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For well over 400 million years, insects have played an essential role in the evolution of our ecosystem. While many may take them for granted, their extinction could spell catastrophe for the planet at large. Sadly, this scenario is currently playing out across the...
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This video about free speech and decentralization is a response to Contrapoints and Three Arrows as well as an exploration of today's debate about the importance of freedom of speech on the Internet and college campuses. It also explores the possibilities of the new...
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School Circles is an independent documentary that explores the practice of democratic schools in the Netherlands. The film shows students, teachers and staff members coming together to dialogue, discuss proposals, mediate conflicts and make decisions about their school life.
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"What we take for the reality outside of ourselves can be understood as a story we're telling ourselves about who we are and how the world works." - Charles Eisenstein
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"I use the phrase the more beautiful world our hearts know is possible because our minds think it's impossible." - Charles Eisenstein
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Andrew Yang speaks to voters in a town hall at Ames, Iowa, with a powerpoint presentation to help him present his blueprint for a new way forward for America.
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From Iraq to Iran, Andrew Feinstein explores the revolving door between Washington & the Arms Trade that leads to endless war.
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“We undermine how easy it is for us to become the people that we dislike” - Ayishat Akanbi
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"The policy of Sanders' campaign, much like the Poor People's Campaign of Dr. King, or Eugene Debs' campaign 100 years ago before him, it is aligned for all people." –Killer Mike
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Harvard professor Shoshana Zuboff wrote a monumental book about the new economic order that is alarming. "The Age of Surveillance Capitalism," reveals how the biggest tech companies deal with our data.
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This 44-min talk, which was delivered to 300 top technologists and activists, walks through a detailed diagnosis of the problem with modern technologies and offers a path forward.
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Briahna Joy Gray sits down with the Hill's Krystal Ball and filmmaker Josh Fox to dissect Joe Biden's record on criminal justice, climate change, foreign policy, trade, and more.
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Abby Martin sits down with Dan Kovalik, human rights attorney and author of the book “The Plot to Attack Iran,” to discuss the context of Trump’s recent attacks, the most common myths about the country, and the history
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What is wealth—not just spiritual wealth but material wealth—as we move past the world-story of domination, competition, and control? How can we practice it now?
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One of the reasons the world is in the state that it is, is because everybody mortgages what is really pulling at their heart to do something abstract. For the thing that they think they have to do for the numbers to work out. - Charles Eisenstein
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Michael Pollen explains the ego's "location" in the brain: It would be the default mode network, where much of your self-critical mind chatter happens. Taking psychedelics down-regulates this brain network.
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Is free trade truly free - and fair? What roles do US President Trump, economic powerhouse China, and the EU play in global trade? When it comes to global trade, it would seem that trickery, threats and deception are the order of the day - yet all this takes place largely...
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HEALING FROM HATE examines the root causes of hate group activity through the bold work of those battling intolerance on the front lines, including Life After Hate, an organization founded by former Skinheads and neo-Nazis, now engaged in transforming attitudes of...
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Are Mark Zuckerberg and Jeff Bezos the new feudal elite? Anand Giridharadas talks to INET President Rob Johnson about how the titans of Silicon Valley use “philanthropy” to control more of our lives.
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"If we want to be motivated by love, we have to ask 'where does that love come from?'" - Charles Eisenstein
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"I always felt like men were born with a sense of entitlement in this world. Until now, until this."
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A rare, intimate glimpse into the life and mind of Jordan Peterson, the academic and best-selling author who captured the world's attention with his criticisms of political correctness and his life-changing philosophy on discovering personal meaning. Christened as the most...
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"Every once in a while someone comes to me and says, "Charles you've ignored the elephant in the room. It's population growth. And unless we control our population, then nothing else is going to make a difference." - Charles Eisenstein
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“There is in fact no significant difference between the mass destruction of warfare and massive destruction of industrial land abuse.” ~ Wendell Berry
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“Empathy is the opposite of utopia - the exact opposite.” ~ Jeremy Rifkin
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“We are a society of altruists, but we are governed by psychopaths.” ~ George Monbiot
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This video is dedicated to all the children of the world. Let us end the cycle of trauma that prevents the healing of our species and the world.
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“You are not a machine with broken parts. You are a human being with unmet needs.” ~ Johann Hari
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Contrary to what you may have heard, you are needed in this world.
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I see a lot of encouraging signs that civilization is returning to an understanding of a living Earth. - Charles Eisenstein
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THE TRUTH HAS CHANGED traces the arc of misinformation and propaganda in America from 9/11 to Trump. As a reporter and eyewitness on the frontlines of so many of the key moments that have changed this country and changed the world, Josh Fox has many stories to tell. From 9/11...
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From extreme nationalism and far-right politics to compassion and empathy, watch the incredible transformation story of Joram van Klaveren, a former Dutch parliamentarian.
Joram van Klaveren is now the president of the Anthony Janszoon Association. The English translation of...
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Evil, even in the darkest moments, is impotent before the miracle of human kindness. This miracle defies prejudices and hatreds. It crosses cultures and religions. It lies at the core of faith. Take a brief journey through the eyes of American, Pulitzer Prize-winning...
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A new FRONTLINE documentary traces the use of online misinformation at high levels of the American political conversation back years further than the 2016 election — to Sarah Palin, a former Alaska mayor and the 2008 Republican vice presidential candidate.
“She is the first...
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Does each gesture really make a difference? Can music and dance be a weapon of peace? Director Iara Lee embarked on a three-year, five-continent trek to find out. From AFRICAN countries' sounds of resistance, moving on to BRAZIL where gun-guitars transform the reality of slum...
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I have a new motto that's helped me clear the fog in the political realm. In any polarized debate, the important thing is in what neither side is saying, and what both sides unconsciously agree on. - Charles Eisenstein
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From coats to handbags, the demand for brand name fashion accessories is at an all-time high. Beyond the glamorous façade lies a culture that thrives on the exploitation and abuse of its migrant workers. The DW Documentary Luxury: Behind the Mirror infiltrates these...
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Unbroken Grounds explains the critical role food will play in the next frontier of our efforts to solve the environmental crisis. It explores four areas of agriculture that aim to change our relationship to the land and oceans. Most of our food is produced using methods that...
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Throughout history, as entire civilizations have withered and mankind has continued to move at a breathless pace, the trees have remained. For some, these trees harbor the secrets to longevity. For others, they provide clear evidence of our journey across lifetimes and the...
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Homelessness, hunger and shame: poverty is rampant in the richest country in the world. Over 40 million people in the United States live below the poverty line, twice as many as it was fifty years ago. It can happen very quickly. Many people in the United States fall through...
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The science is settled. No new pipelines, no new permits, no new exploration, no more excuses. We call on world leaders to end all new fossil fuel development and immediately begin to support the managed decline of the fossil fuel industry. #KeepItInTheGround
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It’s the holiday season, and I’m thinking of mushrooms. The hallucinogenic Amanita muscaria to be exact — a red-and-white toadstool mushroom — most closely associated with fairy tales. At first glance, Amanita muscaria and the Christmas holiday appear to be an unlikely duo...
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Rising inequality and growing political instability are the direct result of decades of bad economic theory, says entrepreneur Nick Hanauer. In a visionary talk, he dismantles the mantra that "greed is good" -- an idea he describes as not only morally corrosive, but also...
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The world has watched aghast as thousands of young men and women abandon comfortable lives in the West to join the barbaric ISIS (Islamic State of Iraq and Syria). Girls and boys have gone rapidly from being apparently well-adjusted school kids, to enthusiastically joining...
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Told through the life of Alan Clements, Spiritually Incorrect shatters numerous light-washed sacred cows of the spiritual movement and explores sustainability from an inner perspective - showing how we can escape the trap of spiritual narcissism and heal from trauma with...
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Former Secretary of Labor Robert Reich explains the forces driving the generational wealth gap between baby boomers and millennials.
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President Trump kicked off 2020 by ordering the assassination of Qassim Suleimani, the top Iranian general who was considered to be the second most important man in Iran. Everyone’s worried what happens next, what kind of retaliation is coming America’s way, and whether we’re...
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An animated story of love, tragedy and the environment.
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In this interview with the national co-director of the antiwar organization CODEPINK, Ariel Gold, we discuss the U.S. assassination of Iran’s top general Qasem Soleimani. Furthermore we contextualize the current crisis by examining U.S. involvement in Iranian politics since...
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“Dinner For Few” is an allegorical depiction of our society. During dinner, "the system" works like a well-oiled machine. It solely feeds the select few who eventually, foolishly consume all the resources while the rest survive on scraps from the table. Inevitably, when the...
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With an estimated 60 years of farmable soil left on Earth, The Need To GROW offers an intimate look into the hearts of activists and innovators in the food movement - an 8 year old girl challenges the ethics of a beloved organization - a renegade farmer struggles to keep his...
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Seen as the father of modern day natural farming, Masanobu Fukuoka (1913-2008) was the author of The One Straw Revolution, a fundamental volume for understanding how human beings can live together with this earth. This three part film series features previously unreleased...
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YouTube admits that they are successfully crushing independent news and politics shows like The David Pakman Show.
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Abby Martin joins the show to discuss Hillary vs. Tulsi and her film 'Gaza Fights for Freedom, Katie recaps Bernie's rally in Queens
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Abby Martin is joined by legendary British-Iraqi rapper and political activist Lowkey. They discuss the recent election loss by Jeremy Corbyn and the Labour Party but go beyond the headlines, discussing the legacy of the British Empire, neoliberal austerity, how the military...
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Cenk Uygur, host and founder of The Young Turks and Democratic candidate for Congress in California's 25th district, joins David Pakman to discuss his campaign and the concerted corporate media smear attempts against him.
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Indigenous peoples worldwide honor plants, not only as our sustainers, but as our oldest teachers who share teachings of generosity, creativity, sustainability and joy. By their living examples, plants spur our imaginations of how we might live. By braiding indigenous...
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John Pilger's documentary, THE DIRTY WAR ON THE NHS, "goes to the heart of the struggle for democracy today", he says. Britain's National Health Service, the NHS, was the world's first universal public health service. Designed to give millions of people "freedom from fear"...
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In his talk, Mike explores the two dominant mindsets of the police forces across the country - warrior versus guardian. He explains how the guardian mindset can lead to a much safer and connected community than the other.
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The opioid addictions, the school shootings, the dronings, the prison industrial complex, the rising number of homeless, the one-crisis-after-another and for a while you might run with your fire hose, trying to put out one fire after another. But at some point you burn out...
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What do suffragettes, cigarettes, Sigmund Freud, bacon and eggs with breakfast, bananas, and a coup in Guatemala all have in common? SHOPPING FOR FREEDOM explores the answer to that question and more in this documentary by United Natures Media, adapted from the podcast...
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When we talk about sustainability, there's an implication there, that is present in the question "what is it that we want to sustain?" Read "Climate: A New Story" for free at CharlesEisenstein.org/books
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Musician and activist Pravini Baboeram presents “The Uprising”, a music documentary that tells the story of resistance against racism in Europe. With commentary and experiences from academics and activists, the Dutch-Indian singer/songwriter offers a decolonial perspective on...
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A deep dive into a recent MAGA rally by Donald Trump in Pennsylvania.
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This video shows Cam attempting to implement a zero-waste lifestyle for 7 days.
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Bernie Sanders faced a media blackout that helped sink his 2016 run for president. Today, the trend continues: Sanders gets less media coverage and a higher rate of negative coverage than his top rivals for the Democratic nomination in 2020. But this time, says The...
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WATCH OUR MESSAGE! ACT NOW! SHARE IT! We are dedicated to planting trees that tell stories, and we are really happy to share this special work with you! The Short Film is an important message of the Indigenous Elder Mamo Rumaldo Lozano Gil guardian of the sacred site TEYUNA...
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The Art of Effortless Living is a documentary based on the traditional philosophy and essential teaching of Taoism.
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In this video we compile excerpts of interviews that we conducted from 2018 to 2019 pertaining to the extradition case of Julian Assange and the implications it has on press freedoms and democracy. This compilation includes analyses from Abby Martin, Jill Stein, Yanis...
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What lessons can we draw from three decades of struggles to address the existential threat of climate disruption? What do our failures reveal about the flaws of our political system and the economic nihilism of the fossil fuel industry? What strategies are most likely to lead...
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Jamie Kilstein on SJWs & Tribalism
0:15 WTF is SJW?
3:35 SJWs Can Be Right-Wing Too!
10:00 Jamie Kilstein vs The Headlines
32:28 Speaking with the Enemy?
49:08 Problems with Tribalism
53:48 Outro Intro Music: Free Isaiah Rashad x J Cole Type Beat -Purpose
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What happens when people work together to create solutions to the social, economic, and ecological issues we face today?
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Tawai is a word the nomadic hunter-gatherers of Borneo use to describe the connection they feel to their forest home. In this dreamy, philosophical and sociological look at life, Bruce Parry (of the BBC's Tribe, Amazon & Arctic) embarks on an immersive odyssey to explore the...
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Polls show that over 70% of the country supports Medicare for All! But what does it mean? Some politicians are trying to turn to Medicare for All into a catch-all term that means any kind of health care reform. But Medicare for All means something specific: a single...
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Produced by S.O.U.L. Documentary, this is a film on the life’s work of late, legendary visionary Jacque Fresco, founder of The Venus Project. The movie features never before seen archival footage and the inspirational last interview of his life.
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In this talk connecting Yoruba indigenous philosophies, historical accounts of transatlantic slave crossings, new materialist/feminist insights, Bohr’s scientific theory of quantum indeterminacy, Deleuze’s musings about ‘assemblages’ and ‘rhizomes’, and contemporary concerns...
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After I made a viral video exposing disgusting & dishonest media smears about Bernie Sanders and his supporters, I started getting smeared too. Recently, my video work from up to more than 10 years ago has been taken out of context to paint me as a racist, sexist...
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This documentary explores how the Internet is changing the way in which we do science and create knowledge. It takes the viewer on a journey from Danish biology papers all the way to Google’s headquarters.
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Humanity is a part of nature and playing our perfect role just like the bees, flowers, sharks and trees. Intelligence with feeling and compassion for our predicament.
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The corporate media covers Bernie's campaign while millions of people around the country rise up. // Matt Orfalea
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The remarkable creation and the senseless destruction of a precious wetland and mangrove in Barbados. SUSCRIBE: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClVKVfaFGUZjIcKhq2fMW_Q?sub_confirmation=1 - Website: www.graemehall.com - Facebook...
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INVASION is a new film about the Unist’ot’en Camp, Gidimt’en checkpoint and the larger Wet'suwet'en Nation standing up to the Canadian government and corporations who continue colonial violence against Indigenous people.
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This is the average Westerner’s life, condensed in a single minute.
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A documentary on environmental racism and the successful campaign by a Kansas City community to stop a super-toxic waste dump/landfill from being cited in their community. While this program may seem dated, most of the issues raised by the program persist worldwide.
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All our knowledge comes from nature and yet nature is a source of many mysteries.
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You Can’t Evict An Idea reveals the strengths and weaknesses of leaderless activist groups and 100% consensus decision making. The challenges inherent in using disruptive protest to change the world are as relevant to the climate change protests today (such as Extinction...
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Video essay on the ubiquity of lying, both in the stories we tell as well as in real life, and why perhaps we should try being a little more honest.
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This conversation with Zack Geist addresses the phenomenon of debt, both from a theoretical standpoint and in very practical terms (at least for US listeners). Zack operates a business that liberates people from student loans and other debt. We discuss the morality of debt...
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In this interview we talk to a former U.S military analyst of the RAND corporation and whistleblower of the Pentagon papers, Daniel Ellsberg, about his personal journey and why he decided to blow the whistle in 1971. Furthermore we delve into his recent book “The Doomsday...
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Bernie Sanders has an incredible record of accomplishing the impossible. Here are 5 of Bernie Sanders amazing victories for everyday Americans. - Matt Orfalea
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This is a film for those moments when we (again) hit rock bottom, when we're back in that old familiar place where nothing feels right, we hate ourselves and the future looks bleak. It's so easy to be sad - but maybe there could be another option? Maybe we could learn to make...
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Despite the fact that Republicans continually receive fewer raw votes in national elections, they could regain control of the House through gerrymandering.
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These days, city living feels much more difficult than it used to be. It seems everyone has a ‘town planning’ issue or gripe. What’s yours? This animation explores why we need to break from a system of endless economic and population growth. Otherwise, our neighbourhoods will...
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The grief is so strong. What do I do with that energy? I've noticed kind of a trap, a diversion, that says "take that energy and hate somebody with it. Blame somebody with it."
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FRONTLINE and ProPublica investigate the resurgence of white supremacists in America. An investigation into how the violent and infamous rally in Charlottesville became a watershed moment for the white supremacist movement. Correspondent A.C. Thompson shows how some of those...
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Common Notions is a film about the Purple Thistle Centre, a youth-run arts and activism space in Vancouver, BC, and about education, learning, friendship, and youth liberation.
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The global expanse of US military bases is well-known; but it's actual territorial empire is largely hidden. The true map of America is not taught in our schools. Abby Martin interviews history Professor Daniel Immerwahr about his new book, 'How To Hide An Empire,' where he...
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Growing electronic waste (e-waste or WEEE) volumes from consumers are a challenge for low and middle income countries. Informal recycling of valuable and hazardous components creates an income opportunity for the poor, but poses major health and environmental risks and also...