This documentary was released in 2007 and it is looking into the scandalous abuse and torture of prisoners at the Abu Ghraib in 2004. The director of this film is Rory Kennedy and its premiere was on January 19th in 2007 at the Sundance Film Festival. This documentary also aired on HBO on February 22 in 2007. The … Read more
Second documentary, Zeitgeist: Addendum, attempts to locate the root causes of this pervasive social corruption, while offering a solution. This solution is not based not on politics, morals, laws, or any other establishment notions of human affairs, but rather on a modern, non-superstitious based understanding who we are and how we align with nature, to … Read more
The Soviet Union was one of the most powerful countries in the world. The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, existed from 30 December 1922 to 26 December 1991. Nominally a union of multiple national Soviet republics, its government and economy were highly centralized. Russia played a key role in the Soviet Union, and was widely … Read more
North Vietnamese communist politician, prime minister 1954–55, and president 1954–69. Having trained in Moscow shortly after the Russian Revolution, he headed the communist Vietminh from 1941 and fought against the French during the Indochina War 1946–54, becoming president and prime minister of the republic at the armistice. Aided by the communist bloc, he did much … Read more
There isn’t someone alike him in the government. That is the premise people use to describe Sergey Shoigu, the man many believe will succeed Vladimir Putin as Russian president once Putin’s term is over. Shoigu became defense minister in 2012, and since he was appointed for minister, his partnership and friendship with Putin is growing … Read more
Burma, the country of the Golden Pagodas, strangled by a military junta. A pipeline built by two oil companies, TOTAL and UNOCAL. Slave labor, rape and murder are the results of the joint venture with the military. In a historical lawsuit, 15 villagers from the jungle of Burma sued a massive oil corporation for human … Read more
Shot before the 2008 Summer Olympics this PBS documentary shows the power and social structure of China. This part documents the massive engineering programs the nation does to supply it’s 1.3 billion citizens with water and food. This massive undertaking is truly a modern marvel.
The border between China and North Korea is 1,420km long, or 880 miles. From West to East, there are countless of crossings dividing these two countries. The China-North Korea border is quite special, as it shows the delicate relationship not only between these two countries, but the United States as well. It is well-known that … Read more
This is simply a must see demonstration by one eloquent young girl explaining to the UN how things are in the world. This was totally unexpected from someone so young and you can see and sense the disbelieve and then the full realisation by those she was addressing. With millions of viewings on youtube this … Read more
This hard hitting documentary that Russell Brand made for BBC Three in 2012 finished up with him offering proof to the Home Affairs Select Committee. Drawing from his own personal experiences of drug use and recuperation, with his firm belief that drug addiction should be treated as a health issue instead of a criminal problem. He underlines … Read more