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What the Economy of the Future Looks Like
What the Economy of the Future Looks Like
Most of us are aware that our profit-driven, capitalist economy is driving our climate and ecological crises. But what are our alternatives? 
20 min
Have We Finally Lost to Climate Change?
Have We Finally Lost to Climate Change?
Recently, it feels like the world does not care about the climate or environmental crises. Between COP29 being an absolute disaster, Trump's recent election, and the continued destruction being waged by governments and corporations on our planet and its people, some might...
15 min
Genocide-Supporting Politicians FINALLY Condemn Murder (When a Healthcare CEO is the Victim)
Genocide-Supporting Politicians FINALLY Condemn Murder (When a Healthcare CEO is the Victim)
Politicians in both political parties have strongly denounced the celebratory reaction to the assassination of UnitedHealthcare’s CEO by 26-year-old Luigi Mangione. These same politicians, however, haven’t just *celebrated* death and destruction in Gaza, they’ve materially...
27 min
50 Documentaries Inspiring the Transition From Empire to Earth Community
50 Documentaries Inspiring the Transition From Empire to Earth Community
We are living in a time of profound transition, a moment when humanity must choose its path forward. The old systems—of empire, domination, and exploitation—are showing signs of weakness, and in their wake, we have the opportunity to build something far more life-affirming. A...
Tim Hjersted
Ben Shapiro’s Audience Angrily REVOLTS Against His “Left vs Right” Framing of UHC CEO Hit
Ben Shapiro’s Audience Angrily REVOLTS Against His “Left vs Right” Framing of UHC CEO Hit
Ben Shapiro tried his very best to turn his coverage of the UnitedHealthcare CEO’s hit into an attack on the left, but his audience just wasn’t buying it. In fact, they began to realize in the comment sections of his videos that he’s an out of touch multi-millionaire who’s...
20 min
Howard Zinn: A People's History of the United States
Howard Zinn: A People's History of the United States (2015)
With the tremendous success of his book, A People's History of the United States, Howard Zinn radically changed the way Americans see themselves. His friend Noam Chomsky says that Zinn litteraly transformed a generation's conscience. Zinn talks about those who have no voice...
91 min
The (Many) Crimes of United Healthcare, Explained
The (Many) Crimes of United Healthcare, Explained
Yapping bout the whole united healthcare situation, insurance, lobbying, and more. 
13 min
A Forgotten '60s Radical Movement
A Forgotten '60s Radical Movement
An in-depth look at the New Left of the 1960's. 
54 min
Transgender Neurobiology with Dr. Robert Sapolsky
Transgender Neurobiology with Dr. Robert Sapolsky
Robert Sapolsky is a neuroendocrinology researcher and author. He is a professor of biology, neurology, neurological sciences, and neurosurgery at Stanford University. Sapolsky has received numerous honors and awards for his work, including a MacArthur Fellowship in 1987, an...
62 min
How Junk Science is Being Used Against Trans Kids
How Junk Science is Being Used Against Trans Kids
This researcher has been studying the history of Trans kids for years. Here’s what you need to know.
7 min
Ending the Pursuit of Happiness: a Zen Film
Ending the Pursuit of Happiness: a Zen Film (trailer)
"Ending the Pursuit of Happiness: A Zen Film" featuring the groundbreaking work of Zen teacher & therapist Barry Magid.
2 min
What If Climate Change Was a Hoax? | Frankly 72
What If Climate Change Was a Hoax? | Frankly 72
14.8% of Americans do not believe in climate change. Recently, a study mapping a 485-million-year history of Earth’s temperature and CO2 levels has been misinterpreted by some who downplay urgent climate concerns. Their argument suggests that, since the Earth has experienced...
12 min
The Time Climate Scientists Hid Data
The Time Climate Scientists Hid Data
Let's talk about the climategate scandal. What it showed us about climate science, and about ourselves. And what "pushing a narrative" really means. 
25 min
How Corporations Raided Medicare
How Corporations Raided Medicare
Corporations have turned Medicare Advantage into a money-making scheme, denying patients care to generate profits. For Megan Bent, it may have cost her father his life. 
12 min
Whistleblower Exposes Health Insurers' Most Evil Scheme
Whistleblower Exposes Health Insurers' Most Evil Scheme
A health insurance whistleblower is exposing their most appalling practice. It’s called prior authorization — and it’s part of a money-making scheme based on denying and delaying patients care. But doctors are fighting to reform it. 
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This Company Makes Billions By Rationing Your Health Care
This Company Makes Billions By Rationing Your Health Care
Why are so many doctors being forced to take out payday loans to make ends meet? Trying to answer this question led us to a giant monopoly that's been slowly plundering every part of our health care system. 
14 min
Why Is There So Much Right-Wing Media?
Why Is There So Much Right-Wing Media?
PragerU, The Daily Wire, countless far-right talk shows, YouTube channels, think tanks, and online magazines. Where are they all coming from, and why are they all so well funded? Let's take a look at the groups bankrolling far-right rhetoric and what they stand to gain from...
20 min
Why Governments Won't Act On Climate Change
Why Governments Won't Act On Climate Change
Democrats are barely talking about it anymore. 
17 min
The $1 Trillion Private Health Insurance Scam
The $1 Trillion Private Health Insurance Scam
Private health insurance corporations are trying to trick seniors across America into signing up for Medicare Advantage. Is it less expensive? No. Is it better coverage? Also no. It’s just another way for corporations to skim more money off the ill.   
13 min
Either Watch The Footage Of Dead Kids In Gaza Or Stop Supporting Israel
Either Watch The Footage Of Dead Kids In Gaza Or Stop Supporting Israel
"If you have not spent the past 14 months watching all the footage of dead and mutilated children coming out of Gaza, then you have no business trying to defend Israel and its actions. If you are avoiding looking at the facts, then you have no business talking about them." 
4 min
It's Time to Abolish Private Health Insurance
It's Time to Abolish Private Health Insurance
We must challenge the logic of empire and violence—both state-sanctioned and vigilante, Tim Hjersted writes, while urging a shift to collective, nonviolent action to dismantle the profit-driven healthcare system.
Tim Hjersted
Right-Wing COUP In South Korea FLOPS Miserably | The Kyle Kulinski Show
Right-Wing COUP In South Korea FLOPS Miserably | The Kyle Kulinski Show
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11 min
Material Conditions: How to Eliminate Sexism
Material Conditions: How to Eliminate Sexism
What would happen if you could end sexism overnight by giving everyone a magic pink pill? Why changing hearts, minds and culture isn’t enough, you need to change the conditions that generate cultural attitudes in order for changing hearts and minds to have a long term effect. 
33 min
Why Inequality Is Always Dangerous | What is Politics?
Why Inequality Is Always Dangerous | What is Politics?
Celebrated thinkers like Steven Pinker and Harry Frankfurt tell us that inequality shouldn't concern us, and that we should only focus on whether or not we're lifting people out of poverty. In the real world, even if everyone starts off relatively wealthy, inequality...
4 min
Lowkey EXPOSES Donald Trump
Lowkey EXPOSES Donald Trump
“Donald Trump has assembled the most pro-Israel cabinet in the history of the United States, I’ve investigated his funders and it all makes sense” 
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'There Was Nothing Left-Wing about Harris': Mehdi Hasan Slams the Media for Blaming the Left
'There Was Nothing Left-Wing about Harris': Mehdi Hasan Slams the Media for Blaming the Left
“The moderates got their candidate in every single election in which the Republicans nominated Donald Trump … and they lost to Trump two out of three times.” Mehdi Hasan rebuts the “demonstrably and obviously false” notion that the Democrats lost the presidential election...
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How Jesus Turned Me Into A Marxist
How Jesus Turned Me Into A Marxist
While lots of politicians and hucksters would like you to believe that Christianity is antithetical to Marxism and Communism, they're absolutely wrong. I explain in this video about how my own experiences with Christianity led me to a radical politics grounded in Marxist...
19 min
Why I Left the Right, What Kind of Socialist Am I? What I Dislike About the Left (Q&A)
Why I Left the Right, What Kind of Socialist Am I? What I Dislike About the Left (Q&A)
In this video, I discuss how I developed my left-wing political views, why I am a libertarian socialist and not a Leninist, MAGA in Canada, some books about socialism, what I dislike about the Left, and a lot more. 
23 min
The Tragic Optimist's Guide to Surviving Capitalistic Nihilism
The Tragic Optimist's Guide to Surviving Capitalistic Nihilism
'ello guvna. Feeling crushed under the crippling weight of capitalism's chaos? You're not alone. Let's yap about The Tragic Optimist's Guide to Surviving Capitalistic Nihilism—a journey through despair, hope, and the absurdity of it all. 
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The REAL Foreign Invasion of Britain
The REAL Foreign Invasion of Britain
Dirty money flows through London's viens, our major businesses & utilities have been sold off to oligarchs, dictators and criminals. Today, in the final part of my migrant series, we explore the REAL foreign invasion of Britain. 
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Why Every Communist Country is a One-Party Dictatorship
Why Every Communist Country is a One-Party Dictatorship
Why has every communist country so far been a one-party dictatorship? Richard Wolff can’t answer this question for some reason. Neither can Freddie de Boer. Yet the answer is very simple, and we can learn a lot from it. Is it something inherent to Marxism? Is human nature...
56 min
How We Got Here: 17 Documentaries That Explain Why the Mass Media Is the Crisis
How We Got Here: 17 Documentaries That Explain Why the Mass Media Is the Crisis
The crisis of mass media lies at the heart of every other crisis we face today. Economic inequality, a ravaged planet, endless wars—none of these can be addressed if the public is systematically misled about their causes or distracted by manufactured moral panics with little...
Films For Action
The Red Pill Lie
The Red Pill Lie
There is currently a movement known as "red pill" that is handicapping young people and dooming them to a lifetime of failed relationships. They're the disease presenting themselves as the cure. I talk about why they're wrong and provide some actual guidance from my...
80 min
Why I Stopped Being Anti-Woke
Why I Stopped Being Anti-Woke
I discuss how and why I changed over the last decade, from being more anti-sjw (anti-woke) to realizing the dangers of falling into that trap.
56 min
Bernie Sanders Suggests Running Populist Independents Against Democrats in Red States | The Kyle Kulinski Show
Bernie Sanders Suggests Running Populist Independents Against Democrats in Red States | The Kyle Kulinski Show
"I think that what Dan Osborn did should be looked at as a model for the future. He took on both political parties. He took on the corporate world. He ran as a strong trade unionist. Without party support, getting heavily outspent, he got through to working-class people all...
13 min
The Real "Climate Scam" Is Business as Usual — Here's How We Challenge It
The Real "Climate Scam" Is Business as Usual — Here's How We Challenge It
Capitalism thrives on profiting from crisis—it sold us lies about cigarettes, sugar, and opioids, and now it's doing the same with climate change. Fake solutions and disinformation aren't accidents; they're the business model.
Tim Hjersted
Why Ethical Consumerism Is a Trap
Why Ethical Consumerism Is a Trap
In this video essay, I explore the complicated nature of ethical consumerism. Specifically, I unpack what the idea of "there's no ethical consumption under capitalism" really means, and look at how brands have co-opted ethical messaging for corporate gains. - OCC
21 min
Great Transition Ideas
Great Transition Ideas
An introductory overview of the Great Transition framework and vision
7 min
West Splits on Israel: US Threatens ICC & Allies Over Netanyahu Arrest Warrant
West Splits on Israel: US Threatens ICC & Allies Over Netanyahu Arrest Warrant
The Western alliance is divided over Israel, after the International Criminal Court (ICC) issued an arrest warrant for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, charging him with crimes against humanity in Gaza. The United States is threatening sanctions. Ben Norton discusses the...
21 min
Honest Government Ad | 2025 Election
Honest Government Ad | 2025 Election
The Australien Government has made an ad about our next federal election, and it's surprisingly honest and informative. 
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How The Left FAILED Young Men...
How The Left FAILED Young Men...
Just wanted to get my thoughts on the Trump election win off my chest - and some motivation for how the left need to move forward. 
25 min
How I Escaped the Alt-Right Pipeline
How I Escaped the Alt-Right Pipeline
Today I blew the dust off my political arc and explain how I narrowly avoided the alt right 
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Why Is Elon Musk Like That?
Why Is Elon Musk Like That?
Second Thought explains.
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The Great Simplification
The Great Simplification (2022)
This 32 minute animation - in 4 Acts - describes the backdrop for The Great Simplification - an economic/cultural transition beginning in the not-too-distant future. 
33 min
The Answer Isn't Online Masculinity
The Answer Isn't Online Masculinity
Young men aren't okay... so why aren't more people talking about it? 
25 min
The Hidden Cost of Doomscrolling
The Hidden Cost of Doomscrolling
How to un-panic yourself from online hell. 
26 min
The Narcissist Scare
The Narcissist Scare
Top 10 signs you are ontologically evil! Number 7 will SHOCK you! 
58 min
Revenge of the Deplorables?
Revenge of the Deplorables?
Think about it this way, maybe it's the Democratic Party which has become deplorable to the working class.
Les Leopold
Bernie & Biden GO TO WAR Over Arming Israel | The Kyle Kulinski Show
Bernie & Biden GO TO WAR Over Arming Israel | The Kyle Kulinski Show
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Trade Gone Mad
Trade Gone Mad
The blind pursuit of global trade is one of the most destructive forces in the world today, wreaking havoc on democracy, livelihoods and the environment worldwide. It's time to shine the spotlight on Trade Gone Mad. It doesn’t have to be this way! 
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Top 10 Ways to Unrig the System | Robert Reich
Top 10 Ways to Unrig the System | Robert Reich
Now's not the time to give up. If anything, it's an opportunity to fight for the real changes we need. Take a look at these 10 ideas to fix our broken system.
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Not-So-Free Speech: Elon Musk’s Hypocrisy & Election Interference
Not-So-Free Speech: Elon Musk’s Hypocrisy & Election Interference
As Elon Musk becomes increasingly involved in overtly supporting the Trump campaign, let’s take a look at his past. Musk initially branded himself as a “free speech warrior” when he purchased Twitter, promising to end censorship on the platform. However, over time, he has...
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UN Report Warns of Escalating Genocide in Gaza
UN Report Warns of Escalating Genocide in Gaza
A United Nations report, published in October, lays out in chilling detail the advances made by Israel in Gaza as it seeks to eradicate “the very existence of the Palestinian people in Palestine.” This genocidal project, the report ominously warns, “is now metastasizing to...
Chris Hedges
Were The Nazis Socialist?
Were The Nazis Socialist?
Point-by-point debunkings of the “Nazis were socialists” arguments.
20 min
How Democracy Dies: The Politics of Star Wars
How Democracy Dies: The Politics of Star Wars
Do you like Star Wars? Ok, how about Star Wars but then . . . you sprinkle in a lil bit of the 2024 US Presidential Elections madness?! Don't let General Grievous bully you into calling you a 'fool'. Because you won't want to miss this EPIC Thriller. Not only will you be...
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The Movement We Need
The Movement We Need
This series of writings is an experiment—a new way of writing a book that invites you all to participate in.  I’ve written or co-written thirteen published books over more than four decades as an author, and a number of others (we don’t talk about those), and seen publishing...
Starhawk
13 Principles for a Welcoming Movement
13 Principles for a Welcoming Movement
This series of writings is an experiment—a new way of writing a book that inviting you all to participate in.  I’ve written or co-written thirteen published books over more than four decades as an author, and a number of others (we don’t talk about those), and seen publishing...
Starhawk
Democrats Would Rather Have Fascism than Bernie Sanders' Populism
Democrats Would Rather Have Fascism than Bernie Sanders' Populism
Abby Martin of @EmpireFiles explains why the Democratic Party has resisted progressive and populist policies. 
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The Real Agenda Behind Mass Deportations
The Real Agenda Behind Mass Deportations
Trump’s mass deportation plan, though framed as a way to protect American jobs, actually helps corporations exploit workers and harms the U.S. economy. Here’s how: 🧵
Tim Hjersted
Bernie PERFECTLY PREDICTS Trump’s Rise In 2003 | The Kyle Kulinski Show
Bernie PERFECTLY PREDICTS Trump’s Rise In 2003 | The Kyle Kulinski Show
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