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We Went To Puerto Rico: The Inequality We Saw Will Shock You
We Went To Puerto Rico: The Inequality We Saw Will Shock You
43% of people in Puerto Rico live in poverty. More than 5,000 crypto traders, real estate developers and other wealthy Americans have moved to the island since 2012. These rich transplants pay 3% taxes, while locals pay up to 36%. We spoke with local residents, investigative...
19 min
Food, Inc. 2
Food, Inc. 2 (2024) (trailer)
In Food, Inc. 2, the sequel to the 2008 Oscar®-nominated and Emmy®-award winning documentary, Food, Inc., filmmakers Robert Kenner and Melissa Robledo reunite with investigative authors Michael Pollan (The Omnivore’s Dilemma) and Eric Schlosser (Fast Food Nation) to take a...
3 min
Why Social Democracy Isn't Good Enough
Why Social Democracy Isn't Good Enough
One of the major stumbling blocks for new lefties is getting stuck in the "why can't we just have social democracy?" phase. On the surface, the Nordic Model looks pretty good - social safety nets, great public services, better workers' rights...so what's the problem? 
17 min
SiDiKi: Celebrating the Healing Powers of Music & Dance
SiDiKi: Celebrating the Healing Powers of Music & Dance (2014)
SiDiKi is an inspiring feature-length documentary about legendary Guinean dancer Sidiki Conde, a man who--despite his physical limitations--found peace in dancing and guiding others toward the same healing. This film will change the way you view those labeled as disabled.
60 min
The Restorative Revolution and a River of Reciprocity | Sammy Gensaw III
The Restorative Revolution and a River of Reciprocity | Sammy Gensaw III
Sammy Gensaw III, a dynamic young Yurok leader, shares some of his experiences working for ecological and cultural revival along the Klamath River, central to his people’s identity and livelihood. 
12 min
Billionaires are Pillaging America. How Do We Fight Back? | The Chris Hedges Report
Billionaires are Pillaging America. How Do We Fight Back? | The Chris Hedges Report
The resurgence of the labor movement in 2023 galvanized and emboldened unions around the country—and sent capitalists scrambling to squash the nascent militancy of their workers. 
55 min
What REALLY Happened on October 7
What REALLY Happened on October 7
The video Israel does not want you to see. 
17 min
Michael Moore’s Dire Warning For Biden About the 2024 Election
Michael Moore’s Dire Warning For Biden About the 2024 Election
In the latest episode of his podcast, filmmaker Michael Moore gave Biden a dire warning about the 2024 election: he risks losing if he refuses to stop arming Israel. He’s not the only one saying it. In this video we’ll look at criticisms of Biden, recent developments in the...
25 min
Jon Stewart Interrogates America's Support of Israel & 2024 Solar Eclipse Mania | The Daily Show
Jon Stewart Interrogates America's Support of Israel & 2024 Solar Eclipse Mania | The Daily Show
Jon Stewart checks in on the war in Gaza and interrogates how America's purported values stack up against its support of Israel. Plus, Ronny Chieng and Grace Kuhlenschmidt report from the eclipse's path of totality with startling different reports. 
14 min
Joe Biden, Ceasefire Now or Don't Count On Us in 2024 | Rashida Tlaib
Joe Biden, Ceasefire Now or Don't Count On Us in 2024 | Rashida Tlaib
Ceasefire now. - Means TV
2 min
The ABCs of Israel/Palestine: From “Never Again” to “There are No Uninvolved Civilians”
The ABCs of Israel/Palestine: From “Never Again” to “There are No Uninvolved Civilians”
Elites use identity, particularly national identity, as a way of advancing their own interests, often against the interests of the populations that they pretend to represent. The Israel Palestine conflict is a stark example of this, where nationalist elites initially...
135 min
Why the United States May Never Stop Israel
Why the United States May Never Stop Israel
"There's a famous story about the first time Benjamin Netanyahu met Bill Clinton" - Cyrus Janssen
13 min
Britain's Ultra Nationalists
Britain's Ultra Nationalists (2019)
The Far Right is on the march. With an uncertain future before us, Britain’s political landscape is unstable, and violence is on the rise. The combination of Brexit and Donald Trump’s presidency has empowered the Ultra Nationalist cause, leaving communities more divided than...
57 min
Smartphones vs. Smart Kids: Heading Off Disaster in Teen Mental Health | Jonathan Haidt
Smartphones vs. Smart Kids: Heading Off Disaster in Teen Mental Health | Jonathan Haidt
Bestselling author and social psychologist Jonathan Haidt shares research findings from his upcoming book, The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood is Causing an Epidemic of Mental Illness. He addresses the many unsettling connections between social media...
53 min
How This Car-Free Neighborhood Unlocks Sustainable Cities
How This Car-Free Neighborhood Unlocks Sustainable Cities
Culdesac, a new car-free community in Tempe, Arizona, is the most Edenic urban space I have seen. Join me on a recent visit and conversation with its CEO Ryan Johnson—who explained how to unlock sustainability in the US and design our way out of the loneliness epidemic. This...
12 min
Israel: Above the law?
Israel: Above the law? (2024)
A look into how and why international laws and principles are being applied and ignored in the Israel-Gaza conflict. 
27 min
Resilience: What Makes the Soul Strong
Resilience: What Makes the Soul Strong (2024)
Around one billion people struggle with stress-related illness globally - and that figure is rising. What protects those with good mental health? Is their resilience innate? Or is the ability to withstand chronic stress and crisis something that can be learned? In the search...
52 min
Close-Up of Death Culture: 1,000 in Entertainment Biz Proclaim Support for Gaza Slaughter
Close-Up of Death Culture: 1,000 in Entertainment Biz Proclaim Support for Gaza Slaughter
Last week, Variety reported that “more than 1,000 Jewish creatives, executives and Hollywood professionals have signed an open letter denouncing Jonathan Glazer’s ‘The Zone of Interest’ Oscar speech.” The angry letter is a tight script for a real-life drama of defending...
Norman Solomon
Unfit: The Psychology of Donald Trump
Unfit: The Psychology of Donald Trump (2020)
Is Donald Trump fit to hold the office of President of the United States? In the military, there's a program called the Personnel Reliability Program (PRP), which assesses individuals for personal reliability. They screen for factors like personal defects, financial issues...
85 min
How "Big Picture Activism" Can Change the World
How "Big Picture Activism" Can Change the World
This short video urges people to spread the word about the need for an economic shift from global to local. This type of big picture activism can help tackle our social and environmental crises simultaneously. 
5 min
How The Media Controls The Masses | Second Thought
How The Media Controls The Masses | Second Thought
From FOX to MSNBC, the corporate media is united in promoting elite economic and government interests.
22 min
This is [Not] Who We Are
This is [Not] Who We Are (trailer)
This Is [Not] Who We Are explores the gap between Boulder, Colorado's progressive self-image and the lived experiences of its small but resilient Black community. Boulder is emblematic of predominantly white communities that profess an inclusive ethic but live in a segregated...
4 min
October 7 | Al Jazeera Investigations
October 7 | Al Jazeera Investigations (2024)
Hamas’s incursion into Israel on October 7 transformed the politics of the Middle East. Al Jazeera’s Investigative Unit (I-Unit) has carried out a forensic analysis of the events of that day – examining seven hours of footage from CCTV, dashcams, personal phones and headcams...
60 min
October 7th: The Whole Story Finally Revealed
October 7th: The Whole Story Finally Revealed
A new al-Jazeera documentary finally offers the most definitive story of that fateful day - and I talk through the shocking claims of real atrocities and false claims with journalist Richard Sanders. - Owen Jones
43 min
The Stones Cry Out: The Story Of Palestinian Christians
The Stones Cry Out: The Story Of Palestinian Christians (2013)
In 1948 the history of Palestine changed forever, but little is ever said about the upheaval faced by its Christian minority. Christians have lived side by side with Muslims and Jews for almost two thousand years. An integral part of Palestinian society, they have shared in...
56 min
Social Media Capitalism is DESTROYING Your Mind
Social Media Capitalism is DESTROYING Your Mind
“We are not medieval peasants begging at the court of King Zuckerberg. We are the free citizens of democracy." 
10 min
The Rules of the Game Must Change | Yanis Varoufakis
The Rules of the Game Must Change | Yanis Varoufakis
In a world where machines talk and robots walk, what becomes of human work? Discover why 'Universal Basic Income' might just be the lifeline we need in an automated future. Are we ready to rewrite the rules and reclaim our place in a world shared with AI? 
6 min
The Hungry Ghost Inside Us: What Really Causes Addiction | Dr. Gabor Mate
The Hungry Ghost Inside Us: What Really Causes Addiction | Dr. Gabor Mate
What if the addictions that grip so many are merely attempts to silence a deeper, emotional pain? 
7 min
The Illusion of Progress | Charles Eisenstein
The Illusion of Progress | Charles Eisenstein
What if the very definition of progress we've been chasing is leading us astray?
8 min
How Advertising Creates Cultural Violence | Peter Joseph
How Advertising Creates Cultural Violence | Peter Joseph
Are we shaping our lives, or is an invisible hand steering us towards a cliff? 
3 min
How Humans Regenerate Earth | Dr. Lyla June
How Humans Regenerate Earth | Dr. Lyla June
Imagine a world where deserts bloom into lush gardens at the touch of human hands. What if our presence on Earth could spark life, not diminish it? Dive into a journey of ancient wisdom where native people didn't just inhabit the land, they enriched it, turning barren grounds...
7 min
Lowkey EXPOSES The Dark History Behind Israel’s Murder of Rachel Corrie
Lowkey EXPOSES The Dark History Behind Israel’s Murder of Rachel Corrie
Let me tell you a story... - Lowkey
9 min
Here's Every U.S. Factory Making Bombs For Israel
Here's Every U.S. Factory Making Bombs For Israel
"All of these locations have been carefully mapped out by Christian Sorensen, an Air Force veteran and researcher with the Eisenhower Media Network so if you can't find a location close to you you can go to his SubStack and find a corporate office by your location." ...
5 min
Honest Government Ad | Visit Tasmania!
Honest Government Ad | Visit Tasmania!
The Tasmanien Government has made a tourism ad and it’s surprisingly honest and informative. 
5 min
Pro-Israel Lobbyists Are Pushing the TikTok Ban
Pro-Israel Lobbyists Are Pushing the TikTok Ban
The problem isn't Tiktok. The problem is Israel is committing a genocide for all the world to see and the truth is getting out on every social media platform. 
5 min
Israel Fans FREAK Over Jonathan Glazer Oscar Protest
Israel Fans FREAK Over Jonathan Glazer Oscar Protest
Krystal and Saagar discuss Israel supporters freaking after Zone of Interest director Jonathan Glazer's acceptance speech at the Oscar's. 
12 min
Jon Stewart Calls BS on Trump & the GOP's Performative Patriotism
Jon Stewart Calls BS on Trump & the GOP's Performative Patriotism
Jon Stewart unpacks Biden’s fired-up State of the Union and Katie Britt’s disastrous GOP kitchen rebuttal, then calls bulls**t on conservatives branding themselves the party of “true American patriots” and wrapping themselves in the Constitution, while their leader Trump's...
15 min
How to Recover from Depression: Why Skills are Better than Pills
How to Recover from Depression: Why Skills are Better than Pills
Leading depression expert and clinical psychologist Dr Michael Yapko draws on research and shares his insights from 40 years of working with those suffering this common mental health issue. Learn the simple skills that research shows can help you or a loved one to recover ...
63 min
Meet The Wrong Type of Jew, Israel Doesn't Want You To Know Exists
Meet The Wrong Type of Jew, Israel Doesn't Want You To Know Exists
You won’t see this in the mainstream media.
7 min
No, We Didn't Need to Nuke Japan
No, We Didn't Need to Nuke Japan
This video obliterates the case that nukes were necessary to save lives or end WWII.
18 min
How to Stop WORLD WAR III
How to Stop WORLD WAR III
The original goal of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), according to its first Secretary General, was "to keep the Soviets out, the Americans in, and the Germans down.” Today, the Soviet Union is gone, the United States is dominant, and Germany is...
15 min
Urban Food Forest in a Public Park! – The City Food Commons
Urban Food Forest in a Public Park! – The City Food Commons
The City Food Commons shares the story of Roimata Food Commons, an urban food forest initiative driven by Ōtautahi Christchurch local Michael Reynolds. The aim of the project is to empower the community to co-create space in a public park, reviving the notion of the Commons...
13 min
In The Eye Of The Storm: The Political Odyssey Of Yanis Varoufakis
In The Eye Of The Storm: The Political Odyssey Of Yanis Varoufakis (2024)
'In the Eye of the Storm' is a six-part documentary series about the dramatic journey and inspiring vision of one of the foremost political figures of our age, the maverick Greek economist Yanis Varoufakis.
258 min
The Interrelated Structure of Reality
The Interrelated Structure of Reality (trailer)
The work-in-progress film will be an expansive deep dive into our socioeconomic system as the interconnected root cause of all our crises. It's about the two systems that are locked in battle on planet earth: the life system, and the money system. 
7 min
Aaron Bushnell’s Divine Violence
Aaron Bushnell’s Divine Violence
Aaron Bushnell’s self-immolation was ultimately a religious act, one that radically delineates good and evil and calls us to resist.
Chris Hedges
It's Basic
It's Basic (trailer)
When the Coronavirus Pandemic threw livelihoods into uncertainty and consequently spurred the creation of multiple direct government assistance programs, every American was given first-hand experience with the concept of Guaranteed Basic Income (GBI), an idea that has been...
3 min
'How Many Kids Did You Kill?': Students HUMILIATE Lockheed War Profiteer To His Face
'How Many Kids Did You Kill?': Students HUMILIATE Lockheed War Profiteer To His Face
This is how you do it, folks.
11 min
I Wrote What? Google's AI-Powered Libel Machine
I Wrote What? Google's AI-Powered Libel Machine
“Gemini shows the awesome dystopian possibilities of AI”
1 min
The REAL Threat to British Democracy | Peter Oborne
The REAL Threat to British Democracy | Peter Oborne
The video UK politicians don't want you to see.
16 min
The First 54 Years: An Abbreviated Manual for Military Occupation
The First 54 Years: An Abbreviated Manual for Military Occupation (2021)
How to succeed in an occupation for at least 54 years? Avi Mograbi, director and narrator, builds the handbook of the perfect occupier based on testimonies from Israeli soldiers and archive footage. 
108 min
US Soldier: We Must Stop Sacrificing Lives for Defense Contractors
US Soldier: We Must Stop Sacrificing Lives for Defense Contractors
In 2010, a young soldier named Mike Prysner became a legend for a spontaneous speech saying that the US military fights wars not out of principle, but for Wall St and defense contractors. Today, the truth he spoke is widely known. - Fridayeveryday
5 min
Blocking Israel's War Machine
Blocking Israel's War Machine
Early on the morning of October 30th, a crowd descended on INKAS Armored, a Toronto-based defence contractor with ties to the Israeli Defence Forces. Responding to a call from Palestinian trade unions for workers around the world to shut down exports to the Israeli military...
3 min
“This Is What Our Ruling Class Has Decided Will Be Normal” On Aaron Bushnell’s Action in Solidarity with Gaza
“This Is What Our Ruling Class Has Decided Will Be Normal” On Aaron Bushnell’s Action in Solidarity with Gaza
On Sunday, February 25, we received an email from a person who signed himself Aaron Bushnell.
Crimethinc. Ex-Workers Collective
Aaron Bushnell's Protest Reflects A Much Deeper Crisis In the US Military
Aaron Bushnell's Protest Reflects A Much Deeper Crisis In the US Military
Millions of people are celebrating Aaron Bushnell as a hero for his protest outside of the Israeli embassy. His protest also reflects a growing crisis within the US military. BT's Kei Pritsker explains the military recruitment crisis and the potential mutiny within its ranks...
9 min
Honest Government Ad | Whistleblowers (STFU)
Honest Government Ad | Whistleblowers (STFU)
The Australien Government has made an ad about its Whistleblower Protection Laws, and it’s surprisingly honest and informative. 
5 min
Try Psychedelics, Access Transcendence | James Fadiman
Try Psychedelics, Access Transcendence | James Fadiman
Expert James Fadiman explains how psychedelics have the power to expand consciousness, enhance creativity, and deepen our connections to the world.   
6 min
Tribute to Aaron Bushnell by Iraq Veteran Mike Prysner
Tribute to Aaron Bushnell by Iraq Veteran Mike Prysner
The US military is presented as an institution that does protecting; defending; “saving.” But fundamentally, it is an institution of killing. Of mass killing. Throughout our country’s entire history there have been service members who could not grapple with that fact; who...
Mike Prysner
What Happens When Evil Wins?
What Happens When Evil Wins?
Over the last five months, we've seen an unprecedented escalation in violence in Gaza. Most people I know feel like they're going crazy. We're all seeing the same footage, but no matter how angry we all get and how much we try to change public opinion, nothing seems to come...
17 min
Why Gaza May Be The End Of The West
Why Gaza May Be The End Of The West
When you commit a crime so great that you will never recover from it yourself. - Owen Jones
13 min
AI Riots vs "Moore's Law for Everything" by Sam Altman
AI Riots vs "Moore's Law for Everything" by Sam Altman
Moore's Law for Everything: https://moores.samaltman.com/  
38 min