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

The Sculptured House (2020)

A film made by Ayet Alers, documenting the creation of a small natural house, following the process from the start until completion.

48 min

Rubber Tires — A Dirty Business (2019)

The booming global tire market is worth billions - but this comes at a high price, both to humans and the environment. Over 50 million car tires are sold each year in Germany alone. But where does the natural rubber for them come from?

29 min

The War at Home: The Untold History of Class War in the United States (2021)

"In a time when many are questioning institutional integrity across society, seeking accurate and relevant information to help make sense of our supposedly post-truth era, Noble shines a spotlight into our dark past while providing a crucial class context often missing or...

104 min

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

HUMAN: The Movie (Director's Cut Version) (2020)

What is it that makes us human? Is it that we love, that we fight? That we laugh? Cry? Our curiosity? The quest for discovery?

192 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

Saving Our Ecovillage (2020)

Off-grid with their own food, animals, water, power and waste disposal, a Welsh eco-community try to come up with a plan to save their homes and their future.

29 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

Invisible Hand: Who Will Speak For Nature? (2020)

From Executive Producer Mark Ruffalo comes the world’s first documentary film on the Rights of Nature Movement, a “Paradigm Shifting” story where the 'Rights of Nature' has become 'capitalism’s one true opponent.'

84 min

Expedición Tribugá (2020) (trailer)

"EXPEDICIÓN TRIBUGÁ" is a documentary film that seeks to raise awareness in the world about the importance of conserving one of the most biodiverse places on the planet. The Tribugá Gulf, currently threatened by the construction of what is projected to be Colombia's second...

3 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

Nowtopia: A Documentary About Economic Alternatives (2020)

The term ‘Nowtopia’ is increasingly used by both activists and academics to describe a variety of interconnected tendencies. It can, for instance, apply to seeking freedom outside the confines of wage labour, or the creation of liberated common space in the here and now.

32 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

A Bold Peace: Costa Rica's Path of Demilitarization (2016)

70 years ago Costa Rica abolished its army and committed itself to fostering a peaceful society. It has been reaping the benefits ever since.

90 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

In Our Hands: A Documentary Series about People Regenerating Their Lives & The Earth (2020)

‘In Our Hands’ / ‘En Nuestras Manos’ is a documentary series about a movement to restore ecological farming around the world. Filmmaker Matt Anderson (‘Fall and Winter’, 2013) traveled to over 40 farms and gardens in 7 countries to document the profound impact the GROW...

30 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

Digital Wampum: Testimony of the Iroquois | 8-Part Series

Digital Wampum is a series of 8 short, testimonial films, on the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois.)

51 min

Freak Power: the Ballot or the Bomb (2020)

Hunter S. Thompson went to the 1968 Democratic Convention in Chicago as a journalist and returned home disgusted, yet motivated by what he’d just seen: violently suppressed protests, riots, corrupt politicians, and abusive cops. Back in Aspen, he finds more of the same. The...

90 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

The Social Dilemma (2020) (trailer)

We tweet, we like, and we share— but what are the consequences of our growing dependence on social media? As digital platforms increasingly become a lifeline to stay connected, Silicon Valley insiders reveal how social media is reprogramming civilization by exposing what’s...

3 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!

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...

259 min

The Man Card: White Male Identity Politics from Nixon to Trump (2020)

For years, right-wing politicians and pundits have repeatedly criticized the left for playing “the race card” and “the woman card.” This new film turns the tables and takes dead aim at the right’s own longstanding – but rarely discussed – deployment of white-male identity...

55 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

Generation Like (2014)

Social media gives teens new platforms for self-expression, validation and even potential fame — but at what cost? Today, thanks to the internet, teens are able to connect and engage with their culture, celebrities, movies, brands – in ways never before possible. But is that...

54 min

Detropia (2012) (trailer)

Originally the birthplace of the middle class, Detroit is now on the brink of complete collapse. Loosing over 25% of it’s population and 50% of its manufacturing jobs over the past decade, Detroit is now in a state of emergency. Racial tension, globalization, lack of...

3 min

The Power of Love - A Reading by Satish Kumar

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

9 min

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