Politics

The Untold History of the United States
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The Untold History of the United States

The Untold History of the United States by Oliver Stone investigates the reasons behind the Cold War, the decision to drop atomic bombs on Japan, and America’s role in the world since to fall of communism. Over the course of...
The Unknown Known
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The Unknown Known

The Unknown Known by Errol Morris chronicles the political career of former US Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld. The title refers to the phrase Rumsfeld uses to describe the work of the Department of Defense. The intervie...
The Ultra Zionists
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The Ultra Zionists

The Ultra Zionists follows Louis Theroux as he investigates and interviews the nationalist Jewish settlers who have chosen to live in disputed areas of East Jerusalem and the West Bank, including locations declared illegal by...
The Trials of Henry Kissinger
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The Trials of Henry Kissinger

The Trials of Henry Kissinger analyses the legacy of famed American diplomat Henry Kissinger, implicating him in a series of alleged war crimes and breaches of international law. Based on ‘The Trial of Henry Kissinger’ by fam...
The Trap: What Happened to Our Dream of Freedom
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The Trap: What Happened to Our Dream of Freedom

The Trap: What Happened to Our Dream of Freedom is a BBC series written and directed by Adam Curtis that takes on the idea of freedom, particularly as it pertains to a modern conception that sees humans as self-serving indivi...
The Power of Nightmares
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The Power of Nightmares

The Power of Nightmares compares the rise of two seemingly contrasting ideologies: the neoconservative movement in the US and radical Islamism. Filmmaker Adam Curtis draws a comparative analysis of these two ideologies while...
The Hacker Wars
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The Hacker Wars

Adopting the label hacktivist, referring to a hacker that uses obtained information for an activist cause, three young men set out to disrupt the fate of freedom and privacy surrounding the internet. Toeing the legal and mora...
The Fog of War
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The Fog of War

The Fog of War is a journey into nature of warfare and the task of making military decisions that carry both immediate and long-term significance. Former U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara, a controversial and influ...
The Brainwashing of My Dad
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The Brainwashing of My Dad

The Brainwashing of My Dad by Jen Senko explores the power of right-wing media. The documentary focuses on her World War 2 veteran father and how a right-wing talk show transformed him from a nonpolitical Democrat into a fier...
Taxi To The Dark Side
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Taxi To The Dark Side

Taxi To The Dark Side explores the United States’ use of torture and focuses on the case of an innocent Afghan man who was beaten to death by American soldiers while being held in a detention facility. In the winter of 2002,...
Secret State of North Korea
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Secret State of North Korea

Secret State of North Korea sheds light on the isolated country of North Korea and the condition of its people. It features covertly-filmed footage smuggled out of the country by undercover journalists and defectors as well a...
Requiem for the American Dream
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Requiem for the American Dream

Requiem for the American Dream is the result of four years’ worth of interviews with political activist and linguist Noam Chomsky. Considered by many to be one of the most important intellectuals alive, he discusses how wealt...