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SourceCode: Packaging/Truth

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Are we going to let them define reality for us? SourceCode looks at reality construction: John Nichols from the Nation interviews Russ Feingold, Tom Hayden and Robert Greenwald; Jerry Landay brings you the right's strategy to take over media, higher ed, and social consciousness in the Powell Memo; Activist group Free Press on the struggle to keep the Internet public - and what you can do; and inside the Howl Festival on the 50th anniversary of Allen Ginsberg's revolutionary poem.

Abel Raises Cain Part Two

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"Abel Raises Cain" continues the glimpse into the life and bizarre career of infamous underground media prankster, Alan Abel. Over the past half-century, Abel has made a name for himself several times over with stunts that are just ridiculous enough to be believable, especially to a media that feeds on salacious, far-fetched stories. "Abel Raises Cain" takes the audience on a roller-coaster ride through the myriad of elaborate hoaxes and schemes that Abel pulled off over the years.

Abel Raises Cain Part One

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"Abel Raises Cain" is an unprecedented glimpse into the life and bizarre career of infamous underground media prankster Alan Abel. Over the past half-century, Abel has made a name for himself several times over with stunts that are just ridiculous enough to be believable, especially to a media that feeds on salacious, far-fetched stories. Alan's daughter, Jenny, tells her firsthand account of what it was like growing up with this lovable but slightly demented prankster for a father.

They Can't Break Our Union

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"They Can't Break Our Union" chronicles the longest strike in Massachusetts history, which came to be a national symbol for labor unions fighting for their continued survival. When 68 members of United Auto Workers Local 430 went on strike at Sterling Radiator, an industrial radiator plant in Westfield, Massachusetts, they thought it would be a typical contract dispute. However, it soon became apparent that the company was out to break their union by permanently hiring replacement workers.

BiG TeA PaRtY presents "Unconventional Coverage: The Message and the Means" Part II

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"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.

Unconventional Coverage: The Message and the Means: Part Two

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"Unconventional Coverage: The Message and the Means," 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 is a blueprint for the modern protest movement, outlining how and why protests happen. It offers detailed information on the sorry state of healthcare in America, our problems with gun violence, our eroding rights to dissent and the many varied reasons people feel compelled to protest.

Spirited Engagement: Stories of the American Friends Service Committee

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The American Friends Service Committee carries out service, development, social justice, and peace programs throughout the world. "Spirited Engagement" tells compelling stories from AFSCs past and present that convey the quiet spirit and ongoing impact of this Nobel prize-winning peace and justice organization.

August in the Empire State Part Two

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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. Using the convention and the animated reaction of New Yorkers as its backdrop, "August in the Empire State Part Two" continues a look at the forgotten debate over the growth of poverty in America. The film takes the viewer behind the scenes, exposing the people and the very personal stakes at the heart of what divides us as a country.

August in the Empire State Part One

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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.

BiG TeA PaRtY presents "Unconventional Coverage: The Message and the Means"

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"Unconventional Coverage," 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.

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