Cynthia McKinney

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Cynthia McKinney

Born March 17, 1955 · Atlanta, Georgia, USA (age 71)

Cynthia Ann McKinney (born March 17, 1955) is a former American politician. As a member of the Democratic Party, she served six terms in the United States House of Representatives. She was the first African American woman elected to represent Georgia in the House. She left the Democratic Party and ran in 2008 as the presidential nominee of the Green Party. She ran for vice president in 2020 after …

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Shadow WorldShadow World · 2016
Shadow World
7.62016
MovieDocumentaryHistory
A detailed investigation into the political and economic interests that, since the beginning of the 20th century, have pulled the strings of the arms trade, hidden in the shadows, feeding the shameful corruption of politicians and government officials and promoting a state of permanent war throughout the world, while they cynically asked for a lasting and universal peace.
American Dictators: Staging of the 2004 Presidential ElectionAmerican Dictators: Staging of the 2004 Presidential Election · 2004
American Dictators: Staging of the 2004 Presidential Election
5.42004
MovieDocumentary
In Alex Jones' 11th feature documentary, made in 2004, Alex documents the major candidates in the staged 2004 United States presidential election.
EthosEthos · 2011
Ethos
6.92011
MovieDocumentary
Hosted by twice Oscar nominated actor and activist Woody Harrelson, Ethos lifts the lid on a Pandora's box of systemic issues that guarantee failure in almost every aspect of our lives; from the environment to democracy and our own personal liberty: From terrifying conflicts of interests in politics to unregulated corporate power, to a media in the hands of massive conglomerates, and a military industrial complex that virtually owns our representatives. With interviews from some of todays leading thinkers and source material from the finest documentary film makers of our times Ethos examines and unravels these complex relationships, and offers a solution, a simple but powerful way for you to change this system!
Roseanne for President!Roseanne for President! · 2015
Roseanne for President!
5.02015
MovieDocumentary
Twenty-five years after Roseanne Barr’s groundbreaking number-one sitcom, Roseanne for President tells the tale of her 2012 grassroots campaign for President of the United States. While Roseanne may have revolutionized the way Americans talked about family, class, race, gender, and gay rights, this campaign trail adventure is a personal account of Roseanne’s thoughts on these subjects—and others, as we have never heard them before. What seems at first like a political profile quickly becomes a humorous and sentimental picture of an icon. This surprising journey uncovers raw and revealing moments from Roseanne’s private world, while juxtaposing her current influence as a politician with her role as a comedy leader in the '90s.
The War You Don't SeeThe War You Don't See · 2010
The War You Don't See
7.82010
MovieDocumentary
This film investigates how the media has reported war, from the First World War to the present day.
Real Time with Bill MaherReal Time with Bill Maher · 2003
Real Time with Bill Maher
6.12003
SeriesComedyTalk
Each week Bill Maher surrounds himself with a panel of guests which include politicians, actors, comedians, musicians and the like to discuss what's going on in the world.
To The ContraryTo The Contrary · 1992
To The Contrary
6.01992
Series
This all women news-analysis program provides an important, timely forum for diverse women to discuss national and international issues and policies.

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Roseanne for President!Roseanne for President! · 2015
Roseanne for President!
5.02015
MovieDocumentary
Twenty-five years after Roseanne Barr’s groundbreaking number-one sitcom, Roseanne for President tells the tale of her 2012 grassroots campaign for President of the United States. While Roseanne may have revolutionized the way Americans talked about family, class, race, gender, and gay rights, this campaign trail adventure is a personal account of Roseanne’s thoughts on these subjects—and others, as we have never heard them before. What seems at first like a political profile quickly becomes a humorous and sentimental picture of an icon. This surprising journey uncovers raw and revealing moments from Roseanne’s private world, while juxtaposing her current influence as a politician with her role as a comedy leader in the '90s.

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