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Michael Moore is an Academy-Award winning filmmaker and best-selling author. His films 'Fahrenheit 9/11,' 'Capitalism: A Love Story,' 'Bowling for Columbine' and 'SiCKO' are among the all-time top ten grossing documentaries.

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Michael Moore

Author and Filmmaker

January 17th, 2012

STOP SOPA: Why MichaelMoore.com Will Be Blacked Out Wednesday, January 18th

My websites MichaelMoore.com and Mike's High School Newspaper will both be going dark for 24 hours starting at midnight tonight in protest of the Stop Online Piracy Act now before Congress. I'm proud to join with Wikipedia, Reddit, Boing Boing and thousands of websites in this action to raise awareness ... continue reading

Michael Moore

Author and Filmmaker

December 30th, 2011

75 Years Ago Today, the First Occupy

On this day, December 30th, in 1936 -- 75 years ago today -- hundreds of workers at the General Motors factories in Flint, Michigan, took over the facilities and occupied them for 44 days. My uncle was one of them. The workers couldn't take the abuse from the corporation any ... continue reading

Michael Moore

Author and Filmmaker

December 28th, 2011

In 2012, I'm Only Backing Candidates Who Pledge to Get Money OUT of Politics -- Like Dan Kildee from Flint

Click here to donate to the congressional campaign of Flint's own Dan Kildee I have many things I'm planning to do in the New Year -- walk three miles a day, use an eco-friendly laundry detergent, write fewer anonymous letters to Wolf Blitzer -- but I want to declare, right ... continue reading

Michael Moore

Author and Filmmaker

December 24th, 2011

A Little Christmas Gift for You to Download

Thanks for all the wonderful comments regarding the short story about my mom from HERE COMES TROUBLE that I sent you a few days ago. I figured it wouldn't be right if I didn't also send you the short story about my dad from the book. It's entitled 'Christmas '43,' ... continue reading

Michael Moore

Author and Filmmaker

December 20th, 2011

Here's a New Free Chapter from HERE COMES TROUBLE

Thank you to the tens of thousands of you who have read HERE COMES TROUBLE and helped to make it a New York Times bestseller this year. And thanks to those of you who bought a signed first edition to help the nonprofit theater in the town where I live. ... continue reading

Michael Moore

Author and Filmmaker

December 18th, 2011

LAST CALL: Signed First Editions Will Be Gone by Tomorrow! ORDER TODAY, RECEIVE BY XMAS

My publisher has informed me that they are down to their last crate of the first printing/first editions of HERE COMES TROUBLE -- the ones that they held back for me to autograph and sell as a fundraiser for my nonprofit theater in Michigan. SO THIS IS IT! They'll be ... continue reading

Michael Moore

Author and Filmmaker

December 17th, 2011

A Man in Tunisia, a Movement on Wall Street, and the Soldier Who Ignited the Fuse

It's Saturday night and I didn't want the day to end before I sent out this note to you. One year ago today (December 17th), Mohamed Bouazizi, a man who had a simple produce stand in Tunisia, set himself on fire to protest his government's repression. His singular sacrifice ignited ... continue reading

Michael Moore

Author and Filmmaker

December 9th, 2011

I'll Sign It, Wrap It & Climb Down Your Chimney -- IF You Order My Book as a Christmas Gift

Right now, your conservative brother-in-law, your HR person at work, your next door neighbor who just found Jesus, are all wondering -- "Who will give me Michael Moore's book for Christmas?" They can't be seen going into a bookstore and walking out with an object that has me on the ... continue reading

Michael Moore

Author and Filmmaker

December 6th, 2011

The Winter of Our Occupation

And now it is winter. Wall Street rejoices, hoping that the change of seasons will mean a change in our spirit, our commitment to stop them. They couldn't be more wrong. Have they not heard of Washington and the troops at Valley Forge? The Great Flint Sit-Down Strike in the ... continue reading

Michael Moore

Author and Filmmaker

November 22nd, 2011

Where Does Occupy Wall Street Go From Here?

This past weekend I participated in a four-hour meeting of Occupy Wall Street activists whose job it is to come up with the vision and goals of the movement. It was attended by 40+ people and the discussion was both inspiring and invigorating. Here is what we ended up proposing ... continue reading

Michael Moore

Author and Filmmaker

November 12th, 2011

Last Chance to Get a Signed First Printing of HERE COMES TROUBLE!

Would you like an autographed first edition/first printing of HERE COMES TROUBLE (or one to give as a gift)? There are not many left (thanks for making it a best seller!). You can get a copy, signed by me with the exquisite penmanship one can only learn in parochial schools ... continue reading

Michael Moore

Author and Filmmaker

October 27th, 2011

Life Among the 1%

Friends, Twenty-two years ago this coming Tuesday, I stood with a group of factory workers, students and the unemployed in the middle of the downtown of my birthplace, Flint, Michigan, to announce that the Hollywood studio, Warner Bros., had purchased the world rights to distribute my first movie, 'Roger & ... continue reading

Michael Moore

Author and Filmmaker

October 22nd, 2011

A Note from Michael Moore

As my book, HERE COMES TROUBLE, wraps up its third god-awfully awesome week on the New York Times bestseller list, and tens of thousands of you have now read it or are reading it, I'd like to take this moment to first thank you for buying it, borrowing it, or ... continue reading

Michael Moore

Author and Filmmaker

September 22nd, 2011

A STATEMENT FROM MICHAEL MOORE ON THE EXECUTION OF TROY DAVIS

I encourage everyone I know to never travel to Georgia, never buy anything made in Georgia, to never do business in Georgia. I will ask my publisher to pull my book from every Georgia bookstore and if they won't do that I will donate every dime of every royalty my ... continue reading

Michael Moore

Author and Filmmaker

September 20th, 2011

Thank You, Tony Bennett

Thank God for Tony Bennett. He spoke the truth on Howard Stern and now the forces of hate are after him. He said that his fighting in World War II made him a pacifist. He said that perhaps had our behavior in the Persian Gulf been different, 9/11 might have ... continue reading

Michael Moore

Author and Filmmaker

September 19th, 2011

'Trouble' Hits the Pacific Northwest

I had great time tonight at Seattle's Neptune Theater. Earlier I stopped by Microsoft and spoke to employees there, including the guy who started the George W. Bush "miserable failure" Googlebomb. (You can see pictures from both talks below.) And in between I squeezed in a taping of an episode ... continue reading

Michael Moore

Author and Filmmaker

September 19th, 2011

O Canada

I just finished up an appearance at the Vancouver International Writers Festival before a great sold out crowd. (Some pictures are below.) Tomorrow I'm headed down to Seattle at the Neptune Theater, and then to Los Angeles, where I'll be at UCLA on Tuesday and then the Writers Guild theater ... continue reading

Michael Moore

Author and Filmmaker

September 17th, 2011

Thanks, Bay Area!

I had a fantastic time in San Francisco Friday night at the National Nurses Union convention and at Books, Inc. in Opera Plaza Saturday afternoon. And I just finished up a great appearance at Berkeley's Wheeler Auditorium. (Click here for pictures from Books, Inc. and Berkeley.) Tomorrow I'm going up ... continue reading

Michael Moore

Author and Filmmaker

September 16th, 2011

It's a Long Way from Bunker Hill

Last night, on the 3rd anniversary of the start of the Wall Street Heist of 2008, I spoke at Bunker Hill Community College in the Charlestown section of Boston. It is not, to say the least, a wealthy neighborhood. It is roughscrabble and working class, a place where there are ... continue reading

Michael Moore

Author and Filmmaker

September 15th, 2011

Now, Where Was I? The End of Three Sentences I Didn't Get to Finish

Yesterday I was fortunate to be a guest on The View and The Colbert Report. As time ran out on both shows while I was in mid-sentence (or, as in the case with The View, a change of topic) I was not allowed to complete my thought. Which is ok ... continue reading

Michael Moore

Author and Filmmaker

September 14th, 2011

Talk of the Nation

Friends, I hope you can take the time to listen to the interview I did this afternoon with NPR's Talk of the Nation about HERE COMES TROUBLE. I think you'll like it -- Talk of the Nation is one of the very, very few places in our media where it's ... continue reading

Michael Moore

Author and Filmmaker

September 14th, 2011

VIDEO: 'Boys State'

Hey -- thought you all might like to see this video of me reading the chapter 'Boys State' at my first appearance on the tour for my new book HERE COMES TROUBLE. Thanks to the great staff at Barnes & Noble in Union Square in New York City, and thanks ... continue reading

Michael Moore

Author and Filmmaker

September 13th, 2011

Opening Day

Today's the day! So many months -- and years -- of one's life go into writing a book, and then one day, if you're lucky, it's placed on the shelves of a bookstore (and now, in the new century, it is converted to ones and zeroes downloaded onto your e-reading ... continue reading

Michael Moore

Author and Filmmaker

September 10th, 2011

"My Terrorists" -- The Excerpt Everyone's Talking About from "HERE COMES TROUBLE" by Michael Moore

This week, I gave permission to London's Guardian newspaper to publish an excerpt from my new book, HERE COMES TROUBLE, before it hits the shelves next week (or, to put it another way, no American paper was going to run a 4,000-word piece from yours truly!). This excerpt, which the ... continue reading

Michael Moore

Author and Filmmaker

September 9th, 2011

Book Tour Dates Announced for Michael Moore's HERE COMES TROUBLE -- and How You Can Get an Autographed Copy No Matter Where You Live

My publisher has put together the first batch of dates for my book tour which begins this Tuesday, September 13, in New York City. If you're in the neighborhood, come be part of my very first reading and signing at Barnes & Noble in Union Square at 7:00pm. C-Span will ... continue reading

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Even now, only 27% of Republicans believe Barack Obama was born in the United States: http://t.co/lW46Gc6P #blackhistorymonth

Feb 9th
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RT @OccupyWallStNYC: Lessons Learned from #OWS http://t.co/T0pqkRYb

Feb 9th
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RT @billmaher: Atlantic City casinos, the USFL, the birther movement, NBC, and now Mitt Romney: everything #Trump endorses or touches go ...

Feb 9th
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It's great to watch Hannity and the right wing try to reconcile the real world with the crazy world inside their own heads.

Feb 8th
11:45 PM
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Sean Hannity Says If Obama Had His Way, Bin Laden Would Be Alive -- And He Can Prove It!: http://t.co/GufOyh43

Feb 8th
11:43 PM
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(From The Onion) "Obama Openly Asks Nation Why On Earth He Would Want To Serve For Another Term" http://t.co/BjTfIxHR

Feb 8th
6:09 PM
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The state of California has eliminated ALL state funding for every library in California. http://t.co/1gHskesI #OWS

Feb 8th
1:25 PM
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An active-duty Lt. Colonel says Americans haven't been told the truth, that the war in Afghanistan is lost: http://t.co/oJ1bcMPy

Feb 7th
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RT @dankildee Wow! A packed house in #Flint for our supporters get-together. Lots of people fired up and ready to go! #MI05 #DanForCongress

Feb 7th
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Went to the Morgan Library to see original manuscript of Charles Dickens' "A Christmas Carol." My favorite writer, born 200 years ago today.

Feb 7th
5:38 PM
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RT @MikeElk: how bittersweet that on the 200th birthday of Charles Dickens - candidate favoring child janitors is losing

Feb 7th
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RT @BrentALang: In honor of François Truffaut's birthday, the final, shattering scene from "400 Blows" http://t.co/k4cHsPSx

Feb 7th
2:55 AM
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RT @crooksandliars: New At C&L: If Obama Administration is 'At War' with the Catholic Church, So Are Most American Catholics http://t.co ...

Feb 6th
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RT @thinkprogress: NEW POLL: "More than 7 in 10 support increasing the taxes of those earning more than $1 million a year" http://t.co/C ...

Feb 6th
10:36 AM
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RT @BrianFWright: @MMFlint We know there were #Reagan #Democrats... Maybe #ClintEastwood is an #Obama #Republican...

Feb 6th
10:29 AM
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And Clint, the consensus is u done a good thing standing up 4 Detroit--& your sermon seemed 2 b a call 2 give O his "second half." #sellcars

Feb 5th
11:29 PM
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Congrats Giants! A great game. Hilarious ending - have never seen a player bummed out because he scored a touchdown.

Feb 5th
11:24 PM
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RT @ZKWC: @MMFlint sounded to me like he was going to get all Dirty Harry on some Republicans by calling for another Obama term.

Feb 5th
10:23 PM
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Eastwood ad started great-but it ended like America was gonna go all Dirty Harry on the world again. Jeez. Props tho for representin Detroit

Feb 5th
9:32 PM
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Pat's 2nd play wasn't til 3:18 left in 1st qt-but now... Surprised by #OWS sentiment of Pepsi ad! Game began w/ a somber AmericaTheBeautiful

Feb 5th
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Angelides: 'Gluttons of privilege' rule Wall Street www.newsreview.com "The Wall Street reactionaries are not satisfied with being rich. They...

Feb 9th
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The Battle for Vermont's Health -- And Why It Matters for the Rest of the Country ...by Wendell Pott www.michaelmoore.com I have observed in Vermont over...

Feb 8th
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Just the workers at Republic Windows & Doors (as seen in 'Capitalism: A Love Story') had to occupy their Chicago factory in order to get what...

Feb 8th
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From Mitt Romney's alternate reality, via Andy Cobb and Second City: Super Bowl Ad (Alternate Reality Take) www.youtube.com Mitt sure did feel strongly...

Feb 7th
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Powerful article by an active duty Lieutenant Colonel: "How many more men must die in support of a mission that is not succeeding and behind an array of...

Feb 7th
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The Great Carbon Bubble ...by Bill McKibben www.michaelmoore.com If we could see the world with a particularly illuminating set of spectacles, one of its most...

Feb 7th
11:30 AM
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Why the Right May Be Right to Be Offended by Chrysler's Clint Eastwood Super Bowl Ad ...by Joe Lapoi www.michaelmoore.com A year from now, we may be...

Feb 6th
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Offshore Everywhere ...by Tom Engelhardt www.michaelmoore.com A new way of preserving the embattled idea of an American planet is coming into focus and one...

Feb 6th
2:27 PM
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Daily Kos: The rightwingoverse www.dailykos.com In the Rightwingoverse, doubt must be cast upon facts, science, and basic reality, in order to sustain an...

Feb 6th
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Thanks to the Record of Bergen County, New Jersey and reporter Lindy Washburn for doing the kind of important, in-depth journalism that's disappearing all...

Feb 5th
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Why Protests Should Be a Part of Super Bowl Sunday ...by Dave Zirin www.michaelmoore.com The people of Indiana are angry. I’m not sure telling them that anger...

Feb 5th
2:45 PM
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Occupy the Super Bowl: Indiana’s New Anti-Union Law Sparks Protest at Sport’s Biggest Spectacle www.democracynow.org Occupy protesters in Indianapolis are...

Feb 5th
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The battle of McPherson Square ...by Jefferson Morley www.salon.com Rough police tactics rout 300 protesters from their tent city in the heart of Washington

Feb 5th
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Livestreaming of eviction at OccupyDC: OCCUPY DC BEING EVICTED NOW - Watch Live | OccupyWallSt.org occupywallst.org According to twitter reports, majority of...

Feb 4th
12:58 PM
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Feb 4th: Day of Mass Action to Stop War on Iran www.antiwar.com February 4, 2012 Day of Mass Action to Stop War on Iran / NO war / NO sanctions / NO...

Feb 4th
12:30 AM
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Here's a better link for the Freewayblogger contest: Tales of the Freewayblogger: Slogan Contest/West Coast Tour freewayblogger.blogspot.com I'd...

Feb 3rd
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Now's your change to Freeway blog -- enter the Freeway Blogger's contest for the best slogans about global warming, get your work seen by tens of...

Feb 3rd
4:35 PM
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Paying For Cancer Treatment for Children in America With a Car Wash and Bake Sale ...by Wendell Pott www.michaelmoore.com In late November, Caroline Richmond...

Feb 3rd
11:33 AM
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Four Reasons to Watch the Super Bowl ...by Robert Lipsyte www.michaelmoore.com You need to watch this game to fully understand how jobs, religion, leadership,...

Feb 2nd
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From Laura Flanders: The Deal That Saved Detroit (And Banned Strikes) | The Nation www.thenation.com Romney bad; Obama good; Big Three back. The Deal with...

Feb 2nd
3:26 PM
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Divining the Truth about Iran ...by Ray McGovern www.michaelmoore.com Watching top U.S. intelligence officials present the annual “Worldwide Threat...

Feb 1st
11:22 PM
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Anti-Wall Street protester's Twitter posts subpoenaed www.reuters.com NEW YORK (Reuters) - Prosecutors have subpoenaed the Twitter records of an Occupy...

Feb 1st
12:23 PM
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If we ever get single-payer and decent health care for all in this country, one big reason will be Dr. Deb Richter: ...

Jan 31st
3:59 PM
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I think we all breathe easier with unrepentant supporters of basic human decency like Frank Cordaro locked up: Occupy Des Moines trainer sentenced to 30 days...

Jan 31st
12:45 PM
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Canada’s Labor Movement Digs in for ‘PATCO Equivalent,’ as Lockouts Drag On ...by Mike Elk www.michaelmoore.com "When PATCO happened [in 1981] we didn’t...

Jan 30th
5:16 PM
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In the Washington area? Get down to OCCUPY DC to defend the encampment from a likely raid by police today: Jan 30th: Occupy DC will defend our home and our...

Jan 30th
12:51 PM
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Here's one of the channels streaming coverage of the Occupy Wall Street march tonight in solidarity with Occupy Oakland: Timcast www.ustream.tv Timcast...

Jan 29th
8:12 PM
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A Call For Mass Action Against The Suppression of The Occupy Movement ...by Emma Kaplan michaelmoore.com Now this movement faces a true crossroads. Will it be...

Jan 29th
6:48 PM
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Events in solidarity with Occupy Oakland begin in New York City, Boston, Philadelphia, Chicago, Los Angeles, Miami, Tampa and many more cities at 7:00 PM ET --...

Jan 29th
2:26 PM
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In case you're wondering why the OPD is constantly arresting, beating and using tear gas and flash-bang grenades against Occupy Oakland, read this: ...

Jan 29th
1:21 PM
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