A Dangerous Idea

A Dangerous Idea

Eugenics, genetics and the American dream

2016 en 106 minutes

Rating: 8

Plot

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.

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Cast

Andrew Kimbrell

Andrew Kimbrell

Himself

Garland Allen

Garland Allen

Himself

Ignacio Chapela

Ignacio Chapela

Himself

Barry Commoner

Barry Commoner

Himself

Troy Duster

Troy Duster

Himself

Fidelma Fitzpatrick

Fidelma Fitzpatrick

Herself

Agustín Fuentes

Agustín Fuentes

Himself

Ruth Hubbard

Ruth Hubbard

Herself

Oliver James

Oliver James

Himself

Van Jones

Van Jones

Himself

Jay Joseph

Jay Joseph

Himself

Evelyn Fox Keller

Evelyn Fox Keller

Herself

James LeFanu

James LeFanu

Himself

Joseph J. Levin

Joseph J. Levin

Himself

Richard Lewontin

Richard Lewontin

Himself

Robert Pollack

Robert Pollack

Himself

Robert Reich

Robert Reich

Himself

William H. Tucker

William H. Tucker

Himself

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