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Director Toby Amies visits Pascal Brault's verdant South of France garden set amid a range of mountains.
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Pie doesn't in any way have another go at Trump.
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"The Boston counter-protest is now perhaps the largest anti-racist protest this year."
Jake Johnson
Court ruling "gives hope across the country for people facing the onslaught of oil and gas infrastructure."
Jessica Corbett
In the wake of the Charlottesville incident, we must understand that the kind of work that needs to happen now, in order for racial healing to take place, will not be held by the combative punditry of CNN or be championed by the White House and the mass culture of occlusion...
How far can body positivity take us in the fight for women’s liberation?
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VICE News attends the memorial service held for Heather Heyer, who was killed during the rally on Saturday when a car plowed into a group of counter-protesters. Elle Reeve speaks to Charlottesville Mayor Michael Signer after the memorial.
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I would like to make what I hope is my last post on this before I try to go forward with my life after this weekend.
Lisa Moore
Christian Picciolini, former White Nationalist and founder of Life After Hate, talks to NPRs All Things Considered about his reaction to what unfolded in Charlottesville over the weekend, and about the divisiveness that's been growing in the country over the past several months.
Stacey Vanek Smith
Sex workers in Mozambique are providing health support to those at the margins of society. They face political and financial challenges, but against the odds they are helping thousands. Jules Montague reports.
Jules Montague
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President Trump is facing widespread criticism for his latest comments on the deadly white supremacist protest in Charlottesville, Virginia. Speaking at Trump Tower on Tuesday, Trump said the violence was in part caused by what he called the "alt-left." President Trump’s...
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We must be very wary of any attempts to excuse or normalize white supremacy.
Stanislav Vysotsky
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Dr. Gerald Horne holds the John J. and Rebecca Moores Chair of History and African American Studies at the University of Houston. His research has addressed issues of racism in a variety of relations involving labor, politics, civil rights, international relations and war...
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Isn’t it time for the media to be honest and call white supremacists the domestic terrorists that they are?
Zenobia Jeffries
An annoymous poster to Antifa International writes:
you antifa guys are actually more hateful and violent than any neo nazi group in the 21st century. its fucking disgusting and you should be branded as terrorists just as much as the KKK
Antifa International...
Antifa International
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On Saturday hundreds of white nationalists, alt-righters, and neo-Nazis traveled to Charlottesville, Virginia to participate in the “Unite the Right” rally. By Saturday evening three people were dead – one protester, and two police officers – and many more injured.
“VICE...
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Nowhere is the sharp injustice of gentrification so grossly demonstrated as in Stokes Croft. With its world renowned street art and buzzing local scene, this area is the main fount of culture and creativity, which has propelled the city of Bristol to international fame. For...
Fabian Frenzel and Armin Beverungen
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Peter Joseph is the founder of the Zeitgeist Movement, a grassroots, worldwide organization that advocates an alternative economic system based on sustainability, cooperation and human need. His most recent book, ‘The New Human Rights Movement,’ delivers a startling exposé...
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In this Viewsnight, anthropologist Jason Hickel asks if economic growth really makes our lives better. He is the author of The Divide: A Brief Guide to Global Inequality and its Solutions.
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Twitter user @JuliusGoat posted this incredible thread in response to the Unite The Right white supremacist rally in Charlottesville, and quickly got hundreds of thousands of retweets and likes. Read it and share widely, it's epic!
Julius Goat
"I want her death to be a rallying cry for justice and equality and fairness and compassion," says mother of Heather Heyer. "No mother wants to lose a child, but I'm proud of her."
Jon Queally
The times certainly are a-changing.
Juan Manuel and Martin Kirk
Once-celebrated author and thinker Daniel Pinchbeck can't find an audience for his new book. He has a few ideas why.
Katie Bain
Even though Creative Commons licenses have been around for more than a decade, I am always surprised to learn that many progressive-minded activists, artists and academics – the people who should be most enthusiastic about the licenses – know nothing about them or at least...
David Bollier
In the shadow of Santa Monica’s legendary “Chain Reaction” monument, a clear message was sent to the unelected interloper in the White House: RESIGN!!!
Harvey Wasserman
"Patricio's candidacy and radical vision for Mexico challenges conventional politics and marks a new phase for the Zapatista and indigenous struggle in the country."
Benjamin Dangl
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“What does a world that respects Indigenous peoples look like, that’s working towards ending racism, colonialism, and other intersecting oppression on a global scale?”
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In order for the Democratic Socialists of America’s 2017 Convention to be successful, three major tasks needed to be accomplished this past weekend.
1. Members needed to develop meaningful relationships with comrades from around the country.
2. Members had to participate in...
Michael Stivers
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A film on the illusion of trees...and people.
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A plea deal is an arrangement to resolve a case without going to trial. This is an option most often taken by those who cannot afford bail and want to go home instead of wait days, months, even years locked up in jail. An estimated 177,624 innocent Americans pleaded guilty in...
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Cooperatives are businesses owned by the people who use their services. Many communities look to their local food co-ops as a way to maintain greater control over their food. Garlic is isolated as just one of many foods that can communicate the importance of retail food...
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Sabine Lichtenfels speaking at "Defend the Sacred - Envision a Global Alternative" in Tamera (7th August).
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My Dear Fellow Clergymen:
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Americans think they live in a democracy. But their workplaces are small tyrannies.
Elizabeth Anderson
Kathleen Kendall-Tackett examines how other cultures protect new mothers’ well-being.
Dr. Kathleen Kendall-Tackett
Before casting the blame for our environmental ills on countries like China, we would do well to reflect on who is truly responsible.
Alex Jensen
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Martin Winiecki speaks about 'What is Sacred Activism?' in the opening speech (6th of August 2017) of the international gathering 'Defend the Sacred - Envision a global alternative' in Tamera.
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A short film exploring transitional steps that countries can adopt which could lead to preventing nuclear weapon conflicts.
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The Democratic Socialists of America, a traditionally progressive socialist organization founded in 1982, has seen its membership increase from roughly 5,000 to 25,000 members in the past year following the Bernie Sanders campaign and the subsequent election of Trump. Now...
Adam Weaver
The twentieth century saw four basic visions of hell on earth, or dystopia. These were:
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A slice of life depiction about a camp in Vashon Island, WA that teaches parents how to parent nonviolently. Directed by: Hanna (Andie) Utkin.
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What is the point of international co-operation in matters of shared concern? According to the UN Charter, its founding member nations were determined to achieve overarching societal progress based on human rights.
Amy Maguire & Jason von Meding
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Ours is an age of historically unprecedented state and corporate surveillance. Our society's growing addiction to social media, smart phones and other forms of digital communication has ushered in a more interconnected society, but one that is almost entirely dependent on the...
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None So Blind is a documentary about a particularly violent domestic abuse case in Northern Maine. It follows the story of a women rebuilding the relationship between her and her daughter, after leaving her long term boyfriend, and abuser.
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It’s time to dethrone capitalism’s single-minded directive and replace it with a more balanced logic, laying the foundations for a better, more equitable world
Martin Kirk
Tim Goulet reviews the third installment of the radical working-class history documentary Plutocracy by filmmaker Scott Noble.
Tim Goulet
Our organizing can't just speak to the everyday crises of people's lives under capitalism. It has to intervene in them.
R.L. Stephens
If something bites you, it is inside of your clothes.
—Swahili proverb
I have argued that change will come not from overcoming the powers-that-be, but through their transformation. I have stated that we are fundamentally the same being lo
Charles Eisenstein
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In today's global landscape, challenges inside and outside our feminist movements have sharpened, but so have we.
So it's time to ask: what is the state of our collective movements today?
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It is increasingly clear that reverting this catastrophic climate crisis requires a deep systemic change to our economic, political and social structures along with the promotion of climate and environmental justice that places people and planet at the core. So what is the...
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James Baldwin was a writer and political activist from Harlem, New York. He explored issues that challenged U.S. empire, racism and homophobia.
teleSUR
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The present economic system is based upon the class ownership of the means of living. It is not geared to meeting our needs but to making profits for those who own the world’s resources. The gap between the rich and everyone else is now greater than ever before. Oxfam reports...
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This is Part 2 of Amy Goodman's conversation with bestselling author and Intercept senior correspondent Naomi Klein about her book, "No Is Not Enough: Resisting Trump’s Shock Politics and Winning the World We Need."
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This video explains our Ecological Footprint and Earth Overshoot Day with a particular focus on the #movethedate campaign to move back the day of ecological overshoot.
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Former British diplomat Carne Ross argues that representative democracy and capitalism are broken and that the only alternative is anarchism.
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A rich tale of a young indigenous scientist's struggle for truth between science and tradition as he enters an industry that many feel is threatening his homeland. His complex journey through the inner workings of GMO chemical companies and traditional Hawaiian elders reveals...
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There is an ancient and well-kept secret to happiness which the Great Ones have known for centuries. They rarely talk about it, but they use it all the time, and it is fundamental to good mental health. This secret is called The Fine Art of Not Being Offended.
Shemsi Prinzivalli
Our political and social systems don't support fundamental human needs, says Gabor Mate—which affects our ability to deal with traumatic events.
Jenara Nerenberg
The U.S. Congress does not suffer from endless gridlock as some of the banal liberal pundits and commentators moan about.
Brian Becker
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Too easy? Definitely. But understanding how Alex Jones uses his "info warrior" persona to sell products offers a great lesson in media literacy.
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“Suffragette” tells a gripping story drawn from the direct action wing of Britain’s woman suffrage movement. Because it spotlights one tactic – property destruction – the film raises the question of effectiveness. Leader Emmeline Pankhurst’s argument for escalating with arson...
George Lakey
Movement manuals can be useful. Marty Oppenheimer and I found that out in 1964 when civil rights leaders were too busy to write a manual but wanted one. We wrote “A Manual for Direct Action” just in time for Mississippi Freedom Summer. Bayard Rustin wrote the forward. Some...
George Lakey
We're not all ready to have the same conversation, but perhaps that's a good place to start
Richard Heinberg
A new UN report has found that two billion people around the world do not have access to clean drinking water. However, the report covers just a small part of the global population and fails to address the impact that war and corporate profiteering have had on drinking water...
Whitney Webb
Seattle further cemented its reputation as one of the most progressive cities in the U.S. last week, when its City Council passed a law to tax the rich, sponsored by socialist City Councilmember Kshama Sawant along with Councilmember Lisa Herbold. The law places a 2.25% tax...
Adam Ziemkowski and Rebekah Liebermann
Report demands massive expansion of military-industrial complex to maintain global ‘access to resources’
Nafeez Ahmed
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This man survived the Holocaust by fleeing to Britain as a child refugee. Now he’s helping to take the government to court to save other refugee children. This is the incredible story of Lord Alf Dubs.
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The European Union has been losing support among Europeans in recent years – but it's not all because of anti-immigrant attitudes.
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The screen froze as yet another announcement crept into the cabin from the overhead speakers and through my headphones. I swore beneath my breath. For the umpteenth time, the captain spoke with that strange in-flight inaudibility and cadence: with muffled, static-beleaguered...
Only a global confederation of rebel cities can lead us out of the death-spiral of neoliberalism towards a new rational society that delivers on the promise of humankind.
Debbie Bookchin
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Carne Ross was a government highflyer. A career diplomat who believed Western Democracy could save us all. But working inside the system he came to see its failures, deceits and ulterior motives. He felt at first hand the corruption of power. After the Iraq war Carne became...
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Lancashire County Council and local residents said NO to fracking. The government overturned that decision and allowed fracking firm Cuadrilla to drill at a site on Preston New Road near Blackpool. Now local residents, councillors and concerned citizens are taking direct...
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“Our problems stem from our acceptance of this filthy rotten system.” — Dorothy Day
Strong words from a brave woman unknown to most Americans because her bravery and boldness didn’t just concern a minority group but all of humanity. She demanded radical change in a system...
Frank Scott
Now that there are thousands of films on Films For Action, we realized the very best gems have really become buried all across our library, and for people new to this information, we needed a more guided way to dive in. Spread across 15 core themes, this collection aims to be...
New study, led by James Hansen, is meant to bolster climate kids' case against the federal government
Andrea Germanos
The freedom of these corporations to pollute – and the fixation on a feeble lifestyle response – is no accident. It is the result of an ideological war, waged over the last forty years, against the possibility of collective action. Devastatingly successful, it is not too late...
Martin Lukacs
Countries like Yemen, Chad and South Sudan have been devastated by famine and starvation in recent years, with millions of people suffering despite a global surplus of food. But the problem is not a lack of resources - they are starving due to the effects of unending Western...
Eric Draitser
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The Invisible Vegan is a 90-minute independent documentary that explores the problem of unhealthy dietary patterns in the African-American community, foregrounding the health and wellness possibilities enabled by plant-based vegan diets and lifestyle choices. Over the past...
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In the summer of 1977, NASA sent Voyager 1 and Voyager 2 on an epic journey into interstellar space. Together and alone, they will travel until the end of the universe.
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Last week, in Denmark, Malthe and Lærke Knudson had a baby girl they named Emma. That same day, the Robinsons—Dale and Beth—had a little baby in the United States. They called her Rachel.
Right now, they’re just two little babies keeping their parents awake at night. But...
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A solution-oriented film about creating sustainable and democratic cities.
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Weaving together traditional stories, personal experiences and core concepts, Thich Nhat Hanh offers step-by-step practices that foster understanding and intimacy in any kind of relationship: between lovers, parents and children, even those who have done us harm.
According...
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Tracy's Dogs is a not-for-profit National Rescue & Transport Initiative for shelter dogs. The focus of the program is to rescue and rehabilitate dogs with pending euthanasia dates residing in kill shelters with the hope of putting them up for adoption to find forever...
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Jiddu Krishnamurti knew a thing or two about fame. As a 13 year-old boy in India, he was not ‘discovered’ by a record producer or casting agent, but by one of the leaders of the Theosophical Society. The young b
Gavin Aung Than
In a wide-ranging interview about Britain’s relationship with Europe and the ongoing migration crisis, the Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, said that people who raise questions about the level of immigration into the UK should not be seen as racist. He said that to be...
Simon Goodman
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Oscar-nominated actor James Cromwell has reported in upstate New York after he was sentenced to a week behind bars for taking part in a nonviolent protest against a natural gas-fired power plant. Cromwell says he’ll also launch a hunger strike. He was one of six activists...
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Over the past week the Proud Boys, a self-described "Western chauvinist" organization whose members are tired of apologizing for "creating the modern world", have garnered media attention. Along with the disruption of an Aboriginal ceremony in Halifax by Proud Boy servicemen...
Anya Simonian
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When Manchester City Council workers try to move legendary travelling band Phat Bollard from the city centre, their response is to sing them a song, much to the delight of the assembled crowd. Here are the full lyrics:
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Fox News tried to intimidate Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor from speaking. Now we're printing her words in full.
Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor
While many of us work to create a better world, it’s worthwhile to consider other countries where masses of people succeeded in nonviolently bringing about a high degree of democracy and economic justice. Sweden and Norway, for example, both experienced a major power shift in...
George Lakey
There’s an ever-percolating fight happening in left-of-center spaces about the tactics of the “call out” and shaming culture. This fight is rarely productive. Critics of those tactics argue they are counterproductive; defenders counter that these critics are really just...
Freddie deBoer
Over the Fourth of July weekend, thousands of protesters in dozens of cities across the country turned out to call for the impeachment of President Donald Trump. While I certainly sympathize with the sentiment, if we want to make real change for the better than we need to...
Eric Ethington
Thousands of people around the world have excitedly made a forceful political point with a well-honed and witty tweet. All it takes is 140 characters to make a pithy argument, and man it feels good to get a few retweets.
Olivia Goldhill
There is good reason for people on the left to have divisiveness on their minds. In the news and on social media, the leftists that are shown most often are those that are ranting and raging at each other, calling each other out over this badly-phrased thought or that...
A. E. Elliott
Most students are told to be seen and not heard. “Democratic schools” offer a refreshing alternative.
Brian Foglia
Before you say no, take a moment to really ask yourself whether it’s the system that’s best suited to build our future society.
Dr. Jason Hickel and Martin Kirk
Surely the United States and Britain are democracies. After all, they have free and fair elections and representative governments; freedom of speech and association means that dissent and demonstrations are tolerated; all citizens are deemed equal before the law; and...
Mark Devenney and Clare Woodford
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Abby Martin talks to Venezuelans on the streets of Caracas and investigates the main claim that there's no free press, and that there is no food in the supermarkets.
Using hidden cameras, she takes you through local grocery stores and the underground black market currency...
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Fighting capitalism remains the only path toward women’s full liberation.
Erica West