As protesters chanted “bailout people not banks,” lawmakers reached a deal to move forward with the largest bailout in our nation’s history. But after being deluged with calls from voters and nervous about a looming election, the House defeated the bill. Today on GRITtv our roundtable takes a look at the protest on Wall Street last week, why most Americans never bought the bailout, and who would have benefited from the legislation. We are joined by Arun Gupta, editor of the Indypendent and one of the protest’s organizers, Robert Kuttner, founder and Editor in Chief of the American Prospect, Robert Johnson, former chief economist of the Senate Banking Committee, and by phone, Rep. Maxine Waters.

We also begin a week of special programming. Live From Main Street goes virtual. GRITtv will be broadcasting special programming all week from the battleground state of Ohio on the issue of voting rights. Today, WILL YOUR VOTE COUNT? We’re joined by Bob Fitrakis, author of How the GOP Stole America’s 2004 Election & Is Rigging 2008, Donita Judge, a member of Advancement Project’s Power and Democracy team and their lead attorney covering Ohio, and Stephen Hightower from the League of Young Voters.

Finally, a report from the American News Project on anti-immigration activists and the McCain campaign. And footage from last week’s protest on Wall Street.

For this week’s special programming on voting GRITtv would like to thank the Progressive Book Club, The Media Consortium, Progress Ohio, and The League of Young Voters. 

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