Documentary
Finding North at Sundance DN! 012312
This week Democracy Now! is broadcasting from the Sundance Film Festival in Park City Utah. One documentary, Finding North, is premiering at the festival. The film says that 1 in every 4 children suffer from hunger in the U.S., despite living in the wealthiest nation in the world. The film trailer, in this clip, follows those living in food insecure homes and those trying to defeat hunger in the U.S.
Email this pageRiot Acts: Flaunting Gender Deviance in Music Performance
Riot Acts is a feature length documentary film about trans and gender variant musicians. AKA a transfabulous rockumentary.
Newswire: Denver Residents Unite Against Gang Violence - Full Version
On August 6, hundreds of residents in northeast Denver participated in the 3rd Annual Eastside Peace March. The event brought families, community organizations and ex-gang members together to unite against gang violence in an area of Denver notorious for conflict.
Newswire: Mind Games Over Debt Ceiling 7/27/11
Wall Street has reacted negatively to news that the debt ceiling debate in Washington is threatening America's top-notch AAA bond rating. And more groups are speaking out against cuts to health care, which are being considered in current federal deficit-reduction negotiations
Newswire: Attacks Vs. Gays Rise in Portland 7/27/11
After four separate attacks that started in May in Portland, Ore., people formed a gay pride group and marched in downtown Portland on Saturday. And in Austria, a youth camp is dealing with the tragic events in Norway.
Newswire: DeChristopher Gets Prison for Activism 7/27/11
Tim DeChristopher, the environmental activist who bought up oil and gas leases at a government auction in 2008, has been sentenced to two years in prison. A high school principal in Arkansas is in hot water after he decided to prevent a graduating student from receiving honors as the sole valedictorian - because she is black. And, finally, a floating hydroponic farm on display in the Hudson River makes food with zero waste.
Newswire: Strauss-Kahn Victim Speaks Out 7/27/11
The victim of the suspected sexual assault by Dominique Strauss-Kahn has come forward to tell her side of the story after defense attorneys shattered her reputation. A Michigan judge has blocked a class action lawsuit against Dow Chemical. And a US Drug Research Firm has been caught faking documents and manipulating samples.
Newswire: Racial Economic Inequality Rampant 7/26/11
Racial economic inequality has increased since the recession. From 2005 to 2009, the average income of Blacks, Asians and Hispanics fell at much higher rates than whites. And in Mexico, authorities staged one of their biggest crackdowns on exotic animal traffickers.
Newswire: Japan Nuclear Clean-Up Continues 7/26/11
In Japan, here is latest on the clean-up process at Fukushima nuclear plant. A new report reveals that groundwater near coal plants in Tennessee is contaminated with excessive levels of toxic chemicals such as arsenic. Toxin levels near two sites are high enough to pose a risk to public health.
Newswire: Behind the Budget Deficit 7/26/11
How did the US run up such a big budget deficit? A chart based on data from the Congressional Budget Office offers some perspective. And employees at a Starbucks coffeehouse have gone on strike.
