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Running with Rashida (2:08)

Meet Rashida Tlaib. Rashida lives in one of the largest Arab-American communities in the United States, just outside of Detroit. A...

LEVER (1:00)

My mother likes to tell the story of the first time she used a mechanical voting machine. It was the 1960’s and her young family...

American Run Around (2:54)

This submission is a unique look at the American voters opinion or at least how I have observed it among my friends in the past ye...

Don't Get Mad, Run for Office! (3:34)

Justin Alfond, a 29 year old former professional golfer from Dexter, Maine who is currently locked in a tight race for State Senat...

When the Curtain Falls (1:36)

Almost each and every day now we see a new aftershock of America’s housing meltdown: the empty houses, the record setting bank ...

Faith and Circumstance (1:06)

The separation of church and state is a corner stone value of the United States of America, but completely separating church and s...

Rules For The Electorate Spoken (and Unspoken) (5:25)

Fueled by the tension of opposites dominating our country -- a country more polarized than ever -- we offer an analog snapshot of ...

Democracy or Republic? (6:27)

Democracy or Republic? The majority of people believe that we live in a democracy, when actually we live in a republic. That doesn...

Declaration of Policy (1:18)

Our election story plays out in the lively streets and engaging schools of Tucson, Arizona, a political story with national resona...

Race 2008 (3:24)

RACE has been a central issue in the media coverage of the 2008 presidential election. What has received far less attention in th...

Far Away So Close (4:01)

In the past months, while researching abroad in Bosnia Herzegovina, I have gained a fresh perspective and appreciation for our pol...

08 Race (1:45)

“08 Race” is an adrenalin-soaked action sequence following the pack of presidential candidates through car chases, fight scene...

Republican Dad (3:49)

In November of 1968, my father cast his first vote in a Presidential Election for Democrat Hubert Humphrey. That same year, he joi...

Through the Eyes of a Child (0:32)

THROUGH THE EYES OF A CHILD GOAL "I'm not asking you to believe. Not just in my ability to bring about real chan...

Seriously GREEN: Kat Swift, Presidential Candidate (4:17)

Running for President is a daunting task. Now try running for President with no money, limited media access, constant struggles to...

Back Home and Voting (1:36)

My proposal is simple in content but more complex and nuanced in its presentation. I want to present 3 to 4 socio-psychological a...

Liberia??? Check! (4:56)

"Welcoming Bush, but waiting for Obama!" was one of many billboards splattered on the main road in Monrovia, welcoming P...

...and antipathy to those who are not like them. (3:58)

"Bitter-gate" was a defining moment in Barack Obama's journey from golden boy to a very mortal candidate. Obama&#...

Oh My God I'm So Popular! (6:22)

I feel that the presidential elections have become little more than a cavalcade of sound bites and superficiality. I consider myse...

Where are you Joe Hill? (4:43)

Whoever is elected president in 2008 will be faced with one of the most challenging pieces of labor related legislation since the...

Battling Bias: Islam and the 2008 Election (1:33)

A Muslim man in Brooklyn walks into the poll knowing he can vote for president, but that he could never succeed as a candidate him...

My Best Friend for Congress (1:54)

In 1993, my good friend, George Phillips, and I ran for senior class government. I won my race to be treasurer and he won the pres...

You Can't Vote In 'Change' (2:34)

Throughout its short history, our nation has faced issues of war, terrorism, inflation, economic turmoil, job cuts, and health car...

Green Collar Jobs (3:56)

In the past few years Americans have been faced with an increasing amount of problems from rising gas prices, the Iraq War, the Ho...

The Art of Politics (1:15)

Consider: A Democratic nominee commissions graffiti artists for campaign murals Street artists spend substantial time, money, and...

Two Americas (11:45)

To run for the highest office in the United States, one’s motivation to succeed must withstand incredible obstacles that would s...

Hillary (4:05)

For the first time in history, a female may hold the most powerful office in the world. “Hillary” documents the passionate, ...

Am I Not A Man And A Brother? (2:34)

2008 has seen a Black male candidate deliver an authoritative statement “about Race” where his competitors didn’t have to; h...

Campaign Killers Incorporated (1:56)

Clandestine political hitman Lance N. Smeer revisits some of his “greatest hits”: campaigns and individuals he brought low wit...

When Arnold Attacks: A LaRouche Youth Movement Intervention (1:26)

Controversial economist and democratic statesman Lyndon LaRouche created the LaRouche Youth Movement (LYM) in 1999. While LaRouche...