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All for the Taking: 21st-Century Urban Renewal
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directed by George McCollough, fl. 2005; produced by George McCollough, fl. 2005 (Berkeley, CA: Berkeley Media, 2005), 59 mins
In a highly controversial and precedent-setting decision in mid-2005, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the Constitution permitted local governments to use their power of eminent domain to forcibly acquire private property and transfer it to another private owner. In so doing, the Court put its stamp of approval o...
directed by George McCollough, fl. 2005; produced by George McCollough, fl. 2005 (Berkeley, CA: Berkeley Media, 2005), 59 mins
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America's Longest War
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directed by Paul Feine, fl. 2008; produced by Paul Feine, fl. 2008 (Java Films, 2013), 53 mins
Drug prohibition has failed. Drug usage rates have not declined and illegal drugs are more available - and cheaper - than ever before. At the same time, the costs of the drug war are staggering. More than one trillion dollars have been spent. More than 50,000 SWAT raids occur each year. Hundreds of thousands of no...
directed by Paul Feine, fl. 2008; produced by Paul Feine, fl. 2008 (Java Films, 2013), 53 mins
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Anita: Speaking Truth to Power
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directed by Freida Lee Mock, fl. 1967-2013; produced by Freida Lee Mock, fl. 1967-2013, Impact Partners, Artemis Rising Foundation, Chanlim Films, Samuel Goldwyn Films and American Film Foundation (Santa Monica, CA: American Film Foundation, 2013), 1 hour 17 mins
An entire country watched as a poised, beautiful African-American woman sat before a Senate committee of 14 white men and with a clear, unwavering voice recounted the repeated acts of sexual harassment she had endured while working with U.S. Supreme Court nominee Clarence Thomas. Anita Hill's graphic testimony was...
directed by Freida Lee Mock, fl. 1967-2013; produced by Freida Lee Mock, fl. 1967-2013, Impact Partners, Artemis Rising Foundation, Chanlim Films, Samuel Goldwyn Films and American Film Foundation (Santa Monica, CA: American Film Foundation, 2013), 1 hour 17 mins
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Baghdad Taxi
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directed by Frederic Tonolli, fl. 2003; produced by Arnaud Hamelin, SUNSET Presse (Java Films, 2012), 53 mins
A few months after the withdrawal of the American troops from Iraq a filmmaker decides to cross the country in a taxi. From the far north to extreme south passing through the cities that featured heavily in Iraq's recent dramatic history; Erbil, Sulaymaniyah , Kirkuk, Mosul, Tikrit, Fallujah, Baghdad, Babylon, Kar...
directed by Frederic Tonolli, fl. 2003; produced by Arnaud Hamelin, SUNSET Presse (Java Films, 2012), 53 mins
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Broken Promises
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directed by Joachim Dyfvermark, 1968- (Oslo, Oslo County: Nordic World, 2006), 44 mins
'Broken Promises' is the story of how American agents in Sweden in 2001 secretly deported two Egyptian men suspected of terrorism. The men were arrested by Swedish police and brought to an airport where they were handed over to US agents. They were then drugged, had their clothes cut off and were flown off in the...
directed by Joachim Dyfvermark, 1968- (Oslo, Oslo County: Nordic World, 2006), 44 mins
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Cash Investigation - Underhand Tactics: Investigating Corporate Culture, Underhand Tactics: The Untaxables
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directed by Edouard Perrin, fl. 2013, in Cash Investigation - Underhand Tactics: Investigating Corporate Culture (Java Films, 2013), 56 mins
Companies like Apple, Google and Starbucks have been heavily criticized for seemingly mastering the art of tax dodging. They make billions in profits and pay virtually nothing back to the state. How do they do it? Why did it take so long for politicians to start addressing the issue? After months of investigation,...
directed by Edouard Perrin, fl. 2013, in Cash Investigation - Underhand Tactics: Investigating Corporate Culture (Java Films, 2013), 56 mins
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Dream On
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directed by Roger Weisberg; produced by Roger Weisberg (Palisades, NY: Public Policy Productions, 2015), 1 hour 41 mins
Dream On investigates the perilous state of the American Dream after decades of rising income equality and declining economic mobility. In an epic road trip, political comedian John Fugelsang retraces the journey of Alexis de Tocqueville, whose study of our young country in 1831 came to define America as a place...
directed by Roger Weisberg; produced by Roger Weisberg (Palisades, NY: Public Policy Productions, 2015), 1 hour 41 mins
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Dream On: Additional Content
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directed by Roger Weisberg; produced by Roger Weisberg (Palisades, NY: Public Policy Productions, 2015), 1 hour 36 mins
Dream On investigates the perilous state of the American Dream after decades of rising income equality and declining economic mobility. In an epic road trip, political comedian John Fugelsang retraces the journey of Alexis de Tocqueville, whose study of our young country in 1831 came to define America as a place...
directed by Roger Weisberg; produced by Roger Weisberg (Palisades, NY: Public Policy Productions, 2015), 1 hour 36 mins
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Feed
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directed by Kevin Rafferty, 1948- and James Ridgeway; produced by Kevin Rafferty, 1948- and James Ridgeway (New York, NY: First Run Features, 1992), 1 hour 28 mins
Using footage shot during the primaries and intercepted satellite feeds of unsuspecting candidates, Feed presents the wild, wacky world of American politics. Watch Hillary Clinton on the campaign trail, Jerry Brown snort nose inhalers, Ross Perot talk dirty, Pat Buchanan get mad, and Bill Clinton sidestep Gennife...
directed by Kevin Rafferty, 1948- and James Ridgeway; produced by Kevin Rafferty, 1948- and James Ridgeway (New York, NY: First Run Features, 1992), 1 hour 28 mins
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The Forgotten Man: Private Bradley Manning and the Wikileaks Controversy
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produced by Wayne Harley (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 2011), 43 mins
WikiLeaks boss Julian Assange's ongoing expose of US foreign policy would not have been possible without the work of Private Bradley Manning, who is alleged to have handed over hundreds of thousands of secret US war files and diplomatic cables. Reporter Quentin McDermott tells the inside story of Bradley Manning a...
produced by Wayne Harley (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 2011), 43 mins
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