Rowan Wolf is interviewed by Jania Donaldson from Peak Moment TV of the social effects of peak oil. Aug.4, 2007. 28 minutes
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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)
The Case Against Shell: 'The Hanging of Ken Saro-Wiwa Showed the True Cost of Oil' (8:33)
n May 2009, multinational oil giant Shell will stand trial in United States federal court to answer to charges that it conspired in human rights abuses including murder in Nigeria in the 1990s. This mini-documentary tells the story of the rise of an inspiring and nonviolent movement for human rights and environmental justice, and the lengths Shell was willing to go to stop it. For more information, visit: The Case Against Shell
Torturing Democracy. Documentary detailing the implementation and use of torture under the George Bush Administration. 2009.
This is an excellent recent source site that pulls together official documentation, interviews, and the video. The documentary (in three parts) is in the extended entry.
Continue reading Torturing Democracy.
David Simon: An American Observer. Moyers Journal. 4/17/2009. Wide ranging interview addressing crime, poverty, the war on drugs, etc.
U.S. Families Struggle to Eat. CBS. 7/09/2008.
This video is guaranteed to challenge assumptions about the common assumptions about the differences between humans and our companions on the planet. This video is taken from http://fun.mivzakon.co.il/flash/video/2344/2344.html. Thanks to Bill for sharing it.
This is the Bill Moyers interview of Mark Johnson of Playing For Change. It may be found at Bill Moyers Journal, and first aired on 12/06/2008. (16 minutes)
This video is from the Playing For Change Foundation from producer Mark Johnson. (5:27)
A new documentary from Brave New Films and the Nation magazine. This is part one of a planned six part series on democratic activism. In this episode, Carl Pope (Sierra Club) and Van Jones (The Ella Baker Center and Green for All). You may also watch the episode at Brave Nation.
