1984, History, and Government

Like watching movies? Try one of these movies & other media, posted in chronological order.

1. George Orwell, 1984, the classic book on government-speak (war is peace, freedom is slavery, ignorance is strength and it's not an "escalation", it's a "surge"). If you enjoy reading online, go to http://www.mirrors.wiretapped.net/security/info/books/george-orwell--1984.txt. Written in 1948.
2. The Secret Government: The Constitution in Crisis (Bill Moyers, 1987, http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=3505348655137118430). 90-minute documentary covering Reagan & the Iran-Contra Affair.
3. Haynes Johnson, Sleep-Walking Through History: America in the Reagan Years, 1991, Doubleday. Discusses how America became a debtor nation and ethical misconduct resulted from deregulation and ideology.
4. Capitol Crimes, an expose on corruption in the Bush Administration, in 4 parts, so plan on 90+ minutes. (Moyers, 2006, http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/08012008/watch.html. Get an August '08 update at http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/08012008/profile.html.)
5. Inside the War on Terror (http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/07252008/watch2.html, July 2008). ~10 minute interview of journalist Jane Mayer on torture. Includes a transcript.
6. Scott McClellan's book, What Happened, blows the lid on the Bush Administration's use of falsehoods to get America involved in war in Iraq. (see 20 minute video at http://www.ireport.com/docs/DOC-33104). Also see Mike Green's book, The Whole Truth about the US War on Terror.
7. The Brookings Institution, Political Corruption in the US and Around the Globe (short read, looks to campaign finance reform, April. 08 (see http://www.brookings.edu/opinions/2004/0428corruption.aspx). Want to see who pays for what in this country? Go to http://www.opensecrets.org/index.php.
8. Corruption at Fox News & Rupert Murdoch, see http://www.disclose.tv/viewvideo/8556/fox_news___CORRUPTION/. The story itself is unsettling; about 11 minutes.