Election Coverage

"Unconventional Coverage Part Two," produced by BiG TeA PaRtY, was filmed during the protests that erupted when the Republicans first nominated George Bush for president at their national convention in Philadelphia in 2000. This award winning video outlines how and why protests happen and offers detailed information on the sorry state of health care in America, our problems with gun violence, our eroding rights to dissent and the many varied reasons people feel compelled to protest.

The 2004 presidential election was one of the most politically divisive moments in recent American history. Amidst the division, the Republican Party held its first ever convention in New York City, a potent symbol for both President Bush and the local progressives energized to defeat him. Using the convention and the animated reaction of New Yorkers as its backdrop, "August in the Empire State Part One" delves into the forgotten debate over the growth of poverty in America. The film follows two characters in the months leading up to the convention: Paul Rodriguez, a conservative Republican Congressional candidate, and Cheri Honkala, the National Spokesperson for the Poor People's Economic Human Rights Campaign, the largest grassroots organization of poor people in the U.S, taking the viewer behind the scenes, exposing the people and the very personal stakes at the heart of what divides us as a country.

"Beyond Convention: Speaking Truth to Power" shows shows what happened outside the doors of the Democratic National Convention in August 2008 in Denver, where thousands of demonstrators took to the streets, facing police attacks and calling for an end to the war, for jobs with justice and universal health care. Their message was loud and clear -- no matter who wins the presidency, we have to organize and fight for our rights!

During the 2008 elections, Chris Hume revisits Red states to understand the state of the country.