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American Thirst, Canadian Water
directed by Jerry Thompson (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 2000), 48 mins
As water becomes more valuable than oil, possessing this resource will lead to enormous wealth or to war - probably both. This lucid and well-organized documentary explores the political issues behind control of this resource. Among the experts featured in this film is former Senator Paul Simon, who has devoted hi...
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directed by Jerry Thompson (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 2000), 48 mins
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As water becomes more valuable than oil, possessing this resource will lead to enormous wealth or to war - probably both. This lucid and well-organized documentary explores the political issues behind control of this resource. Among the experts featured in this film is former Senator Paul Simon, who has devoted his retirement to studying the international water crisis. A political dispute has broken out between Canada and the U.S. and Mexico over...
As water becomes more valuable than oil, possessing this resource will lead to enormous wealth or to war - probably both. This lucid and well-organized documentary explores the political issues behind control of this resource. Among the experts featured in this film is former Senator Paul Simon, who has devoted his retirement to studying the international water crisis. A political dispute has broken out between Canada and the U.S. and Mexico over NAFTA's original clause stating that water could be sold between the three countries. Many Canadian legislators disapprove of treating water as a commodity; they would halt its sale out of the country and rewrite the NAFTA clause. They fear losing control of their water, which would be sold to the highest bidder. The film takes a pending lawsuit against the Canadian federal government as an example. Sun Belt International, an American company, sought to transport Canadian water to California. The British Columbian government halted the sale. Sun Belt is suing for compensation. If Sun Belt wins, the international legal precedent could be monumental: water will become a tradable commodity in the global marketplace. Will local governments the world over lose control of their most precious natural resource? College Adult
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Field of Study
Business & Economics
Content Type
Documentary
Author / Creator
Jerry Thompson
Date Published / Released
2000
Publisher
Filmakers Library
Person Discussed
Paul Simon, 1928-2003
Topic / Theme
Environment, Politics, Negotiation in government, Trials and litigation, Water supply, Passage of the North American Free Trade Agreement, January 1, 1994, Business & Economics
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2001. Used by permission of Filmakers Library. All rights reserved.
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Ecuador
directed by Jacques Sarasin, fl. 2001; produced by Jacques Sarasin, fl. 2001, Crescendo Films and Les Productions Faire Bleu (Burbank, CA: Cinema Libre Studio, 2011), 1 hour 12 mins
In 2006 Rafael Correa was elected president of Ecuador. An educated economist, he came to politics with a mission to transform a country struggling under poverty and debt into a self-sufficient, social, independent, ecological and participative democracy. From the Yasuni Initiative, where the country would no long...
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directed by Jacques Sarasin, fl. 2001; produced by Jacques Sarasin, fl. 2001, Crescendo Films and Les Productions Faire Bleu (Burbank, CA: Cinema Libre Studio, 2011), 1 hour 12 mins
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In 2006 Rafael Correa was elected president of Ecuador. An educated economist, he came to politics with a mission to transform a country struggling under poverty and debt into a self-sufficient, social, independent, ecological and participative democracy. From the Yasuni Initiative, where the country would no longer rely on exploiting their natural oil resources, to the analyzing of the IMF debt structure, he has given Ecuadorians genuine reason...
In 2006 Rafael Correa was elected president of Ecuador. An educated economist, he came to politics with a mission to transform a country struggling under poverty and debt into a self-sufficient, social, independent, ecological and participative democracy. From the Yasuni Initiative, where the country would no longer rely on exploiting their natural oil resources, to the analyzing of the IMF debt structure, he has given Ecuadorians genuine reason to believe that a new type of government is possible.
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Business & Economics
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Jacques Sarasin, fl. 2001, Crescendo Films, Les Productions Faire Bleu
Author / Creator
Jacques Sarasin, fl. 2001
Date Published / Released
2011
Publisher
Cinema Libre Studio
Person Discussed
Rafael Correa, 1963-
Topic / Theme
Negotiation in government, Petroleum industry, Conservation of natural resources, Economic development, Rainforests, Globalization, Social reforms
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2011 Cinema Libre Studio
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Ending Welfare As We Know It
directed by Roger Weisberg; produced by Roger Weisberg, Public Policy Productions (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 1999), 2 hours 11 mins
Ending Welfare As We Know It follows six welfare mothers over the course of a year as they struggle to comply with new work requirements, find reliable child care and transportation, battle drug addiction and depression, confront domestic violence, and try to make ends meet in the new era of welfare reform. By pro...
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directed by Roger Weisberg; produced by Roger Weisberg, Public Policy Productions (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 1999), 2 hours 11 mins
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Ending Welfare As We Know It follows six welfare mothers over the course of a year as they struggle to comply with new work requirements, find reliable child care and transportation, battle drug addiction and depression, confront domestic violence, and try to make ends meet in the new era of welfare reform. By profiling families living in Wisconsin, Florida, and New Jersey, states that implemented their own reforms before the passage of the feder...
Ending Welfare As We Know It follows six welfare mothers over the course of a year as they struggle to comply with new work requirements, find reliable child care and transportation, battle drug addiction and depression, confront domestic violence, and try to make ends meet in the new era of welfare reform. By profiling families living in Wisconsin, Florida, and New Jersey, states that implemented their own reforms before the passage of the federal bill, the program offers the public a preview of welfare reform as it unfolds throughout the rest of the country. Each of the states featured has reduced its welfare caseload by imposing strict new rules which include work requirements, time limits, and special provisions for teen mothers. Some states offer job training, education, child care subsidies, life skills classes, and more. But which measures are most effective? More importantly, what has become of the people who have left the welfare rolls? While the documentary reveals that the new work requirements and time limits are motivating many welfare recipients to go to work, it also finds that many of the people we are pushing off welfare are not landing on their feet. As this program reveals, there are no pat answers, and the solution to welfare dependency are as complex as the reasons people turn to welfare in the first place. College Adult
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Field of Study
Business & Economics
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Roger Weisberg, Public Policy Productions
Author / Creator
Roger Weisberg
Date Published / Released
1999
Publisher
Filmakers Library
Topic / Theme
Economics, Sociology, Welfare and public relief, Administration of Economic Programs, Business & Economics
Copyright Message
Copyright © 1999. Used by permission of Filmakers Library. All rights reserved.
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Ethos
directed by Pete McGrain, fl. 2011; presented by Woody Harrelson, 1961-; produced by Pete McGrain, fl. 2011 (Burbank, CA: Cinema Libre Studio, 2012), 1 hour 9 mins
Hosted by twice Oscar nominated actor and activist Woody Harrelson, Ethos lifts the lid on a Pandora's Box of systemic issues that guarantee failure in every aspect of our lives, from the environment to our democracy and our own personal liberty. From conflicts of interest in politics to unregulated corporate powe...
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directed by Pete McGrain, fl. 2011; presented by Woody Harrelson, 1961-; produced by Pete McGrain, fl. 2011 (Burbank, CA: Cinema Libre Studio, 2012), 1 hour 9 mins
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Hosted by twice Oscar nominated actor and activist Woody Harrelson, Ethos lifts the lid on a Pandora's Box of systemic issues that guarantee failure in every aspect of our lives, from the environment to our democracy and our own personal liberty. From conflicts of interest in politics to unregulated corporate power, to a military industrial complex that just about owns our government. We cannot change our system until we know how it works and thi...
Hosted by twice Oscar nominated actor and activist Woody Harrelson, Ethos lifts the lid on a Pandora's Box of systemic issues that guarantee failure in every aspect of our lives, from the environment to our democracy and our own personal liberty. From conflicts of interest in politics to unregulated corporate power, to a military industrial complex that just about owns our government. We cannot change our system until we know how it works and this film, with interviews from some of today's leading thinkers, will show you how to make meaningful and sustainable change. We can live in peace and justice in a clean environment and Ethos will show you how.
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Field of Study
Business & Economics
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Pete McGrain, fl. 2011
Author / Creator
Pete McGrain, fl. 2011, Woody Harrelson, 1961-
Date Published / Released
2011, 2012
Publisher
Cinema Libre Studio
Topic / Theme
General Context: Security Issues, Pollution prevention, Democracy, Economic theory, Conspiracy theories, Social justice
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2012 Cinema Libre Studio
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Making Welfare Work
directed by Roger Weisberg; produced by Roger Weisberg, Public Policy Productions (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 1995), 56 mins
Making Welfare Work examines the current wave of welfare reform in America. In recent years, many Americans - while troubled by the plight of the poor - have become frustrated by what appears to be a permanent subculture of welfare dependency in this country. As a result, a number of states are experimenting with...
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directed by Roger Weisberg; produced by Roger Weisberg, Public Policy Productions (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 1995), 56 mins
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Making Welfare Work examines the current wave of welfare reform in America. In recent years, many Americans - while troubled by the plight of the poor - have become frustrated by what appears to be a permanent subculture of welfare dependency in this country. As a result, a number of states are experimenting with new financial incentives - "carrots and sticks" - in an effort to restructure their welfare systems.This documentary looks at the perso...
Making Welfare Work examines the current wave of welfare reform in America. In recent years, many Americans - while troubled by the plight of the poor - have become frustrated by what appears to be a permanent subculture of welfare dependency in this country. As a result, a number of states are experimenting with new financial incentives - "carrots and sticks" - in an effort to restructure their welfare systems.This documentary looks at the personal lives behind this complex and controversial welfare reform debate, searching for initiatives that have proven effective. The relative merit of supportive versus punitive measures, the effects of time limits, and the role of child support enforcement are all brought into focus by the real-life stories of families living in states that have become "laboratories" for the welfare reform experiment.While President Clinton has declared his desire to "end welfare as we know it," there is little consensus over how to make welfare work. This film explores the success as well as the controversy surrounding welfare reform experiments, and cautions us not to further shortchange disadvantaged families in our rush to overhaul a failing welfare system. College Adult
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Field of Study
Business & Economics
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Roger Weisberg, Public Policy Productions
Author / Creator
Roger Weisberg
Date Published / Released
1995
Publisher
Filmakers Library
Topic / Theme
Economics, Sociology, Welfare and public relief, Administration of Economic Programs, Business & Economics
Copyright Message
Copyright © 1995. Used by permission of Filmakers Library. All rights reserved.
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Welcome to Malaysia
directed by Rahmah Pauzi, fl. 2009-2017 (Privately Published, 2016), 25 mins
Recent headlines have highlighted Malaysia as the destination for immigrants. War and socio-economic crises push people to leave home and migrate. Raed is from Iraq, Ghani is from Myanmar, and Mahfudz is from Indonesia - but they all share the same hope for a better life far away from home in the multicultural Mal...
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directed by Rahmah Pauzi, fl. 2009-2017 (Privately Published, 2016), 25 mins
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Recent headlines have highlighted Malaysia as the destination for immigrants. War and socio-economic crises push people to leave home and migrate. Raed is from Iraq, Ghani is from Myanmar, and Mahfudz is from Indonesia - but they all share the same hope for a better life far away from home in the multicultural Malaysia: the wealthier, "progressive Muslim country" in Southeast Asia. But despite the better economic opportunities it provides, Malays...
Recent headlines have highlighted Malaysia as the destination for immigrants. War and socio-economic crises push people to leave home and migrate. Raed is from Iraq, Ghani is from Myanmar, and Mahfudz is from Indonesia - but they all share the same hope for a better life far away from home in the multicultural Malaysia: the wealthier, "progressive Muslim country" in Southeast Asia. But despite the better economic opportunities it provides, Malaysia's immigration policies are not friendly to stateless refugees, and also to war and economic migrants. The country does not practice naturalized citizenship, has poor migrant labor laws, and does not recognized refugees nor their rights. Amid this ambivalence, these migrants are left to establish home in the unwelcoming Malaysia, while also struggling to make ends meet and negotiate their presence and culture in the multicultural Malaysia.
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Field of Study
Business & Economics
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Natasha Bluth, fl. 2014-2017
Author / Creator
Rahmah Pauzi, fl. 2009-2017
Date Published / Released
2016
Publisher
Privately Published
Speaker / Narrator
Natasha Bluth, fl. 2014-2017
Topic / Theme
Border Events and Areas Context, Citizenship, Immigrant life, Sociology, Law, Malay, 21st Century in World History (2001– )
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2016 Rahmah Pauzi
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