http://bravenewfilms.org/topics/economy 2008-07-26T08:44:57Z http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/46992-second-biggest-bank-failure-in-history 2008-07-26T08:44:57Z rattansifan <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/ZKlxdXOtXZ0&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/ZKlxdXOtXZ0&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/46992-second-biggest-bank-failure-in-history"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/55561" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>Afshin Rattansi talks to Prof. Peter Morici from the University of Maryland about how Americans have government intervention to worry about and other Hayekian themes, even as America's biggest lenders hit the buffers and IndyMac Bancorp becomes the biggest bank failure in history.</p> </div> <a href="/blog/46992-second-biggest-bank-failure-in-history">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/46959-bill-moyers-journal-mortgage-mess 2008-07-26T08:48:05Z ZP Heller <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/HZHIXjQD1vo&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/HZHIXjQD1vo&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/46959-bill-moyers-journal-mortgage-mess"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/55525" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p><p>Ground zero of the mortgage meltdown &mdash; Cleveland, Ohio. Correspondent Rick Karr takes viewers to Slavic Village, one of the hardest hit neighborhoods in the nation when it comes to the spate of foreclosures caused by the subprime mortgage crisis. Aired Friday, July 18, at 9p.m. on PBS (check local listings). </p><p>For more: <a href="http://www.pbs.org/billmoyers">http://www.pbs.org/billmoyers</a></p></p> </div> <a href="/blog/46959-bill-moyers-journal-mortgage-mess">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/46943-out-of-touch-mccain-can-t-remember-milk-prices 2008-07-26T06:48:05Z thejedreport <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/16bdiY7L17M&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/16bdiY7L17M&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/46943-out-of-touch-mccain-can-t-remember-milk-prices"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/55507" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p><p>John Aravosis at <a href="http://www.americablog.com/">AMERICAblog</a> sent over a tip that John McCain had needed a crib sheet to talk about milk prices during his photo opportunity Wednesday<del></del> at a Bethlehem, Pennsylvania supermarket.</p> <p>Sure enough...</p></p> </div> <a href="/blog/46943-out-of-touch-mccain-can-t-remember-milk-prices">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/46891-congress-helps-banks-but-what-about-homeowners 2008-07-26T08:42:14Z The Real News <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/QKMaMwL6DE0&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/QKMaMwL6DE0&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/46891-congress-helps-banks-but-what-about-homeowners"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/55440" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p><p>More at <a href="http://therealnews.com/c.php?c=080701YT">therealnews.com</a> </p><p>Danny Schechter: &quot;This is a 50 state Katrina&quot;</p></p> </div> <a href="/blog/46891-congress-helps-banks-but-what-about-homeowners">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/46769-james-p-hoffa-s-speech-at-the-environmental-summit 2008-07-26T09:11:12Z teamster <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/-ut7AokjCvo&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/-ut7AokjCvo&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/46769-james-p-hoffa-s-speech-at-the-environmental-summit"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/55276" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>Teamsters General President James P. Hoffa gives speech at the Environmental Summit in Oakland, California. July 23, 2008</p> </div> <a href="/blog/46769-james-p-hoffa-s-speech-at-the-environmental-summit">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/46666-henry-kissinger-china-as-a-rising-power 2008-07-26T08:44:47Z FORAtv <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/HIRCWZVRrYo&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/HIRCWZVRrYo&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/46666-henry-kissinger-china-as-a-rising-power"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/55111" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>Complete video at: <a href="http://fora.tv/2008/04/21/Uncommon_Knowledge_Henry_Kissinger">fora.tv</a> </p> <p>Former U.S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger discusses the long-term implications of Chinese economic and political growth for United States security.</p> <p>-----</p> <p>Henry Kissinger discusses war and more with Peter Robinson as part of the Hoover Institution's interview series, Uncommon Knowledge.</p> <p>War and the media - the two have not partnered so well since Vietnam. But in the days of the Internet, conservative talk radio, and Fox News, has the dynamic changed?</p> <p>Kissinger says only a bit, and that the media remain heavily biased against military action.</p> <p>Additionally, the 1960s concept that the U.S. government is somehow an evil enterprise is alive and well.</p> <p>In this environment, Kissinger says our leaders need to present a clearer and more educated vision of the American role in the world - Hoover Institution</p> <p>Henry Alfred Kissinger was the 56th Secretary of State of the United States from 1973 to 1977, continuing to hold the position of Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs which he first assumed in 1969 until 1975. After leaving government service, he founded Kissinger Associates, an international consulting firm, of which he is chairman.</p> <p>Peter M. Robinson is a research fellow at the Hoover Institution, where he writes about business and politics, edits Hoover's quarterly journal, the Hoover Digest, and hosts Hoover's television program, Uncommon Knowledge. Robinson is also the author of three books: How Ronald Reagan Changed My Life; It's My Party: A Republican's Messy Love Affair with the GOP; and the best-selling business book Snapshots from Hell: The Making of an MB.</p> </div> <a href="/blog/46666-henry-kissinger-china-as-a-rising-power">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/46631-america-for-sale 2008-07-26T08:41:20Z SEIU <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/9--ihmwUwr0&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/9--ihmwUwr0&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/46631-america-for-sale"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/55064" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p><p>Generations of Americans have worked to build a country that is second to none. But now, foreign governments are using billions in oil profits to buy into U.S. companies responsible for our defense, energy and homeland security. And they are using high-powered lobbyists and private buyout firms who don&#39;t have to reveal their role in our national security. Tell Congress that we have a right to know when foreign countries buy into American companies vital to our economic prosperity and national defense.</p><p>More at the <a href="http://www.seiu.org/">SEIU</a>. </p></p> </div> <a href="/blog/46631-america-for-sale">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/46554-bush-wall-street-got-drunk 2008-07-23T15:21:51Z aaroh <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/KVIfpEtq8gw&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/KVIfpEtq8gw&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/46554-bush-wall-street-got-drunk"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/54950" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p><p>The leaked video George Bush does not want you to see. The president called for all cameras to be switched off before this speech at a closed-door fundraiser for Republican Pete Olson in Houston.&nbsp; He then admits that the American economy is in serious trouble: </p><blockquote><p><span class="greycopy">&quot;There&#39;s no question about it, Wall Street got drunk, that&#39;s one of the reasons I asked you to turn off the TV cameras. It got drunk and now it&#39;s got a hangover. The question is how long will it sober up and not try to do all these fancy financial instruments.&quot;</span></p></blockquote><p>Guess this is one of those <a href="http://briefingroom.thehill.com/2008/07/21/bush-fears-youtube/">YouTube moments</a> Bush fears. </p><p>More over at ABC&#39;s <a href="http://blogs.abcnews.com/politicalradar/2008/07/bush-says-wall.html">Political Radar. </a></p></p> </div> <a href="/blog/46554-bush-wall-street-got-drunk">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/46428-tom-ridge-town-hall-02-01-08 2008-07-22T08:49:18Z IssueAlliance <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/uzshjYgCZpQ&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/uzshjYgCZpQ&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/46428-tom-ridge-town-hall-02-01-08"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/54662" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>Tom Ridge for John McCain <br />Town Hall <br />Milsboro, DE 02/01/08</p> <p>TRANSCRIPT: <br />TOM RIDGE: When I got elected with John, we had high unemployment, high inflation, high interest rates but there was a guy who had never spent a day at a corporate office come in and say, I need to cut taxes, I need to get spending under control, I need to limit the growth of government. Oh by the way, that guy's name was Ronald Reagan. So it's not able being able to manage money, it's about having a basic philosophy that says, that takes you down a pro-growth, pro-employment, pro-competitive agenda. Well, I think John's economic plan is pretty significant.</p> <p>To download a high res version of this clip, VISIT: <a href="http://issuealliance.box.net/shared/dxem56swsc">issuealliance.box.net</a> <br />To download the full campaign event, VISIT: <a href="http://issuealliance.box.net/shared/bygw8fv0go">issuealliance.box.net</a> </p> </div> <a href="/blog/46428-tom-ridge-town-hall-02-01-08">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/46406-us-unemployment-highest-in-20-years 2008-07-26T08:42:15Z mpal <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/biSZlK7yDsM&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/biSZlK7yDsM&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/46406-us-unemployment-highest-in-20-years"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/54626" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>More at <a href="http://therealnews.com/c.php?c=080701YT">therealnews.com</a> <br />Consumer prices rose 1.1 percent in June, highest one month rise in 26 years</p> </div> <a href="/blog/46406-us-unemployment-highest-in-20-years">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/46205-all-in-your-head 2008-07-26T08:22:09Z moveon <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/_lu4dcxl4GY&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/_lu4dcxl4GY&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/46205-all-in-your-head"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/54174" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>If you want others to see this video, help it climb the YouTube ratings. 5-star it, favorite it, comment, and pass to friends!</p> </div> <a href="/blog/46205-all-in-your-head">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/46164-foreclosure-phil-forced-to-quit-mccain-campaign 2008-07-26T08:25:00Z peacethinker <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/2UdykttNDxg&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/2UdykttNDxg&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/46164-foreclosure-phil-forced-to-quit-mccain-campaign"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/54064" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p><p>From Countdown. McCain&#39;s lobbyist buddy and economic adviser steps down. Here&#39;s some info on his manipulation of the system for the benefit of the powerful at the expense of regular American people. </p><p>&nbsp;</p></p> </div> <a href="/blog/46164-foreclosure-phil-forced-to-quit-mccain-campaign">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/46111-naomi-klein-vs-fox-business-news 2008-07-23T23:59:33Z ZP Heller <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/hlEt86dMFTE&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/hlEt86dMFTE&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/46111-naomi-klein-vs-fox-business-news"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/53858" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p><em><a href="http://www.naomiklein.org/shock-doctrine">The Shock Docrtine</a></em> author Naomi Klein debunks Bush&#39;s offshore drilling plan on Fox Business News&#39; Happy Hour Program.</p> </div> <a href="/blog/46111-naomi-klein-vs-fox-business-news">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/46072-jack-matlock-russia-usa-nuclear-weapons 2008-07-26T08:24:39Z Carnegie Council <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/7J7LMiQXAYU&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/7J7LMiQXAYU&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/46072-jack-matlock-russia-usa-nuclear-weapons"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/53550" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>We must cooperate with Russia and other countries to solve problems, most importantly to continue to reduce nuclear weapons. <br />This is an excerpt from an interview with David Speedie, as part of the Carnegie Council U.S. Global Initiative program. For more, go to <a href="http://www.carnegiecouncil.org">www.carnegiecouncil.org</a> </p> </div> <a href="/blog/46072-jack-matlock-russia-usa-nuclear-weapons">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/46029-stop-oil-speculation-now 2008-07-22T21:11:51Z Garlin II <a href="http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/46029-stop-oil-speculation-now"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/thumbnail_pic/53398" style="border: solid 1px black; margin-right: 7px; margin-top: 3px;" align="left" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p><p>Guess what? Gas is expensive. Expensive gas impacts almost everything in Americans&rsquo; day-to-day lives by making almost everything we do or consume more costly. One of the large contributors to the high cost of fuel is <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Speculation" title="Wikipedia: Speculation">speculation,</a> which in simple terms means to <em>buy something you have no purpose for other than to make money off of its unstable price.</em></p> <p>Well, the argument against <em>excessive </em>speculation, especially on commodities like oil, has brought together groups of citizens, organizations, and companies that oftentimes are at odds with one another. The <a href="http://www.stopoilspeculationnow.com/" title="Stop Oil Speculation Now">Stop Oil Speculation Now</a> effort has caused many to join in a call for smarter, more responsible government regulation and an end to one of the major drivers if high gas prices.</p></p> </div> <a href="/blog/46029-stop-oil-speculation-now">Continue reading</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/46013-voices-from-fairfax-va 2008-07-26T08:23:22Z barackobama <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/jn8dL6r2okc&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/jn8dL6r2okc&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/46013-voices-from-fairfax-va"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/53373" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>The audience in Fairfax, VA shares their thoughts and reflections on Barack's speech on women's economic hardships.</p> </div> <a href="/blog/46013-voices-from-fairfax-va">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/45964-grittv-capitalism-in-crisis 2008-07-22T09:38:34Z adamfederman <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/X7XNSzbVPxU&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/X7XNSzbVPxU&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/45964-grittv-capitalism-in-crisis"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/53301" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p><p>There&#39;s an economic crisis but is capitalism itself in crisis? A roundtable on global capitalism with Naomi Klein, Jeff Madrick, and Bhairavi Desai. In this clip our guests respond to Bush&#39;s comment that it&#39;s the US consumer who can save the economy.</p><p><a href="http://lauraflanders.firedoglake.com/">Check out GRITtv. </a></p></p> </div> <a href="/blog/45964-grittv-capitalism-in-crisis">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/45958-human-cost-of-war-in-niger-17-jul-08 2008-07-22T08:54:07Z aljazeera <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/fdcNxXStF90&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/fdcNxXStF90&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/45958-human-cost-of-war-in-niger-17-jul-08"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/53291" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>Life is a daily struggle for Tuareg villagers living in Niger, one of the world's poorest countries, they are often left with nothing in their flight from conflict.</p> <p>Civil war and drought routinely disrupt the largely subsistence economy of this African nation. </p> <p>Al Jazeera's May Welsh reports from northern Niger, on the violent struggle between rebels and government troops, that make it increasingly difficult for many villagers to survive.</p> </div> <a href="/blog/45958-human-cost-of-war-in-niger-17-jul-08">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/45879-charlie-rose-gretchen-morgenson-and-allan-sloan 2008-07-26T08:45:18Z Charlie Rose <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/qDCn8MfT1z0&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/qDCn8MfT1z0&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/45879-charlie-rose-gretchen-morgenson-and-allan-sloan"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/53191" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>Gretchen Morgenson and Allan Sloan talk with Charlie Rose about the housing and credit crisis, and the affect it is having on the U.S. Economy.</p> </div> <a href="/blog/45879-charlie-rose-gretchen-morgenson-and-allan-sloan">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/45863-climate-change-lessons-from-the-montreal-protocol 2008-07-26T08:24:41Z Carnegie Council <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/X2HAwuRyzxU&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/X2HAwuRyzxU&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/45863-climate-change-lessons-from-the-montreal-protocol"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/53170" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>What lessons were learned from the Montreal Protocol's success in curbing ozone depletion and how can we apply them to global climate change? EPA officials and industry leaders discuss the need for sound science, a flexible international agreement, and business innovation. <br />This video by Steve Dorst was prepared for the Carnegie Council program, Global Policy Innovations, in October 2007.</p> </div> <a href="/blog/45863-climate-change-lessons-from-the-montreal-protocol">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/45853-gop-brags-that-mccain-will-continue-bush-s-economic-legacy 2008-07-17T09:53:55Z Brave New Films <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/p6uAptmK8qk&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/p6uAptmK8qk&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/45853-gop-brags-that-mccain-will-continue-bush-s-economic-legacy"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/53158" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p><p>From <a href="http://www.ourfuture.org/blog-entry/video-gop-brags-mccain-will-continue-bushs-economic-legacy">David Sirota</a>: </p><p>Last week, I appeared on Fox News to discuss the <a href="http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/politics/5881298.html">inflammatory comments by Phil Gramm</a> (John McCain&#39;s top economic advisor) and how those comments really epitomize the Republican Party&#39;s country clubbish, let-them-eat-cake outlook on the economy. Notice about half-way through as the Republican strategist I&#39;m debating actually acknowledges that McCain&#39;s major idea for fixing the economy is continuing George W. Bush&#39;s tax policies - and that when she&#39;s called out for saying that, she tries to deny what she just said.</p> <p>The interchange is instructive for two reasons.</p> <p>First and foremost is the admission: namely, that Republicans still want America to believe that the way to steady the economy is to follow Bush&#39;s efforts to slash taxes for millionaires. As I show in the very first chapter of <a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/0307395634?tag=sirotablog-20&amp;amp;camp=0&amp;amp;creative=0&amp;amp;linkCode=as1&amp;amp;creativeASIN=0307395634&amp;amp;adid=1BYG4T2ZJJAZXD5JM0YF&amp;amp;">my book</a>, this is a prescription being rejected even in some of the most conservative parts of the country.</p> <p>Second, there is the denial: When called onto the carpet for wanting to continue the policies of the most unpopular president in history, Republicans start running for cover to the point of claiming they never said what they just said. The denial is a tacit acknowledgment of the power of the populist uprising now boiling throughout the country. The GOP knows the country is very angry at conservatives&#39; free market fundamentalism - and so will deny and obfuscate to pretend they aren&#39;t championing such fundamentalism.</p></p> </div> <a href="/blog/45853-gop-brags-that-mccain-will-continue-bush-s-economic-legacy">Continue reading</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/45785-mccain-s-top-economic-adviser-says-you-should-stop-whining-get-off-your-big-fat-ass-and-start-imagining-yourself-rich 2008-07-16T09:22:17Z ZP Heller <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/TKWTGnNfVXM&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/TKWTGnNfVXM&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/45785-mccain-s-top-economic-adviser-says-you-should-stop-whining-get-off-your-big-fat-ass-and-start-imagining-yourself-rich"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/53064" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p><p>McCain&#39;s top economic adviser Phil Gramm wants you to awaken your inner elephant. Think Progress has <a href="http://thinkprogress.org/2008/07/11/phil-gramm-greatest-hits/">the disgusting facts</a> about the man McCain considers his &quot;econ brain.&quot; </p><p>From <a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/Stranahan">Lee Stranahan</a>. </p></p> </div> <a href="/blog/45785-mccain-s-top-economic-adviser-says-you-should-stop-whining-get-off-your-big-fat-ass-and-start-imagining-yourself-rich">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/45776-john-mccain-speech-07-14-08 2008-07-24T16:25:06Z IssueAlliance <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/-NQ3IrSUWj0&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/-NQ3IrSUWj0&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/45776-john-mccain-speech-07-14-08"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/53048" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>John McCain <br />Speech <br />San Diego, CA 07/14/08</p> <p>TRANSCRIPT <br />JOHN MCCAIN: "I recently traveled to Colombia and Mexico [APPLAUSE] because I understand how vitally important it is to the prosperity and security of our country to strengthen our trade, investment and diplomatic ties to other countries in our hemisphere. I have often traveled over the years to Central and South America, and I have learned our relationships there are as important, if not more important, as any relationships we have in the world. It is the reason why I'm an unapologetic supporter of NAFTA, the Central American Free Trade Agreement, and the Colombian Free Trade Agreement, and why I believe a hemispheric free trade agreement is a worthy and necessary goal whose time has come."</p> <p>LABEL: JM CA 7-14 (JR#59) G - ClipA</p> </div> <a href="/blog/45776-john-mccain-speech-07-14-08">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/45772-fannie-and-freddie-symptoms-of-larger-problem 2008-07-26T08:42:16Z mpal <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/-72f8TUHSW0&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/-72f8TUHSW0&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/45772-fannie-and-freddie-symptoms-of-larger-problem"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/53044" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p><p>More at <a href="http://therealnews.com/c.php?c=080601YT">therealnews.com</a> </p><p>AFL-CIO economist says this system amounts to &quot;Socialism for the rich and capitalism for the poor&quot;</p></p> </div> <a href="/blog/45772-fannie-and-freddie-symptoms-of-larger-problem">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/45761-gallup-glance-around-the-globe 2008-07-26T08:24:15Z Gallup <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/e8OCfKUPerU&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/e8OCfKUPerU&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/45761-gallup-glance-around-the-globe"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/53026" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>Data-driven insights into U.S. President George W. Bush's reversal of a ban on offshore drilling, charges of genocide against Sudan's president, the state of the economy in the United States, and religious tolerance in Australia.</p> </div> <a href="/blog/45761-gallup-glance-around-the-globe">Watch the video</a>