Censorship and the Future of the Internet

This week's video is about the limits of the first amendment, corporate control of the internet, and what a future non-corporate online world could look like.

11 min

Eco-Warrior Sleeper Cell Awakening with Joanna Macy and the Shambala Warrior Prophecy

Deep ecologist Joanna Macy describes the Shambala Warrior Prophecy from Buddhist Tibet, expressed as a metaphor for inspiration into environmental and humanitarian activism.

9 min

What Greed has Done | Chris Hedges

Chris Hedges talks to Bill Moyers about the destruction of America's manufacturing base by American corporations as well as the effect that unfettered and unregulated capitalism has had on the poor and vulnerable. Hedges calls them "sacrifice zones."

17 min

The CIA is a Terrorist Organization

The CIA is responsible for some of the worst crimes in modern history. The death toll from the wars and unrest caused by the CIA, not to mention their many outright murders, is staggering. In this episode, we'll take a look at just a few of the many examples of CIA terrorism...

22 min

Cult 45 | Chris Hedges (2020)

This is a clip from the forthcoming documentary Ecosophia, featuring Chris Hedges and many others.

16 min

Battlestar Climatica (2020)

"The consumer society - it's hyperindividualism - and hyperindividualism is a form of disempowerment, and they know it. So you get to express your personal identity, while you are being stripped of collective power. And the elites are not going to go without a fight. Look at...

9 min

Net Zero Climate Plans, Explained

The past year has seen an explosion in the number of companies announcing they are now “net-zero” or “carbon neutral,” or at least plan to be in the next 30 years. Unilever, Uber, and Facebook are just a few of the recent additions to the club, and even major oil companies...

4 min

The Key to Happiness in a Distracted World

What could ancient Greek philosophers tell us about how to live our lives today?

37 min

Noam Chomksy "Calls Out" Cancel Culture

Noam Chomsky on what makes Cancel Culture at all unique and why it's a mistake in principle and tactic.

3 min

The Taoist Story of Robber Zhi and Confucius | SHORT FILM (2020)

Equal to the Tao Te Ching is the great Taoist text known as the Zhuangzi, attributed the great sage Zhuangzi. One of the chapters in the Zhuangzi text is the story of Robber Zhi and Confucius. This passage tests our spiritual understanding of Taoism and essentially reveals...

17 min

You're Probably Already A Socialist

If you turn on the news today, odds are you'll hear someone use the term "socialism" incorrectly to try to scare you. In this video, I hope to correct the record and explain what socialism really means. - Second Thought

12 min

Our Democracy No Longer Represents the People. Here's How We Fix It (2015)

Harvard Professor Lawrence Lessig makes the case that our democracy has become corrupt with money, leading to inequality that means only 0.02% of the United States population actually determines who's in power.

21 min

On Compassion (2020)

Would I have done things differently if I were in your shoes? If I were in the totality of your circumstances? When we look into the eyes of "the other" - without looking away - the labels start to come off. The question "What's it like to be you?" is a powerful starting...

13 min

People Didn't Win The Election... Wall $treet Did | Ryan Knight

"The new battle in the country & the world is no longer Conservative vs Liberal, it's People vs Oligarchy"

10 min

Oligarchs Are Gaming Democracy | George Monbiot

"The oligarchs have discovered the formula for persuading the poor to vote for the interests of the very rich” - George Monbiot

10 min

Ten Things You Need to Know to Stop a Coup (2020)

We have a president who has openly said he might not respect the outcome of our election. We have to be ready if he claims victory before votes are counted, tries to stop counting, or refuses to accept a loss. Choose Democracy is preparing people for the possibility of a coup...

3 min

Biden vs. Trump on Foreign Policy

Who is the better anti-war choice? Abby Martin settles the score.

8 min

Honest Government Ad | Q

The US Government has made an ad about QAnon and it’s surprisingly honest and informative.

4 min

How Ranked Choice Voting Can Save American Politics

Tired of voting for the lesser of two evils? Our current election system is broken, and it yields worse and worse candidates every cycle. Ranked Choice Voting can help solve that problem.

12 min

How America Can Leave Fossil Fuels Behind, In One Chart

VOX talked to physicist and engineer Saul Griffith, who takes us through his incredibly detailed road map for how the US could actually walk away from fossil fuels in the next 30 years.

12 min

George Monbiot Exposes Coronavirus Corruption at the Heart of Government

Covid Corruption, Privileged Parasites & the Gilded Circle: Watch the full 18min interview with Monbiot on Corruption.

9 min

America's Unemployment Problem

The pandemic has wreaked havoc on America's job market, leaving millions without steady pay or healthcare. We know that unemployment is a real problem, but the "official" unemployment figures don't tell the whole story. The true rate of unemployment is much worse than you think.

12 min

Diwata

Mining companies are destroying large parts of ancient forest. However on the island of Palawan in the Philippines a small group of women are standing up against these big companies and protecting the forests and the spirit that lives within them; Diwata.

8 min

Just the Way You Are

"Growing up I had vague memories of Mister Rogers Neighborhood, but watching his program now as an adult and as a filmmaker I was fascinated by the degree of sophistication and discipline Rogers brought to his show.

15 min

American Psychosis | Chris Hedges

Pulitzer-prize winning journalist, author and activist Chris Hedges discusses modern-day consumerism, totalitarian corporate power, and living in a culture dominated by pervasive illusion.

15 min

Neoliberalism: The Root of Our Problems

A short film by Eat The Moon.

4 min

Voting | ContraPoints

ContraPoints tackles the great "to vote or not to vote" debate in entertaining fashion.

24 min

The Politics of Cultural Despair | Chris Hedges

Author, activist and dissident Chris Hedges spoke at The Sanctuary for Independent Media in Troy NY on October 16, 2020. In this talk he examines the cultural and social forces that have given rise to extremism in the United States. He explores the myriad of factors that led...

119 min

The Last and Most Important Advice I Will Ever Give | Dr. Meyer Hillman

89-year-old social scientist Dr. Mayer Hillman explains the source of climate change and what must be done.

8 min

Take Back Your Attention From The Social Media Algorithms

"Take Back Your Attention" is a short compilation with clips from several Rebel Wisdom films, and featuring visuals from the recent Netflix film with Tristan Harris, "The Social Dilemma".

5 min

Covid-19 Exposes Our True Power | Charles Eisenstein

Last year, five million children worldwide died of hunger, yet no government has declared a state of emergency or asked that we radically alter our way of life to save them. Nor do we see a comparable level of alarm and action around suicide or drug overdoses, the...

8 min

Why Everyone Deserves A Basic Income | Guy Standing

There is a simple solution to the economic problems we face today. It’s called a universal basic income and this is the justification for it.

6 min

How Amphibians Restore Balance To The Land | Harvey Tweats

Many of us are aware of the remarkable effects of large megafauna in an ecosystem. We now know that wolves change rivers, that whales alter the composition of the atmosphere and that the ponds that beavers create prevent terrible floods. Yet few are enlightened to the...

8 min

World Localization Day 2020 (Short Version) Be Part of this Inspirational Movement for Change!

After COVID-19, we can return to stressful disconnected lives and climate catastrophe or we can slow down, scale down and rebuild our connections to each other and to the Earth. On June 21, we hosted an inspiring online festival of ideas and inspiration in celebration of...

115 min

World Localization Day - full version. Be part of this inspirational movement for change!

259 min

Why Do We Make Life So Hard? | Jon Jondai

Jon Jondai shares his life story of trying to find success in the city only to turn around and come back home to live a life of freedom.

10 min

Can You See It ? | Extinction Rebellion France

Can you see the absurdity of our world? Can you imagine another society?

5 min

Is There a Future for Our Democracy? Why Everything Depends on the Answer | David Orr

We are living through the most dangerous challenge to free government in the U.S. anyone of us alive has encountered. Like a house with crumbling foundations, American democracy is suffering from decades of deferred maintenance. The challenge of repairing and updating our...

27 min

David Graeber on the Extreme 'Center'

“It strikes me that what’s called the moderates are the most immoderate people possible.”

4 min

Is The World Really Overpopulated? | George Monbiot

A story of the denial of our common humanity, featuring George Monbiot.

6 min

Indigenous Thinking for Troubled Times, Tyson Yunkaporta

Can indigenous thinking save the world? Tyson Yunkaporta's new book 'Sand Talk' explores this question and is making a big impact.

45 min

Honor Yard: Finding Hope & Healing in a Maximum-Security Prison

Imagine finding hope, camaraderie and healing in a maximum-security prison. “Honor Yard” explores the symptoms of trauma from the perspective of the men who live in an Honor Yard at a California Prison in Lancaster, CA.

9 min

The Power of Love - A Reading by Satish Kumar

Enjoy this heartwarming share from peace and environmental advocate, Satish Kumar.

9 min

The Inner Peace Revolution

We all want peace, so why isn’t the world more peaceful? Discover the scientific evidence that points to a surprising solution.

21 min

Why Billionaires Should Pay for the Coronavirus Crisis | Grace Blakeley

"Not working people who sacrificed their lives to keep our economy going"

6 min

How the Modern World Makes Us Mentally Ill - Dr. Jonathan Haidt

Dr. Jonathan Haidt explains how good intentions and bad ideas are setting up a generation for a failure.

13 min

50 Years Ago, This Was a Wasteland. He Changed Everything

Almost 50 years ago, fried chicken tycoon David Bamberger used his fortune to purchase 5,500 acres of overgrazed land in the Texas Hill Country. Planting grasses to soak in rains and fill hillside aquifers, Bamberger devoted the rest of his life to restoring the degraded...

9 min

Honest Government Ad | The Recession

The Australien Government has made an ad about the recession, its cuts to Jobseeker/Jobkeeper, tax cuts for the rich, cuts to the Environment Act; and the 'Gas-led Recovery' - and it’s surprisingly honest and informative.

4 min

Worker Cooperatives: Expanding Democracy In The Workplace

For the vast majority of people, work is miserable, tedious, and meaningless. It doesn't have to be that way. Expanding workplace democracy through worker co-ops is a step in the right direction. This video was written in part by a Second Thought patron! Big thanks to Thought...

11 min

Can Universal Basic Income End Our Cultural Obsession With Work? | Philosopher Andrew Taggart

In 1948, German philosopher Josef Pieper predicted that society was headed for a dystopia he called 'Total Work'. With most of us in 2017 working too long, missing social events, working on weekends, and egging on our older years just for the retirement, practical philosopher...

9 min

Hope in a Changing Climate - by John D. Liu (2009)

Hope in a Changing Climate optimistically reframes the debate on global warming. Illustrating that large, decimated eco-systems can be restored, the BBC World documentary reveals success stories from Ethiopia, Rwanda and China which prove that bringing large areas back from...

30 min

Trump: What's The Deal? (1991)

Donald Trump is one of the richest and most famous men in America, but on what foundation has his success been built? From accusations of harassment to repeated flirtations with bankruptcy, his very public business career has been one of artifice and intrigue; a Machiavellian...

83 min

America's Patriotism to Fascism Pipeline

There have been plenty of videos examining the YouTube far-right radicalization machine, but far fewer looking at the effect of Fox News and conservative talk radio hosts on older generations. This video by Second Thought is an attempt to explain why so many people from our...

18 min

Are You Really "Free" Under Capitalism?

For decades, Americans have used the words "capitalism" and "freedom" as synonyms. In this video by Second Thought, we'll explore why capitalism not only fails to provide the freedom it promises, it also actively suppresses real freedom.

11 min

America's Two-Party Corporate Duopoly

The two major parties aren't as different as you think they are. Democratic and Republican voters are more divided than ever, but that's not the case for elected officials. In this episode of Second Thought, we'll discuss the similarities between the two major parties, and...

11 min

How Dark Money Convinced You to Vote for Monsters | Peter Geoghegan

The story of George Soros, fake news & the Americanisation of far right politics.

9 min

How to Be a Woke White Person

Ever wonder how to become a woke white person? In this step by step instructional, you’ll slice through social justice warrior school and emerge with a high level degree in woke-ology. You’ll know not only how to get offended by anything, you’ll understand how to accrue woke...

7 min

Identity & Empathy | Ayishat Akanbi

Ayishat Akanbi is a stylist and cultural commentator. Her monologue 'The Problem with Wokeness' went viral a couple of years ago. She argues that modern social justice movements, or 'wokeness', often creates division, and harms those it is intended to help.

63 min

Noam Chomsky: How the Mass Media Manufactures Consent

Summary of Chomsky's analyses on how the corporate media functions. Excerpt from the documentary Manufacturing Consent: Noam Chomsky and the Media (1992). Watch the whole thing here.

9 min

Seven European cities pilot solutions to be more circular

The Circular Economy Action Plan, adopted by the European Commission in 2020, is one of the cornerstones of the European Green Deal. The plan includes a series of measures to ensure that the resources used in the EU are kept in use for as long as possible. The final goal is...

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