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Black Snow
Black Snow looks at the explosion at the Oaks Colliery in Barnsley, South Yorkshire, which despite being the world's worst industrial loss of life in the 19th century, was a tragedy that remained relatively unremembered until 2015, when a group of ex-miners, trade unionists...
Princes, Prostitutes, Politicians and Bribes | Andrew Feinstein
Welcome to the Most Corrupt Industry in the World Shadow World: Inside the Global Arms Trade
The Important Word in ‘Democratic Socialism’ Is ‘Democratic’
Sen. Bernie Sanders isnt talking about making America into Cuba or Venezuela. Hes talking about extending social guarantees like those offered in other advanced countries, such as Denmark and Sweden.
Amazon Empire: The Rise and Reign of Jeff Bezos
An inside look at how Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos built one of the largest and most influential economic forces in the world and the cost of Amazons convenience.
The End of the Corporation?
Its time to make the profit-maximising, shareholder-controlled corporation obsolete.
Corporations Would Literally Kill You to Turn a Profit
Coca-Cola killed trade unionists in Latin America. General Motors built vehicles known to catch fire. Tobacco companies suppressed cancer research. And Boeing knew that its planes were dangerous. Corporations don't care if they kill people as long as it's profitable.
Bernie Sanders Faces a Media Rigged Against Him
CNN and CBS do it. NPR and PBS do it. They all do it.
The Plastic Problem
By 2050 there will be more plastic than fish in the oceans. Its an environmental crisis thats been in the making for nearly 70 years. Plastic pollution is now considered one of the largest environmental threats facing humans and animals globally.
Wall Street Invading Wet’suwet’en Territory
The uprising across Canada in support of Wetsuweten First Nation land defenders shows no sign of stopping. As of February 11, ports, bridges, rail lines, highways and roads have been blockaded across much of the country by solidarity protesters, who have also occupied the...
Democrats Team up With Trump to Maintain Disastrous Healthcare System
Both Republicans and Democrats have blocked all attempts to build a rational, universal health care policy for the U.S. This is because capitalism prioritizes profit over the health and well-being of the working class. Creating a truly just health care system will require...
RSA Animation: Winners Take All | Anand Giridharadas
In this powerful new RSA Minimate, TIMEs Editor-at-Large Anand Giridharadas argues that while the winners of our age might be well meaning in their desire to give back, too many stop short at the kinds of real change that would see power more radically distributed.
'Winners Take All' and the Charade of Elite Philanthropy
Writer Anand Giridharadas describes in his book " Winners Take All: The Elite Charade of Changing the World " why the rich do not pay taxes, but with their philanthropy determine the course of the world (and thereby undermine our democracy).
Economics for People
It is extremely important for our democracy to function that ordinary citizens understand the key issues and basic theories of economics. Ha-Joon Chang
An Economic Hit Man Confesses and Calls to Action | John Perkins
John Perkins describes the methods he used to bribe and threaten the heads of state of countries on four continents in order to create a global empire and he reveals how the leaders who did not play the game" were assassinated or overthrown.
How an Ad Man Became a Post-Growth Advocate
I made my way from the dark side to the light. And I hope it wasnt too late.
Five Ways to Curb the Power of Corporations and Billionaires
We need to rein in the destructive power of corporations and billionaires before its too late. These five ideas would do that, while leaving global capitalism intact. Ultimately, only a complete transformation of our economic system will save our future, but these proposals...
7 Pointed Questions for Corporate Media About Their Anti-Progressive Biases
Over the last year, corporate outlets have continuously portrayed progressive reforms as scarily left-wing despite poll after poll showing they are broadly popular.
Shoshana Zuboff on Surveillance Capitalism
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.
The Plot to Attack Iran: Myths, Oil and Revolution
AbbyMartinsitsdownwithDanKovalik,humanrightsattorneyandauthorofthebookThePlottoAttackIran,todiscussthecontextofTrumpsrecentattacks,themostcommonmythsaboutthecountry,andthehistor
The New Feudalism
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.
Luxury: Behind the Mirror of High-End Fashion
From coats to handbags, the demand for brand name fashion accessories is at an all-time high. Beyond the glamorous faade lies a culture that thrives on the exploitation and abuse of its migrant workers. The DW DocumentaryLuxury: Behind the Mirrorinfiltrates these factories...
YouTube Admits: We're Crushing Independent Media
YouTube admits that they are successfully crushing independent news and politics shows like The David Pakman Show.
The Dirty War On The NHS
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"...
Boycotting Amazon Won't Work
It will take real collective action not just canceling your Prime subscription to force the company to change its labor practices
The Curse of Abundance
Which come first, people or oil? When money and morality collide, there's only one winner. The Yasuni Park in Ecuador is a haven of biodiversity and home to indigenous tribes. It also holds a third of the country's oil reserves. Ecuador had agreed to keep the oil in the...
The Meek Be Damned on Global Warming
In May, an international group of scientists warned that over a million of the Earths species are being driven to extinction; before that, researchers reported the climate was warming faster than even the most pessimistic projections. Worse yet, another report gave humanity...
Workers Should Be in Charge
Every day, private equity companies snatch up firms and strip them dry. But theres an alternative: allow workers to buy their workplace and run it themselves.
The Capitalist Coup Called Neoliberalism: How and Why It Went Down
Rich people have always had class consciousness because... they want to stay rich. This collective consciousness led the "founding fathers" of the United States to set up systems of governance that would, first and foremost, protect them (the wealthy, landowning minority)...
D-Day: How the US Supported Hitler's Rise to Power
Historian Peter Kuznick joins Paul Jay to discuss the role of Ford, GM, and other industrialists in rearming Germany and supporting Hitlers rise to power.
Names and Locations of the Top 100 People Killing the Planet
Just 100 companies are responsible for more than 70% of the worlds greenhouse gas emissions since 1988. The guys who run those companies and theyaremostly guys have gotten rich on the backs of literally all life on Earth. Their business model relies on the destruction of...
The Faux Revolution of Mindfulness
McMindfulness is the new capitalist spirituality.
Omnipotent Amazon
No company stores more data than Amazon, the former online bookseller. Amazon boss Jeff Bezos has become the richest man in the world. Every second Euro in online trading is spent at Amazon. Is the IT giant, with its unabated growth, about to turn our economic system upside...
How Corporations Shifted The Blame For Climate Change
How corporations convinced the public to blame themselves rather than the100 companies most responsible.
Controlling 5G: A Course in Obstacles
Across the United States, telecom providers have begun mapping their plans to deploy 5G small, microwave-emitting cellular sites throughout neighborhoods. Every person deserves to be informed about whats happening and whats within every households ability to control.
Is 5G Worth the Risks?
This article was originally published on the Economics of Happiness Blog.
A Real Solution to Money in Politics! with James D'Angelo
A Real Solution to Money in Politics with James D'Angelo How to end the corrupting influence of money in politics. America's founding fathers had an effective solution, but is it worth it? Matt Orfalea https://twitter.com/0rf https://medium.com/@0rf...
Growthism: Its Ecological, Economic and Ethical Limits
We have many problems poverty, unemployment, environmental destruction, climate change, financial instability, etc. but only one solution for everything, namely economic growth. We believe that growth is the costless, win-win solution to all problems, or at least the...
The Problem Isn't Robots Taking Our Jobs. It's Oligarchs Taking Our Power
Training for the jobs of the future keeps workers trapped as long as workers can't shape how technology is used and who profits from it
The Business Class Wants You to Hate the Government Because It Has a Defect | Noam Chomsky
"Business leaders and elite intellectuals recognized that the public had won enough rights so that they can't be controlled by force, so it would be necessary to turn to control of attitudes and opinions...
Abundant Land: Soil, Seeds and Sovereignty
Abundant Landis a one-hour documentary about a Hawaiian community on Molokai opposing the biotech industrys use of the island to test genetically engineered seeds. Agrochemical biotech corporations, including Monsanto and Mycogen Seeds, are depleting Molokais topsoil and...
Education, Jobs and Capitalism
American capitalism has a hate-love relationship with the nations schools. On the hate side is a stream of complaints from business leaders and organizations about the many students, particularly in city schools, who fail achievement tests, are high school dropouts or, if...
Robert Reich: Why We Must Get Big Money Out of Politics
Robert Reich explains why we must limit the influence of donors and lobbyists on Washington.
Nothing To Hide
NOTHING TO HIDE questions the growing, puzzling and passive public acceptance of massive corporate and governmental incursions into individual and group privacy and rights. People generally agree that mass surveillance regimes are inherently invasive and authoritarian. Yet at...
Neoliberalism's Dark Path to Fascism
Neoliberalism transforms freedom for the many into freedom for the few. Its logical result is neofascism.
The Monsanto Papers
The Monsanto Papers investigates the secret tactics used by global chemical giant #Monsanto to protect its billion-dollar business and its star product, the weed killer, #Roundup.
Trump is a Symptom, Not the Problem
Check out the Jimmy Dore Show.
To Leave or Remain: Dichotomy or Distraction?
Ever since the Brexit referendum was first announced, we have been bombarded by an array of starkly contradictory pronouncements from the Leave camps now infamous claim that withdrawal from the EU would release 350 million a week for the NHS to the former Chancellor George...
Our Current Leadership Is Unsustainable
Environmentally, socially and psychologically our society is unsustainable. If consumption continues to increase at current rates, by 2050 we will need 3 Earths to sustain us (United Nations, 2015). Socially, income inequality is at the highest level in 50 years in OECD...
Ceos Vs. Workers
People in a sense are disposable. We work somebody to the point of no return, and we get rid of them and get somebody else in. Its not a culture where people are respected, are nourished. We have to ask ourselves if thats the kind of economic culture we are comfortable with...
Dark Money
Coming to theaters this summer. DARK MONEY, a political thriller, examines one of the greatest present threats to American democracy: the influence of untraceable corporate money on our elections and elected officials. The film takes viewers to Montanaa frontline in the fight...
7 Reasons Why We Should Have Open Borders
Lets be honest, most people are already in favour of free movement at least for themselves.Aisha Dodwellexplains why we should extend it to everyone
How Marlboro Changed Advertising Forever
Sell an identity, not a product.
Corporate Jargon - Lying by Obscurity, Obscuring to Hide Corruption
It's not accidental or because they are stupid. Its often confusing and vague on purpose. Some of the greatest corruption scandals in history have happened thanks to jargon.
How Lobbyists Weaponized Transparency
There are 26 registered lobbyists for every elected representative on the Hill, with experts suggesting the true amount is closer to 100,000.
Technology and Its Discontents
Questioning the pro-digital consensus
Class Wars: the Working Class Strikes Back
Neoliberalism is a mature stage of capitalism - a reciprocal process of concentrated wealth taking control of the public agenda via government. Capitalist economists like Milton Friedman were instrumental in paving the way for neoliberalism. The idea gained prominence in...
Up To The Last Drop: The Secret Water War in Europe
As Europe is going through a crisis that is not solely economical but also a crisis of moral values, millions of European citizens demand a response to a crucial question: is water for the European Union a commercial product or a human right? Until today, the European...
When We Fight, We Win
First they ignore you. Then they laugh at you. Then they fight you. Then you win.