Why All US Politicians Should Earn Minimum Wage | Francesca Fiorentini

Biden's Stimulus Bill & The History of Failure

10 min

The Terrifying $1.2 Trillion Plan That Could Kill 90% of Humanity | Stephen Fry

The US will soon review its nuclear weapons program. Should it spend $1.2 Trillion extending & updating it?

12 min

Why The United States Can't Handle Crises

Covid-19, climate change, natural disasters, constant recessions, homelessness, declining life expectancy and quality of life, economic inequality...it seems like the United States is perpetually in crisis, and more often than not we fail to meet the challenge. Why is that?...

17 min

Why America Throws the Poor in Prison

America built mass incarceration: the wholesale imprisonment of entire populations. Why, exactly, are so many people in prison – more than the entire population of New Mexico? That’s our focus for this week’s video: how a crisis of capitalism created a surplus population of...

8 min

David Cross: Why America Sucks at Everything

America: the greatest, richest, freest country in the world – or is it? David Cross, of Mr. Show, Arrested Development, and The Dark Divide discusses why Americans, despite living in the wealthiest country in the history of the world, have a much worse standard of living than...

13 min

The Video the Royal Family Does Not Want You To See | Nabil Abdulrashid

Everything You Need To Know About Harry & Meghan.

10 min

A Guide to US Empire in Africa: Neocolonial Order & AFRICOM (2021)

Abby Martin speaks to Eugene Puryear to discuss the big picture of US imperialism in Africa: From the Berlin Conference to the subversion of liberation movements to neocolonial puppets and the current sprawl of AFRICOM "counterterrorism."

54 min

CNN: Criticism Of Sinema On $15 Minimum Wage Is Sexist

Democratic Sen. Kyrsten Sinema’s (Ariz.) office is pushing back against criticism of her Friday vote to reject a $15 minimum wage bill, with a spokeswoman for the senator calling commentary on the way in which she cast her vote sexist. Sinema was among eight Democrats who...

10 min

Why You Shouldn't Be Distracted By The Royal Circus | Prof John Ashton

“We’re all being tempted to be distracted by the circus that is Meghan, Harry & the Royal Family, this is classic distraction stuff” - John Ashton

10 min

How We All Became Richard Nixon | Adam Curtis

This short film uses the story of Richard Nixon’s paranoia to explore how a similar outlook has been perpetuated on the larger social scale by the new media age. Skimming through the evolution of the mainstream media via television and newspapers, this short film comments on...

7 min

Permaculture Is a Way of Thinking | Andrew Faust

This is a clip from The Evolution of Ecological Consciousness (2013). Watch the full documentary here.

11 min

Can You Trust the Media? | Manufacturing Consent Explained

The term "fake news" is thrown around without much thought, but with more and more people losing faith in the media, honesty in news broadcasting is something we need to consider. In this episode, Second Thought takes a look at whose interests the corporate media serves, and...

14 min

Grief, Sacred Rage and Revolutionary Love | Bioneers

For too long women in general and women of color even more pointedly have been told to suppress their grief and rage in the name of love and forgiveness. No more. How do we reclaim our emotions in the labor of loving others? What might authentic reckoning, apology, and...

90 min

One Hundred Thousand Beating Hearts: An Evolution From Industrial To Regenerative Farming (2016)

Fourth generation cattleman Will Harris shares his evolution from industrial to regenerative farmer.

15 min

Honest Government Ad | News Corp Bargaining Code

The Australien Government has made an ad about the new Media legislation it just passed, and it's surprisingly honest and informative.

4 min

Mutual Aid And Dual Power | Praxis 101

"One of the most common questions I get on my channel is "what can normal people do to help?" So, here's a video on what you can do to help! Building dual power and getting involved in mutual aid networks are some of the most effective ways to win over new people to the cause...

14 min

Breaking Free of Old Habits, Addiction, and Past Traumas with Dr. Gabor Maté

It’s part of the human condition to run away from pain. Most of us have habits that we acquired as a way to cope with painful childhood experiences or traumas, which unfortunately don’t serve us as adults. These habits can manifest as addiction in a wide variety of forms...

65 min

Haiti's Century of US Coups, Invasions & Puppets (2021)

Amidst mass protests against their US-backed dictator, Abby Martin covers how the US Empire has determined the destiny of the Haitian people for generations.

9 min

How Socialists Can Win Elections

Since 2015, the U.S. has witnessed the rise of an insurgent left electoral movement. Not only did Bernie Sanders nearly win the Democratic nomination twice, but socialists across the country have started gaining power – from city councils to congressional seats. But if you’re...

8 min

Is The State Your Enemy?

What is the State's role? How does its theoretical purpose compare to its actions in reality? In this episode, Second Thought considers the role of the modern state and evaluates whether it's fulfilling its stated duty to the people.

14 min

Truth Behind SNL’s Controversial Israel Joke

Abby Martin responds to the outcry against Michael Che's joke on the last episode of Saturday Night Live about medical apartheid in Israel.

5 min

Capitalist Realism, Mental Illness and Societies of Control

Capitalist realism is the ambient all pervasive atmosphere where it's just sort of implied that capitalism is all there is. It conditions how we view the world, how we work, our social relations, even our thoughts and behaviors. When it comes to mental health, capitalist...

25 min

Nicholas Christakis - Our Common Humanity

“These wonderful qualities that bind us together, that reflect our common humanity are unbelievably unbelievable and wonderful to see. And so this is one of the reasons I'm optimistic.” Nicholas Christakis

3 min

Jane Goodall - Pandemic

“It is our disregard for nature and our disrespect of the animals we should share the planet with that has caused this pandemic.” Jane Goodall

4 min

The Problem With Hyper-Individualism

The "hyper-individualist" mindset runs rampant in capitalist nations, especially the US, where it's praised as "hard work" and "common sense." In this episode, Second Thought takes a look at why the individualist mindset is counterproductive and an utterly absurd way to view...

12 min

Vampires, They Exist?! (2020)

Vampires reveal their existence to human beings. The media reacts. In the first half, this film examines the reaction of two media outlets as well as the reaction of several college students, captured by a film student conducting man on the street interviews. In the second...

33 min

America Compared: Why Other Countries Treat Their People So Much Better

We're taught to believe that America is the greatest country on earth and that it couldn't possibly get any better. Let's put that claim to the test. In this episode, we'll compare the US to other wealthy nations using several key metrics: "low-skilled" job compensation...

14 min

How Britain Could Become a Failed State | George Monbiot

Don't think it could happen? Think again... Full 24min Interview.

10 min

Nina Turner: I Am an Angry-Ass Black Woman. I'm Mad! (2021)

And if you're not mad too...

2 min

The Man Who Exposed Amazon

The Gravel Institute is launching a new series to supplement our explainer videos: mini-documentaries on the struggles of workers in our stagnating, highly unequal economy. This video focuses on Chris Smalls, an Amazon warehouse employee who exposed their deeply unsafe...

10 min

The Free Market Isn't Free | The GameStop Saga Explained

By popular demand, here's Second Thought's take on the GameStop/Reddit/Robinhood stock market debacle. In this episode, we take a look at the strange and deeply funny spectacle of a bunch of normal people tanking a hedge fund, but more importantly, we analyze what the...

14 min

Changing the World is SIMPOL (2021)

Ever wondered why governments aren't acting fast enough on climate and other global problems? Ever wondered what you can do? Sign on to the SIMPOL campaign at:

5 min

Freedom of Information Under Attack From Secret Government Unit | Mary Fitzgerald

It’s literally a matter of life and death… Protect Freedom of Information, Sign the Petition.

6 min

The Great Reset - Conspiracy or Fact?

Everyone's talking about the Great Reset - the economic proposal unveiled by Prince Charles and the WEF last year - but how significant is it, and how likely are the conspiracy theories that claim it will be used to bring in a New World Order?

17 min

Hypocrisy of the Free Speech Warriors | Ronan Burtenshaw

Here's what the free speech warriors never talk about...

17 min

The Tiny House Fire Truck That Runs on Waste Vegetable Oil!

Today Happen Films is taking a tour of this incredible tiny house truck that runs on waste vegetable oil! BEV, the biosphere emergency vehicle, is the mobile home for artists Brenna Quinlan and Charlie Mgee when they're on the road traveling in Australia. The house features a...

15 min

America's Prescription Drug Cartel

The United States has the most expensive prescription drugs in the world. We often pay ten times the price for the same drug, even though there's no difference at all. Why is American healthcare so expensive? In this episode, we take a brief look at America's prescription...

14 min

How Socialists Solved The Housing Crisis

American housing is in crisis. With more luxury housing being built every day while huge numbers of people are stuck with substandard homes or none at all, the U.S. model for housing has proven to be a catastrophe. Zohran Mamdani, New York State assemblyman, talks about how...

9 min

J.K. Rowling | ContraPoints

Contrapoints tackles the J.K. Rowling controversy. Clocking in at 90 minutes, it's essentially a feature documentary.

90 min

The Minimum Wage Debate Explained

Since the minimum wage is in the news again, I figured it would be a good time to address some things that are never brought up. In this episode we take a look at the minimum wage and why some people are against it being raised, but more importantly, we examine what the whole...

15 min

If The Government Can Get Away With 100,000 Covid Deaths, It Can Get Away With Anything | Peter Jukes

“What's been the cost of the pandemic lies? Well, at least 100,000 dead. And yet this government remains at 40 percent in the polls”

8 min

Dreaming the Future | Kenny Ausubel

This video is part of a series called "Seeding the Field: 30 Years of Transformative Solutions," which celebrates some of the best moments of the Bioneers conference through the last 30 years. Founders Kenny Ausubel and Nina Simons, who organized these brilliant lectures...

3 min

The Media Created a Monster. Now They Want to Wash Their Hands | George Monbiot

"How did this reality TV star Donald Trump become President of the United States?"

6 min

Jan. 6 Was An Inside Job

Abby Martin and Mike Prysner bring you up to date about the DC Capital attack with shocking new details about the seriousness of the operation, the depths of the inside job, and who from the government may land in prison for it (including Trump). Brian Becker, host of The...

27 min

How Childhood Trauma Leads to Addiction | Gabor Maté

Gabor Maté CM (born January 6, 1944) is a Hungarian-born Canadian physician. He has a background in family practice and a special interest in childhood development and trauma, and in their potential lifelong impacts on physical and mental health, including on autoimmune...

10 min

Does Capitalism Mean Freedom? | Zephyr Teachout

According to the standard account, capitalism—whatever your criticisms of it—is synonymous with freedom. Zephyr Teachout explains how we are told other systems necessitate central planning by undemocratic bureaucracies. But what if that’s not true? capitalism puts us at the...

6 min

Is "Big Government" Really the Problem? | Briahna Joy Gray

Conservatives like to complain about "Big Government," but despite lower government spending than many peer nations, America is less prosperous and less free. Briahna Joy Gray explains how the government isn't bad because it's big: it's bad because it's bought.

6 min

How 100% Clean Energy Could Power Our Cities and Towns

Grist built this tiny model town to show what it would look like if we tried to transition to 100% clean energy. In the real world, it’s even more difficult. Staff reporter Shannon Osaka wrote about what it really means when cities say they’re going ‘100 percent renewable.’

6 min

Does Capitalism Actually Reduce Poverty? | Richard Wolff

You’ve probably heard that “capitalism has reduced global poverty by 90 percent.” It’s a line frequently parroted by capitalism’s most enthusiastic promoters. But there’s a problem with those claims: they’re either misleading or outright false. Professor Richard Wolff breaks...

7 min

The Capitol Riot Explained

The events of January 6th have gotten plenty of news coverage, but there's been very little actual analysis. In this episode, I do my best to explain the Capitol Hill riot, who was responsible, why it happened, and what it means for the country going forward.

32 min

MSNBC Suddenly Realizes Bernie Was Right

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9 min

How China Broke the World's Already Broken Recycling Paradigm

Plastic recycling was a public relations scam invented to keep the plastics industry alive amid mounting political scrutiny. This shifted responsibility for their polluting, unsustainable products away from them and onto consumers while masking how broken the recycling...

20 min

Why The US Prison System Is The Worst In The Developed World

The US incarcerates more people - both per capita and by sheer numbers - than any other nation on earth. Our prisons are inhumane hellholes, and private prisons are making a killing. Let's talk about our horrendous prison system and look at some much better justice systems in...

16 min

Standing in Solidarity with the Standing Rock Sioux (2016)

Mid-November, 2016, thousands of water protectors gather as a singular family on the campgrounds surrounding the Standing Rock Sioux Reservation. This is the story of the grassroots movement known as Standing Rock, calling people across the world to stand together to protect...

36 min

The Writings of an Earth Lover

This video is dedicated to the memory of Vivienne Elanta. She was an Australian environmental activist. With her partner John Croft, she co-founded the Gaia Foundation of Australia, with the objectives of developing projects which are engaging towards personal growth...

10 min

Tamera: An Ecovillage for a New Humanity (2018)

Tamera is an ecovillage situated in the south of Portugal. It is a holistic peace research and education center exploring different ways of being and living on this planet. With two hundred people currently residing there, Tamera has become an iconic space of experimentation...

11 min

PROJECT CYBERSYN (2021)

Project Cybersyn tells the story of applied cybernetics in early 1970s Chile during the Allende Presidency and evaluates its legacy, value and potential. Translations of this video are welcome.

21 min

The Blackwater Pardons, PMCs, And US Imperialism

The recent pardoning of war criminals is reprehensible, but the action fits perfectly into the US imperialist framework. Come learn about how Primate Military Companies have changed the face of war and imperialism.

16 min

Chain Reactions (2019)

Is it possible to get into college if you’ve never been through the traditional k-12 school system? That’s one of the questions I explore in my new film Self-Taught.

10 min

Why American History Whitewashes Radical Figures

This week's video is about the imperialist practice of whitewashing and revising the histories of radical figures like Martin Luther King, Jr. and Thomas Paine. Why do American history books leave out so much of King's activism? Come find out!

14 min

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