Brave Nation is a series that focuses on social change via the activism of imdividuals and social movements. This is the first episode in the series and features Carl Pope and Van Jones on the issues of environmentalism, the people's media, civil rights and the economy. (Time: 29:30)
Social Inequality: April 2010 Archives
This is a clip from the Democracy Now March 3, 2010 program regarding "vulture capitalism" and a BBC documentary done by Greg Palast - includes interview with Palast. Vulture capitalism refers to investment companies (almost universally based in the United States) which purchase debt of poor nations for pennies on the dollar, and then collect at double or triple that amount.
Unnatural Causes is a multi-part series produced California Newsreel and Vital Pictures. The series examines how social inequality impacts health. Collateral Damage explores inequality and health issues in the Marshall Islands, and discusses the impacts of urbanization on the poor. (Time: 30 minutes.)
