For a film that claims to be about breaking the environment/climate movement away from the tentacles of capitalist-funded NGOs,Β Planet of the HumansΒ fails to articulate a vision of what an alternative, people powered climate movement could look like, writes Zane Alcorn.
Michael Moore
A year on from the parliamentary coup that ousted formerΒ Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff, Brazil has become a neoliberal disaster and approval ratings for the incumbent right-wingΒ government have slumped to record low levels.
The democratically-elected president was ousted in May last year without any proof of wrongdoing. Michel Temer, who then served as vice president, was installed as interim president.Β On August 31, Rousseff was formally removed from office.
Where To Invade Next
Written & directed by Michael Moore
Michael Moore has made another poignant, funny and politically sharp movie.
In spite of the title, it has little to do with US foreign policy. In Where to Invade Next, the documentary filmmaker behind Fahrenheit 9/11 and Bowling for Columbine goes after social problems that continue to plague the US, like homelessness and lack of health care β and shows that the US could learn a lot from the rest of the world.
Here Comes Trouble: Stories From My Life
By Michael Moore
Allen Lane, 2011
427 pages, $29.95 (pb)
In 1968, the 14-year-old Michael Moore was expelled from the seminary where he was training to become a Catholic priest. His offense had been to ask awkward questions, like why canβt women become priests.
As Moore had to be reminded by Church authorities, βyou either have to accept things or notβ. For Moore, accepting the status quo was not an option, so authority would always be having trouble with Moore.