This Brave Nation

Episodes

1. 17

   Brave Nation Young Activist Award Recipient: Cristina Lara

   Brave New Foundation hosted a reception in honor of Cristina Lara, the first winner of the Brave Nation Young Activist award. Cristina was selected out of 350 other young activists as this year's recipient and received her award at the reception. In addition, Brave New Foundation president…

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   Jul 15, 2008

   34m
2. 16

   Anthony Romero and Ava Lowery (episode 3)

   It's hard to call someone younger than 18 years old a "legend," but Ava Lowery is just that in progressive circles. She created a website at fourteen where she made videos railing against the war. Today, her site, peacetakescourage.com, gets nearly two million hits per month. And she doesn't live...

   Jul 7, 2008

   24m
3. 15

   Tom Hayden and Naomi Klein (episode 5)

   Author, Activist and Former California State Senator Tom Hayden talks in depth with the author of No Logo and The Shock Doctrine, Naomi Klein, about the state of the fourth branch of government: journalists. Both Hayden and Klein became serious journalists in college, and it was during that time...

   Jun 27, 2008

   27m
4. 14

   Naomi Klein on Becoming an Activist

   Author, journalist and syndicated columnist Naomi Klein talks to journalist and activist Tom Haydn about the event that lead her to activism in this powerful segment from This Brave Nation.

   Jun 25, 2008

   2m
5. 13

   Tom Hayden on Something Worth Giving Your Life To

   Activist, journalist and former state senator Tom Hayden talks to journalist, author and syndicated columnist Naomi Klein about devoting your life to a cause in this powerful episode of This Brave Nation.

   Jun 25, 2008

   1m
6. 12

   Pete Seeger and Majora Carter (episode 4)

   In a Lower Manhattan apartment, one of the greatest living musicians and activists sat down with one of the country's newest great leaders. Pete Seeger, with a list of awards and honors longer than the neck on his famed banjo, still works tirelessly at 88 years of age. He spoke with Majora…

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   Jun 20, 2008

   23m
7. 11

   Pete Seeger on The Peekskill Riots

   Legendary folk singer and activist Pete Seeger talks to urban environmental activist Majora Carter about September 4, 1949: The Peekskill Riots.

   Jun 19, 2008

   4m
8. 10

   Majora Carter on Growing Up in the Bronx

   Urban environmental activist Majora Carter talks to legendary folk singer and activist Pete Seeger in this inspiring segment from This Brave Nation.

   Jun 19, 2008

   2m
9. 9

   Anthony Romero on Preserving Liberty

   In this segment from This Brave Nation, Executive Director of the ACLU Anthony Romero talks about preserving liberty with peace activist Ava Lowery.

   Jun 11, 2008

   2m
10. 8

    Ava Lowery on Fear and Optimism

    Seventeen year old peace activist and filmmaker Ava Lowery talks to Executive Director of the ACLU Anthony Romero about fear and optimism in this segment from This Brave Nation.

    Jun 11, 2008

    2m
11. 7

    Bonnie Raitt and Dolores Huerta (episode 2)

    Bonnie Raitt: legendary musician, feminist, activist. Dolores Huerta: legendary organizer, feminist, activist. Two women who both achieved great successes in their fields and who are not stopping anytime soon. But while one was marching on the streets for migrant laborers, the other was…

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    Jun 6, 2008

    25m
12. 6

    This Brave Nation: Brave Nation Young Activist Award

    Who is a local unsung hero that even at a young age, has the bravery to put themselves on the line for a cause? The Brave Nation Young Activist Award was designed to celebrate a next generation of progressive activism. Too often the younger generation is overlooked and not given the recognition...

    Jun 5, 2008

    0m
13. 5

    Dolores Huerta on The Decision Which Changed Her Life Forever

    Iconic union organizer Dolores Huerta sits down Multi award winning singer song writer Bonnie Raitt and activist in the second installment of This Brave Nation.

    Jun 5, 2008

    7m
14. 4

    Bonnie Raitt on Her Early Influences

    Multi award winning singer song writer and activist Bonnie Raitt sits down with union organizer Dolores Huerta in the second installment of This Brave Nation.

    Jun 5, 2008

    7m
15. 3

    Carl Pope and Van Jones (episode 1)

    In any other profession, Carl Pope might be considered a "company man." He has worked loyally and tirelessly in the name of the Sierra Club for thirty years, running the organization - the largest of its kind in the country - since 1992. Van Jones has founded several organizations within the last...

    May 30, 2008

    30m
16. 2

    Van Jones on Taking Comfort from History

    Van Jones from Green for All sits down with Carl Pope from the Sierra Club in this clip from the first episode of This Brave Nation.

    May 30, 2008

    7m
17. 1

    Trailer

    A new documentary series from Brave New Foundation and The Nation magazine. Featuring progressive luminaries like Dolores Huerta, Carl Pope, Van Jones, Naomi Klein, Tom Hayden, Pete Seeger, and Bonnie Raitt.

    Feb 12, 2008

    7m