Jared Diamond – How Societies Fail-And Sometimes Succeed – Long Now Foundation

Jared Diamon is a captivating and articulate speaker whose are ideas are a type of common sense that just makes sense, even without the countless hours of research. From the description:

Jared Diamond articulately spelled out how his best-selling book, COLLAPSE, took shape.

Unreported World – Zimbabwe

More from the BBC’s Unreported World series, this time focusing on Mugabe. Of course, I’d be wary watching a show produced in England about Zimbabwe, but the on-the-ground interviews are solid. From the description:

Reporter Evan Williams and Director Siobhan Sinnerton reveal startling claims that the Mugabe Government is using the supply of AIDS drugs and food aid to gerrymander upcoming elections

Parts two and three when you click the video.

Namibia – Genocide and the Second Reich

This excellant program looks at genoicde in Namibia at the hands of the Germans around the turn of the 20th century.

Africa Addio

Africa Addio is a controversial film shot in 1964 about the process of European decolonization in Africa. An edited version was released in the United States titled Africa Blood and Guts (sounds right), but a more direct translation is “Farewell Africa.” I personally feel that this Italian documentary is just as intriguing and well-shot as that other Italian documentary from the 1960’s, the Battle of Algiers.