Robert Greenwald is a producer, director, political activist, and Brave New Films founder and president. His is currently focused on the RETHINK AFHANISTAN (2009, RethinkAfghanistan.com) documentary and campaign which addresses the misguided U.S. policy in Afghanistan. He has also produced and distributed short viral videos and campaigns like SICK FOR PROFIT (SickForProfit.com), FOX ATTACKS videos (FoxAttacks.com) and THE REAL MCCAIN (TheRealMcCain.com), which were seen by almost a million people in a matter of days.
Greenwald is also the director/producer of IRAQ FOR SALE: THE WAR PROFITEERS (2006), a documentary that exposes what happens when corporations go to war and WAL-MART: THE HIGH COST OF LOW PRICE (2005), a documentary that uncovers the retail giant's assault on families and American values and OUTFOXED: RUPERT MURDOCH'S WAR ON JOURNALISM (2004). He also executive produced a trilogy of political documentaries: UNPRECEDENTED: THE 2000 ELECTION; UNCOVERED: THE WAR ON IRAQ (2003), which Greenwald also directed; and UNCONSTITUTIONAL (2004).
BRAVE NEW FILMS (BraveNewFilms.org), Greenwald's new media company, uses film to tell stories that build movements and influence debate about the most important issues of the day. Brave New Films released the THE BIG BUY: TOM DELAY'S STOLEN CONGRESS in May 2006 and recently produced two TV series: ACLU FREEDOM FILES and THE SIERRA CLUB CHRONICLES – which can be seen on Link TV, Court TV (ACLU) and via the internet.
In addition to his documentary work, Greenwald has produced and/or directed more than 50 television movies, miniseries and feature films, including: The Book of Ruth (2004), based on the best selling book by Jane Hamilton; The Crooked E: The Unshredded Truth About Enron (2003); The Burning Bed, starring Farrah Fawcett as an abused housewife; Shattered Spirits, starring Martin Sheen, about alcoholism; and Forgotten Prisoners, about the work of Amnesty International.
Greenwald also produced and directed the feature film, Steal This Movie, starring Vincent D'Onofrio as 60's radical Abbie Hoffman, as well as Breaking Up, starring Russell Crowe and Salma Hayek.
Greenwald's films have garnered 25 Emmy nominations, four cable ACE Award nominations, two Golden Globe nominations, the Peabody Award, the Robert Wood Johnson Award, and eight Awards of Excellence from the Film Advisory Board. He was awarded the 2002 Producer of the Year Award by the American Film Institute. Greenwald has been honored for his activism by the ACLU Foundation of Southern California; the L.A. chapter of the National Lawyers Guild; Physicians for Social Responsibility; New Roads School, Consumer Attorney's Association of Los Angeles, Los Angeles Alliance for a New Economy and the Office of the Americas. Greenwald has lectured at Harvard University for the Nieman Fellows Foundation for Journalism and speaks frequently across the country about his work.
Senator Bernie Sanders Belongs on the Sunday Shows
"With a $1.6 trillion deficit," Sen. Bernie Sanders told Jon Stewart recently, "it is insane to think that the only way you're going to move toward a balanced budget is by slashing college Pell grants, by cutting Medicaid, by converting Medicare into a voucher program, by cutting programs that working ...
Memorial Day: Remembering Those Who Didn't Have To Die in Afghanistan
Written by Robert Greenwald and Derrick Crowe Memorial Day is a national holiday dedicated to remembering Americans killed in wartime. This year, unfortunately, we remember war dead who didn't have to die, and unless Congress and the president act, we'll remember more needless deaths next year. As of today, 1,516 ...
1,500 Broken Promises from Afghanistan War Backers
With Memorial Day coming up, we should take a moment to consider something that's gone largely unremarked in the mainstream media: more than 1,500 troops have now died in a war the American people oppose. That's a national tragedy, and it's one Congress can mitigate by demanding a date certain ...
Sec. Clinton Has A Choice: Protect Americans or Profit The Kochs
There is a raging battle going on in this country over whether we use our resources to benefit the haves or to protect those who don't have as much as the most wealthy among us. We see this where tax cuts for the millionaires are required in order to continue ...
We're on offense again, this time putting the spotlight on David Koch and denying him a chance to spend his millions on credibility and social status. We organized a flashmob in the heart of NYC. We projected four Koch Brothers Exposed videos on the facade of the David H. Koch ...
Georgia is the latest state to pass an anti-immigrant bill like SB1070, with Governor Deal expected to sign it tomorrow. Georgia is also home to the largest private prison in the country. Coincidence? Not even close. It’s hardly a secret that private prison corporations like Corrections Corporation of America and ...
David Koch Won't Answer How Many Homes He Owns
David Koch appeared pleased as House Speaker John Boehner escalated GOP attacks on the White House during a speech in New York City this week. Koch, after all, told reporters after the raid on Osama Bin Laden that the president is a "hardcore socialist" and that Obama is "scary to ...
Pentagon to White House, American People on Afghanistan: Take a Hike
By Robert Greenwald and Derrick Crowe The Pentagon is working the press again, this time in support of a so-called withdrawal plan that would break a promise made to the American people by their president. According to The Wall Street Journal: "U.S. military officers in Afghanistan have drawn up preliminary ...
With $42 Billion and 7 Homes, Why Are the Kochs Buying our Democracy?
The Koch brothers had plenty of places to party after their triumphs last November. They might've celebrated at any one of their multiple homes in five states worth a total of $105.9 million. And that's not including the Koch's two-story single family home that David Koch bought for his children ...
Turning in Circles in Afghanistan
By Robert Greenwald and Derrick CroweDefense Secretary Robert Gates told reporters late last week that he thinks we may turn the corner at the end of this year in Afghanistan. Again. Turning the corner, or the tide, or the momentum, or what have you, has become a semi-annual ritual in ...
What would Abbie Hoffman do to stop the Koch brothers?
He levitated the Pentagon, brought down Lyndon B. Johnson, shamed Richard Nixon, challenged Wall Street and pioneered a cultural revolution. Sometimes I still hear his Brooklyn meets Boston accent when I think about Abbie Hoffman, his family or his legacy. I directed "Steal This Movie" to capture what I consider ...
How Much Are You Paying in Taxes for War This Year?
While millions of Americans are out of work or struggling to pay their bills, our government is spending billions of dollars a week on a war we don't support in Afghanistan. At no time is this more apparent than on Tax Day, which is coming up on April 18. Use ...
Five Worst Things the Koch Brothers Have Done. Vote!
The billionaire Koch brothers have spent hundreds of millions of dollars to gain political influence and change America. Their work and spending is driven by the goal of increasing their own profit through decreasing regulations. The expansive and diverse nature of their efforts makes it overwhelming to keep tabs of ...
Why Do Politicians Want To Cut Jobs? Budget Cuts Equal Job Cuts.
We are in a painful recession. Too often it seems like DC hears more about the concern of billionaires who don't want to lose their tax cuts, and too little about the parent of two who works long hours and barely is getting by. And yet Congress votes on whether ...
Today Brave New Foundation announces our latest campaign. A campaign where we will take on one of the single greatest threats to our democracy: The Koch Brothers. With Outfoxed, we exposed the unbalanced propaganda that is Fox News. With Wal-Mart we uncovered the damage done to our country by the ...
Rethink the Cost of War With Us on March 12
The movement to end the Afghanistan War is gaining momentum, and on March 12, it will gain some more. In a little less than two weeks, supporters of Rethink Afghanistan (“Rethinkers”) will get together with their neighbors in hundreds of communities to talk about what can be done locally to ...
By Robert Greenwald and Derrick Crowe The latest general to find himself excoriated in the pages of Rolling Stone, Lt. Gen. William Caldwell, should resign immediately for using psychological operations, commonly known as "psy-ops" against U.S. lawmakers visiting Afghanistan. If he will not resign immediately, President Obama should fire him. ...
Fed Up Americans Run First-Ever Anti-Afghanistan-War TV Ad
Americans of all ideological persuasions are fed up with the Afghanistan War. We're fed up with a $5.7 billion-per-month military campaign that's gone nowhere over the past 12 months. We're fed up with being told we'll have to do without vital public services because of the sorry state of our ...
Damning New Report Shows U.S. Strategy Blocking Chance for Peace in Afghanistan
The new report from NYU’s Center for International Cooperation is a damning description of the U.S. policies in Afghanistan since 2001, and a warning that the escalated military strategy blocks the road to peace while making the Taliban more dangerous. Separating the Taliban from al-Qaeda: The Core of Success in ...
Help Us Cast the Next Rethink Afghanistan Video
We need your help to pick the best comments from our "Because It's Time" wall to be used in the next Rethink Afghanistan video!We're approaching the one-year anniversary of the launch of President Obama's escalated military campaign in Afghanistan, so we here at Brave New Foundation decided we'd mark the ...
Obama's War, One Year Later: 195 Million Say No to War
Next month will mark the one-year anniversary of the launch of President Obama's escalated military campaign in Afghanistan. One year later, violence is still getting worse and costs are skyrocketing. After more than nine years, it's time to end this war. Take a strong public stand against the war by ...
No Room for the Pentagon's Wars in Dr. King's Dream
This Monday, January 17th, is Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. It's a day for us to celebrate one of the most important peacemaking heroes in our nation's history, and an appropriate moment to reflect on the power of nonviolent social activism motivated by love and a sense of justice. For ...
Tell Joe Klein It's Stupid NOT to Get Out of Afghanistan
Joe Klein thinks you're stupid for wanting to get U.S. troops out of Afghanistan.Here's what he said on a recent CNN appearance: "I was on Ed Schultz' show to discuss Afghanistan...And the guy writes on a piece of paper, 'Get out now,' and holds it up on the screen. That's ...
The History Channel Says No to JFK Doc
The History Channel chose to live up to their name today, by refusing to air a propaganda miniseries about President Kennedy, staring Greg Kinnear and Katie Holmes.Brave New Films has been in the fight to stop this series since before it went into production. The series was nothing but a ...
Wall Street Attacks Your Garbage Collector
The wealthy right wing have always liked to pick on the working class. And now Wall Street wants to blame Main Street for the financial crisis our country is in. Big bankers taking home large bonuses are blaming the childcare workers and parking-meter collectors in this country, saying that their ...
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March 27th, 2013
This Easter, Religious Leaders Join Forces to Denounce U.S. Drone Policy
Today, Brave New Foundation released a short video documenting religious leaders coming out against the use of Just War Theory to defend President Obama’s drone ...
February 12th, 2013
I went to Pakistan this fall and spoke with Pakistani officials, legal experts, public health officials, and journalists to hear, document, and learn more on the drone ...
December 3rd, 2012
U.S. Drone Strikes Are Causing Child Casualties: Video and Report
During my recent trip to Pakistan as part of our upcoming documentary film, Drones Exposed, I was struck most by the stories told to me by ...
October 25th, 2012
This DEA Agent Went To Mexico To Beat The Drug Cartels. It Didn't Turn Out Well.
Co-authored by Jesse Lava Sean Dunagan went to Monterrey, Mexico, to crack down on drugs. As an intelligence analyst for the Drug Enforcement Administration, he ...
October 16th, 2012
Co-authored by Jesse Lava In the wake of Mitt Romney's griping that 47% of the country is mooching off rich folks like him, Charles and ...
August 30th, 2012
Meet the industry that makes the Koch brothers look poor (VIDEO)
Co-authored by Jesse Lava When will the United States start thinking beyond bars? This nation is now spending over $200 billion a year on a ...
August 22nd, 2012
The Koch Brothers Must Have LOVED Monopoly As Kids
The Koch brothers don't just have a gazillion luxury homes and boats. They've been using their wealth to shut out the voices of the 99% ...
July 29th, 2011
Koch Economics and their Debt Default Advantage
We are seeing the result of Koch Economics and what happens when a few tycoons accrue the billions necessary to invest in politicians, nonprofit foundations ...
August 10th, 2011
WI: The Kochs, Colbert And $ In Politics
Much of the nation watched last night with breath held, waiting to see the recall results in Wisconsin. In the end, two WI Senate Republicans ...
July 20th, 2011
The Murdochs must stop spinning and resign over the phone-hacking scandal
In 2004, I created Outfoxed to expose Rupert Murdoch's war on journalism. Focusing on Fox News, we examined how NewsCorp has long blurred the line ...
January 20th, 2011
Obama's War, One Year Later: 195 Million Say No to War
Next month will mark the one-year anniversary of the launch of President Obama's escalated military campaign in Afghanistan. One year later, violence is still getting ...
February 17th, 2011
Fed Up Americans Run First-Ever Anti-Afghanistan-War TV Ad
Americans of all ideological persuasions are fed up with the Afghanistan War. We're fed up with a $5.7 billion-per-month military campaign that's gone nowhere over ...
August 15th, 2011
Want to see how the Kochs are ending public education?
The Koch brothers have more than $42 billion to make public policy out of their anti-government ideology, and their assault against public education epitomizes their ...
September 7th, 2011
Will President Obama side with the Koch brothers or American families?
Charles Koch, one of our country's most prolific conservative donors, was recorded praising his oil, energy and Wall Street friends who contributed millions of dollars ...
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Because if you were here in the dead of winter in the middle of nowhere (which is actually somewhere to us), you'd need a few laughs too ... Continue Reading
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