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America has used its history of struggle and protest to gain the freedoms it has today, says Owen Jones. But, he argues, the country is now in grave peril. He says the US must draw on its proud history of positive action to avoid a Trump victory.
The words of John Trudell, who walked on late last year, ring out in this video by filmmakers Heather Rae, Cody Lucich and Ben Dupris, who recently spent time with the water protectors near the Standing Rock Sioux Reservation who are trying to stop the Dakota Access oil...
A voyage across the US-Mexico border, stitched together from 200,000 satellite images. Directed by Josh Begley. Read more here.
Water protectors have extended their camp beyond the overflow site, just north of the Standing Rock reservation, to the pipeline easement line. The Oceti Sakowin declared eminent domain on land bought by Dakota Access and set up their new
Prince Ea announces who he's voting for. It's probably not who you think.
On October 22, just before dawn, hundreds of people, including many families, gathered and prepared to march toward the Dakota Access pipeline construction site near Standing Rock, North Dakota. Dozens of officers, backed by military trucks, police vans, machine guns, and...
#WhoWeAre is a campaign to share the stories of people whose actions show us compassion and to send a message of empathy, hope and optimism.
Ken Loach’s Palme d’Or-winning film I, Daniel Blake tells the story of a man who is denied disability benefit after a heart attack and who is then subsequently caught in a bureaucratic nightmare – along with Katie, a young woman with two children to protect. Loach...
In 2016 the meaning of masculinity is something of a minefield. But at a time of war, of financial scandal, of terrorism and violent crime - is manhood itself to blame? Grayson Perry answers the question what is it about men?
Donald Trump is actually the corporate triceratops, Mr. Richfield, from the 90's TV show sitcom, "Dinosaurs".
Born in Darfur, Sudan and raised in Philadelphia, Emi Mahmoud is the 2015 World Poetry Slam Champion and the Women of the World co-Champion of 2016. From a young age Emi presented poetry to raise awareness about the conflict in Darfur.
Society sets the bar so high to become a 'good immigrant', argues writer Nikesh Shukla, that normal immigrants are demonised. He says non-Brits in the public eye have a simple path to good-immigrant status - as long as they play within the rules. But immigrants should be held...
Thich Nhat Hanh explains the Four Qualities of Love that can bring deep meaning to our lives.
Water for Gold tells the alarming story of how international trade law is leading us to trade our most basic rights to clean, safe water for access to gold.
Animated film by Steve Cutts for 'Are You Lost In The World Like Me?', taken from These Systems Are Failing- the debut album from Moby & The Void Pacific Choir.
This year could well become the warmest on record. And nowhere has felt the effects more than the Arctic. Science Editor Tom Clarke has been to Norway's Svalbard islands in the high Arctic to see the changes firsthand.
Zygmunt Bauman, one of the most influential thinkers of our time, says many Europeans' fear of refugees boils down to the idea of the "precariat" - people whose lives are marked by precariousness, anxiety and fear. As more EU countries raise walls and the backlash against...
Does the world really need neuroadvertisers, PR researchers and branding consultants? Renowned academic and coiner of the ‘we are the 99%’ slogan, David Graeber is a passionate advocate for meaningful work. After famously condemning the 21st-century phenomenon of ‘bullsh*t...
WikiLeaks has published 10 million documents over the last 10 years -- an average of 3,000 documents per day. What are the top 10?
We invited Native Americans to respond to "Christopher Columbus." These are their responses.
About 70% of our planet is covered by oceans and seas: large, full of life and mysterious. They are a source of food, way of transportation, oxygen producer, and more. But the sea is in danger: overfishing, plastic waste, acidification, species extinction. We need to better...
Manners, aristocracy, freedom: all things we tend to think of as inherent British values. But, says rapper Akala, we are taught a distorted version of history which erases serious political struggle. That, he argues, is what really bought us the fragile freedoms we have today.
Elections 2016... There has never been a better time for a rude awakening.
“We’ve been here. We know how to take care of the land. Just listen to us.”
In this Open Letter animation, Michael Nagler from the Metta Center for Nonviolence encourages Bernie Sanders' supporters that they don't need to "get over their anger," but harness it because it's a real power—and it can serve as the basis of a major transformation in the...
Terrorism. It’s in the news; it’s in our lives. The US military is fighting an endless, borderless war on terror, but bombs and drones are just, “making terrorists faster than we can kill them.”
Transparent solar cell tech could transform our buildings - and make the world more sustainable.
Evolutionary Biologist, Bruce Lipton, visits the Beatles Ashram in Rishikesh, India with UPLIFT writer, Jacob Devaney. Making a pilgrimage back to one of the epicenters of spiritual consciousness in the sixties, they discuss how science frames the world we live in and what it...
A shocking video about the ugly truth hidden in beauty and fashion magazines.
Black people share their thoughts on why they're voting for Donald Trump.
The first installment of Invisible Thread, an ongoing ELM passion project series, Throw tells the story of an outsider from East Baltimore, an area challenged by gang violence and poverty. Often misunderstood, Coffin Nachtmahr found acceptance among a subculture of "throwers"...
Documentary on the residents protesting against Donald Trump's golf development on the Menie Estate in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Directed and Presented by James Trosh.
A short film covering the innovative research area of Cultured Meat and Cellular Agriculture. This film explores current developments in the field, as well as pondering what is next for this new science and the public perception of this interesting field of research.
In America, voting isn't a right, it's a privilege -like health care, or clean water. Here are some of the tactics politicians use to keep people from voting.
Dr. Maya Angelou says that in order to be the best human being you can be, you must follow one simple directive: "Just do right." Watch as Dr. Angelou reveals how you can never go wrong by doing what you truly believe in.
Hello world. RAP NEWS is back for a special episode on the 2016 USA Election mayhem, feat. Hillary Clinton vs Donald Trump + a touch of Jill Stein & Gary Johnson. This one's dedicated to all the Rap News fans out there!
Albert Einstien once said "Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid". Today Prince Ea puts modern schooling on trial.
Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs is incomplete as we commonly know it. Later in his life, Maslow wrote about a stage beyond self-actualization. Nichol Brandford explains how to arrive at this final place.
1968 Olympic athlete John Carlos protested racial inequality by raising his fist in a Black Power salute on the medal stand. He has some advice for athletes like Colin Kaepernick who are protesting racism and injustice today.
I Love My Country But Hate What They Are Doing Edit2 Film By John Massaria Dr. Daniele Ganser, Tommy Hansen, Gerald Celente, Anthony Freda, Ken O'Keefe, Gary Franchi, Ray McGovern and Joe Rogan
Are you sick of politicians speaking for you and getting it all wrong? Take your voice back! Vote this November!
"Conservatives" and corporate interests use the powerful tools of Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP) to define arguments, win elections and persuade the public. To be effective in the public arena, progressives and bioneers must first understand these tools. Thom Hartmann...
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Can you name Africa’s last colony? Western Sahara has been occupied by neighboring Morocco for over 40 years, yet most people have never heard of the conflict. NO country in the world recognizes the Moroccon occupation, and time after time the UN Security Counsil has stressed...
What is Universal Basic Income? Everyone’s talking about a ‘citizen’s income’ or ‘basic income’, but what on earth is it?! It sounds like a Utopian dream, but support for a flat, government-sponsored annual income is growing across the world. Exponents argue that it would...
NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden tells the Guardian’s Ewen MacAskill why he should be granted a pardon by the US government. He also discusses the dangers of Donald Trump’s rhetoric on mass surveillance – and what he makes of Oliver Stone’s new movie
In a world ruled by ceaseless capitalist competition, where people are pitted to work against each other, anarchists offer a different vision: Mutual Aid. If you like videos like these consider supporting us - http://sub.media/donate To download this video visit...
Not even the bitter cold weather deters Allan Law from his mission to help the hungry.
In commemoration of the 39th anniversary of the murder in detention of Stephen Biko, the 17th annual Steve Biko lecture is delivered by Professor Angela Davis author, activist and Distinguished Professor Emerita in the History of Consciousness and Feminist Studies Department...
Beauty isn't dependent on the external appearance. In this daring street experiment, Jae West co-founder of The Liberators International dives into vulnerability in Times Square, New York City to highlight this powerful message.
Fort McMurray residents were forced to flee a huge wildfire that destroyed much of their city in Canada's Alberta province in May 2016. About 88,000 residents were evacuated from the oil-rich region during the fire, the costliest natural disaster in Canada's history.
It's more complex than women earning 79 cents for every dollar a man makes. When there is talk about the gender wage gap, often the statistic heard is, “Women earn 79 cents for every dollar a man makes.” While this is factually correct, it does not encompass the nuances of...
We are facing an online epidemic of violence against women. Of threats and harassment. We must #ReclaimTheInternet.
The UK is in the middle of a deep housing crisis. Successive Conservative and Labour governments have failed to build enough houses, let the unregulated private rental sector spiral out of control and allowed home ownership to fall dramatically. Conservative policies...
Peter Weir's 1998 film The Truman show can be read as an allegory for the present. Like the fictional town of Seahaven, our own world is experiencing a series of ruptures, like the recession of 2008, the Arab Spring, the killings of young black men by police and our...
On September 3, the Dakota Access pipeline company attacked Native Americans with dogs and pepper spray as they protested against the $3.8 billion pipeline’s construction. If completed, the pipeline would carry about 500,000 barrels of crude per day from North Dakota’s Bakken...
One of my followers (Martin Bishop) recently shared an album of screenshots he took of a survey that was generated when he shared one of my videos to his FB wall (video linked below). It, of course, was highly political in nature and talked about Bernie Sanders forming an...
Reverend James Seawood grew up in the 1950s in Sheridan, Arkansas, and attended an all-black school.
When a real-life firefighter, surgeon, and fighter pilot drop in on a classroom, these kids have their assumptions turned around.
A bonobo ape has learned how to start fires, cook his own food, put them out, and much, much more...
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