Articles by Matthew Toplikar
PBS FRONTLINE's "Modern Meat" and "The Trouble With Chicken" (A Films for Action Double Feature)
Matthew Toplikar · How safe is it to eat meat in America? Two PBS Frontline Documentaries ask the hard questions about E. Coli, Salmonella, and other bacteria that are sending American families to the hospital, and in some cases to the grave. The latest...
Raucous Crowd Stifled in Net Neutrality Debate at Latest FCC Event
Matthew Toplikar · Albuquerque, NM -- Frustrating.  This is the best way to describe the first public FCC question and answer session since Chairman Tom Wheeler proposed his “Open Internet” rules in May.   It wasn’t just Wheeler’s dodging of...
Top Ten Bill Moyers Videos on the Web
Matthew Toplikar · Modern America has a strong generational divide.  Whether it’s cultural or political, there are a wide-range of topics that can be off limits when talking to “the grandparents.”  On the reverse side, it can be hard to listen to the...
Films for Action's 6 Best Videos Featuring Howard Zinn Online
Matthew Toplikar · Four years ago today, historian, professor, activist, author, and playwright, Howard Zinn passed away at the age of 87.  For those of us who are familiar with his work, he has been a great source of inspiration.  Zinn's book, A People's...
Kony 2012 and Invisible Children are Funded by Antigay Creationist Groups
Matthew Toplikar · We're still waiting on the new Kony 2012 video, supposedly slated to go live later today, that will answer all of our concerns about Invisible Children's finances and goals, but we have some idea of what we can expect: earnest...
International Energy Agency Reports Peak Oil Happened in 2006
Matthew Toplikar · The Beginning of a New Era  It can no longer be labeled a crackpot theory, a distant pred