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VIDEO: Honky-Tonk Peace Protest

August 9th, 2008 · No Comments

(The following video was produced for MTV’s Choose or Lose Street Team ‘08. I work with this program as an independent journalist covering issues in Tennessee. The video was originally posted on think.mtv.com here: )
In Nashville, a small but dedicated group of anti-war activists took to the streets in downtown’s honky tonk district (and there [...]

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Tags: MTV Street Team '08 · Spoke Digital Films · Tennessee · defense budget · defense contractors · military budget · social justice

VIDEO - Uniform Dissent, Part I

July 10th, 2008 · No Comments

I recently spoke with two young veterans from the Iraq war. In this piece, they discuss their disillusionment with the war and their reasons for becoming involved with Iraq Veterans Against the War. This is the first of a two part series.

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Tags: Iraq · MTV Street Team '08 · Spoke Digital Films · Tennessee · defense budget · defense contractors · military budget · social justice

Tennessee’s Part in Milking the Nation’s Cash Cow

March 1st, 2008 · No Comments

I remain awestruck by the number of mom and pop companies making big dollars in the defense industry… Imagine if the owners and employees of these companies wouldn’t dream of voting for a candidate that proposed cutting our education budget the same way I presume they vote for candidates who protect military expenditures. America might be a different country.

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Tags: Documentary · Federal Budget · MTV Street Team '08 · Tennessee · Why We Fight · abuse · defense budget · defense contractors · education · military budget