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Plutocracy: Political Repression In The U.S.A. (2018)
Plutocracy: Political Repression In The U.S.A. (2018)
440 min Plutocracy is the first documentary to comprehensively examine early American history through the lens of class. A multi-part series by filmmaker Scott Noble, Part I focuses on the the ways in which the American people have historically been divided on the basis of race, ethnicity, sex and skill level.   Plutocracy...
The Shocking, True History of Race Baiting, From the 17th Century to the Present Day
The Shocking, True History of Race Baiting, From the 17th Century to the Present Day
11 min This powerful video by Matthew Cooke pulls together disparate stands to create the story of how the ruling class divides people in order to keep them enslaved. You can support...
Steven Pinker's Ideas Are Fatally Flawed. These Eight Graphs Show Why.
Steven Pinker's Ideas Are Fatally Flawed. These Eight Graphs Show Why.
Jeremy Lent It’s time to reclaim the mantle of “Progress” for progressives.
The Useful Idiocy of Donald Trump
The Useful Idiocy of Donald Trump
Chris Hedges The problem with Donald Trump is not that he is imbecilic and inept—it is that he has surrendered total power to the oligarchic and military elites. They get what they want...
F*ck That: A Guided Meditation for the Realities of Today's World
F*ck That: A Guided Meditation for the Realities of Today's World
2 min Just acknowledge that all that sh*t is f*cking b*llshit — you're here now, in this place, with your inner stillness. Take in a deep breath ... now breathe out. Just feel the...
The Top 100 Documentaries We Can Use to Change the World
The Top 100 Documentaries We Can Use to Change the World
Films For Action A more beautiful, just and sustainable world is possible. Take this library and use it to inspire global change!
The Reign of Idiots
The Reign of Idiots
Chris Hedges Donald Trump. King of the horrifingly dumb and dangerously greedy.
What If Everything You Knew About Disciplining Kids Was Wrong?
What If Everything You Knew About Disciplining Kids Was Wrong?
Katherine Reynolds Lewis Negative consequences, timeouts, and punishment just make bad behavior worse. But a new approach really works.
32 Documentaries About War That the US Government Doesn't Want You to See
32 Documentaries About War That the US Government Doesn't Want You to See
Tim Hjersted These documentaries expose the ugly truth about war and the governments who wage them. The US government is focused on in this collection because I am based in the US, and it...
Daniel Quinn: a Return to Tribalism?
Daniel Quinn: a Return to Tribalism?
Alice Linsley Daniel Quinn is an observer of the failure of modern civilization and an advocate of a return to tribal values. He explores this in his book Beyond Civilization: Humanity Next...
The Coming Collapse
The Coming Collapse
Chris Hedges It is impossible for any doomed population to grasp how fragile the decayed financial, social and political system is on the eve of implosion.
Films for Action University: a Map for Navigating the Transition From Empire to Earth Community
Films For Action University: a Map for Navigating the Transition From Empire to Earth Community
Films For Action This collection of 86 films is a map for navigating the 21st century. It is guided by the premise that we are facing a planetary emergency, and the primary role of schools...
What Happened When One Family Decided to Go Outdoors Three Hours a Day for a Year
What Happened When One Family Decided to Go Outdoors Three Hours a Day for a Year
Hannah Alexander It was the last day of a week-long holiday and although it was mid-morning we had already been to the beach. The beach had been beautiful.
We Can't Battle the Bigotry Stoked by Trump without a Strategy to Alleviate the Economic Misery Behind It
We Can't Battle the Bigotry Stoked by Trump without a Strategy to Alleviate the Economic Misery Behind It
Chris Hedges My relatives in Maine are deplorables. I cannot write on their behalf. I can write in their defense. They live in towns and villages that have been ravaged by...
On the Wildness of Children: The Revolution Will Not Take Place In The Classroom
On the Wildness of Children: The Revolution Will Not Take Place In The Classroom
Carol Black “In Wildness is the preservation of the World.” Thoreau says it in “Walking,” and Jack Turner, in his exquisite collection of essays, The Abstra
The Silencing of Dissent
The Silencing of Dissent
Chris Hedges Now that the ideology of global capitalism has been discredited, the ruling elites are turning to blacklists, internet censorship and charges of “fake news” to shut down their...
Defend the Sacred Manifesto
Defend the Sacred Manifesto
Martin Winiecki A group of global visionaries and leaders gathered in Portugal this summer. They're publishing a manifesto laying out the possible foundation for a global alliance to defend...
John Lennon's "Imagine," Made Into a Comic Strip
John Lennon's "Imagine," Made Into a Comic Strip
John Lennon. Art by Pablo Stanley This is easily the best comic strip ever made. 
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