Originally posted on hbo.com written by HBO | Premiers Saturday April 4, 2015.
We the People – A recent study funded by the Department of Homeland Security listed domestic right-wing groups as two of the top three greatest terrorist threats in America. Nestled within our own boarders, these citizens, many of whom are highly trained veterans, are on a mission to protect and defend the rights of the Constitution.
After the election of President Obama, the numbers of these groups skyrocketed by over 800 percent – reaching an all-time high in 2012 with over 1,300 groups. In an effort to understand this phenomenon better, VICE sent host Gianna Toboni to investigate these so-called patriots, training and take up arms along the boarders.
Countdown to Extinction – during the last six decades, the boom of industrial fishing has nearly wiped out the top level of marine food chain, depleting about 90% of the worlds largest predatory fish. While big fish operations continue to prosper as they go deeper into the ocean, small scale coastal fishermen must seek out fishing practices to survive. Some have even gone so far as to use dynamite on coral reefs to catch new fish while wreaking havoc on the eco-system.
Oceans play a critical roll in feeding the worlds population, with three billion people depending on fish as a major protein source. How much damage has been done. VICE sent correspondent Isobel Yeung to the Mozambique Channel and the gulf of Mexico to get an idea of how much we’ve overfished our oceans, and what we can do to reverse that trend. (TV14)
Tune in Saturday, April 4th, 2015 at 9:00pm, in the mean while HBO released this little teaser to entice us. Take a look.
