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We have a decade to transform the US economy to stave off climate catastrophe, and Bernie Sanders has the only agenda to do so and the only mobilization strategy to get it done. No plan for a better future is worthwhile if environmental crisis renders our future unimaginably...
The Core of the Indigenous Worldview 11 min
"If we want to be motivated by love, we have to ask 'where does that love come from?'" - Charles Eisenstein
What Society Says To Men- Helly Shah | Spoken Word Poetry 5 min
"I always felt like men were born with a sense of entitlement in this world. Until now, until this."
The Rise Of Jordan Peterson 90 min
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...
Overpopulation: Do We Really Need to Control Population Growth? 9 min
"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
The Most Brilliant Heist In History | Wendell Berry 6 min
“There is in fact no significant difference between the mass destruction of warfare and massive destruction of industrial land abuse.” ~ Wendell Berry
The Opposite Of Utopia | Jeremy Rifkin 11 min
“Empathy is the opposite of utopia - the exact opposite.” ~ Jeremy Rifkin
The Politics Of Belonging | George Monbiot 7 min
“We are a society of altruists, but we are governed by psychopaths.” ~ George Monbiot
What Kids Need Most | Dr. Gabor Mate 7 min
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.
The Truth About Depression | Johann Hari 7 min
“You are not a machine with broken parts. You are a human being with unmet needs.” ~ Johann Hari
You Are Alive For A Reason | Clare Dubois 6 min
Contrary to what you may have heard, you are needed in this world.
Signs that Humanity is Returning to Loving a Living Earth 8 min
I see a lot of encouraging signs that civilization is returning to an understanding of a living Earth. - Charles Eisenstein
The Truth Has Changed 2 min
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...
Why I Left the Far-Right | Joram van Klaveren 7 min
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...
The Miracle of Kindness | Chris Hedges 8 min
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...
How Palin Used Facebook to Help Usher in "Post-Truth" Politics 2 min
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...
Cultures of Resistance 72 min
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...
The Importance of What Neither Side is Saying 5 min
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
Luxury: Behind the Mirror of High-End Fashion 43 min
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...
Unbroken Ground: Revolutions Start from the Bottom 25 min
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...
Treeline: A Story Written in Rings 41 min
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...
How Poor People Survive in the USA 43 min
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...
The Sky's Limit: We Need to Stop All New Fossil Fuel Development 3 min
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
Santa Is a Psychedelic Mushroom - It’s Time to Embrace the Shamanistic side of Christmas 6 min
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...
The Dirty Secret of Capitalism -- and a New Way Forward / Nick Hanauer 18 min
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...
JIHAD: A Story of the Others 50 min
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...
Spiritually Incorrect 88 min
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...
Four Reasons Why Millennials Don't Have Any Money with Robert Reich 4 min
Former Secretary of Labor Robert Reich explains the forces driving the generational wealth gap between baby boomers and millennials.
Seven Things You Should Know About Donald Trump and Iran 6 min
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...
Or Else Everybody Dies 2 min
An animated story of love, tragedy and the environment.
U.S. Assassination of Iran's General Soleimani & History of Intervention in Iran 12 min
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...
DINNER FOR FEW (Short Film) 10 min
“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...
The Need to GROW 96 min
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...
Believing otherwise corrodes us, corrodes freedom, and corrodes the world we live in
Masanobu Fukuoka (Mind, Farm, Life) - Three Part Series with Larry Korn 10 min
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...
YouTube Admits: We're Crushing Independent Media 9 min
YouTube admits that they are successfully crushing independent news and politics shows like The David Pakman Show.
Abby Martin on Hillary's NeoMcCarthyism and 'Gaza Fights for Freedom,' Plus #BerniesBack 64 min
Abby Martin joins the show to discuss Hillary vs. Tulsi and her film 'Gaza Fights for Freedom, Katie recaps Bernie's rally in Queens
Abby Martin & Lowkey: A Deeper Look at the UK Election 51 min
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...
Cenk Uygur Responds to Smear Campaign (Interview) 27 min
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.
The Teachings of Grass | Robin Kimmerer / Mishkos Kenomagwen 22 min
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...
The Dirty War On The NHS 105 min
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"...
How we build a better world in the face of climate catastrophe and social collapse.
Warrior vs. Guardian Mindsets in Policing | Mike D'Antonio 20 min
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.
It will take real collective action — not just canceling your Prime subscription — to force the company to change its labor practices
Running Back and Forth with a Fire Hose 7 min
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...
Shopping for Freedom: Escape from the Cult of Consumerism 47 min
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...
Will We Have to "Make-Do with Less" to Sustain Life? 8 min
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
In the days since the white supremacists marched into Charlottesville, Va., my Twitter feed has lit up with advice from black pundits, activists and even friends: “It’s time to stop talking about racism with white people.” “Whiteness is always protected, even at its...
The Uprising 3 min
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...
Trump Unhinged in Preposterously Manic Rally (Dec 2019) 13 min
A deep dive into a recent MAGA rally by Donald Trump in Pennsylvania.
I Tried to Go Zero Waste for 7 Days...Here's How it Went 11 min
This video shows Cam attempting to implement a zero-waste lifestyle for 7 days.
The Bernie Blackout 4 min
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...
When Hurricane Dorian made landfall on Great Abaco Island in the Bahamas on Sept. 1, 2019, it packed winds of up to 185 miles per hour and a 20-foot storm surge. A day later, it ravaged Grand Bahama for 24 hours.
How to live a more sustainable life? This question generates a lot of debate that is focused on what individuals can do in order to address problems like climate change. For example, people are encouraged to shop locally, to buy organic food, to install home insulation, or to...
Hydroelectric power from dams might be the thorniest issue that proponents of the Green New Deal (GND) have to grapple with. Providing more energy than solar and wind combined, dams could well become the key backup “renewable” if it otherwise proves impossible to get off of...
The Heart of the World (CORAZÓN DEL MUNDO) 16 min
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...
The Art of Effortless Living: A Taoist Documentary 89 min
The Art of Effortless Living is a documentary based on the traditional philosophy and essential teaching of Taoism.
Julian Assange Case: Abby Martin, Snowden, Chomsky, Jill Stein, Varoufakis, Horvat & Richter Respond 32 min
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...
"We are outraged by the Áñez regime's violations of Bolivians' political, civil, and human rights, and by the deplorable use of deadly violence that has led to a mounting death toll."
We must reduce carbon emissions by 40% in the next 12 years to have a 50% chance of avoiding catastrophe.
What We've Learned About Climate Change in the Last 30 Years | Bill McKibben 25 min
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...
The Alt-Right Playbook: How to Radicalize a Normie 42 min
Jamie Kilstein, SJWs, & Tribalism 55 min
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
Educating inmates is cheaper than locking them up again, in addition to being the right thing to do. A new PBS documentary goes behind the scenes.
Planet Community: A 5-Part Series Exploring Cooperation in Action 50 min
What happens when people work together to create solutions to the social, economic, and ecological issues we face today?
The tumbling dance of your thoughts, feelings, and sensations can polish the rough rocks of your life story into precious gemstones.
Thirty years ago, a friend of mine published a book called 50 Simple Things You Can Do to Save The Earth. It described the huge environmental benefits that would result if everyone made some simple adjustments to their way of life. Six hundred thousand gallons of gas could be...
TAWAI: A Voice From the Forest 100 min
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...
It's Not Medicare for All Unless It Has These 5 Qualities 4 min
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...
A World Worth Imagining - Jacque Fresco: The Man with the Plan 44 min
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.
Making Sanctuary: Is There a Solution for Climate Change?: Bayo Akomolafe 20 min
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...
Stay Woke, Bitches! 9 min
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...
Collaboration: on the Edge of a New Paradigm? 56 min
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.
Have Humans Fucked It All Up? - A Deep Ecology Perspective with John Seed 20 min
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.
Fossil fuel companies have spent millions of dollars to convince the public that they aren't responsible for climate breakdown. Is it a coincidence that climate skeptics believe and share the exact same talking points? - Films For Action
Rising Up | Bernie 2020 5 min
The corporate media covers Bernie's campaign while millions of people around the country rise up. // Matt Orfalea
The Destruction of Graeme Hall Nature Sanctuary 5 min
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...
A brave social experiment looks doomed at the hands of Syria’s dictator
Invasion: In an Era of Reconciliation, Indigenous Land is Being Taken at Gunpoint 18 min
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.
Your Life in 1 Minute 1 min
This is the average Westerner’s life, condensed in a single minute.
Take Me to the River - Stopping the Quindaro Toxic Landfill in Kansas City, KS (1994, 2004) 29 min
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.
India's Healing Forests: Come Home, Be Healed 51 min
All our knowledge comes from nature and yet nature is a source of many mysteries.
You Can't Evict An Idea - Occupy London On Film 71 min
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...
Radical Honesty – What If We All Told The Truth? 15 min
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.
Zack Geist: Dispelling the Mystery of Debt 59 min
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...
Just imagine living in an America that has the policies Bernie & Co. are pushing for. Poverty will be virtually eliminated. Medical and Student Debt Relief will be huge burdens lifted; Medicare for All and Tuition-Free College ensure that those issues never happen again...
"The Doomsday Machine" | Interview with Daniel Ellsberg - Former Nuclear War Planner & Whistleblower 44 min
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...
Bernie Sanders Gets Stuff Done | 5 Amazing Victories 13 min
Bernie Sanders has an incredible record of accomplishing the impossible. Here are 5 of Bernie Sanders amazing victories for everyday Americans. - Matt Orfalea
This speech by Kira McPherson was delivered during the #ClimateStrike protest on September 20th, 2019 in Lawrence, Kansas.
Of Course You've Messed Up 6 min
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...
The Climate Trail is a "good, realistic, and sobering" free game about the post-apocalyptic world we face if we continue on our current path.
Localism taps into a deep need for community and a sense of place. Nationalism, on the other hand, destroys our sense of interdependence with human-scale community and the living environment.
The fiftieth anniversary of the first Earth Day of 1970 will be in 2020. As environmentalism has gone mainstream during that half-century, it has forgotten its early focus and shifted toward green capitalism. Nowhere is this more apparent than abandonment of the slogan...
We must organize to replace existing structures of power with ones capable of coping with the crisis before us.
Robert Reich: The Secret GOP Plan to Keep Power 4 min
Despite the fact that Republicans continually receive fewer raw votes in national elections, they could regain control of the House through gerrymandering.
It should be no secret that I love The Dark Crystal, and have since I was a small child in the '80's. I've always found the journey to discover a path to heal what is broken, without destroying "evil," but by unifying the dark and the light within us. It's just art though...
The Endless Growth Paradigm 6 min
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...
From cohousing and agroecology to fisheries and land trusts and open-source everything, people around the world are increasingly turning to “commoning as a way to emancipate themselves from a predatory market/state system.
As civilization faces an existential crisis, our leaders demonstrate their inability to respond. Theory of change shows that now is the time for radically new ideas to transform society before it’s too late.
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