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Featured Clip of the Month — Capitalism Hits the Fan
Richard Wolff on the Economic Meltdown

With breathtaking clarity, renowned University of Massachusetts Economics Professor Richard Wolff breaks down the root causes of today's economic crisis, showing how it was decades in the making and in fact reflects seismic failures within the structures of American-style capitalism itself. In May's clip of the month, Dr. Wolff explores the reasons wages stopped rising in the 1970s and have been stagnant ever since. Click here for more info on Capitalism Hits the Fan.

New Release — The Hollywood Librarian
They have more cardholders than VISA, more customers than Amazon, and more outlets than McDonald's. Meet America's librarians.

The Hollywood Librarian -- the first comprehensive treatment of the subject of librarians -- reveals the history and realities of librarianship in the entertaining and appealing context of American movies. Interviews with actual librarians, intercut with film clips of cinematic librarians, examine such issues as literature, books and reading, censorship, library funding, citizenship and democracy. Click here for more info on The Hollywood Librarian and order your copy today.

Summer Reading List
New books from MEF scholars and friends

These new books from some of our favorite authors, scholars, and thinkers grace the top of our reading lists:
* Between Barack and a Hard Place by Tim Wise
* The Political Mind by George Lakoff
* Viral Spiral by David Bollier
* Soil Not Oil by Vandana Shiva
* The Terror Dream by Susan Faludi
* Latino Spin by Arlene Davila
* The Devil & Dave Chappelle by William Jelani Cobb

Making the List
Nominate MEF Films for the Notable Videos for Adults List

Librarians -- have you recently seen one of MEF's new films (Beauty Mark, Blood and Oil, Capitalism Hits the Fan, The Price of Pleasure, Consuming Kids, Generation M, The Hollywood Librarian, or Tim Wise: On White Privilege)? Do you want to let others know about it? Here's your chance! Consider nominating an MEF film for the Notable Videos for Adults 2010 list, which will help spread the word far and wide about our work. The list is compiled by the American Library Association Video Round Table committee and helps to provide guidance to public and academic librarians involved in building dynamic and balanced video collections. The nomination process is easy and straight-forward. Thanks!

Project Look Sharp's Summer Media Literacy Institute
Register Now!

Sign up for an intensive, week-long media literacy course designed for teachers, support staff, college faculty, and other professionals working with students in an educational setting. Participants receive training in the theory and practice of media literacy, learn applications for digital technology, and work individually with a Project Look Sharp "coach" to develop and implement a media literacy integration project. Click here for more information about the summer institute.

Upcoming Conferences and Chances to Meet MEF Staff
Join us!

MEF is on the road this spring and summer, attending conferences around the country! We hope to see you at one these events:

* International Communication Association
* Union for Democratic Communication
* American Library Association
* Association for Educators of Journalism & Mass Communication
* American Sociological Association

Stay in Touch Through Facebook
Become a fan of MEF

MEF is on Facebook and we invite you to join us there! Visit MEF's Facebook page and click "become a fan." In order to become a fan, set up your own profile on Facebook first. On MEF's Facebook page you'll find video clips, interesting articles, stories about upcoming films, and photos from recent screenings that you won't find anywhere else.

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