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Legendary equality, justice, and peace activist who championed character over the color of one's skin is compared with warmongering corporate servant Obama ... because of the color of his skin.
The differences between Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and current US President...
Tony Cartalucci
18 min
This experimental musical documentary film centers around Leagan Davids, aka Nico10Long, a Afrikaans hip-hop artist and dispossessed youth from Wesbank, a post apartheid RDP settlement on the Cape Flats in South Africa. The area made world news in 2008 when backyard dwellers...
10 min
We can honor MLK Jr. by pursuing the causes he was advocating for before he was killed.
Shouldn’t We Be Cautious … Given the Repeated Bogus Claims?
In 1981, the U.S. accused the Soviets of supplying chemical weapons to Communist states in Vietnam and Laos for use in counterinsurgency warfare. It turned out that the “yellow rain” which the U.S. became...
Washington's Blog
2 min
Teaching the middle class to hate their government was an essential part of the plan to implement Corporate Feudalism.
Dennis Marker
Those Condemning Syria Have Themselves Recently Used Chemical Weapons
We condemn all use of chemical weapons.
But the U.S. used chemical weapons against civilians in Iraq in 2004. Evidence here,
Washington's Blog
If she's twerking on it, maybe we'll pay attention.
mileycyrustwerkingonreality
Did the West's Proxy Forces Gas Thousands to Rescue Failed Syrian War?
As far back as 2007, it was a documented fact that the West, including the United States and its allies Saudi Arabia and Israel, conspired to use terrorists drawn from the ranks of the Muslim...
Tony Cartalucci
The military buildup in the Mediterranean indicates that Assad’s opponents intend to militarily intervene in Syria under cover of ‘humanitarian intervention’, a disingenuous narrative that could not be further from the truth.
Nile Bowie
Days before Bradley - now Chelsea - Manning was sentenced to 35 years in prison for helping expose U.S. war crimes in Iraq, the Obama Department of Justice filed a
Abby Zimet
Cathy Nesbitt is a Worm Advocate and Founder of Cathy’s Crawly Composters. Cathy has been sprouting for more than 10 years and considers sprouts an essential part of her health plan. www.cathyssprouters.com
Are you concerned that your food is lacking in essential...
24 min
A short documentary about the CasaSito Organization - a changemaker based in Antigua, Guatemala that works to sustain and improve education opportunities for local Guatemalans in surrounding villages. This video was produced on location by an Actuality Media student crew and...
Matt Taibbi for Rolling Stone
4 min
Worldwide March Against Monsanto - 12th October 2013
3 min
Disney Princesses believe in equal pay for all humans (and mermaids).
56 min
"The Lord is Not On Trial Here Today" is a Peabody Award-winning documentary by Jay Rosenstein that tells the compelling personal story of Vashti McCollum, and how her efforts to protect her ten-year-old son led to one of the most important and landmark First Amendment cases...
117 min
This is the story of more than four hundred Americans who participated in a bold and dangerous experiment designed to awaken the conscience of a complacent nation. These self-proclaimed, 'Freedom Riders' challenged the mores of a racially segregated society by performing a...
Social activism has always been a popular subject for documentarians because it presents stories of both cause and characters. The 10 powerful films below are not a complete list of films about social activists, but certainly proof enough that social change is possible, even...
Bill Moyers & Company
We can cultivate empathy throughout our lives, says Roman Krznaric—and use it as a radical force for social transformation.
Roman Krznaric
When the Ben Swann team has conference calls we certainly do not discuss pop culture. However, after watching the Miley Cyrus video pop up in my Facebook news-feed multiple times I said to myself, “What the hell, watch it.” After regaining composure from the visceral...
Michael Lotfi
Washington and its British and French puppet governments are poised to yet again reveal their criminality. The image of the West as War Criminal is not a propaganda image created by the West’s enemies, but the portrait that the West has painted of itself.
Paul Craig Roberts
Over the years, CNN.com has become a news website that many people turn to for top-notch reporting. Every day it is visited by millions of people, all of whom rely on “The Worldwide Leader in News”—that’s our slogan—for the most crucial, up-to-date information on current...
Meredith Artley, Managing Editor Of CNN.Com
All things die and all things live forever;
But our task is to die,
To die making roads,
Roads over the sea.
– Antonio Machado
Recently a reader of my website asked me to clarify the difference between resignation and surrender. When faced with catastrophic...
Carolyn Baker
7 min
The sheer awesomeness is just a little unbelievable. Only in the internet age could we ever expect to see a man the United States would like to have hung from the gallows singing... well.. just watch.
Thank you, Rap News, for this little moment of humor amongst the...
For the first time in history, the U.S. government has ordered that flow of Colorado River water from the 50-year-old Glen Canyon Dam be slashed, due to a water crisis brought about by the region's historic 14-year drought. On Friday, the Federal Bureau of Reclamation--a...
Dr. Jeff Masters
4 min
Here is the portrait of a man who faced with the difficult life, uprooting, leaving his village and the harsh life of poverty in the city. Step by step Jean Diene fought, first for himself, then for others. In the suburbs of Dakar he will show, with the support of others as...
September’s coming up fast, and we know what that means. Soon Congress will be back in session and we’ll be inundated with fresh evidence that our democracy is broken. That makes this a good time to reflect on the powerful forces arrayed against the public interest – and to...
Richard Eskow
Dear President Obama:
Norman Solomon
This morning's big news story/pounding headache is courtesy of convicted spy Bradley Manning's announcement that she wishes to live the rest of her life as a woman/the internet's predictably shitty response to that announcement, respectively.
First, the news: Manning...
Erin Gloria Ryan
22 min
Free Brad is a video of a Rally that took place on Aug. 21, 2013, in Times Square on the day that Bradley Manning was sentenced to 35 years in prison for exposing the short comings and war crimes of our government.
1 min
This video is so simple, but the impression it left on me, looking into the eyes of this being left an indelible impression on me.
What you are seeing is from the state of Pará, Brazil, where animals await their fates fearing any human approach. In Brazil, an ox is killed...
2 min
A young traveler, a beginner photographer and a bored student on vacations is out on a trip to explore the culture, the sights and people of the famous, Hunza. This travel log shows the land from the travelers perspective and how he deciphers the different cultural norms and...
'Every aspect of this case sets a dangerous precedent for future prosecutions of whistleblowers'
Andrea Germanos
7 min
Ubah (means CHANGE in the malay language) is a short film/musical about a man who lives in the kampung (village) of Malaysia, he gets sacked from his job and is forced to leave his village for the city (Kuala Lumpur) to survive, where he then loses all his money and tries to...
Sixty years ago this week, on Aug. 19, 1953, the United States, in collaboration with Britain, successfully staged a coup in Iran to overthrow democratically elected Prime Minister Mohammad Mossadegh that a newly declassified CIA document reveals was designed to preserve the...
Robert Scheer
2 min
Are you wondering how to open a marijuana delivery in Los Angeles?? 420 College has the answer, call them today!!! http://420college.org
2 min
So the rules for selling weed in Seattle are out. It looks like the city of Seattle is welcoming cannabis business. go to http://washingtonmarijuanaschool.com
12 min
All wars are fought over natural resources", a local permaculture enthusiast told me as we were driving home from a visit to a community gardening project. By growing his own potatoes he was in his own small way promoting world peace. A bit over-simplified I thought to myself.
2 min
A political short produced for the Post Production Module at Ravensbourne. Massive thank you to all involved! A Film by Jamie Hillier Starring Ross Williams Second Camera Harry Morgan Score "Stormfront" Kevin Macleod Sound Recordist Aidan Lavery
5 min
Egyptian anthem about Tahrir Square by Egypt's leading revolutionary band, Cairokee featuring Egyptian singer/songwriter Aida El Ayouby. English subtitles by MID Foundation http://www.midfoundation.com
3 min
You don't have to speak french to understand this how to on how to cover unsightly billboards with art.
2 min
People love to come to France to enjoy the lovely countryside and the quaint towns - but beware, billboards are invading. Here is a short film of how a merry band of anti-pubs spent a saturday morning covering billboards. And take a look at the how to film by LilyMaieLang
The supramental state – a key to superior understanding
Often we are confronted with life situations and dilemmas that we cannot solve from the mental perspective for the
9 min
In this 9 minute animated short film, Poor Johnny doesn't like "healthy" food. What could possibly persuade him to eat all his "veggies"?
“All that we are is the result of what we have thought. The mind is everything. What we think we become.”
Buddha
What happens with all our mental capacity?
52 min
Let's Make Money is an Austrian documentary by Erwin Wagenhofer. It is about aspects of the development of the world wide financial system, claiming that elitists economically exploit the rest of society, especially in the developing world, but also in western nations.
An Ashram in The Middle of The City
In the modern society we are confronted with a lot of challenges raised by the civilization process itself. The old way of living was swept
6 min
In The Dock - a DraftCraft Initiative - documents the travails of a section of the lakhs of Banjaras, Kolis, Kannadigas, Tamilians and North Indians residing in South Mumbai's slums, whose lives are fully dependent on Sassoon Docks.
The documentary on the subject...
4 min
The Drug War gets a bad rap. It is, of course, a complete failure at keeping people off drugs. But it is only a failure if you think that fighting drugs is the point of the drug war. This series of short videos identifies the things that the Drug War does really, really well.
12 min
Hub for Pharmaceutical manufacturers, Patancheru is seeing heavy contamination in air,water and ground due to unchecked emission levels. The feature covers some interviews and observations when we visited the site in October 2012.
6 min
The second large scale public mural painted in collaboration with local artists and community organizations as part of the #WaterWrites Mural series. In downtown Oakland, California, the finished mural is over 5,000 square feet and has art work by over 200 artisits and...
2 min
They were unpaid and they were crazy. They were Rebels With A Cause. How a battle over land changed the landscape forever. http://rebelsdocumentary.org/
31 min
The first thing you notice about Sarnia, Ontario, is the smell: a potent mix of gasoline, melting asphalt, and the occasional trace of rotten egg. Shortly after my arrival I already felt unpleasantly high and dizzy, like I wasn't getting enough air. Maybe this had something...
1 min
If you know of something better please tell us in the comments, because this is both brilliant and politically biting. Naturally, all credit for this bit of political theater goes to Banksy.
Also, yes this installation is from 2010 (created for
In London, government authority has just fired a new shot at freedom of the press.
Norman Solomon
In an act of blatant escalation against press freedom, UK officia
Abby Zimet
27 min
“Catch it” is the debut documentary by Amelie de Rooij, about how dance can educate and inspire young people in disadvantaged communities around the world. The director, who hails from the suburbs of Paris and herself grew up with dance as an integral part of her life, left...
On a book by Laura Nader and Ugo Mattei
At TED talks, the most viewed video — now surpassing 14 million hits — is “Do Schools Kill Creativity?” by England’s Sir Ken Robinson.
Thomas Larson
60 min
A documentary, a research project, a story of stories about the construction of a sustainable, solidary and decentralized economy. Weaving nets that overcome the individualization and the hierarchical division of work. Thousands of people every day all over the world. Here...
1 min
Discover the real motivation for the Brazilian riot and the truth behind it.
5 min
This short movie is on the ex-president of India, Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam's childhood. It has a very strong message on Corruption. A must watch for all Indians. [Sorry no subtitles available at the moment]
10 min
A DNA test is popularly considered as 'conclusive evidence' but sadly tends to charge the accused with a 'presumed guilt' until the findings arrive which may go on to prove innocence albeit a wee late. This is a DraftCraft initiative to advocate against the use of arbitrary...
15 min
A beautiful mangrove forest in the middle of San Juan becomes polluted and threatens a community in its vicinity. Students from a nearby university document the resident's plight and resolve to fight back.
6 min
Gorgeous cinematography without words, very reminiscent of Baraka or Samsara. The film-maker's summary is below. - Films For Action
34 min
The Global Environment Facility (GEF) explores the effects of POPs, which are a group of chemicals that cause cancers, birth defects, learning disabilities and other health problems in humans and wildlife. The GEF funds projects in developing countries to assist them phasing...
8 min
For Part 2 go to: http://youtu.be/1xuvTk-yv34
Short history of the activities dedicated to the Great Cosmic Powers
2 min
This is the building of UWV and Belastingdienst. The Dutch social security / welfare service and the Tax office of Almere, the Netherlands. It is called "La Defense". A very pretty building due to it's shape, color shifts and reflections. The outer-exterior is basic grey, but...
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Ghost of Spartacus
7 min
Bali is about to become an environmental disaster! Piles of rubbish are getting dumped on the side of the roads, onto the beaches, into the rivers, floating into the sea. Surfers and swimmers get sick regularly from the sewage in the seawater. The food is covered in toxic...
Noam ChomskyI'd like to comment on topics that I think should regularly be on the front pages but are not - and in many crucial cases are scarcely mentioned at all or are presented in ways that seem to me deceptive because they're framed almost reflexively in terms of...
Noam Chomsky
4 min
Ashton Kutcher just told a bunch of screaming kids how to be sexy, in the smartest way possible.
Over the years I’ve learned dozens of little tricks and insights for making life more fulfilling. They’ve added up to a significant improvement in the ease and quality of my day-to-day life. But the major breakthroughs have come from a handful of insights that completely...
David Cain
2 min
The first of the #Water Writes mural series took place in Boyle Heights, Los Angeles. Eighth grade biology students fro KIPP LA Prep were able to work with an artist team to design and create a mural about water surrounding their school.
3 min
"Talha’s poems are the songs of a caged bird. Read them and enjoy them. But if that is all that you do, you will be a thief."
9 min
With a mounting death toll in Egypt, Abby talks to Brian Becker, national coordinator with the ANSWER Coalition about the roots of the violence, and how US tax dollars continue to fund the Egyptian military despite hollow condemnations from the White House.
3 min
The 7 chakras are the energetic centers of the body. They play a vital role in health. Chakra meditation activates and balances the chakras. Our chakra meditation course brings you profound healing. Chakra meditation. 7 ways to change your life. Start for free today...
4 min
The US immigration debate is based on a lot of faulty assumptions. This video addresses the most basic. Despite the assumptions of a lot of old white men in congress, the border is secure. The billions of dollars that they are already spending on it, and the billions more...
Neighbors in Conover Commons in Redmond, Washington, share an open field as their community gathering spot. This photo originally appeared in Jay Walljasper's book, How to Design Our World for Happiness.
Jay Walljasper
Radical Islam is the last refuge of the Muslim poor. The mandated five prayers a day give the only real structure to the lives of impoverished believers. The careful rituals of washing before prayers in the mosque, the strict moral code, along with the understanding that life...
Chris Hedges
People who are happy but have little-to-no sense of meaning in their lives have the same gene expression patterns as people who are enduring chronic adversity.
For at least the last decade, the happiness craze has been building. In the last three months alone, over 1,000...
Emily Esfahani Smith
What can we do to help young men respect women, recognize consent, and have healthy sexual relationships? Teach them kindness to others—and the courage to go against the crowd.
When Max was just a few months old, I sat cross-legged on the floor with him in a circle of...
Kim Simon
1 min
There’s no class in high school on how to not be a shitty boyfriend or girlfriend. Sure, they teach us the biology of sex, the legality of marriage, and maybe read a few obscure love stories from the 19th century on how not to be. But when it comes down to actually handling...
Mark Manson
3 min
Abby Martin talks in depth about the curious case of Barrett Brown, the hacktivist/journalist who is facing 105 years in prison for posting a link.
2 min
Although once thought of as useless wastelands, careful study and research has revealed that mangroves are among the most important ecosystems on this planet. Valued for anchoring coastal ecosystems as well as providing economic and ecosystem services to humans, mangrove...
2 min
The Question Your Shrimp campaign is currently working to gather support from restaurants, chefs, retailers, & consumers who are pledging not to serve or buy unhealthy imported shrimp. By raising awareness & changing consumer demand in the U.S. (currently, the #1 consumer of...
Imagine an international mega-deal. The global organic food industry agrees to support international agribusiness in clearing as much tropical rainforest as they want for farming. In return, agribusiness agrees to farm the now-deforested land using organic methods, and the...
Jonathan Latham
4 min
What is the connection between Social Networks and Being Lonely?
Quoting the words of Sherry Turkle from her TED talk - Connected, But Alone.
(ted.com/talks/sherry_turkle_alone_together.html)
Also Based on Dr. Yair Amichai-Hamburgers hebrew article -The Invention of...
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Filmed over nearly five years in twenty-five countries on five continents, and shot on seventy-millimetre film, Samsara transports us to the varied worlds of sacred grounds, disaster zones, industrial complexes, and natural wonders.
It’s Bangladesh.
Joshua Lye
5 min
THE SPARK is a documentary about a genius technologist and a rebel educator, two pioneers from opposite spectrums with one goal in common: Build a sustainable community. Can two men driven by determination overcome global challenges to change the world?
11 min
Download the track "Mindtunes" here: http://bit.ly/10zvhvi. Proceeds go directly to the Queen Elizabeth's Foundation for disabled people. Find out more about QEF on http://qef.org.uk/ Mindtunes is a track created by Andy, Jo and Mark, 3 physically disabled music fans, using...
15 min
Abby Martin talks to former Vermont Governor and US presidential candidate, Howard Dean, about the his 2004 presidential run, and current views ranging from healthcare to the US military's use of drones. LIKE Breaking the Set @ http://fb.me/BreakingTheSet FOLLOW Abby Martin @...
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Can you put this video into words? It's a clip from the phenomenal documentary Samsara, directed by Ron Fricke, who also made Baraka.
If you're interested in watching Samsara, you can
Documentary films are not only wildly entertaining, but also serve as a powerful and engaging educational tool. As quality documentary films continue to be produced around the globe, we encourage teachers to take advantage and enlighten their students with some of these...
The people behind “Game of Thrones,” reportedly the most-pirated show on the Internet, have always taken an oddly laissez-faire view of piracy. Director David Petrarca once told a crowd in Sydney that illegal downloads help the show by generating “buzz.” Both author George...
Caitlin Dewey