1 The Decline: The Geography of a Recession
2 Target Ain't People
3 Mosque-Erade
4 If God Is Willing and Da Creek Don't Rise
5 Movie: Freedom Riders
6 Groucho Marx - "I'm Against It"

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The Decline: The Geography of a Recession

According to the U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of
Labor Statistics, there are nearly 31 million people
currently unemployed -- that's including those
involuntarily working parttime and those who want a
job, but have given up on trying to find one. In the
face of the worst economic upheaval since the Great
Depression, millions of Americans are hurting. "The
Decline: The Geography of a Recession," as created by
labor writer LaToya Egwuekwe, serves as a vivid
representation of just how much. Watch the
deteriorating transformation of the U.S. economy from
January 2007 -- approximately one year before the start
of the recession -- to the most recent unemployment
data available today. For more information, email
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http://cohort11.americanobserver.net/latoyaegwuekwe/multimediafinal.html
July 15, 2010
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Target Ain't People

www.targetboycott.org
In January, the Supreme Court ruled that corporations
can spend unlimited $$ in our elections.

In July, Target gave $150,000 to the anti-gay, anti-
worker candidate for Gov. of MN. Last week, a quarter
million people pledged to boycott
Target. Yesterday . . .

Paid for by MoveOn.org Political Action, http://pol.moveon.org/.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9FhMMmqzbD8
August 15, 2010
4:42

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Mosque-Erade

John Oliver says Muslims are allowed to put a mosque
near Ground Zero, just like Catholics can build a
church next to a playground.

http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/mon-august-16-2010/mosque-erade
August 16, 2010
09:05

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If God Is Willing and Da Creek Don't Rise

If God Is Willing and Da Creek Don't Rise continues the
story of the rebirth of the Big Easy, begun in Lee's
epic, Emmy- and Peabody-winning 2006 documentary "When
the Levees Broke: A requiem in Four Acts." Alongside
the city's storied ability to celebrate life with
unmatchable ebullience, Lee document the successes and
failures in the ongoing efforts to retore housing,
healthcare, educaiton, economic growth and law and
order to a battered but unbowed community.

Monday, Aug 23, 9 pm, HBO

http://www.hbo.com/documentaries/if-god-is-willing-and-da-creek-dont-rise/synopsis.html
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Freedom Riders
2010, 2 hours

In 1961, during the first year of John F. Kennedy's
presidency, more than four hundred Americans
participated in a bold and dangerous experiment
designed to awaken the conscience of a complacent
nation. These self-proclaimed "Freedom Riders"
challenged the mores of a racially segregated society
by performing a disarmingly simple act. Traveling
together in small interracial groups, they sat where
they pleased on buses and trains and demanded
unrestricted access to terminal restaurants and waiting
rooms, even in areas of the Deep South where such
behavior was forbidden by law and custom. Their efforts
were met with extreme violence and brought
international attention to the fight against
segregation, exploitation and racism known as the Civil
Rights Movement. Freedom Riders chronicles the story
behind this courageous group of civil rights activists.

The film is scheduled to air on the PBS series American
Experience in 2011 to commemorate the 50th anniversary
of the Freedom Riders.

Director: Stanley Nelson
Producer: Laurens Grant

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AHaXo6N_vh8
1:49

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Groucho Marx - "I'm Against It"

[You supply the current context -- moderator.]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DtMV44yoXZ0
0:55

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