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Independent progressive video programming.

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Submitted by Cliff Garibay on Fri, 07/31/2015 - 3:44pm
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"2015 High School Scholarship Essay Contest" (79 minutes)

In 2015, the Physicians for Social Responsibility (Sacramento Chapter) received 170 entries from high school seniors in Sacramento and surrounding counties, describing their thoughts on the words of United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, who said, "The world is over-armed, and peace is under-funded."

Each finalist in this year's contest, chosen by a panel of distinguished judges, received a $1,000 scholarship.

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Submitted by Cliff Garibay on Tue, 06/23/2015 - 12:34pm
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"How This FBI Strategy Is Actually Creating US-Based Terrorists" (9.5 minutes)

There's an organization responsible for more terrorism plots in the United States than al-Qaeda, al-Shabaab and ISIS combined: The FBI.

How?  Why?

In an eye-opening March 2015 TED Talk, investigative journalist Trevor Aaronson reveals a disturbing FBI practice that breeds terrorist plots by exploiting Muslim-Americans with mental health problems.

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Submitted by Cliff Garibay on Tue, 06/09/2015 - 12:06pm
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"Yoruba Richen: What the Gay Rights Movement Learned from the Civil Rights Movement" (18 minutes)

As a member of both the African American and LGBT communities, filmmaker Yoruba Richen is fascinated with the overlaps and tensions between the gay rights and the civil rights movements. In a March 2014 TED Talks presentation, she explores how the two struggles intertwine and propel each other forward and dispels a myth about their points of conflict. A powerful reminder that we all have a stake in equality.

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Submitted by Cliff Garibay on Fri, 05/22/2015 - 3:00pm
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"Glenn Greenwald: Why Privacy Matters" (20.5 minutes)

Glenn Greenwald was one of the first reporters to see -- and write about --  the Edward Snowden files, with their revelations about the United States' extensive surveillance of private citizens. In his October 2014 TED Talks presentation, Greenwald makes the case for why you need to care about privacy, even if you’re “not doing anything you need to hide."

"Reclaiming Their Voice: The Native American Vote in New Mexico" (41.5 minutes)

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Submitted by Cliff Garibay on Fri, 05/22/2015 - 2:58pm
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"Restoration" (9.5 minutes)

RESTORATION is the fourth film in Green World Rising, a series of films aimed at moving the climate debate forward. The film focuses on how nature can protect the Earth from the harmful effects of climate change and how industrial design and science researchers can learn valuable lessons from natural systems.