Why We Fight

Over half of the US discretionary tax budget is spent on the military. The F22 fighter budget alone exceeds that of the Centers for Disease Control. The USA controls over 40% of global arms sales. Our nearest competitor, Russia, only controls 16%.

This exceptional movie explains the "military-industrial complex", and the wealth generated from maintaining consistent warfare. The movie was available in one piece on Google Video, but is not available now. Here it is, in 4 parts from YouTube.
parts: ONE TWO THREE FOUR

History of Oil, With a Big Dollop of Humor

Did you know WWI was actually a battle for control of Iraq's oil? Did you know you ate some oil for lunch today? Did you know demand for the greasy black stuff is now exceeding the supply?

Robert Newman is a clever man with a sharp tongue and some stunning history for you. His show via Google Video

FYI: I don't know where he got his pre-1940's statistic of 2000 to 1 for food calories to oil calories. A recent report put it at around 3 to 1 (which is still pretty bad!).

Before Cassius, Before Joe, There Was Jack

They searched the globe for the Great White Hope, who would bring him down, they crafted the infamous Mann Act just to trap him, they made assassination attempts on his life, they resurrected the KKK in response to his presence, while the world's most respected publications and authors bombarded him with a steady stream of racist slurs. And yet he stood proud in the face of this wild, blind hatred.

Jack Johnson was a black man who became Heavyweight Champion of the World in 1908. He was the first to even be offered the chance. In an era when the President endorsed Jim Crow laws, he was cocky, clever and unflinchingly couragous. He made more money in a night then most men made in a year, which he splurged on costly racecars, fine clothes, large houses in white neighborhoods, and expensive white prostitutes. In the age of Racial Purity, when black men who even winked at white women commonly ended up dead, Jack had very public affairs with white women, marrying 3 in his lifetime.