Directed by Richard R. Hall • Documentary • With Noam Chomsky, Howard Zinn, G. Gordan Liddy • 2017 • 86 minutes
This non-partisan classroom friendly documentary traces the American story of liberalism and conservatism featuring voices from many perspectives. It invites the audience to take a collective look in the mirror and journey through the shifting history of words and ideas that divide America. Revised, updated and re-released in 2017, the new version explores the problem of dysfunctional government in light of a liberalism and conservatism that have become increasingly incoherent.
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Taking Back the Legislature
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