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The Age of the Demagogues
The Age of the Demagogues
The increase in nihilistic violence such as school shootings and Fridays lethalassault on a Planned Parenthood clinic, the frequent executions of poor people of color by police, and the rise of thuggish demagogues such asDonald Trumpare symptoms of the collapse of our...
Chris Hedges
600 Posters, 80 Artists - Brandalism Crew Take Over Billboards Ahead of Paris Climate Talks
600 Posters, 80 Artists - Brandalism Crew Take Over Billboards Ahead of Paris Climate Talks
Two days before the launch of the UN COP21 Climate Conference, 600 posters were installed in outdoor media spaces across Paris. 82 Artists from 19 different countries made artworks to challenge the corporate takeover of COP21 and to reveal the connections between advertising...
2 min
The Meaning of Mahu
The Meaning of Mahu
Mahu is the Hawaiian term for people who embody both male and female spirit - or what Westernerscall transgender. This animated scene from the PBS/Independent Lens film "KUMU HINA - A Place in the Middle"- describes how early Hawaiians valued and respected mh as healers...
2 min
Kumu Hina
Kumu Hina (2014) ($5)
Imagine a world where a little boy can grow up to be the woman of his dreams, and a young girl can rise to become a leader of men. Welcome to Kumu Hina's Hawaii. Trailer for award-winning PBS/Independent lens film about a mahu (transgender) teacher in Hawaii and her...
77 min
The True Story of Native Peoples' Plight - From Genocide to Reeducation
The True Story of Native Peoples' Plight - From Genocide to Reeducation
Each November, Americans celebrate a mythical version of U.S. history. Thanksgiving Day's portrayal of the experience of Native Americans under the boot of settler-colonialism is one of the Empire's most cherished falsehoods. To hear about the true story of native peoples'...
25 min
Native American Responses to Thanksgiving
Native American Responses to Thanksgiving
We invited Native Americans to respond to the word "Thanksgiving." These are their responses.
2 min
Why We Should Use 'Daesh' - Not 'Islamic State' or 'ISIS'
Why We Should Use 'Daesh' - Not 'Islamic State' or 'ISIS'
In the wake of theParis terrorist attacks, the world has woken upto the threat that the self-proclaimed Islamic State poses to the Western world. Among other things, it has s
The Kurdish Project
Cupcake Fascism: Gentrification, Infantilisation and Cake
Cupcake Fascism: Gentrification, Infantilisation and Cake
Cupcake fascism asserts itself violently through something the infantilized subject holds deeply as an ideal. This ideal is niceness.
Tom Whyman
The Oneness Is the Greatest - #SanctumBristol
The Oneness Is the Greatest - #SanctumBristol
A reflection on religion, spirituality, connection and destruction.
E Mizon
Decoding Daesh: Why Is the New Name for ISIS so Hard to Understand?
Decoding Daesh: Why Is the New Name for ISIS so Hard to Understand?
Arabic translator Alice Guthrie investigates 'Daesh', the new name for ISIS recently adopted by several world leaders because it delegitimises the group's activities. But how can a new name undermine a terrorist organisation? And why do the English-speaking media find the...
Alice Guthrie
Terrorism Double Standards: After Paris, Let's Stop Blaming Muslims & Take a Hard Look at Ourselves
Terrorism Double Standards: After Paris, Let's Stop Blaming Muslims & Take a Hard Look at Ourselves
We must mourn all victims. But until we look honestly at the violence we export, nothing will ever change
Ben Norton
Lakota Wisdom: Why Native American Truths Can Heal the World
Lakota Wisdom: Why Native American Truths Can Heal the World
The word wisdom is used frequently every day, whether it is spoken and heard or written and read. Yet it is debatable, in my opinion, if most of us know what it is. In most dictionaries it is defined as "the quality or state of being wise, sagacious, discerning and...
Joseph M. Marshall III
Marie's Dictionary - Great Grandmother's Efforts to Keep Her Native Language Alive
Marie's Dictionary - Great Grandmother's Efforts to Keep Her Native Language Alive
In the United States more than 130 Native American languages are endangered. Several are on the verge of extinction with only a handful of fluent speakers.
9 min
6 Artists Illustrate What Debt Means to Them
6 Artists Illustrate What Debt Means to Them
For our Debt Issue, we explored ways we could turn the tables on the bankers, rethink the soul-crushing nature of debt, and find routes to get out of it.Because the shame and powerlessness of debt can overwhelm our senses and perceptions, wedecided to ask our favorite artists...
Yes! Magazine
What's It Like To Be A Black Girl In Rome?
What's It Like To Be A Black Girl In Rome?
Watch the video to find out the answer to that question for some.
12 min
The Psychology of Hate: How We Deny Human Beings Their Humanity
The Psychology of Hate: How We Deny Human Beings Their Humanity
From slavery to genocide, society has shown a terrifying ability to disregard the personhood of others. Here's why.
Nicholas Epley
What Would Happen If Male Athletes Were Asked The Same Questions Female Athletes Are Subjected To?
What Would Happen If Male Athletes Were Asked The Same Questions Female Athletes Are Subjected To?
Something's wrong with media coverage of female athletes.
1 min
Rupert Murdoch Takes Over National Geographic, Immediately Lays off Hundreds
Rupert Murdoch Takes Over National Geographic, Immediately Lays off Hundreds
When news broke that Rupert Murdoch, evil overlord of Fox News, had purchased National Geographic, it sent shockwaves of panic through thinking individuals everywhere. After all, National Geographic has traditionally been one of the most well-known sources of scientific...
John Prager
I Am Not Black. You Are Not White: We Are Not the Racial Labels Elites Invented to Divide Us
I Am Not Black. You Are Not White: We Are Not the Racial Labels Elites Invented to Divide Us
Racism is real but race is not. "Black" and "White" were labels invented in the 15th century - made up to divide us. Is it time to let these labels go?Prince Eabelieves the answer is yes.
4 min
Bertrand Russell & Buckminster Fuller on Why We Should Work Less, and Live & Learn More
Bertrand Russell & Buckminster Fuller on Why We Should Work Less, and Live & Learn More
Why must we all work long hours to earn the right to live? Why must only the wealthy have accessto leisure, aesthetic pleasure, self-actualization?
Josh Jones
Modulations
Modulations (1998)
Modulationsis a feature-length documentary that captures a moment in history where humans and machines are fusing to create today's most exciting sounds.
73 min
Synthetic Pleasures
Synthetic Pleasures (1995)
Is reality obsolete? From low-tech function like body piercing and artificially-stocked fishing pools, to the latest in bionics and VR gaming, Iara Lee's 1995 cyber-age intellectual survey - call it a *.DOCumentary - downloads a Future Shockful of data and defines the...
83 min
What Happened When This Woman Included 'Feminist' on Her Tinder Profile
What Happened When This Woman Included 'Feminist' on Her Tinder Profile
No matter which way you swipe, misogyny comes from all angles on Tinder. The Instagram accountFeminist_Tinderis bringing these dudes into the limelight by highlighting the sexist messages
Alanna Vagianos
Bird in a Cage
Bird in a Cage
Tribute to an elder
Rebecca Roher
Donald Trump Hosting Saturday Night LIVE?
Donald Trump Hosting Saturday Night LIVE?
Dear Lorne Michaels and Saturday Night Live,
2 min
Are You Raising A Boy Or A Toxic Man?
Are You Raising A Boy Or A Toxic Man?
We need to start talking to our sons, and tell them that its OK to feel and express emotion. That it doesnt make them any less of a man.
Avital Norman Nathman
The Golden Calf (Return of the Goddess)
The Golden Calf (Return of the Goddess)
From Nina Paley, the filmmaker behind the extraordinary This Land Is Mine, come the latest chapter in her ongoing feature filmin production, "Seder-Masochism." You can donate to help finish the filmhere:questioncopyright.org/sedermasochism
3 min
Copying Is Not Theft
Copying Is Not Theft
Our free culture anthem gets a fabulous arrangement by Nik Phelps. Vocals by Connie Champagne. Animation and song by Nina Paley.
1 min
Maya Angelou: Still I Rise
Maya Angelou: Still I Rise
In this video, Professor Angelou recites her poem, "Still I Rise," from her volume of poetry And Still I Rise, published in 1978.
3 min
Famous Quotes, The Way a Woman Would Have to Say Them During a Meeting.
Famous Quotes, The Way a Woman Would Have to Say Them During a Meeting.
A few weeks ago at work, Jennifer Lawrence wrote in an essay for Lenny (yup, I guess Im subscribed to Lenny now! Well played, Lena Dunham). I spoke my mind and gave my opinion in a clear and no-[BS] way; no aggression, just blunt. The man I was working with (actually, he was...
Alexandra Petri
Back to the Future Parody Sends Marty To The Real 2015
Back to the Future Parody Sends Marty To The Real 2015
Back to the Future, updated for the actual future!
3 min
"Arabian Street Artists" Bomb Homeland: Why We Hacked an Award-Winning Series
"Arabian Street Artists" Bomb Homeland: Why We Hacked an Award-Winning Series
Homeland is racist(photo courtesy of Showtime) Whats wrong with Homelands political message? The very first season of Homeland explained to the American public that Al Qaida is actually an Iranian v
Heba Amin
Resenting Hipsters
Resenting Hipsters
The fetishization of work feeds the politics of resentment. Its time to instead embrace the language of economic and social rights.
Peter Frase
College Athletics Are Stealing Your Future
College Athletics Are Stealing Your Future
We are in a college debt crisis. Almost 70 percent of college students graduate with approximately $30,000 in college debt. In 1992, it was one-third of that average. Why has the cost and burden
3 min
Six Incredible Female Performance Poets Spit Rhymes of Reason
Six Incredible Female Performance Poets Spit Rhymes of Reason
8th March is International Women's Day, to celebrate here are six incredible poems written and performed by women.
Andrew Butler
Work Myths: 9 Lies You've Been Told About Work
Work Myths: 9 Lies You've Been Told About Work
Lies you've been told about work.
3 min
When Oppression Is the Status Quo, Disruption Is a Moral Duty
When Oppression Is the Status Quo, Disruption Is a Moral Duty
History teaches us that legislative action rarely happens without organized protest. This is why the Black Lives Matter movement is so essential today.
Bree Newsome
Changing Tides
Changing Tides
Changing Tides follows the organization Warm Current, a surf non-profit that works with underserved youth on the Pacific Northwest coast of the United States. By bringing kids into the frigid water to learn surfing, they also teach them a healthy lifestyle that can impact...
13 min
Women Who Ruled
Women Who Ruled
The History, the Inspiration, the Mass Murder
J.J. McCullough
Top 25 Protest Albums of the 2010S (So Far)
Top 25 Protest Albums of the 2010S (So Far)
The following list is aimed at putting to rest the notion that there is an absence of protest music or a lack of protest bands or singers. Many of the bands and singers are largely unknown and mostly do independent work. It is our hope that we might be introducing you to...
Kevin Gosztola
A Father's Open Letter to His Son About the Power of Love
A Father's Open Letter to His Son About the Power of Love
In the first of a series on what #BlackMenLove, a dad tells his son that love is one of the most powerful emotions we have because it inspires us to give our all for those we care about.
Shaka Senghor
Understanding Patriarchy
Understanding Patriarchy
Patriarchy is the single most life-threatening social disease assaulting the male body and spirit in our nation. Yet most men do not use the word patriarchy in everyday life. Most men never think about patriarchywhat it means, how it is created and sustained. Many men in our...
bell hooks
Time to Reframe the Old Narratives About Race in America
Time to Reframe the Old Narratives About Race in America
Toxic ideas about people of color can be hard to shake, but looking at those ideas from a different perspective reveals positive truths.
Trabian Shorters
Maximum Creativity at Minimum Wage
Maximum Creativity at Minimum Wage
If we are willing to work minimum wage at a dumb job that kills our soul, why not do our art instead, charge minimum wage or $10 an hour for it, gain a following and increase the prices as the art's popularity grows. This plan worked for me, I was tired of my sewing business...
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Healing Our Collective Trauma: The Key to Creating a Society Based on Trust Rather Than Fear
Healing Our Collective Trauma: The Key to Creating a Society Based on Trust Rather Than Fear
Behind the crisis of our time hides the core crisis of human relationships.
Dieter Duhm
"I Love Being a Woman" - What Will It Take to Create a World Where Every Woman Can Say This?
"I Love Being a Woman" - What Will It Take to Create a World Where Every Woman Can Say This?
I am a woman. I am thankful for that, for I like being a woman. Already this statement, if spoken in full truth, requires a fundamental shift in the worldview of women, reconnecting them with their true and most beautiful sources.
Sabine Lichtenfels
Imagine The Most Beautiful Future: What Do You See?
Imagine The Most Beautiful Future: What Do You See?
"Trust is the basis on which life heals. There is no deeper vision than the vision of a world in which trust reigns between all beings."
5 min
The Precious Opportunity of Climate Change
The Precious Opportunity of Climate Change
We are in the process of burning ourselves and many of the beings on Earth right out of existence. Overwhelming. Unbelievable. Wildly inconvenient. Weirdly difficult to take in. But true. We are.
David Goldstein
Misogyny and the Healing of the Masculine
Misogyny and the Healing of the Masculine
My new home of West Asheville is in the news. A local coffee shop, Waking Life Espresso, closed its doors after its owners Jared Rutledge and Jacob Owens were outed for hosting a misogynistic blog. In addition to repulsive and degrading comments about women and details of...
Charles Eisenstein
The Ending Of Sorrow
The Ending Of Sorrow
First of all I would like to remind you if I may, this is not an intellectual entertainment nor some kind of romantic ideological rubbish. We are dealing with our daily life, with our relationship with each other, and also what is happening in the world, and the turmoil, the...
J. Krishnamurti
What We Can Learn From Forgotten History
What We Can Learn From Forgotten History
This unexpected alliance between slaves and natives is a great model forsocial change
Jacob Devaney
10 Pieces of Political Graffiti You Can Recreate Yourself
10 Pieces of Political Graffiti You Can Recreate Yourself
The world is your canvas, use it.
Andrew Butler
Trevor Noah Debuts on The Daily Show - Continues the War on Bulls**t
Trevor Noah Debuts on The Daily Show - Continues the War on Bulls**t
Trevor shows his appreciation for the shows former host and discusses Speaker of the House John Boehners recent resignation. Watch full episodes of The Daily Show now:http://on.cc.com/1ODtzCg
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Teach Yourself Filmmaking: 3 Lessons From Self-Taught Pros
Teach Yourself Filmmaking: 3 Lessons From Self-Taught Pros
To be a great filmmaker, you dont need to go to film school, have access to the latest gear, or have been born a creative genius. The most important ingredients for mastering the craft are time and dedication. To set yourself up for successthen, the trick is to focus on the...
Story & Heart
An Indigenous Approach to Healing Trauma
An Indigenous Approach to Healing Trauma
The Healing Power of Listening in Stillness
Jonathan Davis
Swapping Screen Time for Getting Dirty: Why Kids Need to Spend More Time Outside
Swapping Screen Time for Getting Dirty: Why Kids Need to Spend More Time Outside
In his new book How to Raise a Wild Child, Dr. Scott D. Sampson argues that the current disconnect between kids and the natural world is a threat to their physical, mental, and emotional health.
Shannon Hayes
The True Source Of Greed
The True Source Of Greed
How much of the ugly does it take to substitute for a lack of the beautiful? How many adventure films does it take to compensate for a lack of adventure? How many superhero movies must one watch, to compensate for the atrophied expressionof ones greatness? How much...
Chris Agnos
The Rebellion Crisis
The Rebellion Crisis
In the pursuit of the perfectly behaved child, we have created conditional environments of reward and punishment which lack empathy, connection, and unconditional love.
Dawn Agnos
An Exploration of Non-Monogamous Relationships
An Exploration of Non-Monogamous Relationships
Why should you only have sex with the person you are in a relationship with?
Tauriq Moosa
Saul Williams on Pop Culture: "We're All Donald Trump's F---ing Apprentice"
Saul Williams on Pop Culture: "We're All Donald Trump's F---ing Apprentice"
Saul Williams, the "poet laureate of hip-hop," is troubled by society's rising reverence for ignorance and prestige. This is a stark departure from pop culture and music from the past, which laid more focus on rooting for the underdog and questioning authority. It's this...
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