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1. The Daily Show (1996– )
TV-14 | 22 min | Comedy, News, Talk-Show
A comedy news show featuring humorous takes on top stories.
Stars: Jon Stewart, Trevor Noah, Stephen Colbert, Roy Wood Jr.
Votes: 48,199
2. Raise Hell: The Life & Times of Molly Ivins (2019)
Not Rated | 93 min | Documentary
RAISE HELL: THE LIFE & TIMES OF MOLLY IVINS tells the story of media firebrand Molly Ivins, six feet of Texas trouble who took on the Good Old Boy corruption wherever she found it.
Director: Janice Engel | Stars: Molly Ivins, Forrest Wilder, Dave McNeely, Lou Dubose
Votes: 623 | Gross: $0.22M
3. Bill Moyers' Journal (1972– )
60 min | Documentary, News
Stars: Bill Moyers, John Nichols, Kaiulani Lee, Dan Rather
Votes: 88
4. 60 Minutes (1968– )
TV-PG | 60 min | Documentary, News
The classic long-running prime time TV investigative news magazine.
Stars: Andrew Rooney, Lesley Stahl, Steve Kroft, Morley Safer
Votes: 4,346
5. Democracy Now! (2001– )
60 min | News, Talk-Show
Journalist Amy Goodman hosts this independent news program which features international journalists, grassroots leaders, independent analysts, as well as ordinary people directly affected by world events and U.S. policy.
Stars: Amy Goodman, Juan Gonzalez, Nermeen Shaikh, Sharif Abdel Kouddous
Votes: 477
6. Fuel (2008)
Not Rated | 90 min | Documentary
America is addicted to oil and it is time for an intervention. Enter Josh Tickell, a man with a plan and a Veggie Van, who is taking on big oil, big government, and big soy to find solutions in places few people have looked.
Director: Joshua Tickell | Stars: Laurie Lennard, Joshua Tickell, Larry David, Larry Hagman
Votes: 784 | Gross: $0.17M
7. Killer at Large (2008)
TV-PG | 87 min | Documentary
An overview of the politics, social effects and problems associated with the rising epidemic of American obesity.
Director: Steven Greenstreet | Stars: Richard Atkinson, Denise Austin, Brooke Bates, Richard Berman
Votes: 495
8. This Land Is Your Land (2004)
Documentary
THIS LAND IS YOUR LAND is a funny and moving look at the impact of major corporations on American life, told largely from the point of view of ordinary citizens. The film examines both ... See full summary »
Directors: Lori Cheatle, Daisy Wright | Stars: Naomi Klein, Ron English, Karen Ammond, Chris Barrett
Votes: 30
9. Bush Family Fortunes: The Best Democracy Money Can Buy (2004 Video)
Not Rated | 61 min | Documentary
Greg Palast has been following the Bush family around for years as an investigative reporter for the BBC. This is some of the information he has found, as recorded in his book "The Best Democracy Money Can Buy".
Director: Steven Grandison | Stars: Clayton Roberts, Greg Palast, Jim Hightower, Bill White
Votes: 380
10. The Big Buy: Tom DeLay's Stolen Congress (2006)
75 min | Documentary
A look at the criminal investigation of Texas Congressman Tom DeLay on campaign fund-raising charges and his efforts to redraw the state's Congressional districts.
Directors: Mark Birnbaum, Jim Schermbeck | Stars: Tom DeLay, Jacqueline Blankenship, Beverly Carter, Paul Burka
Votes: 127
11. Independent Intervention (2006)
Not Rated | 75 min | Documentary, War
Arguing for the need of an independent media, Tonje Hessen Schei examines the US media's covering of the war in Iraqi.
Director: Tonje Hessen Schei | Stars: Mazen Al-Tumeizi, Tareq Ayyoub, Tracy Barry, David Barsamian
Votes: 63
12. Koch Brothers Exposed (2012)
Not Rated | 56 min | Documentary
An exposé on the billionaire brothers Charles and David Koch, who helped finance the conservative political advocacy group Americans for Prosperity.
Director: Robert Greenwald | Stars: Charles G. Koch, David H. Koch, Fred C. Koch, Bernie Sanders
Votes: 394
13. Texas Monthly Talks (2003–2010)
Talk-Show
Stars: Evan A. Smith, Mark Halperin, Anna Deavere Smith, Gwen Ifill
Votes: 14
14. Electile Dysfunction (2005)
59 min | Documentary
A documentary that provides an overview of problems in the US Election System 2004, in a new era of electronic Jim Crow-ism.
Director: Penny Little | Stars: David Dill, Bob Fitrakis, Jim Hightower, Anthony J. Hilder
15. Showdown in Seattle: Five Days That Shook the WTO (1999)
Documentary
Stars: Anuradha Mittal, Jim Hightower, George Becker, Victor Menotti
16. Special Session (2005–2007)
Talk-Show
Stars: Paul Stekler, Harvey Kronberg, Ross Ramsey, Christy Hoppe
17. The 1988 Democratic National Convention (1988 TV Special)
News
Directors: Darby Britto, Leigh Sutherland | Stars: Katie Couric, Joe Johns, Michael Dukakis, Ann Richards
18. Rocktown: From the Small Farm to the Big Box (2009)
98 min | Documentary
Using Harrisonburg, VA as an example, this documentary traces the changes small towns across the U.S. experience as their traditional economies, landscapes, communities & cultures are threatened.
Director: Leslie Edwards | Stars: Leslie Edwards, Jim Hightower, Stacey Mitchell, Terry Ward
19. Is America Number One? With John Stossel (1999 TV Movie)
41 min | Documentary
John Stossel explains how the much freedoms affects standards of living and why some countries are richer then others.
Director: Roger Goodman | Stars: Andy Bechtolsheim, Michael Cox, Milton Friedman, Jim Hightower
20.
The Daily Show (1996– )
Episode:
Jim Hightower
(2003)
TV-14 | 30 min | Comedy, News, Talk-Show
Director: Chuck O'Neil | Stars: Jon Stewart, Samantha Bee, Ed Helms, Jim Hightower
21.
60 Minutes (1968– )
Episode:
The Walkers/The Teacher is a Cheater/Bug Man
(1990)
TV-PG | Documentary, News
"The Walkers" looks at the the Walker family who served as spies for the Soviet Union. "The Teacher is a Cheater" looks at how pressures from mandatory testings have led some teacher to ... See full summary »
Stars: Mike Wallace, John Walker Jr., Barbara Walker, Michael Walker
22.
Showdown in Seattle: Five Days That Shook the WTO (1999)
Episode:
People Unite, Police Riot
(1999)
29 min | Documentary
Stars: George Becker, Tom Buffenbarger, Linda Chavez Thompson, Jim Hightower
23.
Showdown in Seattle: Five Days That Shook the WTO (1999)
Episode:
Unwilling Captives
(1999)
29 min | Documentary
Stars: Rafael Alegra, Brent Blackwelder, José Bové, Bill Clinton
24.
Democracy Now! (2001– )
Episode:
Episode dated 11 March 2008
(2008)
News, Talk-Show
Stars: Amy Goodman, Jim Hightower, George McGovern, Slavoj Zizek
25.
Texas Monthly Talks (2003–2010)
Episode:
Jim Hightower
(2004)
Talk-Show
Director: Ed Fuentes | Stars: Jim Hightower, Evan A. Smith
26.
Special Session (2005–2007)
Episode:
Is the Media Still Relevant?
(2005)
Talk-Show
What kind of a job do Texas journalists do in covering what the legislature does and what the issue choices are? Who's listening and who's reading? A film on the 50th anniversary of the Texas Observer kicks off a discussion.
Director: Ed Fuentes | Stars: Cecilia Balli, Alan Bean, Jake Bernstein, Bill Bishop
27.
Special Session (2005–2007)
Episode:
The Lobby and the Lege
(2005)
Talk-Show
What is the role and influence of the lobby in this year's session? We revisit a classic Texas sequence from the 1994 film Vote for Me: Politics in America, and then discuss what's changed in the last 10 years.
Director: Ed Fuentes | Stars: April Castro, Lena Guerrero, Jim Hightower, Christy Hoppe
28.
Bill Moyers' Journal (1972– )
Episode:
Episode dated 10 April 2010
(2010)
Documentary, News
Director: Kathleen Hughes | Stars: Jim Hightower, Barry Lopez, Bill Moyers
29.
Bill Moyers' Journal (1972– )
Episode:
Episode dated 30 April 2010
(2010)
Documentary, News
Director: Kathleen Hughes | Stars: Jim Hightower, Barry Lopez, Bill Moyers