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GRITtv: Rodney Leon: Mourning and Moving Forward in Haiti

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Nearly a month ago, Haitian-American architect Rodney Leon was part of our panel discussion on a possible future for Haiti. The devastation from January's earthquake is beginning to be cleared, but the country still faces nearly unimaginable challenges in rebuilding. Rodney Leon joined Laura again in studio to tell us what's happened since the quake, which plans are moving forward, and what it will take to rebuild the country better and safer than before.

The Fourth World War

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The airwaves are crowded with talk of a new world war, narrated by generals and filmed from the noses of bombs. "The Fourth World War" tells the human story of this global conflict, bringing together the images and voices of the war on the ground in Mexico, Argentina, South Africa, Palestine and Korea, from Seattle to Genova, and the war on terror in New York, Afghanistan and Iraq. "The Fourth World War" is the story of men and women around the world who resist being annihilated in this war.

GRITtv: The F Word: Could the GOP and Progressive Democrats Join Forces to Oppose the Supplemental War Funding Bill?

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Well, on Tuesday a strange configuration of allies and mixed motives could actually lead to the first time a supplemental war funding bill fails to pass in Congress. What's on the floor is $100 billion to fund the wars in Iraq, Afghanistan and Pakistan. What's different this time round is that included in this funding legislation - at the request of the Treasury Department - is $5 billion to bailout European banks through the International Monetary Fund (the IMF), an international version of the Wall Street bailout if you like.

GRITtv: Evo Morales

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Last week, Bolivia's president Evo Morales was in New York to commemorate Earth Day at the United Nations. GRITtv sat down with Morales and talked about his equality agenda, socialism, and the Bolivian banking system.

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