Advocacy & Activism

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"What Happened? … And What Do We Do Now? " (1 hour, 31 minutes)

On November 11, 2016 (just 3 days after the presidential election) Eugene Robinson, Pulitzer prize-winning columnist for the Washington Post and MSNBC contributor, spoke to a packed house in Sacramento about the shocking results of the election, and what we can do about this in the future.  A Media Edge crew recorded the event at St. Mark's United Methodist Church as part of its Moon Lecture Series.

"The Laura Flanders Show" (23 minutes)

"This Land is Our Land" (4 minutes)

In the midst of California's historic drought, Nestle Waters - the largest bottler of water in the world—is drawing millions of gallons of water a year from the San Bernardino National Forest. Nestle’s permit expired in 1988, at which point the Forest Service should have turned off the spigot. Let's hold Nestle accountable and ensure this shared public resource is protected for future generations.

"Unlabeled - The Most Dangerous Product On The American Market" (4 minutes)

"The Growing Danger of Nuclear War… and What We Can Do About It" (48 minutes)

"An Evening with Barry Scheck: Justice for the Innocent" (1 hour, 32 minutes)

Attorney Barry Scheck, DNA expert and co-founder of the Innocence Project, delivered a moving presentation to a capacity crowd at St. Mark's United Methodist Church in Sacramento, as part of the Moon Lecture Series.  The Innocence Project exonerates the wrongly convicted through DNA testing and reforms the criminal justice system to prevent future injustice.  A Media Edge crew recorded this event on September 16, 2016.

"The Laura Flanders Show" (25.5 minutes)

[NOTE: In tonight's Media Edge, we feature our first episode of "The Laura Flanders Show," which leads the field in new economy media, reporting on the social critics, artists, activists, and entrepreneurs who are building tomorrow’s world today.]

"The United States of ALEC" (41 minutes)

Bill Moyers' report on the most influential corporate-funded political force most of America has never heard of -- ALEC, the American Legislative Exchange Council. A national consortium of state politicians and powerful corporations, ALEC presents itself as a “nonpartisan public-private partnership”. But behind that mantra lies a vast network of corporate lobbying and political action aimed to increase corporate profits at public expense without public knowledge.