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Lifting the Veil: Obama and the Failure of Capitalist Democracy

This film explores the historical role of the Democratic Party as the “graveyard of social movements”, the massive influence of corporate finance in elections, the absurd disparities of wealth in the United States, the continuity and escalation of neocon policies under Obama, the insufficiency of mere voting as a path to reform, and differing conceptions [...]

March 14, 2011 Politics 0 Comments

Athens: The Truth About Democracy

The truth about democracy Athens is revered as the birthplace of Western philosophy, art, science and perhaps the greatest political idea of all time – democracy. But in this fascinating documentary, historian Bettany Hughes looks behind some of the myths of Athens’ golden age. She finds a very warlike and aggressive state, which was also [...]

October 20, 2010 Politics 0 Comments

The Century Of The Self

His influence on the 20th century is widely regarded as massive. The documentary describes the impact of Freud’s theories on the perception of the human mind, and the ways public relations agencies and politicians have used this during the last 100 years for their “engineering of consent”. Among the main characters are Freud himself and [...]

April 9, 2010 Psychology 0 Comments

Manufacturing Consent: Noam Chomsky on the Media

“If we don’t believe in freedom of expression for people we despise, we don’t believe in it at all.” “Everybody’s worried about stopping terrorism. Well, there’s a really easy way: stop participating in it.” This film showcases Noam Chomsky, one of America’s leading linguists and political dissidents (often called the most quoted man alive). It [...]