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Permaculture Is a Way of Thinking | Andrew Faust 11 min
This is a clip from The Evolution of Ecological Consciousness (2013). Watch the full documentary here.
Can You Trust the Media? | Manufacturing Consent Explained 14 min
The term "fake news" is thrown around without much thought, but with more and more people losing faith in the media, honesty in news broadcasting is something we need to consider. In...
Grief, Sacred Rage and Revolutionary Love | Bioneers 90 min
For too long women in general and women of color even more pointedly have been told to suppress their grief and rage in the name of love and forgiveness. No more. How do we reclaim our...
One Hundred Thousand Beating Hearts: An Evolution From Industrial To Regenerative Farming 15 min
Fourth generation cattleman Will Harris shares his evolution from industrial to regenerative farmer.
The Last Guardians 45 min
The Last Guardians is an award-winning documentary made with the indigenous Sàpara and Kichwa communities of Ecuador's Amazon. Now, more than ever, the global community can learn from...
Honest Government Ad | News Corp Bargaining Code 4 min
The Australien Government has made an ad about the new Media legislation it just passed, and it's surprisingly honest and informative.
Mutual Aid And Dual Power | Praxis 101 14 min
"One of the most common questions I get on my channel is "what can normal people do to help?" So, here's a video on what you can do to help! Building dual power and getting involved in...
All Is Self 103 min
The chaos we see in society is a reflection of the chaos within the minds of human beings. If we wish to heal society, we need to heal ourselves. Our society, and consequently us as...
Breaking Free of Old Habits, Addiction, and Past Traumas with Dr. Gabor Maté 65 min
It’s part of the human condition to run away from pain. Most of us have habits that we acquired as a way to cope with painful childhood experiences or traumas, which unfortunately don’t...
Haiti's Century of US Coups, Invasions & Puppets 9 min
Amidst mass protests against their US-backed dictator, Abby Martin covers how the US Empire has determined the destiny of the Haitian people for generations.
How Socialists Can Win Elections 8 min
Since 2015, the U.S. has witnessed the rise of an insurgent left electoral movement. Not only did Bernie Sanders nearly win the Democratic nomination twice, but socialists across the...
Is The State Your Enemy? 14 min
What is the State's role? How does its theoretical purpose compare to its actions in reality? In this episode, Second Thought considers the role of the modern state and evaluates whether...
Truth Behind SNL’s Controversial Israel Joke 5 min
Abby Martin responds to the outcry against Michael Che's joke on the last episode of Saturday Night Live about medical apartheid in Israel.
Capitalist Realism, Mental Illness and Societies of Control 25 min
Capitalist realism is the ambient all pervasive atmosphere where it's just sort of implied that capitalism is all there is. It conditions how we view the world, how we work, our social...
Nicholas Christakis - Our Common Humanity 3 min
“These wonderful qualities that bind us together, that reflect our common humanity are unbelievably unbelievable and wonderful to see. And so this is one of the reasons I'm optimistic.”...
Jane Goodall - Pandemic 4 min
“It is our disregard for nature and our disrespect of the animals we should share the planet with that has caused this pandemic.” Jane Goodall
The Problem With Hyper-Individualism 12 min
The "hyper-individualist" mindset runs rampant in capitalist nations, especially the US, where it's praised as "hard work" and "common sense." In this episode, Second Thought takes a...
Power, Profit and Populism: The Battle for Hard Brexit 62 min
Brexit was presented as a populist revolution against the elite. But in the years since the referendum, a group of men deep in the heart of the British establishment have been carrying...
Breakpoint: A Counter History of Progress 2 min
For the last two centuries progress has been our reason for being; progress has provided us with better ways of living. But progress has also given us napalm, pesticides, nuclear waste...
The Reunited States 85 min
The Reunited States is a powerful and urgent documentary that follows the unsung heroes on the difficult journey of bridging our political and racial divides.
EFTH#2 PROJECT SPEAKER TEASER 4 min
ESSAYS FROM THE HEART: DANCING WITH BEAUTY (working title)
Vampires, They Exist?! 33 min
Vampires reveal their existence to human beings. The media reacts. In the first half, this film examines the reaction of two media outlets as well as the reaction of several college...
America Compared: Why Other Countries Treat Their People So Much Better 14 min
We're taught to believe that America is the greatest country on earth and that it couldn't possibly get any better. Let's put that claim to the test. In this episode, we'll compare the...
How Britain Could Become a Failed State | George Monbiot 10 min
Don't think it could happen? Think again... Full 24min Interview.
Artifishal: The Fight to Save Wild Salmon 80 min
Artifishal is a film about people, rivers, and the fight for the future of wild fish and the environment that supports them. It explores wild salmon’s slide toward extinction, threats...
The Man Who Exposed Amazon 10 min
The Gravel Institute is launching a new series to supplement our explainer videos: mini-documentaries on the struggles of workers in our stagnating, highly unequal economy. This video...
The Free Market Isn't Free | The GameStop Saga Explained 14 min
By popular demand, here's Second Thought's take on the GameStop/Reddit/Robinhood stock market debacle. In this episode, we take a look at the strange and deeply funny spectacle of a...
More Of Everything - A Film about Swedish Forestry 60 min
The Swedish forestry model is promoted as a success story, promising both climate change mitigation and safeguarding of biodiversity, but is this really true?
Changing the World is SIMPOL 5 min
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:
Freedom of Information Under Attack From Secret Government Unit | Mary Fitzgerald 6 min
It’s literally a matter of life and death… Protect Freedom of Information, Sign the Petition.
The Great Reset - Conspiracy or Fact? 17 min
Everyone's talking about the Great Reset - the economic proposal unveiled by Prince Charles and the WEF last year - but how significant is it, and how likely are the conspiracy theories...
Hypocrisy of the Free Speech Warriors | Ronan Burtenshaw 17 min
Here's what the free speech warriors never talk about...
The Tiny House Fire Truck That Runs on Waste Vegetable Oil! 15 min
Today Happen Films is taking a tour of this incredible tiny house truck that runs on waste vegetable oil! BEV, the biosphere emergency vehicle, is the mobile home for artists Brenna...
America's Prescription Drug Cartel 14 min
The United States has the most expensive prescription drugs in the world. We often pay ten times the price for the same drug, even though there's no difference at all. Why is American...
How Socialists Solved The Housing Crisis 9 min
American housing is in crisis. With more luxury housing being built every day while huge numbers of people are stuck with substandard homes or none at all, the U.S. model for housing has...
They Call Us Criminals 2 min
This upcoming documentary aims to expose the reality of the animals suffering within industries that exploit them, as well as showcase the work of Animal Rights activists in Canada. All...
Sacheen: Breaking the Silence 1 min
SACHEEN is a story of redemption and resilience, of pride and perseverance. Sacheen Littlefeather remains proud that she is the first person, the first woman of color, to utilize the...
J.K. Rowling | ContraPoints 90 min
Contrapoints tackles the J.K. Rowling controversy. Clocking in at 90 minutes, it's essentially a feature documentary.
Voices of the Grandmothers 120 min
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...
The Minimum Wage Debate Explained 15 min
Since the minimum wage is in the news again, I figured it would be a good time to address some things that are never brought up. In this episode we take a look at the minimum wage and...
Rebel For Life, A Powerful Story about Our Ultimate Challenge: To Protect Life on Earth 70 min
Rebel for Life is a truly engaging story about a young hospital doctor who has turned into a radical climate activist. Dr. Vishal Chauhan, son of Indian immigrants, was working as a...
Happy Teachers Will Change the World: Bringing Mindfulness into Education 39 min
Being a teacher in the world of today is a demanding job with lots of challenges, often resulting in stress and burn-out. Is there a solution?
The Way Out: Facing the Climate Crisis 60 min
What can we do, when time is running out? Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh has a revolutionary proposal for facing the Climate Crisis. “The way out is in,” he states. “The way out of climate...
To Live Awake 58 min
We live in challenging times. To live awake, in harmony and truly connected is an art. The basic condition of this art is to come home to yourself and be fully present. But how to do that?
If The Government Can Get Away With 100,000 Covid Deaths, It Can Get Away With Anything | Peter Jukes 8 min
“What's been the cost of the pandemic lies? Well, at least 100,000 dead. And yet this government remains at 40 percent in the polls”
Dreaming the Future | Kenny Ausubel 3 min
This video is part of a series called "Seeding the Field: 30 Years of Transformative Solutions," which celebrates some of the best moments of the Bioneers conference through the last 30...
The Rights of Nature: A Global Movement 53 min
Western views and the legal system tend to view nature as property, and as a resource from which wealth is extracted, a commodity whose only value is to provide for human needs. But for...
The Media Created a Monster. Now They Want to Wash Their Hands | George Monbiot 6 min
"How did this reality TV star Donald Trump become President of the United States?"
Jan. 6 Was An Inside Job 27 min
Abby Martin and Mike Prysner bring you up to date about the DC Capital attack with shocking new details about the seriousness of the operation, the depths of the inside job, and who from...
How Childhood Trauma Leads to Addiction | Gabor Maté 10 min
Gabor Maté CM (born January 6, 1944) is a Hungarian-born Canadian physician. He has a background in family practice and a special interest in childhood development and trauma, and in...
Does Capitalism Mean Freedom? | Zephyr Teachout 6 min
According to the standard account, capitalism—whatever your criticisms of it—is synonymous with freedom. Zephyr Teachout explains how we are told other systems necessitate central...
Is "Big Government" Really the Problem? | Briahna Joy Gray 6 min
Conservatives like to complain about "Big Government," but despite lower government spending than many peer nations, America is less prosperous and less free. Briahna Joy Gray explains...
How 100% Clean Energy Could Power Our Cities and Towns 6 min
Grist built this tiny model town to show what it would look like if we tried to transition to 100% clean energy. In the real world, it’s even more difficult. Staff reporter Shannon...
Does Capitalism Actually Reduce Poverty? | Richard Wolff 7 min
You’ve probably heard that “capitalism has reduced global poverty by 90 percent.” It’s a line frequently parroted by capitalism’s most enthusiastic promoters. But there’s a problem with...
The Capitol Riot Explained 32 min
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...
MSNBC Suddenly Realizes Bernie Was Right 9 min
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How China Broke the World's Already Broken Recycling Paradigm 20 min
Plastic recycling was a public relations scam invented to keep the plastics industry alive amid mounting political scrutiny. This shifted responsibility for their polluting...
Halting Hades: the Moral Imperative 63 min
Filmmaker, Scott Danville creates a film, Halting Hades: The Moral Imperative, documenting the the science, politics, and economics of the world's most important issue, climate change...
Why The US Prison System Is The Worst In The Developed World 16 min
The US incarcerates more people - both per capita and by sheer numbers - than any other nation on earth. Our prisons are inhumane hellholes, and private prisons are making a killing...
Standing in Solidarity with the Standing Rock Sioux 36 min
Mid-November, 2016, thousands of water protectors gather as a singular family on the campgrounds surrounding the Standing Rock Sioux Reservation. This is the story of the grassroots...
The Writings of an Earth Lover 10 min
This video is dedicated to the memory of Vivienne Elanta. She was an Australian environmental activist. With her partner John Croft, she co-founded the Gaia Foundation of Australia, with...
Tamera: An Ecovillage for a New Humanity 11 min
Tamera is an ecovillage situated in the south of Portugal. It is a holistic peace research and education center exploring different ways of being and living on this planet. With two...
The Minimalists: Less Is Now 2 min
They've built a movement out of minimalism. Longtime friends Joshua Fields Millburn and Ryan Nicodemus share how our lives can be better with less. Directed by Matt D'Avella.
PROJECT CYBERSYN 21 min
Project Cybersyn tells the story of applied cybernetics in early 1970s Chile during the Allende Presidency and evaluates its legacy, value and potential. Translations of this video are...
The Blackwater Pardons, PMCs, And US Imperialism 16 min
The recent pardoning of war criminals is reprehensible, but the action fits perfectly into the US imperialist framework. Come learn about how Primate Military Companies have changed the...
Minimalism: A Documentary about the Important Things 78 min
How might your life be better with less? MINIMALISM takes the audience inside the lives of minimalists from all walks of life—families, entrepreneurs, architects, artists, journalists...
Chain Reactions 10 min
Is it possible to get into college if you’ve never been through the traditional k-12 school system? That’s one of the questions I explore in my new film Self-Taught.
Why American History Whitewashes Radical Figures 14 min
This week's video is about the imperialist practice of whitewashing and revising the histories of radical figures like Martin Luther King, Jr. and Thomas Paine. Why do American history...
The Sculptured House 48 min
A film made by Ayet Alers, documenting the creation of a small natural house, following the process from the start until completion.
Rubber Tires — A Dirty Business 29 min
The booming global tire market is worth billions - but this comes at a high price, both to humans and the environment. Over 50 million car tires are sold each year in Germany alone. But...
The War at Home: The Untold History of Class War in the United States 104 min
"In a time when many are questioning institutional integrity across society, seeking accurate and relevant information to help make sense of our supposedly post-truth era, Noble shines a...
Censorship and the Future of the Internet 11 min
This week's video is about the limits of the first amendment, corporate control of the internet, and what a future non-corporate online world could look like.
Eco-Warrior Sleeper Cell Awakening with Joanna Macy and the Shambala Warrior Prophecy 9 min
Deep ecologist Joanna Macy describes the Shambala Warrior Prophecy from Buddhist Tibet, expressed as a metaphor for inspiration into environmental and humanitarian activism.
What Greed has Done | Chris Hedges 17 min
Chris Hedges talks to Bill Moyers about the destruction of America's manufacturing base by American corporations as well as the effect that unfettered and unregulated capitalism has had...
HUMAN: The Movie (Director's Cut Version) 192 min
What is it that makes us human? Is it that we love, that we fight? That we laugh? Cry? Our curiosity? The quest for discovery?
The CIA is a Terrorist Organization 22 min
The CIA is responsible for some of the worst crimes in modern history. The death toll from the wars and unrest caused by the CIA, not to mention their many outright murders, is...
Battlestar Climatica 9 min
"The consumer society - it's hyperindividualism - and hyperindividualism is a form of disempowerment, and they know it. So you get to express your personal identity, while you are being...
Net Zero Climate Plans, Explained 4 min
The past year has seen an explosion in the number of companies announcing they are now “net-zero” or “carbon neutral,” or at least plan to be in the next 30 years. Unilever, Uber, and...
The Key to Happiness in a Distracted World 37 min
What could ancient Greek philosophers tell us about how to live our lives today?
Noam Chomksy "Calls Out" Cancel Culture 3 min
Noam Chomsky on what makes Cancel Culture at all unique and why it's a mistake in principle and tactic.
Saving Our Ecovillage 29 min
Off-grid with their own food, animals, water, power and waste disposal, a Welsh eco-community try to come up with a plan to save their homes and their future.
The Taoist Story of Robber Zhi and Confucius | SHORT FILM 17 min
Equal to the Tao Te Ching is the great Taoist text known as the Zhuangzi, attributed the great sage Zhuangzi. One of the chapters in the Zhuangzi text is the story of Robber Zhi and...
You're Probably Already A Socialist 12 min
If you turn on the news today, odds are you'll hear someone use the term "socialism" incorrectly to try to scare you. In this video, I hope to correct the record and explain what...
Our Democracy No Longer Represents the People. Here's How We Fix It 21 min
Harvard Professor Lawrence Lessig makes the case that our democracy has become corrupt with money, leading to inequality that means only 0.02% of the United States population actually...
Invisible Hand: Who Will Speak For Nature? 84 min
From Executive Producer Mark Ruffalo comes the world’s first documentary film on the Rights of Nature Movement, a “Paradigm Shifting” story where the 'Rights of Nature' has...
Expedición Tribugá 3 min
"EXPEDICIÓN TRIBUGÁ" is a documentary film that seeks to raise awareness in the world about the importance of conserving one of the most biodiverse places on the planet. The Tribugá...
On Compassion 13 min
Would I have done things differently if I were in your shoes? If I were in the totality of your circumstances? When we look into the eyes of "the other" - without looking away - the...
People Didn't Win The Election... Wall $treet Did | Ryan Knight 10 min
"The new battle in the country & the world is no longer Conservative vs Liberal, it's People vs Oligarchy"
Oligarchs Are Gaming Democracy | George Monbiot 10 min
"The oligarchs have discovered the formula for persuading the poor to vote for the interests of the very rich” - George Monbiot
Nowtopia: Economic Alternatives in Action 32 min
The term ‘Nowtopia’ is increasingly used by both activists and academics to describe a variety of interconnected tendencies. It can, for instance, apply to seeking freedom outside the...
Ten Things You Need to Know to Stop a Coup 3 min
We have a president who has openly said he might not respect the outcome of our election. We have to be ready if he claims victory before votes are counted, tries to stop counting, or...
A Bold Peace: Costa Rica's Path of Demilitarization 90 min
70 years ago Costa Rica abolished its army and committed itself to fostering a peaceful society. It has been reaping the benefits ever since.
Biden vs. Trump on Foreign Policy 8 min
Who is the better anti-war choice? Abby Martin settles the score.
Honest Government Ad | Q 4 min
The US Government has made an ad about QAnon and it’s surprisingly honest and informative.
How Ranked Choice Voting Can Save American Politics 12 min
Tired of voting for the lesser of two evils? Our current election system is broken, and it yields worse and worse candidates every cycle. Ranked Choice Voting can help solve that problem.
In Our Hands: A Documentary Series about People Regenerating Their Lives & The Earth 30 min
‘In Our Hands’ / ‘En Nuestras Manos’ is a documentary series about a movement to restore ecological farming around the world. Filmmaker Matt Anderson (‘Fall and Winter’, 2013) traveled...
How America Can Leave Fossil Fuels Behind, In One Chart 12 min
VOX talked to physicist and engineer Saul Griffith, who takes us through his incredibly detailed road map for how the US could actually walk away from fossil fuels in the next 30 years.
George Monbiot Exposes Coronavirus Corruption at the Heart of Government 9 min
Covid Corruption, Privileged Parasites & the Gilded Circle: Watch the full 18min interview with Monbiot on Corruption.
America's Unemployment Problem 12 min
The pandemic has wreaked havoc on America's job market, leaving millions without steady pay or healthcare. We know that unemployment is a real problem, but the "official" unemployment...
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