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Fascism is not merely a set of authoritarian habits or unpleasant attitudes. It is a political arrangement designed to centralize power: the fusion of state authority with corporate interests; the suppression of dissent; the mobilization of nationalist mythology to bind the...
Tim Hjersted
The Global South did not cause this crisis, but we are determined to define its solution. In Punjab, that solution begins with clean streets, safe water, affordable energy, and credible finance – all bound by one idea: the path out of climate despair runs through green...
Maryam Nawaz Sharif
To defeat the rise of authoritarianism, Chris Hedges has called for mass movements, strikes and counter‑institutions to challenge corporate rule and revive democracy. This guide breaks down his suggestions into actionable steps.
Tim Hjersted
The Democratic Party and its liberal allies refuse to call for mass mobilization and strikes — the only tools that can thwart Trump’s emergent authoritarianism — fearing they too will be swept aside.
Chris Hedges
By embedding degrowth principles in local, everyday practice, "Kreisler" associations offer a vision for urban provisioning beyond extraction and individualism and toward a communal, crisis-resilient future.
Cléo Mieulet
24 min
The results are in - and Zohran Mamdani is the new mayor-elect of New York City. With a platform to make the city more affordable, he’s made history as New York’s first-ever Muslim mayor and the youngest to hold the office since 1917.
It would be nice if all revolutions came this cheap.
Richard Eskow
88 min
Monopolistic business practices have been illegal in the United States for more than a century. Yet, monopoly power continues to accelerate in our modern commercial landscape. Large, powerful corporations edge out smaller businesses, often citing scale, “efficiency”, and...
As Trump demolishes the old and drives America toward a darker future, the Democrats’ instinct has been to grieve, resist, and dream of restoration. But restoration may be the wrong goal.
Richard Sclove
The Global Nonviolent Action Database details some 40 cases of mass movements overcoming tyrants through strategic nonviolent campaigns.
George Lakey
13 min
The artificial intelligence and robotics being developed by multi-billionaires will allow corporate America to wipe out tens of millions of decent-paying jobs, cut labor costs and boost profits.What happens to working class people who can’t find jobs because they don’t exist?
When we begin to act with deep time in mind, perhaps future generations will remember us not for what we took, but for what we tended, protected, and passed on.
Darby Weaver
21 min
In this video essay, I examine what ecosocialism might look like in the future. From zero-carbon, accessible, and free public transit, to low-cost housing, an ecosocialist future would seek to bring better well-being to all people and the planet.
One could say that ‘bioregioning’ is our species long-term evolutionary survival pattern and hence a return to it may well be the most promising pathway our species can take through the tumultuous if not catastrophic decades ahead.
Daniel Christian Wahl
19 min
What do humans who aren't consumers look like? What happens when we find ways of feeding ourselves and each other without buying or selling food?
Through time exchanges, members earn time credits by helping others, then redeem them when they need help themselves.
Ella Fassler
So if we want real change – and a world where future generations of all life, not just human beings, can live in peace with equal rights and justice for all – we have to tackle corporate rights, powers, structures and impunity.
Helena Paul
"The left" must get back to what was its original reason for existence—to fight for one-person, one vote democracy in the economic as well as political systems that govern our lives.
Gary Engler
15 min
Growing food in a small garden can produce a surprisingly big harvest, whether it’s on an urban balcony, in a tiny yard, or even on a countertop or windowsill. It feels pretty special to learn and practice the timeless skill of growing your own food and to be able to eat...
29 min
Bryce and Misty have spent the last 12 years building a cob home, homesteading, living off the grid, and homeschooling their two daughters. They live without a car, so for transportation, they use taxis and bicycles, and they eventually hope to have a cart that their two...
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Further reading: https://dsa-lsc.org/2025/01/31/a-guide-to-dsa-politics/ (The article that inspired this video) https://www.dsausa.org/resources/faq/ https://www.dsausa.org/about-us/structure/
16 min
Imagine a world where the homes we live in, the clothes we wear, and even the sensors in our electronics weren’t manufactured, but grown. Mycelium, the root structure of fungi, is shaking up everything from sustainable construction to meatless bacon. It’s turning agricultural...
44 min
Are corporations destroying America? From greedflation to wealth inequality, the U.S. economy is collapsing under late stage capitalism. This video explores why industries like healthcare, housing, energy, banks, and utilities should be nationalized and treated as public...
16 min
The gerrymandering wars are on. All over the country, red and blue states are scrambling to redraw their congressional maps ahead of the 2026 midterms.
The Green New Deal is often framed as a response to climate change — but whether you see it as a crisis or a hoax, the real point is what it delivers here at home: millions of good jobs, lower energy bills, stronger communities, and true energy independence. It’s about...
Films For Action
6 min
"Let's just forget the left versus right stuff for a minute. How do you solve homelessness?
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Dr. King gave us the playbook less than 60 years ago. His movement didn’t rely on lesser-evil voting—it demanded clear moral commitments. It didn’t campaign for parties—it used direct action to force change. It didn’t beg politicians for justice—it built a movement that made...
19 min
Exowatt is betting big on forgotten technologies from the 1800s: Fresnel lenses, thermal brick batteries, and Stirling engines, all packed inside a sleek orange shipping container. Their system promises 24/7 dispatchable power at a fraction of the cost of traditional solar...
58 min
Economic anthropologist, Jason Hickel, is one of the leading degrowth researchers leading the charge for ecosocialism. He says if we limit the energy demands of the elite and hungry multinational corporations, reimagining economics to support and nurture human dignity, we...
3 min
Scorched earth is evil incarnate. What if we did the total reverse, as a strategy for winning?
With this manifesto, we are putting national governments everywhere on notice. We are not going away. We will become bolder in our local experiments and in our challenges to your authority.
Michael Shuman
77 min
My guest today is Jason Hickel, Professor at the Institute for Environmental Science & Technology (ICTA) at the Autonomous University of Barcelona, and author of two books: The Divide and Less is More. We discuss why a growth-based capitalist economy is incompatible with a...
17 min
Ever wondered what it would be like to live in a neighborhood that wasn’t designed around cars? Well - in most of the country that’s actually illegal. But in Tempe, AZ there’s a new development called Culdesac that has managed to make it happen. This community is designed...
Regenerative living is a revolutionary philosophy rooted in reciprocity, creativity, and care.
Tim Hjersted
44 min
In the face of widespread ecological destruction, social injustice, economic deprivation, there are powerful countercurrents. 'Ordinary' people in several parts of India are resisting the disruption of their lives by constructing alternatives in the form of sustainable...
26 min
With the far right mastering memes, aesthetics, and short-form content, too many disillusioned people are getting funneled into an alt-right pipeline instead of toward liberatory ideas. This video breaks down how governments, brands, the manosphere, and figures like Trump and...
28 min
The latest Democratic fad sidelines equality and justice in favor of a focus on cutting red tape. This is not the path forward.
28 min
In this video, I examine why we need solarpunk, ecosocialist, and degrowth-oriented cities. Specifically, I look at what those future cities might look like, and the failures of capitalist cities today. - OCC
11 min
Public Housing in the United States became notrious for being underfunded, crime-ridden, and poorly maintained. But with the housing crisis continuing to worsen, is it time to reconsider this housing option?
8 min
The US housing crisis isn’t natural — it’s the result of decades of policy decisions made to benefit landlords and the wealthy. Today, millions of Americans are being squeezed by rising rents, home prices, and zoning laws designed to limit affordable housing. But it doesn’t...
2 min
Andrew Nisker is back with a new documentary, This Film is Garbage! Is the future greener—or bleaker—than before? Nisker is determined to find out. In this film, he challenges the Masons, a typical Canadian family of four to keep their trash for 3 months. Andrew compares this...
31 min
In 1961, over 250,000 Cubans joined their country’s National Literacy Campaign and taught more than 707,000 other Cubans to read and write. Almost half of these volunteer teachers were under 18. More than half were women. This documentary explores the experiences of several...
445 min
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.
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
8 min
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...
3 min
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...
26 min
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...
31 min
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!
20 min
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.
6 min
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.
23 min
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.
20 min
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.
4 min
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. 😭
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
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:
There's a question at the heart of the coming automation revolution that too few people in power are willing to answer honestly: Who will own the gains? Will it be the hedge funds, billionaires, and multinational corporations? Or will it be all of us — the people who built...
Tim Hjersted
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
3 min
The details can be complex, but the value of public banking is actually simple to understand.
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
60 min
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...
We recently posed a simple question to our community on Facebook: How can we make America great? We got hundreds of comments.
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 (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...
93 min
In this important webinar, we share how to create a strategy for storytelling that rapidly scales to regenerate the Earth.
7 min
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...
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.
96 min
"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...
Whether we focus on taking over the Democratic Party or building power outside it, let's invest in the path we've chosen and learn to support allies that choose a different way.
Tim Hjersted
39 min
“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...
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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.
14 min
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.
59 min
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...
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
21 min
The myth of tax revenue and why taxing the rich is not the real solution to inequality.
89 min
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...
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In this perceptive and radical talk, Daniel Wahl PhD observes that we are standing at the dawn of the planetary era.
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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.
20 min
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...
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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...
From utopia to reality: fare-free public transport in Brazil.
Daniel Santini
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
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
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
13 min
A tour of MIUFI (Michigian Urban Farming Initiative) and interview with its manager - Quan Blunt.
20 min
Most of us are aware that our profit-driven, capitalist economy is driving our climate and ecological crises. But what are our alternatives?
15 min
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...
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
4 min
The Australien Government has made an ad about our next federal election, and it's surprisingly honest and informative.
33 min
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.
4 min
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!
46 min
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.
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
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
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
9 min
What do we do now that the orange fascist is back?
How do we nourish our hearts and fortify our spirits so we can resist despair when the world looks so grim? How do we face the suffering of the world without being crushed by it? The answer is to cultivate practices of spiritual self-defense. These 15 principles are my compass.
Tim Hjersted
Radical societal transformation is inevitable; a plan could make a difference between catastrophe and progress.
David Fridley, Richard Heinberg
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.
Heard that old saying "democracy is the tyranny of the majority? It was propaganda invented by elites.
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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...