Itching to see a good documentary for free? Check out POV tonight, PBS’s point of view documentary series. The film tonight looks to be awesome - it’s called Campaign and it deals with Japanese electoral politics and offers an inside view into how the system works:

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The TakePart Top 10 Weekly Roundup is a compilation of the week’s most notable stories from our entertainment-meets-social-action blogging network. Check out some of our most popular stories of the week, as well as a few TakePart blogger favorites!

TakePart Gang:

Arrested in Development by Wendy Cohen

Is Google Making Us Dumber? by Blair Golson

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Nicole Hughes:

Top 5 Ways to Green Your July 4th

Greenopia: Eco-Guides For Your City

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Andy Kondrat:

Hypermiling Contest Winner Gets 124 Miles to the Gallon

Rise in Fuel Prices May Lead to Dirtier Energy Sources

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Jon Popham:

Red Tide in Yellow Sea Threatens Olympics

Mercedes-Benz Ditching Gasoline Cars by 2015

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Giulia Rozzi:

46664 Concert: Happy Birthday Nelson Mandela

Denise Richards Likes to Share

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Gina Telaroli:

Top 10 Movies for the 4th of July: For Patriots and Cynics!

The Radical and Beautiful Journey of Wall-E

When you aren’t busy grilling or watching fireworks you should definitely check out one of our Top 10 Movies for the 4th of July. Our list is perfect for both patriots and cynics as it showcases films that both celebrate the history of our country, sometimes question it and also highlight a need for change. Let us know if we missed your favorite and enjoy! Also be sure to check out our 4th of July TakePart links below:

takepart to support the veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan wars this Independence Day.

takepart to learn how you can Take Action to encourage others to vote and speak their peace.

takepart to help keep the internet independent this Independence Day - Save the Internet!

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10. Election Day : A verite look at election day 2004 and how we vote in this country. With the upcoming election this film brings to light much that we should be discussing about what it means to be American. Also it premieres on PBS tonight : http://www.pbs.org/pov/pov2008/electionday/

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Often education headlines deal with high school kids and college students and how to better education for them and improve their test scores, but some feel we need to start paying attention much earlier. On the Upper East Side of New York City, many teachers (mostly of preschool students) are spending time at a conference on a new teaching philosophy from Italy meant for 4 to 5 year olds. The method called Reggio Emilia, focuses on projects that are devised by the kids themselves and are more long term in how they created.To learn more about the ideas behind Regglio Emilia, visit the NAREA site (North American Regglio Emilia Alliance) : http://www.reggioalliance.org/Learning from other countries instead of just comparing our test scores with theirs seems like a pretty awesome idea to me. On the short list of docs up for Oscar contention is a film called Please Vote for Me, that documented at what happened when a school in China looked elsewhere for education ideas and taught kids about Democracy through an election for class monitor. Watch below for an intro to the film and a trailer…