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A Dangerous Idea (2016)

A Dangerous Idea (2016)

Documentary

Eugenics, genetics and the American dream

Release Date: 2016, December 9
Directors: Stephanie Welch
Countries: United States of America
Production: Paragon Media Productions
Cast: Barry Commoner, Oliver James, Van Jones, Robert Reich, Andrew Kimbrell, Garland Allen, Ignacio Chapela, Troy Duster, Fidelma Fitzpatrick, Agustín Fuentes, Ruth Hubbard, Jay Joseph

Overview:

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.

Keywords:

genetics eugenics equality