I have been asked for a list of documentaries I have used in creating and teaching Ethics, Social & Political Philosophy. Here is the list, which I will add to over time.
Italian Fascism in Color
The Russian Revolution in Color
The Sorrow and the Pity – French acceptance of Nazi occupation
The Fog of War – McNamara discusses his role in the Vietnam War
Control Room – follows Al Jazera in reporting during the Iraq War
Hearts and Minds – America’s distortions of the Vietnam War
The Trials of Henry Kissinger – Kissinger’s role in Vietnam and Latin America
War on Democracy – John Pilger shows us the Pink Tide of Latin America
South of the Border – Oliver Stone shows us the Pink Tide of Latin America
Our Brand is Crisis – US democrat strategists work in South America
American Drug War: The Last White Hope
The Corporation – how corporations are powerful and problematic
Inside Job – how Wall St. and economics professors caused the financial crisis
Life & Debt – how the US and IMF are making Jamaica poorer
The End of Poverty – how economic policy makes the poor poorer
American Anarchism
The Weather Underground – 60s radicals and violent activism
Food Matters – the poor state of healthcare and lack of nutrition awareness
Food Inc. – corporate food production and its impact on health and the environment
Supersize Me – Fast food and its effect on health and economics
The Botany of Desire – how four plants have interacted with humans over history
