Library
Filter
5,101-5,200 of 7,215 results
28 min
Abby Martin Breaks the Set on Gitmo 'Transparency', Review Board Red Tape, Military Commissions Sham, Zero Dark Thirty Lies and Closing Guantanamo for Good.
28 min
Abby Martin Breaks the Set on the History of Gitmo, Methods of Torture, the Remaining Detainees and the Ongoing Hunger Strikes by Prisoners.
7 min
On the day of her release from state custody, Donisha McShan tells her story of finding her voice and standing up for her right to be treated as a woman.
13 min
The Fox News Five are still angry with Ol' Russ. But who wants us to live in fear and hate - me or Fox News? You decide.
10 min
This is satisfying truth-telling. The real civics lesson we ought to get in school.
Part 2: Direct Democracy
Part 3: Visions of a Free Society
3 min
Aboriculturist and climber, Ben Atkinson lives and works in the England's Lake District where he runs an ethical tree surgery business. He is keen to share his passion for exploring and climbing trees with others, and to pass on his knowledge of this unexplored organic...
15 min
Will robots take most of our jobs in the next several years? The film depicts the changes in the economy, technology and human labour.
9 min
The Permaculture Design Course (PDC) has become one of the most popular standards in permaculture training. Hear from trainers Ben Falk and Mark Krawczyk and from participants during a PDC held in Vermont by Whole Systems Design, about how such courses can teach us to view...
21 min
Investigative journalist Nafeez Ahmed gives specific examples of how Saudi, Qatari, and American interests have supported the group formerly known as ISIS, and what the global community can do now to rein them in.
30 min
The Canadian physician and best-selling author of In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts is a brilliantly original thinker on addiction, trauma, parenting and the social context of human diseases and imbalances. Contrary to the assumptions of mainstream medicine, he asserts that most...
2 min
The difference between 'better' and 'well' makes all the difference.
106 min
At 74, and coming the end of his scientific and broadcasting career, David Suzuki mused on the notion: "If I had one last lecture to give, what would I say?" The result is a very special talk full of humour, warmth, insight and passion.
5 min
Seeds of Hope, produced, directed and edited by Danny Miller (Turning the Canoe, Changing Tides) is a documentary that explores the food and agriculture industry in Hawai'i and problems resulting from land use, importing foods and GMO test sites.
For more information about...
6 min
Between August 21st and 24th, thousands of Canadians gathered in Ottawa to take part in the countries first Peoples' Social Forum - an event of workshops, education, network, and conscious evolution. As part of the event a unified march was organized towards parliament hill...
6 min
As in the American civil rights movement, both music and adult education for action are central to the Dongria Kondh people's resistance struggle. Niyamgiri is the mountain sacred to the Dongria Kondh people which is threatened by the Vedanta mining company.
1 min
Desmond Tutu shares a simple and important message for us all - in 19 seconds.
2 min
A shocking exposé of the inner workings of the $50 billion a year U.S. family law industry, Divorce Corp shines a bright light on the appalling waste, and shameless collusive practices seen daily in family courts. It is a stunning documentary film that anyone considering...
28 min
The world's leading proponent of sane drug policies asks us to imagine a world in which criminal laws and institutions play little role in drug control policy. What do we risk? What do we gain? What do we fear? And what can we do?
29 min
Paul Hawken is a visionary social entrepreneur, the award-winning author of multiple landmark books including Blessed Unrest, The Ecology of Commerce and Natural Capitalism (co-author), and the Co-Founder of OneSun, a radically innovative solar energy technology company.
25 min
Greg Sarris describes how his people (descendants of Coast Miwok and Southern Pomo) are using their understanding that they have always been a part of the natural world to embark on a major commitment to position themselves as “keepers of the land” once again. Using ancient...
7 min
A Rap News summary of the past months' remarkable series of events. From Gaza to Syria, ISIS to Ukraine, Sinkholes to Ebola, Ferguson to Robin Williams, the world has been experiencing a seemingly endless series of events befitting of a Ronald Emmerich movie. How do we manage...
31 min
If everyone watched this it could transform the world.
16 min
Disillusioned with his life, Dr. John Kitchin abandons his career as a neurologist and moves to Pacific Beach. There, he undergoes a radical transformation into SLOMO, trading his lab coat for a pair of rollerblades and his IRA for a taste of divinity.
3 min
Today I lost a good friend. Zaccheus Jackson and I connected over our mutual love for the art of spoken word poetry a few years back, and our paths often crossed when I would return to Vancovuer. Our conversations would often be around issues of addiction, the ones that he...
1 min
"If there wasn't so much love, there wouldn't be so much pain. It's like love is the nervous system of the universe, bringing us joy, and sorrow." - Drew Dellinger
21 min
Evidence exposing who put ISIS in power, and how it was done.
3 min
Political prisoner Mumia Abu Jamal sets the record straight on the media and Ferguson police claiming "outside agitators" were causing trouble in the streets in response to the murder of 18 year old Mike Brown who was gunned down by Ferguson, Missouri police.
4 min
On March 1st 2010 Transition Heathrow members swooped on an abandoned market garden site in Sipson; one of the villages to be completely tarmacked to make way for a third runway at Heathrow.
10 min
500 innocent Americans are murdered by police every year (USDOJ). 5,000 since 9/11, equal to the number of US soldiers lost in Iraq.
In 1994 the US Government passed a law authorizing the Pentagon to donate surplus Cold War
3 min
In a fairytale setting, the movie explains the disastrous war on drugs by telling the story of a dragon banished from an ancient kingdom, and how people that spent time with the dragon were thrown in jail.
2 min
The Occupy Wall Street movement made headlines around the world and spawned hundreds of similar occupation protests internationally. This short multimedia piece reflects on what happened through the voices of some of those who took part and archival footage.
1 min
When Boots Riley from the Coup was asked to go on Fox News as part of a segment about a local music festival, the producers clearly hadn't really thought about what they were doing. When asked to describe the band he starts by saying "We're a punk funk communist revolution...
90 min
A Dangerous Game is the jaw-dropping sequel to You've Been Trumped (winner of a dozen major awards). Fearless director Anthony Baxter follows American billionaire Donald Trump and a cast of other greedy and outlandish characters who want to turn some of the Earth’s most...
6 min
Can a Tipi Stop a Pipeline?
Keystone Tar Sands / XL Pipeline. Nearly everyone is familiar with these words and most have at least some opinion about what they represent. Those who are willing to sacrifice the very things which make life possible on this planet for personal...
56 min
This is the story of our unique moment in history. We are living through an age of tipping points and rapid social and planetary change. We’re the first generation to feel the impacts of climate disruption, and the last generation that can do something about it. The film...
55 min
Documentary about Benny Wenda, the Nobel Peace Prize nominated West Papuan independence leader, in his ongoing struggle to free his people from Indonesian colonial rule.
5 min
3 min
Dr. Gabor Maté talks about the root causes of addiction and how to deal with them.
4 min
"The force of love, the force of reunion is unstoppable." - Charles Eisenstein
4 min
But we're too disconnected to notice. Featuring Arik Mcbay and Charles Eisenstein.
This is a clip from "Occupied Cascadia" (2012). Watch the full film here.
4 min
This is a clip from "Occupied Cascadia" (2012). Watch the full film here. Featuring Derrick Jensen, Charles Eisenstein and Dillon Thompson.
1 min
Jeremy Rifkin answers the question, "What's wrong with us?"
This is a clip from Occupy Love (2013) by Velcrow Ripper. If this got you interested in watching more, we highly recommend checking out the full documentary here.
h...
23 min
From Nimbin to New York the legendary Benny Zable has personified the greed and evil of corporations pillaging the environment. In this short doco, Benny speaks candidly about his art and philosophy, and the reasons his character's darkness is a crucial componant of...
7 min
John Oliver explores America's wage gap between men and women and proposes a possible solution. Note: Solution proposed is 100% sarcastic.
2 min
A good movie gives you a ticket to a secret world and Big Men delivers again and again, taking you into rooms you have no business entering. You’ll eavesdrop on meetings about oil deals worth billions of dollars and watch heavily armed militants preparing to strike. It’s a...
6 min
Watch this beautifully filmed message from Charity Water. The videography is brilliant and the message is very powerful. We are so humbled by these amazing women for all that they do to bring water to their families. - The Philanthropy Channel
3 min
Powerful short video remix. Graham Hancock and Joe Rogan discuss our current situation on the planet. The audio was taken from Joe Rogan Experience podcast episode 417.
15 min
After you watch this, you may never view the way our culture communicates the same way again.
3 min
Police officers are sworn to serve and protect us--but they are literally killing our people in our communities.
Mike Brown. Ferguson. John Crawford. Ohio. Eric Garner. New York. Ezell Ford. Los Angeles.Israel Hernandez. Miami.
We've gotta take action.
We are asking young...
10 min
Where is the Palestinian Gandhi? Filmmaker Julia Bacha has spent the last 8 years documenting Israelis and Palestinians who are trying to end the conflict using peaceful means. There are many Palestinians who are using nonviolent resistance to defend their land and water...
28 min
What if everybody received every month enough money to live by? Will society collapse? Will we all become slackers? Myths and facts about Unconditional Basic Income, with analysis from a real world experiment conducted in India between 2011-2013. Keynote speech by Federico...
4 min
"We spend so much time listening to the things people are saying that we rarely pay attention to the things they don't," says slam poet and teacher Clint Smith. A short, powerful piece from the heart, about finding the courage to speak up against ignorance and injustice.
5 min
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 out to attend my first full session of the Orphan Wisdom school, founded by Stephen...
2 min
Prayer for the Great Turning
May the turning of the Earth save us.
2 min
The shooting of Michael Brown offers Americans yet another reminder that their criminal justice system is riddled with racial disparities. From encounters with police to prison sentences, Ferguson is another drop in a very full bucket.
Read the latest updates on Ferguson...
53 min
Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. - April 4, 1967 - Beyond Vietnam: A Time To Break Silence Full and unabridged.
Personal favorite quotes:
8:09
"A few years ago there was a shining moment in that struggle. It seemed as if there was a real promise of hope for the poor -- both...
4 min
Not many Americans know that the value of the minimum wage has dropped significantly since its peak in 1968. One could have bought a grocery basket full of food with only one hour’s worth of minimum wage work in 1968 (working out to $10.75 in 2014 dollars) . Today, one would...
30 min
AtPeace Makita, a single mother of five children who turned to activism after her water was shut off by the Detroit Water and Sewage Department, talks with Dennis Trainor, Jr. about the Detroit Water Brigade and what it is like to living during the current push for the...
5 min
Looting, chanting, tear gas, rubber bullets – these are the images from Ferguson, Mo. entering American homes. But the vast majority of protesters are armed with little more than chalk and paper signs, hoping to create a memorial for Michael Brown, the teenager killed by a...
15 min
In the wake of the shooting of Michael Brown in Ferguson, MO, John Oliver explores the racial inequality in treatment by police as well as the increasing militarization of America's local police forces.
2 min
This viral public awareness video has a powerful and heart-tugging message about the consequences of our eating and lifestyle habits - dating back to our first years of life.
8 min
What can we do that honors and respects every human being on the planet?
5 min
Want to change the world? Show people that it is already happening. (An inspirational primer on how to get started.)
2 min
Bill Hicks explains why he's glad that psilocybin mushrooms aren't legal. In 2 minutes you'll see what he means.
If you want to learn more, Erowid has long been a useful resource for learning about everything you'd be curious to know...
2 min
The world is like a ride in an amusement park. And when you choose to go on it, you think it's real because that's how powerful our minds are. And the ride goes up and down and round and round. It has thrills and chills and it's very brightly coloured and it's very loud and...
6 min
Wolfgang Gartner - Illmerica from Ultra Music. Can you guess the common theme?
11 min
Transformational festival culture strives to create and become the more beautiful world it imagines. Traveling to several of these festivals across the world, this short film looks at the ways these festival communities are putting sustainability into practice.
Certainly...
3 min
Zephyr Teachout describes two possible futures for New York in her race for governor in the Democratic primary against Andrew Cuomo.
7 min
As we start our third war in Iraq, It's worth asking who we are really fighting. All of the other wars that have tripped up a superpower, like the one in Vietnam, were proxy wars. So who is the shadowy figure on the other side of this 24 year fight?
2 min
As part of a 1963 military experiment, a crew of British soldiers were each given LSD while in the field. This hilarious video will show you what the military soon figured out - LSD isn’t conducive for violence or war.
30 min
Artist Stephanie McMillan presents a very general overview and polemic about political art, the relationship of culture and politics, and the need for explicitly revolutionary art as a vital component of a revolutionary movement.
17 min
Payday loans put a staggering amount of Americans in debt. They prey on the elderly and military service members. They're awful, and nearly impossible to regulate. We've recruited Sarah Silverman to help spread the word about how to avoid falling into their clutches.
6 min
Ever wondered what it might take to rid the world of conflict and live in happiness forever? Well, the journey to world peace begins here, and ends with 1000 episodes of the SRSLY WRONG podcast.
19 min
We don't need brutalising hierarchies of power to survive. There's nothing 'natural' about the world we're living in, we are not all inherently evil for no reason, and there is no justification for the domination that we experience in everyday life.
2 min
The truth is chilling. But it is a history we should never forget.
5 min
If you really want to change the world...you have to change yourself. Because it all begins and ends with you.
2 min
Want to understand the science behind empathy? This quick video explains why and when we care.
2 min
The video for Naomi Klein's new book captures the truth that must be told: "Our economic model is waging a war against all life on Earth."
For more information, tour dates, or to buy the book: http://thischangeseverything.org/
Forget everything you think you know about...
5 min
For more information regarding the truth about purebreds, watch the BBC documentary Pedigree Dogs Exposed, or check out the following sources:
35 min
Peter Russell’s award-winning video, based on a live audio-visual presentation in 1983. He explores the idea that the Earth is an integrated, self-regulating living organism and asks what function humanity might have for this planetary being. It suggests that we stand on the...
8 min
- Hideous. Sadistic. Vicious. Murderous. That is how Noam Chomsky describes Israel's 29-day offensive in Gaza that killed nearly 1,900 people and left almost 10,000 people injured. Chomsky has written extensively about the Israel/Palestine conflict for decades.
2 min
Irshad Manji tells the story of shutting up when she should have been standing up. It was a teachable moment.
![An Abortion Rights Battle Bigger Than Texas | Sunsara Taylor Interview [ATV 013]](/img/wide/e43c237c-8221-4534-bd41-057a8292ba25.jpg)
30 min
Episode breakdown Part 1: (00:26) Why I support The Abortion Rights Freedom Ride Part 2: (04:00) What Did Stop Patriarchy learn from the 2013 Freedom Ride? Part 3: (05:25) From Roe V. Wade until today, how did we loose so much ground?
5 min
Sometimes there's not much use in telling people what the problems are. The best thing you can do is lead by example. Just show people how this awareness and knowledge has had a positive impact on your life, and people will take interest in what you're doing.
The video is a...
3 min
See how a former gangster and drug addict changed her life, her children's, and the lives of young "up-coming gangsters." Her secret weapon to reach the troubled youth? Dance. That's our kind of Singapore success story.
3 min
Important reflections for everyone hoping to affect change in the world.
This is a clip from "UnVeiled & Lifted," which was released online for free by the film-makers in 2013. Watch the full film here.
4 min
Corporations are complete fictions. We just need to let people know...This is a clip from "UnVeiled & Lifted," which was released online for free by the film-makers in 2013. Watch the full film here.
2 min
Palestinian-American student Yasmeen Serhan speaks up against bigotry. She also has a message for Israel supporters: Why are you still wondering where the Palestinians are who condemn this behavior? Don't discount us just because you don't agree with everything we say.
2 min
Facebook can be depressing because everyone else's lives are better than yours... But are they really?
Interestingly, a scientific study recently backed up excactly what this video illustrates. Not that we really needed any proof. I think just about everyone that spends time...
11 min
The line between editorial content and advertising in news media is blurrier and blurrier. That's not bullshit. It's repurposed bovine waste.
8 min
The Hamas charter, widely cited by defenders of the Israeli siege on Gaza, contains some passages that are hard to reconcile for many allied with Palestinian liberation. Specifically, the charter states:
8 min
An anarchist manifesto on attaining freedom in an unfree world...
3 min
If humanity came to understand this - everything would change.
120 min
Comedy series in which Charlie Brooker uses a mix of sketches and jaw-dropping archive footage to explore the gulf between real life and television.
2 min
Our journey began in 2012...
2 min
Most Americans think elections are rigged in favor of incumbents, and they're right. Part of the problem is that, unlike most other countries, we let politicians choose their voters. Vox's Ezra Klein explains how gerrymandering works, and how we might be able to fix it.
6 min
What matters in life? Who are we? Every culture has answers to these questions. And the way we answer them has profound effects on the health of people and planet.
This is a consciousness-shifting clip from the excellent film "Occupied Cascadia," released online for free by...
3 min
Professor Lawrence Lessig goes over the problem - and the plan to solve it.
Get involved, make a contribution and read more about the plan: https://mayday.us/the-plan/
1 min
In just an hour an entire residential neighbourhood is Gaza is flattened by Israeli military bombing. As Israel continues its land, air and sea bombardment of one of the most densely populated areas on earth, the results are utter carnage. The destruction of homes, hospitals...
2 min
Between 2009 and 2011, Animal Aid secretly filmed inside nine randomly-chosen UK slaughterhouses and found eight of them were breaking animal welfare laws. The on-site vets did not see or report any of the breaches.
UK slaughterhouses need independently-monitored CCTV...