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Friday Nite Videos | Sept 21, 2018

Felony Disenfranchisement | John Oliver. The Black Eyed Peas | Big Love. Laura Poitras Movie | Risk. Vote 'Em Out. Michael Moore's "Fahrenheit 11/9".

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Felony Disenfranchisement | John Oliver

An extraordinary number of people with felony convictions are unfairly prohibited from voting, and the worst state for this — surprise — is Florida.

 

The Black Eyed Peas | Big Love

“No kid should have to live through what you’re about to see,” the narrator warns. The Black Eyed Peas take us through a gut-wrenching video tour of the reality of school shootings and child separations. Produced in partnership with March for Our Lives and Families Belong Together.

Movie | Risk

Academy Award winner Laura Poitras (CitizenFour) takes viewers closer than they have ever been before to Julian Assange and those who surround him. Featuring massive leaks, headline-grabbing news, and the revolutionary impact of the internet on global politics. RISK compresses six years of filming into a portrait of power, principles, betrayal, and sacrifice when the stakes could not be any higher.

 

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Vote 'Em Out

Resistance Songs has a simple message, and urges us to join the refrain and spread the word

Michael Moore's "Fahrenheit 11/9"

Using his hometown of Flint, Michigan as ground zero and Americans of all shapes and sizes as his sources, Michael Moore takes the temperature of the country