A Dangerous Idea

A Dangerous Idea

106 mins | Documentary | Dec. 9, 2016

A dangerous idea has threatened the American Dream from the beginning - the belief that some groups and individuals are inherently superior to others and more deserving of fundamental rights. Such biological determinism provided an excuse for some of America's most shameful history. And now it's back. This documentary reveals how biologically determined politics has disenfranchised women and people of color, provided a rationale for state sanctioned crimes committed against America's most vulnerable citizens, and now gains new traction under the Trump administration.

A Dangerous Idea

106 mins | Documentary | Dec. 9, 2016

A Dangerous Idea
A dangerous idea has threatened the American Dream from the beginning - the belief that some groups and individuals are inherently superior to others and more deserving of fundamental rights. Such biological determinism provided an excuse for some of America's most shameful history. And now it's back. This documentary reveals how biologically determined politics has disenfranchised women and people of color, provided a rationale for state sanctioned crimes committed against America's most vulnerable citizens, and now gains new traction under the Trump administration.
Producers Paragon Media Productions
Original title A Dangerous Idea
Directors Stephanie Welch
Writers Stephanie Welch, Andrew Kimbrell

Cast

Andrew Kimbrell

as Himself

Garland Allen

as Himself

Ignacio Chapela

as Himself

Barry Commoner

as Himself

Troy Duster

as Himself

Fidelma Fitzpatrick

as Herself

Agustín Fuentes

as Himself

Ruth Hubbard

as Herself

Oliver James

as Himself

Van Jones

as Himself

Jay Joseph

as Himself

Evelyn Fox Keller

as Herself

James LeFanu

as Himself

Joseph J. Levin

as Himself

Richard Lewontin

as Himself

Robert Pollack

as Himself

Robert Reich

as Himself

William H. Tucker

as Himself