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David Burstein made this documentary film "18 in '08," as a call to action for youths to vote and get involved and engaged with politics. What are the big issues facing America's youth in the face of the 2008 presidential election? And who are America's youngest voters?
Produced by Crossborders
Visit www.18in08.com to learn more...David Burstein made this documentary film "18 in '08," as a call to... more
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US prisons have become big business, housing 25% of all the people in the world behind bars, the largest prison population on the planet. In a frenzy of criminal justice, we have turned our backs on the founding principles of this nation to produce state and federal prisons at an alarming rate--in the 1990s, opening 1 every 15 days in depressed rural towns and communities.
Private correctional companies are entering the industry, appearing on the NY stock exchange, with an eye on the bottom line. Under this prison-industrial complex, we are locking up 1 in 3 young black men in this nation, moving them far from home, and stripping them of the right to vote, the possibility of holding decent jobs and the dignity of supporting themselves and their families. US prisons are holding the strangest of reunions: grandfathers, fathers and sons behind bars. There is no paying of their debt to society, no clean slate. One Nation Under Guard can inspire change by presenting the big picture of a US prison system that values the bottom line more than it does solutions, at enormous cost.
Most people are unaware that this is happening. Current TV viewers will begin to see the real need for restorative justice, and will be moved toward supporting and joining those who are working for it. They will begin to demand change to create a prison system that delivers justice for all, not injustice for a marginalized minority.US prisons have become big business, housing 25% of all the people in the world behind... more
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As the number of teenagers murdered in London escalates, Dewi Bruce-Konuah talks to the friends of murdered 15 year-old Billy Cox, about the causes of youth violence.As the number of teenagers murdered in London escalates, Dewi Bruce-Konuah talks to... more
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Current's Mariana van Zeller traveled to Mississippi, a state with some of the strictest abortion laws in the country, to speak with people on both sides of this controversial issue.Current's Mariana van Zeller traveled to Mississippi, a state with some of the... more
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Every year, hundreds of thousands of illegal immigrants become workers in the seasonal Italian agriculture business, which entails 12 hour work days, meager pay, and inhumane living conditions.
Doctors Without Borders opened a mission to help study the situation in the southern Italian regions.
Blood, Sweat and Italy provides a glimpse into the travels of a group of DWB through Italy, as they discover the terrible living conditions of thousands of illegal working people. As the seasons pass by, these young men from every corner of the world become the "men for all seasons" for Italian agriculture.Every year, hundreds of thousands of illegal immigrants become workers in the seasonal... more
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Vanessa Wruble looks at one young man's battle to grow pot in California.
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After Hurricane Isabel in 2003 and before Katrina in 2005, Annapolis made state-of-the-art plans to rebuild its city dock, raising it 10 feet higher, adding in rubber retaining walls to protect the city against flooding putting this small, historic, seaside town on the cutting edge of climate change and hurricane preparedness.After Hurricane Isabel in 2003 and before Katrina in 2005, Annapolis made... more
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Bianca and Lorena are sisters who crossed the US/Mexico border when they were 10 and 11. They started a life in Oregon. Now, as they reach the end of high school, they still want to continue their education, career and life here. In the current US cultural climate with strong opinions about immigration and illegal aliens is this going to be possible?Bianca and Lorena are sisters who crossed the US/Mexico border when they were 10 and... more
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A remarkable investigation into the U.S. judicial system through the lens of a Miami law that requires convicted sex offenders to live under a bridge.A remarkable investigation into the U.S. judicial system through the lens of a Miami... more
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A remarkable insight into the increasing issues surrounding knife crime in London in this authored film by Shola Amoo.A remarkable insight into the increasing issues surrounding knife crime in London in... more
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English colonists didnt invent racism in the Americasgold-obsessed Spaniards had a head start of nearly a centurybut their early antipathy to Virginias Indian tribes set the tone for the following centuries.
For the Indians that survived the initial period of contact, the future was bleak. The loss of their lands was bad enough, but they had the bad luck to live in the place that would become Virginia:
Jim Crow. The Confederacy. Eugenics.
Today, Virginia's 4,000 Indians are the direct descendants of Pocahontas and her people. Despite this famous forbear, Virginia's eight surviving tribes are forced to fight for the right to call themselves Indian. They seek recognition from the Federal Government, a process that would officially make them Indian, as well as grant them badly needed education and health care benefits.
Though this lack of recognition is the result of a kafka-esque history, tribal leaders have united for the first time to overcome their shared legacy of racism. Next year is the 400th anniversary of the founding of Jamestown, the first permanent English colony in America. Thanks to a truly grassroots effortan alliance of tribes has hired a lobbyist using bake-sale proceedsa bill is currently pending in congress that would offer recognition for six of the tribes.English colonists didnt invent racism in the Americasgold-obsessed Spaniards had a... more
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After passage of a new law targeting "happy slapping," France may see unintended consequences for citizen journalists.After passage of a new law targeting "happy slapping," France may see... more
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VCC Producer Adam Cole went out to make a pod about adult ADHD. After months of struggling to actually finish the pod, he realized he might have it.VCC Producer Adam Cole went out to make a pod about adult ADHD. After months of... more
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For the millions of Americans without heath insurance, every day presents a danger. What if you get sick? This is one American's story...For the millions of Americans without heath insurance, every day presents a danger.... more
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