For two decades filmmaker-author Michael Moore has been the leading creative voice for the New Left. Few have criticized the disastrous social and foreign policies of the American government the way Moore did in his films, books, and TV shows. Titles such as "Roger & Me," "Stupid White Men," "Bowling for Columbine," "Fahrenheit 9/11" and "Sicko" are associated with a creator who has dedicated his professional life to expose the foibles of an America that believes itself virtuous and free, but which can only breathe on feelings of mistrust, anger, and paranoia. "American Dissident: The Political Art of Michael Moore" is an engaging and thought-provoking look at the work of America's favorite rabble-rouser and civil libertarian. Through a personal reading and impassioned defense of Moore's project, it offers for the first time a detailed analysis of his five feature films and two television series to date, "TV Nation" and "The Awful Truth."