Liberation Video TV News

The War On Democracy by John Pilger

noreply@blogger.com (Let me know what you think!) — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 18:44:00 +0000

Today, I wanted to observe the OTHER 9/11 .... in 1973, when the U.S. backed coup overthrew the government of Chile. I did not find a good film on that topic alone. But this film reviews all the democracies that were toppled by the U.S. government. Chile begins at minute 47. You can follow this with the Shock Doctrine, and the story of how the "Chicago Boys" showed up with "the Brick" to install free market reforms with Chile's new fascist government. It make me think that if Obama was to really fight for serious reform, the same kind of coup could happen here. 90 min. Download here.

Mohamad Atta and the Venice Flying Circus

noreply@blogger.com (Let me know what you think!) — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 04:26:00 +0000

With the anniversary of 9/11, it is a good time to post this abridged version of Daniel Hopsicker's investigation of the sleepy town of Venice, Florida. He uncovers the strange connections between the terrorists, the owners of the flight schools, corporate fraudsters, intelligence operatives, and drug traffickers. To learn more and buy the full video go to http://www.madcowprod.com. 30 min. Download here.

The Wobblies

noreply@blogger.com (Let me know what you think!) — Sat, 05 Sep 2009 03:32:00 +0000

It's Labor Day weekend, yet few Americans are aware of the long history of struggle fought by the Labor Movement to earn us such things as the 8 hour day, the 40 hour week, and the middle class lifestyle we take for granted. We are now at risk of losing all of it, as the ruling elite prepare to take it all back. The most radical and dedicated labor union was the Industrial Workers of the World, Know as the Wobblies. They believed in one big union that would unite against the exploitation of capital. The surviving and still-fiery Wobblies -now in their 70s, 80s, and 90s, tell the story of workers who took the ideals of equality and free speech seriously enough to die for. 90 min. Download here.

This Is My Home- The Ethnic Cleansing of New Orleans

noreply@blogger.com (Let me know what you think!) — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 00:38:00 +0000

The anniversary of Katrina has come, and the poor of the city are still in the storm. Undamaged public housing has been intentionally destroyed, to drive out the poor and make a killing in real estate deals. This is a clear example of the "Shock Doctrine" described by Naomi Klein: the rich will use the shock of a natural disaster to dispossess the vulnerable poor. Examples can be seen around the world, but the media shows little interest after the storms have passed. 22 min. download here.

GHOSTS OF ABU GHRAIB

noreply@blogger.com (Let me know what you think!) — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 21:00:00 +0000

The investigation of CIA torture is a farce. By ignoring the chain of command, we repeat the "bad apples" defense of the Bush regime. We know that torture does not provide accurate intelligence. But torture is VERY effective at generating false confessions to justify political and military actions. It is also effective at terrorizing political opposition. These are the only reasons for torture. It is one of the worst crimes against humanity and our government is clearly guilty. If we fail to prosecute and punish those responsible, these policies will become standardized. At some point you may find yourself in an American Abu Gharib.
This film presents all the evidence needed to prosecute the entire Bush administration. If Obama blocks prosecution, the crimes will continue. 78 min. Download here.

RFK Must Die - The Assassination of Bobby Kennedy

noreply@blogger.com (Let me know what you think!) — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 00:51:00 +0000

I think the funeral of Teddy Kennedy is a good time to look back at Bobby's assassination, which ended mainstream progressive politics in America. The message was clear to the political class: "Do not mess with the war machine or the social order, or you will be terminated".
This film is a good review of the holes in the official story. I think too much is made of the apparent presence of CIA officials at the scene of the crime, and not enough research into the background of the security guards and Sirhan's medical history. 100 min. source page here.

The Ground Truth: The Human Cost of War

noreply@blogger.com (Let me know what you think!) — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 03:50:00 +0000

Patriotic men and women who are called for military service in Iraq, experience recruitment, training, combat, homecoming, and the struggle to reintegrate with families and communities.
The terrible conflict in Iraq, depicted with ferocious honesty in the film, is a prelude for the even more challenging battles fought by the soldiers returning home – with personal demons, an uncomprehending public, and an indifferent government. As these battles take shape, each soldier becomes a new kind of hero, bearing witness and giving support to other veterans, and learning to fearlessly wield the most powerful weapon of all - the truth. 78 min. Download here.

When Abortion Was Illegal: Untold Stories

noreply@blogger.com (Let me know what you think!) — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 20:28:00 +0000

Dorothy Fadiman made this important and compelling film. This is the only film record I know of that compiled first person accounts of women who had to deal with unwanted pregnancy in the era when abortion was a criminal act. It also includes doctors and others who risked prison to provide safe abortions. These experiences are difficult to imagine (and difficult to listen to) for many people today, but the tragic physical, legal, and emotional consequences must not be forgotten. Criminalizing abortion does not stop it, but only turns it into a hidden, desperate and often fatal nightmare. 28 min. Source page here.

Balancing the Scales: Examining the Need for a Moratorium on Executions in Texas

noreply@blogger.com (Let me know what you think!) — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 21:28:00 +0000

Produced by the Texas Moratorium Network, this 2002 documentary provides a careful examination of the death penalty process in Texas and examines the questions: Do defendants receive effective counsel? What role has police and prosecutorial misconduct played in capital murder cases? Does it make sense to execute people with mental disabilities or juvenile offenders?

"Balancing the Scales" includes commentary and interviews with exonerated death row prisoners, the mother of a murder victim, a professor of criminal justice, a former judge and district attorney, a Texas state representative and parents of prisoners executed by the state of Texas. 1 hr. Download here.

350- The Most Important Number in the World

noreply@blogger.com (Let me know what you think!) — Sun, 23 Aug 2009 15:12:00 +0000

Bill McKibbin speaks at MIT about 350.org, an international campaign to build movement to unite the world around solutions to the climate crisis.
Our mission is to inspire the world to rise to the challenge of the climate crisis—to create a new sense of urgency and of possibility for our planet.
Our focus is on the number 350 (as in parts per million), the level scientists have identified as the safe upper limit for CO2 in our atmosphere. But 350 is more than a number--it's a symbol of where we need to head as a planet. To tackle climate change we must act quickly, and in unison— 2009 will be an absolutely crucial year. This December, world leaders will meet in Copenhagen, Denmark to craft a new global treaty on cutting emissions. The problem is, the treaty currently on the table doesn't pass the 350 test.
In order to unite the public, media, and our political leaders behind the 350 goal, we're harnessing the power of the internet to coordinate a planetary day of action on October 24, 2009. We hope to have actions at hundreds of iconic places around the world - from the Taj Mahal to the Great Barrier Reef to your community - and clear message to world leaders. If an international grassroots movement holds our leaders accountable to the latest climate science, we can start the global transformation we so desperately need. 84 min. See in full screen here.

P.S. Here is the video that Bill Could not run During his talk.

Rethink Afghanistan

noreply@blogger.com (Let me know what you think!) — Sat, 22 Aug 2009 17:25:00 +0000

Robert Greenwald's ground-breaking documentary focusing on the key issues surrounding this war. A work in progress, it is being posted in parts, to stay on top of news of the war as it continues to unfold. the goal is to raise critical questions, inform the public and challenge policymakers. 1 hr. Learn more here.

War Made Easy

noreply@blogger.com (Let me know what you think!) — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 12:14:00 +0000

War Made Easy reaches into the Orwellian memory hole to expose a 50-year pattern of government deception and media spin that has dragged the United States into one war after another from Vietnam to Iraq. Narrated by actor and activist Sean Penn, the film exhumes remarkable archival footage of official distortion and exaggeration from LBJ to George W. Bush, revealing in stunning detail how the American news media have uncritically disseminated the pro-war messages of successive presidential administrations. 70 min. Source page here.

Plan Colombia-Cashing In on the Drug War Failure

noreply@blogger.com (Let me know what you think!) — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 14:37:00 +0000

For decades the "war on drugs" has cost the U.S. taxpayers billions of dollars. Yet every year, more drugs and narco-dollars pour into the U.S. This film exposed the fraud of the Colombian drug war as a smokescreen to control South American politics and resources. 56 mins. source page here.

Reel Bad Arabs, How Hollywood Vilifies a People

noreply@blogger.com (Let me know what you think!) — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 15:33:00 +0000

This film takes a look at the history of image of Arabs in Hollywood films. Author Jack Shaheen makes a compelling case that Hollywood projects Arab stereotypes that would be considered totally unacceptable for any other ethnic group. This reflects a racism with deep political and cultural roots. 50 mins. Source page here.

The Secret Heartbeat of America

noreply@blogger.com (Let me know what you think!) — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 19:50:00 +0000

Daniel Hopsicker of Mad Cow Productions takes you on a tour of the hidden world of drug trade, covert CIA operations and high finance swindles that forms the undercurrent of modern history. This is the companion piece to "In Search of American Drug Lords". 106 min. source page here.

The Battle of Algiers

noreply@blogger.com (Let me know what you think!) — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 04:18:00 +0000

This classic film presents an amazingly realistic story (no documentary footage was used) of the Algerian rebellion against the French colonialists in the 1950's. It is a story that continues to this very day. 2 hrs. Source page here.

PERMACULTURE TRIO: Forest Gardening, Edible Landscaping, Urban Permaculture

noreply@blogger.com (Let me know what you think!) — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 04:15:00 +0000

This is three short documentaries: 1) Robert Hart's Forest Garden- find out what forest gardening is, and how to make your own! 2) Edible Landscapes- an amazing study about Rural Permaculture in Britain, showcasing edible plants, aquaculture, flowers, and medicinal plants. 3) Urban Permaculture- techniques used effectively in an urban back garden. 48 mins. download here.

The Great American Bubble Machine - The Planned Implosion

noreply@blogger.com (Let me know what you think!) — Sun, 16 Aug 2009 05:03:00 +0000

I usually don't post short videos, but this is important, and I haven't found a longer one yet...
In Rolling Stone Matt Taibbi takes on "the Wall Street Bubble Mafia". Investment bank Goldman Sachs has engineered every major market manipulation since the Great Depression. "Goldman has its alumni pushing its views from the U.S. Treasury, the NYSE, the World Bank, and numerous other important posts; it has former players fronting major TV shows. They have the ear of the president if they want it." 10 min.

Incident at Oglala- The Leonard Peltier Story

noreply@blogger.com (Let me know what you think!) — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 23:21:00 +0000

Because Leonard Peltier is currently up for parole, I am posting the 1992 film about the situation that led to his life sentence. The government sponsored terrorism at the Pine Ridge reservation remains shocking, even 40 years later. Another hidden chapter of American history. 89 mins. Source page here.

Waste = Food (the Cradle to Cradle design concept)

noreply@blogger.com (Let me know what you think!) — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 17:01:00 +0000

German chemist, Michael Braungart, and American designer-architect William McDonough are fundamentally changing the way we produce and build. If waste would become food for the biosphere or the technosphere (all the technical products we make), production and consumption could become beneficial for the planet. A design and production concept that they call Cradle to Cradle. A concept that is seen as the next industrial revolution. • Design every product in such a way that at the end of its lifecycle the component materials become a new resource. • Design buildings in such a way that they produce energy and become a friend to the environment. Large companies like Ford and Nike are working with McDonough and Braungart to change their production facilities and their products. They realize that economically seen waste is destruction of capital. You make something with no value. An amazing story that will change your way of thinking about production and consumption. 50 min. Source page here.

Who Killed The Electric Car?

noreply@blogger.com (Let me know what you think!) — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 22:12:00 +0000

Are the solutions to our problems being withheld from us by corporations? This film tells the little known story of a perfect electric car that was developed, then suppressed and destroyed to protect the interests of big oil. Just ignore the dutch subtitles. 120 min. Download here.

The Yes Men

noreply@blogger.com (Let me know what you think!) — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 16:13:00 +0000

With poker-faced impersonation as their weapon and World Trade Organization officials as their target, the Yes Men (Andy Bichlbaum and Mike Bonanno) pull off one bold prank after another in an effort to raise political consciousness. And when their outrageous stunts are actually swallowed- hook, line and sinker- the Yes Men must up the satirical ante and push the art of public spectacle to hilarious new heights! Click on the "CC" button to remove the Czech subtitles. 82 min. Source page here.

Michael Moore's SICKO

noreply@blogger.com (Let me know what you think!) — Sun, 09 Aug 2009 15:31:00 +0000

With health care reform in the news, I thought it would be a good idea to post this film, for those who haven't seen it yet. It still is one of the only media projects that actually shows what the reality of health care is like in other countries and compares that to our own "system". 2 hrs. Source page here.

McLibel - Two People Who Wouldnt Say Sorry

noreply@blogger.com (Let me know what you think!) — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 14:03:00 +0000

Two activists take on McDonald's in the longest trial in English history. McLibel is the inside story of how a single father and a part-time bar worker took on the McDonald's Corporation. Filmed over three years, the documentary follows Helen Steel and Dave Morris as they are transformed from anonymous campaigners against the fast food giant into unlikely global heroes. Struggling to defend themselves in the longest trial in English history, the pair face infiltration by spies, secret meetings with corporate executives, 40,000 pages of background reading and a visit from Ronald McDonald. Using interviews with witnesses and reconstructions of key moments in court, the film examines the main issues of the trial - nutrition, animals, advertising, employment, the environment - and the implications for freedom of speech. 80 min. Download here.

Hearts and Minds

noreply@blogger.com (Let me know what you think!) — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 21:40:00 +0000

This Oscar winning documentary is essential viewing if you want to escape history.
From IMDB: "This film recounts the history and attitudes of the opposing sides of the Vietnam War using archival news footage as well as their own film and interviews. A key theme is how attitudes of American racism and self-righteousness militarism helped create and prolong this bloody conflict. The film also endeaveors to give voice to the Vietnamese people themselves as to how the war has affected them and their reasons why they fight the United States and other western powers while showing the basic humanity of the people that US propaganda tried to dismiss. " 2 Hrs. Download here.