anne gumowitz. the betsy and jesse fink foundation. the hkh foundation. barbara g. fleischman.nd by our sole corporate sponsor, mutual of america, designing customized individual and group retirement products. that's why we're your retirement company. >>> welcome. in this broadcast you will meet an effervescent man who still believes we can make democracy work. wendell berry is a master of the written word, and he rarely appears on television. for one thing, when he's not writing, he's farming, and that can keep a fellow busy from sunrise to sunset. but we met recently and after considerable persuasion he said, "okay, bring your cameras with you." this portrait is the result. produced with the schumann media center, which i head. >> we don't have a right to ask whether we're going to succeed or not. the only question we have a right to ask is, what's the right thing to do? what does this earth require of us if we want to continue to live on it? >> for wendell berry, the defense of the earth is a mission that admits no compromise. this quiet and modest man who lives and works fa

anne gumowitz. the betsy and jesse fink foundation. the hkh foundation. barbara g. fleischman. and by our sole corporate sponsor, mutual of america, designing customized individual and group retirement products. that's why we're your retirement company. >> welcome. a very wise teacher once told us, "if you want to change the world, change the metaphor." then he gave us some of his favorite examples. you think of language differently, he said, if you think of "words pregnant with celestial fire" or "words that weep and tears that speak." of course, the heart doesn't physically separate into pieces when we lose someone we love, but "a broken heart" conveys the depth of loss. and if i say you are the "apple of my eye," you know how special you are in my sight. in other words, metaphors cleanse the lens of perception and give us a fresh take on reality. in other words. recently i read a book and saw a film that opened my eyes to see differently the crisis of our times, and the metaphor used by both was, believe it or not, zombies. you heard me right, zombies. more on the film later

anne gumowitz. the betsy and jesse fink foundation. the hkh foundation. barbara g. fleischman. and by our sole corporate sponsor, mutual of america, designing customized individual and group retirement products. that's why we're your retirement company. >> welcome. i once heard a longtime grassroots organizer say, "when injustice becomes law, resistance becomes duty." for jill stein and margaret flowers that idea has become the guiding star of their life's journey. through one experience after another, each saw that holding political office largely depends on having huge amounts of capital at hand, and that this perversity of democracy has enabled injustice to be fashioned into law and public policy, written by the anonymous hand of lobbyists on behalf of organized money. so, rather than look the other way and stick to practicing medicine -- both are doctors -- they chose to resist. at first they took separate paths. margaret flowers had been a pediatrician in rural maryland whose work with everyday people, including the poor, compelled her to join the fight for single payer he

anne gumowitz. the betsy and jesse fink foundation. the hkh foundation. barbara g. fleischman. and by our sole corporate sponsor, mutual of america, designing customized individual and group retirement products. that's why we're your retirement company. >> welcome. whether you were pleased or not with how your candidates and issues did in last tuesday's election, the amount of money spent on many of the campaigns had to leave most people more dispirited than ever about our politics. in two states, local referendum battles were won by outside corporate interests pouring money into tv ads. in washington state alone, $22 million was spent to beat back a plan to label genetically modified food. and across the country in maine, a ballot motion to stop the building of a tar sands pipeline terminal was thwarted when oil companies pumped in hundreds of thousands of dollars to defeat it. democrats and some forces on the left have embraced the corrupting kiss of cash as well. in virginia, liberal billionaires, including environmentalist tom steyer, shelled out millions of dollars to elec

anne gumowitz. the betsy and jesse fink foundation. the hkh foundation. barbara g. fleischman. and by our sole corporate sponsor, mutual of america, designing customized individual and group retirement products. that's why we're your retirement company. >> welcome. "the disposition matrix" sounds like the title of a suspense thriller. but that's what america's counterterrorism experts call their database, the list of those our government believes are preparing to do america harm. from it, targets are chosen for assassination. however, the drones they use are not always so selective and often kill innocent civilians, including children. last tuesday, for the first time, drone attack victims testified at a briefing for members of congress. five members showed up. the briefing coincided with the release of a new documentary, "unmanned: america's drone wars," the latest from brave new films, produced and directed by robert greenwald. it tells the story of civilians who have lost their lives to drones and includes the testimony of others. among them, brandon bryant, a former america