A 34 minute animated documentary about resource depletion and the impossibility of infinite growth on a finite planet.
It was in the fall of 2014, only months after the so-called Islamic State (ISIS) made massive territorial gains inside Syria and Iraq, committing genocidal and feminicidal massacres, that a powerful, revolutionary silver lining rose from the horizon of the little-known town of Kobane.
Imagine this … and if you watch the daily stream of videos coming from the ICE raids that have roiled Minnesota since the start of the new year, it’s not that hard to imagine.
We are in the midst the gravest constitutional crisis since the Civil War. In less than one month, the new administration has shredded the United States’ heretofore sacrosanct system of checks and balances—through the brazen expansion of executive power, the de facto disregard of Congress whenever expedient, the intimidation of adversaries including the press, and a brash confidence that President Donald Trump cannot be contained by...
Jason Stanley, a Yale University professor with expertise on fascism, has announced his plans to move to Canada, and warns that The United States is on a clear path towards a “fascist dictatorship.”He explains that a major warning sign is educational institutions’ willingness to capitulate to the Trump administration’s attack on pro-Palestinian students, which he argues is being used as a pretense to destroy democracy.
How did the Germans fall for fascism in the first place? Chris Valenti explains how the climate for a dark disgusting myth festered into the rise of the NazisOkay below is where I gotta make money:The best way to support Valenti Videos is by joining the Patreon...
We are living in very exciting times. And we are living in very dangerous times. This year I was thrilled by the candidacy of Bernie Sanders. It’s remarkable how close he came to winning the Democratic Party nomination, considering the resources and organization arrayed against his insurgent campaign. Like many others, I voted for Bernie in the primary and did what I could to work for his nomination. I wish he had won for so many reasons.
A group of tech billionaires—including Peter Thiel, Elon Musk, and their allies—are working to reshape government to serve corporate power. Their goal is not just deregulation or lower taxes, but the replacement of democracy itself with privatized, CEO-run enclaves.Thiel has spent millions backing politicians like J.D. Vance, who draws inspiration from Curtis Yarvin, a theorist advocating for dismantling nation-states in favor of corporate micro-governments.
I became a member of “Antifa” at 5 years old; at my auntie’s house watching The Sound of Music a hundred times over. I wasn’t exactly sure what fascism meant, but I knew that the guys throwing up their arm in a heil salute were terrifying, and that resistance to that salute was dangerous. Very dangerous.
In this lengthy video essay, I outline why I feel that the MAGA movement (and the alt-right) is a neo-fascist political movement at its core.
This in-depth video explores what fascism is, why it is so hard to define, and how people can embrace fascist ideas without recognizing themselves as fascists.Drawing on key scholars such as Robert Paxton, Roger Griffin, Jason Stanley, Umberto Eco, and others, Shawn Grenier argues that fascism is best understood as a set of “mobilizing passions” and recurring patterns—ultranationalism, mythic glorification of a supposedly pure past, a sharp division between an in‑group and threat...
The recent 70th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz was a reminder of the great crime of fascism, whose Nazi iconography is embedded in our consciousness. Fascism is preserved as history, as flickering footage of goose-stepping blackshirts, their criminality terrible and clear. Yet in the same liberal societies, whose war-making elites urge us never to forget, the accelerating danger of a modern kind of fascism is suppressed; for it is their fascism.
This video unpacks how decades of economic inequality, racial division and propaganda conditioned Americans to accept authoritarianism. From Reaganomics to Trump 2.0, we explore the rise of corporate fascism and the forces behind it.
This epic four hour doumentary explores the "ingredients" that contributed to the rise of fascism, focusing on Germany and Italy. It argues that fascism wasn't a simple anomaly but emerged from a complex mix of historical, social, and psychological factors.Key ingredients discussed include:Spiritualizing Violence: The glorification of war and struggle, as exemplified by Ernst Junger's writings on World War I (0:47).
People are constantly asking me — what can I do? Between now and the 2026 midterm elections, here are five practical steps you can take to make a difference.1. Call your representatives in Congress.2. Attend town halls.3. Join local resistance groups or organize one yourself.
Anti-fascist activity has existed for about one hundred years. Yet, many people, particularly in the United States, have little to no idea about what it really is.Bibliography & Further Reading[1] American Antifa: The Tactics, Culture, and Practice of Militant Antifascism (2020) – Stanislav Vysotsky[2] "Ur-Fascism" (22 Jun...
From televangelism to Rush Limbaugh, Fox News, and today’s internet trolls, this video essay unpacks how alt-right media and the internet age have monetized fascism—often in more ways than one. And what does it mean when edgelords are in office, and Trump fascism means that internet fascism is institutionalized? A P.S.
For the last few weeks, Republican Party leadership has been carrying out a campaign to, essentially, classify the word “fascist” as hate speech against right-wingers. But while some Republicans shy away from the term, plenty of others, particularly among their base and their influencers, find it edgy and hip. Some have even begun to wear it as a badge of honor.
Fascism is not merely a set of authoritarian habits or unpleasant attitudes. It is a political arrangement designed to centralize power: the fusion of state authority with corporate interests; the suppression of dissent; the mobilization of nationalist mythology to bind the population to elite priorities; and the systematic dismantling of institutions that might limit concentrated power.
In this documentary, Dr. Michael Parenti defines fascism, describes its characteristics, and explains the role fascism plays in serving the rational interests of capitalists while suppressing organized worker movements.
The term "Neoliberalism" is often used in political discourse, but rarely is its rise to prominence examined. In this video, we will do just that. We will look at Keynesian Liberalism and Social Democracy, Neoliberalism, The Chile Project and how decades of milquetoast neoliberalism gave way to the rise of Trump.
The right-wing takeover of our country—make that much of the developed world—has changed the calculus for the individual citizen. The clamping down has begun. Repression is the order of the day. Immigration and Custom Enforcement’s grotesque behavior is a first order tactic in a strategy of intimidation.Why are we so obedient? Because the orders are legal?
Dear American Citizens,We have an urgent message for all Americans.We are observing a democracy in grave jeopardy, with great risk to the freedoms Americans hold so dear.We know because we’ve been there.And we encourage and support peaceful civil protest and action to defend and save those freedoms.
On November 9th, 1938 more than 1000 synagogues and 7000 Jewish businesses were burning all over Germany, set ablaze by the Nazis. Going down in history as “Kristallnacht” or the “Night of Broken Glass,” this dreadful event marked the beginning of the Holocaust, resulting in six million Jews killed in less than seven years.History reverberates in an eerie manner these days.
""We have created our myth. The myth is a faith, a passion. It is not necessary for it to be a reality. . . . Our myth is the nation, our myth is the greatness of the nation! And to this myth, this greatness, which we want to translate into a total reality, we subordinate everything.
When we let algorithms and politicians decide what's true, the internet isn't the biggest casualty.... our humanity is.☆ Chapters ☆0:00:00 Intro0:07:12 Sponsored by Ground News0:09:08 Part 1 - The Invisible Hand0:24:05 The glory of the early internet0:28:02 The origins of clickbait0:30:30 Part 2 - The Birth of the Engagement Farm0:48:56 Engagement tactics and strategies0:58:49 How to lose half your following1:03:14 Twitter...
College-educated elites, on behalf of corporations, carried out the savage neoliberal assault on the working poor. Now they are being made to pay. Their duplicity—embodied in politicians such as Bill and Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama—succeeded for decades. These elites, many from East Coast Ivy League schools, spoke the language of values—civility, inclusivity, a condemnation of overt racism and bigotry, a concern for the middle class—while thrusting a knife into th...
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