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--To post questions or comments about the readings before we discuss them in class;
--To follow up on class discussions with additional comments or questions.
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Wednesday, November 27, 2013

Policy Goes to the Movies

Political Influence

The Distinguished Gentleman (1992) on money and politics

Crime

I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang (1932)

Dirty Harry (1971) -- the exclusionary rule

The Sopranos -- a bleak look at HUD

Poverty

The Grapes of Wrath (1940)

Environment

Soylent Green (1973) -- ecology and aging

The Formula (1980) -- Hollywood looks at energy


Smoking

The Insider -- more-or-less true story of tobacco litigation

Mad Men -- very first scene and last scene of most recent season-- the 2000s look at the 1960s
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