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GREENWASHING has become such a commonly used phrase that it's starting to lose its meaning in the increasingly noisy stream of information we all receive every second of every day via Social Media. Is it even still a thing or have big corporations finally started to tell us...
Trigger warning - this essay contains graphic descriptions of sexual assault.
30 min
On the 50th Anniversary of the first-ever Earth Day, Jeff Gibbs and Michael Moore released a documentary film free on You Tube. The film is called Planet of the Humans, and it proved quite popular. This week Just Have a Think reviews the movie and considers its implications...
2 min
Proud to be a producer on this epic new documentary, "Bernie Blackout" on Vice. Premieres 5/13 at 8pm. Check it out! - Matt Orfalea
Instead of lambasting yesteryear’s renewable energy, the movie could have taken up current, more relevant questions.
Kate Aronoff
Go behind the scenes with an experienced expert, virologist who worked under Anthony Fauci,director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases since 1984. She was jailed and now tells all. All is revealed and be prepared for a future you are NOT PREPARED...
88 min
"This sweeping documentary takes us in and under the waters of the Salish Sea, while more fully understanding the threats posed by the Trans Mountain (Ex- Kinder Morgan) pipeline expansion…
4 min
When was I diving on Glover's Reef Atoll recently, off the Belize mainland, I could not help but notice the large amount of plastics washed up on the shoreline.…
Impact Partners, in association with Vulcan Productions and CNN Films, present PANDORA’S PROMISE, the groundbreaking new film by Academy-Award®-nominated director Robert Stone. The atomic bomb and meltdowns like Fukushima have made nuclear power synonymous with global...
26 min
Living in the Above is a Short Documentary about the life in Tavares Bastos a small favela in Brazil. The team of filmmakers led by Johan Granberg and Byrad Yyelland collected materials under 5 years in this small neighborhood in Rio de Janeiro.
31 min
Bamboo—the Tradition of the Future is a survey of the uses of bamboo in contemporary architecture. The film shows the opportunities for using bamboo in modern design and also illustrates the challenges the material faces. The film invites us to meet some of the most...
"In disputes upon moral or scientific points, let your aim be to come at truth, not to conquer your opponent. So you never shall be at a loss in losing the argument, and gaining a new discovery.” - Arthur Martine
As COVID-19 spreads, people are showing a growing interest in permaculture principles and techniques to heal their lives, communities and the planet.
Marina Martinez
Building a lifeboat culture is about taking action and preparing communities to be sustainable and functional in the face of a global, national or regional economic and environmental collapse.
Unless we rapidly move through the stages of climate grief, from paralysis to...
Andrew Willner
We are currently living in the modern era of the COV - ID - 19, panic-stricken and ‘social distancing’, unsociable society in a ‘civilized’ world that has been propounding the ideal of ‘globalization’ for as long as I remember (and I am not that young to boast a short term...
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Agua Sagrada es un documental que muestra el elemento como una entidad viva con la cual se debe dialogar a través de diferentes lenguajes profundos como los rituales y la música, sin opiniones sobre su procedencia o uso, solo quiere mostrar la perfección de los lugares donde...
Have you noticed the memes circulating about the end of normal?
11 min
Common Roots tells the story of a community under attack that comes together by growing food. Like many urban neighborhoods, East Boston faces rapid gentrification. Its immigrant residents are being displaced. People face food insecurity. Climate change is bringing extreme...
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77 min
When droplets become rain. A documentary on social movements in Spain in resistance against neoliberal policies (Spanish and Catalan + ENGLISH SUBTITLES).
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4 min
The Government has made an ad about the global response to the pandemic, and it's surprisingly honest and informative.
119 min
Watch movie FREE now for a limited time - Covid-19 stay at home bonus! @JoelSGilbert and Buy DVD, Book, or eBook at: https://www.thetrayvonhoax.com/ In this stunning work of investigative journalism, filmmaker Joel Gilbert uncovers the true story of the shooting death of...
Bill Mckibben, Planet of the Humans, and the power we gain when we stop seeking villains
A meditation on Vercelli, Vernengo and Levitt & Seccareccia
Philip E. Mirowski
A contributor-led short documentary that aims to tackle the stereotypes of sex workers presented to us in the mainstream media by giving a voice to marginalised community. Director and Producer- Abi Fleming Sound Design and Producer - Verity hobbs Cinematographer and Editor ...
Among the more ambitious policies that have been proposed to address the problem of escalating student loan debt are various forms of debt cancellation. In this report, Scott Fullwiler, Research Associate Stephanie Kelton, Catherine Ruetschlin, and Marshall Steinbaum examine...
Scott Fullwiler, Stephanie Kelton, Catherine Ruetschilin, and Marshall Steinbaum
Reactions against the use of the term neoliberalism have usually taken one of two forms: first, that “neoliberalism” is nothing more than a fevered delusion or a mirage perhaps shared with a few other addled persons, and thus best ignored; and second, that if such a thing...
Philip Mirowski
28 min
Four-part video series on Paul Fenn, pioneer of the Community Choice Energy movement in the United States. Produced by Stuart Farmer. Directed by Yoni Goldstein. Written by Charles Schultz. Production Assistant is Sebastian Alvarez. Filmed on location at Local Power in...
3 min
Inspired by HRH The Prince of Wales, HARMONY captures on film in a way we’ve never seen before, an authentic leader on critical global issues. For the better part of three decades, The Prince of Wales has worked side by side with a surprising and dynamic array of...
Planet of the Humans has stirred the resentment of many a climate crusader. Yesterday, the chair of the Sierra Club California Energy and Climate Committee instructed committee members (I am one) not to “watch or promote” Planet of the Humans. Today, climate scientists called...
Paul Fenn
14 min
MATAR AL RÍO, represas a cualquier costo en Santa Cruz. Este documental cuenta la historia de uno de los ecosistemas más frágiles y vulnerables de nuestro país. Busca reflexionar sobre el costo ambiental, económico y social de las represas Néstor Kirchner y Jorge Cepernic que...
25 min
Generation Green New Deal is a film about the historic youth-led movement to stop the climate crisis and transform America. Our team invites you to watch this exciting (25 minute) sneak-peek available online exclusively during this turbulent time of the COVID-19 Pandemic. All...
For generations, a variety of factors have weakened the traditional intergenerational socio-cultural structures of Indigenous people around the world.
Daniel Henryk Rasolt
The way we understand ecocities needs radical change in order to ensure a sustainable future, akin to our ancestors realising the earth was round.
Dr Dominique Hes
31 min
Watch Lee's newest Stand-Up Comedy Special for free here – https://LeeCampAmerican.com The rise of smart cities is a tool in the mass surveillance toolbox. These technologies will be used to invade our privacy and even though they're being put in place in order to create a...
Throughout the U.S., institutions that have no real interest in public health are exploiting the ongoing pandemic to benefit their public image and their bottom line. We must recognize and combat these efforts in order to fight the pandemic, directing resources to where...
Mike Pappas
9 min
Watch Lee's newest Stand-Up Comedy Special for free here – https://LeeCampAmerican.com The US is using the Coronavirus pandemic to intensify its regime change and military campaigns against countries across the world. This is revealing the weaknesses of the US Empire...
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Watch Lee's newest Stand-Up Comedy Special for free here – https://LeeCampAmerican.com Lee sits down with Vijay Prashad, the executive director of The Tricontinental Institute for Social Research. They discuss how the US failed in the face of the coronavirus pandemic, the...
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Watch Lee's newest Stand-Up Comedy Special for free here – https://LeeCampAmerican.com The preeminent Marxist economist Prof. Richard Wolff spoke with Lee about what warning signs there were for this crisis, the US’s insufficient response, how the bailout was just a giveaway...
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Watch Lee's newest Stand-Up Comedy Special for free here – https://LeeCampAmerican.com Naomi Karavani is the guest host of this episode of VIP. Karavani, Lee Camp and Natalie McGill open the show with a panel where they compare the coronavirus pandemic to former crises in the...
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Watch Lee's newest Stand-Up Comedy Special for free here – https://LeeCampAmerican.com The rich are prepared to let millions of US citizens die in order to safeguard the economy against the coronavirus crisis. The US renews it's demonization of Venezuelan President Nicolas...
29 min
Watch Lee's newest Stand-Up Comedy Special for free here – https://LeeCampAmerican.com The pandemic is a disaster but if you’re looking for the positive side of this crisis there are several boons you could focus on. Human pollution has reduced drastically, wildlife are...
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Watch Lee's newest Stand-Up Comedy Special for free here – https://LeeCampAmerican.com Naomi Karavani pilots the 200th episode of Redacted Tonight VIP. She opens the show with Lee Camp and Anders Lee on a panel. They discuss the coronavirus’ impacts around the world, some of...
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Renewables can’t sustain capitalism’s endless growth, but they can power a fair, resilient eco‑socialist society where waste is slashed, essentials are guaranteed, and life becomes richer by consuming less.
Why boys crack up at rape jokes, think having a girlfriend is “gay,” and still can’t cry—and why we need to give them new and better models of masculinity
Peggy Orenstein
Where Is a Really Big Picture View of Our Environmental Problems & Possible Solutions?
The first crisis point of the COVID-19 disaster was figuring out how to respond, after being caught flat-footed, to the immediate health threat. Now that the death curve in many places has begun to flatten and the scope of economic disaster is hitting home, we are approaching...
Cylvia Hayes
The end of growth will come one day, perhaps very soon, whether we’re ready or not. If we plan for and manage it, we could well wind up with greater well-being.
Richard Heinberg
A study involving more than 20 specialists in conservation ecology and ecological economics highlights the contradiction between economic growth and biodiversity conservation.
Adopting limits to international trade in resources or reducing and sharing the work, are some of...
Robert Orzanna
For the past few days, I’ve been enveloped in the recently released documentary, Planet of the Humans. After watching the film, I was left with many complex feelings. The overall tone is dark and combative, and the ending that features suffering orangutans was torturous to...
LaUra Schmidt
90 min
The next few decades will see a profound energy transformation throughout the world. By the end of the century (and perhaps sooner), we will shift from fossil fuel dependence to rely primarily on renewable sources - solar, wind and geothermal power.
To fully and systematically address the climate/energy crisis, the plan will have to be far broader in scope than what is currently being proposed. And while we need to mobilize society as a whole with a World War II-level of effort, the reality is that there’s never been...
Richard Heinberg
3 min
Before he was convicted of murdering a policeman in 1981 and sentenced to die, Mumia Abu-Jamal was a gifted journalist and brilliant writer. Now after more than 30 years in prison, Mumia is not only still alive but continuing to report, provoke and inspire. "Mumia: Long...
96 min
Feeding Ourselves weaves intimate stories from the hopes and convictions of rural BC farmers and producers as they navigate undercurrents of uncertainty with our food system. Their commitment to local food culture inspires us to appreciate the significance and potential of...
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Ben Wehrman
Climate change is not your fault.
Peter Sinclair
A few days ago, Emily Atkin posted a reaction to Michael Moore’s latest film,
Richard Heinberg
18 min
Academy award-winning filmmaker Michael Moore and associates discuss their new documentary, 'Planet of the Humans,' a documentary that says we are selling out the green movement to wealthy interests and corporate America.
11 min
An academic documentary about menstruation and the gendered socialization of women and men.
92 min
Derek Hallquist is an earnest young filmmaker who wants to get to the bottom of the energy debate. How is the world going to become a truly responsible consumer of energy? Is it even possible? While searching for answers to these burning questions, Derek decides to make a...
31 min
In this 30 minute video, Andrew Faust shares his inspiring vision for greater food and energy independence. It's a guide to feeding and providing power for our local communities in ways that are not just "sustainable" but truly regenerative and life-nourishing for humans and...
20 min
Solidarity - an amply applied term these days. A comprehensive and infinite word that in the realm of politics nowadays mostly comprises a rather narrow understanding, that seems to mainly refer to ‘us’ rather than ‘them’. Time to take a step back and re-discover the root...
8 min
"I haven't talked a lot about tools for depolarization or peace-making, but I'd like to talk about the technology of humor."
"The writing is on the wall: Powerdown is inevitable. If we want any hope of achieving it peacefully, we’ve got to start shifting — minds and physical infrastructure — today."
Joanne Poyourow
Movements forced progressive change under FDR and LBJ, but failed to move Obama. To change this country they must start pressuring Biden now.
Andy Bichlbaum
With regular life on pause, we have a chance to stop and question the path we are taking at the deepest level.
Jason Angell
113 min
Tomasz Biernacki’s thought-provoking documentary about the homeless crisis in Seattle. Deftly interweaving in-depth stories of community members who are living the crisis on the streets with interviews of political leaders and community advocates, vivid images of the current...
Sir, you may have been unfairly treated on the topic of biomass, but do you still support covering the world with obnoxious, inefficient industrial wind turbines? Those who call them "beautiful" are a strange breed, considering what's being lost as they dominate natural...
In a recent article called “Coronavirus Requires a Collective Response” by professor David Harvey, I was struck by the timeliness of his argument. Harvey quoted Karl Marx a bunch but I’m going to simply paraphrase. Marx claimed that any major project to change the world will...
"It’s time to design a global society that fits the biological and material constraints of earth and also fits the psychological, cultural, and developmental needs of diverse peoples worldwide."
Armando Davila
It's good to see a filmmaker of Michael Moore's status tackling the hypocrisy of "green" growthism, and having the courage to blame human overshoot (not a lack of technology) for worsening environmental problems. The backlash was predictable. Josh (Gasland) Fox's reaction was...
Why we took it down. Why we ultimately decided to put it back up (including this note). Plus our critiques and thoughts on the film.
Clinical psychologist John F. Schumaker asks if modern consumer society is too shallow to deal with the deepening crises facing the planet.
John F. Schumaker
18 min
Do you want to secure an awesome planet with a great quality of life for you and 10 billion of your closest friends, and your descendents in perpetuity? Then you want to solve climate change. Which means you need to figure out how we can transition our economy to work on net...
11 min
Everyone talks about solving climate change, getting off fossils, getting 100% clean energy.
37 min
In a world where Team Doom is dancing in civilization's end zone and Team Earth is playing out the clock, one Zero Carbon Coach and one Scoreboard Committee Member will walk you through the layout of a Zero Carbon Coaching Clinic. See climate solutions like you've never seen...
12 min
Sure, progressives may see the presumptive 2020 Democratic presidential nominee, Joe Biden, as an empty vessel who’s been filled with corporate goals. Francesca argues that maybe, just maybe — and with great effort – progressives can pour some of that old, curdled corporatism...
5 min
A man is seeking help to come to terms with his past actions. He is haunted by what he has played a part in and opens up about the nature of his complicity. However time is running out to make things right. Complicit is a film exploring the consequences of our actions.
59 min
Ayahausca is a traditional plant medicine from the Amazon used to treat a variety of physical and psychology illnesses and conditions. This documentary explores the use of the Ayahausca as a holistic medicine, challenging stigmas around its use and helping people become more...
3 min
Uno de los mayores problemas del mundo es que se vive dando por sentada la vida, cuando nunca ha dejado de ser un milagro por el cual siempre deberíamos maravillarnos. La crisis climática es un reflejo claro de la forma en que nos relacionamos con la naturaleza. De la mano de...
13 min
Climate: A New Story shows us how we can reframe our thinking. Our Earth is not simply a resource, it is complex, living and fragile. Charles Eisenstein expresses how we might transform our mindset, to reveal a process that could be the quickest way to reverse climate...
66 min
How do we navigate the intensity of emotions and reactions stirred up by climate change, or COVID-19 for that matter? How do we come to a place of peace, compassion, forgiveness and life-affirming action?
SHAME on these filmmakers for making a film like this, full of misinformation and disinformation, to intentionally depress audiences, and make them think there are no alternatives.
Neal Livingston
It can be refreshing to watch a true believer taking a deeper look at their own sacred cows. But in his rush to be open-minded about his long-cherished environmental beliefs, Jeff Gibbs has thrown out the baby with the bathwater. He lumps solar and wind power, which hold...
Timmon Wallis
A Youtube video emerged on Earth Day eve making charges about me and about 350.org — namely that I was a supporter of biomass energy, and that 350 and I were beholden to corporate funding, and have misled our supporters on the costs and trade-offs related to decarbonizing our...
Bill McKibben
In the midst of a global pandemic, conspiracy theorists have found yet another way to spread dangerous disinformation and misinformation about COVID-19, sowing seeds of doubts about its severity and denying the very existence of the pandemic.
Anatoliy Gruzd and Philip Mai
4 min
I made this short film for Earth Day Network because I wanted to share some thoughts on connection. How important it is to everything about us. Our past. Our future. And the world around us. Connection is everywhere. Underneath our feet, in fact. The mushroom fungal network...
So you just watched Planet Of The Humans, and your spirits are feeling pretty crushed.
29 min
Planetary deforestation is having huge impacts on communities worldwide. In May 2018, the small town of Grand Forks was hit by a catastrophic flood. Was the flood caused by climate change and deforestation? This multi-year film project follows the stories of flood...
30 min
Defendant 5 is the valiant struggle of a young filmmaker to document the destruction of Tasmania’s ancient forests. In doing so, she is swept up in a multi-million dollar legal battle that challenges the right to free speech.
100 min
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A BOUTECO film by Kuba Nowak Produced by Juliet Kinsman Education for All Morocco www.efamorocco.com
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A film by Ruxandra Gubernat, Henry Rammelt & Marcel Schreiter “Portavoce” traces back the evolution of a culture of protest in Romania, developing in recent years, through the voices and opinions of key actors involved in social mobilization and in the development of a...
In the fall of 2009, I interviewed a Holocaust survivor from the Lodz ghetto. As a young girl, she had seen her whole family lined up and executed by a Nazi firing squad in a spray of machine gun fire, alongside hundreds of the people she had grown up with.
“The greatest change we need to make is from consumption to production, even if on a small scale, in our own gardens. If only 10% of us do this, there is enough for everyone. Hence the futility of revolutionaries who have no gardens, who depend on the very system they attack...
John Halstead
We all love Joe Hill, but his famous piece of advice — “Don’t mourn, organize!” — is only half right. Given the state of the world today, with Bernie Sanders out of the presidential race and hundreds of thousands dead from the coronavirus, we ought to be doing both.
Liza Featherstone
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Karlos Edmonds plans for his greatest climate protest action yet—to illegally plant trees in New York City’s Central Park—even after getting arrested 12 times in the last year. With the 50th anniversary of Earth Day coming up, he is well on his way to building his protest...
Socialists say they either want to “realign” the Democratic Party or break with it entirely. But those aren’t political strategies — they are outcomes of political struggle. We need a way to develop working-class politics without condemning ourselves to third-party marginality.
Dustin Guastella
This guide explains why "year-round activism + voting" is the best strategy for creating the world we want. Voting alone won't do it, but "year-round activism + not voting" needlessly puts us at a tactical disadvantage. Spending 1 day to choose our political opponents for the...
The next few months are decision time for the left.
Whitney Maxey