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A Kansas farmers perspective on financial speculation
Chatting with Kansas Farmers Union President Donn Teske this morning, in advance of his appearance with the movie in Lincoln, Nebraska, reminded us recently that the proposed legislation to impose tighter regulation on the banks and Wall Street comes out of the Agriculture Department. Huh? As Slate’s Explainer explains:
Because traders used to gamble with corn. [...]
June 20, 2010 screening at the Acorn Theater, Three Oaks, MI
What’s the Matter with Kansas? will have a single screening on Sunday, June 20, 2010, as part of the Sunday Matinee Indie Film Festival at the lovely Acorn Theater in Three Oaks, Michigan, which is easily accessible from the Chicago area. Filmmakers Laura Cohen and Joe Winston will hold a Q & A with the [...]
How to Escape a Partisan Echo Chamber
We all know by now that our President’s vision of an America (esp. Washington, D.C.) that has risen above endless partisan bickering has failed to materialize. Recently, at a commencement speech at the University of Michigan, he blamed partisan echo chambers — forums wherein Americans only hear what they already believe, but more so.
Despite what [...]
Democrats distracted by wedge issues of their own?
Senator Jeff Sessions (R-Ala) says that Democrats should focus on the economy this year, not immigration or global warming. “One in ten Americans are unemployed. Wages are stagnant. The pace of creation is too slow.” He concludes that the immigration and global warming issues are “too divisive.”
William Galston of the National Review agrees:
Elementary [...]
Lincoln, Nebraska May 28 – June 3
What’s the Matter with Kansas? will screen for ONE WEEK ONLY at the Ross Media Arts Center in Lincoln, NE starting on Friday, May 28, 2010 (the start of Memorial Day Weekend.)
Kansas Farmers Union President Donn Teske, a star of the film, will appear on opening night after the 7:30 pm screening, and take questions [...]
Filmmakers will speak at IFP/Chicago Producers’ Series Sunday, May 2
Filmmakers Laura Cohen and Joe Winston will speak at the 2010 IFP/Chicago Producers’ Series, where they’ll relate their adventures making and marketing What’s the Matter with Kansas?
The Producers’ Series is an annual intensive workshop for professional and emerging filmmakers to learn about how to actually get projects made and sold. We attend every year and [...]
Inside the mind of the Tea Partier
Today, of course, was “Tax Day,” marked by 768 Tea Party Protests across the country. (Slate has a map of how the movement has grown across the country.)
For the occasion, the Tea Party will unveil a “Contract From America,” a ten-point list which was arrived at through polling of its members. Here’s a summary:
(1) Require [...]
Pope Michael: The Movie
In a small town in Kansas, a small group of Conclavists believe that all every Pope elected since Vatican II is a heretic (and the appointments to the College of Cardinals since 1958 to be invalid), so they’ve elected their own — David Bawden, or Pope Michael.
Bawden was elected Pope Michael in 1990 by a [...]
Denver area screening – April 15, 2010 – One night only!
David Sirota, famed columnist, author, and journalist, along with Denver AM 760, are hosting a special screening of “What’s the Matter with Kansas?” for one night only.
Sirota will host and Thomas Frank will talk after the screening, and sign books.
Cinebarre 10001 Grant Street Thornton CO, 80229Thursday, April 15, 20106:30 pm
For tickets: http://www.eventbrite.com/event/633450668
Hurry – [...]
Brownback challenged from his Right
It looks like the latest challenge to the political right in Kansas is…the even further right?
Joan Heffington of Derby, KS recently announced her candidacy for governor of Kansas, pitting herself directly against the current GOP front-runner, Senator Sam Brownback. The Topeka Capitol-Journal reports:
Heffington, a Derby resident who has never held political office, said insight into [...]
Screenland Crown Center Theatre, KC – EXTENDED to April 11
Update: the movie will continue to play at the Screenland Crown Center through Sunday, April 11. Go here for show times and other details.
“What’s the Matter with Kansas?” will move over to the Screenland Crown Center Theater in Kansas City, MO starting Friday, March 26.
The 7:00 pm Friday show will be immediately followed by [...]