Orwell Was An Optimist

About this original series

Poltical commentary with a twist. Combine one veteran peace activist and one inveterate videographer/editor. Shake, stir and serve. Weekly rants, analysis, reflections, and that sort of thing from a decidedly progressive perspective.Paul George has been a peace activist and grassroots organizer for nearly forty years. He is the Director of Peninsula Peace and Justice Center (www.peaceandjustice.org) in Palo Alto, CA. He writes a blog at www.peacerant.org.Thomas "TD" Daniell is a top director at the Community Media Center in Palo Alto and heads up the Peace and Justice Center's video team.

  • # Episodes

    47 episodes

  • Rating

    TV-G

Episodes of Orwell Was An Optimist

    • Play Episode 47: I'm not buying it. (9/6/09) - Orwell Was An Optimist on Blip Orwell Was An Optimist episodes on Blip

      Episode 47: I'm not buying it. (9/6/09)

      Call today!

      • Release date
        Sep 7, 2009
      • Runtime
        02:44
    • Play Episode 46: Peace, love, and rock 'n roll! (8/7/09) - Orwell Was An Optimist on Blip Orwell Was An Optimist episodes on Blip

      Episode 46: Peace, love, and rock 'n roll! (8/7/...

      A personal tribute on the 40th anniversary of Woodstock.

      • Release date
        Aug 7, 2009
      • Runtime
        05:59
    • Play Episode 45: This Could Happen to Yoo (8/5/08) - Orwell Was An Optimist on Blip Orwell Was An Optimist episodes on Blip

      Episode 45: This Could Happen to Yoo (8/5/08)

      Check the thermostat and use a measuring cup, or you could find yourself in a whole lot of hot water. On the other hand, if you happen to authorize something like torture, pick up your "Get Out of Jail Free" card.

      • Release date
        Aug 5, 2009
      • Runtime
        03:55
    • Play Episode 44: It's Enough to Make You Sick (7/4/09) - Orwell Was An Optimist on Blip Orwell Was An Optimist episodes on Blip

      Episode 44: It's Enough to Make You Sick (7/4/09)

      Health care industry lobbyists are writing prescriptions for ailing Senate Democrats. Funny thing, though, the prescriptions look just like big fat checks. Is this some kind of sick joke?Find out how large your own Senator's dose of corruption is by clicking here. Then call them and give them a dose of your own medicine.

      • Release date
        Jul 4, 2009
      • Runtime
        04:33
    • Play Episode 43: Democracy Inaction (6/1/09) - Orwell Was An Optimist on Blip Orwell Was An Optimist episodes on Blip

      Episode 43: Democracy Inaction (6/1/09)

      It just doesn't make sense. Work hard to get your foot in the door, then say nothing once you're inside. So you'll be invited back to say nothing again. Does that make any sense to you? For additional reading -- and extra credit! -- please see: http://tinyurl.com/l4nlx7

      • Release date
        Jun 2, 2009
      • Runtime
        04:28
    • Play Episode 42: Stay in the Streets (3/30/09) - Orwell Was An Optimist on Blip Orwell Was An Optimist episodes on Blip

      Episode 42: Stay in the Streets (3/30/09)

      Orwell returns from hiatus with something a little different -- cinema verite from the streets of San Francisco. The occasion was a rally on the sixth anniversary of the start of the Iraq war (which, of course, is really the 18th anniversary of the US war against Iraq's people).Not surprisingly, the attendance was dismal, the Iraq war being over and all.Think about this: Six months from now, there will be more US troops deployed in combat than at any time during George Bush's administration. (...

      • Release date
        Mar 27, 2009
      • Runtime
        03:51
    • Play Episode 41: Break the Silence (1/12/09) - Orwell Was An Optimist on Blip Orwell Was An Optimist episodes on Blip

      Episode 41: Break the Silence (1/12/09)

      Sometimes silence is not golden. It's blood red.

      • Release date
        Jan 12, 2009
      • Runtime
        02:00
    • Play Episode 40: Yeah, so what? (12/24/08) - Orwell Was An Optimist on Blip Orwell Was An Optimist episodes on Blip

      Episode 40: Yeah, so what? (12/24/08)

      It probably would have been better for all concerned if Santa had just left a pony, like we begged him to do.

      • Release date
        Dec 24, 2008
      • Runtime
        03:12
    • Play Episode 39: Visions of sugar-plums (12/9/08) - Orwell Was An Optimist on Blip Orwell Was An Optimist episodes on Blip

      Episode 39: Visions of sugar-plums (12/9/08)

      Need a gift idea for your favorite oil tycoon? How about 800,000 acres of pristine wilderness to muck about in as he pleases?

      • Release date
        Dec 9, 2008
      • Runtime
        05:03
    • Play Episode 38: Don't Sit Back (11/15/08) - Orwell Was An Optimist on Blip Orwell Was An Optimist episodes on Blip

      Episode 38: Don't Sit Back (11/15/08)

      Obama's in the basementMixing up the governmentI'm on the pavementThinking about empowermentDon't follow leadersWatch the bailout metersThe country don't workCause the vandals took the handles

      • Release date
        Nov 16, 2008
      • Runtime
        02:47
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