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Submitted by Cliff Garibay on Mon, 12/02/2013 - 11:49am
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"The Humor Times Presents Will Durst" (19 minutes)
Media Edge presents excerpts from political comedian Will Durst’s new one-man show -- “BoomeRaging: From LSD to OMG” -- recorded at the 24th Street Theatre in Sacramento on August 23, 2013. According to Durst, the show is about the travails of being “chronologically gifted,” or “what happens when acid flashbacks meet dementia.”

"Over Troubled Waters" (45 minutes)

Media Edge

Submitted by Cliff Garibay on Mon, 12/02/2013 - 11:52am
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"Media as Storytellers" (7.5 minutes)
George Gerbner explores the significance of commercial media eclipsing religion and art as the great storyteller of our time.

"The Angola 3: Black Panthers and the Last Slave Plantation" (1 hour, 48 minutes)

Media Edge

Submitted by Cliff Garibay on Mon, 12/02/2013 - 11:53am
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"I Am Not A Prop" (6.5 minutes)
See 12 year old Madison Kimrey's eloquent speech on October 28, 2013 in Burlington, North Carolina, where she criticized that state's new voting laws and pointed out that the current State legislature (among other things) was trying to reduce voting participation of young people.

"An Evening With Chris Hedges" (1 hour, 36 minutes)

Media Edge

Submitted by Cliff Garibay on Mon, 12/02/2013 - 11:55am
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"Desensitization and Acceleration" (9 minutes)
An examination of how heavy exposure to media violence normalizes violence, numbing some people to real-world violence as it whets the appetite in others for ever-higher doses.

"PSR 2013 Scholarship Essay Contest Finals" (88 minutes)

Media Edge

Submitted by Cliff Garibay on Sat, 01/18/2014 - 1:21pm
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"I Am Not a Prop" (6.5 minutes)
An inspiring speech by 12 year old Madison Kimrey kicks off this video, which asks the question, “What’s up with Voter ID laws?"

"An Evening With Chris Hedges" (1 hour, 36 minutes)

Media Edge

Submitted by Cliff Garibay on Sat, 01/18/2014 - 1:31pm
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"The Story of Stuff" (21 minutes)
With over 12 million on-line views, "The Story of Stuff" -- an animated documentary about the lifecycle of material goods -- is one of the most widely viewed environmental-themed short films of all time. Since its release in December 2007, The Story of Stuff has been shown in thousands of schools, houses of worship, community events and businesses around the world.

"Tax Dollars at War" (4 minutes)
An excellent animated video, based on a radio interview about US military spending as a proportion of our national budget.