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What is the most neglected issue in politics? I would say land. Literally and metaphorically, land underlies our lives, but its ownership and control have been captured by a tiny number of people.
We need ways to build healthier relationships with people who have perspectives different from our own.
In the endless brain fart cyclone that is the Trump era, CNN White House Correspondent Jim Acosta has made a name for himself posing as a martyr of the free press. While US mass media have made a theatrical WWE performance of Trump’s occasional mean words toward Acosta
Jim Acosta Refuses to Defend the First Amendment in Julian Assange Case 5 min
I asked Jim Acosta about the Trump administration's unprecedented use of the Espionage Act to prosecute Julian Assange for practicing journalism. Jim Acosta promotes his book “Enemy of the People” about defending the First Amendment @ the Newseum, the First Amendment museum...
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lovEvolution C♥NTENID☼: ---- video 1 ---- http://youtu.be/5pVigXjm9y​A - INTRODUCCIÓN A TU SENSACIÓN - ANTECEDENTES DE AMANTES Y MENTES: EL SOL Y SU EXISTENCIA COMO CIENCIA. ---- video 2 ---- http://youtu.be/_E0Q77JZz3​0 - METODOLOGÍA: PRESENTACIÓN, PRODUCCIÓN Y ALEGRÍA - EL...
Today, thousands of people use video to address social or environmental issues. From Indonesian group Paradoc addressing the disastrous effects of industrial pollution in a village community, to recent videos depicting violent police conduct
What Love Is 8 min
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...
Masterjam 2 min
Brian was “the glue that held everything together,” recalls a family member in the first few minutes of “Masterjam.” To some it probably wasn’t a surprise, then, when things fell apart after he took his own life. Brian’s brother Jamie uses footage gathered during his time as...
Westbound 10 min
Already tired from a long trip, Alonzo Rey returns home to discover a mailbox full of legal fallout from his recent run-in with abusive cop Detective Ruby. Alonzo's early return spooks his girlfriend, who dials 911 to report what she thinks is a home invasion. It's bad enough...
Abby Martin, Chomsky, Greenwald, Varoufakis - Experts, Journalists & Activists: Best of 2018-2019 9 min
Dear supporters of acTVism Munich, We’ve come a long way together, thanks to your donations and the commitment of our dedicated volunteers. We’ve built a truly independent non-profit & bilingual media network, which does not rely on advertisements and state or corporate...
Wilderness Healing 6 min
The wilderness has a power that is not easily understood. It offers the space for healing and growth - a place of solace - a sense of perspective. And for Fox Lederboer, spending time in the wilderness had a tremendous impact on his life after a traumatic period in his past.
How to Defeat Moral Grandstanders (and Stay Classy while Doing It) | Brandon Warmke 7 min
These effective strategies can minimize harmful moral grandstanding – in yourself and in others.
Ego Not Bad 26 min
A short film by the creators of A Quest for Meaning, inspired by Arnaud Desjardins, which plunges us into the themes of spirituality and self-knowledge.
Why the Julian Assange Case Threatens a Free Press 11 min
6 Pulitzer prize winners explain.
In May, an international group of scientists warned that over a million of the Earth’s 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...
Seeking the Good Life in America: Alternative Ways to Live Sustainably 62 min
Join Joy on her journey to visit intentional communities as she searches for a place to call home.
Passive House Revolution 45 min
Create a Low Energy Home: Join the Passive House Revolution!
New York City, NY – Tom Porter (Sakokwenionkwas – “The One Who Wins”) Haudenosaunee Educator, Elder and Spiritual Leader, a member of the Bear Clan of the Mohawk Nation at Akwesasne, received the Wisdom Fellowship Award for 2019 from the Sacred Fire Foundation.
Austerity in Ireland resulted in over 10,000 homeless people, the crisis overseen by a government ideologically opposed to the concept of social housing. Now a property boom is taking place that is enriching an elite while the homeless figures continue to rise. Is this...
How A Family of 5 Creates Almost Zero Waste 9 min
To celebrate Plastic Free July we're bringing you the inspiring story of a zero waste/waste free family in Hobart, Australia. Lauren, Oberon, and their kids have found ways to produce almost no rubbish - they've only filled one small jar of waste in two years!
How The Shawshank Redemption Humanizes Prisoners 26 min
On a narrative level The Shawshank Redemption is a movie about the power of hope in the face of extraordinary hardship. But underpinning Andy Dufresne’s story we also find a blistering critique of the prison system and criminal justice policy in the United States. The film’s...
In contemporary conversations about decolonization, this is a point which is often overlooked – Europeans are indigenous too. Before the spread of Christianity, Europe was home to a profusion of  religious beliefs, most of which are pejoratively referred to as paganism. The...
Every day, private equity companies snatch up firms and strip them dry. But there’s an alternative: allow workers to buy their workplace and run it themselves.
The following is an email interview with author and activist, Danny Haiphong, regarding the current state of capitalism, US politics, and his new book, American Exceptionalism and American Innocence: A People's History of Fake News-From the Revolutionary War to the War on...
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)...
Why Don't We Quit Those Bullshit Jobs? 45 min
Does your job make little to no sense? Does it seem like it wouldn't even matter if your job didn't exist? Would it even make the world better? Then you likely have a bullshit job. In this documentary, vpro and American anthropologist, David Graeber looks more closely at...
#WeUnite | Accompany farmers Carlo  and Hanna  as they drive their tractors to Berlin to protest for a better food and farming system. 13 min
#WeUnite - The 12-minute film ‘We Unite’ is a window into the lives of two organic farmers and the reasons they join the yearly ‘We are Fed-Up’ demonstration in Germany .Along with hundreds of other farmers, they drive their tractors into the heart of Berlin where they unite...
Home (Less) Home 739 min
Short experimental film about living in a van.
The Manifest 19 min
The manifest is not a film. It's a video message from the creators to their friends, hoping to start a dialogue that will lead to finding a new dream.
Veganism! (What it is & How to Help Save This Planet) 11 min
What is up! The day is here as we talk about a major factor in the shift on this planet, Veganism! We'll be covering the reasons for Veganism both ethical & health wise, as well as some other very important aspects involved with it. Enjoy!
The Iran Files Part 2: The Gulf of Oman Incident & the History of False Flag Operations 21 min
In this exclusive interview with author, Professor of History and Director of the Nuclear Studies Institute at American University, Peter Kuznick, we talk about the recent incident in the Gulf of Oman in which two oil tankers were attacked. In addition we examine historical...
Stillness — What happens at the end of a jouney? 1 min
Continuing on the path of transition, old patterns emerge and the journey is not as straight forward as one thought it would be.
Scott Noble has been making documentary films for close to a decade. His films are consistently thoughtful and never superficial. Reminiscent of Chris Marker’s documentary work in style and approach, Noble’s films remind us that history is important. They also provoke a sense...
Giving everyone a job is the best way to democratize the economy and give workers leverage in the workplace.
The Iran Files Part 1: Historical Context to Iran–United States Relations & the Nuclear Deal 29 min
In this exclusive interview with author, Professor of History and Director of the Nuclear Studies Institute at American University, Peter Kuznick, we provide historical context to Iran–U.S. relations & the Iran nuclear deal also known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action...
Success, Culture & Race | Coleman Hughes 63 min
Coleman Cruz Hughes writes on the topic of race for Quillette and the New York Times. Despite still being an undergraduate, studying philosophy at Colombia University, his articles have sparked polarised reactions, leading to a meteoric rise in profile over the last couple of...
Can the Government Just GIVE EVERYONE a Job? 12 min
Australia's treasurer is doing the rounds celebrating 5% unemployment... as if that's something to be proud of? That's celebrating a system in which hundreds of thousands of single parents, old people, and young people are locked out of paid work. Where eight people are...
The Way Politicians Talk about Economics is Wrong – and Dangerous 16 min
The government is very excited about “returning to budget surplus”. But what does it actually mean? Because so far, chasing surpluses has gutted our schools and hospitals. It's stopped us from acting on climate catastrophe. It's condemned folks doing it tough to starve. Why?...
An excerpt from a new book by Samuel Alexander and Rupert Read
McDonald's: The Party's Over 2 min
McDonald’s has been profiting from extreme chicken suffering.
What Can Baltimore Learn from the Bay Area's 30% Decrease in Homicides? 5 min
Bay Area violence interrupters say a sustained commitment to community-based violence reduction is key to reducing violence.
D-Day: How the US Supported Hitler's Rise to Power 32 min
Historian Peter Kuznick joins Paul Jay to discuss the role of Ford, GM, and other industrialists in rearming Germany and supporting Hitler’s rise to power.
Coordinates 6 min
They say it's the end of the world. We say it's the beginning of the next.
Charles Eisenstein Full-length Interview from Living the Change 71 min
“Going around New Zealand making a film … like that's not gonna get you anywhere, that's irrational, impractical, unrealistic…”
LONDON—On Friday morning I was in a small courtroom at Westminster Magistrates’ Court in London. Julian Assange, held in Belmarsh Prison and dressed in a pale-blue prison shirt, appeared on a video screen directly in front of me. Assange, his gray hair and beard neatly...
Elizabeth Warren Has a Dog 2 min
President can't obey simple commands? Needs discipline? Elizabeth Warren has a plan for that.
Imagine a world where food routinely gets shipped thousands of miles away to be processed, then shipped back to be sold right where it started. Imagine cows from Mexico being fed corn imported from the United States, then being exported to the United States for butchering...
“The collapse of our civilisations and the extinction of much of the natural world is on the horizon.” – David Attenborough
Where Are the Skeptics as the Drums Roll for War with Iran? 16 min
Vijay Prashad challenges the media reality that Iran attacked the oil tankers, calling for a real investigation to uncover the truth.
Couple Save Thousands of Dollars Eating Whole Food Plant Based Diet 6 min
In the second part of Marc Ramirez’s Plant Power Story, Marc and his wife Kim share their tips for those inspired by their story and looking to give a whole food, plant-based diet a try.
The Military is Afraid of Climate Change 11 min
President Trump is skeptical of climate change and its link to extreme weather events, but the U.S. Department of Defense takes the threat deadly serious. The Pentagon is fortifying military bases to withstand things like flooding and wildfire. Military leaders are also...
Feeling Guilty About Climate Change feat. Hank Green 10 min
Do you have complicated feelings about fossil fuels?
Maori Elder Rose Pere Speaks and Sings for the 2015 Parliament Indigenous Plenary 14 min
Dr. Rangimarie Turuki Rose Pere, a Traditional Maori Elder, Leader Creation, and a Tohuna, addresses the Spotlight on Indigenous Peoples plenary at the 2015 Parliament of the World's Religions in Salt Lake City, Utah on October 19th.
Just 100 companies are responsible for more than 70% of the world’s greenhouse gas emissions since 1988. The guys who run those companies – and they are mostly guys – have gotten rich on the backs of literally all life on Earth. Their business model relies on the destruction...
Love Me Tenderloin 71 min
The Tenderloin has long been known as the "heart" of San Francisco. It is the last refuge for elderly, disabled and low-income working people striving to stay in the city. This area is perhaps the last frontier in SF's ever-expanding gentrification trend. It has a...
5 Heroic Truth-Tellers Wrongly Charged with Espionage 11 min
Thanks for watching! - Matt Orfalea
Keep Pushing: music meets activism (how to help those in need) 4 min
A protest music video and creative charity campaign from Liverpool-based theatre company Collective Encounters using storytelling and theatre for social change.
STRANDED 3 min
STRANDED is a short film dedicated to those who had to leave their homes due to war and oppression. It follows the desolate path of a refugee suffering grief and separation.
David Foster Wallace - The Dangers Of Internet & Media Addiction 8 min
Decades ago, David Foster Wallace foresaw the problems that technology, media, and entertainment would cause for this generation. We now live in the internet/information age, where technology and media are inescapable. During Wallace's later life, he pointed out the problems...
Existentialism & The Internet  - Why We’re Getting More Anxious 8 min
It is not as if the internet and age of information is bad, but it's not as if it's good. In this video, Pursuit of Wonder explores why, during an era where there is more information than ever about how to live and be happy, we are more confused and less happy than ever, in...
Regreening the Planet 49 min
Regreening the Planet looks at the profit that comes from the recovery of ecosystems in Spain, Egypt and India. Restoring ecosystems does not only generate ecological profit but also economic.
The Salt of the Earth 110 min
The life and work of photographer Sebastião Salgado, who has spent forty years documenting deprived societies in hidden corners of the world.
McMindfulness is the new capitalist spirituality.
The Fridays For Future (FFF) climate strike by high school students may well be one of the most important, yet hardly covered stories by the US media today. During the week of March 15th alone, 1.6 million strikers were counted across 125 countries. This environmental...
Humanity has a lot of problems these days. Climate change, increasing economic inequality, crashing biodiversity, political polarization, and a global debt bubble are just a few of our worries. None of these trends can continue indefinitely without leading to a serious...
Equator From the Air - Series 60 min
A BBC production. Registration is needed, but free. Watch here.
Honest Government Ad | Julian Assange 3 min
The British, Australian, Ecuadorian and US Governments have made an ad about Julian Assange’s arrest and it’s surprisingly honest and informative!
Honest Government Ad | The Economy 3 min
The Australien Government has made an ad about wages and the economy, and it's surprisingly honest and informative!
Manipulating the YouTube Algorithm 21 min
A 3 part series on "coordinated inauthentic behavior".
What would happen if everything was free? | Colin R. Turner | TEDxGalway 19 min
Challenging social norms is never easy, but, Colin argues, our social norms have created a crisis - and challenge them we must if we are to move to the next phase of our continuing evolution. Colin R. Turner, author of two best-selling books and the Free World Charter, paints...
Are We Facing A Male Mental Health Crisis? 5 min
Attitudes around male mental health have come along way, but are we still facing a male mental health crisis? Donate to Student Minds: https://www.studentminds.org.uk/donate.html Or to Mind: https://www.mind.org.uk/donate
All political institutions are manifestations and materializations of power; they petrify and decay as soon as the living power of the people ceases to uphold them. -Hannah Arendt[1]   Nowadays we constantly hear how the political system is in deep crisis. There are...
Entre las Brumas de Caín: en el país de los pesticidas 52 min
¿Por qué el cáncer, los abortos y las malformaciones se están ensañando con algunas regiones rurales de Argentina?. Un viaje, de la mano de víctimas y científicos, al drama de salud humana que se vive en una serie de zonas de agricultura intensiva marcadas por el masivo uso...
Omnipotent Amazon 43 min
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...
XY Chelsea 3 min
Produced by Pulse Films, XY Chelsea tells the historic story of whistle-blower Chelsea Manning, whose 35-year sentence in an all-male maximum security prison was commuted by President Obama in 2017.
The Donut Economy: Why Our Economic Model Must Change 45 min
In Doughnut Economics by Kate Raworth, we see that markets are inefficient and growth is not the holy grail. It's time for a new economic model: doughnut economics.
FRONTLINE: Trump's Trade War 55 min
As the trade war between the U.S. and China escalates, FRONTLINE and NPR take a look at what led to the rising tensions and what’s at stake.
The WHO cover-up that is costing us the Earth 19 min
The facts about 5G and other sources of wireless radiation have been very skillfully downplayed and covered up by WHO, industry and governments, causing many people to believe it’s not a problem. The truth is that it's causing havoc all over the planet. Find out what WHO and...
A Blueprint for 21st Century Public Ownership 2 min
Problem: Privatisation. Solution: Public ownership.
Eurotopia: Why the EU Needs a New Vision 47 min
What is wrong with the EU and why does the EU need a new vision? Is the EU new vision to become a republic? Or what can we still expect from the EU?
Hou Xueying, a mother from Shanghai, was tired of food safety scares and of a city life disconnected from the land. So she moved her family to the country to learn about sustainable farming. Her parents disapproved; they had struggled to give her a comfortable life in the...
Five Myths in the Fight against Climate Change 2 min
With so much misinformation about climate change about, New Internationalist co-editor Hazel Healy debunks 5 myths about the climate crisis that are doing the rounds. These myths are a dangerous distraction from the task at hand.
Jack Harmsworth from We Own It makes the case for why the UK must learn from its European neighbours and take back control of privatised industries.
Anthropocene: The Human Epoch 3 min
A stunning sensory experience and cinematic meditation on humanity’s massive reengineering of the planet, Anthropocene: The Human Epoch is a years-in-the-making feature documentary from the award-winning team behind Manufactured Landscapes (2006) and Watermark (2013) and...
Socialism: The Same Old Scare Tactic 3 min
Robert Reich explains why Donald Trump and Republicans use socialism to scare the American people.
All About Weeds 11 min
Weeds are a symptom, not the cause, of a problem. We can observe weeds to read the landscape, deduce what reparative steps need to be taken, and speed up the natural sequence of recovery. Weeds can actually be great friends to gardeners. In any square meter of ground, there...
Diabetes and Erectile Dysfunction Reversed with Diet | Marc Ramirez 8 min
Marc Ramirez’s family were plagued by diabetes, diagnosed himself in 2002 he was told by his doctor that he’d need to take medication for the rest of his life. After hearing about the benefits of a whole food plant-based diet in 2011, Marc and his wife Kim decided to give it...
The Meaning of Life 8 min
A video remix featuring the wisdom of Alan Watts. I hope this video is able to inspire you more than once to be the person you were always meant to become in this life! 💓 - Gabriel Ng
White Widow (Modern Slavery, Farmer Suicide and Agriculture Crisis in India) 27 min
White Widows portrays the tough and disadvantaged life of Indian cotton farmers in their village Dhanoli located in the region of Vidarbha, well known as the epicentre of farmer suicide.
Snowflakes -- The Right's War on the Individual 17 min
Thought Slime explains the Right's war on the individual, in a kind of funny roundabout way.
Forget Iran. Here's the REAL Enemy and the True Danger 10 min
Some people in the media want you to believe that Iran is your enemy. Is this really true? In this video we reveal who is the shocking real enemy... the true danger to your freedom. HINT: It is NOT who you think it is. And it has NOTHING to do with nuclear weapons. We reveal...
What Is: Oligarchy? 3 min
Robert Reich explains why American democracy has become an oligarchy.
How Corporations Shifted The Blame For Climate Change 7 min
How corporations convinced the public to blame themselves rather than the 100 companies most responsible.
Robert Reich: Why We Need a Wealth Tax 4 min
Robert Reich explains why we must tax wealthy estates in order to reduce inequality.
Policing Identity Politics in Trump's America: Briahna Joy Gray at The Harvard Law Forum 56 min
Briahna Joy Gray is a leading Millennial writer on identity politics, racial justice and economic power. She is a contributing editor at Current Affairs and has been featured in New York Magazine, Rolling Stone and The Guardian. She is the co-host of SWOTI (Someone's Wrong on...
DI-CATCH 9 min
1000s of dolphins are killed in waters along the French west coast every year.
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