schechter, Ari Melber, The Nation Net Movement correspondent and a columnist for Politico. And joining us from Oakland, California, Aimee Allison, host and producer of KPFA Pacifica Radio Morning Show.

From the audacity of compromise – on healthcare, war, you name it – to what GRITtv guest Tim Wise calls the audacity of capitulation, it’s hard for progressives to kick off the season on such a sour note. But that's just where the Van Jones story leaves many of us.  Nine months into the Obama administration, hopeful acquiescence has gotten progressives nowhere. The public option in healthcare–already a compromise–is in trouble. And on the economy, the best informed economists believe the market upturn’s about to fizzle out. But momentum requires more than attitude.