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Time for Degrowth: to Save the Planet, We Must Shrink the Economy
What is so refreshing about theUNs Sustainable Development Goalsis that they recognise the inherent tension between economic development and the ecology of our planet. Or so it seems. The preamble affirms that planet Earth and its ecosystems are our home and underscores the...
The Lessons of Standing Rock
In mid-November of 2016, I was a Water Protector at Standing Rock. At first my goal was to play investigative journalist; documenting then writing about every detail for my article readers and online followers. However, by the time I actually got there, all my goals had changed.
How to Shape Economic Policy When We Move Beyond GDP
The day is not far off when the economic problem will take the back seat where it belongs, and the arena of the heart and the head will be occupied or reoccupied, by our real problems the problems of life and of human relations, of creation and behaviour and...
Big Idea: Ecocity Economics
The ongoing economic crisis that began with the unraveling of wildly inflated real estate prices and the Wall Street derivatives bubble in 2007 and the crash into near depression in October of 2008 resulted in trillions of dollars of public bail out money for banks and...
The Top 100 Documentaries Inspiring the Shift to a Sustainable Paradigm (2012 Edition)
Film offers us a powerful tool to shift awareness and inspire action. By hosting community film screenings and sharing them online, they offer a method to break our dependence on the mainstream media and become the media ourselves. We don't need to wait for anyone or anything.
Why Government is More Afraid of Debt than Depression
University of Missouri Kansas City economics professor Michael Hudson compares the behavior of Wall Street to a parasite on the U.S. economy.
The Economics of Revolution & Universal Basic Income
In tonight's "Conversations with Great Minds" Thom talks with Journalist David DeGraw, author of the upcoming book "The Economics of Revolution."
Capitalism and Other Kids' Stuff
Capitalism and Other Kids' Stuff powerfully debunks the myth that a so-called immutable 'human-nature' prevents our transition to a society of abundance and free-access for all.
Conventional Economics Is A Form Of Brain Damage | David Suzuki
An "externality" is an effect of an industry whose costs are born by society, rather than by the company. Cancer is an externality of the tobacco industry. Climate change is an externality of the fossil fuel and animal agriculture industries. Water pollution is an externality...
Doug Casey on Why Millennials Favor Communism
Justins note: Communism is better than capitalism.
Share This With Your Governor: 12 Ideas for How States Can Respond to the Covid-19 Crisis
Everyone knows that the three, multi-trillion-dollar stimulus bills passed by Congress fall way short. For most local businessesthe lifeblood of our economythese bills offer too little relief, too late. Im hopeful though that the states (and maybe, in some places, counties...
BHUTAN, the country of the THUNDER DRAGON - VisualPolitik EN
This video is sponsored by Newsvoice. Download Newsvoice for free: https://newsvoice.com/visualpolitik Lets fix the news. Together. Bhutan is one of the least known and most isolated countries in the world, not only geographically, but more importantly, politically, and...
What Love Is
Love is a strange and beautiful thing. But we often put provisions on love - we attach it to how others are acting, to circumstances and emotions. But what would the world be like if we stopped looking to get something in return, and just loved unconditionally, for the...
The Amazon Changers - Cook to Empower
The film team follows an extraordinary project for peace and empowerment a ferry with a cooking school for indigenous communities on the Rio Napo in the heart of Ecuadors Amazon forest. The goal of the film's main protagonistDavid Hner, founder of the Swiss NGO Cuisine sans...
Resilience: What Makes the Soul Strong
Around one billion people struggle with stress-related illness globally - and that figure is rising. What protects those with good mental health? Is their resilience innate? Or is the ability to withstand chronic stress and crisis something that can be learned? In the search...
‘World’s Happiest Man’ Has A Plea: Treat Animals With Compassion
Tibetan Buddhist monk Matthieu Ricard is asking for people to be more compassionate toward animals.
Films for Action University: a Map for Navigating the Transition From Empire to Earth Community
This collection of 122 documentaries is a map for navigating the 21st century. It is guided by the premise that we are facing a planetary emergency, and the primary role of schools today should be to prepare students to become active participants in designing the transition...
Money Can't Buy Life
The Economic Enigma of Money vs Life: [A Social Value Disorder]
Miss Representation
Miss Representationis a powerful film that exposes damaging, sexist media messages that inhibit young womens happiness, ambition, and leadership.
What the Economic Crisis Really Means, and What We Can Do About It
Doing It Ourselves aims to broaden understanding of the debt crisis and peak resources and encourage action for the sake of personal preparedness, happiness and ethical living. This animation sums up the key challenges facing our global society of credit crisis and...