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When we talk about sustainability, there's an implication there, that is present in the question "what is it that we want to sustain?" Read "Climate: A New Story" for free at CharlesEisenstein.org/books
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A deep dive into a recent MAGA rally by Donald Trump in Pennsylvania.
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This video shows Cam attempting to implement a zero-waste lifestyle for 7 days.
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Bernie Sanders faced a media blackout that helped sink his 2016 run for president. Today, the trend continues: Sanders gets less media coverage and a higher rate of negative coverage than his top rivals for the Democratic nomination in 2020. But this time, says The...
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WATCH OUR MESSAGE! ACT NOW! SHARE IT! We are dedicated to planting trees that tell stories, and we are really happy to share this special work with you! The Short Film is an important message of the Indigenous Elder Mamo Rumaldo Lozano Gil guardian of the sacred site TEYUNA...
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In this video we compile excerpts of interviews that we conducted from 2018 to 2019 pertaining to the extradition case of Julian Assange and the implications it has on press freedoms and democracy. This compilation includes analyses from Abby Martin, Jill Stein, Yanis...
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What lessons can we draw from three decades of struggles to address the existential threat of climate disruption? What do our failures reveal about the flaws of our political system and the economic nihilism of the fossil fuel industry? What strategies are most likely to lead...
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Jamie Kilstein on SJWs & Tribalism
0:15 WTF is SJW?
3:35 SJWs Can Be Right-Wing Too!
10:00 Jamie Kilstein vs The Headlines
32:28 Speaking with the Enemy?
49:08 Problems with Tribalism
53:48 Outro Intro Music: Free Isaiah Rashad x J Cole Type Beat -Purpose
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Polls show that over 70% of the country supports Medicare for All! But what does it mean? Some politicians are trying to turn to Medicare for All into a catch-all term that means any kind of health care reform. But Medicare for All means something specific: a single...
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In this talk connecting Yoruba indigenous philosophies, historical accounts of transatlantic slave crossings, new materialist/feminist insights, Bohr’s scientific theory of quantum indeterminacy, Deleuze’s musings about ‘assemblages’ and ‘rhizomes’, and contemporary concerns...
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After I made a viral video exposing disgusting & dishonest media smears about Bernie Sanders and his supporters, I started getting smeared too. Recently, my video work from up to more than 10 years ago has been taken out of context to paint me as a racist, sexist...
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Humanity is a part of nature and playing our perfect role just like the bees, flowers, sharks and trees. Intelligence with feeling and compassion for our predicament.
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The corporate media covers Bernie's campaign while millions of people around the country rise up. // Matt Orfalea
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The remarkable creation and the senseless destruction of a precious wetland and mangrove in Barbados. SUSCRIBE: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClVKVfaFGUZjIcKhq2fMW_Q?sub_confirmation=1 - Website: www.graemehall.com - Facebook...
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This is the average Westerner’s life, condensed in a single minute.
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Video essay on the ubiquity of lying, both in the stories we tell as well as in real life, and why perhaps we should try being a little more honest.
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This conversation with Zack Geist addresses the phenomenon of debt, both from a theoretical standpoint and in very practical terms (at least for US listeners). Zack operates a business that liberates people from student loans and other debt. We discuss the morality of debt...
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In this interview we talk to a former U.S military analyst of the RAND corporation and whistleblower of the Pentagon papers, Daniel Ellsberg, about his personal journey and why he decided to blow the whistle in 1971. Furthermore we delve into his recent book “The Doomsday...
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Bernie Sanders has an incredible record of accomplishing the impossible. Here are 5 of Bernie Sanders amazing victories for everyday Americans. - Matt Orfalea
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This is a film for those moments when we (again) hit rock bottom, when we're back in that old familiar place where nothing feels right, we hate ourselves and the future looks bleak. It's so easy to be sad - but maybe there could be another option? Maybe we could learn to make...
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Despite the fact that Republicans continually receive fewer raw votes in national elections, they could regain control of the House through gerrymandering.
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These days, city living feels much more difficult than it used to be. It seems everyone has a ‘town planning’ issue or gripe. What’s yours? This animation explores why we need to break from a system of endless economic and population growth. Otherwise, our neighbourhoods will...
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The grief is so strong. What do I do with that energy? I've noticed kind of a trap, a diversion, that says "take that energy and hate somebody with it. Blame somebody with it."
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The global expanse of US military bases is well-known; but it's actual territorial empire is largely hidden. The true map of America is not taught in our schools. Abby Martin interviews history Professor Daniel Immerwahr about his new book, 'How To Hide An Empire,' where he...
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Growing electronic waste (e-waste or WEEE) volumes from consumers are a challenge for low and middle income countries. Informal recycling of valuable and hazardous components creates an income opportunity for the poor, but poses major health and environmental risks and also...
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Every person on earth needs food every day. Every day food is tended, harvested, transported, stored, and served up on our tables. In a very real sense, food cannot be separated from life itself. And so it has been said that changing the way we grow and eat food is one of the...
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‘Use and value diversity’ is one of the ten core principles of permaculture — for good reason. Studies have shown that small, diversified farms can yield more than twice as much food per acre when compared to large monocultures. Crop diversity significantly contributes to...
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When it comes to helping people and planet, the way we grow our food is important. But building a healthy “food web” — healthy connections between producers, retailers and consumers — is also key.
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These days, it can be difficult to find processed foods that aren’t made by mega-corporations; foods that aren’t full of added sugars, genetically modified corn, and chemicals we would rather not put in our bodies; foods that weren’t made in factories that harm the...
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Small farms around the world may be thriving, but farmers, particularly those just starting out, face a lot of challenges. Accessing affordable land is a BIG one, along with finding start-up capital, and competing with traditional producers in the market. But so are things...
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For young people not raised on the land, getting into farming can seem daunting. Even for people who have worked on farms before, it is easy to feel isolated and overwhelmed when it comes to starting a farm of one’s own.
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As we’ve seen, the food system is broken.
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“Humans think in stories rather than in facts, numbers, or equations, and the simpler the story, the better.” Yuval Noah Harari
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Bernie Sanders is a 2020 Presidential Candidate of the Democratic Party and is currently serving as the U.S. Senator of Vermont.
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👎Industrial Agriculture:
- Destroys soil
- Produces tons of emissions
- Pollutes water
- Destroys biodiversity
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In the high altitude desert of the Tibetan Plateau, Ladakhi people have carved a living from the mountains for a thousand years. Tourism in Ladakh, first commencing in 1974, has developed into a robust industry with new economic opportunities, yet has also placed growing...
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Exploring the intimate relationship between self, story, and reality. Join the course at http://www.CharlesEisenstein.org/metaphysics
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Russel Brand speaks with Dr. Gabor Maté on the latest episode of the Under the Skin podcast.
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Spiritual activist Stephen Jenkinson and musician Gregory Hoskins craft a love letter to endings on the nights of grief and mystery tour.
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***Full extended version*** I asked Jim Acosta about the Trump administration's unprecedented use of the Espionage Act to prosecute Julian Assange for practicing journalism. Jim Acosta promotes his book “Enemy of the People” about defending the First Amendment @ the Newseum...
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Carpe Diem - Seize the day. While every day might not be good, there is always something good in every day. Life is filled with adventures and experiences. Life is about living. Find what drives you. Find what motivates you to get up every morning. Make every last second count.
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Too often, when businesses are sold, workers pay the price. Our new policy proposal would guarantee workers a right of first refusal, giving them a chance to bring their workplaces under democratic ownership. Learn more at: https://thenextsystem.org/rto
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I asked Jim Acosta about the Trump administration's unprecedented use of the Espionage Act to prosecute Julian Assange for practicing journalism. Jim Acosta promotes his book “Enemy of the People” about defending the First Amendment @ the Newseum, the First Amendment museum...
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Dear supporters of acTVism Munich,
We’ve come a long way together, thanks to your donations and the commitment of our dedicated volunteers. We’ve built a truly independent non-profit & bilingual media network, which does not rely on advertisements and state or corporate...
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These effective strategies can minimize harmful moral grandstanding – in yourself and in others.
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A short film by the creators of A Quest for Meaning, inspired by Arnaud Desjardins, which plunges us into the themes of spirituality and self-knowledge.
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6 Pulitzer prize winners explain.
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To celebrate Plastic Free July we're bringing you the inspiring story of a zero waste/waste free family in Hobart, Australia. Lauren, Oberon, and their kids have found ways to produce almost no rubbish - they've only filled one small jar of waste in two years!
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On a narrative level The Shawshank Redemption is a movie about the power of hope in the face of extraordinary hardship. But underpinning Andy Dufresne’s story we also find a blistering critique of the prison system and criminal justice policy in the United States. The film’s...
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#WeUnite - The 12-minute film ‘We Unite’ is a window into the lives of two organic farmers and the reasons they join the yearly ‘We are Fed-Up’ demonstration in Germany .Along with hundreds of other farmers, they drive their tractors into the heart of Berlin where they unite...
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Coleman Cruz Hughes writes on the topic of race for Quillette and the New York Times. Despite still being an undergraduate, studying philosophy at Colombia University, his articles have sparked polarised reactions, leading to a meteoric rise in profile over the last couple of...
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Australia's treasurer is doing the rounds celebrating 5% unemployment... as if that's something to be proud of? That's celebrating a system in which hundreds of thousands of single parents, old people, and young people are locked out of paid work. Where eight people are...
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The government is very excited about “returning to budget surplus”. But what does it actually mean? Because so far, chasing surpluses has gutted our schools and hospitals. It's stopped us from acting on climate catastrophe. It's condemned folks doing it tough to starve. Why?...
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Bay Area violence interrupters say a sustained commitment to community-based violence reduction is key to reducing violence.
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Historian Peter Kuznick joins Paul Jay to discuss the role of Ford, GM, and other industrialists in rearming Germany and supporting Hitler’s rise to power.
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They say it's the end of the world. We say it's the beginning of the next.
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“Going around New Zealand making a film … like that's not gonna get you anywhere, that's irrational, impractical, unrealistic…”
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Vijay Prashad challenges the media reality that Iran attacked the oil tankers, calling for a real investigation to uncover the truth.
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President Trump is skeptical of climate change and its link to extreme weather events, but the U.S. Department of Defense takes the threat deadly serious. The Pentagon is fortifying military bases to withstand things like flooding and wildfire. Military leaders are also...
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