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Trial Runs for Fascism Are in Full Flow
Fintan O’Toole Babies in cages were no ‘mistake’ by Trump but test-marketing for barbarism
Localization: a Strategic Alternative to Globalized Authoritarianism
Localization: a Strategic Alternative to Globalized Authoritarianism
Helena Norberg-Hodge For those who care about peace, equality and the future of the planet, the global political swing to the right over the past few years is deeply worrying. It has us asking...
In 'Stunning Indictment' ICE Officers Call for Own Agency to Be Dissolved Amid Growing Outrage Over Immigration Policy
In 'Stunning Indictment' ICE Officers Call for Own Agency to Be Dissolved Amid Growing Outrage Over Immigration Policy
Julia Conley "It was never about crime. Never about MS-13. Always just about hurting less privileged people of color. All at the expense of actually protecting America."
87 Deeply Subversive Documentaries That Challenge the Status Quo
87 Deeply Subversive Documentaries That Challenge the Status Quo
Films For Action Now that there are thousands of films on Films For Action, we realized the very best gems have really become buried all across our library, and for people new to this...
Dark Money (2018)
Dark Money (2018) (trailer)
3 min Coming to theaters this summer. DARK MONEY, a political thriller, examines one of the greatest present threats to American democracy: the influence of untraceable corporate...
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. 
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!
This Facebook Comment About the UK Election Is Going Viral
This Facebook Comment About the UK Election Is Going Viral
Chris Renwick This post has been flying around social media, winning lots of praise and shares. Chris Renwick, we thank you.
Today I Rise: This Beautiful Short Film Is Like a Love Poem For Your Heart and Soul
Today I Rise: This Beautiful Short Film Is Like a Love Poem For Your Heart and Soul
4 min "The world is missing what I am ready to give: My Wisdom, My Sweetness, My Love and My hunger for Peace." "Where are you? Where are you, little girl with broken wings but full...
The White Man in That Photo
The White Man in That Photo
Riccardo Gazzaniga Sometimes photographs deceive. Take this one, for example. It represents John Carlos and Tommie Smith’s rebellious gesture the day they won medals for the 200 meters at the...
8 Reasons Young Americans Don't Fight Back: How the US Crushed Youth Resistance
8 Reasons Young Americans Don't Fight Back: How the US Crushed Youth Resistance
Bruce E. Levine Traditionally, young people have energized democratic movements. So it is a major coup for the ruling elite to have created societal institutions that have subdued young...
Comic: Why You Should Turn Your Yard Into a Mini-Farm
Comic: Why You Should Turn Your Yard Into a Mini-Farm
Jennifer Luxton and Erin Sagen Take that lawn by the grass and grow something!
Free Speech Doesn't Protect Nazis. It Protects Us From Nazis
Free Speech Doesn't Protect Nazis. It Protects Us From Nazis
Daniel Friedman Free speech has recently become a cause célèbre of the nationalist and racist right-wing in the United States, as provocateurs like Milo Yiannopoulos bring their roadshows to...
Films for Action Is Making a Big Change, and We Want You to Be Part of It!
Films For Action Is Making a Big Change, and We Want You to Be Part of It!
Films For Action Hey everyone! For all our supporters who haven't heard yet, last month we decided to make a major change to how Films For Action operates. For the last 5 years, advertising on...
Law Professor's Epic Response to Black Lives Matter Shirt Complaint
Law Professor's Epic Response to Black Lives Matter Shirt Complaint
Social Design Notes A first year law school student wrote a complaint about her professor having worn a Black Lives Matter T-shirt during class. The professor’s response is priceless. Scans of...
Why Does Our Culture Focus So Much on Childbirth and So Little on The Time After?
Why Does Our Culture Focus So Much on Childbirth and So Little on The Time After?
Dr. Kathleen Kendall-Tackett Kathleen Kendall-Tackett examines how other cultures protect new mothers’ well-being.
Your Lifestyle Has Already Been Designed (The Real Reason For The Forty-Hour Workweek)
Your Lifestyle Has Already Been Designed (The Real Reason For The Forty-Hour Workweek)
David Cain Well I’m in the working world again. I’ve found myself a well-paying gig in the engineering industry, and life finally feels like it’s returning to normal after my nine months...
Schooling the World (2010)
Schooling the World (2010)
66 min If you wanted to change an ancient culture in a generation, how would you do it? You would change the way it educates its children. The U.S. Government knew this in the 19th...
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