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The Yes Men
August 29, 2009 – 3:33 pm | No Comment
The Yes Men

This has to be one of funnier documentaries I’ve seen.  These guys basically impersonate various companies (DOW, Exxon, Halliburton) and agencies (WTO, HUD) as a means to draw attention to the abusive manner in which …

A Crude Awakening – The Oil Crash
July 30, 2009 – 8:46 pm | No Comment
A Crude Awakening – The Oil Crash

A 90 minute documentary on the planet’s dwindling oil resources. The producers of this film are trying to express their opinion that the world is running out of cheap, easily accessible oil, and present …

Blue Gold – World Water Wars
July 27, 2009 – 12:15 am | No Comment
Blue Gold – World Water Wars

Water, me thinks, is probably the biggest issue of all.  I’ve been looking at food for a while and as I start digging deeper into water issues, I’m amazed at just how bad things have …

The Story of Stuff – To Hell in a Handbasket
July 21, 2009 – 12:42 am | No Comment
The Story of Stuff – To Hell in a Handbasket

From its extraction through sale, use and disposal, all the stuff in our lives affects communities at home and abroad, yet most of this is hidden from view. The Story of Stuff is a 20-minute, …

Unintended Consequences – Abortion
July 20, 2009 – 6:24 pm | No Comment
Unintended Consequences – Abortion

Here we go.  This is a controversial issue but I thought I’d take a closer look at abortion. How does the money work in the abortion industry?  Who benefits?  What are the consequences?  I was …

Monsanto – Have You Always Been This Evil?
July 18, 2009 – 10:35 pm | 2 Comments
Monsanto – Have You Always Been This Evil?

This documentary called “The World According to Monsanto” by French journalist and film maker Marie-Monique Robin is very very disturbing. The gigantic bio-tech corporation Monsanto is threatening to destroy the agricultural biodiversity which has served …

Oil, Smoke & Mirrors
June 4, 2009 – 2:42 pm | No Comment
Oil, Smoke & Mirrors

“Oil Smoke & Mirrors” offers a sobering critique of our perceived recent history, of our present global circumstances, and of our shared future in light of imminent, under-reported and mis-represented energy production constraints.
Through a series …

Walmart – High Cost of Low Prices
June 2, 2009 – 12:28 am | No Comment
Walmart – High Cost of Low Prices

After seeing this, you will have to reevaluate how you shop.  What are the low prices of Walmart costing not only America, but the entire world?
Wal-Mart: The High Cost of Low Price is the documentary …

Noam Chomsky Manufacturing Consent
May 30, 2009 – 1:53 pm | 2 Comments
Noam Chomsky Manufacturing Consent

This Canadian documentary Manufacturing Consent based on the Noam Chomsky/Edward Herman book by the same name explores the the propaganda model of the media.  In other words, mass media is not meant to inform or …

The Corporation – The Pathological Pursuit of Profit and Power
May 28, 2009 – 1:20 pm | No Comment
The Corporation – The Pathological Pursuit of Profit and Power

The Corporation is a very well done documentary based on the book, The Corporation: The Pathological Pursuit of Profit and Power (ISBN 0-74324-744-2).
The Corporation is today’s dominant institution, creating great wealth but also great harm. …