July 14, 2009

Video: America on $195 a Week

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Sasha Abramsky, a frequent Mother Jones writer and the author of Breadline USA: The Hidden Scandal of American Hunger and How to Fix It, went on GRITtv with Laura Flanders Monday to talk about hunger and homelessness in the US. Joining him on a larger panel was Aubretia Edick, the Wal-Mart employee he wrote about here.

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GRITtv broadcasts weekdays on satellite TV (Dish Network Ch. 9415 Free Speech TV), on cable, public television, and online at GRITtv.org and TheNation.com. Follow GRITtv or GritLaura on Twitter.com.

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