Prepare your patrons for November with audiobooks and videos that explore historical and current political topics.
VOTING audiobooks ★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★ Harvest the Vote
The Hidden History of the War on Voting
Jane Kleeb
Thom Hartmann
Harper Collins Publishers From Democratic Party rising star Jane Kleeb, an urgent and stirring road map showing how the Democratic Party can, and should, engage rural America. 5 Discs 12456066 $29.99
Berrett-Koehler Publishers America’s number-one progressive radio host looks at the country’s long and troubled voting history, analyzing the disenfranchisement of its citizens. 4 Discs 12581309 $39.99
Thank You for Voting
The Ultimate Guide to the 2020 Election
What You Need to Know About Voting and Why
Erin Geiger Smith
Ryan Clancy, Margaret White
Dreamscape Media, LLC From the No Labels political organization comes an unbiased education for voters on all the key issues America faces, including how people can overcome them. 4 Discs 12465727 $47.99
Harper Collins Publishers A journalist examines the long and continuing fight for voting equality, why so few Americans today vote, and innovative ways to educate and motivate them. 4 Discs 12691989 $29.99
Kim Wehle
Harper Collins Publishers A step-by-step guide to every American’s most fundamental right and civic duty—just in time for the 2020 presidential election. 4 Discs 12694194 $25.99
100 Years of Women’s Suffrage
Celebrating Our Civil Right Say It Louder!
Because They Marched
Harper Collins Publishers A sweeping look at the role African Americans have played in American democracy. 6 Discs 12691782 $29.99
Dreamscape Media, LLC Young Adult For the 50th anniversary of the march for voting rights from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama, comes a riveting account of this pivotal event in the history of civil rights. 2 Discs $23.99 11670451
Tiffany Cross
Russell Freedman
The Women’s Suffrage Movement
Victory for the Vote Doris Weatherford
Sally Roesch Wagner, Gloria Steinem
Suffrage
Blackstone Audio, Inc. Women’s history expert Doris Weatherford offers an engaging and detailed narrative history of women’s seven-decade fight for the vote, and the continuing current-day struggle for human rights and equality. 11 Discs 13375355 $39.99
HighBridge Company A comprehensive and singular volume that covers the major issues and figures involved in the movement, with a distinctive focus on diversity, incorporating race, class, and gender, and illuminating minority voices. 18 Discs 12314295 $49.99
IN THIS ISSUE August 2020
3 Presidential Candidates (AB) 4-5 Historical Figures (AB) 6-7 Women in Politics (AB)
Ellen Carol DuBois
Simon & Schuster Audio Distinguished historian Ellen Carol DuBois begins in the pre-Civil War years with foremothers Lucretia Mott, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Susan B. Anthony, and Sojourner Truth as she explores the links of the woman suffrage movement to the abolition of slavery. 10 Discs 12426765 $49.99
8-11 Issues That Matter (AB/Video) 12 Political Documentaries (Video) 13 Based on True Stories (Video)
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14 Political Controversy (Video) 15 Political Fiction (Video)
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PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES audiobooks ★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★ Donald Trump
Joe Biden
The MAGA Doctrine
Joe Biden
Harper Collins Publishers The founder of Turning Point USA and political pundit/social media superstar lays out the principles underlying Trump Republicanism that define ‘Make America Great Again’ and will guide the future of a new Republican Party. 6 Discs 12471121 $29.99
Harper Collins Publishers Newly updated, the definitive biography of the forty-seventh Vice President of the United States, which examines the fascinating life of a man who has shaped Washington politics for more than four decades. 16 Discs 12403355 $55.99
Charlie Kirk
Jules Witcover
The Method to the Madness
The Book of Joe
Macmillan Audio A Rosetta Stone for understanding Donald Trump’s style, mindset, and every action, made up of over one hundred interviews with his closest associates over the last 15 years. 10 Discs 12213837 $52.99
Tantor Audio Structured around key moments in Biden’s life and career, this blend of biography, advice, and humor will reveal the experiences that forged Joe Biden, and the lessons people can use in their own lives. 5 Discs 11980618 $32.99
Allen Salkin, Aaron Short
Jeff Wilser
The United States of Trump
Barack and Joe
NY Times Bestseller
Blackstone Audio, Inc. The extraordinary partnership of Barack Obama and Joe Biden is unique in American history. A dynamic working relationship that evolved into a friendship that carried them to the White House together in 2008. 8 Discs 12376450 $34.99
Bill O’Reilly
Steven Levingston
Macmillan Audio A rare insider’s look at the life of Donald Trump based on exclusive interview material and deep research. 7 Discs 12345488 $39.99
The Case for Trump
Joey
NY Times Bestseller
Simon & Schuster Audio Children’s The first ever picture book about the young life of Joe Biden, the 47th Vice President of the United States, which includes never-before-told family stories about the presidential candidate and former vice president’s childhood. 1 Disc 13359543 $19.99
Victor Davis Hanson
Jill Biden
Hachette Audio Victor Davis Hanson explains how a celebrity businessman with no political or military experience became President of the United States. 14 Discs 12246442 $39.99
Titles Sparking Controversy The Art of Her Deal Mary Jordan NY Times Bestseller
Simon & Schuster Audio 8 Discs 13261852 $39.99
The Room Where It Happened
Siege
Michael Wolff
Too Much and Never Enough
Simon & Schuster Audio 17 Discs 12779139 $49.99
Macmillan Audio 10 Discs 12385328 $39.99
Simon & Schuster Audio 7 Discs 13347866 $39.99
John Bolton
NY Times Bestseller
Mary L. Trump
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HISTORICAL FIGURES audiobooks ★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★ Our Founding Fathers Now On Disney Plus
George Washington
Thomas Jefferson The Art of Power
Kevin J. Hayes
Jon Meacham
HighBridge Company 12 Discs 12337389 $39.99
Hamilton Lin-Manuel Miranda, Jeremy McCarter
NY Times Bestseller
NY Times Bestseller Penguin Random House Audio 15 Discs 10717712 $49.99
The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin
John Adams Under Fire Dan Abrams, David Fisher
Benjamin Franklin
Harper Collins Publishers 8 Discs 12436267 $39.99
Dreamscape Media, LLC 6 Discs 11243183 $19.99
Hachette Audio From Tony Award-winning composer-lyriciststar Lin-Manuel Miranda comes a backstage pass to his groundbreaking hit musical. 5 Discs 11513584 $34.99
Soundtrack Also Available: Hamilton Original Broadway Cast Recording
Samuel Adams
Becoming Madison
Ira Stoll
Michael Signer
Tantor Audio 9 Discs 10243424 $34.99
Tantor Audio 11 Discs 11310556 $44.99
Various Artists
Parental Advisory, 2 Discs 11415110 $23.99
Historic Documents The Constitution Luke Paulsen, Michael Stokes Paulsen
The Federalist Papers Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, John Jay
Blackstone Audio, Inc. $39.99 12 Discs 11408229
The Bill of Rights Carol Berkin
Tantor Audio 4 Discs 11295859
$37.99
Brilliance Audio, Inc. 5 Discs 10019988
The Declaration of Independence Peter Roop
Dreamscape Media, LLC $39.99 1 Disc 11644513
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Gettysburg Address & Emancipation Proclamation Abraham Lincoln
Dreamscape Media, LLC $39.99 1 Disc 11220047
HISTORICAL FIGURES audiobooks ★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★ “…remarkable…” - Bill Clinton
Presidents of the Past His Very Best
Jonathan Alter
Simon & Schuster Audio Available September 29 18 Discs 12748250 $49.99
Grant Ron Chernow
NY Times Bestseller
Penguin Random House Audio
38 Discs
11876515
$74.99
Personal Memoirs of Ulysses S. Grant Ulysses S. Grant
Man of the World
Joe Conason Blackstone Audio, Inc. 15 Discs 11712221 $39.99
How Ike Led Susan Eisenhower
Macmillan Audio Available August 11 10 Discs 12635657 $50.99
Portrait of a President William Manchester
Blackstone Audio, Inc. 6 Discs 13375321 $32.99
Blackstone Audio, Inc. 26 Discs 10723453 $44.99
Originally published by Mark Twain
Reagan
Bob Spitz
Penguin Random House Audio 26 Discs 12062500 $44.99
Rise to Greatness David Von Drehle
NY Times Bestseller Brilliance Audio, Inc. 15 Discs 11523446 $19.99
“…excellent…” - Library Journal Richard Nixon John A. Farrell
NY Times Bestseller Penguin Random House Audio 23 Discs 11710989 $59.99
Theodore Roosevelt for the Defense
Dan Abrams, David Fisher NY Times Bestseller Harper Collins Publishers 10 Discs 12293177 $39.99
Obama Brian Abrams
Brilliance Audio, Inc.
In this candid oral history of a presidential tenure, author Brian Abrams reveals the behind-the-scenes stories that illuminate the eight years of the Obama White House. 10 Discs 12114369 $34.99
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WOMEN IN POLITICS audiobooks ★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★ Vice Presidential Front Runners Elizabeth Warren Her Fight. Her Work. Her Life.
The Truths We Hold Kamala Harris
Antonia Felix
NY Times Bestseller Penguin Random House Audio 8 Discs 12181722 $39.99
Our Time Is Now
Dreamscape Media, LLC 7 Discs 12136952 $ 39.99
Tough Love
Stacey Abrams
Susan Rice
NY Times Bestseller Macmillan Audio 8 Discs 12748181 $44.99
NY Times Bestseller Simon & Schuster Audio 18 Discs 12338221 $55.99
Female Leaders Paving the Way Haben
Haben Girma
Blackstone Audio, Inc. 6 Discs 12346604 $34.99
Breaking In
Joan Biskupic
Tantor Audio 7 Discs 11225586 $39.99
AOC The Fearless Rise and Powerful Resonance of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Lynda Lopez
Dreamscape Media, LLC
The collection of essays celebrates a remarkable young Latina politician who has, in so many ways, made history—and will continue to do so as her career unfolds.
Available August 11 5 Discs
13045613
$39.99
Hell and Other Destinations Madeleine Albright
NY Times Bestseller Harper Collins Publishers 11 Discs 12571051 $44.99
The Faith of Condoleezza Rice Leslie Montgomery
Crossway 5 Discs 10328466 $26.99
Pelosi
Molly Ball
NY Times Bestseller Macmillan Audio 11 Discs 12586123 $39.99
My Own Words Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Mary Hartnett, Wendy Williams
NY Times Bestseller Simon & Schuster Audio 10 Discs 11637979 $39.99
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WOMEN IN POLITICS audiobooks ★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★ Former First Ladies Abigail Adams
Betty Ford Lisa McCubbin
Woody Holton
Simon & Schuster Audio 12 Discs 12081480 $69.99
Tantor Audio 16 Discs 10335449 $39.99
Eleanor
Hard Choices
David Michaelis
Hillary Clinton
Simon & Schuster Audio
NY Times Bestseller Simon & Schuster Audio 21 Discs 11056941 $59.99
Available October 6 21 Discs 12893348 $79.99
Over 80 Weeks on the New York Times Bestseller List!
Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy Onassis Barbara Leaming
NY Times Bestseller Macmillan Audio 11 Discs 11105161 $39.99
Mary Ball Washington
Becoming Michelle Obama
NY Times Bestseller; 2020 Audie Winner Penguin Random House Audio
In a life filled with meaning and accomplishment, Michelle Obama has emerged as one of the most iconic and compelling women of our era. 16 Discs
12059088
A vivid, engaging portrait of the woman who became the acting president of the United States in 1919.
Craig Shirley Harper Collins Publishers 8 Discs 12329529 $39.99
Madam President William Hazelgrove
Blackstone Audio, Inc.
After President Woodrow Wilson’s paralyzing stroke, his wife, Edith, began to handle many of his responsibilities as president. With little education, she dedicated herself to this role. Her legacy as first woman president is now largely forgotten. 7 Discs 11650779 $34.99
Lady Bird and Lyndon Betty Caroli
Simon & Schuster Audio 13 Discs 11375464 $69.99
Spoken from the Heart
Laura Bush NY Times Bestseller Simon and Schuster 7 Discs 10486918 $14.99
$44.99
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ISSUES THAT MATTER audiobooks ★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★ Race Relations How to Be an Antiracist
Ibram X. Kendi
Penguin Random House Audio Available August 11 8 Discs 13393251 $34.99
When They Call You a Terrorist
Good Economics for Hard Times Abhijit V. Banerjee, Esther Duflo
Blackstone Audio, Inc. 12 Discs 12453011 $34.99
Guns An American Conversation
Patrisse KhanCullors, Asha Bandele
The Editors at Spaceship Media
Macmillan Audio 5 Discs 11888414 $29.99
White Fragility Robin DiAngelo Beacon Press 5 Discs 12156286 $34.99
Simon & Schuster Audio Available September 29 3 Discs 13166668 $49.99
The Once and Future Worker Oren Cass
Black Hills Audiobooks, LLC 8 Discs 12278160 $34.99
Blowout
Rachel Maddow Penguin Random House Audio 13 Discs 12388696 $44.99
Climate Crisis
The Condemnation of Blackness Khalil Gibran Muhammad
Tantor Audio 10 Discs 11902795 $39.99
Overground Railroad
Candacy Taylor
The Future Earth
Nature’s Best Hope
Harper Collins Publishers 6 Discs 12692005 $29.99
Dreamscape Media, LLC 6 Discs 12981450 $39.99
Eric Holthaus
Tantor Audio Available September 23 6 Discs 13352000 $34.99
Between the World and Me
Ta-Nehisi Coates
Penguin Random House Audio 3 Discs 11412489 $19.99
Douglas W. Tallamy
Silent Spring
Dreamscape Media, LLC 9 Discs 12222246 $39.99
Healthcare Make America Healthy Again Nicole Saphier Harper Collins Publishers 7 Discs 12456536 $34.99
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An American Sickness Elisabeth Rosenthal
Rachel Carson
Penguin Random House Audio 11 Discs 11683133 $44.99
ISSUES THAT MATTER audiobooks ★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★ The Story of Jane
OK Boomer, Let’s Talk
Blackstone Audio, Inc. 9 Discs 12329091 $34.99
Simon & Schuster Audio Available August 11 3 Discs 12891048 $29.99
Laura Kaplan
Rainbow Warrior
Gilbert Baker
Tantor Audio 7 Discs 12285928 $34.99
The Great Great Wall Ian Volner
Dreamscape Media, LLC 7 Discs 12307400 $39.99
Policing the Open Road Sarah A. Seo
Blackstone Audio, Inc. 10 Discs 13269051 $34.99
Thin Blue Lie Matt Stroud
Brilliance Audio, Inc. 5 Discs 12278868 $37.99
Jill Filipovic
Global Politics Superpower Showdown Bob Davis, Lingling Wei
Harper Collins Publishers 13 Discs 12692954 $44.99
The Pandemic Century
The Great Successor
Mark Honigsbaum
Anna Fifield
Blackstone Audio, Inc. 9 Discs 12332970 $34.99
HighBridge Company 11 Discs 12345472 $39.99
Immigration Migrating to Prison
Cesar Cuauhtemoc Garcia Hernandez
The Only Language They Understand Nathan Thrall
Tantor Audio 8 Discs 11831026 $42.99
The Israel Lobby and U.S. Foreign Policy
Tantor Audio 7 Discs 12453620 $37.99
John J. Mearsheimer, Stephen M. Walt
Policing in America Policing Ferguson, Policing America
Thomas Jackson Tantor Audio 6 Discs 11973343 $39.99
Gideon’s Promise Jonathan Rapping
Beacon Press 8 Discs 13181018 $34.99
Macmillan Audio 16 Discs 11214475 $39.99
Sand and Blood John Carlos Frey
Blackstone Audio, Inc. 6 Discs 12332983 $28.99
The Russia Trap George Beebe Tantor Audio 6 Discs 12402428 $37.99
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ISSUES THAT MATTER video documentaries ★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★ Healthcare Our Bodies Our Doctors
It tells the story of a rebellion in the field of medicine as a cohort of physicians faces abortion stigma within their profession and confronts religious control over health care decisions. UNK 78 min. (2018) Documentary DVD 12452973 $50.99
CBD Nation
Examines the highest levels of research and evidence behind the safest known, therapeutically active medicine humanity has: cannabis. UNK 80 min. (2020) Available August 25 DVD
13378900 $16.99
Opioids Inc.
The story of a drug company that pushed opioids by bribing doctors and committing insurance fraud. Frontline investigates how a company profited from a fentanyl-based painkiller 50 times stronger than heroin. UNK 60 min. (2020) Available September 29 DVD
Lost in America
Viewers will learn how liberty increased in this country when individuals sued for freedoms and when cases were brought specifically to test the limits of the Constitution. UNK 720 min. (2020) History DVD 12768143 $79.99
In the world’s wealthiest country, 4.2 million teenagers are homeless. Rotimi Rainwater shows viewers the realities of life on the streets as he travels the country to shine a light on the epidemic of youth homelessness in America. NR 94 min. (2019) Documentary DVD 12870968 $14.99
No Safe Spaces
No Small Matter
A powerful and entertaining journey to expose the growing threat to free speech taking place on university campuses, in social media, and at your place of work. PG13 100 min. (2019) Available September 15 DVD
The first feature documentary to explore the most overlooked, underestimated, and powerful force for good in America today: early childhood education. NR 74 min. (2018) DVD 12851983 $24.99
13410988 $24.99
The Pension Gamble
Baltimore Rising
Slay the Dragon
Class Divide
How state governments and Wall Street led America’s public pensions into a $4 trillion hole. Martin Smith investigates the consequences for teachers, police, firefighters, and other public servants. Who will be held accountable? UNK 60 min. DVD 12214691 $18.74
Peaceful protests and destructive riots erupted in the immediate aftermath of Freddie Gray’s death, reflecting the deep divisions between authorities and the community–and underscoring the urgent need for reconciliation. TVMA 95 min. (2018) Documentary DVD 12138447 $19.99
13363273 $18.74
To Err Is Human The third leading cause of death in the United States is its own healthcare system. Medical mistakes lead to as many as 440,000 preventable deaths every year. NR 77 min. (2018) DVD
Liberty on Trial in America
12240855 $16.99
Gerrymandering has become an immensely powerful weapon of partisan advantage, creating an unresponsive and unaccountable government. But ahead of the 2020 elections and a new round of redistricting, voters are fighting back. PG13 104 min. (2020) DVD 12870969 $20.24
Highlights the effects of hyper-gentrification and growing inequality, focusing on an intersection where an elite private school sits directly across the street from low-income public housing. TVPG 75 min. (2016) Documentary DVD 11888998 $19.99
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ISSUES THAT MATTER video documentaries ★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★ Immigration Marcos Doesn’t Live Here Anymore
The film follows the efforts of Elizabeth Perez, a decorated United States Marine veteran, to reunite her family after the deportation of her husband, an undocumented worker from Mexico. UNK 120 min. (2019) DVD 12315928 $24.99
Separated
Children at the Border
Examines immigration policy under both the Trump and Obama administrations, investigates the origins of zero tolerance, and reveals the journeys and voices of children who were separated from their parents. TVMA 60 min. DVD 12187055 $18.74
The Right Girls
The story of three transgender women who joined the migrant caravan in hopes of reaching and crossing the US border. UNK 85 min. (2020) Available August 11 DVD $24.99
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Trafficked in America An investigation of labor trafficking exposes a criminal network that exploited undocumented minors, companies profiting from forced labor, and the US government’s role. UNK 60 min. DVD
12078835 $18.74
Zero Tolerance
Award-winning Frontline producer Michael Kirk explores how the far right has used immigration to mobilize their base in the United States. UNK 60 min. DVD 12470099 $18.74
Lost in Detention President Obama’s Tough Immigration Enforcement
More than one million immigrants have been deported since President Obama took office. Now viewers can investigate Obama’s enforcement strategies and journey into the secretive world of immigrant detention. NR 60 min. (2011) DVD 10587108 $24.99
Environment & Climate Change Going to Green Volume 1
With episodes on biodiversity, urban agriculture, and sustainability, this overview is the perfect way to dive into environmental issues for audiences of all ages. UNK 65 min. (2009) DVD 12674688 $18.74
The Hottest August
It’s a month heavy with the tension of a new president, growing anxiety over rising rents, and unrelenting news. It’s a society on the verge of catastrophe, registering the anxieties, distractions, and survival strategies of ordinary lives. UNK 94 min. (2019) Available August 25 DVD
Miracle in the Desert The Rise and Fall of the Salton Sea
The Salton Sea is an unfolding environmental disaster of extraordinary magnitude that threatens the health of millions of Californians. UNK 81 min. Available September 22 DVD
13387807 $16.99
12751436 $29.99
Ozone Hole
How We Saved the Planet
Scientists and politicians convinced two of the most unlikely ecowarriors in history, Ronald Reagan and Margaret Thatcher, to take action. Resulting in a historic treaty, that banned environmentally harmful substances. TVG 60 min. (2019) DVD 12315927 $24.99
An Inconvenient Sequel Truth to Power
Starring: Al Gore, Barack Obama, Donald J. Trump A decade after An Inconvenient Truth brought climate change into the heart of popular culture comes the follow-up that shows just how close people are to a real energy revolution. PG 97 min. (2017) $3M DVD 11935120 $14.99
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POLITICAL DOCUMENTARIES video ★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★ The Presidents Collection
Ten 20th century biographies offer an intimate and compelling look at the men who have defined and re-defined the modern presidency. NR 2040 min. Biographical DVD 12004678 $74.99 15 Discs
America’s Founding Fathers
Biden
Trump The First Term
The fascinating documentary examines Joe Biden’s 2020 run for the presidency of the United States. The former Vice President and political legend will give it everything he has to defeat Donald Trump. UNK 52 min. Documentary DVD 12452115 $19.99
Explore the highs and lows of President Trump’s first term in office as one of the most polarizing men to ever hold the position of one of the most powerful men in the world. UNK 44 min. (2020) Documentary DVD 12611971 $19.99
Abraham Lincoln
American Experience
One of the earliest cinematic biographies of America’s sixteenth president, this film tells the story of Abraham Lincoln from his early days to his assassination. NR 90 min. (1930) Documentary DVD 12202108 $14.99
John Lewis
Good Trouble
Using interviews and rare archival footage, this chronicles Lewis’ 60-plus years of social activism and legislative action on civil rights, voting rights, gun control, health-care reform, and immigration. PG (2020) Documentary Available September 29 DVD
13375903 $20.24
George W. Bush
A profile of former President George W. Bush as part of the landmark Presidents series. TVMA 240 min. Biographical DVD 12800667 $22.49 2 Discs
RBG
At the age of 85, US Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has developed a lengthy legal legacy. But the unique personal journey of her rise to the nation’s highest court has been largely unkown. PG 98 min. (2018) $14M Documentary DVD 12154213 $16.99 BLU-RAY 12154214 $19.99
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Using the Founding Fathers as a lens through which to see powerful truths about the early political history of the United States, to better understand the document under which Americans live. UNK 1080 min. (2017) Educational DVD 12591389 $99.99 6 Discs
American Experience McCarthy
Chronicle the rise and fall of Joseph McCarthy, the Wisconsin senator who would test the limits of American decency and democracy. NR 110 min. (2020) History DVD 12611960 $21.99
The Unknown Known
Former United States Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld discusses his career in Washington, D.C. from his days as a congressman in the early 1960s to planning the invasion of Iraq in 2003. PG13 103 min. (2013) Documentary DVD 11073584 $11.99 BLU-RAY 11073621 $15.99
BASED ON TRUE STORIES video ★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★ Before Joining the Supreme Court... On the Basis of Sex
The inspiring and spirited true story of young lawyer Ruth Bader Ginsburg as she teams with her husband Marty to bring a groundbreaking case before the US Court of Appeals. PG13 120 min. (2018) $25M Drama DVD 12280067 $14.99 BLU-RAY 12280068 $19.99
Marshall
About a young Thurgood Marshall, the first AfricanAmerican Supreme Court Justice, as he battles through one of his career-defining cases. PG13 118 min. (2017) $10M Drama DVD 11979342 $12.99 BLU-RAY+DVD 11979343 $16.99 2 Discs
Milk
His life changed history. His courage changed lives. Based on the inspiring true story of the first openly gay man elected to major public office. Follow Harvey Milk’s powerful journey to inspire hope for equal rights. R 129 min. (2008) $32M Drama DVD 10270506 $12.99
Charlie Wilson’s War
Jackie
Malcolm X
Nixon
One congressman who loved a good time, one Houston socialite who loved a good cause, and one renegade CIA agent who loved a good fight conspired to bring about the largest covert operation in history. R 102 min. (2007) $67M Drama DVD 10208560 $9.99 BLU-RAY 11203753 $12.99
The life of Malcolm X, the black activist who became a Muslim and was a leader in the Nation of Islam until his assassination. Includes: 10 additional scenes, the Academy Awardnominated documentary Malcolm X, and more. PG13 201 min. (1992) $48M Drama DVD 10097862 $22.99 2 Discs
Thirteen Days
An inside look at how the Kennedy administration responded to the discovery of offensive Soviet weapons in Cuba, and the pressurized tugof-war that ensued between the US and the USSR during the thirteen days of the missile crisis. PG13 145 min. (2000) Drama DVD 10045266 $12.99
A searing and intimate portrait of one of the most important and tragic moments in American history, seen through the eyes of the iconic First Lady, then Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy. R 100 min. (2016) $14M Drama DVD 11782272 $8.99 BLU-RAY+DVD 11782273 $12.99 2 Discs
Nixon takes a riveting look at a complex man who became the first American president to resign, due to the threat of impeachment and his involvement in conspiracy jeopardizing the nation’s security. R 191 min. (1995) Drama DVD 12336973 $29.99 BLU-RAY 12336967 $33.99 3 Discs
Selma
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s historical struggle to secure voting rights for all people. A dangerous and terrifying campaign that culminated with an epic march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama, in 1964. PG13 128 min. (2014) $52M Drama DVD 11774153 $11.99 BLU-RAY 11774152 $13.99
Children A Ben of All Trades The Most Inventive Boyhood of Benjamin Franklin
A love story to the value of variety, this biography sheds light on an unconventional path to greatness and humanizes a towering figure in American history. UNK 23 min. (2020) Children’s DVD 12711991 $29.24
Jefferson Measures a Moose
Explore a little-known moment in math and history, and find out how Thomas Jefferson was able to prove through numbers that America was a nation worthy of investment. UNK 48 min. (2020) Children’s Available August 4 DVD
13042108 $29.24
Two Friends Susan B. Anthony and Frederick Douglass and Other Trailblazing Tales
Contains: Two Friends: Susan B. Anthony and Frederick Douglass; Rosa; Coretta Scott; and I Could Do That! Esther Morris Gets Women the Vote. UNK 45 min. (2018) Children’s DVD 12206315 $18.99 midwesttape.com | August 2020 13
POLITICAL CONTROVERSY video ★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★ Weiner
An examination of disgraced New York Congressman Anthony Weiner’s disastrous 2013 mayoral campaign. R 96 min. $1M Documentary DVD 11671281 $18.74
Nixon by Nixon
In His Own Words
The Mueller Investigation For two years, special counsel Robert Mueller’s probe into Russian meddling in the 2016 election dominated news headlines and rocked Washington, DC. Frontline offers an inside look into the investigation. UNK 60 min. (2019) Documentary DVD 12358988 $18.74
From 1971 to 1973, Richard Nixon secretly recorded his private conversations in the White House. This revealing film chronicles the content of those tapes, which include Nixon’s conversations on the war in Vietnam and more. TV14 73 min. (2014) Documentary DVD 11350938 $19.99
Trump’s Showdown
Dark Money
Putin’s Revenge
The Facebook Dilemma
Trump’s fight against the investigation of his campaign and whether he obstructed justice. With the threat of impeachment growing, Trump wages an unprecedented war against the Special Counsel, the FBI, and even his own Attorney General. TVPG 120 min. Documentary DVD 12222298 $18.74
A riveting investigation of how the US struggled to confront Putin over Russian involvement in the 2016 election, what may have motivated Putin to target American democracy, and the US responses under Presidents Obama and Trump. UNK 120 min. (2017) Documentary DVD 11984513 $18.74
It examines one of the greatest present threats to American democracy: the influence of untraceable corporate money on our elections and elected officials. UNK 98 min. (2018) Documentary DVD 12167429 $24.99
Part 1 & Part 2
The promise of Facebook was to create a more connected world. But from their failure to protect millions of users’ data to the proliferation of ‘fake news’ and disinformation, mounting crises have raised the question: Is Facebook more harmful than helpful? UNK 120 min. Documentary DVD 12187057 $18.74
Policing the Police
Go inside the Newark Police Department, one of many troubled forces in America ordered to reform. Writer and historian Jelani Cobb examines allegations of police abuses and the challenge of fixing a broken relationship with the community. UNK 60 min. (2016) Documentary DVD 11642577 $24.99
The Abortion Divide
At a Pennsylvania abortion clinic, women face unplanned pregnancies and protesters outside. Drawing on a groundbreaking Frontline 36 years ago, the film examines what has changed and follows those on both sides of the abortion divide. UNK 60 min. (2019) Documentary DVD 12344202 $18.74
Gunned Down
Frontline investigates how the NRA uses its political power to stop gun regulation in America. With firsthand accounts of school killings and shootings, Gunned Down examines why, despite the national trauma over gun violence, Washington hasn’t acted. UNK 60 min. (2015) Documentary DVD 11241329 $24.99
Supreme Revenge
Inside the no-holdsbarred war for control of the Supreme Court. From Brett Kavanaugh to Robert Bork, an investigation of how a 30-year-old grievance transformed the Court and turned confirmations into bitter, partisan conflicts. UNK 60 min. (2019) Documentary DVD 12369101 $18.74
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West Wing
Scandal
The complete, 22-episode debut year of the exciting and thought-provoking series about the inner workings of a White House headed By President Josiah Bartlet.Winner of 22 Emmy awards. NR 956 min. (1999) Drama DVD 10076553 $33.99 4 Discs
The shocking results of the presidential race between Mellie Grant and Francisco Vargas set off an explosive outcome. TV14 1581 min. Drama DVD 12158560 $42.99 8 Discs
The Good Wife
House of Cards
Veep
Follows a politician’s wife who pursues her own career as a defense attorney after her husband is sent to jail on charges of political corruption. NR 996 min. (2009) Drama DVD 10441241 $12.99 6 Discs
After the death of her husband, Claire Underwood becomes the first female President of the United States. Regardless of the power Claire holds, she finds that she doesn’t have allies or friends. NR 441 min. (2018) Drama DVD 12280066 $23.24 3 Discs BLU-RAY 12280065 $30.74 3 Discs
The show follows Meyer and her staff as they attempt to make their mark and leave a lasting legacy, without getting tripped up in the day-today political games that define Washington. TVMA 226 min. (2019) Comedy DVD 12611950 $18.74 BLU-RAY 12611949 $23.24
Complete 1st Season
The First Season
Seasons 6-7
Season 6
Madam Secretary Complete Series
As an ex-CIA analyst and political science professor turned Secretary of State, she handles international incidents and domestic challenges with confidence and composure. NR 5193 min. Drama DVD 12731238 $67.49 33 Discs
The Final Season
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The Post
Vice
A Good Night and Good Luck
W.
A cover-up that spanned four US Presidents pushed the country’s first female newspaper publisher and a harddriving editor to join an unprecedented battle between journalist and government. PG13 116 min. (2017) $82M Drama BLU-RAY+DVD 12018252 $12.99 2 Discs 4K+BLU-RAY 12068734 $22.99 2 Discs
George Clooney’s critically acclaimed depiction of the highstakes, historical showdown between broadcast legend Edward R. Murrow and Senator Joseph McCarthy during the 1950s. PG 93 min. (2005) $31M Drama DVD 10114975 $16.99 BLU-RAY 10182378 $16.99
Film
Christian Bale stars as Dick Cheney in this epic tale of how a bureaucratic Washington insider quietly became the most powerful man in the world. It is a darkly comic look behind the scenes of American politics. R 132 min. (2018) $48M Drama BLU-RAY+DVD 12274399 $11.24 2 Discs
A look at the life of the 43rd President of the United States, including how he used Christianity to turn his life around, met and married his wife, and the days before his decision to declare war on Iraq. PG13 129 min. (2008) $26M Drama BLU-RAY 10253625 $12.99
The Front Runner
The 1988 presidential campaign for American Senator Gary Hart is derailed when he’s caught in a scandalous love affair. R 113 min. (2018) $2M Drama DVD 12254532 $16.99 BLU-RAY 12254533 $22.99 midwesttape.com | August 2020 15
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