World War 2 Videos

Max Igan - American Voice Radio - Oct 22, 2009

Armistice Day reminds us that when wars end, the winners and losers are supposed to make peace. For the first time, in 2009, leaders of World War II enemies, Germany and France, commemorated the date together as a sign of new mutual respect. But this week also marked the ten-year anniversary of a different kind of war -- a war on Americans' assets and the poor. Ten years later, while the winners and losers are obvious, there's no armistice in sight. On November 12, 1999, after decades of banking deregulation, congress repealed the 1933 Glass-Steagall Act, which up until that point had kept Main Street banks and commercial financial speculation apart. Glass-Steagall's repeal unleashed a wave of derivative marketing that rewarded shameless loan sharks for selling the most vulnerable Americans into a bubble of debt. The bubble having burst, now the stock market is up. Companies are reporting strong earnings and Wall Street's clearly at peace. The top three banks announced this week that they'll be giving out their biggest bonuses yet. But this week's news also brought US double-digit unemployment and regardless of those good earnings, the layoffs just don't stop; Sprint says it's cutting another 2,500 jobs; Pfizer, 2,000 jobs; even supposedly new and growing parts of the economy aren't growing -- software developer Adobe's cutting 6 percent of its workforce, game-maker Electronic Arts is cutting 1,500 jobs. And that's just this week. Winners and losers? You betcha. And the winners have won some serious loot. Having suppressed wages for decades, now employers are suppressing jobs. Workers are not only making do with less -- they're working harder than ever, and there are no new hires, because fewer people seem to get the job done just fine. In fact they're productivity's up. And the personal costs are off the books. Call me crazy, but the spoils are pretty nifty: fewer workers, lower wages, a more terrified workforce. From a winners' point of view, what's not to like? The proof of no peace is in the fact that the president and congress keep talking about recovery and jobs bouncing back...but there's no real structural change on the table, no new economic tools, no regulation -- certainly no reparations -- in sight. The losers are weak and the winners are stronger than ever. The US economy has lost some 10 million jobs since the recession began. Do you really think those 10 million jobs are coming back? It seems to me, the war is far from over and the spoils are just getting divvied up. The F Word is a regular commentary by Laura Flanders, the host of GRITtv which broadcasts weekdays on satellite TV (Dish Network Ch. 9415 Free Speech TV) on cable, and online at GRITtv.org and TheNation.com. Follow GRITtv or GRITlaura on Twitter.com.

Max Igan - American Voice Radio - Oct 22, 2009

Max Igan - American Voice Radio - Oct 22, 2009

Max Igan - American Voice Radio - Oct 22, 2009

Divers boost efforts to find a woman whose plane went down in the line of duty.

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H. W. Brands visits the Library to discuss his new book, Traitor to His Class: The Privileged Life & Radical Presidency of Franklin Delano Roosevelt. Originally aired 01/22/09.

From World War Two Days in Rockford Illinois September 2008. The town battle that took place at the end of the day on Saturday. Background information about the event from the Rockford Star - The Midway Village Museum, 6799 Guilford Road, will host World War II Days this weekend. The weekend features more than 700 re-enactors with tanks and other vintage military equipment. There will be two battles Saturday, one battle Sunday, and numerous skirmishes in the village throughout the weekend. The public is invited to visit campsites in the woods and see displays in the village buildings. The event runs from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday. Food and souvenirs will be available for purchase.

From World War Two Days in Rockford Illinois September 2008. A short tour of the Allied and Axis camps. Here's what the rockford star had to say - The Midway Village Museum, 6799 Guilford Road, will host World War II Days this weekend. The weekend features more than 700 re-enactors with tanks and other vintage military equipment. There will be two battles Saturday, one battle Sunday, and numerous skirmishes in the village throughout the weekend. The public is invited to visit campsites in the woods and see displays in the village buildings. The event runs from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday. Food and souvenirs will be available for purchase.

From World War Two Days in Rockford Illinois September 2008. The 1 and 3 o clock battles worked into one all out battle. Music by unleadedlogic.com "dash to the lifeboats" from the 04 album "the unseen" Thanks for the invite darren and ted - it was very cool indeed. Here's what the rockford star had to say - The Midway Village Museum, 6799 Guilford Road, will host World War II Days this weekend. The weekend features more than 700 re-enactors with tanks and other vintage military equipment. There will be two battles Saturday, one battle Sunday, and numerous skirmishes in the village throughout the weekend. The public is invited to visit campsites in the woods and see displays in the village buildings. The event runs from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday. Food and souvenirs will be available for purchase.

On December 7, 1941, Japanese airplanes strike the U.S. naval base at Pearl Harbor, bringing the United States into World War II.