You are probably thinking this post is going to be about oil. ZZZZZZ… This is about fair trade coffee. I’m a big coffee drinker and passionate about it. When I have the choice I always choose fair trade and organic. Sadly South Korea (at least Jeju-do) has very few options in those regards. Although I [...]
An Inconvenient Truth is an American Academy Award-winning documentary film about global warming, presented by former United States Vice President Al Gore and directed by Davis Guggenheim. The film premiered at the 2006 Sundance Film Festival. A companion book authored by Gore reached #1 on the paperback nonfiction New York Times bestseller list on July [...]
The French documentary, called “The World According to Monsanto” and directed by independent filmmaker Marie-Monique Robin, paints a grim picture of a company with a long track record of environmental crimes and health scandals. This film has very similar information to “The Future of Food” which I posted here. I think “The Future of Food” [...]
The Corporation is a great documentary about the structure of the corporation in the United States. I think it is a must see. The video above is part 1 of 23 chapters. Just click on each part after the end of each sequence. In any discussion of politics you must include media, the corporate structures [...]
This is another good documentary about the war in Iraq. This is the whole documentary and I suggest you watch it. It gives some alternate information and perspective.
So how can you talk about politics without discussing war? I saw No End In Sight a while ago and thought it was a superb documentary on the Iraq war. It has the most in depth coverage of the war that I have seen. If you are really interested in educating yourself on some of [...]
Update: I just found the full length documentary and embedded it above. Watch this movie now. It’s a really good one. This is still one of the most impacting documentaries I’ve seen on food and GMO’s (Genetically Modified Organisms). This is only a 10min excerpt. I highly encourage you to see the whole movie The [...]
EARTHLINGS is a feature length documentary about humanity’s absolute dependence on animals (for pets, food, clothing, entertainment, and scientific research) but also illustrates our complete disrespect for these so-called “non-human providers.” The film is narrated by Academy Award nominee Joaquin Phoenix and features music by the critically acclaimed platinum artist Moby. With an in-depth study [...]
UPDATE: I found the entire movie on You Tube, but in pieces. Just keep clicking on each consecutive clip to see the whole movie. I’ve embedded part one above. I saw this video a while ago as well as some other excellent videos on the same subject, such as A Crude Awakening: The Oil Crash [...]
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