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Planet Local Voices Series: 33 Voices United by a Vision of Ecological Economies, Healthy Communities and Local Food Systems
Planet Local Voices Series: 33 Voices United by a Vision of Ecological Economies, Healthy Communities and Local Food Systems
Planet Local Voices is video and podcast series featuring cutting-edge thinkers, writers, movement-builders and activists from across the world, united by a planet local vision of ecological economies, healthy communities and local food systems.
445 min
Toward a Sacred Cosmology of Belonging: to Heal the World, We Don't Need Shame or Blame, We Need to Remember and Reconnect
Toward a Sacred Cosmology of Belonging: to Heal the World, We Don't Need Shame or Blame, We Need to Remember and Reconnect
In our search to understand the immense suffering caused by colonization, racism, and centuries of domination, it’s natural to feel anger, grief, even guilt. These are human responses to the recognition that something sacred has been desecrated—that entire peoples, cultures...
Tim Hjersted
Your Solarpunk Guide: From Dystopia to Utopia and Beyond
Your Solarpunk Guide: From Dystopia to Utopia and Beyond
Solarpunk is a vision of a future that is sustainable, equitable, and optimistic, where humanity has learned to live in harmony with the natural world and technology is used to improve the lives of all beings. One of the key aspects of Solarpunk is decentralization and a...
8 min
Common Ground
Common Ground (trailer)
Sobering yet hopeful, ‘Common Ground’ exposes the toxic interconnections of American farming policy, politics, and health, by sharing stories of destruction and healing across the United States and beyond, and how regenerative agriculture and soil health plays a vitally...
3 min
Why WORKERS Should OWN Companies
Why WORKERS Should OWN Companies
I’m Andres Acevedo, and this is The Market Exit. In this essay, I talk about one of the biggest, yet strangely overlooked, problems in modern life: the way we organize work. Today, most of us spend our lives in non-democratic companies, taking orders from managers we did not...
26 min
How We're Restoring Ancient Forest WITHOUT Planting Trees in Madagascar
How We're Restoring Ancient Forest WITHOUT Planting Trees in Madagascar
Can you restore forests without planting trees? Technically, yes, and it might even be faster and better if you actually restore forests without planting saplings. At least in Grassland landscapes. But let us give you some context!
31 min
The People's Library: An Economy Beyond Scarcity
The People's Library: An Economy Beyond Scarcity
In this video, we introduce the People's Library—a parallel economy where resources like housing, food, tools, and transportation are shared instead of hoarded, and where access is based on participation, not profit.
20 min
What If You Didn’t Need a Paycheck to Live? A Short Introduction to the People's Library
What If You Didn’t Need a Paycheck to Live? A Short Introduction to the People's Library
In this video, we explore how our dependence on paychecks to meet basic needs keeps us trapped in a cycle of survival—and how the People’s Library offers a real, community-powered alternative.
6 min
“Living In This Ecovillage Costs $200 per Month (All Inclusive)”
“Living In This Ecovillage Costs $200 per Month (All Inclusive)”
Ecolieu Argoumbat's mission is to enable everyone to fulfil their pontiac, living together in harmony with the living world, in service of a fairer world.
23 min
5 Solarpunk Communities That Will Bring You Hope
5 Solarpunk Communities That Will Bring You Hope
Explore 5 sustainable ecovillages and communities that are built on the premise of building a brighter future. See these locales that are built with focuses on permaculture, and other design techniques that you can use to make your home more friendly to nature and the Earth.
20 min
Honest Government Ad | How To Vote 2025
Honest Government Ad | How To Vote 2025
This surprisingly honest Australian How To Vote Ad explains Preferential Voting for all the new first-time voters; for all the old ones who still don't get it; and for all those watching from the USA, Canada, and UK who wish they had it. 😭
4 min
From Despair to Possibility: Regeneration as an Antidote to the Great Unraveling
From Despair to Possibility: Regeneration as an Antidote to the Great Unraveling
While a lot of time, energy, and resources will be necessary to stop the erosion of civil rights and defend democracy during a second Trump administration, it’s essential that we don’t neglect the equally important work of building alternative systems and cultures.
Don Hall
Universal Basic Income: Answering The Common Objections
Universal Basic Income: Answering The Common Objections
Whenever the idea of a Universal Basic Income comes up, certain objections are raised almost immediately. These concerns deserve real answers. So here’s five of the most common objections, addressed plainly and clearly:
Tim Hjersted
Why We Need a Workers' Bill of Rights in the Age of Automation
Why We Need a Workers' Bill of Rights in the Age of Automation
There's a basic question hanging over the future of work that almost no one in power is asking out loud:
Tim Hjersted
10 Lessons for Stronger Movements
10 Lessons for Stronger Movements
Our real opponents are the billionaires, the war profiteers, and the politicians in both parties bought by corporate money—not the few imperfect allies we have in power, and not the working class people who vote or think differently from us.
Tim Hjersted
Public Banking 101
Public Banking 101
The details can be complex, but the value of public banking is actually simple to understand.
3 min
Localization Action Guide: 137 Actions to Resist and Renew
Localization Action Guide: 137 Actions to Resist and Renew
Join the localization movement to build resilient local economies and flourishing communities. Local Futures produced a detailed Localization Action Guide to encourage everyone to 'GO LOCAL' - anytime, anyplace. It offers tangible and tested ways for individuals, communities...
Local Futures
Could 'Modern Monetary Theory' Save the World? | Ash Sarkar meets Stephanie Kelton
Could 'Modern Monetary Theory' Save the World? | Ash Sarkar meets Stephanie Kelton
Usually the reason given for austerity, or lack of government spending on services and infrastructure is that there simply isn’t enough money - we must simply tighten our belts. The typical leftist response to this is that we should just tax the rich in order to generate the...
60 min
We Asked Our Community How to Make America Great—Here's What They Said
We Asked Our Community How to Make America Great—Here's What They Said
We recently posed a simple question to our community on Facebook: How can we make America great? We got hundreds of comments.
Films For Action
10 Ways to Fix America's Rigged Monopoly Game
10 Ways to Fix America's Rigged Monopoly Game
Alright folks. Real talk. We’ve reached a point where the top 1% owns more than the bottom 90% combined. That’s not a bug in the system—it’s the system working exactly as designed.
Tim Hjersted
Make Earth Great Again: a Manifesto for Ecological Democracy
Make Earth Great Again: a Manifesto for Ecological Democracy
Make Earth Great Again (MEGA) exists to support and amplify the movements that are actively working towards a just, regenerative, free and egalitarian world. MEGA seeks to reclaim the Earth from corporate globalization and create a society that honors all beings on the...
Films For Action
A Narrative Strategy for the Earth Regeneration Fund
A Narrative Strategy for the Earth Regeneration Fund
In this important webinar, we share how to create a strategy for storytelling that rapidly scales to regenerate the Earth.
93 min
How Italian Workers Fought Back and Started an Eco-Revolution
How Italian Workers Fought Back and Started an Eco-Revolution
In this video we look at Italy's longest running factory occupation, of the GKN automotive plant in Florence / Firenze Italy, which is now in its third year. After all 422 workers were laid off by email in 2021 during the pandemic, the workers have occupied the space and...
7 min
The Left Needs to Learn the Difference Between Imperfect Allies and Our True Opponents
The Left Needs to Learn the Difference Between Imperfect Allies and Our True Opponents
Tearing down the few allies we have in power is a gift to the establishment. The problem isn't their imperfections. It's that there's only a few of them instead of hundreds.
Tim Hjersted
Finding the Money
Finding the Money (2023)
"A masterpiece! By far the most inspiring economics film I have ever seen. This film is a gift to humanity. Everyone should watch it." - Prof. Jason HickelAn intrepid group of economists is on a mission to flip our understanding of the national debt upside down.FINDING THE...
96 min
#DemEnter + #DemExit: A Unified Playbook for Beating Corporate Democrats and Republicans
#DemEnter + #DemExit: A Unified Playbook for Beating Corporate Democrats and Republicans
How do we take on the corporate establishment that has captured both the Democratic and Republican parties? This article proposes a strategy that unifies the two main approaches.
Tim Hjersted
The Importance of Still Showing Up for Life Even When It Feels Like the World Is Crashing Out.
The Importance of Still Showing Up for Life Even When It Feels Like the World Is Crashing Out.
“This is for the tragic optimists those who see the world burning but still plant seeds. Those who hold the weight of despair in one hand and the stubborn hope for something better in the other, and if that sounds like you , come be tragically optimistic with me.” - Dasia...
39 min
What If We Ran The Economy?
What If We Ran The Economy?
Can you imagine libraries of tools, clothing, and even housing? The library economy can be the bridge to an entirely new world of human flourishing. Let's explore what the library economy is, what may or may not be included, and what it might take to bring it to life.
25 min
Wisdom Weavers Of The World
Wisdom Weavers Of The World
As humanity stands at a crossroads, 13 Indigenous Elders from diverse cultures around the globe gather in Hawai’i to discuss the state of the world and invited the filming of their councils and ceremonies to co-create a message for humankind.
14 min
From A Village To The World: The Journey of Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson
From A Village To The World: The Journey of Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson (2023)
Iceland has seen a dramatic transformation in recent decades, from being one of the poorest nations in the Western world, to a leader in many economic indices. What accounts for Iceland's rise? Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson, the former President of Iceland 1996-2016, shares his...
59 min
Playbook for Defeating the 1% - the Swedish and Norwegian Model
Playbook for Defeating the 1% - the Swedish and Norwegian Model
This playbook is inspired by the insights of George Lakey and the transformative movements of Norway and Sweden in the early 20th century. These nations, once marked by extreme poverty and inequality, achieved remarkable economic justice and democracy through collectiv
Films For Action
The Problem With Taxing The Rich from a Leftist Perspective
The Problem With Taxing The Rich from a Leftist Perspective
The myth of tax revenue and why taxing the rich is not the real solution to inequality.
21 min
The Future Is Local: Bioregioning 101
The Future Is Local: Bioregioning 101
The past century has been marked by the rise of globalization in every sense of the word - through production, culture, agriculture, consumption and more. This trend has brought great wealth and opportunities to many people - but what have we lost and forgotten through this...
89 min
Human and Planetary Health: Ecosystem Regeneration | Daniel Wahl
Human and Planetary Health: Ecosystem Regeneration | Daniel Wahl
In this perceptive and radical talk, Daniel Wahl PhD observes that we are standing at the dawn of the planetary era.
29 min
The 4 Paths to Resist Trump
The 4 Paths to Resist Trump
We worked with friends to create the Resistance Guidebook — with practical ideas about starting points for people who are feeling the need to do something but not sure about what.
3 min
1 Million Members, 100 Million Trees: How Brazil’s Socialist Farmers Are Fighting Big Ag
1 Million Members, 100 Million Trees: How Brazil’s Socialist Farmers Are Fighting Big Ag
The one-million strong Landless Workers Movement (MST) is a backbone of the Brazilian left, famous for its mass actions and radical land occupations all across the Brazilian countryside. While fighting agribusiness giants, the MST has become the largest producer of organic...
20 min
The Secret Reason the Dems Keep Losing
The Secret Reason the Dems Keep Losing
Being part of a political party used to actually mean something other than being hounded for money over text and being disappointed by your choice of candidates at the polls every few years. Here’s how the death of mass-membership organizations tanked the American political...
19 min
All-Aboard for Free Public Transport
All-Aboard for Free Public Transport
From utopia to reality: fare-free public transport in Brazil.
Daniel Santini
Why People Hate Socialism—and What It Actually Is
Why People Hate Socialism—and What It Actually Is
Socialism is one of the most vilified and misunderstood ideas in modern political discourse. The number one reason for this hatred? Most people have no idea what socialism actually is.
Tim Hjersted
Radical Ecological Democracy: More Reflections From the South on Degrowth
Radical Ecological Democracy: More Reflections From the South on Degrowth
The multiple crises that humanity is facing are becoming increasingly visible: in the form of disasters related to ecological damage, the stark inequalities between a tiny minority of ultra-rich and the vast numbers of desperately poor, the health epidemics related to both...
Ashish Kothari
A Manifesto Against For-Profit Health Insurance Companies
A Manifesto Against For-Profit Health Insurance Companies
I hereby give you my Oscar-nominated Documentary on the Killer Health Insurance companies like United HealthCare —SICKO — for FREE… and let’s end and replace this so-called “health care system” NOW
Michael Moore
This Detroit Agrihood is Transforming its Community - Michigan Urban Farming Initiative Tour
This Detroit Agrihood is Transforming its Community - Michigan Urban Farming Initiative Tour
A tour of MIUFI (Michigian Urban Farming Initiative) and interview with its manager - Quan Blunt.
13 min
What the Economy of the Future Looks Like
What the Economy of the Future Looks Like
Most of us are aware that our profit-driven, capitalist economy is driving our climate and ecological crises. But what are our alternatives?
20 min
Have We Finally Lost to Climate Change? No.
Have We Finally Lost to Climate Change? No.
Recently, it feels like the world does not care about the climate or environmental crises. Between COP29 being an absolute disaster, Trump's recent election, and the continued destruction being waged by governments and corporations on our planet and its people, some might...
15 min
The Real Climate Scam Is Business as Usual — Here's How We Challenge It
The Real Climate Scam Is Business as Usual — Here's How We Challenge It
Capitalism thrives on profiting from crisis—it sold us lies about cigarettes, sugar, and opioids, and now it's doing the same with climate change. Fake solutions and disinformation aren't accidents; they're the business model.
Tim Hjersted
Honest Government Ad | 2025 Election
Honest Government Ad | 2025 Election
The Australien Government has made an ad about our next federal election, and it's surprisingly honest and informative.
4 min
The Great Simplification
The Great Simplification (2022)
This 32 minute animation - in 4 Acts - describes the backdrop for The Great Simplification - an economic/cultural transition beginning in the not-too-distant future.
33 min
Trade Gone Mad
Trade Gone Mad
The blind pursuit of global trade is one of the most destructive forces in the world today, wreaking havoc on democracy, livelihoods and the environment worldwide. It's time to shine the spotlight on Trade Gone Mad. It doesn’t have to be this way!
4 min
Top 10 Ways to Unrig the System | Robert Reich
Top 10 Ways to Unrig the System | Robert Reich
Now's not the time to give up. If anything, it's an opportunity to fight for the real changes we need. Take a look at these 10 ideas to fix our broken system.
46 min
The Movement We Need
The Movement We Need
It is my deepest desire to see the emergence of the movement we need right now—one that is open, welcoming, broad-based, strategic, and oriented to our core human needs, one that can gain the power to make this world more balanced, just, and kind.
Starhawk
13 Principles for a Welcoming Movement
13 Principles for a Welcoming Movement
If we want to build a broad-based movement, a regenerative movement that can heal and renew the world, a movement that attracts people as they really are, not just as we think they should be, a set of guiding principles can be helpful. Here are thirteen, to start with.
Starhawk
A Progressive Call to Arms: Laboratories of Democracy
A Progressive Call to Arms: Laboratories of Democracy
The Tenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution reads: “The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people.” Throughout the history of our nation, this amendment has...
Keeling Baker
What Do We Do Now?
What Do We Do Now?
What do we do now that the orange fascist is back?
9 min
Instructions for Courageous Living in a Broken World
Instructions for Courageous Living in a Broken World
In a world marked by division, inequality, and growing despair, navigating daily life with integrity and purpose can feel overwhelming. Yet, even amid this brokenness, profound change is possible through acts of radical compassion.
Tim Hjersted
We Need a Plan for the Transition to Renewable Energy
We Need a Plan for the Transition to Renewable Energy
Radical societal transformation is inevitable; a plan could make a difference between catastrophe and progress.
David Fridley, Richard Heinberg
The Myth of Far-Left Extremism: How Common-Sense Ethics Are Framed as Radical
The Myth of Far-Left Extremism: How Common-Sense Ethics Are Framed as Radical
The real extremists are the corporate and political elites who wear $5,000 suits and calmly explain why war, profit and greed are good on the evening news.
Tim Hjersted
The Tyranny of the Majority Myth: How Elites Tricked Us Into Fearing Democracy
The Tyranny of the Majority Myth: How Elites Tricked Us Into Fearing Democracy
Heard that old saying "democracy is the tyranny of the majority? It was propaganda invented by elites.
Tim Hjersted
Why a Liberated Palestine Threatens Global Capitalism | Jason Hickel
Why a Liberated Palestine Threatens Global Capitalism | Jason Hickel
Jason Hickel: Why is Palestine at the center of the climate and colonial struggle? How are capitalism and the ecological crisis linked? Who really benefits from the exploitation of resources in the Global South? At the Transnational Institute's Ignite Festival in 2024, Jason...
7 min
How The Elite Control Our Elections... And How We Fix It
How The Elite Control Our Elections... And How We Fix It
Maine could rein in super PACs and put limits on donations for the first time. Unlimited billionaire and corporate spending on elections has been crushing our democracy.
15 min
How to Defeat the Billionaire Class
How to Defeat the Billionaire Class
Seattle City Councilmember Kshama Sawant and the Socialist Alternative (SA) party have, for nearly a decade, waged one of the most effective battles against the city’s moneyed elites. She and the SA have adopted a series of unorthodox methods to fight the ruling oligarchs...
Chris Hedges
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