Film · Documentary
A Dangerous Idea (2016)
★ 8.0 · 2 votes1 h 46 minDocumentary2016
Eugenics, genetics and the American dream
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.
- Director
- Stephanie Welch
- Writers
- Stephanie Welch, Andrew Kimbrell
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Release date
- December 9, 2016
Cast
- Andrew KimbrellHimself
- Garland AllenHimself
- Ignacio ChapelaHimself
- Barry CommonerHimself
- Troy DusterHimself
- Fidelma FitzpatrickHerself
- Agustín FuentesHimself
- Ruth HubbardHerself
- Oliver JamesHimself
Van JonesHimself- Jay JosephHimself
- Evelyn Fox KellerHerself
- James LeFanuHimself
- Joseph J. LevinHimself
- Richard LewontinHimself
- Robert PollackHimself
Robert ReichHimself- William H. TuckerHimself
