Nina Turner: I Am an Angry-Ass Black Woman. I'm Mad! (2021)

And if you're not mad too...

2 min

Artifishal: The Fight to Save Wild Salmon (2019)

Artifishal is a film about people, rivers, and the fight for the future of wild fish and the environment that supports them. It explores wild salmon’s slide toward extinction, threats posed by fish hatcheries and fish farms, and our continued loss of faith in nature. Thanks...

80 min

The Man Who Exposed Amazon

The Gravel Institute is launching a new series to supplement our explainer videos: mini-documentaries on the struggles of workers in our stagnating, highly unequal economy. This video focuses on Chris Smalls, an Amazon warehouse employee who exposed their deeply unsafe...

10 min

The Free Market Isn't Free | The GameStop Saga Explained

By popular demand, here's Second Thought's take on the GameStop/Reddit/Robinhood stock market debacle. In this episode, we take a look at the strange and deeply funny spectacle of a bunch of normal people tanking a hedge fund, but more importantly, we analyze what the...

14 min

More Of Everything - A Film about Swedish Forestry (2021)

The Swedish forestry model is promoted as a success story, promising both climate change mitigation and safeguarding of biodiversity, but is this really true?

60 min

Changing the World is SIMPOL (2021)

Ever wondered why governments aren't acting fast enough on climate and other global problems? Ever wondered what you can do? Sign on to the SIMPOL campaign at:

5 min

Freedom of Information Under Attack From Secret Government Unit | Mary Fitzgerald

It’s literally a matter of life and death… Protect Freedom of Information, Sign the Petition.

6 min

The Great Reset - Conspiracy or Fact?

Everyone's talking about the Great Reset - the economic proposal unveiled by Prince Charles and the WEF last year - but how significant is it, and how likely are the conspiracy theories that claim it will be used to bring in a New World Order?

17 min

Hypocrisy of the Free Speech Warriors | Ronan Burtenshaw

Here's what the free speech warriors never talk about...

17 min

The Tiny House Fire Truck That Runs on Waste Vegetable Oil!

Today Happen Films is taking a tour of this incredible tiny house truck that runs on waste vegetable oil! BEV, the biosphere emergency vehicle, is the mobile home for artists Brenna Quinlan and Charlie Mgee when they're on the road traveling in Australia. The house features a...

15 min

America's Prescription Drug Cartel

The United States has the most expensive prescription drugs in the world. We often pay ten times the price for the same drug, even though there's no difference at all. Why is American healthcare so expensive? In this episode, we take a brief look at America's prescription...

14 min

How Socialists Solved The Housing Crisis

American housing is in crisis. With more luxury housing being built every day while huge numbers of people are stuck with substandard homes or none at all, the U.S. model for housing has proven to be a catastrophe. Zohran Mamdani, New York State assemblyman, talks about how...

9 min

They Call Us Criminals (trailer)

This upcoming documentary aims to expose the reality of the animals suffering within industries that exploit them, as well as showcase the work of Animal Rights activists in Canada. All while debunking the idea that activists are extremists, criminals and terrorists. The...

2 min

Sacheen: Breaking the Silence (trailer)

SACHEEN is a story of redemption and resilience, of pride and perseverance. Sacheen Littlefeather remains proud that she is the first person, the first woman of color, to utilize the Academy Awards to make a political statement. And now her own story, produced by One Bowl...

1 min

J.K. Rowling | ContraPoints

Contrapoints tackles the J.K. Rowling controversy. Clocking in at 90 minutes, it's essentially a feature documentary.

90 min

Voices of the Grandmothers (2021)

Imagine growing up with the dream seeds of a wise grandmother, whose inner knowing is distilled within her stories, myths, and songs. These messages serve as a map for you and the future generations. Find your way in the world. Bring out your gifts. Connect with your true...

120 min

The Minimum Wage Debate Explained

Since the minimum wage is in the news again, I figured it would be a good time to address some things that are never brought up. In this episode we take a look at the minimum wage and why some people are against it being raised, but more importantly, we examine what the whole...

15 min

Rebel For Life, A Powerful Story about Our Ultimate Challenge: To Protect Life on Earth (2020)

Rebel for Life is a truly engaging story about a young hospital doctor who has turned into a radical climate activist. Dr. Vishal Chauhan, son of Indian immigrants, was working as a hospital doctor in the UK. Understanding that the Climate Crisis is a Health Crisis he makes a...

70 min

Happy Teachers Will Change the World: Bringing Mindfulness into Education (2015)

Being a teacher in the world of today is a demanding job with lots of challenges, often resulting in stress and burn-out. Is there a solution?

39 min

The Way Out: Facing the Climate Crisis (2018)

What can we do, when time is running out? Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh has a revolutionary proposal for facing the Climate Crisis. “The way out is in,” he states. “The way out of climate change is inside each of us.” His invitation is to stop: to stop running and to take a good...

60 min

To Live Awake (2019)

We live in challenging times. To live awake, in harmony and truly connected is an art. The basic condition of this art is to come home to yourself and be fully present. But how to do that?

58 min

If The Government Can Get Away With 100,000 Covid Deaths, It Can Get Away With Anything | Peter Jukes

“What's been the cost of the pandemic lies? Well, at least 100,000 dead. And yet this government remains at 40 percent in the polls”

8 min

Dreaming the Future | Kenny Ausubel

This video is part of a series called "Seeding the Field: 30 Years of Transformative Solutions," which celebrates some of the best moments of the Bioneers conference through the last 30 years. Founders Kenny Ausubel and Nina Simons, who organized these brilliant lectures...

3 min

The Rights of Nature: A Global Movement (2020)

Western views and the legal system tend to view nature as property, and as a resource from which wealth is extracted, a commodity whose only value is to provide for human needs. But for millennia indigenous communities have viewed themselves as part of nature.

53 min

The Media Created a Monster. Now They Want to Wash Their Hands | George Monbiot

"How did this reality TV star Donald Trump become President of the United States?"

6 min

Jan. 6 Was An Inside Job

Abby Martin and Mike Prysner bring you up to date about the DC Capital attack with shocking new details about the seriousness of the operation, the depths of the inside job, and who from the government may land in prison for it (including Trump). Brian Becker, host of The...

27 min

How Childhood Trauma Leads to Addiction | Gabor Maté

Gabor Maté CM (born January 6, 1944) is a Hungarian-born Canadian physician. He has a background in family practice and a special interest in childhood development and trauma, and in their potential lifelong impacts on physical and mental health, including on autoimmune...

10 min

Does Capitalism Mean Freedom? | Zephyr Teachout

According to the standard account, capitalism—whatever your criticisms of it—is synonymous with freedom. Zephyr Teachout explains how we are told other systems necessitate central planning by undemocratic bureaucracies. But what if that’s not true? capitalism puts us at the...

6 min

Is "Big Government" Really the Problem? | Briahna Joy Gray

Conservatives like to complain about "Big Government," but despite lower government spending than many peer nations, America is less prosperous and less free. Briahna Joy Gray explains how the government isn't bad because it's big: it's bad because it's bought.

6 min

How 100% Clean Energy Could Power Our Cities and Towns

Grist built this tiny model town to show what it would look like if we tried to transition to 100% clean energy. In the real world, it’s even more difficult. Staff reporter Shannon Osaka wrote about what it really means when cities say they’re going ‘100 percent renewable.’

6 min

Does Capitalism Actually Reduce Poverty? | Richard Wolff

You’ve probably heard that “capitalism has reduced global poverty by 90 percent.” It’s a line frequently parroted by capitalism’s most enthusiastic promoters. But there’s a problem with those claims: they’re either misleading or outright false. Professor Richard Wolff breaks...

7 min

The Capitol Riot Explained

The events of January 6th have gotten plenty of news coverage, but there's been very little actual analysis. In this episode, I do my best to explain the Capitol Hill riot, who was responsible, why it happened, and what it means for the country going forward.

32 min

MSNBC Suddenly Realizes Bernie Was Right

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9 min

How China Broke the World's Already Broken Recycling Paradigm

Plastic recycling was a public relations scam invented to keep the plastics industry alive amid mounting political scrutiny. This shifted responsibility for their polluting, unsustainable products away from them and onto consumers while masking how broken the recycling...

20 min

Halting Hades: the Moral Imperative (2017)

Filmmaker, Scott Danville creates a film, Halting Hades: The Moral Imperative, documenting the the science, politics, and economics of the world's most important issue, climate change, and the factors that will lead to a revolution through the intersection of science and...

63 min

Why The US Prison System Is The Worst In The Developed World

The US incarcerates more people - both per capita and by sheer numbers - than any other nation on earth. Our prisons are inhumane hellholes, and private prisons are making a killing. Let's talk about our horrendous prison system and look at some much better justice systems in...

16 min

Standing in Solidarity with the Standing Rock Sioux (2016)

Mid-November, 2016, thousands of water protectors gather as a singular family on the campgrounds surrounding the Standing Rock Sioux Reservation. This is the story of the grassroots movement known as Standing Rock, calling people across the world to stand together to protect...

36 min

The Writings of an Earth Lover

This video is dedicated to the memory of Vivienne Elanta. She was an Australian environmental activist. With her partner John Croft, she co-founded the Gaia Foundation of Australia, with the objectives of developing projects which are engaging towards personal growth...

10 min

Tamera: An Ecovillage for a New Humanity (2018)

Tamera is an ecovillage situated in the south of Portugal. It is a holistic peace research and education center exploring different ways of being and living on this planet. With two hundred people currently residing there, Tamera has become an iconic space of experimentation...

11 min

The Minimalists: Less Is Now (2021) (trailer)

They've built a movement out of minimalism. Longtime friends Joshua Fields Millburn and Ryan Nicodemus share how our lives can be better with less. Directed by Matt D'Avella.

2 min

PROJECT CYBERSYN (2021)

Project Cybersyn tells the story of applied cybernetics in early 1970s Chile during the Allende Presidency and evaluates its legacy, value and potential. Translations of this video are welcome.

21 min

The Blackwater Pardons, PMCs, And US Imperialism

The recent pardoning of war criminals is reprehensible, but the action fits perfectly into the US imperialist framework. Come learn about how Primate Military Companies have changed the face of war and imperialism.

16 min

Minimalism: A Documentary about the Important Things (2015)

How might your life be better with less? MINIMALISM takes the audience inside the lives of minimalists from all walks of life—families, entrepreneurs, architects, artists, journalists, scientists, and even a former Wall Street broker—all of whom are striving to live a...

78 min

Chain Reactions (2019)

Is it possible to get into college if you’ve never been through the traditional k-12 school system? That’s one of the questions I explore in my new film Self-Taught.

10 min

Why American History Whitewashes Radical Figures

This week's video is about the imperialist practice of whitewashing and revising the histories of radical figures like Martin Luther King, Jr. and Thomas Paine. Why do American history books leave out so much of King's activism? Come find out!

14 min

The Sculptured House (2020)

A film made by Ayet Alers, documenting the creation of a small natural house, following the process from the start until completion.

48 min

Rubber Tires — A Dirty Business (2019)

The booming global tire market is worth billions - but this comes at a high price, both to humans and the environment. Over 50 million car tires are sold each year in Germany alone. But where does the natural rubber for them come from?

29 min

The War at Home: The Untold History of Class War in the United States (2021)

"In a time when many are questioning institutional integrity across society, seeking accurate and relevant information to help make sense of our supposedly post-truth era, Noble shines a spotlight into our dark past while providing a crucial class context often missing or...

104 min

Censorship and the Future of the Internet

This week's video is about the limits of the first amendment, corporate control of the internet, and what a future non-corporate online world could look like.

11 min

Eco-Warrior Sleeper Cell Awakening with Joanna Macy and the Shambala Warrior Prophecy

Deep ecologist Joanna Macy describes the Shambala Warrior Prophecy from Buddhist Tibet, expressed as a metaphor for inspiration into environmental and humanitarian activism.

9 min

What Greed has Done | Chris Hedges

Chris Hedges talks to Bill Moyers about the destruction of America's manufacturing base by American corporations as well as the effect that unfettered and unregulated capitalism has had on the poor and vulnerable. Hedges calls them "sacrifice zones."

17 min

HUMAN: The Movie (Director's Cut Version) (2020)

What is it that makes us human? Is it that we love, that we fight? That we laugh? Cry? Our curiosity? The quest for discovery?

192 min

The CIA is a Terrorist Organization

The CIA is responsible for some of the worst crimes in modern history. The death toll from the wars and unrest caused by the CIA, not to mention their many outright murders, is staggering. In this episode, we'll take a look at just a few of the many examples of CIA terrorism...

22 min

Cult 45 | Chris Hedges (2020)

This is a clip from the forthcoming documentary Ecosophia, featuring Chris Hedges and many others.

16 min

Battlestar Climatica (2020)

"The consumer society - it's hyperindividualism - and hyperindividualism is a form of disempowerment, and they know it. So you get to express your personal identity, while you are being stripped of collective power. And the elites are not going to go without a fight. Look at...

9 min

Net Zero Climate Plans, Explained

The past year has seen an explosion in the number of companies announcing they are now “net-zero” or “carbon neutral,” or at least plan to be in the next 30 years. Unilever, Uber, and Facebook are just a few of the recent additions to the club, and even major oil companies...

4 min

The Key to Happiness in a Distracted World

What could ancient Greek philosophers tell us about how to live our lives today?

37 min

Noam Chomksy "Calls Out" Cancel Culture

Noam Chomsky on what makes Cancel Culture at all unique and why it's a mistake in principle and tactic.

3 min

Saving Our Ecovillage (2020)

Off-grid with their own food, animals, water, power and waste disposal, a Welsh eco-community try to come up with a plan to save their homes and their future.

29 min

The Taoist Story of Robber Zhi and Confucius | SHORT FILM (2020)

Equal to the Tao Te Ching is the great Taoist text known as the Zhuangzi, attributed the great sage Zhuangzi. One of the chapters in the Zhuangzi text is the story of Robber Zhi and Confucius. This passage tests our spiritual understanding of Taoism and essentially reveals...

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