1. newell, p., globalization and the environment: capitalism, ecology

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poster Surplus: Terrorized Into Being Consumers
Surplus: Terrorized Into Being Consumers
(3.5/5)
52mn - Documentary
Swedish documentary film on consumerism and globalization, created by director Erik Gandini and editor Johan Söderberg. It looks at the arguments for capitalism and technology, such as greater efficiency,…
poster The Corporation
The Corporation
(4/5)
145mn - Documentary
Since the late 18th century American legal decision that the business corporation organizational model is legally a person, it has become a dominant economic, political and social force around the globe. …
poster Destination Earth
Destination Earth
14mn - Animation
A Martian explorer discovers the secrets behind the USA's prosperity — oil and free enterprise.
poster Orwell Rolls in His Grave
Orwell Rolls in His Grave
(4/5)
84mn - Documentary
Has America entered an Orwellian world of doublespeak where outright lies can pass for truth? The country's leading intellectuals discuss and examine the mix of businesses, politics and ideology that is t…
poster Children Who Labor
Children Who Labor
13mn - Drama
The father of a working class family is having trouble finding a job, because the local textile mill is hiring only inexpensive child labor. Reluctantly, he allows his oldest daughter to work in the mill.…
poster What's the World Coming To?
What's the World Coming To?
21mn - Comedy
Short comedy which posits that in a hundred years men's styles will revert to Regency garb, and that there will be a complete gender role reversal, with husband Clyde Cook staying home alone while wife Ka…
poster Green Pastures
Green Pastures
(2.8/5)
5mn -
A horse always finds greener grass in his neighbors yard, but his neighbors are not too happy.
poster Zeitgeist
Zeitgeist
(4.1/5)
118mn - Documentary, History
A documentary examining possible historical and modern conspiracies surrounding Christianity, the 9/11 terrorist attacks, and the Federal Reserve bank.
poster A Corner in Wheat
A Corner in Wheat
14mn - Drama
On a whim, a greedy tycoon decides to corner the world market in wheat. This doubles the price of bread, forcing grain producers into charity lines and others further into poverty. The film contrasts the …
poster Salt of the Earth
Salt of the Earth
(3.7/5)
94mn - History, Drama
At New Mexico's Empire Zinc mine, Mexican-American workers protest the unsafe work conditions and unequal wages compared to their Anglo counterparts. Ramon Quintero helps organize the strike, but he is sh…
poster The Consequences of Feminism
The Consequences of Feminism
7mn - Comedy
It's a society in which gender roles are switched. Will men stand to be unequal?
poster The Great Rights
The Great Rights
13mn - Animation
A cartoon explaining the American Bill of Rights and Constitution. A man imagines a "nightmare world" without these documents, where Orwellian thugs censor and arrest with impunity. When reminded of the B…
poster Manufactured Landscapes
Manufactured Landscapes
(3.7/5)
86mn - Documentary
MANUFACTURED LANDSCAPES is the striking new documentary on the world and work of renowned artist Edward Burtynsky. Internationally acclaimed for his large-scale photographs of “manufactured landscapes”—qu…
poster Captain Grogg among wildlife
Captain Grogg among wildlife
10mn - Animation
poster If a Tree Falls: A Story of the Earth Liberation Front
If a Tree Falls: A Story of the Earth Liberation Front
(3.6/5)
85mn - Documentary, Crime, History
Filmmaker Marshall Curry explores the inner workings of the Earth Liberation Front, a revolutionary movement devoted to crippling facilities involved in deforestation, while simultaneously offering a prof…
poster Our Man Flint
Our Man Flint
(3.2/5)
108mn - Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy
When scientists use eco-terrorism to impose their will on the world by affecting extremes in the weather, Intelligence Chief Cramden calls in top agent Derek Flint.
poster Pantry Panic
Pantry Panic
(3.4/5)
7mn - Animation
Woody's friends warn him that the groundhog has predicted a blizzard. Unconcerned, Woody decides not to go South with his pals. Soon enough, the blizzard sweeps in and destroys the loony woodpecker's stas…
poster Restart the Earth
Restart the Earth
89mn - Sci-Fi, Horror, Action
When humanity's attempt to combat desertification awakens a malevolent plant intelligence, a Chinese task force and a father-daughter duo must navigate a world overrun by hostile vegetation to deliver an …
poster Taken for a Ride
Taken for a Ride
(4/5)
52mn - Documentary
How the American auto industry engineered the demise of city public-transit systems.
poster The Legend of Bigfoot
The Legend of Bigfoot
76mn - Documentary
A determined wildlife tracker embarks on an obsessive ten-year journey across North America's wilderness, convinced he can prove Bigfoot's existence by documenting the legendary creature's migratory patte…
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