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Who Are You? Watching This Breathtaking Video Could Be the Moment You Change Your Life 2 min
"Normal is getting dressed in clothes that you buy for work, driving through traffic in a car that you are still paying for, in order to get to a job that you need so you can pay for the clothes, car and the house that you leave empty all day in order to afford to live in...
OK, here’s the idea. We’re in a crisis so deep, so knotted, so unprecedented, and so urgent that, well, we have to change everything, pretty much. Or else.
The Great Everything & the Nothing 111 min
'This is the very definition of a film you MUST see before you die.' We all know that there's something odd about life. But we never really discuss it. 'The Great Everything & The Nothing' explores the world of social engineering, laying out our problems as a species and...
This Short Film Plays Out Like an Epic Movie That Will Shake Your Soul - But the Movie Is Real, and We are The Actors 6 min
For next year, we need a resolution capable of confronting the crisis we face, and making a future worth fighting for.
Bad Weather Everywhere This Holiday Season 1 min
The U.S. suffered its fair share of tumultuous weather conditions this year, as did many other parts of the world.
Philosopher Sandra Lee Bartky once observed that being feminine often means using one’s body to portray powerlessness.  Consider: A feminine person keeps her body small and contained; she makes sure that it doesn’t take up to much space or impose itself.  She walks and sits...
Abdullah Kurdi's Wish For The New Year 4 min
Abdullah Kurdi - father of three-year-old Alan Kurdi, who died during a boat crossing from Turkey to Greece - pleads with the world to open their doors to Syrian refugees.
Racing Extinction 3 min
In Racing Extinction, a team of artists and activists exposes the hidden world of extinction with never-before-seen images that will change the way we see the planet. Two worlds drive extinction across the globe, potentially resulting in the loss of half of all species. The...
Positive thinking isn’t naive, it’s the best way to get things done
The seizure of political and economic power by corporations is unassailable. Who funds and manages our elections? Who writes our legislation and laws? Who determines our defense policies and vast military expenditures? Who is in charge of the Department of the Interior? The...
I’ve protested the death of my father, Eric Garner, for more than a year. I’ve learned who my allies are – and who will fight for the spotlight instead of justice
Most of us haven't quite realized there is something extraordinary happening.
Sanders' message, his campaign, and the resounding support he is receiving nationwide has sent chills through those whose primarily loyalty is to the wealthy donors in mansions and corporate suites and the policy architects on Wall Street
The hidden and remarkable story of why devastating floods keep happening.
After more than a decade of discussion and planning, Peru on Sunday (November 8) will officially designate Sierra del Divisor National Park, a 1.3 million hectare (3.3 million acre) reserve that is home to uncontacted indigenous tribes, endangered wildlife, and one of South...
The Myth of The Good Guy With a Gun 10 min
Jordan Klepper sets out to determine the likelihood of another gun owner stopping an active shooter.
Mall of America Can't Stop Black Lives Matter Rally Over Jamar Clark Death 6 min
Is freedom of speech welcome at the Mall of America? A judge has rejected an effort by the nation's largest shopping center to stop a Black Lives Matter protest and force organizers to post on social media that it's canceled. But the mall did manage to ban three organizers...
France Passes Law Restricting Super-Thin Models and Airbrushing 1 min
France passes a new law that bans the use of "excessively skinny" models and puts regulations on airbrushed photos to promote better self-image in women and girls. Some critics in the fashion industry have criticized the law's ambiguous language.
Ralph Nader & Abby Martin on Rigged Corporate Elections, Clinton Criminals 25 min
On this week's episode of The Empire Files, Abby Martin interviews American political figure Ralph Nader about the 2016 presidential race-from the "Brown Shirt" Trump movement to "corporate criminal" Hillary Clinton-and the reality of who has power in America. Known for his...
I often get asked by people about what they can do to change things, to change the world, when each of us is just one person, in the face of so much that we cannot even hope to control or influence. What can we do? Why bother, given our powerlessness? As we look back on the...
Dump Trump 21 min
Dump Trump was a rally and march, which took place in New York City, on December 20. 2015. The rally was outside Trump Towers, and the March was to some of the Major Media Outlets which Donald Trump has been using as a megaphone to preach UN-American hate and bigotry, against...
System Change Not Climate Change 7 min
The greatest challenges of our time is to end unjust distribution in the world and to fight climate change. What is stopping us? And what can YOU do to make a difference?
I Have Tourette Syndrome and Here's Why I Want You to Laugh 2 min
Jess Thom's tics from Tourette syndrome can be funny, but people often suppress their laughter for fear of causing offence. This, she says, shows how hard it can be to deal with people who are different from us. But by having an open conversation about disability and...
#Blacklivesmatter: A New Generation of US Civil Rights Activists 57 min
BlackLivesMatter: A new generation of civil rights activists emerging from racism and violence in the USA.
Chester P For Mayor - Hip Hop, Homelessness & the Housing Crisis 78 min
Full length documentary following Chester P along his journey through Hip Hop, Homelessness and the Housing Crisis. Featuring Focus E15, Love Activists, New Era Estate residents, Streets Kitchen plus many more.
Ricky & Doris: an Unconventional Friendship in New York City. With Puppets! 7 min
Ricky Syers is an off-beat 50 year old street performer who found his calling as a puppeteer after a lifetime of manual labor. While performing in New York City’s Washington Square Park, he met Doris Diether, an 86 year old community activist. They became friends and he made...
Homeland Is Not a Series 7 min
In what has become known as "The Homeland Incident," The Arabian Street Artists engineered a graffiti hack on the show Homeland by placing subversive messages written in Arabic on set. Homeland is not a Series is a message from the artists themselves. Directed by the Arabian...
Ralph Nader and Abby Martin on the Corporate Elections 25 min
On this week’s episode of The Empire Files, Abby Martin interviews American political figure Ralph Nader about the 2016 presidential race—from the “Brown Shirt” Trump movement to “corporate criminal” Hillary Clinton—and the reality of who has power in America.  Known for his...
It's not good enough to say the money comes from the XYZ Fund for Swell Americans; we need to know the wealthy individuals and corporate interests that are secretly pulling the levers.
How the DEA Manufactured "Narco-Terrorism" 6 min
These undercover videos supposedly showed Al-Qaeda in the drug trade. What they actually showed was more shocking. Produced in collaboration with ProPublica. For the full story, read more here.
The WTO is aiming to strengthen a 'corporate-driven free trade regime' while ignoring solutions that would protect small-scale farmers and increase food security, says La Via Campesina
What Happens to Police Officers Who Kill Black Men? 3 min
When the TV cameras are turned off and the headlines have moved on, what happens to the police officers involved in the deaths of black men in America? AJ+ takes a look at four cases in the last 18 months.
California Police Officer Shoots a Man Climbing Out of Car Wreck 1 min
Paradise, California Police Officer Patrick Feaster shot an unarmed man who was climbing out of a car wreck. The victim, who was allegedly drunk driving, may be paralyzed due to the gunshot, but Feaster won't face criminal charges.
Talking Shop with Bernie Sanders and Killer Mike 55 min
On November 23rd, 2015, Killer Mike sat down with Senator Bernie Sanders at The SWAG Shop in Atlanta, GA to discuss topics ranging from gun control to democratic socialism.
#ThisIsACoup - How The EU Destroyed the First Radical Left Gov in Modern History 65 min
Director Theopi Skarlatos and producer Paul Mason present #ThisIsACoup, a four part documentary series telling the story of how the European Union destroyed the first radical left government in modern history. Directed by Theopi Skarlatos. Produced by Paul Mason.
What Is Democracy? - Terms of Engagement 7 min
Democracy is something we can all agree on. But what does it actually mean? James Butler looks at the many ways the word gets used politically and what it means to attempt to run a government or an organisation 'democratically'.
Global Capitalism: December 2015 Monthly Update 85 min
Global Capitalism: December 2015 Monthly Economic Update Richard D. Wolff Wednesday, December 9, 2015 at 7:30pm "Saving Capitalism from Itself or Saving Us from It?
The Shrimp You Eat May Have Been Peeled by Slaves 2 min
Shrimp peeled in forced-labor factories in Thailand gets mixed into the global supply chain and sold in the U.S.
How Do Commercials Get Us to Buy Crap We Don't Need? 3 min
Advertisers are using several psychological tactics to get us to buy a lot more this holiday season.
57 Years Apart- a Boy and a Man Talk About Life 4 min
We brought together two people with a very large gap of 57 years between them and got them to ask each other questions about life and growing up. Our aim was to see if people from opposing stages of their lives could learn from each other.
Seeds of Justice - In The Hands of Farmers 36 min
Seeds of Justice follows Ethiopian plant geneticist Dr Melaku Worede’s inspirational work to re-valorise farmers’ knowledge and protect their position as guardians of seed diversity. Treading in Melaku’s footsteps from his youth to the present day through his pivotal...
In Exclusive Interview Shaker Aamer Talks About His Torture, Years in Guantanamo and Release 14 Years Later 94 min
Shaker Aamer was the last British resident of Guantanamo Bay. Speaking to the BBC’s Victoria Derbyshire programme, he describes what it was like to be held without trial for nearly 14 years.
Airstrikes in Syria Kills Dozens Including Children 2 min
A series of airstrikes in Syria from December 13-14 reportedly killed dozens of people and left hundreds wounded in the Ghouta district in the suburbs of Damascus, Syria. Some residents say the strike targeted a school, killing 10 children.
Seven hundred and fifty thousand people have fled for their lives to Europe this year. (At least three thousand four hundred and six people died in the Mediterranean sea.) Of that great mass of people, a few thousand have washed up Calais, France, trying to attempt the...
A photographer has claimed he witnessed a close-to-extinction Amazonian tribe breastfeed their pets until the animals are fully grown.The Awa tribe reside in the forests of eastern Brazil, and face a possible end to their culture, due to European colonists who have enslaved...
A Basic Income for All! 49 min
There is enough wealth for all of us.  What if we decided that every human being has a right to income security?  How could a basic income change our lives? Could this relieve our society from the stress and anger that comes with the rising inequality?
I'm in Paris now, preparing to speak tonight about climate change. It is a parallel venue, not mainstream, called Place 2 B, but even here I am afraid my message is going to be controversial. You see, I think there are deep problems with the standard climate change narrative...
Dams Contribute to Global Warming 7 min
Large hydropower projects are often propagated as a "clean and green" source of electricity by international financial institutions, national governments and other actors. They greatly benefit from instruments meant to address climate change, including carbon credits under...
The Living Forest: the Amazonian Tribespeople Who Sailed Down the Seine 9 min
The Kichwa tribe in the Sarayaku region of the Amazon in Ecuador believe in the 'living forest', where humans, animals and plants live in harmony. They are fighting oil companies who want to exploit their ancestral land. A delegation of indigenous people are at the Paris...
The Paris Attacks Are Just the Beginning 8 min
Sources and transcript: http://stormcloudsgathering.com/paris-attacks
We can make peace, with our energy sources, the planet and with each other if we end our addiction to oil
Under the plan receiving support by 70 percent of the country, every adults would receive a monthly allotment of €800
Ecological Learning Through Direct Experience 45 min
This is a documentary about getting out into the natural world and learning from the wisdom of land and people - focusing on how rewilding our perception might be the catalyst for the changes we wish to see in the world.
The U.S. School That Trains Dictators & Death Squads 29 min
On November 22, thousands gathered at the gates of Fort Benning, GA at the 25th annual protest of the School of the Americas to memorialize the tens of thousands of people who lost their lives at the hands of the U.S. Empire’s brutally repressive juntas it used to rule Latin...
You don’t have to tackle it all at once.
The charade of the 21st United Nations climate summit will end, as past climate summits have ended, with lofty rhetoric and ineffectual cosmetic reforms. Since the first summit more than 20 years ago, carbon dioxide emissions have soared. Placing faith in our political and...
COP 21: Undercover Police Crack Down on Freedom Of Speech 10 min
Yesterday undercover police cracked down on anyone questioning the sponsors of a corporate "Solutions 21" event in Paris. The action was supported by Corporate Europe Observatory, Les Amis de la Terre France, Attac France (Officiel), Climate Justice Action, JEDIs, Solidaire...
Dead End: the Calais Crisis 27 min
A touching look at the human side of the headlines as the historic French town of Calais becomes the reluctant host to thousands of refugees fleeing war and terror in Africa and the Middle East. People had set out for the UK; instead languish here in tents and make-shift huts...
Are the Paris Climate Talks Bullsh!T? - Valhalla Sits Down With Dr. Vandana Shiva at COP21 25 min
Traditionally the climate talks have been a lot of talk and very little action... We sat down with world renowned environmentalist Dr. Vandana Shiva to discuss what she thinks, you'll be surprised what that is...
The Year We Thought About Love 3 min
Enjoy our trailer for "The Year We Thought About Love" award-winning feature length documentary about a LGBTQ youth theater troupe.
5 Ways Men Can Help End Sexism 10 min
What role should men play in working towards an end to sexism? How much or how little should men be helping? In this video we will explore answers to those questions and share a few suggestions for how men can respectfully approach feminism. We also explain why ending sexism...
1. Freedom of movement is not a right; it is a real living force. Despite all the obstacles that states put in people’s way — all the barriers of barbed wire, money, laws, ID cards, surveillance and so on — millions cross borders every day. For every migrant stopped or...
Who Owns the Media? An Exclusive Look Into UK and USA Press 4 min
Insurge Intelligence recruited Scenes of Reason to create a video teaser for an exclusive exploration of how the media is run in the UK and the USA under the title "How mainstream media became a neo-Stalinist propaganda regime for wealthy neocons. " The Media Reform Coalition,
The Numbers - Challenging A Society Where Everything Is Up For Sale 5 min
Do we want a society where everything is up for sale? Where do markets belong and where do they undermine values worth caring about?
Everything you need to know about COP21 3 min
Cop 21 - a brief intro - filmed by REAL MEDIA.
 We’ve been here before, and we know that violent backlash is at its fiercest when movements for racial and gender justice are winning.
Chicago police officer Jason Van Dyke was charged with first degree murder November 24 in the death of Laquan McDonald. A video released by police shows Van Dyke shooting the teenager 16 times.
Former IS Hostage Says "Strikes on Isis Are a Trap" 6 min
Nicolas Henin is a French Journalist who was held hostage by Isis for 10 months. One of his jailers was Mohammed Emwazi, known as “Jihadi John”. Listen to what Nicolas has to say about Isis, our treatment of refugees and most importantly: what it’ll take to defeat them.
Above All, Be Kind 2 min
The remarkable mind that brought you QI, Blackadder and Spitting Image asks one of the world’s simplest but most significant questions – what do we really need to know? What should we teach our children, and what important information should all adults have at their disposal?...
All available evidence suggests that extending British bombing operations against ISIS will increase the danger we face, not diminish it.
US, British, French, Israeli and other energy interests could be prime beneficiaries of military operations in Iraq and Syria designed to rollback the power of the ‘Islamic State’ (ISIS) and, potentially, the Bashar al-Assad regime. A study for a global oil services company...
Reykjavik Rising 54 min
In October 2008 Iceland was hit with one of the biggest financial disasters any nation in the world had experienced. In response, citizens took to the streets creating what is now known as the “Pots and Pans Revolution”.
People of Nowhere 2 min
I have heard and read different opinions about the wave of Syrian refugees who try to make their way in to the EU. Then I went to Lesvos. 7 days on the Greek Island gave me a healthier, human perspective on the situation.  Seeing the people behind the headlines with my own...
The increase in nihilistic violence such as school shootings and Friday’s lethal assault on a Planned Parenthood clinic, the frequent executions of poor people of color by police, and the rise of thuggish demagogues such as Donald Trump are symptoms of the collapse of our...
Hiding the Homeless: What Happens When Cities Make Homelessness a Crime 13 min
A growing number of American cities are ticketing or arresting homeless people for essentially being homeless. The new laws ban behavior commonly associated with homelessness like reclining in public, sharing food or sitting on a sidewalk.  Supporters argue these measures...
600 Posters, 80 Artists - Brandalism Crew Take Over Billboards Ahead of Paris Climate Talks 2 min
Two days before the launch of the UN COP21 Climate Conference, 600 posters were installed in outdoor media spaces across Paris. 82 Artists from 19 different countries made artworks to challenge the corporate takeover of COP21 and to reveal the connections between advertising...
The Meaning of Mahu 2 min
Mahu is the Hawaiian term for people who embody both male and female spirit - or what Westerners call transgender.  This animated scene from the PBS/Independent Lens film "KUMU HINA - A Place in the Middle"- describes how early Hawaiians valued and respected māhū as healers...
Kumu Hina 77 min
Imagine a world where a little boy can grow up to be the woman of his dreams, and a young girl can rise to become a leader of men. Welcome to Kumu Hina's Hawaii. Trailer for award-winning PBS/Independent lens film about a mahu (transgender) teacher in Hawaii and her...
When We Were Hela: ExxonMobil's New Guinea Nightmare 14 min
There are some disturbing facts buried in the debris of ExxonMobil's $19 billion liquefied natural gas project in Papua New Guinea—funded in part by a U.S. government loan. A landslide from an ExxonMobil quarry there killed 27 people in 2012—a disaster ExxonMobil and the PNG...
The Ferguson Effect 19 min
This week we bring you black and brown power worldwide as peeps from Manila to Chicago fight the powers that be. In the Philippines, anti-capitalist warriors told APEC leaders to pack up and get the fuck out of dodge, while comrades in Minneapolis took a page from the...
M.I.A. Just Dropped a Killer New Track in Solidarity with Migrants 5 min
Borders is dedicated to her uncle Bala, in a tweet posted this morning M.I.A wrote "One of the first Tamil migrants to come to the UK in the '60s who went [on] to inspire so many people as a creative, daring man... Thank you for helping my family come to England and taking us...
Why Are We Wasting so Much Food? 5 min
Award-winning author Tristram Stuart argues that food waste is a global scandal.
This national retail co-op is doing its part to preserve the spirit of Thanksgiving.
From Paris to Beirut, the Islamic State's latest atrocities are a calculated effort to bring the war in Syria home to the countries participating in it.
Confessions of a Walmart Hitman 11 min
Former Walmart executive recounts how he would watch Associates sit in the break room during their lunch hour without eating because they couldn't afford food. Walmart banned management from offering Associates any money to buy lunch. Walmart's corporate philosophy is to "do...
The True Story of Native Peoples' Plight - From Genocide to Reeducation 25 min
Each November, Americans celebrate a mythical version of U.S. history. Thanksgiving Day's portrayal of the experience of Native Americans under the boot of settler-colonialism is one of the Empire's most cherished falsehoods. To hear about the true story of native peoples'...
100% Possible - Clean, Safe, Renewable Energy 2 min
What if Steve Jobs had given up on the iPhone – how would you be reading this now?! More importantly, what would our world be like if MLK hadn't had a dream, or Gandhi never stood up?  In December 2015 world leaders will meet for the world's biggest climate summit. It's time...
“I can hire one half of the working class to kill the other half” —Jay Gould Metanoia Films has released a new documentary, Plutocracy: Divide et Impera (Divide and Rule). It’s the first entry of a multi-part series directed by filmmaker Scott Noble. The movie assembles a...
In the wake of Monday night’s direct attack on #BlackLivesMatter demonstrators in Minneapolis at a protest against the fatal police shooting of Jamar Clark, I feel compelled to share some thoughts.
Squatting in Rome (2015) Medialien 22 min
The presence of numerous squats, including the biggest in Europe, a militant student scene as well as unpunished police repression make Rome one of the strongholds of radical Italian politics.   La présence de nombreux squats, y compris le plus grand d'Europe, une scène...
The belief that economic growth can be detached from destruction appears to be based on a simple accounting mistake.
Stunning Images of Deep Sea Creatures off the Coast of Puerto Rico Reveal Hidden World 2 min
Some sea creatures are so new to us, they don't even have names.
Native American Responses to Thanksgiving 2 min
We invited Native Americans to respond to the word "Thanksgiving." These are their responses.
Get AdBlock! What Are You Waiting for? 1 min
Everyone hates online ads. But you don’t have to see them anymore. In fact you don’t have to see ads on any website ever. All of you have to do is download AdBlock. I’m a Youtuber. I don’t make ad revenue when people use Adblock so people are often shocked when I recommend...
3 Seconds in Earth Time Is All It Takes to Almost Kill The World, and We Call Ourselves Wise... 5 min
We named ourselves "Homo Sapiens," meaning "wise man," but would real wisdom lead to the 6th mass extinction of life on Earth?
Rebel Geeks - Steal From the Capitalists 25 min
Evan "Rabble" Henshaw-Plath is a coder, activist, anarchist, and a hacker. He is also one of the original developers of Twitter.
In the wake of the Paris terrorist attacks, the world has woken up to the threat that the ‘self-proclaimed Islamic State’ poses to the Western world. Among other things, it has sp
From authoritarian power grabs to Andrew Neil’s nonsensical eulogy, the reaction to the Paris attacks proves that we haven’t learned from our past mistakes
Cupcake fas­cism as­serts it­self vi­ol­ently through some­thing the in­fant­il­ized sub­ject holds deeply as an ideal. This ideal is niceness.
The ISIS Trap - Will You Fall Into It? 1 min
ISIS has a pretty black-and-white view of the world. Either you're with them, or you're with people they consider infidels. But what about people in the middle? ISIS has a plan for them.
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