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Chip Richards helps us ask the question, "Are we complete enough with last year to truly start fresh and create an epic new story in the year to come?"
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Healing Forest is a journey to discover the magical healing powers of nature. To find ways to reconnect people with nature. Join us in this exploration of fascinating forests and inspiring stories of healing from nature.
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Orangutans are native to Borneo and Sumatra and must learn a variety of skills as they grow up. In this video, you'll see seven behaviors that researchers have observed in the wild: from pushing over dead trees to make noise as part of a dominance display, to building...
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Though it looks like the world is set in its ways, it is in fact eminently open to change by those who dare to swim into the stream of history.
10 min
Pie's Christmas Party drunken round up of 2016.
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After witnessing the "violent rage" shown by babies whenever deprived of an item they considered their own, Jean Piaget - a founding father of child psychology - observed something profound about human nature: Our sense of ownership emerges incredibly early. But why do we...
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In this discussion with Grace Lee Boggs, Angela Davis talks about being vegan and what she believes being responsible towards other sentient beings entails in regards to our food choices.
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Richard Feynman was a physicist who received a nobel prize for his work in quantum electrodynamics. He was notorious for asking his mathematicians to explain concepts in simple language to test their understanding.
Here his unique technique to learn new materials:
Step 1...
110 min
John Pilger reveals what the news doesn't - that the world's greatest military power, the United States, and the world's second economic power, China, both nuclear-armed, are on the road to war. Pilger's film is a warning and an inspiring story of resistance.
3 min
In austerity Britain homelessness services have been halved, and homelessness has doubled.
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This is exactly what we all need right now. Here is a great secret of life that you can use to change the hearts and minds of everyone in your world.
Speech by Garret John LoPorto
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A group of street people in Austin, TX edit, write, and distribute their own newspaper as a way to help get them off the street. The Challenger Street Newspaper improves their lives by helping them to earn a living in an environment where job opportunities are virtually...
7 min
In a very short amount of time the human population exploded and is still growing very fast. Will this lead to the end of our civilization?
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A new socioeconomic order is inevitably taking shape. The future is human connection.
19 min
Journalist and activist Barrett Brown is released from prison after four years. On his drive across Texas to a halfway house, he discusses his extraordinary case and considers what the future now holds for him and other radical journalists.
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The words 'the economy' weren't mentioned in a winning British election manifesto before 1950. But today, says Catriona Watson of Rethinking Economics, politicians put it front and centre of their politics. This is undemocratic, she argues, when it is discussed in terms most...
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The future of our children, our health, and our society, will depend on how we meet the defining social challenge of our time: developing a quality, comprehensive education system. The conflicts over policy and resources have become commonplace - sowing division rather than...
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If this year was a tough one for you, then it might be time for change. These science-backed ways may lead to happier year for you.
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Kenya: a forest people #fightback as they are illegally evicted, beaten & imprisoned - paid for by the World Bank.
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Pie rails against what he perceives to be a lack of respect for democracy.
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A small team of filmmakers set out for Greece, documenting human stories from the frontlines of the European Refugee Crisis, focused on humanity and hope. The world was changing and we found ourselves at a crossroads in history, so we set out to help in the way that we knew...
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The path of the polar vortex is shifting from North America toward Eurasia. Now, a new study suggests that this might cause several regions to suffer colder and longer winters than usual.
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Abby Martin goes on-the-ground to the epicenters of state-backed settler terrorism in Palestine’s West Bank, in Part II of her report on illegal Israeli settlements and home demolitions (watch Part I here).
This installment visits both the rural countryside of...
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The demolition of Palestinian homes for Israeli settlements reached a ten-year high in 2016. While this activity led by the fanatical settler movement is illegal under international law, it is completely aided and abetted by the Israeli government.
With hundreds on notice...
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Oscar Boyson travelled to cities all over the world to learn about some of ways cities are changing, building and adapting for sustainability and livability. In places he couldn't visit he crowdsourced footage from residents. This film is made in collaboration with The...
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Bernie Sanders spoke to Trump supporters, and the results were surprising. Cenk Uygur, host of The Young Turks, breaks it down.
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When people in the West throw their clothes away, their cast-offs often go on a journey east, across the oceans, to India’s industrial interior. From the Kutch District of western India to the northern city of Panipat, garment recyclers turn into yarn the huge bales of...
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Meet Dena Takruri, the Muslim-American journalist working to give voice to people unheard.
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In 3.75 billion years, Earth's Milky Way Galaxy will collide with the Andromeda Galaxy. Over the next several billion years, the two galaxies will rip each other apart, eventually creating one elliptical galaxy.
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An Animal Aid video exposé, featuring undercover footage from a free-range and RSPCA-assured farm, operated by Bernard Matthews - one of the UK's largest turkey producers - reveals animals with bloodied and infected head wounds. The footage also shows a dead bird, and a dying...
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In August 2012, Syrian photographer Issa Touma awoke to the dawn of the rebel uprising in the city of Aleppo. He spent the next nine days holed up in his apartment, filming the emerging civil war outside.
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This is an ad for Allegro, a Polish company similar to eBay, and it's heartwarmingly lovely.
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This is the incredible story of Daryl Davis.
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Interns at our college designed this Solar Powered Projector to propose insight into the gender disparity in school attendance, and why boys are 20% more likely to attend class.
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It is time to reframe how we think about our past. We need a new year 0 for humanity. But which one should we choose and why?
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Mohammed Abu Amar runs a makeshift 24-hour helpline from his flat in Hamburg, guiding scared refugees fleeing the violence in Syria across the water to Europe.
Despite losing the use of both legs in a shelling in Damascus in the early days of the conflict, Abu Amar made the...
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Shot undercover in British factory farms and slaughterhouses, this immersive 360° video gives you a birds-eye view of what happens to chicken from farm to plate.
10 min
He's a $10/hr farmhand, and his name isn't Andy.
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In this series of 5 short films we visit five farms where incredible things sprout. From growing massive, 100-pound vegetables to giving injured animals another chance, these are the finest farms around.
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Activist Sky Roosevelt-Morris is of the Shawnee and White Mountain Apache Nations. She is a member of the Leadership Council of the American Indian Movement of Colorado. In this excerpt, from the forthcoming documentary END OF THE LINE: THE WOMEN OF STANDING ROCK, Sky...
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Did you know over 1/2 a million Americans are being held in jail with no conviction? Not enough people know this – or that it’s all because of our money bail system. That’s why we made this video to help shine a light on this archaic, inhumane process only practiced in the...
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The Australian Government just released this advert about the proposed Carmichael Coal Mine and it's surprisingly honest and informative.
3 min
Jonathan Pie finds nothing new in the idea of fake news.
90 min
In this feature-length documentary, Marilyn Waring demystifies the language of economics by defining it as a value system in which all goods and activities are related only to their monetary value. As a result, unpaid work (usually performed by women) is unrecognized while...
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Clean water or Corporate profits? What’s more important? #NoDAPL
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Why is the Ecuadorian government proposing to extract oil in an area frequently classified by ecologists as one of the most bio-diverse rainforest regions left intact on earth? Featuring music and narration from Daddy G of Massive Attack this documentary film tells the story...
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The Feminist Library: A Short Film was made in support of the Save the Feminist Library Campaign in London (UK), documenting a crucial moment in the library's herstory as it fights for its very survival. Shortlisted for the Women's History Network Community Prize, the film...
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December 1st marks West Papua’s original independence day, when the Morning Star flag was first raised in 1961 before the country was invaded by Indonesia. The flag is recognised as the national flag of West Papua and continues to be the defining symbol for a Free West Papua...
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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...
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Music video for "The Virus" by A Tribe Called Red, featuring Saul Williams and Chippewa Travellers.
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Fifty one years ago, the nation watched in horror as bloody images of police attacks on civil rights protestors in Selma, Alabama aired on television. John Witeck...
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What does it mean to stand behind girls education in some of the toughest and most backward communities in India?
See how non formally educated Barefoot R&D technology innovators are solving the education disparity problem by realizing the dream of education for girls in...
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A while back I wrote and recorded this spoken word poem. This is the way I feel about the world today. Believe it or not but comparing the world with an elephant seemed like the only option! It's time to zoom out and see the entire picture.
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A heartwarming story of a young child whose adventures in the rolling open spaces of their home come to an abrupt halt, due to over-development and urban sprawl. With this eye-catching and thought-provoking short animated film, Summit Land Conservancy and LoveLove Films hope...
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Does the philosophy of materialism work to destroy our identities, experience, and environment? Join narrator Daphne Ellis on a radical romp through the evidence and decide for yourself if you're in the cult and need to escape!
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Bernie Sanders lost the Democratic presidential primary to Hillary Clinton. But it was a glorious loss. And it has become a beginning, not an end. The end of the Bernie Sanders campaign marks the start of a political movement. What are the next steps for this movement and...
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Our comprehensive investigation into the Alt-Right movement, including its origins, its relation to the Trump campaign and broader implications for the future. Read more: What Is The “Alt-Right”? A Guide To The White Nationalist Movement Now Leading Conservative Media;
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This is why we are here. And this is what we need to remember.
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EVENT VIDEO TRAILER: Edward Snowden, Jeremy Scahill, Jürgen Todenhöfer, Paul Jay, Richard Wolff & Srećko Horvat
On the 15th of January 2017, acTVism Munich is hosting an event called “Freedom & Democracy – Global Issues in Context” at the Muffatwerk in Munich. The video...
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Can compassion be learned? The answer is yes! Sometimes, all it takes is truly paying attention to the people around us. Visit happify.com for guided meditations and fun activities to help you build compassion for yourself and others.
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Many traditions speak of the opposing forces within us, vying for our attention. Native American stories speak of two wolves, the angry wolf and the loving wolf, who both live inside of us.
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Narcissism isn't just a personality type that shows up in advice columns; it's actually a set of traits classified and studied by psychologists. But what causes it? And can narcissists improve on their negative traits? W. Keith Campbell describes the psychology behind the...
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"The most predictable aspect of Trump is unpredictability. I think it's dangerous, very dangerous," says Noam Chomsky.
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NETIZENS follows targets of online harassment as they confront digital abuse and strive for equality and justice online. Back the film on Kickstarter. This project will only be funded if at least $50,000 is pledged by Mon, Dec 19 2016.
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In the small town of Riverton at the bottom of New Zealand's South Island is Robert and Robyn Guyton's amazing 23-year-old food forest. The two-acre property has been transformed from a neglected piece of land into a thriving ecosystem.
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Part 1 - Unlicensed #DAPL Guards Attacked Water Protectors with Dogs & Pepper Spray
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6 Native American girls school us on the REAL history of Thanksgiving.
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Watching the footage of the police attack against water protectors from last Sunday, conjured images of the apocalypse. Yet, despite this brutal assault, the people at Standing Rock keep on fighting. This video is dedicated to Sophia Wilansky, who was critically injured...
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It’s not just about sex. Sex education should be giving us the information we need to feel in control of our bodies and make informed decisions about them – but it’s failing. In episode four of Vagina Dispatches, we speak to our moms, friends and sex educators to find out...
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An estimated two thousand people marched through the center of Manchester in what was probably the largest ever anti-fracking gathering ever seen in the United Kingdom. Activist converged on the city from Lancashire, Yorkshire, London, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland...
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Psychologist Jonathan Haidt studies the five moral values that form the basis of our political choices, whether we're left, right or center. In this eye-opening talk, he pinpoints the moral values that liberals and conservatives tend to honor most.
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There has been an increase in reports of hate crime in the United States recently and as such there is a need for everyone to know how to confront and disrupt them, while providing support and solidarity to the victims. We know that not everyone who voted for Trump holds the...
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In this cafe, the food and drink is free. You just pay 7 cents per minute to be there.
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This is a clip from Hypernormalisation (at the 2 hr 29 mark). Watch the full documentary here.
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In the wake of the election of Donald Trump, many peeps are freaking the fuck out. Well, step back, take a break and watch our analysis.
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We feature a surprise address by Senator Bernie Sanders outside the White House on Tuesday during a global day of action against the Dakota Access pipeline that included demonstrations in over 300 cities. "Today we are saying it is time for a new approach to the Native...
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Mni Wiconi is Lakota for “Water is Life” - this short film features water protectors from the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe and allies trying to stop the 1,100-mile Dakota Access Pipeline - DAPL. Interviews in the film include Standing Rock Sioux Tribe’s Chairman Dave Archambault...
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The US Government just released an advert about Donald Trump's Presidency and it's surprisingly honest and informative.
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The Senator from Vermont remains optimistic about the country's future, and urges citizens to become more deeply involved in the political process.
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The genre of dystopia – the ‘not good place’– has captured the imaginations of artists and audiences alike for centuries. But why do we bother with all this pessimism? Alex Gendler explains how dystopias act as cautionary tales – not about some particular government or...
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A short documentary profiling Iraqi refugees trying to assimilate to American culture after being displaced from Iraq due to the war. El Cajon, a county in San Diego, has one of the highest concentrations of Iraqi refugees in America. A majority of these refugees are known as...
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We spoke with Dallas Goldtooth, of Sioux Dakota Nation and an organizer for the Indigenous Environmental Network, about the protest against the Dakota Access pipeline. He called the protest a "movement out of love."
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From the incredible team who made Today I Rise - one of the most watched and loved films on this site - comes a short film documenting a conference they ran called Rising Women Rising World.
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More than a hundred animals invaded the office of Bayer in Brussels to protest its intensive lobbying for TTIP and denounce their corporate power consolidation in acquiring Monsanto for $66 billion.
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The birds they sang
at the break of day
Start again
I heard them say
Don't dwell on what
has passed away
or what is yet to be.
Ah the wars they will
be fought again
The holy dove
She will be caught again
bought and sold
and bought again
the dove is never...
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I think the world deserves to see the truth about #NoDAPL
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At Stedwick Elementary School projects are often used as the vehicle for the curriculum because it allows for both the growth of strong community in the classroom as well as engaging and supporting students in high levels of learning. In Ms. Nwoye’s fourth grade class a...
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Short stories told by water protectors at Standing Rock, North Dakota.
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In Under the Surface, a special Guardian film, the award-winning writer and environmental campaigner Naomi Klein travels to the Great Barrier Reef with her son, Toma, to see the impact of coral bleaching caused by climate change. In a personal but also universal story, Klein...
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Sure there are differences between Trump & Hillary. But don't you see all the similarities?
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Burning Eye Books' Carpool Poetry presents: The Fuck Off Account by Agnes Török.
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Do animals and plants have consciousness? Are electrons alive? Thich Nhat Hanh in dialogue with University of Virginia Astrophysicist Dr. Trinh Xuan Thuan.
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Beautiful. Listen to this.
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Aaron looks at the facts when it comes to Britain and refugees.
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Join Matthew Cooke and Susan Sarandon by pledging to withdraw your money from these big banks until they agree to:
1. Divest from Energy Transfer Partners, the parent company of the Dakota Access Pipeline.
2. Pressure President Obama to halt construction and put a stop to...
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In Iceland, the direct democracy Pirate Party made big gains in Sunday’s national elections, raising the prospect it will form a coalition government with other left-wing parties. The Pirates won 10 seats in Iceland’s 63-member Parliament, up from three in the last election...
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America has used its history of struggle and protest to gain the freedoms it has today, says Owen Jones. But, he argues, the country is now in grave peril. He says the US must draw on its proud history of positive action to avoid a Trump victory.
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The words of John Trudell, who walked on late last year, ring out in this video by filmmakers Heather Rae, Cody Lucich and Ben Dupris, who recently spent time with the water protectors near the Standing Rock Sioux Reservation who are trying to stop the Dakota Access oil...
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A voyage across the US-Mexico border, stitched together from 200,000 satellite images. Directed by Josh Begley. Read more here.