One of the things I love specifically about NPR and documentaries, is that both outlets present modern, contemporary news, research and information in ways that even a dipshit art kid like myself can understand.
Examples: "Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room" made me understand what a capital Bastard Jeff Skilling was. NPR's "This American Life" helped me comprehend the economic crisis as a combination of screw-ups like ratings, OTS and bad business. You know, stuff beyond cable news correspondents repeating phrases like "scandal" and "recession!" I love when journalistic research takes positively engaging forms.
And one the best examples of taking a broad and seemingly incomprehensible topic — corporations — and cliff noting it, guilt free, is Mark Achbar and Jennifer Abbot's 2003 doc "The Corporation," now free on Hulu.
Learn about capital, control, blame and American business systems in a way that won't put your eyes into the back of your skull. Featuring candid, frank information and a cast of such outspoken folks as Michael Moore and Noam Chomsky, "The Corporation" is absolutely worthwhile. Especially if you're 23, and don't want your parents to think you're like, stupid or something.
Check it out here: (http://www.hulu.com/watch/118169/the-corporation)
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