There are many documentaries on the government, covering topics from the controversies behind the branches of the government, how the democracy itself functions on a daily basis, historic cover-ups, the history of how the government began, biographies of former Presidents, and the issues of war.
John Stossel’s Politically Incorrect Guide to Politics (2008)
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John Stossel examines the need for political leaders to direct everyday life, FEMA failures after Hurricane Katrina, campaign finance reform and governmental farm subsidies.
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Myths, Lies, and Downright Stupidity! (2004)
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Journalist John Stossel uses in-depth reports to explore popularly held beliefs and relevant topics. Stossell motivates students to analyze, investigate, and form their own opinions as they explore the answers to questions.
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Aftermath: Unanswered Questions from 9/11 (2003)
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A controversial documentary that highlights a series of alarming issues that were ignored by the mainstream media's coverage of the 9/11 terrorist attacks.
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Citizenfour (2014)
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After Laura Poitras received encrypted emails from someone with information on the government's massive covert-surveillance programs, she and reporter Glenn Greenwald flew to Hong Kong to meet the sender, who turned out to be Edward Snowden.
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Stupid in America (2012)
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Stupid in America is a nasty title for a program about public education, but some nasty things are going on in America’s public schools and it’s about time we face up to it. Kids at New York’s Abraham Lincoln High School told me their teachers are so dull students fall asleep in class. One student said, "You see kids all the time walking in the school smoking weed, you know. It’s a normal thing here."
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The Internet's Own Boy: The Story of Aaron Swartz (2014)
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Filmmaker Brian Knappenberger explores the life and work of programming prodigy and information activist Aaron Swartz.
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2000 Mules (2022)
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Documentary on the alleged criminal voter fraud and ballot stuffing during the 2020 USA presidential election, which may have changed the legitimate outcome.
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America: Freedom to Fascism (2006)
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Filmmaker Aaron Russo examines the process of taxation and the state of freedom in America. He seeks proof for his belief that there is no law requiring citizens to pay federal income taxes, and that current and proposed identity laws are eroding civil liberties and turning the U.S. into a fascist state.
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Why We Fight (2005)
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Is American foreign policy dominated by the idea of military supremacy? Has the military become too important in American life? Jarecki's shrewd and intelligent polemic would seem to give an affirmative answer to each of these questions.
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9/11: Press for Truth (2006)
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9/11: Press for Truth is a 2006 documentary film about the September 11 attacks on the United States. Directed by the American filmmaker Ray Nowosielski, it was partially based on The Terror Timeline, by Paul Thompson
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All In: The Fight for Democracy (2020)
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Filmmakers Liz Garbus and Lisa Cortes examine the history of voter suppression and the activists who fight for the rights of U.S. citizens.
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America Destroyed by Design (1998)
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Directed by Alex Jones. With Alex Jones. The sacrifice of national sovereignty to global government and the UN.
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Anarchism in America (1983)
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A colorful and provocative survey of anarchism in America, the film attempts to dispel popular misconceptions and trace the historical development of the movement. The film explores the movement both as a native American philosophy stemming from 19th century American traditions of individualism, and as a foreign ideology brought to America by immigrants. The film features rare archival footage and interviews with significant personalities in anarchist history including Murray Boochkin and Karl Hess, and also live performance footage of the Dead Kennedys.
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Bill Clinton: His Life (2014)
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'His Life' follows Bill Clinton through his college days as a war protester, his years of purported womanizing as governor of Arkansas, his possible connections to drug trafficking and subsequent murders, 'Filegate,' the Whitewater scandal and his questionable decisions, campaign financing and practices during his two terms as President of the United States -- always in the shadow of wife Hillary.
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Boys State (2020)
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A raucous journey into the heart of democracy captures an unusual rite of passage: 1,100 teenage boys from across Texas come together to build a representative government from the ground up.
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David Starkey’s Magna Carta (2015)
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David Starkey looks at the origins of the Magna Carta document created in 1215 to check the abuses of King John - and how it nearly died at birth. He explores its subsequent deployment.
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Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam (1987)
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During the Vietnam War, numerous U.S. soldiers wrote to friends and loved ones who were waiting back home for their safe return. This documentary takes a deeper look into the letters that were sent from battle from 1954 to 1975. Various actors read the letters, creating a moving narrative, accompanied by still photographs, archived war footage and relevant news stories of the Vietnam War. As the letters are read, we get a detailed insight into what American soldiers were experiencing.
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Derrick J’s Victimless Crime Spree (2012)
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A documentary chronicling liberty activist Derrick J Freeman's exciting first year of activism in The Shire.
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Dirty Wars (2013)
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Investigative reporter Jeremy Scahill traces the rise of the Joint Special Operations Command. He exposes covert operations to capture and kill people, but those agents do not exist on paper.
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Enemies of the State (2020)
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An average American family becomes entangled in a bizarre web of espionage and corporate secrets when the U.S. government targets the family's hacker son.
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Gulf War Syndrome: Killing Our Own (2007)
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Filmmaker Gary Null explores Gulf War syndrome and the effects of depleted uranium and experimental vaccinations on soldiers.
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Hearts and Minds (1974)
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Many times during his presidency, Lyndon B. Johnson said that ultimate victory in the Vietnam War depended upon the U.S. military winning the "hearts and minds" of the Vietnamese people. Filmmaker Peter Davis uses Johnson's phrase in an ironic context in this anti-war documentary, filmed and released while the Vietnam War was still under way, juxtaposing interviews with military figures like U.S. Army Chief of Staff William C. Westmoreland with shocking scenes of violence and brutality.
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Improbable Collapse: the Demolition of Our Republic (2006)
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Documentary examining the collapse of the WTC buildings, and the 9/11 commission report.
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Inequality for All (2013)
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In his Wealth and Poverty class at U.C.- Berkeley, former U.S. Labor Secretary Robert Reich discusses the grave economic and social consequences that may result if the gap between rich and poor continues to widen.
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Inside Job (2010)
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The global financial meltdown that took place in Fall 2008 caused millions of job and home losses and plunged the United States into a deep economic recession. Matt Damon narrates a documentary that provides a detailed examination of the elements that led to the collapse and identifies keys financial and political players. Director Charles Ferguson conducts a wide range of interviews and traces the story from the United States to China to Iceland to several other global financial hot spots.
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Joshua: Teenager vs. Superpower (2017)
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When China's Communist Party breaks its promise of autonomy to Hong Kong, a teenager rallies thousands of kids to occupy the streets and becomes an unlikely leader and dissident.
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Koch Brothers Exposed (2012)
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Koch Brothers Exposed is a 2012 U.S. documentary, compiled by filmmaker Robert Greenwald from a viral video campaign produced by Brave New Films, about the political activities of the Koch brothers.
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Last Men in Aleppo (2017)
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During the Syrian civil war, members of the volunteer group White Helmets work to rescue survivors and offer aid to the wounded after military strikes.
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Money, Banking, and the Federal Reserve System (1996)
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Thomas Jefferson and Andrew Jackson understood "The Monster". But to most Americans today, Federal Reserve is just a name on the dollar bill. They have no idea of what the central bank does to the economy, or to their own economic lives; of how and why it was founded and operates; or of the sound money and banking that could end the statism, inflation, and business cycles that the Fed generates.
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No End in Sight (2007)
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This documentary film takes a critical look at the American invasion of Iraq in 2003 and the war that followed. The film includes extensive interviews with various military and government officials, many of whom worked under President George W. Bush during the beginning of the Iraq war. Filmmaker Charles Ferguson uses these first-hand accounts to suggest that the Bush administration, as well as the provisional government they instated in Iraq, have made crucial, irresponsible errors.
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Outfoxed: Rupert Murdoch's War On Journalism (2004)
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Left-leaning documentary filmmaker Robert Greenwald sets his sights on right-wing billionaire Rupert Murdoch in this takedown of the Australian media mogul's flagship, Fox News Channel. In deconstructing the conservative network's oft-touted slogan, "Fair and Balanced," Greenwald assembles archival footage of Fox News personalities like Bill O'Reilly and Neil Cavuto, as well as interviews with former employees and previously unseen interoffice memos from channel boss Roger Ailes.
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Riddles in Stone: The Secret Architecture of Washington D.C. (2007)
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Explore the fascinating history behind the origins and focus of the world's most powerful nation: America. What is the meaning of the seemingly countless occult images in America's capitol? Was Masonic & Rosicrucian influence so prevalent amongst our Founding Fathers as they planned, and began to implement, the layout of America's Capitol?
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Running with Beto (2019)
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Filmmaker David Modigliani's behind-the-scenes look at Beto O'Rourke's breakaway campaign that was designed to unseat Ted Cruz in the U.S. Senate.
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Sex, Drugs & Consenting Adults (1998)
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What is the cost to society for making certain personal choices—those considered by many to be immoral or ill-advised—a crime? And how is the concept of individual liberty affected when the force of public censure is replaced by the force of law? In this program, ABC News anchor John Stossel studies this extremely complex and volatile subject, searching for mid-ground between the left and the right. High-level policy makers, such as the president of the ACLU and the head of the DEA; experts, including a Stanford University law professor; and private citizens sound off about drug use, pornography, prostitution, gambling, ticket scalping, unendorsed medical treatments, and assisted suicide—and question the outright hypocrisy that is too much in evidence.
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The Act of Killing (2012)
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Filmmakers expose the horrifying mass executions of accused communists in Indonesia and those who are celebrated in their country for perpetrating the crime.
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The Crash of 1929
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Examines the stock market crash of 1929 with interviews from descendants of several Wall Street insiders.
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The Final Year (2017)
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Following US President Barack Obama and his foreign policy team. The president's team navigates the difficult diplomatic waters through 21 nations, as they craft his diplomatic legacy during the president's last term.
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The Lavender Scare (2017)
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At the height of the Cold War, President Eisenhower deems homosexuals to be security risks. A vicious witch hunt ensues, ruining thousands of American lives.
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The Road to Guantanamo (2006)
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In September 2001 several British Muslim friends go to Pakistan to attend a wedding. They decide to visit Afghanistan, but they find Kandahar under attack and flee to Kabul. From there the friends try to return to Pakistan but mistakenly end up in a Taliban stronghold. Following their capture, they are sent to a U.S. military base in Cuba, where they endure torture.
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The Shock Doctrine (2009)
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Film-makers Michael Winterbottom and Mat Whitecross use lectures by Naomi Klein, news-reel footage and analysis to explain the connection between politics and economics.
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The War on Democracy (2007)
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Award-winning journalist John Pilger examines the United States' role in Latin American politics over the last 50 years.
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The War You Don't See (2010)
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The War You Don't See is a 2010 British documentary film written, produced and directed by John Pilger with Alan Lowery, which challenges the media for the role they played in the Iraq, Afghanistan, and Israel/Palestine conflicts.
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Unconstitutional: The War on Our Civil Liberties (2004)
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Since 9/11 and the USA Patriot Act, America has faced a fearsome erosion of civil liberties. This documentary reveals how paranoia, fear and ethnic profiling have led to the subjugation of America's constitutional rights.
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Unprecedented: The 2000 Presidential Election (2002)
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This documentary account of the events surrounding the 2000 U.S. presidential election examines the disputed vote in Florida and the myriad legal challenges by both political parties. Governor Jeb Bush and Secretary of State Katherine Harris are portrayed as conspirators in a bid to vault George W. Bush into the presidency through voting irregularities and a flawed recount process. The subsequent Supreme Court decision to halt the recount is viewed as nothing less than an assault on democracy.
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Free to Choose (1980 & 1991)
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Free To Choose® is the ground-breaking PBS television series featuring Milton Friedman, Nobel Prize-winning economist. These programs, filmed on location around the world, have helped millions of people understand the close relationship between the ideas of human freedom and economic freedom. The interaction between those ideas has created in the U.S. the richest and freest society the world has ever known. Milton Friedman sees this success threatened by the tendency in the last few decades to assume that government intervention is the answer to all problems. In these programs, which first aired on January 11, 1980, Dr. Friedman focuses on basic principles. How do markets work? Why has socialism failed? Can government help economic development? The 1980 version consists of 10 one-hour programs.
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The Edge of Democracy (2019)
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The beleaguered leaders of Brazil are followed as they deal with their ideologically divided country.
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The White Helmets (2016)
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Volunteer rescue workers put their lives on the line to save civilians amidst the turmoil and violence in Syria and Turkey.
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Zeitgeist (2007)
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Zeitgeist is a series of three documentary films released between 2007 and 2011 that present a number of conspiracy theories, as well as proposals for broad social and economic changes. The films, Zeitgeist: The Movie, Zeitgeist: Addendum and Zeitgeist: Moving Forward are all directed by Peter Joseph.
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Bowling for Columbine (2002)
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Political documentary filmmaker Michael Moore explores the circumstances that lead to the 1999 Columbine High School massacre and, more broadly, the proliferation of guns and the high homicide rate in America. In his trademark provocative fashion, Moore accosts Kmart corporate employees and pleads with them to stop selling bullets, investigates why Canada doesn't have the same excessive rate of gun violence and questions actor Charlton Heston on his support of the National Rifle Association.
