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"Strength In Union": The Labor Movement Will Be Televised
A new made-for-TV documentary series unpacks the history of the U.S. labor movement in five one-hour episodes, combating anti-union propaganda at a time when union power is waning and collective-bargaining rights are under attack.
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Why Fruitvale Station Should Be Required Viewing For All Americans
Fruitvale Station, the latest entry in a growing list of movies that may help spark a civil rights movement in America, shows what the struggle of being black in modern America looks like.
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Dream Defenders Occupy Florida State Capital Demanding End to "Stand Your Ground" Law
Activists are demanding a repeal of the notorious Stand Your Ground legislation and an end to racial profiling and the school to prison pipeline.
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Hundreds March to Save Brooklyn's LICH Hospital
In Brooklyn on Wednesday, hundreds took part in mock funeral services for local healthcare that ended in multiple arrests.
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What Are the Youth To Do? "Into the Wild" and "The East" Present Two Responses
The film The East accurately captures many of the injustices of modern society and makes a compelling case for indignation and activism to confront such injustices, but the particular reaction is not a viable path forward in the real world.
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Icelandic Democracy on the Screen: "Pots, Pans and Other Solutions"
Examining the little island with big direct democracy ideas, the documentary Pots, Pans and Other Solutions tells the story of Iceland’s reaction to the financial crash.
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Trash the TPP: Why It's Time to Revolt Against the Worst "Trade Agreement" in History
The Trans-Pacific Partnership will make transnational corporations more powerful than government, which is why negotiations are being done entirely in secret, and why we must educate ourselves now to stop it.
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The Beginning Is Near: "Occupy Love" Draws Line Between Protest and Empathy
Canadian documentary filmmaker Velcrow Ripper attempts with his film to situate Occupy Wall Street and other global protests within the framework of a love story.
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Brazil's "Other" Protesters Step In: Unions and Organized Labor
The young people protesting in Brazil over the last few weeks were not entirely pleased with Thursday’s demonstrations by the country’s trade unions, among others.
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Oliver Stone: Government's "Gigantic Surveillance Machine Is Eating Our Freedom"
Some have claimed that Americans don't care about the revelations that the NSA is conducting massive surveillance on our private communications. But Oliver Stone isn't buying it.