Protests inspired by the revolt in Tunisia have dominoed along Egypt, Yemen and Algeria with citizens calling for governmental change. What will this mean for US involvement in the region?
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January 28, 2011 – Will WindMade have a mass appeal? Michael Liebreich, the CEO of Bloomberg New Energy Finance says yes—the notion that clean energy is more expensive and a niche product is “no longer correct.”
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January 28, 2011 – At the Announcement of WindMade panel at the World Economic Forum, Georg Kell, the Executive Director of the UN Global Compact, compared wind energy to a key that could open the door for other forms of energy, calling it a “pathbreaker.”
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“Create Dangerously” author Edwidge Danticat discusses the women who inspire her–women who bravely tell the stories of their rape and abuse even knowing that their abusers may hear.

Watch the full interview at http://grittv.org!
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In other news Friday, unrest in Egypt and lower-than-expected economic growth shook the U.S. stock markets.
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January 28, 2011 – At the Announcement of WindMade panel at the World Economic Forum, Ditlev Engel, the CEO of Vestas Wind Systems, said while wind covers two percent of electricity consumption today, in the future it will be on par with gas and oil.
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Economic indicators show the US economy is improving, citing growths in US GDP and stock market rises; however that is not enough to save an entire economy. Dean Baker, the author of “False Profits, Recovering from the Bubble Economy” and the co-director of the Center for Economic and Policy Research explained the economy is growing, but not nearly fast enough.
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Chicago artist Chris Drew used a video camera to record his own arrest by police and is now facing up to 15 years in prison. Under the Eavesdropping Act in Illinois, videotaping yourself is a Class 1 felony.
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As US debt and China’s assets both continue to grow, China could potentially surpass US GDP within a decade. Lori Harfenist asks people in New York City what they think of China’s changing role.
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Wisconsin’s new governor is charismatic, good-looking and pleasant, says John Nichols–and he’s out to destroy government. The 2010 elections swept in a wave of Tea Party-backed conservatives bent on union-busting, slashing spending, and shrinking government to a size that would fit in Grover Norquist’s proverbial bathtub.
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Margaret Warner speaks with John Ray of Independent Television News about what he’s been seeing and hearing on the streets of Egypt’s capital as protests — as calls for the president’s ouster — have grown more intense.
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Author Stephen Carter examines President Obama’s theory of just war.
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Thousands of Egyptian protesters defied a nationwide curfew in Cairo and other cities, continuing clashes with police. Military forces were deployed, but some were greeted by protesters.
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