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1. Motherless Brooklyn (2019)
R | 144 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
In 1950s New York, Lionel, a private detective with Tourette syndrome, sets out to uncover the mystery behind his mentor and only friend Frank's murder. Scouring the jazz clubs and slums of Brooklyn, he soon uncovers a web of secrets.
Director: Edward Norton | Stars: Edward Norton, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Alec Baldwin, Willem Dafoe
Votes: 62,870
2. 13th (2016)
TV-MA | 100 min | Documentary, Crime, History
An in-depth look at the prison system in the United States and how it reveals the nation's history of racial inequality.
Director: Ava DuVernay | Stars: Melina Abdullah, Michelle Alexander, Cory Booker, Dolores Canales
Votes: 37,699
3. Requiem for the American Dream (2015)
Not Rated | 73 min | Documentary, Biography, News
Renowned academic and author Noam Chomsky elucidates 10 principles of concentration of wealth and power that have led to unprecedented inequality and the hollowing out of the American middle class.
Directors: Peter D. Hutchison, Kelly Nyks, Jared P. Scott | Stars: Noam Chomsky, Alan Greenspan, Malcolm X, Richard Nixon
Votes: 9,894 | Gross: $0.13M
4. Mindwalk (1990)
PG | 112 min | Drama
Philosophical conversations between a poet, politician, and scientist.
Director: Bernt Amadeus Capra | Stars: Liv Ullmann, Sam Waterston, John Heard, Ione Skye
Votes: 3,251 | Gross: $0.77M
5. Urbanized (2011)
Not Rated | 85 min | Documentary
A documentary about the design of cities, which looks at the issues and strategies behind urban design and features some of the world's foremost architects, planners, policymakers, builders, and thinkers.
Director: Gary Hustwit | Stars: Amanda M. Burden, Rem Koolhaas, Norman Foster, Jan Gehl
Votes: 2,306
6. The House I Live In (2012)
Not Rated | 98 min | Documentary
From the dealer to the narcotics officer, the inmate to the federal judge, a penetrating look inside America's criminal justice system, revealing the profound human rights implications of U.S. drug policy.
Director: Eugene Jarecki | Stars: Eugene Jarecki, David Simon, Shanequa Benitez, William Julius Wilson
Votes: 5,396 | Gross: $0.21M
7. The Pruitt-Igoe Myth (2011)
Not Rated | 79 min | Documentary
2011 "The Pruitt-Igoe Myth" explores the rise & fall of titular housing complex in St. Louis, examining racism & gov. Policies through interviews with former residents & historical footage. Ft racism, urban poverty & inequality in America.
Director: Chad Freidrichs | Stars: Slyvester Brown, Irvin Dagen, Elmer Fiedler, Robert Fishman
Votes: 931 | Gross: $0.04M
8. 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
9. The Lobby - USA (2018)
Documentary
Stars: Max Blumenthal, John Mearsheimer, Jacob Baime, Jim Moran
Votes: 21
10. Quebrando o Tabu (2011)
PG-13 | 80 min | Documentary
Documentary uncovering the failure of the UN sanctioned war on drugs.
Directors: Fernando Grostein Andrade, Cosmo Feilding-Mellen | Stars: Fran Boyd Andrews, Brenda Blom, Fernando Henrique Cardoso, Jimmy Carter
Votes: 1,027
11. Cooked: Survival by Zip Code (2019)
76 min | Documentary
A life and death story about extreme heat, the politics of "disaster" and survival by zip code.
Director: Judith Helfand | Stars: Valerie Brown, Richard M. Daley, Michelle Landis Dauber, Edmund Donoghue
Votes: 91
12. Chicago at the Crossroad (2019 TV Movie)
TV-14 | 60 min | Documentary, Crime
Where did Chicago go wrong? Chicago at the Crossroad tells the story of a city caught in the aftermath of a policy of mass displacement shaded by a long history of segregation.
Director: Brian Schodorf | Stars: Glc, Jesse Jackson, Leon Rogers, Phenom Universal
Votes: 71
13. Public Policy a miniseries (2021)
20 min | Comedy
Hoping to reshape her town into a progressive place, 21 years old Bree Maklin runs for mayor, but when success does not come easy, she immediately finds herself switching political parties in order to have a better chance at winning.
Stars: Vanessa Nottingham, Karine Dieuvil, Andrea Lopez, Ryan Siegel
14. The Raising of America (2015– )
Documentary
Stars: Llewellyn M. Smith, James J. Heckman, Arthur Rolnick, Marilyn Essex
15. Moyers & Company (2012–2015)
TV-G | 60 min | News, Talk-Show
Continuing his long-running conversation with the American public, Bill Moyers returned to television in January 2012 with Moyers & Company, a weekly series of smart talk and new ideas ... See full summary »
Stars: Bill Moyers, Kathleen Hall Jamieson, John Nichols, Gretchen Morgenson
Votes: 48
16. Story in the Public Square (2017– )
28 min | Talk-Show
Each week, the Pell Center produces episodes of "Story in the Public Square," a public affairs television series. The show features interviews with today's best print, screen, music and ... See full summary »
Stars: Cherie O'Rourke, Jim Ludes, G. Wayne Miller, Guests
17. Spin (1995)
57 min | Documentary
Pirated satellite feeds revealing U. S. media personalities' contempt for their viewers.
Director: Brian Springer | Stars: Larry Agran, Jim Bakker, Bill Beutel, Tom Brokaw
Votes: 523
18. Surviving the Good Times (2000 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 120 min | Documentary
This documentary, filmed over ten years, follows two working families in Milwaukee as they cope with life in the longest economic expansion in American history.
Directors: Tom Casciato, Kathleen Hughes | Stars: Bill Berland, George Bush, Bill Clinton, Bill Moyers
19. The Global African (2014–2016)
30 min | News, Talk-Show
20. Jussie Smollett and the Rise of Hoax Hate Crimes (2019 Video)
13 min | Short, News
Star: Tim Pool
Votes: 14
21. The Truth About Marriage (2008 Video)
27 min | Documentary, Short
The Truth About Marriage features leaders from various disciplines, including university professors, and government and religious authorities and icons, explaining the social importance of ... See full summary »
Directors: Ralf W. Augstroze, Kris John | Stars: Todd Akin, Michele Bachmann, Henry Cuellar, William Devlin
22. Harvard Kennedy School (2008– )
Documentary
23. The Motherhood Manifesto (2006)
57 min | Documentary
Director: Laura Pacheco | Star: Mary Steenburgen
24. America After Ferguson (2014 TV Special)
Not Rated | 57 min | News, Talk-Show
This PBS town hall meeting, moderated by PBS NewsHour co-anchor and managing editor Gwen Ifill, will explore the many issues brought into public discourse in the wake of Michael Brown's ... See full summary »
Stars: Phillip Agnew, Frederick Bealefeld, Traci Blackmon, Jeffrey Blackwell
25. The Impact (2017 Podcast Series)
Documentary, News
The Impact is a podcast the focuses on how policy affects people. Host Sarah Kliff looks at cases where laws crafted in Washington by Congress have significant consequences for people that ... See full summary »
Stars: Sarah Kliff, Jillian Weinberger, Matthew Yglesias, Malcolm Bird
26. Weeds in the Wild (2016 Podcast Series)
News
Weeds in the Wild is a podcast hosted by Sarah Kliff and Liz Scheltens which discusses the effects of public policy decisions on real everyday people.
Stars: Sarah Kliff, Liz Scheltens, Dylan Matthews
27. New Books in Public Policy (2011 Podcast Series)
Talk-Show
New Books in Public Policy is a podcast that features interviews of authors about their recent work on public policy.
Stars: Tevi Troy, Stephen Pimpare, Shawn Hamilton, Nick Sagos
28.
Race: The Power of an Illusion (2003– )
Episode:
The House We Live In
(2003)
57 min | Documentary
Director: Llewellyn M. Smith | Stars: Eduardo Bonilla-Silva, Bernice Burnett, Eugene Burnett, Dalton Conley
Votes: 12
29.
The Ben Shapiro Show (2015– )
It's Raining Cash
(2020 Podcast Episode)
62 min | News, Talk-Show
Star: Ben Shapiro
30.
The Tom Woods Show (2013– )
The U.S. Warfare State and the Heroes Who Opposed It
(2020 Podcast Episode)
News
Star: Tom Woods
31.
The Buck Sexton Show (2017– )
Sorry, I Thought This Was America
(2020 Podcast Episode)
News
Star: Buck Sexton
32.
Moyers & Company (2012–2015)
Episode:
Economic Malpractice and the Millenials
(2012)
TV-G | 57 min | News, Talk-Show
How economic inequality destroys opportunity for the millennial generation.
Stars: Bruce Bartlett, Heather McGhee, Bill Moyers
33.
Moyers & Company (2012–2015)
Episode:
Justice, Not Politics
(2012)
TV-G | 57 min | News, Talk-Show
Protecting our courts from predatory politics, and watching climate change in action.
Stars: James Balog, Joy Corning, Bill Moyers, Bill O'Reilly
34.
Moyers & Company (2012–2015)
Episode:
Fighting Creeping Creationism
(2013)
TV-G | 53 min | News, Talk-Show
The onslaught of creationism and the challenges of free thinking in America.
Stars: Susan Jacoby, Zack Kopplin, Vashti McCollum, Bill Moyers
35.
Moyers & Company (2012–2015)
Episode:
The Faces of America's Hungry
(2013)
TV-G | News, Talk-Show
Stars: Adam Appelhanz, Mariana Chilton, Kristi Jacobson, Greg Kaufmann
36.
CBS Reports (1959– )
Episode:
Hunger in America
(1968)
60 min | Documentary, News
Stars: David Culhane, Charles Kuralt, A.J. Ploch
37.
Moyers & Company (2012–2015)
Episode:
Surviving the New American Economy
(2013)
Not Rated | 57 min | News, Talk-Show
Two decades in the making, the intimate story of two American families struggling to find their place in the new economy.
Stars: George Bush, Barbara Garson, Barbara Miner, Bill Moyers
38.
The Andrew Klavan Show (2015– )
Snow Job in Moscow, Crap Storm in D.C.
(2024 Podcast Episode)
Talk-Show
Star: Andrew Klavan
39.
Moyers & Company (2012–2015)
Episode:
The Collision of Sports and Politics
(2013)
TV-G | 57 min | News, Talk-Show
The collision of sports and politics.
Stars: Martin Luther King, Ann McKee, Bill Moyers, Chris Nowinski
40.
Moyers & Company (2012–2015)
Episode:
The Top Secret Trade Deal You Need to Know About
(2013)
TV-G | 26 min | News, Talk-Show
You may remember how in the ?90?s the Clinton Administration talked us into NAFTA ? the North American Free Trade Agreement -- with the promise of jobs and cheaper goods. According to ... See full summary »
Stars: Bill Moyers, Yves Smith, Dean Baker, Max Baucus
41.
Moyers & Company (2012–2015)
Episode:
The Path of Positive Resistance
(2013)
TV-G | 59 min | News, Talk-Show
Between them, doctors Jill Stein and Margaret Flowers have been arrested nine times. In the face of injustice and government by the one percent, rather than look the other way and stick to ... See full summary »
Stars: Billy Bragg, Feng Congde, Margaret Flowers, Isabel Lipthay
42.
Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey (2014)
Episode:
Unafraid of the Dark
(2014)
TV-PG | 43 min | Documentary
Description of the two Voyager probes sent for interstellar travel. Tyson ends the series by emphasizing Sagan's message on the human condition in the vastness of the cosmos & to encourage ... See full summary »
Director: Ann Druyan | Stars: Neil deGrasse Tyson, Carl Sagan, Nick Sagan
Votes: 1,793
43.
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (2014– )
Episode:
Prisoner Re-Entry
(2015)
TV-MA | 29 min | Comedy, News, Talk-Show
United Kingdom proposed online mass surveillance law, Veterans Day, Washington Redskin trademark, Prisoner Reentry. Interview with Bilal Chapman.
Director: Jim Hoskinson | Stars: John Oliver, Bilal Chatman
Votes: 302
44.
The Empire Files (2015– )
Episode:
War, Propaganda and the Enemy Within
(2015)
Documentary, News, Talk-Show
Stars: Chris Hedges, Abby Martin
Votes: 11
45.
Days of Revolt (2015–2016)
Episode:
The Most Brazen Corporate Power Grab in American History
(2015)
News, Talk-Show
Stars: Chris Hedges, Kevin B. Zeese
46.
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (2014– )
Episode:
Police Accountability
(2016)
TV-MA | 36 min | Comedy, News, Talk-Show
John Oliver looks at the police accountability system. He also talks about the first debate between Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton.
Director: Christopher Werner | Stars: John Oliver, Joe Crystal, James Knowles III
Votes: 323
47.
Rattling the Bars (2015– )
Episode:
One Vote Needed to Override Veto of Voting Rights for Ex-Felons in Maryland
(2016)
Not Rated | Talk-Show
Stars: Eddie Conway, Perry Hopkins
48.
The Ben Shapiro Show (2015– )
Does Trump Have an Empathy Problem?
(2017 Podcast Episode)
45 min | News, Talk-Show
Melania Trump's high heels and Donald Trump's empathy are the issues of the day. The 18th-century philosopher Edmund Burke receives a plug. Ben defends a CNN reporter and praises Nancy Pelosi.
Stars: Ben Shapiro, Donald Trump, Greg Abbott, Rosa Flores
49.
The Joe Rogan Experience (2009– )
Jordan Peterson & Bret Weinstein
(2017 Podcast Episode)
TV-MA | 165 min | Comedy, Talk-Show
Jordan Peterson is a clinical psychologist and tenured professor of psychology at the University of Toronto. Bret Weinstein is a biology professor at Evergreen State College in Olympia, WA.... See full summary »
Stars: Joe Rogan, Jordan B. Peterson, Bret Weinstein, Jamie Vernon
Votes: 25
50.
On Contact (2016– )
Episode:
Strategies of Resistance
(2017)
Documentary, News, Talk-Show
Stars: Michael Gecan, Chris Hedges, Anya Parampil