New Mexico Governor Moves Toward White House Bid. 2008

WASHINGTON - Gov. Bill Richardson of New Mexico took the first step Sunday toward an expected White House run in 2008, a high-profile state chief who promoted his extensive experience in Washington and the world stage as he seeks to become the first Hispanic president.

Richardson joins a crowded and historically diverse field of contenders in a fast-developing campaign. On Saturday, New York Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton said she wanted to be the first female president. Last week, Sen. Barack Obama of Illinois jumped in, a formidable contender who would be the first black commander in chief.

Lament of the Images - Alfredo Jaar (2002

In 2006 Cristián Warken spoke with Alfredo Jaar about "Lament of the Images," First shown at Documenta 11, it exhibits a newfound respect for the documentary image's capacity to promote and preserve historical memory.

A Convesation with Alfredo Jaar

Cristián Warken speaks to Alfredo Jaar about "the Society of the Spectacle." 2006 (Video: Spanish)

A Nation's Right to Survive

Nicaragua: A Nation's Right to Suvive.
Documentary Film by John Pilger

In 1979, the Sandinistas won a popular revolution in Nicaragua, putting an end to decades of the corrupt US-backed Somoza dictatorship. They based their reformist ideology on that of the English Co-operative Movement, but was to prove too ‘radical’ for the Reagan administration.In this film, Pilger describes the achievements of the Sandinistas and their "threat of a good example". (Runtime 52 Minutes)