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To Prison For Poverty
Private probation companies charge excessive fees to low income people who can't pay small fines like traffic tickets. If they can't pay, they go to jail.
Films for Action University: a Map for Navigating the Transition From Empire to Earth Community
This collection of 122 documentaries is a map for navigating the 21st century. It is guided by the premise that we are facing a planetary emergency, and the primary role of schools today should be to prepare students to become active participants in designing the transition...
Beautiful 1 Acre Small Scale Permaculture Farm
A tour of Limestone Permaculture Farm in New South Wales, Australia. The 1 acre property has been developed into a productive permaculture farm that is currently feeding around 50 families. The tour includes a look at the orchard, caravan farm gate, chicken and duck areas...
Meat Free Mondays: A Way to Challenge Factory Farming
Factory farming is a huge problem. But the solution is simple, if you'll join us. Watch this short 2 minute video to see how...
Why Are So Many Young People Becoming Socialists?
For decades the United States has been a bastion of free market ideology and extreme individualism, but in the last few years we've seen a major resurgence of socialist ideas. In this episode, Second Thought takes a look at why so many young people are attracted to socialism...
Marx Was Right
Karl Marx exposed the peculiar dynamics of capitalism, or what he called the bourgeois mode of production. He foresaw that capitalism had built within it the seeds of its own destruction. He knew that reigning ideologiesthink neoliberalismwere created to serve the interests...
Paris Attacks: Isis Has a Strategy. Let's Not Be Part of It
It's easy to see Isis as an irrational death cult, argues Charlie Winter - but its motives in the Paris attack were strategic. The group is trying to achieve polarisation in the west, spread fear, spark military action against it and improve its image.
Christie Walk: A Piece Of Ecocity
A Piece of Ecocity is an inspiring 2-part film about one of the only inner-city eco-housing projects in the world. It is a great example of what could be possible everywhere.
Australian Comedian Perfectly Sums Up Why Other Countries Think US Gun Laws Are Crazy
At least 10 people were killed and 20 others injured when a shooter opened fire on the campus ofUmpqua Community Collegein Oregon Thursday, October 1. According to Douglas County Sheriff John Hanlin, the shooter was a 20-year-old male, and was killed by officers who responded...
Why Radical Leftists Should Support Bernie Sanders
Leftists can fantasize that they are doing a great service to humanity by scoffing at Bernie, but theyre merely isolating themselves from the rest of the country.
The Myth of The Good Guy With a Gun
Jordan Klepper sets out to determine the likelihood of another gun owner stopping an active shooter.
Mickey Mouse Monopoly
The Disney Company's massive success in the 20th century is based on creating an image of innocence, magic and fun. Its animated films in particular are almost universally lauded as wholesome family entertainment, enjoying massive popularity among children and endorsement...
The Hardest Thing I've Ever Loved: Creating a Transformative Culture
This 36-minute documentaryfollows the lives of 5 young explorers on their journey through the 5-week Ecovillage Design Education program in Switzerland, which navigates today's challenges as opportunities to build a regenerative future for all.
People Make Anti-Logos To Urge Sponsors To Withdraw From Qatar 2022 World Cup
FIFA's decision to hold the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar is drawing more and more criticism as more and more allegations of everything from bribery and financial mismanagement to slavery and deadly work conditions pile up.900 workers have diedduring construction for the Qatar...
Confessions of a Walmart Hitman
Former Walmart executive recounts how he would watch Associates sit in the break room during their lunch hour without eating because they couldn't afford food. Walmart banned management from offering Associates any money to buy lunch. Walmart's corporate philosophy is to "do...
Gasland Part II
Gasland Part II follows on three years later, to continue documenting how the stakes have been raised on all sides in one of the most devastating environmental issues rapidly spreading the globe. This sequel further enriches the argument that the gas industrys portrayal of...
The Silence of the Pandas - What the WWF Isn’t Saying
** UPDATE 5 JAN 2017 SEE BELOW ** The WWF is the largest environmental protection organisation in the world. Trust in its green projects is almost limitless. Founded in 1961, it is the most influential lobby group for the environment in the world, thanks largely to its...
The Four Mantras of True Presence
These simple mantras can help us overcome suffering
Tiny House Warriors: Building Tiny Homes To Defend Against Oil Pipeline
Ten tiny houses are about to go head-to-head with a giant proposed oil pipeline. In what some area already dubbing the next 'Standing Rock', Kanahus Manuel, an activist of the Secwepemc Nation is spearheading a team of builders and volunteers from all over North America to...
Waste = Food
Man is the only creature that produces landfills. Natural resources are being depleted on a rapid scale while production and consumption are rising in nations like China and India. The waste production world wide is enormous and if we do not do anything we will soon have...
Changing the World is SIMPOL
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:
37 Photos of Recent Migrant Journeys To Inspire Solidarity and Empathy
In record numbers, people are escaping regions plagued by warfare, instability, disasters, poverty, or systemic persecution. The United Nations announced last year that forced displacement had topped 50 million globally, and early tracking indicates that number may increase...
How to Build a Place-Based Economy Where You Live
How can communities rethink ownership to remedy poverty? In this powerful talk, Eric Kornacki shares the story of his journey carrying lessons learned from Central American sweatshops to empower the transformation of a now-gentrifying neighborhood gripped in poverty in his...
Mr. Happy Man
Meet Mr. Happy Man: 88-year-old Bermudian Johnny Barnes devotes six hours every day to an endearing traffic ritual that has made him one of the islands most cherished citizens. Come rain or shine, hes there. He stands and blows kisses. This story will make you smile. Every...
A History of the Black Bloc
This week: 1. Madrid resist austerity 2. A History of the Black Bloc 3. Le Peuple de l'Herbe - Parler le fracas 4. Street fighting in Montral
Henry David Thoreau on Happiness
Henry David Thoreau(1817-1862) was an American writer, poet, philosopher and one of the leading figures of the transcendentalism movement. Besides writingCivil Disobedience, which inspired
It's Seems Like BP Have Decided to Come Clean About Their Dirty Practices... or Have They?
BP staff were being surprisingly honest about why the company is sponsoring the British Museum's new Scythians exhibition at its press launch this week. Or maybe they weren't really from BP at all...
We Need to Confront an Unjust, Ecocidal system, But Let's Do It Without Hate
Normal is coming unhinged. For the past eight years it has been possible for most people (at least in the relatively privileged classes) to believe that society is sound, that the system, though creaky, basically works, and that the progressive deterioration of everything...
Voices of the Grandmothers
Imagine growing up with the dream seeds of a wise grandmother, whose inner knowing is distilled within her stories, myths, and songs. These messages serve as a map for you and the future generations. Find your way in the world. Bring out your gifts. Connect with your true...
Forget Facebook, Abandon Instagram, Move To A Village
People who live in a traditional village that means a community of about 150 people are far better off than the rest of us.
RSA ANIMATE: Economics Is for Everyone!
Economics is for everyone, argues legendary economist Ha-Joon Chang in our latest mind-blowing RSA Animate. This is the video economists dont want you to see! Chang explains why every single person can and SHOULD get their head around basic economics. He pulls back the...
This Is John Oliver's Epic Treatise Calling On The Internet To Prevent Cable Company F-ckery
Cable companies are trying to create an unequal playing field for internet speeds, but they're doing it so boringly that most news outlets aren't covering it.John Oliver explains the controversy and lets viewers know how they can voice their displeasure to the FCC.
F-ck The Poor?
A man walks the streets of London shouting #FuckThePoor to see whether we really do care about those less fortunate. He makes a really good point.
Creating Conscious Communities - Our Modest Efforts are Really the Only Hope
Each day there are opportunities for resistance, liberation, freedom, creativity, engagement, and meaning.
Treeline: A Story Written in Rings
Throughout history, as entire civilizations have withered and mankind has continued to move at a breathless pace, the trees have remained. For some, these trees harbor the secrets to longevity. For others, they provide clear evidence of our journey across lifetimes and the...
Defend the Sacred Manifesto
A group of global visionaries and leaders gathered in Portugal this summer. They're publishing a manifestolaying outthepossible foundation for a global alliance to defend the sacred everywhere.
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.
Survival Of The Nicest? A Theory Of Our Origins Says Cooperation-Not Competition-Is Instinctive
A century ago, industrialists like Andrew Carnegie believed that Darwins theories justified an economy of vicious competition and inequality. They left us with an ideological legacy that says the corporate economy, in which wealth concentrates in the hands of a few, produces...
Sustainable City Living on 1/10th of an Acre - Degrowth in the Suburbs
This film tells the story of one small family practicing urban sufficiency. They live on 1/10th of an acre in the suburbs of Melbourne, Australia. By living more simply and utilizing alternative technologies this household draws 75-80% less electricity from the grid than the...
The Myth Of Human Nature | Gabor Mate
Are we competitive, selfish, individualistic creatures by nature? What is human nature, anyway?
Fox News Trolls Harvard Students About US Imperialism. Their Responses Will Give You Hope.
Harvard students were asked who is the bigger threat to world peace, ISIS or the U.S.? You can see how FOX news editorialized their responses here. As a little backgrounder for their answers, see this,
New York man faces five years in jail for ‘linking’ to online videos
You may want to think twice the next time you share a link to your favorite video.
Climate Change Babies
Climate Change Babies is an inspiring film for trailblazing parents around the world. During the Covid-19 pandemic, courageous and articulate moms, parents and grandparents from British Columbia , Canada are organizing and exchanging profound information about climate change...
One Example of How the Left Has Internalized the Ideology of Their Oppressors
Leftist: "If you think something will change if you vote for a different politician then you might not understand how the system works..."
How Films for Action Began, and Where It's Headed
This is a little window into our strategy to help catalyze a Global Paradigm Shift
Flipping the Corruption Myth: Which is More Corrupt, the Petty Dictatorship or the Superpower that Installs It?
Corruption is by far not the main factor behind persisting poverty in the Global South.
You Are Alive For A Reason | Clare Dubois
Contrary to what you may have heard, you are needed in this world.
Casa De Paz: House of Peace
In the Fruitvale area of Oakland, California, residents are opening their doors and their hearts, fostering peace in their neighborhoodone block at a time. Casa de Paz is one of several houses joined by a common backyard/ farm, where friends and neighbors are encouraged to...
Freedom for Palestine: #GazaNames Project
Prominent Jews and Palestinians and others stand for Palestine in this heartbreaking video with Jonathan Demme, Gloria Steinem, Tony Kushner, Diana Buttu, Chuck D, Eve Ensler, Brian Eno, Roger Waters, Mira Nair, Wallace Shawn, Naomi Klein, Mira Nair, Raj Patel, Noura Eraket...
An American Revolution Has Begun And This Is What It Looks Like
This is what real revolution looks like. This is the future. Ron Finley in South Central LA was tired of living in a food desert and he decided to do something about it. He took back control over his food supply and health, while also setting his community on a path towards...
Spirited Away - Why Work Is Toxic
Hidden in the fantastic otherwordly narrative of Hayao Miyazakis Spirited Away is an allegory about societys toxic obsession with work. The Studio Ghibli classic was released in 2001 and commented on Japans losing its soul to capitalism in the context of the countrys lost...
"Relearning" What We Have Forgotten
If we all treat one another with the best principles of human relationships, it is analogous to complying with Nature's biophysical principles by taking responsibility for our own behavior.
Solidarity with the Syrian people
Stand in solidarity with the people of Syria calling and dying for their freedom and right to choose their leaders.
Brené Brown on How to Reckon with Emotion and Change Your Narrative
The most powerful stories may be the ones we tell ourselves, says Bren Brown. But bewarethey're usually fiction.
What Kids Need Most | Dr. Gabor Mate
This video is dedicated to all the children of the world. Let us end the cycle of trauma that prevents the healing of our species and the world.
Grow the Change You Want To See In The World
A short film fom Over Grow The System that showcases young farmers who are growing the change they want to see in the word.
Central Banks Nervous as Alternative Currency with David Bowie's Face Goes Viral
One of the best ways for the general publicto take power back is to develop alternative currencies both local and global that allow people to trade outside of the corporate-government banking systems and central bank notes.
Honest Government Ad | US Supreme Court
The US Supreme Court has made an ad, and its surprisingly honest and informative.
Ter·Ror·Ism (Noun): When OTHER People Do What We Do
Its Not Terrorism When WE Do It