Library
Filter
View
61-120 of 201
5. TREASURY BONDS—Are they really what we think they are?
PBS FRONTLINE's four-part series on the history and consequences of the the 2008 financial crisis.  This in-depth investigation tells the story of how the creation of an unregulated financial market led to a collapsing investment bank crisis and an eventual government...
An AWESOME MMT Video A big MMT thanks to Donna D’Souza aka Trixie aka @HaikuCharlatan. She has done an awesome job of animating J.D. Alt’s wonderful new ebook D
We all use money, we all rely on money. But do we know how money works? Where does money come from? How is money created?
While the Indian media is a significant part of Indian democracy, there is an increasing public disenchantment towards it, not just with its shrillness, sermonising and sensationalism, but with its core value - integrity. This documentary uncovers some of the darkest truths...
There were other connections between the Bushes and the Saudis.
In the aftermath of the worst financial crisis since the Great Depression, NOVA presents "Mind Over Money"—an entertaining and penetrating exploration of why mainstream economists failed to predict the crash of 2008 and why we so often make irrational financial decisions. The...
Know what's incredibly expensive? Poverty. Know who's profiting from that? Wall Street. Check out this episode of Take Action News with Nicole Carty to learn about a brilliant idea that could stop the exploitation and turn the tables.
Hip hop artist Immortal Technique discusses everything from his creative process in his politically charged lyrics to his views on capitalism and the two-party stronghold over American politics.
This video describes why Eric Cantor's stunning loss to David Brat in the Virginia primary is very good news. Cantor was one of the Koch Brothers' favorite candidates, with millions of dollars dedicate to the race. He lost nonetheless.
The Harvard professor has already raised $1 million from thousands of smaller donors who he's asking to spend big money to make sure that no one can spend big money again--and instead politicians have to listen to regular people.
El documental presenta la mecánica de creación y control del dinero, y por ende del poder, por parte de unos pocos haciendo uso de los bancos, y explica de forma muy clara mediante una historia de animación el cómo se pasó del uso exclusivo de monedas al uso de billetes, y...
Segunda parte del 2009 del excelente documental que explica como se crea el dinero por parte de los bancos.
Tercer documental de Paul Grignon sobre el funcionamiento del sistema bancario.
A Bill Still document mafia John Kennedy Woodrow Wilson George Washington Franklin Roosevelt Bank of England US Federal Reserve.
Since Israel began its most recent attack on Gaza on July 8, more than 600 men, women, and children have been killed and 1,000s injured and maimed. The majority have been civilians, and nearly 130 have been children. Over 100,000 Palestinians have been internally displaced...
“A customer is the most important visitor on our premises. They are not dependent on us. We are dependent on them. They are not an interruption in our work. They are the purpose of it. They are not outsiders in our business. They are a part of it. We are not doing them a...
An amazing cartoon made by Gavin Aung Than, which is inspired by this great lecture of the philosopher Alan Watts.
What would happen if we didn't have to worry about making a living anymore? Would people just sit on their asses all day or actually do something meaningful with their lives? Michael Bohmeyer, a 29-year-old founder of a tech startup in Berlin, wanted to find out.
From small town neighborhoods to cities, the shift in the economy and continued financial struggles is having an adverse effect on communities and creating devastating isolation for its inhabitants. As a result, time banks begin to form encouraging members to repair and...
I have long thought that accomplishing anything through political means was a complete and utter waste of time.
Remember Goodnight Moon, the children’s book about a young rabbit going to bed?
The motto of Dauphin, Manitoba, a small farming town in the middle of Canada, is “everything you deserve.” What a citizen deserves, and what effects those deserts have, was a question at the heart of a 40-year-old experiment that has lately become a focal point in a debate...
This short film examines the multifaceted phenomenon of post-conflict 'development' in the new nation of South Sudan, where the majority of the population are now returned refugees.
“There is no patent. Could you patent the sun?” The words are those of Jonas Salk, developer of the polio vaccine, speaking to Edward R. Murrow in 1955, as quoted recently in an essay by Paul Buchheit on Common Dreams. What was he thinking? Six decades later, the words have...
Extract from the documentary Enough is Enough, explaining how money is created through debt and how this harms society.
When my children were young we used to play the game Monopoly. This was one of my son’s favorite games. And mine. It got to the point where no one would play with us anymore. We were too tough, too ruthless. The games would go on forever because neither he nor I would be...
The Conservatives have won the 2015 elections with a slim majority. Labour and the Liberal Democrats suffered unexpected crushing defeats, prompting their leaders, Ed Miliband and Nick Clegg, to resign. And despite winning a significant percentage of votes, UKIP only managed...
You don't have infinite money. Spend it on stuff that research says makes you happy.
In 2010 the UK government cancelled a program to rebuild 715 schools, because they’d run out of money. But at the same time the Bank of England had created £375 billion of new money through a program called Quantitative Easing. Instead of this money being spent on something...
We Don’t Have To Be In Financial Crisis.
Bitcoin: The End Of Money As We Know It traces the history of money from the bartering societies of the ancient world to the trading floors of Wall St. The documentary exposes the practices of central banks and the dubious financial actors who brought the world to its knees...
Sealing its borders to immigrants costs Europe’s taxpayers billions of euro a year. Policy implementation is costly, and the public purse has opened wide for a few select contractors. The Migrants’ Files project names some of the economic winners from Europe’s closed-door...
Many people think money makes the world go around, or the global economy at least. They consider it in a s
Governors who should know better, and thousands of ordinary US citizens are calling for an end to Syrian refugees in the United States in the wake of the ISIS attacks in Paris. This is a mistake. We should be blaming Saudi Money, not Syrians, the greatest victims of ISIS terror.
The hidden and remarkable story of why devastating floods keep happening.
A short excerpt from 'The Truth About Squats: A Brief Guide On How Not To Leave People To Freeze To Death On The Same Streets We Throw Up All Over '. For more information on social engineering - www.facebook.com/The.Oomun.Group  www.freeworldcharter.org
Billionaires have found a shady way to secretly finance candidates. They use nonprofits as vats of cash to funnel cash to candidates that will advance their interests.
The 'Love' of money is the root of much evil. So go on then. Get rich or try sharing.
Over a year ago, an anonymous source contacted the Süddeutsche Zeitung and submitted encrypted internal documents from Mossack Fonseca, a Panamanian law firm that sells anonymous offshore companies around the world. These shell firms enable their owners to cover up their...
This week Lee Camp continues his coverage of this year's election fraud. The fun never ends. From faulty voting machines, to voter purgings, to superdelegates with very mysterious connections to the Clinton campaign Lee takes us through the world of election scandal.
We have been told a great lie about capitalism — that everyone who works hard in life will be successful, make a lot of money, and have a good life.
The lack of diversity in film and television dominated the debate during awards season. But away from the Oscars, the UK picture is also bleak: the film Bafta acting nominees have been almost exclusively white for two years running. Leah Green looks beyond the headlines to...
Follow gonzo investigative reporter Greg Palast (BBC, Rolling Stone) as he busts the New Klux Klan – the billionaire bandits that purged one million voters of color that stole the White House.
Corporations have increased their wealth vis-à-vis countries according to new figures released by Global Justice Now. The campaign group found that 69 of the world’s top economic entities are corporations rather than countries in 2015*. They also discovered that the world’s...
'I wrote about how money laundering was actually done... they spiked it.' Parliamentary Candidate David Malone was a popular second choice in the UK Green Party leadership election. As a scientist, author and journalist, Malone says he wants the Greens to have a 'difficult...
Join Matthew Cooke and Susan Sarandon by pledging to withdraw your money from these big banks until they agree to: 1. Divest from Energy Transfer Partners, the parent company of the Dakota Access Pipeline. 2. Pressure President Obama to halt construction and put a stop to...
Everyone tells us to follow the money. If we really want to know who the power brokers are, we need to follow the money fearlessly, see where it ends up and speak truth to power. Right?
Public money and public universities boost Big Pharma’s profits, so shouldn’t the public be able to afford the drugs?
Returning power — and profit — to the people.
What is the origin of the dread so many of us experience in money matters? Where does money get its power to provoke conflict and discord? Is it even possible to live a soulful, authentic life in the presence of money? These are some of the questions this book makes a...
Machines that can think, learn and adapt are coming -- and that could mean that we humans will end up with significant unemployment. What should we do about it? In a straightforward talk about a controversial idea, futurist Martin Ford makes the case for separating income...
My book explains step-by-step how to start and manage a community currency system. I created Ithaca HOURS local cash in 1991. Millions of dollars worth have traded. Loans to $30,000 interest-free have been made. http://www.paulglover.org/books.html
Bloody Money is an investigative reporting run by Fanpage that enlighted the system that lies behind the dumping business: corrupted tenders, illicit waste disposal and money exchange. Fanpage infiltrated Nunzio Perrella, a former mafia boss who lived under the witness...
Coming to theaters this summer. DARK MONEY, a political thriller, examines one of the greatest present threats to American democracy: the influence of untraceable corporate money on our elections and elected officials. The film takes viewers to Montana—a frontline in the...
Very elegant and understandable explanation of how private banks create 97-98% of our money out of thin air when they issue loans. And of the urgent need to adopt an alternative model in which money is created by publicly accountable government bodies.
WE ARE MORE POWERFUL THAN WE THINK
Robert Reich explains why we must limit the influence of donors and lobbyists on Washington.
Ecological artists Patrick M. Lydon (USA) and Suhee Kang (Korea) infiltrate the world's largest MUJI store (無印良品) near Osaka, Japan. Inside they ask shoppers to stop shopping, slow down, and re-connect with nature. Together with shoppers, they build an interactive 'Nature...
Share this: