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Culture in Decline #5: Baby Go Boom!
In this installment of Peter Joseph's public access parody, the subject of Security and True Safety will be investigated. The evil terrorists are revealed to be at it again with a new airline scare; our Guy In A Tie reminds us of who is in control and a special award show...
TEDx Speaker Gives Priceless Talk About How TED Talks Are Worthless
With all due respect to Lizzie Velasquez, the vast majority of TED and TEDx talks are complete bullshit, and it's high time someone called them out on it.
The Tillman Story
When Pat Tillman gave up his professional football career to join the Army Rangers in 2002, he became an instant symbol of patriotic fervor and unflinching duty. But the truth about Pat Tillman is far more complex, and ultimately far more heroic, than the caricature. And when...
The UK Might Leave the European Union. Here’s Why.
Brilliant comic sums up tough choices around EU Referendum
Aghet: A Genocide
Aghetis an award-winning documentary made by German filmmaker Eric Friedler, which proves the truth of the genocide of the Armenian people. Using the actual words of 23 German, American and other nationals who witnessed the events, and arm
There Is No "They"
I get a lot of emails as to why I do not bring up notions such as the New World Order, Illuminati, Zionism, Secret Societies and other popular occult/conspiracy concepts which are very topical in this day and age. While I, of course, acknowledge the men behind the curtain and...
Policing for Profit - The Abuse of Civil Asset Forfeiture
The site that put this out is not the greatest orginization, but they hit the nail on the head with this one. It shows the basic concept of civil asset forefiture, a true problem not many speak out against in the U.S. today.
"The World Is My Country" Shows Origin of Yasiin Bey's World Passport
This clip from upcoming feature documentary "The World Is My Country" introduces the origins of and need for a World Passport.
Conventional Economics Is A Form Of Brain Damage | David Suzuki
An "externality" is an effect of an industry whose costs are born by society, rather than by the company. Cancer is an externality of the tobacco industry. Climate change is an externality of the fossil fuel and animal agriculture industries. Water pollution is an externality...
The World Becomes What You Teach
This video is a popularTEDx talk by Zoe Weil, the co-founder and president of the Institute for Humane Education (www.HumaneEducation.org). She is a pioneer in the comprehensive humane education movement and speaks and lectures throughout the world.
Real Time with Bill Maher: The United States of You Don't Wanna Know
Bill Maher calls out deregulators for shielding corporations at the expense of consumers.
From Gangs to Gardens
Organic gardener and vegan chef DJ CAVEM is an award-winning international recording artist and activist who uses Hip-Hop culture to inspire young people to connect to the earth by teaching them how to grow food, and cultivate healthy eating habits. Through his lyrics and...
The 11th Hour (trailer)
Narrated by Leonardo DiCaprio, this captivating documentary explores the perilous state of our planet, and the means by which we can change our course. Contributing to this crucial film are noted politicians, scientists and other ambassadors for the importance of a universal...
James Howard Kunstler: The Tragedy of Suburbia
In James Howard Kunstler's view, public spaces should be inspired centers of civic life and the physical manifestation of the common good. Instead, he argues, what we have in America is a nation of places not worth caring about. Reengineering our cities will involve more...
ENOUGHNESS: Restoring Balance to the Economy in the Most Awesome Way Ever
How we see the world determines how we act. Western thought sees us at war with each other over resources. In Indigenous philosophy, we are all related as individuals in balance with nature. This video juxtaposes these two world views and delivers some startling facts.
Cowspiracy: The Sustainability Secret
The World's largest environmental organizations are failing to address the single most destructive force facing the planet today. Follow the shocking, yet humorous journey of an aspiring environmentalist as he daringly seeks to find the real solution to the most pressing...
Occupied Cascadia
Occupied Cascadia is a documentary film both journalistic and expressionistic. Exploring the emerging understanding of bioregionalism within the lands and waters of the Northeast Pacific Rim, the filmmakers interweave intimate landscape portraits with human voices both...
Rebel Architecture
A six-part documentary series from Al Jazeera profiling architects who are using design as a form of activism and resistance to tackle the world's urban, environmental and social crises.The series follows architects from Vietnam, Nigeria, Spain, Pakistan, Israel/Occupied West...
42 Ways to Build a Liberated Society Beyond Capitalism
It is time to try to describe, at first abstractly and later concretely, a strategy for destroying capitalism. At its most basic, this strategy calls for pulling time, energy, and resources out of capitalist civilization and putting them into building a new civilization. The...
Why You Should Break Rules - In 30 Seconds
A womans place is in the home. Marriage is between a man and a woman.These are rules that we have consciously or unconsciously written for our society. We worry too much about what happens when we break the rules. Here's why we should do the opposite!
Desmond Tutu: Did You Know This?
Desmond Tutu shares a simple and important message for us all - in 19 seconds.
The Radicalization of Phil Donahue
Mr. Donahue says he believed he was blessed, living in the greatest country on earth - but through hosting his show, speaking to people like Chomsky and the Black Panthers, he came to question what he had thought was true.
The Permaculture Concept
The word permaculture, coined by Australians Bill Mollison and David Holmgren during the 1970s, is a portmanteau of permanent agriculture as well as permanent culture. Through a series of publications, Mollison, Holmgren and their associates documented an approach to...
The Mock Ad That Doritos Doesn't Want You to See
You wouldnt love it if you knew what it was made from.Tell Doritos and PepsiCo to adopt a responsible palm oil policy, and save our rainforests:http://smarturl.it/Doritos Some Doritos flavours contain palm oil. Doritos' parent company, PepsiCo, buys 427,500 tonnes of palm...
The Surfer Who Wouldn't Take No for an Answer
Being the best female surfer in Brazil wasn't enough to secure Silvana Lima the sponsorship she needed for her surfing career. In an image-driven market, she wasn't considered pretty enough to get full sponsorship for the first 13 years of her career. Silvana refused to let...
5 Tips For Being An Ally
Ramsey runs through five key guidelines for allyship:
10 Ways To Make Positive Change In The World
How canImake a positive difference in the world? Where do I start? Which of the overwhelming number of urgent global issues should I focus my attention on first? These are questions most of us have asked ourselves at some point, but although being an active citizen can...
Pushing Through the Pavement: A Permaculture Action Story
Its true; musicians can be a catalyst for social change!Watch the inspiring story about the first Permaculture Action Tour, with music producerThe Polish Ambassador, that covered over9,000 miles though 33 cities and 19 states, from San Francisco to New York City, spreading...
What Banks Don't Want You to Know about the Greek crisis
Is the crisis in Greece solely due to government overspending and irresponsibility? Are the Greek bailouts intended to help the Greek people recover from their "self-inflicted" economic crisis? Think again. Here are some things you're not being told about the Greek crisis.
Noam Chomsky: 'Their' Terrorism versus 'Our' Terrorism
After the terrorist attack onCharlie Hebdo, which killed 12 people including the editor and four other cartoonists, and the murder of four Jews at a kosher supermarket shortly after, French Prime Minister Manuel Valls declared "a war against terrorism, against jihadism...
Occupy The White House
The Revolution Bernie Sanders is a socialist in the US Senate, the most deliberative, prestigious body of government in a nation that is at the helm of a global capitalist empire. It is an act of political genius for someone to have accomplished such a feat in an era of...
Utopia
Drawing on John Pilger's long association with the first people of his homeland Australia, Utopia (2013) is both an epic portrayal of the oldest continuous human culture, and an investigation into a suppressed colonial past and rapacious present.
Elder Explains the Origins of the First Nation Seven Teachings
Manitoba First Nation Elder Dave Courchene explains the origins and lessons of the First Nation Seven Teachings.
A Gentlemen's Guide To Rape Culture
If you are a man, you are part of rape culture. I know that sounds rough. Youre not a rapist. But you may (inadvertently) perpetuate the attitudes and behaviors commonly referred to as rape culture. You may be thinking, Now, hold up, Zaron! You dont know me, homey! Ill be...
What Is Wilderness?
The Oxford English Dictionary defines wilderness as; an uncultivated, uninhabited, and inhospitable region. Whilst travelling around Scotland, I encountered both city and country folk who labelled the NW coast as a wilderness. This film and question was born out of a...
How "Protect and Serve" Became "Search and Destroy"
With the 1033 Programs, "Protect and Serve" Became "Search and Destroy". Quick facts on Police Militarization:
How to Start an Empathy Revolution
Empathy can be a force for radical social change, but only if we understand how to unleash it.
The Reign of Idiots
Donald Trump. King of the horrifingly dumb and dangerously greedy.
Making This Small Change Will Make a Profound Difference to Your Day
Not to be able to stop thinking is a dreadful affliction, but we don't realize this because almost everyone is suffering from it, so it is considered normal. This incessant mental noise prevents you from finding that realm of inner stillness that is inseparable from...
Stop Telling Women To Smile
Stop Telling Women to Smile is an art series byTatyana Fazlalizadeh. The work attempts to address gender based street harassment by placing drawn portraits of women, composed with captions that speak directly to offenders, outside in public spaces.
The Innovation of Loneliness
What is the connection between Social Networks and Being Lonely? Quoting the words of Sherry Turkle from her TED talk - Connected, But Alone. (ted.com/talks/sherry_turkle_alone_together.html) Also Based on Dr. Yair Amichai-Hamburgers hebrew article -The Invention of...
Can We Do It Ourselves?
Within modern life exists a paradox: we celebrate democracy as a political system, but not as an economic system, even though our workplaces have a far greater impact on our day to day lives. It's fair to say that most workplaces under capitalist management are organized in...
The Other Great Chaplin Speech - On The Tyranny of Authority
Charlie Chaplin's speech at the end of The Great Dictator has become famous as one of the most inspirational ever recorded. 17 years later, having been forced from the United States because of his political views, Chaplin made A King In New York, satarising McCarthyism and...
Wetheuncivilised, A Life Story
Once in a while a film comes along that has profound impact this is a delicious taste of what can be. - Polly Higgins
Within Reach: Journey to Find Sustainable Community
Within Reach explores one couple's pedal-powered search for a place to call home. Mandy and Ryan gave up their jobs, cars, and traditional houses to 'bike-pack' 6500 miles around the USA seeking sustainable community. Rather than looking in a traditional neighborhood, they...
Maya Angelou: "Be a Rainbow in Someone Else's Cloud"
After hearing a 19th-century African-American song, Dr. Maya Angelou has never forgotten one important lyric: God put a rainbow in the clouds. Watch as Dr. Angelou shares how she honors those who employed kindness to help her, and find out how, she says, we can all "be a...
No Piers Morgan. This Is How to Destroy the Islamic State
The religious faade is merely another element of IS propaganda, the mobilising ideology that provides a veneer of legitimacy for its existence Recently, in the Daily Mail, Piers Morgan wrote about his uncon
Punchlines For Progress
Punchlines for Progress assembles some of the best American political satirists to highlight the power and importance of the court jester. From the Red Scare through today this tradition continues to inform and speak truth to power. Featuring Amy Goodman, Lenny Bruce, George...
Doing Time, Doing Vipassana
This is the story of an ancient meditation technique named Vipassana, which shows people how to take control of their lives and channel them toward their own good.
45 Seconds of Wisdom From José Mujica
This is a clip from the 3-part documentary HUMAN. Watch it here. You can watch the full 10 minute interview with Jos via Part 2.
Courage is Contagious at the Million Mask March, London, Canada
The mainstream media won't do a proper job when it comes to telling our story - so here is my Gonzo Journalism style contribution to help add clarity to the story of our conscious evolution relating to the global events on Nov 5th. We are writing our own history. Remember...
Eyes Wide Open
Eyes Wide Open writer Eduardo Galeano take us on a journey through todays Latin America.After 500 years of exploitation and repression, Latin America is at a turning point in its history: a series of socialist leaders has come to power.
How To Feed The World With Biodynamic Farming
The film, narrated by Peter and produced and directed by Tom and Barbara Burstyn, features Peter Proctor of New Zealand, the father of bio-dynamic agriculture. The documentary highlights his journey throughout India helping farmers revive their poisoned soil. Various...
Snail and Caterpillar Illustrate Privilege In 3 Lovely Minutes
Franchesca Ramsey, akaChescaleigh, teams up withKat Blaqueto create a truly lovely animated film that breaks down privilege. Chescalaigh says "I really wanted something short and easy to digest that would appeal to lots of different people and make this seemingly tough...
The Great Global Slowdown: What’s Next?
If you have a pension, or a string of ISAs, then you are watching for the second time in a decade your wealth destroyed. European stock markets are now 20 per cent off their peak in the middle of last year.
Wayward Nation: The New American Dream Is Working Overtime
The Wayward Nation crew heads off to Denver next, to team up with pioneer Ricky Padilla for the launch of his new company, Brown Water Coffee. The stakes are high, for right now Ricky and his young employees are less than four days to launch.
How Violence Is Inherent in The System
This is a clip from "Occupied Cascadia" (2012). Watch the full film here. Featuring Derrick Jensen, Charles Eisenstein and Dillon Thompson.
Operation Great Bear - In Defence of the Sacred
Operation Great Bear: We have spent the last month in the field, defending wildlife from the annual, senseless slaughter known as the British Columbia trophy hunt. The Wildlife Defence League has blockaded the only road leading into the Sacred Headwaters from resident hunters...
The Killing Fields: How Land Taxation Can Support Wildlife Conservation In a Radical Way
The Killing Fields is a documentary highlighting the importance that economics and taxation plays in wildlife conservation.
Cure Your Ailments and Be in a Good Mood for No Reason with Nature Rx
Set in the world of a spoofed prescription drug commercial, Nature Rx offers a hearty dose of laughs and the outdoors - two timeless prescriptions for whatever ails you. Side effects may include confidence, authenticity, remembering you have a body, and being in a good mood...