"Relearning" What We Have Forgotten

If we all treat one another with the best principles of human relationships, it is analogous to complying with Nature's biophysical principles by taking responsibility for our own behavior.

Chris Maser · 8,648 views · 100%

8 min

Don't Eat It! This Anti-GMO Music Video Aping Michael Jackson's "Beat It" is Super Sweet

In this parody of "Beat It," GMO executives have taken over the food chain, so a group of dedicated citizens march to face them off in an epic battle, but something nefarious and...

Raamayan · 8,561 views · 91%

With Detroit's Bankruptcy, Anarchists Have Begun Project "Free Detroit" - Starting a Community

The city of Detroit isn’t looking too pretty to date. On July 18th as many know, Detroit filed for bankruptcy after falling an estimated $20 billion in debt to over 100,000 creditors...

Ezra Van Auken · 8,456 views · 75%

2 min

Sweat The Small Stuff

From eating local food to taking shared showers, here are eight ways to reduce your impact on the planet that will make your life better too.

GOOD Magazine · 8,112 views · 81%

3 min

Visualizing The Edible City in 3 Minutes

Watch an animation that shows how to turn a conventional community into an edible city. Learn how to transform unproductive spaces into agricultural landscapes that help fight obesity...

ASLA · 7,744 views · 92%

We Have Met the Environment, and It Is Us

Clearly, we have a catastrophic problem on our hands. But climate change isn’t it. In fact, climate change isn’t a problem at all – to be precise, climate change is merely a very acute...

Alyce Santoro · 7,101 views · 88%

Celebrate Interdependence Day on July 4

What would it mean for us to reclaim July 4th not as a celebration of militarism, but as a celebration of our interdependence?

Michael Lerner · 6,752 views · 100%

28 min

Local Living Economies - Protecting What We Love

Judy Wicks’ love of place has made widening ripples on a global scale. She’s the founder of BALLE (Business Alliance for Local Living Economies), a national network of sustainable, small...

peakmoment · 6,283 views · 100%

The Forms of Violence That Our Corporate Media Never Talks About

The corporate media loves to talk about violent protesters, while the biggest forms of violence in our society go unchallenged.

Mickey Z. · 6,206 views · 100%

18 min

Pieces of Madrid

This short documentary from the excellent Global Uprisings crew explores ongoing resistance and self-organization in the midst of the economic and social crisis in Madrid, Spain. As...

6,002 views · 75%

Want to Change the World? You'll Have to Get Your Hands Dirty

As a filmmaker, it’s a rare privilege to stumble upon a completely unique story—in the case of my new documentary, Grasp the Nettle, a motley collection of land r

Dean Puckett · 5,397 views · 100%

4 min

Oil Addiction

If we're addicted to oil, our twelve-step program should begin with admitting that we have a problem. As the price of oil creeps higher, finding new energy sources is more important than...

GOOD · 5,334 views · unrated

Israel Is Captive to Its 'Destructive Process'

Raul Hilberg in his monumental work “The Destruction of the European Jews” chronicled a process of repression that at first was “relatively mild” but led, step by step, to the Holocaust...

Chris Hedges · 5,326 views · 100%

2 min

Introducing Petrolify® - The Power of Petroleum in One Little Pill

Imagine there was a pill you could take every day that would provide you with wealth, freedom, and luxuries beyond the imagination of even the wealthiest kings of yesteryear. Taking this...

Post Carbon Institute · 5,225 views · 96%

Trends Analyst Predicts Global Youth Uprising, ‘Progressive Libertarians’ in 2011

An American trends analyst told a Russian news service recently that in 2011, young people from industrial societies around the world will unite on the Internet to overthrow...

Stephen C. Webster · 4,904 views · 100%

Teaching People to Hate Their Own Govt. Is at the Core of the Project to Destroy the Middle Class

Teaching the middle class to hate their government was an essential part of the plan to implement Corporate Feudalism.

Dennis Marker · 4,851 views · 75%

10 Films to Inspire Your Inner Environmental Superhero

In one vision of the distant future, after global warming has melted the ice caps and left the planet covered in water, Kevin Costner grows fish gills, lives on a trimaran, and battles...

Christopher Zumski Finke · 4,690 views · 75%

28 min

Changing the World One Bike Rider at a Time

A weekly free bike coop where you can use mechanics’ tools and expertise to fix your bike? Free clinics where schoolkids or neighbors learn to maintain or build their own bikes from...

peakmoment · 4,283 views · 75%

Drawing a Line in the (Tar) Sand: Protests in Texas delay the Keystone pipeline while opposition to it grows

It was a dreary late- September morning in the East Texas woods outside of Winnsboro, chill and drizzly. Everything was wet or damp except for the spirits of four young people sitting in...

Peter Gorman · 4,174 views · unrated

New Study Shows How Wal-Mart Devastates Small Businesses

Walmart cuts more than just prices -- it cuts small businesses and jobs, according to a new study released by Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer. Weighing in on the debate about...

Janean Chun · 4,113 views · unrated

Creating A Gratitude Economy

In many spiritual circles, it is popular to talk about gratitude. Gratitude encompasses much more than a quickie “thank you.” It implies a much deeper state of mind, one that...

Joanne Poyourow · 4,102 views · 100%

How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Planet

Do you agonize over the little venial eco-sins of everyday life? Every gallon of gas, every extra minute of a hot shower, each flush?

Eric Moll · 4,027 views · 75%

The People Who Wouldn't Mind If the Pacific Northwest Were Its Own Country

The first thing we heard when we pulled into the Finney Farm was the clattering of drums, followed by a high-pitched howling noise.

Allyce Andrew · 3,711 views · 100%

Dubai and the Fantasies of Civilization

Dubai is an interesting city. A thriving futuristic metropolis in the heart of the desert considered to be the crown jewel of modernity with indoor ski resorts, gulf courses, fully...

Adon Apamea · 3,695 views · 75%

Cooperating to Replace Capitalism

SolidarityNYC is a New York City-based group which works to create links between social movements and the "solidarity economy." The latter consists of cooperatives, small businesses...

Dru Oja Jay · 3,535 views · unrated

The Pursuit of Happiness: A New Development Paradigm

During the 15 years, I lived and worked in Asia as a development professional from 1978 to 1992, I witness a troubling paradox. GDP was growing, incomes were rising, there was an...

David Korten · 3,493 views · 100%

A World Without a Financial System

An overriding concern of many people participating in protests since 2010 has been the financial system. From the September 17, 2011 protests against financial institutions and the...

Heather Marsh · 3,430 views · unrated

Where to Eat If You Want to Support Restaurants That Pay Their Workers a Living Wage

Good ole’ Costco made national news again during this year’s State of the Union. Why? Because Costco is a corporate empire that pays livable wages.

Maria Myotte · 3,375 views · 100%

The State, Occupy and Disaster: What Radical Movement Builders Can Learn From The Case Of Occupy Sandy

Nearly two years ago a group named Occupy Sandy organized an unprecedented response to the unprecedented disaster that was Hurricane Sandy. Occupy Sandy, which was sparked by a few...

Easton Smith · 2,994 views · 100%

15 Ways To Create A Summer Of Sharing

With Summer Solstice right around the corner for those of us in the Northern Hemisphere, this is the peak time to be outside, among friends, enjoying all that the season has to...

Cat Johnson · 2,870 views · 100%

Climate Strike: All Storms Lead to Wall Street

The city has been shut down. Bridges and subways and airports are closed. There is no school, no shopping, no work. The stock exchange is shuttered. The circuits of capital are disrupted...

Talib Agape Fuegoverde · 2,819 views · unrated

Mobilize to Stop Planet Fever: A 10-Point Action Plan for System Change Not Climate Change

When we, as human beings, get a fever, we immediately get worried and take action. After all, we know that if our body temperature rises to 1.5ºC, let alone 2ºC [3.6 ºF] above the normal...

Climate Space · 2,790 views · 100%

How Did Leaders Respond to the People's Climate March?

About 400,000 people went to the streets on September 21st to ask for real actions to address climate change. It was the greatest climate march in history. The UN Climate...

Pablo Solon · 2,762 views · 75%

Some Outrageous Facts about Inequality

Studying inequality in America reveals some facts that are truly hard to believe. Amidst all the absurdity a few stand out. A homeless person sits under blankets at a Wall Street subway...

Paul Buchheit · 2,625 views · unrated

2 min

Occupy KwaMashu - Shack Dwellers Evicted Ahead of UN Climate Conference

Just days before the UN Climate Change Conference in Durban South Africa (COP17) residents of KwaMashu Above (an area north of Durban) had their houses destroyed and all their...

2,326 views · 75%

2 min

Deep Green: Solutions To Stop Global Warming Now (2012) (trailer)

Travel to 9 countries with Matt Briggs to uncover the best ideas, cutting-edge technologies and restorative solutions to help curb climate change. You can view the full program or the...

2,008 views · 75%

A Life of Activism Gives You Hope, Energy and Direction

Do not listen to those who say there is nothing you can do to the very large and very real social and environmental problems that beset our world. I am not now talking about a false...

Maude Barlow · 1,995 views · 100%

Revolution and American Indians: “Marxism is as Alien to My Culture as Capitalism”

The following speech was given by Russell Means in July 1980, before several thousand people who had assembled from all over the world for the Black Hills International Survival...

Russell Means · 730,359 views · 89%

30 min

American Holocaust: When It’s All Over I’ll Still Be Indian (2000)

The powerful and hard-hitting documentary, American Holocaust, is quite possibly the only film that reveals the link between the Nazi holocaust, which claimed at least 6 million Jews...

149,934 views · 91%

91 min

No Impact Man (2009) ($4)

Colin Beavan decides to completely eliminate his personal impact on the environment for the next year. It means eating vegetarian, buying only local food, and turning off the...

126,874 views · 75%

The Iron Fist Behind the Invisible Hand: Capitalism As a State-Guaranteed System of Privilege

The definitive critique of our economic system since its beginning to the present day.

Kevin A. Carson · 111,257 views · 98%

Lessons Learned from a Year without Showering

It has been one year since my last shower. Yes, I know that sounds crazy and a year ago I would have agreed with you. I was a regular showering guy for the first 26 years of my life...

Rob Greenfield · 98,745 views · 89%

5 min

What is the Meaning of Death? This Man Has Some Words to Share with You.

A good friend of mine, Ian Mackenzie recently shot this short film The Meaning of Death – Stephen Jenkinson. Hope you are as moved as I was by the film. IN JANUARY this year, I flew...

Stephen Jenkinson · 69,713 views · 82%

66 min

In Transition 2.0: A Story of Resilience & Hope in Extraordinary Times (2012)

This film is an inspirational immersion in the Transition movement, gathering stories from around the world of ordinary people doing extraordinary things. There are stories of...

46,367 views · 94%

How Hunter-Gatherers Maintained Their Egalitarian Ways: Three Complementary Theories

As regular readers of this blog know, I have in previous posts commented on hunter-gatherers' playfulness; their playful religious practices; their

Peter Gray · 44,585 views · 100%

The Old Paradigm’s Demoralizing Orthodoxies Make Us Confuse Despair With Realism

Undergraduates ask me how to keep from getting cynical and demoralized, and my first question is how much mainstream news media they consume each day.

Arlene Goldbard · 39,642 views · 100%

70 min

Meat The Truth (2008)

Although many films have convincingly succeeded in drawing public attention to the issue of global warming, they have repeatedly ignored one of the most important causes of climate...

31,744 views · 96%

Films For Action Launches New Website, a "Learning Library for People Who Want to Change the World"

Lawrence, KS -- After 12 months in development, Films For Action has launched its new website - a head-to-toe redesign that lays the foundation for a vibrant community-powered news site...

Films For Action · 30,680 views · 80%

Caring Too Much. That's the Curse of the Working Classes

"What I can't understand is, why aren't people rioting in the streets?" I hear this, now and then, from people of wealthy and powerful backgrounds. There is a kind of incredulity. "After...

David Graeber · 28,512 views · 100%

48 min

A Farm For The Future (2008)

More than 96 per cent of all the food grown in Britain is reliant on synthetic fertiliser. Without it there would be serious trouble. But without artificial fertiliser there's not...

28,149 views · 96%

How Films For Action Began, and Where It's Headed

This is a little window into our strategy to help catalyze a Global Paradigm Shift

Tim Hjersted · 24,613 views · 100%

This is the Definitive Argument Against Drug Prohibition. It's Time We Legalize All Drugs.

After you've finished reading this, there will be no doubt in your mind. Legalizing all drugs is the best way to lower the incidence of death, disease, crime and addiction. If you...

Jack A. Cole (Retired Narcotics Undercover Officer) · 24,340 views · 100%

77 min

Anima Mundi: Permaculture, Deep Ecology & the Soul of the World (2011)

Many people do not realize that permaculture is much more than about growing fruit and vegetables, it is a whole view incorporating the environment, energy, resources, housing...

21,436 views · 94%

5 Reasons to Consider a No-Strings-Attached, Basic Income for all Americans

Half of all Canadians want it. The Swiss have had a referendum on it. The idea's not as far-fetched as it sounds What if you could receive a guaranteed basic yearly income with no...

Lynn Stuart Parramore · 21,126 views · 98%

60 min

Sea The Truth (2010)

Sea the Truth is based on numerous scientific publications that examine the problems of seas and oceans. Below follows an overview of the themes addressed in the film and a brief...

20,146 views · 88%

62 min

Recipe For Change | Building an Earthship in Ushuaia (2014)

Recipe For Change follows the story of Earthship Biotecture in Ushuaia, Argentina as they and a group of academy students build a two-room simple survival Earthship. Earthships are...

20,110 views · 94%

3 min

In Transition 2.0 (trailer)

In Transition 2.0 is an inspirational immersion in the Transition movement, gathering stories from around the world of ordinary people doing extraordinary things. You’ll hear about...

17,158 views · 100%

The Role of Anti-Establishment "Conspiracy Theories"

In recent years, populist explanations for world events have become common and often taken the form of anti-establishment conspiracy theories. The contradiction between how people...

Colin Todhunter · 16,148 views · 100%

The Cradle-to-Cradle Solution

Imagine a world in which all the things we make, use, and consume provide nutrition for nature and industry—a world in which growth is good and human activity generates a delightful...

William McDonough & Michael Braungart · 14,896 views · 100%

55 min

17 Days In Community: A Manifestation of Love (2014)

O.U.R. Ecovillage is a sustainable educational center and a presentation ground situated in the Cowichan Valley on Vancouver Island, British Columbia. Their activities are rooted in...

14,830 views · 81%

The Zeitgeist Movement

Started in late 2008, The Zeitgeist Movement exists as the communication and "Activist Arm" of an organization called The Venus Project. The Venus Project was started many decades ago...

Tim Hjersted · 14,660 views · 96%

6 min

Who Killed Economic Growth?

Economists insist that recovery is at hand, yet unemployment remains high, real estate values continue to sink, and governments stagger under record deficits. Richard Heinberg proposes a...

Post Carbon Institute · 14,250 views · 75%

A Timeline of Climate Change Denial and the Special Interests that Have Funded It

HistoryCommons.org has compiled an incredible historic resource that documents the rise and escalation of the climate denial industry over the last 15 years. Without editorializing the...

HistoryCommons.org · 14,017 views · 100%

5 min

The Right to Save Seed

The Right To Save Seed is an animated movie which explains when farmers can resow their seed in Europe. With the help of Magnum, Agata, Dali and Mona Lisa -- four varieties of potatoes...

Open Solutions for Seeds · 13,131 views · 100%

Films For Action: Providing a Go-To Resource for the Best Social Change Videos Free to Watch Online

With excellent independent media sites like Common Dreams, Truth Out, Grist, and others providing progressive news and perspective in written form, Films For Action has dedicated itself...

Films For Action · 13,023 views · 100%

10 Practical Tools for Building a Resilient Local Economy

The economy is changing. Dramatically. Coping with these changes means changing the way we do things. The path of the future involves root level, radical changes. Things we have always...

Environmental Change Makers · 12,827 views · 88%

56 min

Priceless (2012)

PRICELE$$ is a filmmaker’s personal journey across America to answer a burning question: why are some of our government’s most basic policies, like food and energy, so out-of-date . . ...

12,487 views · 75%

15 min

6 Portraits of the Solidarity Economy

In a solidarity economy, our needs are met by exchanging goods, services, resources, and knowledge in ways that advance core values of justice, democracy, cooperation, and ecological...

Alex Ramírez-Mallis · 10,201 views · 100%

Libcom's Guide to Organising

The problem: We wake up every day to go to work, taking orders from a manager. We sit at work counting down the minutes until we go home, counting down the days until the weekend...

Libcom · 10,162 views · 92%

A Must View Collection of the Best Animal Rights Films Free to Watch Online

In the spirit of the popular Wall of Films we created back in 2012, we wanted to roll out a series of visual walls each crafted around a unique theme. Our first is dedicated to the...

Films For Action · 9,749 views · 75%

Eyewitness to Israeli Occupation: Time to Call a Spade a Spade

Ten years ago, I spent my 21st birthday in Palestine. It was a fairly perfect scenario. In the UK, you traditionally reach adulthood at 21. You are presented with a symbolic key. I...

Kerry-anne Mendoza · 9,323 views · 100%

3 min

Hey, Corporations, Pesky Tree Huggers Interfering With Your Profits? No Problem, Just Call Donny Rico

Donny Rico here to deliver a message to all you long-haired hippie activist types complaining about the environment and human rights. Be warned: things have changed in America and you...

AmazonWatch · 9,267 views · 95%

What to Do About ISIS

Start by recognizing where ISIS came from. The U.S. and its junior partners destroyed Iraq, left a sectarian division, poverty, desperation, and an illegitimate government in Baghdad...

David Swanson · 8,893 views · 100%

61 min

Development in Bad Waters (2013)

Many of us still don’t know the difference between charity and development. While the total amount of foreign aid to Bangladesh since its independence is nearing $50 billion, the income...

7,596 views · 84%

Is the New World Order Extreme Socialism or Totalitarian Capitalism?

I give a little chuckle each time I hear one label the New World Order a push toward world socialism- if only such were the case.

Grant J. Kidney · 7,355 views · 94%

7 Ways You Can Help Clean Energy Eat Big Oil’s Lunch

Bill McKibben and the folks at350.org have decided to target the pernicious financial influence of the fossil fuel industry and its front groups. On the day following the election, they...

Asher Miller · 7,259 views · 100%

9 min

The Top Ten Arguments In Favor Of Capitalism

Wherein the most popular arguments for capitalism are looked at more closely. Sources: Worldwide, 13% of workers feel engaged with their work

7,186 views · 100%

International Energy Agency Reports Peak Oil Happened in 2006

The Beginning of a New Era It can no longer be labeled a crackpot theory, a distant predi

Matthew Toplikar · 7,185 views · 94%

Bucky Fuller & his World Game: Intro to Saving Planets

I think now is a good time to be talking about Bucky’s vision of a World Game. We have the technology to do this and a new administration could easily provide the funding. I don’t...

Brainsturbator · 6,840 views · unrated

Why Climate Change Science Is So Threatening to Right-Wing Ideologues

Unless we come up with some better solutions Klein says, "this crisis will be exploited to militarize our societies, to create fortress continents." AMY GOODMAN: Our guest for the hour...

Naomi Klein · 6,824 views · unrated

Kick It Over (Neoclassical Economics)

Deep in a recession and with scary ecological scenarios looming, now may be the ripest moment we’ll ever have to power-shift global capitalism onto a new path. Adbusters #85 asks...

Films For Action · 6,786 views · 75%

12 min

Climate Change’s ‘Evil Twin’: Ocean Acidification

A three-year assessment from a team of international scientists will detail how the phenomenon dubbed “climate change’s evil twin” is shaping up to be a global problem. The rapid...

AMAP · 6,754 views · 100%

Liquid Democracy: The App That Turns Everyone into a Politician

Liquid Democracy is one of the boldest contemporary innovations in democratic decision-making. The idea uses web technology that allows users to interact in new ways. Its primary...

Jose Ramos · 6,210 views · 75%

A Celebrity Death, Addiction, and the Media - Dr. Gabor Maté

It is always big news when a celebrity is stricken dead by a substance overdose. What never makes the news is why such tragedies happen.

Dr. Gabor Maté · 6,121 views · 81%

Employee-Owned Businesses Ignored by Mainstream Media

A bold new threat to the economic status quo brings on a press blackout.

Gar Alperovitz and Keane Bhatt · 6,106 views · 100%

Film review: Why ‘Thrive’ is best avoided

What do you do when you are the heir to the Proctor and Gamble fortune and you have spent years surrounding yourself with new agey thinking and conspiracy theories? You make a film like...

Rob Hopkins · 6,101 views · 50%

Big Idea: We need a New Science of Physical Economics

It’s time we put economics into some sort of physical scientific context that makes sense.

Richard Register · 5,832 views · unrated

Soul Of A Citizen: 'From Drunken Party Girl To Climate Change Activist'

When we try to engage people politically we never know who will respond, or when someone will shift from reveling in their apathy to taking powerful public stands. Here's a striking...

Paul Loeb · 5,590 views · 100%

Documentary Film Flowchart: Choose a Great Film Based on Your Mood

Documentary films are not only wildly entertaining, but also serve as a powerful and engaging educational tool. As quality documentary films continue to be produced around the globe, we...

Chris Ingrao · 5,541 views · 75%

A Movement Too Big to Fail

There is no danger that the protesters who have occupied squares, parks and plazas across the nation in defiance of the corporate state will be co-opted by the Democratic Party or groups...

Chris Hedges · 5,514 views · unrated

Eight Pseudoscientific Climate Claims Debunked by Real Scientists

Most people who deny that human activity is warming the planet just dismiss a massive body of scientific evidence as a big hoax.

Bill Moyers & Company · 5,485 views · 100%

7 min

The Vanishing of The Bees (trailer)

The Vanishing of the Bees, a feature-length documentary, takes a piercing look at the economic, political and spiritual implications of the world wide disappearance of the honeybee, a...

5,432 views · 67%

2 min

Arise (2013) (trailer)

On every continent, women are taking the lead to protect and restore the natural environment, and are empowering others to respect the earth. Arise presents the stories of a diverse...

5,360 views · 83%

The Power of Three Words: 'Not-for-Profit'

Ever since we started writing and speaking about our current book project, How on Earth: Flourishing in a Not-for-Profit World by 2050, we have been amazed by one phenomenon in...

Jen Hinton and Donnie Maclurcan · 5,294 views · 100%

Global Economic Sharing: The Most Important Debate of Our Time?

Almost everywhere we look, there is an emerging debate on the im

Share The World's Resources · 4,997 views · 100%

Forget the gloom—new ways of living and organizing our economy are flourishing

The last couple of days have been gloomy ones. I kept checking in with the vague and dire reports from the nuclear-power bleeding edge in Japan. For part of the time I was also...

Tom Philpott · 4,983 views · unrated

Labor: the New Gold Standard

This article proposes issuing Hour-denominated currency nationwide, to stimulate creative and ecological economies, make grants to community groups, and make interest-free loans. Twenty...

Paul Glover · 4,964 views · 100%

6 Reasons Female Nudity Can be Powerful

Last week, in the midst of what appears to be infinite fascination [2] about Lena Dunham’s nudity, I saw a fundraiser for the documentary “Free the Nipple [3]“ and also, by coincidence...

Soraya Chemaly · 4,877 views · 50%

Is Our Addiction to Fast Fashion Just Another Form of Terrorism?

As the death toll in the Rana Plaza building collapse outside the Bangladesh capital of Dhaka climbs past 400, the kinship between our purchasing decisions and the loss of life is...

Amy DuFault · 4,834 views · 75%

The alternative approach to poverty reduction and sustainable development in Africa

Over fifty years have passed since most African nations gained their independence. Since then, and despite the expenditure of over $1 trillion in aid, poverty has, according to the World...

Africanhomestay · 4,673 views · 100%

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