A Community Screening of The Invisible Doctrine: The Secret History of Neoliberalism
March 16, 2025
5:00 pm - 8:00 pm
The Latchis
50 Main St. Brattleboro VT 05301
In partnership with Brooks Memorial Library, Vermont Independent Media, the Vermont Humanities, the Brattleboro Lit Fest, The Latchis & Everyone’s Books
A community screening of
The Invisible Doctrine:
The Secret History of Neoliberalism
followed by a Q & A with filmmaker Peter Hutchison
Chuck Collins, author and senior scholar at the
Institute for Policy Studies in Washington, DC, will moderate.
Imagine that the people of the Soviet Union had never heard of Communisim. That’s more or less where we find ourselves today. The dominant ideology of our times-which affects nearly every aspect of our lives – for most of us has no name. Filmmakers Pete Hutchison and George Monbiot have produced a glaring documentary based on the #1 Bestseller in the UK Times. As we collectively navigate the political landscape, the views presented in this film provide critical insight into the causes of the political, environmental and social crises that have come to define our times.
Since the 1970s, neoliberal policy has dominated the political and economic agenda of the West. Monbiot & Hutchson make a case that neoliberal policies are incompatible with the preservation of life on earth as we know it, and calls for an increase in democratic civic engagement as a remedy for the spiral of alienation and loneliness our consumer society is mired within. The views presented in the book provide critical insight into the causes of the political, environmental and social crises that have come to define our times.
Neoliberalism — a business-backed ideology committed to cutting taxes, busting trade unions, gutting government regulations, and privatizing public services — is the dominant political and economic philosophy of our time. Yet despite capturing both major parties and shaping and controlling virtually every aspect of our lives, it’s a term that’s rarely mentioned in mainstream media and politics, let alone explained or scrutinized.
The Invisible Doctrine does more than merely provide a critique of neoliberalism and the forces that have come to guide our lives, he provides a way forward – proposing avenues for the revitalization of community, the commons, democratic participation, and reclamation of government (in particular on the local & community level) – thereby planting the seeds for systemic, long-term change.
A $10 donation is suggested. No one, however, will be turned away for lack of funds.
