Posts Tagged ‘United States’

Oil Smoke and Mirrors

Oil Smoke and Mirrors

When George W. Bush sent our soldiers into Iraq and Afghanistan, he said it was to protect our way of life. He was telling the truth. The American way of life is dependent on a continuous supply of cheap oil. Without the uninterrupted flow of oil to the American heartland, the entire United States military, [...]

The Business of Being Born

The Business of Being Born

The Business of Being Born explores the contemporary experience of childbirth in the United States. Produced by Ricki Lake, it compares various childbirth methods, including midwives, natural births, epidurals, and Cesarean sections. The film criticizes the American health care system with its emphasis on drugs and costly interventions and its view of childbirth as a [...]

WAL-MART: The High Cost Of Low Price

WAL-MART: The High Cost Of Low Price

WAL-MART: The high cost of low price is a feature length documentary that uncovers a retail giant’s assault on families and American values. The film dives into the deeply personal stories and everyday lives of families and communities struggling to fight a Goliath. A working mother is forced to turn to public assistance to provide [...]

I.O.U.S.A. – One Nation. In Debt.

I.O.U.S.A. – One Nation. In Debt.

Wake up, America! We’re on the brink of a financial meltdown. I.O.U.S.A. boldly examines the rapidly growing national debt and its consequences for the United States and its citizens. Burdened with an ever-expanding government and military, increased international competition, overextended entitlement programs, and debts to foreign countries that are becoming impossible to honor, America must [...]