Vancouver-based filmmaker and TV news veteran Fred Peabody explores the life and legacy of the maverick American journalist I.F. Stone, whose long one-man crusade against government deception lives on in the work of such contemporary filmmakers and journalists as Laura Poitras, Glenn Greenwald, David Corn, and Matt Taibbi.
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Fred PeabodyDirector%20by%20%E2%80%9ENatalia%20Spivak%E2%80%9D%2C%20licensed%20under%20%E2%80%9ECC%20BY%204.0%E2%80%9D%20(https%3A%2F%2Fcreativecommons.org%2Flicenses%2Fby%2F4.0%2F)%3C%2Fdc%3Arights%3E%3C%2Frdf%3ADescription%3E%3C%2Frdf%3ARDF%3E%3C%2Fmetadata%3E%3Cmask%20id%3D%22viewboxMask%22%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%2280%22%20height%3D%2280%22%20rx%3D%220%22%20ry%3D%220%22%20x%3D%220%22%20y%3D%220%22%20fill%3D%22%23fff%22%20%2F%3E%3C%2Fmask%3E%3Cg%20mask%3D%22url(%23viewboxMask)%22%3E%3Crect%20fill%3D%22%23ffa6e6%22%20width%3D%2280%22%20height%3D%2280%22%20x%3D%220%22%20y%3D%220%22%20%2F%3E%3Cpath%20d%3D%22M19.07%2030.47s1.57-20.23%2021.59-20.23S62.3%2030.55%2062.3%2030.55s9.43-.8%209.43%207.6c0%208.42-9.28%207.13-9.28%207.13S60.9%2067.15%2042.03%2067.15c-21.11%200-23.4-20.8-23.4-20.8s-9%20.72-9.93-6.25c-1.08-8.2%2010.37-9.64%2010.37-9.64%22%20fill%3D%22%23c26450%22%2F%3E%3Cpath%20d%3D%22m64.3%2039.49.46-.41.1-.09c.12-.1-.13.1-.02.02l.24-.17q.5-.35%201.06-.62l.26-.12.05-.02.05-.02.58-.21q.6-.18%201.2-.28c.52-.08.85-.76.7-1.23-.18-.56-.67-.8-1.23-.7a9.3%209.3%200%200%200-4.87%202.43c-.38.36-.4%201.06%200%201.4.4.36%201%20.4%201.4%200zm-51.8-1.16.14.01c-.27-.02-.11-.01-.04%200l.3.05.52.14.28.09.12.05c.02%200%20.22.09.06.02-.14-.1%200-.04.03-.03l.15.06.26.13.47.3.27.22q.47.38.83.83c.33.4%201.07.37%201.41%200%20.4-.43.36-.98%200-1.4a7.3%207.3%200%200%200-4.84-2.53c-.52-.06-1.02.5-1%201%20.03.59.44.94%201%201m18.3-1.9v4.54c0%20.52.46%201.02%201%201s1-.44%201-1V36.4c0-.52-.46-1.02-1-1s-1%20.44-1%201M49.2%2036l-.15%204.81a1%201%200%200%200%201%201c.56-.02.98-.44%201-1l.15-4.8a1%201%200%200%200-1-1%201%201%200%200%200-1%201%22%20fill%3D%22black%22%2F%3E%3Cpath%20d%3D%22M32.92%2049.45c1.24-2.82%204.75-4.07%207.63-4.27%203.08-.2%206.1.67%208.56%202.52%201.03.77%202.03-.96%201-1.73a14.5%2014.5%200%200%200-10.1-2.75c-3.36.36-7.37%201.9-8.82%205.21-.5%201.17%201.2%202.2%201.73%201zm15.8-19.37q.15-.33.36-.6l-.16.2q.25-.34.58-.6l-.2.17q.33-.25.71-.41l-.24.1q.37-.15.75-.21l-.27.04s.1%200%20.15-.02q.4-.02.7-.3a1%201%200%200%200%20.3-.7c-.01-.25-.1-.53-.3-.71s-.44-.32-.7-.3a4.1%204.1%200%200%200-3.42%202.3c-.1.27-.18.5-.1.79.06.23.24.48.46.6q.36.2.77.1c.23-.08.5-.23.6-.46zM31.65%2028.9l.18.03-.27-.04q.57.08%201.09.3l-.24-.1q.53.22.98.57l-.2-.16q.34.27.63.59c.16.2.47.29.7.29s.55-.1.72-.29c.4-.42.37-.99%200-1.41q-.65-.73-1.52-1.2a6%206%200%200%200-2.07-.59%201%201%200%200%200-1%201c0%20.25.1.53.3.71q.3.27.7.29z%22%20fill%3D%22black%22%2F%3E%3Cpath%20d%3D%22M59.48%2013.61s4.16-4.36%207.25-.75c3.29%203.86-2.45%207.15-2.45%207.15%200%20.05%206.05%2012.66%203.62%2011.58-2.12-.94-7.86%203.25-7.86%203.25l-3.2-17.41-30.5.75-5.83%2016.38c.05%200-3.5-3.86-6.1-2.73s-.63-5.66%203.5-12.62c0%200-5-3.01-2.53-6.21%203-3.92%207.06-.47%207.06-.47s7.53-5.27%2019.39-5.27%2017.69%206.4%2017.69%206.4%22%20fill%3D%22%23ff543d%22%2F%3E%3Cpath%20d%3D%22m20.38%209.89-8.61%2010.98c-.33.42-.41%201%200%201.41.35.35%201.08.43%201.41%200l8.61-10.98c.33-.42.41-1%200-1.41-.35-.35-1.08-.43-1.41%200m39.04.58q4.98%207.08%2010.28%2013.9c.33.43%201.06.34%201.4%200%20.44-.42.34-1%20.01-1.41a356%20356%200%200%201-9.97-13.5c-.73-1.04-2.47-.05-1.73%201z%22%20fill%3D%22%23ff543d%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fg%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E)
I. F. StoneSelf - Investigative Journalist (archive footage)
Chris HedgesSelf - Former Correspondent, The New York Times
Leslie MoonvesSelf - President of CBS (voice) (archive footage)%20by%20%E2%80%9ENatalia%20Spivak%E2%80%9D%2C%20licensed%20under%20%E2%80%9ECC%20BY%204.0%E2%80%9D%20(https%3A%2F%2Fcreativecommons.org%2Flicenses%2Fby%2F4.0%2F)%3C%2Fdc%3Arights%3E%3C%2Frdf%3ADescription%3E%3C%2Frdf%3ARDF%3E%3C%2Fmetadata%3E%3Cmask%20id%3D%22viewboxMask%22%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%2280%22%20height%3D%2280%22%20rx%3D%220%22%20ry%3D%220%22%20x%3D%220%22%20y%3D%220%22%20fill%3D%22%23fff%22%20%2F%3E%3C%2Fmask%3E%3Cg%20mask%3D%22url(%23viewboxMask)%22%3E%3Crect%20fill%3D%22%23619eff%22%20width%3D%2280%22%20height%3D%2280%22%20x%3D%220%22%20y%3D%220%22%20%2F%3E%3Cpath%20d%3D%22M19.07%2030.47s1.57-20.23%2021.59-20.23S62.3%2030.55%2062.3%2030.55s9.43-.8%209.43%207.6c0%208.42-9.28%207.13-9.28%207.13S60.9%2067.15%2042.03%2067.15c-21.11%200-23.4-20.8-23.4-20.8s-9%20.72-9.93-6.25c-1.08-8.2%2010.37-9.64%2010.37-9.64%22%20fill%3D%22%23c26450%22%2F%3E%3Cpath%20d%3D%22m64.3%2039.49.46-.41.1-.09c.12-.1-.13.1-.02.02l.24-.17q.5-.35%201.06-.62l.26-.12.05-.02.05-.02.58-.21q.6-.18%201.2-.28c.52-.08.85-.76.7-1.23-.18-.56-.67-.8-1.23-.7a9.3%209.3%200%200%200-4.87%202.43c-.38.36-.4%201.06%200%201.4.4.36%201%20.4%201.4%200zm-51.8-1.16.14.01c-.27-.02-.11-.01-.04%200l.3.05.52.14.28.09.12.05c.02%200%20.22.09.06.02-.14-.1%200-.04.03-.03l.15.06.26.13.47.3.27.22q.47.38.83.83c.33.4%201.07.37%201.41%200%20.4-.43.36-.98%200-1.4a7.3%207.3%200%200%200-4.84-2.53c-.52-.06-1.02.5-1%201%20.03.59.44.94%201%201m18.3-1.9v4.54c0%20.52.46%201.02%201%201s1-.44%201-1V36.4c0-.52-.46-1.02-1-1s-1%20.44-1%201M49.2%2036l-.15%204.81a1%201%200%200%200%201%201c.56-.02.98-.44%201-1l.15-4.8a1%201%200%200%200-1-1%201%201%200%200%200-1%201%22%20fill%3D%22black%22%2F%3E%3Cpath%20d%3D%22M27.86%2043.79c2.41%209.29%2015.16%2012.28%2022.34%206.67a14%2014%200%200%200%204.7-7.22c.36-1.24-1.57-1.77-1.93-.53-1.24%204.23-4.33%207.39-8.68%208.33-3.77.8-8.03-.1-11.05-2.52a10%2010%200%200%201-3.45-5.26c-.34-1.25-2.27-.72-1.95.53%22%20fill%3D%22black%22%2F%3E%3Cpath%20d%3D%22m19.08%2030.44%201.58%204.38%201.06-9.52s2.27%201.27%203.44-.26.16-3.47.16-3.47%201.8.55%203.3-.79c1.88-1.68%201.27-3.47%201.27-3.47s1.7%201.9%204.5%201.1c2.77-.8%203.14-2.76%203.14-2.76s.56%202.18%203.4%202.12%203.2-2%203.2-2%200%202.42%202.43%203.13%203.43-1.24%203.43-1.24-.9%202.37.66%203.74c1.44%201.26%203.5.35%203.5.35s-.73%202.3.77%203.62c1.6%201.41%203.48.6%203.48.6l.77%208.34%201.8-3.8s1.4-.13%202.72.15c0%200%202.58-2.79%201.15-5.9S61.2%2021.9%2061.2%2021.9s1.95-3.05.13-5.65-4.94-1.95-4.94-1.95%201.18-3.52-1.68-5.27-5.92.46-5.92.46-.1-3.7-3.2-4.16C42.31%204.85%2040.99%208%2040.99%208s-1.36-2.9-4.15-2.44-3.32%203.54-3.32%203.54-2.42-2.56-4.82-1.13-1.8%204.51-1.8%204.51-2.98-2.24-5.32-.23-.14%205.1-.14%205.1-3.87-1.12-5.04%201.8%201.66%204.95%201.66%204.95-5.35%201.16-2.82%207.33c0%20.03.6-.24%202.02-.58%201.42-.36%201.8-.4%201.8-.4z%22%20fill%3D%22%23ff543d%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fg%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E)
Jeff CohenSelf - Founding Director, Park Center for Independent Media
Matt TaibbiSelf - Contributing Editor, Rolling Stone Magazine%20by%20%E2%80%9ENatalia%20Spivak%E2%80%9D%2C%20licensed%20under%20%E2%80%9ECC%20BY%204.0%E2%80%9D%20(https%3A%2F%2Fcreativecommons.org%2Flicenses%2Fby%2F4.0%2F)%3C%2Fdc%3Arights%3E%3C%2Frdf%3ADescription%3E%3C%2Frdf%3ARDF%3E%3C%2Fmetadata%3E%3Cmask%20id%3D%22viewboxMask%22%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%2280%22%20height%3D%2280%22%20rx%3D%220%22%20ry%3D%220%22%20x%3D%220%22%20y%3D%220%22%20fill%3D%22%23fff%22%20%2F%3E%3C%2Fmask%3E%3Cg%20mask%3D%22url(%23viewboxMask)%22%3E%3Crect%20fill%3D%22%2329e051%22%20width%3D%2280%22%20height%3D%2280%22%20x%3D%220%22%20y%3D%220%22%20%2F%3E%3Cpath%20d%3D%22M19.07%2030.47s1.57-20.23%2021.59-20.23S62.3%2030.55%2062.3%2030.55s9.43-.8%209.43%207.6c0%208.42-9.28%207.13-9.28%207.13S60.9%2067.15%2042.03%2067.15c-21.11%200-23.4-20.8-23.4-20.8s-9%20.72-9.93-6.25c-1.08-8.2%2010.37-9.64%2010.37-9.64%22%20fill%3D%22%23c26450%22%2F%3E%3Cpath%20d%3D%22m64.3%2039.49.46-.41.1-.09c.12-.1-.13.1-.02.02l.24-.17q.5-.35%201.06-.62l.26-.12.05-.02.05-.02.58-.21q.6-.18%201.2-.28c.52-.08.85-.76.7-1.23-.18-.56-.67-.8-1.23-.7a9.3%209.3%200%200%200-4.87%202.43c-.38.36-.4%201.06%200%201.4.4.36%201%20.4%201.4%200zm-51.8-1.16.14.01c-.27-.02-.11-.01-.04%200l.3.05.52.14.28.09.12.05c.02%200%20.22.09.06.02-.14-.1%200-.04.03-.03l.15.06.26.13.47.3.27.22q.47.38.83.83c.33.4%201.07.37%201.41%200%20.4-.43.36-.98%200-1.4a7.3%207.3%200%200%200-4.84-2.53c-.52-.06-1.02.5-1%201%20.03.59.44.94%201%201m18.3-1.9v4.54c0%20.52.46%201.02%201%201s1-.44%201-1V36.4c0-.52-.46-1.02-1-1s-1%20.44-1%201M49.2%2036l-.15%204.81a1%201%200%200%200%201%201c.56-.02.98-.44%201-1l.15-4.8a1%201%200%200%200-1-1%201%201%200%200%200-1%201%22%20fill%3D%22black%22%2F%3E%3Cpath%20d%3D%22M27.86%2043.79c2.41%209.29%2015.16%2012.28%2022.34%206.67a14%2014%200%200%200%204.7-7.22c.36-1.24-1.57-1.77-1.93-.53-1.24%204.23-4.33%207.39-8.68%208.33-3.77.8-8.03-.1-11.05-2.52a10%2010%200%200%201-3.45-5.26c-.34-1.25-2.27-.72-1.95.53%22%20fill%3D%22black%22%2F%3E%3Cpath%20d%3D%22m23.63%2027.26%2032.94-.95%201.16%2032.12%2013.57-.19s10.17-16.35-3.2-37.07C53.77-1.04%2016.07%207.11%209.3%2028.77c-6.11%2019.5%201.92%2030.04%201.92%2030.04l13.76.19-1.36-31.75z%22%20fill%3D%22%23fff500%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fg%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E)
John Carlos FreySelf - Independent Journalist
Colin PowellSelf (archive footage)
Henry KissingerSelf (archive footage)
