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The Encampments
The Encampments (trailer)
Watermelon Pictures @watermelonpicturesco , @Macklemore and BreakThrough Media proudly present: THE ENCAMPMENTS, only in theaters starting March 28th (New York) with a nationwide expansion to follow. 
3 min
We Asked Our Community How We Can Make America Great—Here's What They Said
We Asked Our Community How We Can Make America Great—Here's What They Said
Last week we posed a simple question to our community on Facebook: How can we make America great? We got hundreds of comments. 
Films For Action
Woke Fascism: Trump Aims to Crush Anti-War Protest Under Guise of Antisemitism Crackdown
Woke Fascism: Trump Aims to Crush Anti-War Protest Under Guise of Antisemitism Crackdown
"At the core of their current illiberal power grab is the weaponization of the liberal value of anti-bigotry and specifically anti-Semitism. They are stripping the rights of all freedom loving people - citizen and non - in the US in the name of targeting anti-Semitism...
11 min
Military Vet: ‘If Veterans Can Unlearn the Propaganda, There’s Hope for Humanity’
Military Vet: ‘If Veterans Can Unlearn the Propaganda, There’s Hope for Humanity’
“If veterans can unlearn the propaganda, there’s hope for humanity.” Rebecca Roberts joined the Air National Guard thinking she would help her community. Instead she got stationed at a drone base in Djibouti. This is Rebecca’s story about how her deployment to East Africa...
6 min
Liberals Are Finally Coming Around to Bernie—To Unite with the Left, It's Time They Back Real Fighters
Liberals Are Finally Coming Around to Bernie—To Unite with the Left, It's Time They Back Real Fighters
The hosts of ‘Pod Save America’ talked about Bernie Sanders’s ‘Fight the Oligarchy’ tour and how effective his politics have proven to be in the latest episode of their podcast. They also pointed out that they were criticized by online leftists after showing support for...
26 min
How to Reset the Board: Fixing America's Rigged Monopoly Game
How to Reset the Board: Fixing America's Rigged Monopoly Game
Alright, let’s get real. We’ve reached a point where the top 1% owns more than the bottom 90% combined. That’s not a bug in the system—it’s the system working exactly as designed. The game is rigged, and if we don’t flip the board, the house (owned by the billionaires) is...
Tim Hjersted
It's Revolution or Death
It's Revolution or Death (2025)
Revolution or Death is a three-part collaboration between Peter Gelderloos and subMedia. Part 1, 'Short Term Investments,’ examines the official response to the climate crisis and how it's failing. 
43 min
Chris Hedges FULL SPEECH at Workers Strike Back Conference
Chris Hedges FULL SPEECH at Workers Strike Back Conference
This was a talk I gave at the Workers Strike Back conference in Seattle earlier this week. 
37 min
We're Seeing the Beginnings of Mass Noncompliance
We're Seeing the Beginnings of Mass Noncompliance
Over a million federal workers refused to comply with Musk’s email ultimatum last week, offering a glimpse of what mass noncooperation can look like.
Daniel Hunter
Our 2 Choices: Join the Democratic Party to Transform It, or Acquiesce to Fascism
Our 2 Choices: Join the Democratic Party to Transform It, or Acquiesce to Fascism
Because of the structure of American society and politics, the Democratic Party is the only institution positioned to challenge, defeat, and reverse the Trump administration’s ongoing destruction of our constitutional order.
Alan Minsky
Make Earth Great Again: a Manifesto for Ecological Democracy
Make Earth Great Again: a Manifesto for Ecological Democracy
Make Earth Great Again (MEGA) exists to support and amplify the movements that are actively working towards a just, regenerative, free and egalitarian world. MEGA seeks to reclaim the Earth from corporate globalization and create a society that honors all beings on the...
Films For Action
How a Progressive Government Would End the War in Ukraine
How a Progressive Government Would End the War in Ukraine
"The Democratic Socialists of America condemns Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and demands immediate diplomacy and de-escalation to resolve this crisis. We stand in solidarity with the working classes of Ukraine and Russia who will undoubtedly bear the brunt of this war, and...
Films For Action
Chris Hedges on the Critical Struggle To Rebuild The Left
Chris Hedges on the Critical Struggle To Rebuild The Left
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13 min
How to Start Making Change With Those You'd Rather Cancel
How to Start Making Change With Those You'd Rather Cancel
Black feminist and reproductive justice organizer Loretta J. Ross has spent decades dealing with people she fundamentally disagrees with, starting with an encounter she had as a young sexual assault survivor. She was working as a rape counselor when she received a letter from...
25 min
Attacking Trump Without a Positive Alternative Is a Losing Game
Attacking Trump Without a Positive Alternative Is a Losing Game
Trump winning twice is not an accident. It’s the result of the abject failure of a [liberal] political strategy that ignores financial reform and attempts to nudge the Democratic Party forward based more on identity than class.
Les Leopold
How Italian Workers Fought Back and Started an Eco-Revolution
How Italian Workers Fought Back and Started an Eco-Revolution
In this video we look at Italy's longest running factory occupation, of the GKN automotive plant in Florence / Firenze Italy, which is now in its third year. After all 422 workers were laid off by email in 2021 during the pandemic, the workers have occupied the space and...
7 min
Bernie Sanders Suggests Political Revolution is the ONLY Way to Stop a Trump Dictatorship
Bernie Sanders Suggests Political Revolution is the ONLY Way to Stop a Trump Dictatorship
Bernie Sanders has some harsh truths for the American people: there may be no going back after Trump’s second term. He argues that the only way to save democracy at this point is for “millions” of Americans to stand up to Donald Trump by taking to the streets. 
22 min
The Left Needs to Learn the Difference Between Imperfect Allies and Our True Opponents
The Left Needs to Learn the Difference Between Imperfect Allies and Our True Opponents
Tearing down the few allies we have in power is a gift to the establishment. The problem isn't their imperfections. It's that there's only a few of them instead of hundreds.
Tim Hjersted
How Hate Killed Truth
How Hate Killed Truth
We're in trouble. 
24 min
The Key to Persuasion (as a Leftist)
The Key to Persuasion (as a Leftist)
Harper O’Connor’s video tackles one of the biggest challenges for leftist discourse: persuasion. Many on the left are well-read and thoughtful, yet they struggle to communicate their ideas effectively. O’Connor argues that no matter how strong an argument is, if it isn’t...
17 min
Why the US Government Murdered Fred Hampton
Why the US Government Murdered Fred Hampton
What we aren't taught about the Black Panther Party. 
19 min
Our Philosophy on Movement Strategy: One No, Many Yeses
Our Philosophy on Movement Strategy: One No, Many Yeses
There is no one right strategy to change the world. Whether we focus on taking over the Democratic Party or building power outside it, let's invest in the path we've chosen and stop tearing down allies that choose a different way.
Films For Action
The Importance of Still Showing Up for Life Even When It Feels Like the World Is Crashing Out.
The Importance of Still Showing Up for Life Even When It Feels Like the World Is Crashing Out.
“This is for the tragic optimists those who see the world burning but still plant seeds. Those who hold the weight of despair in one hand and the stubborn hope for something better in the other, and if that sounds like you , come be tragically optimistic with me.” - Dasia...
39 min
The Time To Fight Is NOW
The Time To Fight Is NOW
📋 Take Action! Organizations to Join/ Support: https://www.ahsantetheartist.com/pro-democracy-groups  
12 min
Why Working People Need a Political Movement of Their Own
Why Working People Need a Political Movement of Their Own
There is no question that the Democratic Party, once the party of the working class, is now the party of the professional managerial class.
Les Leopold
The Hottest Year In Human History, And Where We Go From Here
The Hottest Year In Human History, And Where We Go From Here (2024)
Award-winning filmmakers Anne Macksoud and John Ankele offer their new short film and call to action, THE HOTTEST YEAR IN HUMAN HISTORY: AND WHERE WE GO FROM HERE, featuring author, educator, and environmentalist Bill McKibben. 
22 min
The Power of Worker Bees: Why We Organize the South
The Power of Worker Bees: Why We Organize the South
Honeybees – small but mighty creatures that make life possible. They work together, each with a role, ensuring the survival of their hive. Just like honeybees, workers keep the world running – from transportation to caregiving, from cooking to serving food. 
8 min
The Cure For A World Run By Psychopaths | George Monbiot
The Cure For A World Run By Psychopaths | George Monbiot
What if the world we live in isn’t broken by accident but by design? And what if the path to fixing it has been within us all along? 
7 min
Tea Creek
Tea Creek (trailer)
Against the backdrop of colonization and the climate crisis, Jacob Beaton, a passionate Indigenous entrepreneur, has embarked on a remarkable journey. His vision is to transform his family farm into a beacon of hope for Indigenous Food Sovereignty. In a world where the...
2 min
How Soon is Now? Daniel Pinchbeck on Social Change and Global Transformation
How Soon is Now? Daniel Pinchbeck on Social Change and Global Transformation
Daniel Pinchbeck is the author of How Soon is Now? We are on the brink of an ecological mega-crisis threatening the future of life on earth and our actions over the next few years may well determine the destiny of our descendants. Between a manifesto and a tactical plan of...
11 min
Trump's Neofascism Is Here Now. Here Are 10 Things You Can Do to Resist
Trump's Neofascism Is Here Now. Here Are 10 Things You Can Do to Resist
America has deep problems, which is why we can’t give up. Protect the vulnerable, organize boycotts and keep fighting
Robert Reich
Playbook for Defeating the 1% - the Swedish and Norwegian Model
Playbook for Defeating the 1% - the Swedish and Norwegian Model
This playbook is inspired by the insights of George Lakey and the transformative movements of Norway and Sweden in the early 20th century. These nations, once marked by extreme poverty and inequality, achieved remarkable economic justice and democracy through collecti
Films For Action
The Future Is Local: Bioregioning 101
The Future Is Local: Bioregioning 101
The past century has been marked by the rise of globalization in every sense of the word - through production, culture, agriculture, consumption and more. This trend has brought great wealth and opportunities to many people - but what have we lost and forgotten through this...
89 min
The 4 Paths to Resist Trump
The 4 Paths to Resist Trump
We worked with friends to create the Resistance Guidebook — with practical ideas about starting points for people who are feeling the need to do something but not sure about what. 
3 min
An Unprecedented Corporate Assault is Coming. Can It Be Stopped?
An Unprecedented Corporate Assault is Coming. Can It Be Stopped?
Corporations are planning an assault on workers’ rights once Trump takes office. It's time for Democrats to fight at the state level. In over a dozen states the Democrats have the power to overturn anti-union laws or pass key worker protections. Now they need to act. 
9 min
Deep Ecology
Deep Ecology (2025) ($5)
Deep Ecology delves into the profound interconnectedness of our personal and collective grief with the ecological and systemic crises engulfing our planet. At its heart lies the transformative practice of community acknowledgment and expression—rituals where participants...
53 min
Local One
Local One
The Amazon Labor Union made history in 2022 by becoming the first group to successfully unionize an Amazon warehouse in the U.S. Two and a half years later, the company has refused to recognize the union and bargain a contract. To pressure the company to start negotiating...
10 min
Power: One River, Two Nations
Power: One River, Two Nations (1996)
When Hydro-Québec announced its intention to proceed with the enormous James Bay II hydroelectric project, the 15,000 Cree who live in the region decided to stand up to the giant utility. With unprecedented access to key figures like Cree leader Matthew Coon Come and American...
77 min
1 Million Members, 100 Million Trees: How Brazil’s Socialist Farmers Are Fighting Big Ag
1 Million Members, 100 Million Trees: How Brazil’s Socialist Farmers Are Fighting Big Ag
The one-million strong Landless Workers Movement (MST) is a backbone of the Brazilian left, famous for its mass actions and radical land occupations all across the Brazilian countryside. While fighting agribusiness giants, the MST has become the largest producer of organic...
20 min
From Ground Zero: Stories from Gaza
From Ground Zero: Stories from Gaza (trailer)
From Executive Producer Michael Moore and Palestine's Official Submission for the 2025 Academy Awards, From Ground Zero, is a collection of revealing stories from 22 Palestinian filmmakers living through war, who capture their lives in Gaza amidst war. 
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How Leftists Can Win in 2025
How Leftists Can Win in 2025
Ready to start your political education journey? Click here: https://democracylover.gumroad.com/l/fpjkwn  
11 min
The Secret Reason the Dems Keep Losing
The Secret Reason the Dems Keep Losing
Being part of a political party used to actually mean something other than being hounded for money over text and being disappointed by your choice of candidates at the polls every few years. Here’s how the death of mass-membership organizations tanked the American political...
19 min
Francesca's HEATED Debate With Cenk Uygur On Strategy Under Trump
Francesca's HEATED Debate With Cenk Uygur On Strategy Under Trump
Woooee! Things get spicy between Francesca and Cenk as they discuss Cenk's recent tour of right wing media outlets, left versus right populism, establishment vs anti-establishment, and the future of TYT as the country awaits the ascendence of God Emperor Donald Trump for a...
122 min
Yasuní: The “Yes” Heard Around the World
Yasuní: The “Yes” Heard Around the World
“Leave the oil in the ground? Give up more than a billion dollars a year? Put nature above the economy? What madness is this?”
Pablo Solón
The Political Spectrum is a Myth
The Political Spectrum is a Myth
I’m Andres Acevedo, and this is The Market Exit. In this essay, I challenge one of the most pervasive frameworks in political discourse: the left-right spectrum. Where does it come from, and why does it continue to dominate how we think about politics today? 
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A Video to Send to Your Trump-Voting Friends and Family
A Video to Send to Your Trump-Voting Friends and Family
Want a better economy? Hate elitism? The problem isn't the left vs right, it's the top vs the bottom. You might want to look up.
23 min
THE LAST HOPE CAMP
THE LAST HOPE CAMP (2022)
What was the Last Hope camp, what did we achieve, and what now?
5 min
Fell in Love With Fire
Fell in Love With Fire (2024)
Five years in the making, this hour-long film documents the uprising that swept Chile from October 2019 to March 2020, showing how everyday people sustained six months of rebellion by creating extensive networks of self-determination and mutual aid.
65 min
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
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
A Forgotten '60s Radical Movement
A Forgotten '60s Radical Movement
An in-depth look at the New Left of the 1960's. 
54 min
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 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
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 
32 min
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
What Do We Do Now?
What Do We Do Now?
What do we do now that the orange fascist is back? 
9 min
Instructions for Courageous Living in a Broken World
Instructions for Courageous Living in a Broken World
In a world marked by division, inequality, and growing despair, navigating daily life with integrity and purpose can feel overwhelming. Yet, even amid this brokenness, profound change is possible through acts of radical compassion.
Tim Hjersted
10 Ways to Be Prepared and Grounded Now That Trump Has Won
10 Ways to Be Prepared and Grounded Now That Trump Has Won
The key to taking effective action in a Trump world is to avoid perpetuating the autocrat’s goals of fear, isolation, exhaustion and disorientation.
Daniel Hunter