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Britain is still a society deeply divided by class. The same schools, established church and universities dominate public life, but under the façade of immobility, changes are afoot.
The Undercurrent Guide to Legal Tax Evasion 7 min
While everyone's in a flap over the Panama Papers, we're way more pissed off about the legal and more-or-less out-in-the-open ways that multinational corporations avoid paying tax in the...
What Has the European Convention on Human Rights Ever Done for Us? 4 min
After Theresa May says Britain should leave the European convention on human rights, Patrick Stewart, Adrian Scarborough and Sarah Solemani expose the problems in the Conservative plan...
Sometimes when you are living within a system of oppression it is difficult to even see that the system exists, let alone imagine alternative ways of living and organising. Thankfully...
Emma Lindsay responds to an all too common argument about women’s responsibilities with respect to alcohol and rape
Britain's Modern Slave Trade 47 min
Al Jazeera's Investigative Unit goes undercover to reveal the true scale of modern slavery in suburban Britain. We expose the slave masters and the people smugglers and talk to victims...
Pushing Through the Pavement: A Permaculture Action Story 72 min
It’s true; musicians can be a catalyst for social change!  Watch the inspiring story about the first Permaculture Action Tour, with music producer The Polish Ambassador, that covered...
Days of Revolt: Letting Go of the World 26 min
In this episode of Days of Revolt, Chris Hedges interviews documentary filmmaker Josh Fox, who directed the new film "How to Let Go of the World". The two discuss the catastrophe of...
Our city streets can be gloomy grey concrete-covered places; these genius pieces of street art transform everyday objects and situations into fun and playful social spaces
Political rhetoric in the U.S. is often characterized by sickly sweet appeals to democracy. Voting is held up as the foundation of democracy, or as the most useful or necessary method of...
Predictably, after New York, the establishment is demanding that Bernie bow out. The etiquette of conventional Party politics, after all, dictates that he step aside, lest he weaken the...
If you haven’t been paying attention, I don’t blame you for at first not believing this. After all, companies go to great lengths to greenwash their image and present themselves as...
Wealth inequality has reached truly epic proportions — with 62 individuals amassing the same aggregate wealth as 3.7 billion. Most of us intuitively sense that this outcome was rigged by...
Once again, for the umpteenth time in the Democratic presidential primary, there is a dominant narrative in the establishment news media that it is over for Bernie Sanders. News outlets...
Why You Can't Afford a Home 3 min
We should all be able to afford a home in an area we want to live. But for many of us in the UK, with prices spiralling way beyond incomes, this isn’t a reality.  Instead, finding...
Babushkas of Chernobyl 48 min
The defiant women who returned to the radioactive exclusion zone soon after the disaster share their tales of survival.
Save Our Libraries 5 min
Why do we need libraries, I hear you cry, when there is THE INTERNET? Well, the thing about the internet is that it'll only show you what's most popular, not what is BEST.
Cold at Home 9 min
Thrilled to announce that this film won 1st Prize for Long Documentary Category at the Danish Press Awards in March 2017!!!
New Yorkers voted overwhelmingly for those holding their progress captive
Everybody Dies, But Not Everybody Lives 6 min
The One Thing You Should Know; Before You Die...
The Gift 7 min
The Gift is the story of an ordinary couple, when he gives her a small sphere pulled out his chest, she can't separate herself from her new gift… even after they break up.
British MPs launch landmark report on impending environmental ‘limits’ to economic growth
Bernie Sanders offers a different way forward.
Carbon Omissions: 3 Lies The UK Government Has Been Telling about Its Response to Climate Change 3 min
A new animation about consumption, climate change and wellbeing by PIRC, George Monbiot and Leo Murray. For more info, see: http://carbonomissions.org.uk
Reversing The Mississippi 4 min
REVERSING THE MISSISSIPPI is a documentary about a genius technologist and a rebel educator, two pioneers from opposite spectrums with one goal in common: Build a sustainable community...
Crisis after crisis is being caused by a failed ideology. But it cannot be stopped without a coherent alternative.
Historical perspective on Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton
There is widespread recognition among politicians and pundits that Americans are sharply divided by party on virtually all of the big questions facing our country. Everyone knows this...
Muslims for Trump Have a Message You Should Listen To. It's NOT What You Expect. 5 min
Peace House attended a Trump rally disguised as satirical characters. What happened after completely changed their perspective...
In Defence of Life 33 min
In Defence of Life follows the struggles and triumphs of four communities resisting large-scale mining projects in Colombia, the Philippines, South Africa and Romania. Courageous...
Ladakh : Breaking Stereotypes 12 min
Ladakh is that one place, which is by default on everyone's Bucket List. But what happens, when a pristine land becomes a tourist hotspot? Last year I went on a trip to Ladakh that...
From Finance to Farmer - Incredible Permaculture Farm Created in Just 3 Years! 15 min
Andrew Martin once worked in the finance industry, but after leaving that life, he and his wife Beth moved to New Zealand and developed an amazing permaculture property in just 3 years!
To those who are supporting Hillary Clinton,
"We are finally unveiling the brain mechanisms underlying the potential of LSD, not only to heal, but also to deepen our understanding of consciousness itself."
Last Week Tonight With John Oliver: Credit Reports 18 min
Credit reports play a surprisingly large role in our lives, but even more surprising is how often they contain critical mistakes. John Oliver helps credit agencies see why this is a problem.
HAMSA : A Syrian Refugee Family now in Rural Germany. 19 min
In September 2015 the BBC recorded an interview with Hamsa, a Syrian mother and refugee, as she neared the end of a desperate four-year journey from Homs, Syria to Germany. Her...
Over the years, I’ve probably received more mail about Mutiny of the Soul than any other essay I’ve written. The idea of the article has been hugely validating for many readers: that...
If the left is to fight back against authoritarianism, we must bring together diverse movements working for social change.
In the last six months, a relatively low-profile senator from a low-profile state has become a national and even global political phenomenon. At a recent speech in the South Bronx, over...
Our system of modern capitalism is just one story; it is not the only one there is. It’s not inherent within us. It isn’t some inevitable expression of predefined Human Nature. It was...
Of all the impacts of climate change, one stands out for its inexorable menace, writes Pete Dolack: rising oceans. And it's not just for distant future generations to deal with: new...
Sharing tales of love is good for our souls, and allows us to be vulnerable with each other, writes Matt Hopwood. In his life changing journey of emotional exploration, he traveled over...
“We won’t see a presidential candidate like Bernie again in our lifetimes.” As I heard these words, spoken by a woman at a Sanders campaign event recently, I felt a chill go through me...
Americans don't just want a new president, they want a new precedent.
Around a conference table inside the large Washington headquarters of the AFL-CIO, a furious exchange occurred between labor union presidents. It was late February and up for decision by...
[The following is an imagined 1932 New York Daily News editorial board interview with Franklin Roosevelt during his presidential campaign. The Daily News comments below derive from...
With its huge media campaign, Operation Battle of New York is taking on corporate establishment
Activists Set up "Rebel Exhibition" Inside BP-Sponsored British Museum 3 min
BP - one of the world's most destructive corporations - sponsors the British Museum. So we set up our own "rebel exhibition" - without permission - inside the museum, with powerful...
On 'quality control' and the Democratic Party
Abby Martin and Presidential Candidate Dr. Jill Stein: America's Multi-Organ Failure 24 min
Part of the way the U.S. Empire's elections are rigged is the corporate media's censorship of third-party candidates, despite their nationwide campaign efforts. The Green Party, running...
Marxism 101: How Capitalism Is Killing Itself With Dr. Richard Wolff 35 min
Despite a concerted effort by the U.S. Empire to snuff out the ideology, a 2016 poll found young Americans have a much more favorable view of socialism than capitalism. Though he died...
RIVER WIDE : an Uncertain Future for Salmon & the Skeena River 8 min
How you can help in under 30 seconds. Share The Film & Speak Up https://vimeo.com/158591490 Sign the Declaration www.LeluDeclaration.ca Sign the SumofUs Petition...
Clinton is uniquely unsuited to the epic task of confronting the fossil-fuel companies that profit from climate change.
The United Nations of the Spirit - Naciones Unidas Del Espíritu 10 min
In 2015 leaders and members of diverse indigenous communities throughout America founded the United Nations of the Spirit. Durante el mes de diciembre del 2015 en la Eco Yoga Aldea de...
Outrage abounds these days, but the biggest story of all is hardly getting any attention
One needn’t speculate about how the Democrats could end up losing the 2016 presidential election. In fact, a subtly complex, multi-part plan to do just that is exactly what the Democrats...
Love: Development of self first priority. Toxic love: Obsession with relationship.
Who are we? We are the people who are ready to fight back. The people who no longer live in hope that the Earth will be saved, but in the certainty that we will save her. We are...
Either by omission or by commission, the US media actively misinforms the public on crucial issues that matter. The reason they do this is because they legally can.
When Rory Fanning, a burly veteran who served in the 2nd Army Ranger Battalion and was deployed in Afghanistan in 2002 and 2004, appeared at the Donald Trump rally in Chicago last month...
Vote‬ defensively. Vote offensively. Vote when there is someone worth voting for. Vote locally where we have more agency over the outcomes. Vote to protect our movements, which is the...
A bombshell dropped the other day. But if nobody heard it explode, did that make it a dud?
Did the brainiac space man played by Matthew Mcconaughey ever stop to consider the possibility that continuing to rely on massive homogeneous corn fields was driving the death of the...
Overcoming Depression Fast - How to Smile Again...You Are Worthy 23 min
"This too shall pass" "The body is the subconscious mind."
Devoted Indigenous rights advocate and chronicler of Plains Indian history died this weekend in hospice in Billings, Montana
Paris Is Burning 21 min
This week we take a look at the multiple converging flashpoints of resistance in France, which have combined into a popular movement that has inspired over a million peeps to take to the...
Last Week Tonight With John Oliver: Congressional Fundraising 21 min
Lawmakers have to raise money to keep their jobs, but a surprising amount of their job now consists of raising money. John Oliver sits down with Congressman Steve Israel to discuss the...
Plant The Seed 12 min
Watch the 6th graders at Metropolitan Expeditionary Learning School in Queens, NY transform an unused piece of their campus into a beautiful permaculture garden.
 When maximizing profits isn’t the only goal, companies can actually work better.
There is an ancient South American prophecy called the Eagle and the Condor.
Last year, I was invited to give a talk on peace in Carbondale, Illinois. I was surprised to discover that in recent years, activists from across Carbondale had come together with a...
Regenerative Response to Crisis: Blueprint Meeting at Tamera August 2015 20 min
The Blueprint project is an integrated response system especially applicable in emergency situations. The model includes permaculture practices, solar and biogas energy usage, natural...
The News Is Center Right 2 min
The notion of the "liberal media" hides the fact that most corporate media isn't concerned about presenting a diversity of left-perspectives. That's because the media doesn't actually...
The patter of establishment calls for Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) to end his campaign for the Democratic presidential nomination has built into a hailstorm.
The Profound Importance of Rites of Passage: Mentoring the Future 11 min
If we do not initiate the young they will burn down the village to feel the heat. - African Proverb The villages are burning.  Worldwide. An estimated $500 billion is spent yearly on...
Sometimes I feel this sense of "oneness" in my body and it's hard to describe, but I say 'we're all one' as a verbal way to describe the feeling. At other times oneness is an...
A new book by Starhawk explores the task of healing society.
Trump’s outlandishness may get more press but Clinton’s intelligence act might be just as dangerous
The biggest question for Bernie Sanders and his supporters is whether they’ll transform his presidential campaign into a permanent organization that can carry his political revolution...
It’s not over. Far from it. The economic and political establishment, which includes the Democratic National Committee (DNC), its Wall Street and corporate backers, and the major media...
The Trans-Pacific Partnership is slated for an up-or-down vote in Congress. Proponents say it’s about free trade. But it looks more like corporate colonization.
In 2006, when I told people that I was a socialist, they looked at me like I was crazy. To be a socialist was to be on the margins of American political life, wedded to a lost cause that...
The "lesser of two evils" has been centered on the false dichotomy of Trump versus everyone else.
Tim Wise: How Trump Uses Race to Divide & Conquer 3 min
Anti-racism activist Tim Wise contextualizes the Trump campaign as just the latest in a centuries-long strategy of rich whites duping poor whites into channeling anger toward people of...
Bush Official Would Vote for Bernie Sanders Before Donald Trump 11 min
Col. Lawrence Wilkerson, who served in the first term of the George W. Bush Administration as the Chief of Staff for Secretary of State Colin Powell, shares his candid assessments of the...
Iraq War Confessions From Inside the Bush Administration 12 min
In the wake of Donald Trump's accusations against the Bush administration for lying about "Weapons of Mass Destruction" and failing to keep Americans save from terrorism, TYT's Eric...
Capitalism and Mental Health: How the Market Makes Us Sick 22 min
Far from being a far-fetched pipe dream that human beings could never live under, pockets of anarchistic self-activity are what keep us sane in a profoundly insane world. This video...
Globalising Aotearoa: A Short Film about Activist Opposition to the TPP in New Zealand 16 min
A short film discussing the nature of the Trans Pacific Partnership Agreement and its impact on Te Tiriti o Waitangi, the treaty representing the bicultural relationship in Aotearoa New...
Arizona residents were forced to wait hours on line in order to vote in this week's primary. Some were turned away.
Anytime there’s a new development in robotics or artificial intelligence, popular culture almost instantly regurgitates the Skynet Terminator narrative. To wit, when Anti-Media reported...
Eating more fruit and vegetables and cutting back on red and processed meat will make you healthier. That’s obvious enough. But as chickens and cows themselves eat food and burn off...
This morning I was walking into my building and a man was walking parallel with me. He was going towards one set of doors; I was going towards a pair adjacent to them. He smiled at me...
What Does It Mean to Be Queer? 6 min
Is everyone transgender? Can straight people identify as queer? Shon Faye asks: If queerness is defined by a rejection of labels how should queers differentiate and support the...
The Way American Media Covers Attacks 3 min
Why is American media so biased in the way it covers attacks in Europe compared to how it covers the rest of the world?
Blogger Emlyn Pearce responds to those who feel all Muslims are responsible for the actions of a few, with an amazing Facebook post that's going viral.
Paranoid politicians, sensational journalists – the Isis recruiting officers will be thrilled at how things have gone since their atrocity in Belgium
The First World is quickly learning that it was easy to skip the lecture on morals and ethics - it is physics that will eloquently phrase the challenge in the end. Every action has an...
New studies show being in nature may increase your willingness to be generous, trusting, and helpful toward others.
Last week, I got an email question from a colleague (we’ll call her ‘Amy’). I’ve known for a while. I asked Amy for permission to answer her question in a more public forum, because this...
How The Media Shape Politics - From Dilma in Brazil, to Zuma in South Africa and Trump in the US 25 min
A few years ago, Brazil enjoyed VIP treatment in news narratives: it was the rising star on the global stage, the B in BRICS, and the world's new economic powerhouse. Fast-forward to...
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