Economics 101 and Ecological Collapse

“The collapse of our civilisations and the extinction of much of the natural world is on the horizon.” – David Attenborough

Edward Fullbrook · 2,030 views · 100%

Economics for People (2019)

“It is extremely important for our democracy to function that ordinary citizens understand the key issues and basic theories of economics.” – Ha-Joon Chang

385 min · 13,332 views · 100%

Economics of Cyberpunk 2077 | How to Resist the Mega-Corp [Video Essay]

Mini-review and analysis of the game and theory behind it. I put a lot of love into this video because it covers two of my favourite things; Cyberpunk aesthetics and economics.

28 min · 200 views · unrated

The Economics of Happiness (2011)

Economic globalization has led to a massive expansion in the scale and power of big business and banking. It has also worsened nearly every problem we face: fundamentalism and ethnic conflict; climate chaos and species extinction; financial instability and unemployment. There...

65 min · 392,229 views · 94%

The Economics of Revolution & Universal Basic Income

In tonight's "Conversations with Great Minds" Thom talks with Journalist David DeGraw, author of the upcoming book "The Economics of Revolution."

13 min · 907 views · unrated

The Economics of Revolution

29 min · 4,639 views · 88%

The Economics of Climate Change

Shifting away from an emphasis on global economic growth toward local economies provides a means to increase meaningful employment, shrink the gap between rich and poor, and tackle climate change.

Helena Norberg-Hodge · 7,306 views · 83%

The Economics of Happiness (Abridged Version)

This is a shortened version of the award-winning feature-length documentary film, The Economics of Happiness. Cut down from 68 minutes to less than 20, it provides an introduction to the concept of localization - a systemic alternative to corporate capitalism - and shows how...

19 min · 40,680 views · 97%

Economic Man vs Humanity: a Puppet Rap Battle

Three students challenge outdated economics by debating with their professor about the nature of humankind, with rap and puppetry. This animated film is a collaboration between economist Kate Raworth, puppet designer Emma Powell and song writer Simon Panrucker. The critique...

7 min · 2,704 views · 100%

Trickle-Down Economics Must Die, Long Live Grow-Up Economics - Basic income

The myth of inequality-driven economic growth and how to achieve real prosperity for all.

Scott Santens · 324 views · unrated

Doughnut Economics: Seven Ways to Think Like a 21st Century Economist

Doughnut Economics, the new book by Kate Raworth, is out now. These animations tell the story of the book's seven ways to think in 60-second bites. Check out the full set as they come online at

9 min · 4,042 views · 100%

Kick It Over (Neoclassical Economics)

Deep in a recession and with scary ecological scenarios looming, now may be the ripest moment we’ll ever have to power-shift global capitalism onto a new path. Adbusters #85 asks economics students around the world to join the fight to revamp Econ 101 curriculums and...

Films For Action · 6,746 views · 75%

Win7 Economics: Restoring Natural Order as If People Mattered | Gary Hirshberg

If we can make radical changes in how we think about our relationship to nature and economic growth, we will see restored, vibrant ecosystems and healthy, prosperous farmers, cows, consumers, employees, investors and future children. So says the iconic food entrepreneur Gary...

33 min · 5,598 views · 67%

The Moral Calculus of Mega-Economics

March 14, 2011 (1400 hrs) - Watching scenes of the devastation is emotionally taxing. Bodies continue to be found everywhere. The body count in Miyagi Prefecture alone is now over 10,000. Whole towns completely wiped off the map. Even if people escaped with their lives, those...

Rice Farmer · 4,931 views · 100%

Big Idea: Ecocity Economics

The ongoing economic crisis that began with the unraveling of wildly inflated real estate prices and the Wall Street derivatives bubble in 2007 and the crash into near depression in October of 2008 resulted in trillions of dollars of public bail out money for banks and...

Richard Register · 8,901 views · 100%

The Top 10 Flaws of Neoclassical Economics

Neoclassical economics has severe flaws. But since the field is captive to the monopolistic money and banking system, it is very difficult for economists who are aware of this to speak up. If they were to speak about the flaws, their careers would be severely limited. Only...

Damon Vrabel · 24,020 views · 94%

Noam Chomsky On the Fallacy of Mixing Economics and Darwinism

It was Herbert Spencer who first coined the term \"survival of the fittest\" but that is not the optimum way a society should function.

3 min · 4,274 views · unrated

Big Idea: We need a New Science of Physical Economics

It’s time we put economics into some sort of physical scientific context that makes sense.

Richard Register · 5,734 views · unrated

Sacred Economics with Charles Eisenstein (2019 Remix)

Sacred Economics traces the history of money from ancient gift economies to modern capitalism, revealing how the money system has contributed to alienation, competition, and scarcity, destroyed community, and necessitated endless growth.

12 min · 32,412 views · 91%

Limited Wants, Unlimited Means: an Intro to Hunter-Gatherer Economics

Richard B. Lee · 13,891 views · 75%

22 Ways to Foster an Economics of Happiness

Transition Sarasota · 5,104 views · 100%

Conventional Economics Is A Form Of Brain Damage | David Suzuki

An "externality" is an effect of an industry whose costs are born by society, rather than by the company. Cancer is an externality of the tobacco industry. Climate change is an externality of the fossil fuel and animal agriculture industries. Water pollution is an externality...

5 min · 10,909 views · 92%

Wall Street's War for Drug Money: A Basic Lesson in Real Economics

In December, 2000 at the request of Professor David Andrus of USC's School of International Relations, Michael C. Ruppert gave a lecture on economics that rocked the foundations of about 70 upper classmen. There is the economics that is taught in most college curricula and...

86 min · 13,406 views · 92%

From Education to Economics: These Are The 40 Best Social Change Documentaries You Have to See

Over the last 7 years, Films For Action has been cataloging an online library of the best social change films that can be watched free online. Opting for quality over quantity, the site has grown slowly to include 500 documentaries and 900 short films, trailers and...

Tim Hjersted · 47,427 views · 92%

Culture in Decline #2: Economics 101

Please help support this Free Media Project: http://www.cultureindecline.com/support.html Subttitles: Croatian, Czech , Danish, English , Finnish , French, Greek, Hungarian , Italian , Polish , Portuguese (Brazil), Russian, Swedish Culture in Decline | Episode #2 "Economics...

33 min · 7,978 views · 83%

Earth Trek / The Economics of the Future

A beautiful and inspiring lesson in sustainable Star Trekonomics featuring Charles Eisenstein, George Carlin, Martin Luther King Jr. and a couple captains of the Enterprise... "We have it within our reach--now--to achieve nearly every dream of mankind." -Gene Roddenberry

4 min · 5,720 views · 85%

Steady-State Economics: It's The Answer To The Failed Endless-Growth Paradigm

What is a steady-state economy and how could it positively impact human behavior and our survival on the planet?

9 min · 14,217 views · 100%

Dodgy Economics

Dodgy theories and discredited statistics which are used by agencies like the OECD camouflage the trends that determine the health of the economy -- and people's welfare. Prof. Mason Gaffney explains why we should treat GDP data with extreme caution, and he identifies holes...

11 min · 782 views · unrated

Charles Eisenstein at the 2013 Economics of Happiness Conference

This is Charles Eisenstein's plenary talk at Local Futures/ISEC's Economics of Happiness conference held in Byron Bay, Australia in March 2013. Charles is the author of The Yoga of Eating, The Ascent of Humanity and Sacred Economics. Note: The audio improves at the 0:50...

13 min · 596 views · unrated

Buddhist Economics: How to Stop Prioritizing Consumption Over People and Creativity

“Work and leisure are complementary parts of the same living process and cannot be separated without destroying the joy of work and the bliss of leisure.”

Maria Popova · 16,993 views · 100%

Pretty, Pretty, Pretty Funny Intro to Participatory Economics

This is a short animated introduction to Participatory Economics. It's made about 10 times more hilarious and enjoyable to watch thanks to the laugh track and frequent jokes.

7 min · 7,166 views · 78%

Commerce or Corruption? The Economics of Mega-Dams

this film exposes how officials in the Malaysian government are making huge profits on "development" projects that are forcibly relocating local people in Sarawak. The plan to build twelve additional mega-dams is excessive as Sarawak already has abundant electricity. Dam...

10 min · 694 views · unrated

13 Films about Post-Growth Economics

A Post-Growth economy is not only necessary for planetary survival, but will make our lives way better, too. These films explain why.

Films For Action · 17,957 views · 88%

Life After Growth - Economics for Everyone (2010)

The economic crash of 2008 revealed not only the frailty and vulnerability of the economic system, it also showed the false basis that the growth economy is built on – the financial bubble grows bigger and crashes bigger, but we don't seem to be getting any happier. To the...

25 min · 10,976 views · 92%

Capitalism and Other Kids' Stuff

Capitalism and Other Kids' Stuff powerfully debunks the myth that a so-called immutable 'human-nature' prevents our transition to a society of abundance and free-access for all.

52 min · 291 views · unrated

We Should Look Beyond Economics and Open Our Eyes to Beauty

We seem to have forgotten that the human spirit is not satisfied by material progress alone. It’s time for us to reconnect with nature

Fiona Reynolds · 3,275 views · 75%

DIY Economics of Happiness Workshop

The Economics of Happiness Workshop and Toolkit is a do-it-yourself tool for activists and others that want to kick-start effective global-to-local action in their area or within an existing group.

Local Futures · 715 views · 88%

RSA ANIMATE: Economics Is for Everyone!

‘Economics is for everyone’, argues legendary economist Ha-Joon Chang in our latest mind-blowing RSA Animate. This is the video economists don’t want you to see! Chang explains why every single person can and SHOULD get their head around basic economics. He pulls back the...

12 min · 15,601 views · 100%

Important Free Lesson in Economics from Cambridge University Professor

Ha-Joon Chang is a professor of economics at Cambridge University and a best-selling international author. Author and journalist Owen Jones asked him to provide an argument against much of today's prevailing economic thought. Isn't austerity necessary? Do we have capitalism...

14 min · 4,285 views · 100%

Pricey Bargains: How Economics Hides The True Cost of Consumerism

Climate change, species extinction, pollution and poverty: The world seems to be going down the drain! There are many reasons for these problems. One reason of particular importance is rooted deep in our economic system. This video explains it. What's your opinion about that?...

6 min · 9,542 views · 75%

The Circle of Life: How Doughnut Economics Could Change Everything

By reframing the economy, Kate Raworth’s Doughnut Economics changes our view of who we are and where we stand.

George Monbiot · 5,657 views · unrated

Doug Casey on Why Millennials Favor Communism

Justin’s note: Communism is better than capitalism.

Doug Casey, Justin · 231 views · unrated

The Donut Economy: Why Our Economic Model Must Change (2017)

In Doughnut Economics by Kate Raworth, we see that markets are inefficient and growth is not the holy grail. It's time for a new economic model: doughnut economics.

45 min · 2,255 views · 44%

The Way Politicians Talk about Economics is Wrong – and Dangerous

The government is very excited about “returning to budget surplus”. But what does it actually mean? Because so far, chasing surpluses has gutted our schools and hospitals. It's stopped us from acting on climate catastrophe. It's condemned folks doing it tough to starve. Why?...

16 min · 2,431 views · unrated

Regenerative Cultures, Regenerative Economics & Bioregional Regeneration

Some people are starting to talk about regenerative cultures as possible pathways towards a thriving future of people unfolding their unique potential within the context of the communities and regions they help to regenerate — cultures that are healthy, resilient and...

Daniel Christian Wahl · 10,178 views · unrated

“Economics Is Not Just About Money; It's About Our Holistic Well-Being as a Planet”

Nonty Charity Sabic is cofounder of the international Rise Ubuntu Network, based on “ubuntu”, an indigenous South African philosophy that aims to teach and collectively remember the connection shared between humans and nature. Based in Barcelona, Sabic is involved in...

MarÍa Sanz DomÍnguez and Timothy McKeon · 2,405 views · unrated

Share This With Your Governor: 12 Ideas for How States Can Respond to the Covid-19 Crisis

Everyone knows that the three, multi-trillion-dollar stimulus bills passed by Congress fall way short. For most local businesses—the lifeblood of our economy—these bills offer too little relief, too late. I’m hopeful though that the states (and maybe, in some places...

Michael Shuman · 1,187 views · unrated

The disastrous Economics of Climate Change, with Prof. Steve Keen | Nucleus Investment Insights

Prof. Steve Keen joins us to discuss his work on the disastrous economics of climate change, in which he contends numerous errors have been made in calculating the economic effects of climate change. Correcting for these errors makes it feasible that the economic damages from...

76 min · 152 views · unrated

Listen, Liberal | 8 Minute Book Review | Thomas Frank | #politics #economics #history

Listen Liberal by Thomas Frank goes into the recent history of the Democratic Party of the United States, and how we got to this moment, and how we move forward.

8 min · 105 views · unrated

How to Pay for the Green New Deal | Levy Economics Institute | Working Paper No. 931

The title mimics that of J. M. Keynes’s (1940) famous book, How to Pay for the War: A Radical Plan for the Chancellor of the Exchequer.

Yeva Nersisyan and L. Randall Wray · 187 views · unrated

The New Economics 101: True Wealth in the New Economy (2013)

Economist and bestselling author Juliet Schor lays out a positive vision for rethinking our relationship to consumer goods in this accessible and timely analysis of the devastating ecological, social, and personal costs of mass consumerism.

46 min · 4,072 views · unrated

ENOUGHNESS, The Prequel: Indigenous Economics with Tantoo Cardinal

Indigenous Economies have “values added”. Today’s economy values hoarding, greed and consumption. Using Indigenous values of sharing, cooperation and fairness with the millennial old design principles of indigenous economies see how we can transform today’s finance system to...

8 min · 692 views · unrated

Does Trickle-Down Economics Actually Work? | Robert Reich

Former Secretary of Labor Robert Reich debunks the three big myths that trickle-down economics is based on.

6 min · 301 views · unrated

Worker Democracy

An overview of the evidence surrounding worker democracy. In summary: it's good, but far from perfect. Hope you enjoy the video and the new animations. - Unlearning Economics

59 min · 1,835 views · unrated

Ross Perot Is an Income Inequality Prophet

Ross Perot is no joke. The 1992 presidential candidate was mocked for his views, but he's having the last laugh. His central prediction has largely come true...

5 min · 225 views · unrated

Learn the Language of Power | Ha-Joon Chang

“They’ve never met a poor person. They’ve never lived in deprived areas.” Ha-Joon Chang explains why economics is too important to be left to economists.

4 min · 1,171 views · unrated

This Is Water (Or Is It Neoliberalism?)

A meditation on Vercelli, Vernengo and Levitt & Seccareccia

Philip E. Mirowski · 127 views · unrated

Conversation with Lakeisha Wolf, Executive Director Ujamaa Collective Pittsburgh PA

Conversation with Lakeisha Wolf - From Self to Solidarity: How Personal Empowerment Fuels Cooperative Economics | InflexionPoint Podcast: Cultivating Change from the Inside Out In 2025 we turn our attention towards “Community Engagement and the Grassroots of Change.”

56 min · 466 views · 75%

When Climate Met COVID: 7 Reasons We Should Tackle These Challenges Together

We face not one but three simultaneous inter-connected crises: the COVID-19 Emergency, the Climate and Biodiversity Emergency, and the Crisis of Capitalism. We urgently need connected constructive responses.

Guy Dauncey · 3,552 views · unrated

John Perkins Explains How Economic Hitmen Rob The World In Service of Corporate Profit

In two minutes, John Perkins explains how the globalized economy works today. It's pretty important that people understand what's driving the economic cancer that has now taken over the planet.

2 min · 72,339 views · 97%

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