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The biggest threat to authoritarianism is unity.
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In this video former finance minister of Greece, professor of economics, author and founder of the Democracy in Europe Movement 2025 (DiEM25), Yanis Varoufakis, argues why the Basic Income is a necessity today. His arguments take into account a macro socio-economic...
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The world is falling apart, and it's my fault.
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What if telling a story that gives hope by pointing out solutions was the best way to solve the ecological, economical and social crises that shake our world?
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Can two strangers with opposing views prove that there’s more that unites than divides us?
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A single individual is enough for hope to exist, and that individual can be you, says His Holiness Pope Francis in this searing TED Talk delivered directly from Vatican City. In a hopeful message to people of all faiths, to those who have power as well as those who don't, the...
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Last week, the Trump administration reportedly prepared an arrest warrant for WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, and Attorney General Jeff Sessions said the Justice Department was seeking to put Assange in jail. Amy Goodman asked world-renowned linguist and dissident Noam...
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The Trump administration is preparing to go after WikiLeaks, here is their response.
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A discussion between Noam Chomsky, MIT's Professor of Linguistics and Philosophy, and Amy Goodman, host of the award-winning independent news program Democracy Now!
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How can we support this natural solution to ensure there is water for future generations?
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"Our economy is based on a crazy idea - the crazy idea being that we're gonna have infinite growth on a finite planet." - Paul Guilding
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Do you own stuff or does stuff own you?
Materialism is an addiction. It is a sickness. And it's one of the only sicknesses that appears to sparkle and shine. This is because it is an addiction of material possessions that appeal to the eye; nothing more, nothing less.
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Bernie Sanders says fight the billionaire class and DNC Chair Tom Perez refuses to say it; the Real News Network panel asks if/when Bernie should leave the party.
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Paul Mason says the Daily Mail headline, calling those who oppose the government ‘saboteurs’, is sinister. He argues that this tactic is commonplace in dictatorships and autocracies, but to see it in a democracy is alarming. He says meaningful opposition to the Tories is...
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With all the discussion of the contentious 2016 election, the most shocking fact is often ignored: that millions of people had their votes stolen through malicious means. The Republican Party is currently working to purge millions more voters leading up to the 2018...
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President Trump says he wants to strip funding from so-called "sanctuary cities," but what exactly do these cities do?
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Everyone loves BBC's Planet Earth, but how much of it is real?
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The news is broken and we can fix it. We’re bringing genuine community control to our news with unrestricted access for all. We’re developing a living, breathing tool that’ll present accurate information with real evidence, so that you can confidently make up your own mind...
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This is about ME. This is about YOU. This is about US, and everyone who lives—and lived—in this world. Thanks to MyHeritage DNA for reminding us that we’re all HUMAN, and one big family.
Go to http://tiny.cc/dk1nky to discover who you are.
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Discussions about racism require an understanding of how society, institutions, and culture perpetuate inequity. john a. powell frames these forces as “structural racialization,” or, in his words, “the set of practices, cultural norms, and institutional arrangements that are...
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Known as the 'Crocodile Man', Costa Rican animal lover 'Chito' swims, plays and even feeds 'Pocho' the giant crocodile in what is one of the world's most unlikely friendships.
The Man Who Swims with Crocodiles Documentary follows Chito, a Costa Rican fisherman who is one of...
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Legendary African-American activist Angela Davis talks to Southbank Centre’s Artistic Director Jude Kelly CBE about women, race and class in the post-Trump era.
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Given the latest political changes in this country we have decided to create the #IAmMigration. Our goal is to raise awareness and encourage the media to stop portraying immigration as a threat. We believe that somehow we are all a product of Migration. And we recognize that...
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Clip taken from A Very Heavy Agenda Part 3: Maintaining the World Order
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Mark Steel on Theresa May's snap general election.
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Las Pozas (“The Pools”) is a subtropical garden established by twentieth-century British poet Edward James. Soaring out of the Mexican jungle near the town of Xilitla, the gardens are home to enormous concrete works of art that live alongside the tropical landscape.
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“You cannot get through a single day without having an impact on the world around you. What you do makes a difference, and you have to decide what kind of difference you want to make.” Jane Goodall
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A Brown Girl's Guide to Gender written and performed by Aranya Johar.
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A Quest for Meaning is an inspiring journey that connects personal growth and social change. It tells the story of two friends, Marc and Nathanael, who leave everything behind to go question the workings of the world and look for alternative ways of thinking and living...
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Rachael Leigh Cook explains that the war on drugs is a war on people in a reimagining of the iconic 'this is your brain on drugs' ads from the 1980s.
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Tuck Buckford is back to knowledge-punch the world with his man head in the latest episode of 'Brain Fight with Tuck Buckford.'
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The terminally ill deserve to die a dignified death with loved ones able to see them go in peace. But for Allison's father, it was too late. Watch their story about the agonizing struggle against time and red tape that is all too familiar to too many Americans dealing with...
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Gordon Hempton is on a personal quest to preserve silence in nature. The “sound-tracker” circles the globe recording vanishing sounds, including the most elusive one of all: silence. In 2005, Hempton resolved to find the quietest place in Washington's Hoh rainforest, itself a...
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The Ecological Land Co-operative (ELC) was set up to address the lack of affordable sites for ecological land-based livelihoods in England. There is an enormous disconnect between the combined cost of land and rural housing, and the income that is usually derived from...
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Steve Bannon is one of Trump's closest advisors. But he's also a filmmaker. And if you watch his movies closely, they reveal a unique vision for America's future.
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The biggest problem for the climate change fight isn’t technology – it’s human psychology.
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It can be easy, in certain moods, to suspect that we can trust no one and to feel the temptation of conspiracy theories. But we’d be wiser learning the art of an intelligent form of scepticism.
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The news is full of stories about how ‘the PC brigade’ is ruining British life, says Nesrine Malik. From Easter being banned to diversity drives ruining businesses, she says, politicians and the press fuel the false idea that diversity threatens all we know. But, she argues...
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In May of 2016, six American Veterans with PTSD went to the Amazon in search of healing. What they found was another war...for the soul of humanity.
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A short review of contributions from Buckminster Fuller.
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AJ+ gives you a rare glimpse into the lives of hardworking undocumented immigrants making a difference.
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A video essay on the enduring propheticism of John Carpenter's cult classic film THEY LIVE (1988). It was certainly a movie for its moment, but it's also quite resonant today and probably will be for the foreseeable future.
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Writer Elif Shafak argues that Turkey has declined into authoritarianism - and there are lessons to be learnt for the rest of the world. Viewsnight is BBC Newsnight's place for ideas and debate.
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This short video is intended to provide key information important to understanding the basic conflicts of the war in Syria. The video maker has intended the video to be as neutral and informative as possible. The war is very complex and there is much more to say, but the...
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It's time to formulate an asymmetrical response. #StandDownMrTrump
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Is the European Union Worth It Or Should We End It? This is the question posed in this video by Kurzgesagt, and at the end they present their conclusions.
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Negative thinking can get the best of us at the worst of times. But there's hope! Positive psychology Coach Derrick Carpenter reveals two key tactics that will intercept and defeat these thoughts before they have a chance to infiltrate your life.
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Christmas Island, off the coast of Australia: here 50 million crabs make their slow and ancient migration from the jungle to the ocean's edge, while thousands of people seeking asylum are indefinitely held in a high security detention facility. Poh Lin, a trauma counsellor...
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Naomi Klein, the author of No Logo, on Trump's brand and how to jam it.
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Is Donald Trump a postmodern president? In this opinion piece, journalist and writer Peter Pomerantsev argues that President Trump and President Putin share a disdain for facts - and that this is part of their appeal.
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Full April 12, 2017 interview with Julian Assange on Democracy Now!, including a debate with investigative journalist Allan Nairn. -
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Israel’s occupation of the West Bank is an internationally-recognized human rights crime—but those being impacted are harshly punished for not only acts of resistance, but even mere advocacy for their rights.
Getting detailed facts about Israel’s imposition of Military Law...
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See rare close-up video of elusive snow leopards in Russia. Snow leopards live in some of the most rugged and remote mountains of Central Asia. The solitary cats are spread across twelve countries and have been found at upwards of 17,000 feet, making it incredibly difficult...
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Grayson Perry has been thinking about masculinity since he was a boy. Now, in his book, The Descent of Man, he turns round to look at men with a clear eye and ask, what sort of men would make the world a better place, for everyone? Here, Sapphire McIntosh goes out on to the...
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Only a clown would serve coffee heated to 190 degrees! Find out what really happened in the infamous Mcdonald's coffee lawsuit.
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Roy Wood Jr. talks to students at the University of Texas who are carrying dildos to protest guns on campus.
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Kehinde Andrews argues the British prime minister is a bigger unknown than the US president. As Malcolm X said, we should be more wary of those who are dishonest about their dark intentions than about outwardly prejudiced people. May’s stance on migration, schools and...
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Historian and academic Yuval Noah Harari says overreacting to terrorism is a bigger threat to peace than terrorism itself.
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We have created this series of films to celebrate and interpret intervention, undertaken by individuals and communities, to shift our food and farm economy. These episodes each address a major systemic failure of the old food economy: toxicity, monoculture, monopoly...
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Arrests. Detentions. Deportations. President Trump has issued executive orders to aggressively find and remove undocumented immigrants. Now even those merely suspected of a crime can be deported, along with those who’ve been following the law by checking in with immigration...
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