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Why Netanyahu Rejected the Ceasefire 6 min
Netanyahu doesn't care about freeing the hostages. David Hearst is editor-in-chief of Middle East Eye.
Phantom Democracy and The Two-Party Simulation 21 min
Why People STILL Believe in US Democracy.
The Night Doctrine 16 min
"The Night Doctrine," ProPublica's first animated documentary, traces the story of Lynzy Billing, a young British journalist of Afghan-Pakistani origins who returns to Afghanistan to find out who killed her family 30 years earlier, only to stumble upon a secretive U.S.-backed...
Sky Analyst Says Israel Behaving Like Terrorists After Hospital Assassination 5 min
Novara Live broadcasts every weekday from 6PM on YouTube and Twitch.
Israel ESCALATES War Crimes 14 min
Thought the International Court of Justice ruling would force Israel to scale back its murderous onslaught? Think again. The opposite has happened.
Richard Wolff: How You Are Being Exploited (Why Profit Is Theft) 6 min
At the very heart of capitalism is a system of exploitation. That is not a pejorative label: it’s an objective definition of what work actually means. In order for capitalists to make a profit, their workers have to earn less than the value they produce, and that extra value...
Chris Hedges "The Death of Israel: How a Settler Colonial State Destroyed Itself" 80 min
This talk by Chris Hedges was recorded by Skalli Events at The Islamic Society of Central New Jersey on January 18, 2024.
ICJ rules in favour of South Africa on Israel GENOCIDE 13 min
The International Court of Justice rules 15-2 in favor of South Africa.
Israeli Teen JAILED For Refusing Army Service Over Gaza Tells Devastating Truths - w/ Tal Mitnick 27 min
Tal Mitnick is a courageous 18-year-old Israeli citizen who was jailed after refusing to serve in the army - in protest at the war on Gaza, and the oppression of the Palestinian people. Here he tells me absolutely shocking truths - but also explains why there is hope. - Owen...
In September 2001, in the wake of the 9/11 terror attacks, people gathered by the thousands across the country of Iran in spontaneous demonstrations and candlelight vigils to show support for America in its hour of grief. At one football match in Tehran, sixty thousand...
Could UK Politicians Be ARRESTED Over Gaza War Crimes? w/ Tayab Ali 21 min
Could British ministers - and British civilians who fought with the Israeli Defence Forces - face prosecution for aiding and abetting Israel's war crimes? A new legal case has been launched - including a criminal complaint alleging UK government ministers' complicity in war...
Criminalizing Dissent: Silencing Pro-Palestinian Speech 185 min
Criminalizing Dissent: The Attack on BDS & Pro-Palestinian Speech, a panel featuring Cornel West, Linda Sarsour, Shaun King, Omar Barghouti, Tim Wise, and Dima Khalidi, was held at the UMass-Amherst Fine Arts Center on Nov. 12, 2019 in front of a capacity crowd despite being...
"This is the true patriotism—no revenge wars and calls for extermination, no unnecessary bloodshed, and no sacrifice of kidnapped citizens and soldiers in false wars," said KM Ofer Cassif
Over the past two-plus decades, the Media Education Foundation has produced and distributed documentary films, and organized a series of high-profile events and talks, to counter U.S. media narratives that have dehumanized the Palestinian people.
Israel's Genocide Exposed By South Africa's Devastating ICJ Case 33 min
"Even if you've been closely following Israel's war crimes, South Africa's legal team provided overwhelming, utterly devastating evidence of genocide against the Palestinian people. I go through the key points and claims here - and why the Israeli state has no leg to stand...
How Racism Harms White Americans 7 min
Distinguished historian John H. Bracey Jr. offers a provocative analysis of the devastating economic, political, and social effects of racism on white Americans. In a departure from analyses of racism that have focused primarily on white power and privilege, Bracey trains his...
Israel is GUILTY of Genocide: Jewish Former South Africa MP, Andrew Feinstein 8 min
“Never Again didn’t mean only for Jews, it means Never Again for EVERYONE”
Complicit: The Dark Realities of China's Electronics Industry 58 min
Official reports state that a worker falls victim to toxic chemical poisoning in the manufacturing process every five hours, though the actual toll is suspected to be much higher. Captured discreetly over a span of three years, 'Complicit' chronicles the journey of Yi Yeting...
The Settlers 111 min
An intimate look at life inside the Jewish settlements in the West Bank.
Edward Said: On Orientalism 6 min
In this 1998 film based on his paradigm-shifting book, Edward Said excavates and deconstructs deeply rooted Western perceptions of the Middle East as a mysterious land of exotics, villains, and terrorists, and argues that this caricatured cultural heritage continues to blind...
Israeli Politician Backs Genocide Investigation - Now They're Trying To Silence Him w/ Ofer Cassif 26 min
I'm delighted to interview Ofer Cassif, an Israeli politician of the leftist Hadash party. He has signed a petition backing South Africa's genocide claim against Israel - and he explains why he's done so, the horrors currently enveloping Gaza, the attempt to silence him, the...
BBC's Racism Over Gaza Exposed By Shocking Study 16 min
From 7th October 2023, it's been clear that media coverage about Palestinians has been defined by racism: that their lives are considered to have little value. That's not simply an assertion. A detailed study has gone through the BBC's coverage in depth - and it has exposed...
The World's Most Documented Genocide in History 10 min
How Israel Could Be STOPPED By South Africa - Its Overwhelming Genocide Case Explained 34 min
South Africa has filed a case against Israel in the International Court of Justice, accusing it of genocide in Gaza. The 84 page document offers an absolutely terrifying and overwhelming case.
Israel will appear triumphant after it finishes its genocidal campaign in Gaza and the West Bank. But by the time Israel achieves its decimation of Gaza, it will have signed its own death sentence.
Constructing The Terrorist Threat 5 min
In this illustrated 2017 talk, Rutgers University media scholar Deepa Kumar, one of America's foremost experts on Islamophobia, looks at how Arabs and Muslims have become the predominant face of terror in U.S. news and entertainment media -- even though terror attacks by...
The War Around Us 2 min
In this powerful 2013 documentary, award-winning filmmaker Abdallah Omeish chronicles the experiences of Al Jazeera's Cairo-born, Arab-American Ayman Mohyeldin and Arab-British Sherine Tadros as they report from Gaza City throughout the devastating assault. With...
How YOU Can Help Stop Israel's Carnage In Gaza - And Support Palestinian Liberation 38 min
Many of you feel you have watched the horror of Israel's onslaught against Palestinians in Gaza and felt fury and grief - but helplessness. You may have participated in large demos, tweeted about it, peacefully occupied a train station, yelled at your computer screens and...
Palestinian Christian Exposes Israeli Lies And Atrocities 43 min
Hammam Farah is a Palestinian Christian based in Toronto - and right now, he faces unimaginable horrors. His family are sheltering in the besieged Holy Church in Gaza - and his relatives have been brutally killed by Israel's onslaught.
Israeli Destruction and Massacres Continue with US Backing | Glenn Greenwald 21 min
"During the first six weeks of the war in Gaza, Israel routinely used one of its biggest and most destructive bombs in areas it designated safe for civilians, according to an analysis of video evidence by The New York Times." This is a clip from our show SYSTEM UPDATE, now...
It's Happening (Israel is Using Starvation as a Weapon of War) 11 min
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In the Bible’s first semi-mythic story of what we now call the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, Abraham dies decades after he has endangered the lives of his two sons, Ishmael and Isaac. His two sons come together to mourn and bury their dangerous father. As a result, Isaac goes...
The Images from Gaza are Getting Worse | The Listening Post 26 min
Israel’s ethnic cleansing of Gaza is being witnessed in real time, with Palestinian civilians broadcasting their own bombardment; Israeli soldiers streaming sadistic acts of humiliation - proof of an historic crime. The question Palestinians are asking - urgently - is whether...
The Worst Day in Gaza 5 min
The One Speech The World Needs To Hear
Jeremy Scahill: Gaza "Scorched-Earth Campaign" Is a "Joint U.S.-Israeli Operation" 19 min
We discuss President Joe Biden's "full support for a scorched-earth campaign" in Gaza with The Intercept's Jeremy Scahill, who says the U.S. is providing "political cover and rushing weapons there and giving support to the most pernicious lies that Israel [is] telling."
Congress’s Witch Hunt Against Palestine Flips Reality: Students Are Trying to Stop a Genocide 60 min
The U.S. Congress and elite colleges and universities are flipping reality upside down. Students are protesting to stop a genocide against Palestinians, but are accused of promoting one against Jewish people.
'Biden Could END Gaza War With A Phone Call': Jeremy Scahill Exposes US and Israeli Claims 25 min
Jeremy Scahill is one of the top US investigative journalists - a founder of The Intercept and a bestselling author - and here he takes apart Israel's propaganda, the devastating US role in Gaza atrocities, and why Palestine's history matters.
Yanis Varoufakis Tells Me: Gaza Is A Genocide In Plain Sight 38 min
Yanis Varoufakis is one of the world’s most important thinkers. Here we discuss Gaza - including the question of genocide, the world order, history - and whether there is any hope at all.
Shocking Expose Destroys Israel's Claims 15 min
"This is one of the most important revelations since the war began. Journalists at an Israeli-Palestinian media outlet have exposed claims that the Israeli military seeks to avoid civilian casualties - by interviewing those at the heart of the military intelligence...
Israelism 84 min
When two young American Jews raised to unconditionally love Israel witness the brutal way Israel treats Palestinians, their lives take sharp left turns. They join a movement of young American Jews battling the old guard to redefine Judaism’s relationship with Israel...
Why Inequality Is On The Rise 7 min
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Gaza was a free-fire zone on Saturday and Sunday, with UN officials saying that no place in the Strip is safe. Hundreds were killed, almost all of them innocent noncombatants, and including a worrisome number of children. Although Israel tried to pull the stunt of issuing a...
It will result in even higher levels of death and destruction.
The Vertical Border 68 min
Millions of people worldwide are being uprooted from their homes and communities. Central Americans are fleeing from economic precarity, climate disaster as well as state and criminal violence. Most head towards Mexico and the United States in search of a livable life. The...
From The River To The Sea: The Story Behind Palestine's Fight For Freedom 14 min
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"Mass Assassination Factory": Israel Using AI to Generate Targets in Gaza, Increasing Civilian Toll 19 min
We look at a new report that reveals how Israel is using artificial intelligence to draw up targets in its military assault of Gaza. The report's author, journalist Yuval Abraham, has found that the IDF's increasing use of AI is partly a response to previous operations in...
Palestinian Destroys Gaza Media Coverage 14 min
Israel killed 21 members of Ahmed Alnaoulq's family. He doesn’t hold back.
"No Innocent Palestinians?" Here's Why This Rhetoric Is So Dangerous. And Wrong. 21 min
"Comparing a state or people with Nazi Germany has a powerful and compelling effect on many people. It achieves the goal of dehumanizing an entire civilian population."
Lowkey Exposes Stuart Seldowitz 6 min
Lowkey uncovers the powerful past of New York’s most famous racist ranter
I Watched The Hamas Massacre Film. Here's My Thoughts. | Owen Jones 26 min
I was invited to watch a screening - organised by the IDF - of the Hamas atrocities committed on 7th October. Here's my response in detail.
On 16 November 2023, The Elders delivered an open letter to the President of the United States, Joe Biden, on Israel and Palestine.
Four Died Trying: JFK, Malcolm X, Martin Luther King, Robert F. Kennedy 1 min
The opening instalment of an unprecedented multi-part documentary series, filmed primarily from the vantage point of their children, close associates, and witnesses to their assassinations. Four Died Trying considers the "turning” President John Kennedy, Malcolm X, Martin...
Don't Turn Away: This Video Shows the Reality of Israel's War on Gaza 4 min
Over 5,000 beautiful children erased from this Earth forever.
Yes, Israel is an Apartheid State. Perhaps an Analogy Will Be Useful Here. 29 min
"Imagine, for a moment, if you will, the United States, in the present day..."
For the past month, Israeli bombardment of Gaza has been presented to the world as if it hasn’t already happened repeatedly (five times to be exact) since Gaza was put under brutal siege in 2007. “We will teach them a lesson that they will never forget” is a popular slogan by...
Despite the popular notion that only men can be patriarchal, the truth is that women can be patriarchal as well. In our society, patriarchy is internalized. It lives inside of us, in the psyche of both men and women.
Dr. Gabor Mate: This Is Genocide 13 min
Renowned physician and author Dr. Gabor Mate joins The Grayzone to offer his reflections on Israel's gruesome military operation in the besieged Gaza Strip.
Roadmap to Apartheid | From South Africa to Israel 95 min
With a comparison between apartheid South Africa and the Israel/Palestine conflict, this documentary traces the future of one conflict from the past of another. Weaving the history of apartheid into the complex issues facing Israelis and Palestinians, it highlights the...
Meet The Wrong Type of Jew, The Media Doesn't Want You To Know Exists | Naomi Wimborne-Idrissi 12 min
”We are being no platformed, we are being cancelled, we are being denied the freedom to express legitimate points of view”
Israel is Becoming a Fascist State 12 min
Andrew Feinstein on why it is not controversial to say so. (Feburary 2023)
Some people say our calls to #CeaseFireNow should be directed towards Hamas rather than Israel. But there’s a good reason for focusing on Israel, which I’ll pose with a question: which crim
Genocidal Onslaught on Gaza Shocks Conscience of the World, w/ Abby Martin 55 min
Israel’s genocide in Gaza has shocked the conscience of the entire world, with an endless flow of videos and images of Palestinian children cut into pieces by American bombs dropped by Israeli warplanes deliberately intended to destroy a civilian population.
Honest Government Ad | Israel & Gaza 3 min
The Government™ has made an ad about what's happening in Israel & Gaza and it's surprisingly honest and informative.
Zionism Is Not the Same as Judaism | Rabbi Yisroel Dovid Weiss 7 min
Rabbi Yisroel Dovid Weiss, activist and spokesman for Neturei Karta, talks to Al Jazeera
Jewish-American Activist Maya Edery on Her Journey Away from Zionism 6 min
“Our education was so entrenched in believing that you should support Israel and that being Jewish meant loving and supporting Israel that I didn’t know there was another way to be Jewish.” Jewish-American activist, Maya Edery, from Jewish Voice for Peace, speaks to MEE...
How to Speak Truth to Power When It Counts 9 min
Rabbi Michael Lerner spoke at Muhammad Ali's memorial service in 2016 and received a roaring standing ovation for sharing a message that deserves to be heard around the world today.
The Palestinian Horror Story The Media Hides From You 11 min
"I just want to wake up from this nightmare"
Amnesty International Finds "Damning Evidence of War Crimes" by Israel as Gaza Death Toll Tops 6,500 16 min
Despite growing international condemnation, Israel has rejected calls for a ceasefire of its continued assault on Gaza. "Israeli forces carried out indiscriminate attacks, killing and injuring civilians, and in some cases that we documented, … entire families were wiped out,"...
I’m Jewish. I Want a Ceasefire in Gaza. | Dave Zirin 6 min
On Oct 18, hundreds of Jewish activists were arrested after staging a sit-in at the US Capitol to demand a ceasefire in Gaza. Dave Zirin, who joined the sit-in, explains why he did so in this special edition of ‘Choice Words.’
Israel is a Terrorist State 9 min
“Israel has killed over 1000 children, where’s the outrage?”
Tory MP Threatens To Prosecute UK Govt Over Israeli War Crimes 25 min
"Israel is committing war crimes in Gaza. They include the collective punishment of innocent Palestinians and the forced transfer of 1.2 million civilians from the north of the territory to the South, and yet reaction from senior British politicians has been pretty...
"The attack and the taking of hostages are a flagrant violation of international humanitarian law. But the answer to killing civilians cannot be to kill more civilians. Imposing a siege and bombarding civilian infrastructure in a densely populated area will not bring peace...
The failure to intervene to halt the carnage threatens to ignite violence throughout the region.
The indiscriminate shootings of Israelis by Hamas and other Palestinian resistance organizations, the kidnapping of civilians, the barrage of rockets into Israel, drone attacks on a variety of targets from tanks to automated machine gun nests, are the familiar language of the...
Seventy-five years of global inaction and Israeli impunity have led to this moment in which one of the most vulnerable populations on earth is pummeled by one of the world’s strongest military powers on a genocidal warpath.
FURIOUS Israelis SHOUT DOWN Bibi LIVE On TV | Breaking Points 14 min
Krystal and Saagar discuss the rising protests against the Netanyahu government after one of the largest security breakdowns in Israel's history.
America Lost 76 min
America Lost is a documentary triptych that explores life in three of America’s “forgotten cities”—Youngstown, Ohio, Memphis, Tennessee, and Stockton, California. The film shows the dramatic decline of the American interior through a mosaic of stories including an...
"Amid all this insanity, we are deeply moved by and thankful for all Israelis and Palestinians who remain committed to nonviolence, even now that another violent chapter is opened. True courage lies in breaking the cycle of trauma, in refusing revenge, in loving in spite of...
The one change will be that hardliners on all sides will have gained support—with no lessons learned—thus sowing the seeds for another round of violence.
The US achieved nothing in the Middle East, but millions of civilians paid the price – the same will be true now
Love Israel, Support Palestine: Former Israeli Soldier Exposes IDF War Crimes 33 min
There's a contradiction inherent in how Israel reckons with its atrocities against Palestinians. On one hand Israel's leaders and their supporters call for the genocide of Palestinians, such as this past weekend when Israel's Defense Minister announced a blockade of Gaza...
Kyle REACTS To Horrifying Deranged Israel & Palestine Takes | The Kyle Kulinski Show 28 min
May cooler heads prevail. There are people who have lost their damn minds on both sides of this tragedy.
What Happens to Rich People Under Socialism? 14 min
It's a common misconception that socialists want to...ahem...*bonk* the rich. So what do we really want to do? Come learn about how socialist societies treat those with wealth and power!
"While Israel has had a right-wing government for much of the last 25 years, the government that took power in late 2022 has become a fascist government with little respect for the history and judicial processes of a democratic society."
The Israel Palestine 'Conflict' in Under 10 minutes 10 min
Lowkey delivers a short history lesson.
Separated Interbeings | Volume 2 900 min
Separated Interbeings is a film collage of our diverse and complex world caught on camera, creatively put together to open deeper perspectives and insights on the world we live in.
Racial Segregation and Concentrated Poverty: The History of Housing in Black America 7 min
On Jan. 26, 2021, President Joe Biden signed four executive orders designed to address racial equity in the United States. With one particular action Biden hopes to right the historical wrongs Black folks have faced when it comes to housing and homeownership in this country...
Whiteness Is a Rich Man's Trick (Divide & Conquer) 2 min
"The white “race” was invented by rich Virginians in 1676 in the aftermath of a populous rebellion of impoverished, indentured, and enslaved Africans and Europeans now known as Bacon’s Rebellion."
How America Invented Race | The History of White People in America 9 min
The white “race” was invented by rich Virginians in 1676 in the aftermath of a populous rebellion of impoverished, indentured, and enslaved Africans and Europeans now known as Bacon’s Rebellion.
Let’s All Get Past This Confusion About Trans People 11 min
There has been a lot of talk about trans people lately, with controversy surrounding comedians, sports, as well as the usual back and forth between liberals and conservatives. As a liberal, the hateful and harmful rhetoric from the right upsets me, but I have also been...
Trans Kashmir 62 min
Once entertainers and employees of the royal courts, they were believed to have mystical powers. Today they fight for dignity in life and death. Trans Kashmir is a film about the extreme hardships, resilience and beauty of Kashmir’s Hijra (transgender) community and their...
How Fascism Serves Capitalism 32 min
In this documentary, Dr. Michael Parenti defines fascism, describes its characteristics, and explains the role fascism plays in serving the rational interests of capitalists while suppressing organized worker movements.
The structure of Israeli governance is embodied with discrimination against Palestinian citizens.
Noam Chomsky - Values, Abortion, and Preserving Life 6 min
In an edited interview from the Tony Kaye documentary "Lake of Fire", Chomsky is asked about decisions regarding the morality of abortion, and how individuals and society must take a hard look at specifics when discussing topics that deal with contradictory social values.
The Most Profound Insight about Poverty You'll Ever Hear 2 min
Structural violence - why isn't this idea common knowledge yet? This is a clip from Zeitgeist: Moving Forward, directed by Peter Joseph, featuring Dr. James Gilligan.
Introduction Many progressive people use the concept of “white privilege” to analyze racism. Critique is an essential component of decolonial knowledge production. It is a way of improving our theoretical and activist work. A decolonial critique looks at the concept from the...
How Our Lives Are Dictated 79 min
Life is about choice. What we eat, what we read, who we elect; every day we make choices that determine how we want to live. But what if these choices are just an illusion?
Why Republicans are NOT the Party of Freedom | Robert Reich 3 min
Why is the party of "freedom" trying to ban abortion? Because it's not actually about freedom. It's about power.
Actually Color Blindness Isn't Racist | Coleman Hughes 12 min
In this special video essay, I share my thoughts on the long-running national debate on color blindness. Check out the full article on my Substack. - Coleman Hughes
Buffalo Soldiers: Fighting on Two Fronts 2 min
BUFFALO SOLDIERS: FIGHTING ON TWO FRONTS, explores the often-contradictory role played by Black soldiers throughout American history, with particular emphasis on the settling of the American West and colonialism abroad. A film by Dru Holley.
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