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Busting the Myth of Immigrant Crime
Busting the Myth of Immigrant Crime
Mike Males Trump’s White supporters—not immigrants—are bringing lethal drugs, violence, and crime.
Ode to Great Mother
Ode to Great Mother
4 min This video is inspired by many many many... First of all, the Sacred Feminine, the Great Mother, the Holy Woman, She who is called by many names. She is the Mysterium who...
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...
BLACKkKLANSMAN
BLACKkKLANSMAN (trailer)
3 min A Spike Lee joint. From producer Jordan Peele. Based on some fo’ real, fo’ real sh*t. Watch the #BlacKkKlansman trailer now - in theaters August 10...
Trump’s Not the Problem. He’s a Symbol of 4 Bigger Issues. - Ian Bremmer
Trump’s Not the Problem. He’s a Symbol of 4 Bigger Issues. - Ian Bremmer
7 min Ian Bremmer: The problem is not Trump. Trump is a symptom. If the problem were Trump it wouldn’t be happening in other places around the world. We actually see all sorts of...
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. 
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.
Boots Riley’s Dystopian Satire “Sorry to Bother You” Is an Anti-Capitalist Rallying Cry for Workers
Boots Riley’s Dystopian Satire “Sorry to Bother You” Is an Anti-Capitalist Rallying Cry for Workers
21 min An evil telemarketing company, a corporation making millions off of slave labor, and one Oakland man at the center of it all who discovers a secret that threatens all of...
How to Defeat Racism (5 Inspiring Stories)
How to Defeat Racism (5 Inspiring Stories)
8 min How to Defeat Racism (5 Inspiring Stories) Support independent media! ▶https://www.patreon.com/Orf Matt Orfalea ▶https://twitter.com/0rf ▶https://medium.com/@0rf...
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...
Portland Protest Shows New Far-Right Trend: Multiethnic Groups with Fascist Heroes Like Pinochet
Portland Protest Shows New Far-Right Trend: Multiethnic Groups with Fascist Heroes Like Pinochet
8 min Democracy Now! continues their interview with A.C. Thompson, correspondent for Frontline PBS and reporter for ProPublica. His new investigation is titled Documenting Hate...
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...
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...
Brené Brown on How to Reckon with Emotion and Change Your Narrative
Brené Brown on How to Reckon with Emotion and Change Your Narrative
Brené Brown The most powerful stories may be the ones we tell ourselves, says Brené Brown. But beware—they're usually fiction.
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...
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!
Argentina: The Country That Monsanto Poisoned
Argentina: The Country That Monsanto Poisoned
Michael Warren and Natacha Pisarenko American biotechnology has turned Argentina into the world’s third-largest soybean producer, but the chemicals powering the boom aren’t confined to soy and cotton and corn...
Something Extraordinary Is Happening in the World, And Most People Haven't Noticed
Something Extraordinary Is Happening in the World, And Most People Haven't Noticed
Gustavo Tanaka Most of us haven't quite realized there is something extraordinary happening. A few months ago, I freed myself from standard-procedure society. I broke the chains of fear that...
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