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There You Go!
There You Go!
Around the world ‘development’ is robbing tribal people of their land, self-sufficiency and pride and leaving them with nothing.
2 min · 16,937 views · 100%
Farmher in the Dell: Women in Agriculture
Farmher in the Dell: Women in Agriculture
Itʼs a cool spring day in Merville, BC as Moss Dance, sole proprietor of Ripple Farm, unfurls irrigation lines along tightly spaced rows of lettuces. Itʼs early in the season, but there are already fresh greens, radishes and onions ready to harvest for the weekly farmersʼ market.
Nicole Shaw · 2,092 views · 100%
12 Views of a Warming World
12 Views of a Warming World
Climate change is here, but from day to day, it may be hard to tell.
Raillan Brooks · 3,583 views · 50%
The 6-Step Process to Wipe Out the Poor Half of America
The 6-Step Process to Wipe Out the Poor Half of America
One of the themes of the superb writing of Henry Giroux is that more and more Americans are becoming "disposable," recognized as either commodities or criminals by the more fortunate members of society. There seems to be a method to the madness of winner-take-all capitalism...
Paul Buchheit · 3,576 views · 100%
Stupidity and Intelligence: Science, GMOs and Our Food
Stupidity and Intelligence: Science, GMOs and Our Food
How industrial-scale farming is actually becoming anti-science.
Vandana Shiva · 1,992 views · 88%
Are Hospital Farms the Next Big Thing in Healthcare Reform?
Are Hospital Farms the Next Big Thing in Healthcare Reform?
This summer, St. Luke’s Hospital started sending all new moms home from the hospital with a basket of fresh produce, recipes and literature about the importance of a healthy diet. All of the produce in the basket was grown on an organic farm on the hospital’s Anderson campus...
Jodi Helmer · 7,436 views · 100%
50 Non Profits I Support
50 Non Profits I Support
There are over 1.5 million non profits registered in the USA.  That is awesome!  Well sort of awesome actually.   It seems to me that if we have that many non profits we shouldn’t have as many problems as we do.  I really admire anyone who is going out of there way to make a...
Rob Greenfield · 1,911 views · 94%
Why Labor Day Matters
Why Labor Day Matters
Here’s an experiment to try this holiday weekend. Quiz your friends, family and acquaintances on the meaning of Labor Day. You might be surprised by the answers you hear. To many, the true meaning of Labor Day has been unfortunately lost―it’s merely a three-day vacation...
Ralph Nader · 1,695 views · 75%
How To Lose Weight In 4 Easy Steps
How To Lose Weight In 4 Easy Steps
This article is probably not what you think. Read on to find out more.
Aaron Bleyaert · 6,357 views · 88%
Just Who Exactly Benefits Most From the Global Giving of Billionaires Like Bill Gates?
Just Who Exactly Benefits Most From the Global Giving of Billionaires Like Bill Gates?
Is the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation promoting the interests of multinational corporations at the expense of social and economic justice?
Jon Queally · 2,593 views · 88%
Rojava’s Democratic, Feminist Revolution a Source of Hope among Horror
Rojava’s Democratic, Feminist Revolution a Source of Hope among Horror
In the Rojava region of Syria, despite the difficulties, people are organizing communes and women’s councils. Syria can seem an endless black hole of misery, but in the northern, largely Kurdish region of Rojava, it is also the scene of a profoundly democratic and humanist...
Tony Iltis & Stuart Munckton · 9,758 views · 75%
Feminism Against Capitalism
Feminism Against Capitalism
Ultimately the goals of a radical feminism and socialism are the same — justice and equality for all people.
Nicole M. Aschoff · 5,580 views · unrated
More Confessions of an Economic Hit Man: This Time, They're Coming for Your Democracy
More Confessions of an Economic Hit Man: This Time, They're Coming for Your Democracy
Twelve years ago, John Perkins published his book, “Confessions of an Economic Hit Man.” Today, he says “things have just gotten so much worse.”
Sarah van Gelder · 5,311 views · 100%
Welcome to 1984
Welcome to 1984
The façade of democracy and the disempowerment of the citizenry by corporations has sparked a nationwide revolt. Elites, fearing unrest, will soon become ruthless. We must engage now in acts of sustained civic mobilization and civil disobedience or be crushed.
Chris Hedges · 5,588 views · 100%
The Most Eco-Friendly Nation on the Planet Is Now Carbon Negative
The Most Eco-Friendly Nation on the Planet Is Now Carbon Negative
Lodged between two of the most populated countries on earth — India and China — Bhutan may be small at 700,000 souls, but it has a mighty role to play in showing the world how to preserve the environment, while also cultivating happiness in its human population. In fact, the...
Carolanne Wright · 30,334 views · 75%
The Great Deceleration
The Great Deceleration
In 2015, a major study of 24 indicators of human activity and environmental decline titled ‘The Great Acceleration’ concluded that, “The last 60 years have without doubt seen the most profound transformation of the human relationship with the natural world in the history of...
Alex Jensen · 1,027 views · 88%
99 Reasons Why 2016 Was a Good Year
99 Reasons Why 2016 Was a Good Year
Our media feeds are echo chambers. And those echo chambers don’t just reflect our political beliefs; they reflect our feelings about human progress. Bad news can be a bubble too
Angus Hervey · 18,322 views · 88%
A “Political” Program for Anarchists
A “Political” Program for Anarchists
Many anarchists oppose in principle such use of the political process for anarchist ends. It is unethical, they say, for anarchists to participate in the political process. Voting entails selecting a representative to exercise coercive force in our name; and appealing to such...
Kevin Carson · 1,073 views · unrated
Inside Unilever's Sustainability Myth
Inside Unilever's Sustainability Myth
Unilever is regarded as a champion of sustainability. According to CEO Paul Polman, what benefits the company also benefits the earth. But when US competitor Heinz Kraft tried to take over the company, Unilever changed its short-term strategy. Dutch Investigative journalism...
Daphne Dupont-Nivet, Anouk Ruhaak, Marije Schuurs, Emiel Woutersen · 3,991 views · unrated
Five Ways the Meat on Your Plate Is Killing the Planet
Five Ways the Meat on Your Plate Is Killing the Planet
When we hear about the horrors of industrial livestock farming – the pollution, the waste, the miserable lives of billions of animals – it is hard not to feel a twinge of guilt and conclude that we should eat less meat.
Francis Vergunst, Julian Savulescu · 1,923 views · unrated
4 Not-So-Easy Ways to Dismantle Racism in the Food System
4 Not-So-Easy Ways to Dismantle Racism in the Food System
Our food system is built on stolen land and exploited labor. Here’s what we can do it fix it.
Leah Penniman · 2,540 views · unrated
Basic Income Isn’t Just a Nice Idea. It's a Birthright
Basic Income Isn’t Just a Nice Idea. It's a Birthright
A basic income could defeat the scarcity mindset, instill a sense of solidarity and even ease the anxieties that gave us Brexit and Trump
Jason Hickel · 12,204 views · 100%
An Appeal for a Creative Nonviolence
An Appeal for a Creative Nonviolence
I was around 14 when I heard about Concentration Camps for the first time.
Dieter Duhm · 1,229 views · 100%
Reporting on Climate Change Is Harmful if You're Not Offering Solutions
Reporting on Climate Change Is Harmful if You're Not Offering Solutions
Once-celebrated author and thinker Daniel Pinchbeck can't find an audience for his new book. He has a few ideas why.
Katie Bain · 3,382 views · 100%
"Morally Bankrupt" Budget: After $1.5 Trillion Gift to Rich, Trump Demands $1.7 Trillion in Safety Net Cuts
"Morally Bankrupt" Budget: After $1.5 Trillion Gift to Rich, Trump Demands $1.7 Trillion in Safety Net Cuts
"Millions of Americans will lose access to life-saving programs because the GOP gave $1.5 trillion in tax cuts to the rich."
Jake Johnson · 17,924 views · 100%
Steven Pinker's Ideas Are Fatally Flawed. These Eight Graphs Show Why.
Steven Pinker's Ideas Are Fatally Flawed. These Eight Graphs Show Why.
It’s time to reclaim the mantle of “Progress” for progressives. By falsely tethering the concept of progress to free market economics and centrist values, Steven Pinker has tried to appropriate a great idea for which he has no rightful claim.
Jeremy Lent · 8,667 views · unrated
We Need an Ecological Civilization Before It's Too Late
We Need an Ecological Civilization Before It's Too Late
In the face of climate breakdown and ecological overshoot, alluring promises of “green growth” are no more than magical thinking. We need to restructure the fundamentals of our global cultural/economic system to cultivate an “ecological civilization”: one that prioritizes the...
Jeremy Lent · 3,983 views · unrated
Why We Need a Federal Job Guarantee
Why We Need a Federal Job Guarantee
Giving everyone a job is the best way to democratize the economy and give workers leverage in the workplace.
Mark Paul, William Darity Jr and Darrick Hamilton · 1,115 views · unrated
The Problem of Living Inside Echo Chambers
The Problem of Living Inside Echo Chambers
Pick any of the big topics of the day – Brexit, climate change or
C. Thi Nguyen · 2,402 views · unrated
Shut Down Canada Until It Solves Its War, Oil, and Genocide Problem
Shut Down Canada Until It Solves Its War, Oil, and Genocide Problem
Indigenous people in Canada are giving the world a demonstration of the power of nonviolent action. The justness of their cause — defending the land from those who would destroy it for short term profit and the elimination of a habitable climate on earth — combined with their...
David Swanson · 1,977 views · unrated
HOLY SH*T! 7 Things to Do Instead of Hoarding Toilet Paper
HOLY SH*T! 7 Things to Do Instead of Hoarding Toilet Paper
Beautiful Trouble’s irreverent guide to activism in the time of pandemic
Rae Abileah and Nadine Bloch · 11,735 views · unrated
The Coronation: Charles Eisenstein's 9000 Word Epic on Covid-19
The Coronation: Charles Eisenstein's 9000 Word Epic on Covid-19
“Covid-19 is like a rehab intervention that breaks the addictive hold of normality. To interrupt a habit is to make it visible; it is to turn it from a compulsion to a choice. When the crisis subsides, we might have occasion to ask whether we want to return to normal, or...
Charles Eisenstein · 4,886 views · 100%
The Decade of Transformation Is Here: Remaking the Economy for the People
The Decade of Transformation Is Here: Remaking the Economy for the People
The pandemic, economic collapse and the government’s response to them are going to not only determine the 2020 election but define the future for this decade and beyond. People are seeing the failure of the US healthcare nonsystem and the economy. The government was able to...
Kevin Zeese and Margaret Flowers · 4,679 views · unrated
The Four Foundations of True Liberty
The Four Foundations of True Liberty
Democracy is fragile. If just one foundation is missing, the ropes of democracy can stretch, weaken, and break.
UBI.Earth · 1,412 views · unrated
Seven Building Blocks for a Post-Corona World
Seven Building Blocks for a Post-Corona World
With regular life on pause, we have a chance to stop and question the path we are taking at the deepest level.
Jason Angell · 8,435 views · unrated
From Consumerism to Climate Change: 41 Outstanding Documentaries You Have to See
From Consumerism to Climate Change: 41 Outstanding Documentaries You Have to See
Over the last 7 years, Films For Action has been cataloging an online library of the best social change films that can be watched free online. Opting for quality over quantity, the site has grown slowly to include 500 documentaries and 900 short films, trailers and...
Tim Hjersted · 6,075 views · 50%
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