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Rad Dads: The Politics of Parenting
Traditional ideas about what a dad is supposed to be are slowly disappearing, but what will take their place?

Did Public Television Commit Self-Censorship to Appease Billionaire Funder David Koch?
Filmmakers Tia Lessin and Carl Deal say plans for their new documentary to air on public television have been quashed after billionaire Republican David Koch complained about the PBS …

Filmmaker Robert Greenwald on “War on Whistleblowers: Free Press and the National Security State”
A new film directed by Robert Greenwald looks at four whistleblowers who had their lives practically destroyed after they went to the press with evidence of government wrongdoing.

Digital Disconnect: Robert McChesney on “How Capitalism Is Turning the Internet Against Democracy”
The future of American politics could be largely determined by who controls the Internet.

At National Conference for Media Reform, Activists Hope to Stop Murdoch, Koch-Backed Consolidation
Democracy NOW broadcasts from the National Conference for Media Reform in Denver, where some 2,000 people gathered last week to look at how media, technology and democracy intersect.

Bill Moyers: “Big Media Always Wants More. And It Will Stop at Nothing to Get It.”
Veteran journalist Bill Moyers spoke at the opening of the National Conference on Media Reform in 2007.

How Worker-Owned Companies Work
Documentary producers Mark Dworkin and Melissa Young say even non-cooperative workplaces can learn from their worker-owned counterparts.

Pope Francis’ Junta Past: Argentine Journalist on New Pontiff’s Ties to Abduction of Jesuit Priests
While praised for his work with the poor, Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio - now Pope Francis - has long been dogged by accusations of his role during Argentina's military …

“Makers: Women Who Make America”: New Film Chronicles Past 50 Years of Feminist Movement
We look at a major new documentary that tells the story of how women have shaped the United States over the last 50 years through political and personal empowerment.

Overcoming Separation: Laura Flanders Interviews the Oscar-Nominated Directors of “5 Broken Cameras”
The film is a highly personal encounter of the Palestinian and Israeli conflict.