Recommended Books
The Great Turning by David Korten
What's The Matter With Kansas?
by Thomas Frank
Don't Think of an Elephant - by George Lakoff
Our Endangered Values - by Jimmy Carter
Perfectly Legal - David Cay Johnston
Nickel and Dimed - Barbara Ehrenreich
The One Percent Principle - Ron Suskind
Conservatives without Conscience - John W. Dean
Recommended Writers
Recommended Movies/DVDs/Video
Al Gore "On Restoring the Rule of the Law"
On Monday, January 16, 2006, an audience of over 3,000 people visited DAR Constitution Hall in Washington, DC to hear a powerful speech by former Vice President Al Gore entitled "Restoring the Rule of Law. " The event was co-sponsored by ACS and The Liberty Coalition, and broadcast live by C-SPAN. Watch the video or read the transcript by clicking on the link above.
Al Gore "An Inconvenient Truth"
"Humanity is sitting on a ticking time bomb. If the vast majority of the world's
scientists are right, we have just ten years to avert a major catastrophe that
could send our entire planet into a tail-spin of epic destruction involving
extreme weather, floods, droughts, epidemics and killer heat waves beyond
anything we have ever experienced . . . AN INCONVENIENT TRUTH ultimately brings home Gore's persuasive argument that we can no longer afford to view global warming as a political issue - rather, it is the biggest moral challenges facing our global civilization. "
Truthout Multi-Media Page Video Reports
Truthout.org offers many interviews and up to the date hot top issues on video available free to view on their site. Videos date back to election 2004 coverage to current topics.
"Iraq for Sale" Produced by Robert Greenwald
Acclaimed director Robert Greenwald (Wal-Mart: The High Cost of Low Price, Outfoxed and Uncovered) takes you inside the lives of soldiers, truck drivers, widows and children who have been changed forever as a result of profiteering in the reconstruction of Iraq. Iraq for Sale uncovers the connections between private corporations making a killing in Iraq and the decision makers who allow them to do so.
"The Big Buy" Produced by Robert Greenwald
A look at the criminal investigation of Texas Congressman Tom DeLay on campaign fund-raising charges and his efforts to redraw the state's Congressional districts.
"American Blackout" by Ian Inaba
Many have heard of the alleged voting irregularities that occurred during the presidential elections of 2000 and 2004. Until now, these incidents have gone under- reported and are commonly written-off as insignificant rumors or unintentional mishaps resulting from an overburdened election system.
The film chronicles the recurring patterns of voter disenfranchisement from Florida 2000 to Ohio 2004 while following the story of Georgia Congresswoman Cynthia McKinney. Mckinney not only took an active role investigating these election debacles, but has found herself in the middle of her own after publicly questioning the Bush Administration about the 9/11 terrorist attacks.
"Farenheit 9/11" by Michael Moore
A controversial and provocative film, Fahrenheit 9/11 is Academy Award-winning filmmaker Michael Moore's searing examination of the Bush administration's actions in the wake of the tragic events of 9/11.
Moore considers the presidency of George W. Bush and where it has led us. He looks at how - and why - Bush and his inner circle avoided pursuing the Saudi connection to 9/11, despite the fact that 15 of the 19 hijackers were Saudis and Saudi money had funded Al Qaeda. Fahrenheit 9/11 shows us a nation kept in constant fear by FBI alerts and lulled into accepting a piece of legislation, the USA Patriot Act, that infringes on basic civil rights. It is in this atmosphere of confusion, suspicion and dread that the Bush Administration makes its headlong rush towards war in Iraq and Fahrenheit 9/11 takes us inside that war to tell the stories we haven't heard, illustrating the awful human cost to U.S. soldiers and their families.
The words "health care" and "comedy" aren't usually found in
the same sentence, but in Academy Award winning filmmaker
Michael Moore's new movie 'SiCKO,' they go together hand in
(rubber) glove.
Opening with profiles of several ordinary Americans whose
lives have been disrupted, shattered, and—in some cases—ended by
health care catastrophe, the film makes clear that the crisis
doesn't only affect the 47 million uninsured citizens—millions
of others who dutifully pay their premiums often get strangled
by bureaucratic red tape as well.
After detailing just how the system got into such a mess (the
short answer: profits and Nixon), we are whisked around the
world, visiting countries including Canada, Great Britain and
France, where all citizens receive free medical benefits.
Finally, Moore gathers a group of 9/11 heroes – rescue workers
now suffering from debilitating illnesses who have been denied
medical attention in the US. He takes them to a most unexpected
place, and in addition to finally receiving care, they also
engage in some unexpected diplomacy.
While Moore's 'SiCKO' follows the trailblazing path of
previous hit films, the Oscar-winning BOWLING FOR COLUMBINE and
all-time box-office documentary champ FAHRENHEIT 9/11, it is
also something very different for Michael Moore. 'SiCKO' is a
straight-from-the-heart portrait of the crazy and sometimes
cruel U.S. health care system, told from the vantage of everyday
people faced with extraordinary and bizarre challenges in their
quest for basic health coverage.
In the tradition of Mark Twain or Will Rogers, 'SiCKO' uses
humor to tell these compelling stories, leading the audience
conclude that an alternative system is the only possible answer.
Recommended Books
The Great Turning by David Korten
What's The Matter With Kansas? by Thomas Frank
Don't Think of an Elephant - by George Lakoff
Our Endangered Values - by Jimmy Carter
Perfectly Legal - David Cay Johnston
Nickel and Dimed - Barbara Ehrenreich
The One Percent Principle - Ron Suskind
Conservatives without Conscience - John W. Dean
Recommended Writers
Recommended Movies/DVDs/Video
Al Gore "On Restoring the Rule of the Law"
On Monday, January 16, 2006, an audience of over 3,000 people visited DAR Constitution Hall in Washington, DC to hear a powerful speech by former Vice President Al Gore entitled "Restoring the Rule of Law. " The event was co-sponsored by ACS and The Liberty Coalition, and broadcast live by C-SPAN. Watch the video or read the transcript by clicking on the link above.
Al Gore "An Inconvenient Truth"
"Humanity is sitting on a ticking time bomb. If the vast majority of the world's
scientists are right, we have just ten years to avert a major catastrophe that
could send our entire planet into a tail-spin of epic destruction involving
extreme weather, floods, droughts, epidemics and killer heat waves beyond
anything we have ever experienced . . . AN INCONVENIENT TRUTH ultimately brings home Gore's persuasive argument that we can no longer afford to view global warming as a political issue - rather, it is the biggest moral challenges facing our global civilization. "
Truthout Multi-Media Page Video Reports
Truthout.org offers many interviews and up to the date hot top issues on video available free to view on their site. Videos date back to election 2004 coverage to current topics.
"Iraq for Sale" Produced by Robert Greenwald
Acclaimed director Robert Greenwald (Wal-Mart: The High Cost of Low Price, Outfoxed and Uncovered) takes you inside the lives of soldiers, truck drivers, widows and children who have been changed forever as a result of profiteering in the reconstruction of Iraq. Iraq for Sale uncovers the connections between private corporations making a killing in Iraq and the decision makers who allow them to do so.
"The Big Buy" Produced by Robert Greenwald
A look at the criminal investigation of Texas Congressman Tom DeLay on campaign fund-raising charges and his efforts to redraw the state's Congressional districts.
"American Blackout" by Ian Inaba
Many have heard of the alleged voting irregularities that occurred during the presidential elections of 2000 and 2004. Until now, these incidents have gone under- reported and are commonly written-off as insignificant rumors or unintentional mishaps resulting from an overburdened election system.
The film chronicles the recurring patterns of voter disenfranchisement from Florida 2000 to Ohio 2004 while following the story of Georgia Congresswoman Cynthia McKinney. Mckinney not only took an active role investigating these election debacles, but has found herself in the middle of her own after publicly questioning the Bush Administration about the 9/11 terrorist attacks.
"Farenheit 9/11" by Michael Moore
A controversial and provocative film, Fahrenheit 9/11 is Academy Award-winning filmmaker Michael Moore's searing examination of the Bush administration's actions in the wake of the tragic events of 9/11.
Moore considers the presidency of George W. Bush and where it has led us. He looks at how - and why - Bush and his inner circle avoided pursuing the Saudi connection to 9/11, despite the fact that 15 of the 19 hijackers were Saudis and Saudi money had funded Al Qaeda. Fahrenheit 9/11 shows us a nation kept in constant fear by FBI alerts and lulled into accepting a piece of legislation, the USA Patriot Act, that infringes on basic civil rights. It is in this atmosphere of confusion, suspicion and dread that the Bush Administration makes its headlong rush towards war in Iraq and Fahrenheit 9/11 takes us inside that war to tell the stories we haven't heard, illustrating the awful human cost to U.S. soldiers and their families.
The words "health care" and "comedy" aren't usually found in the same sentence, but in Academy Award winning filmmaker Michael Moore's new movie 'SiCKO,' they go together hand in (rubber) glove.
Opening with profiles of several ordinary Americans whose lives have been disrupted, shattered, and—in some cases—ended by health care catastrophe, the film makes clear that the crisis doesn't only affect the 47 million uninsured citizens—millions of others who dutifully pay their premiums often get strangled by bureaucratic red tape as well.
After detailing just how the system got into such a mess (the short answer: profits and Nixon), we are whisked around the world, visiting countries including Canada, Great Britain and France, where all citizens receive free medical benefits. Finally, Moore gathers a group of 9/11 heroes – rescue workers now suffering from debilitating illnesses who have been denied medical attention in the US. He takes them to a most unexpected place, and in addition to finally receiving care, they also engage in some unexpected diplomacy.
While Moore's 'SiCKO' follows the trailblazing path of previous hit films, the Oscar-winning BOWLING FOR COLUMBINE and all-time box-office documentary champ FAHRENHEIT 9/11, it is also something very different for Michael Moore. 'SiCKO' is a straight-from-the-heart portrait of the crazy and sometimes cruel U.S. health care system, told from the vantage of everyday people faced with extraordinary and bizarre challenges in their quest for basic health coverage.
In the tradition of Mark Twain or Will Rogers, 'SiCKO' uses humor to tell these compelling stories, leading the audience conclude that an alternative system is the only possible answer.