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Take the red pill and watch the critically-acclaimed, award-winning first episode of The Meatrix Trilogy. Join Meo as he goes on a journey into the "real world" to see the horrific truth of what’s really going on with the food we eat today. Topics covered are industrial...
21 min
From its extraction through sale, use and disposal, all the stuff in our lives affects communities at home and abroad, yet most of this is hidden from view. The Story of Stuff is a 20-minute, fast-paced, fact-filled look at the underside of our production and consumption...
4 min
A spoof praising the marvelous wonders of consuming green to help fight climate change.
27 min
Tam Hunt of the Community Environmental Council in Santa Barbara, California outlines a strategy for regional independence from fossil fuels -- and it centers around electricity. Start with efficiency & conservation, add renewables to replace fossil fuels for electricity...
3 min
Occasionally the mainstream news will report on something relevant, though notice this is CNN International, not CNN as broadcast in America. Oh and wasn't Hitler the most Dangerous man in the world during his time? Hmmmmmmm.. Please get unplugged if you aren't. Ignorance may...
9 min
This is war porn. It is propaganda geared to video game loving kids (and adults) and is not appropriate viewing for young people or anyone who hasn't fully internalized how disturbing the mental disconnect is between the military, their billion dollar budget toys, and the...
3 min
Highly entertaining satire about the "success" of the Bush Administration immortalized in fictional coins.
6 min
Afsan Chowdhury is a journalist and communications development expert based in Dhaka, Bangladesh and Toronto, Canada. Director of the film "Climate Change - Does Anybody Care if Bangladesh Drowns?," he is also Director of Advocacy and Human Rights at The Bangladesh Rural...
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Media junk food is mind pollution. As waves of erratic, mindless info-toxins increasingly lay siege to a battered mental landscape, our mental pores become clogged, cluttering our capacity to think and to feel empathy. And so we find today that Junk Media is to our mental...
4 min
What do the writers of the Daily Show think of the ongoing writers' strike? If only there were some way to find out like, I don't know... clicking on the image to your left. It's so crazy, it might just work!
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The charges are too serious to ignore. There is credible evidence that the Vice President abused the power of his office, and not only brought us into an unnecessary war but violated the civil liberties and privacy of American citizens. It is the constitutional duty of...
28 min
Manager Paul Harton welcomes us to the newly-built BriarPatch Co-op Natural Foods Community Market. It's built to qualify for LEED™ certification (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) and incorporates innovative design throughout. Architect Jeff Gold shows...
28 min
Richard Katz and Dennis Brumm burst the technofix dream-bubble by naming the hard stuff: the lack of sufficient alternatives to oil and gas at the enormous scale needed. Overpopulation exceeding the planet's carrying capacity. Potential collapse. But wait! they close with...
28 min
In summer 2006 Judy Alexander embarked on an experiment to see how much food she could grow, and how many neighbors could benefit, from the garden around her house. Check out her homegrown rainwater collection and irrigation system - watering her 60+ edible crops. Meet the...
120 min
The advance of technology allows companies to monitor our every move and record our most private personal information. It is big business that collects most of the data about us. But increasingly, it is the government that's using it. A disturbing look at how "data-mining"...
109 min
Alex Gibney examines the rise and fall of an infamous corporate juggernaut. Based on the book by Fortune Magazine reporters Bethany McLean and Peter Elkind, the film explores the lengths to which the company went in order to appear incredibly profitable, and reveals how Lay...
99 min
How and what we eat has radically changed over the past few decades with the all-consuming rise of the supermarket. But what price are we paying for the homogenized, cheap and convenient food that supermarkets specialize in? In a two-part programme, journalist Jane Moore...
89 min
Excellent documentary showing how dangerous Aspartame - an artificial sweetener in most diet products - is to human health. From its history, to its effects this video is enough to shock anyone into really looking at their food labels next time they shop. Aspartame is a toxic...
3 min
This clip was left out of the original movie because it was said to be "unbelievable" and "people wouldn't believe it" because it was too good to be true.
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"The tragedy of our day is the climate of fear in which we live and fear breeds repression. Too often, sinister threats to the Bill of Rights, to freedom of the mind are concealed under the patriotic cloak of anti-Communism." Today, it's the cloak of anti-terrorism. Stevenson...
28 min
As an organizer in the American Institute of Architects, Chris Stafford has long promoted sustainable design. As a natural builder, he worked with straw bale and clay in Greece and Saudi Arabia. For his Port Townsend home, he considered site, size, materials and energy. The...
2 min
Talking about the importance of new media in the lead-up to the 2008 elections. The importance of black American voices being represented in the media, whether through established channels or channels they've set up themselves. Afro-netizen.com is a great alternative news...
3 min
We want to be free! All Power to the People. Words taken from the National Conference on Media Reform 2007 in Memphis, TN.
215 min
"The powers of financial capitalism had a far-reaching plan, nothing less than to create a world system of financial control in private hands able to dominate the political system of each country and the economy of the world as a whole...Their secret is that they have annexed...
6 min
This 6-1/2 minute video is all the evidence any judge would need to convict practically any politician shown in it. You don't even have to watch much of it at all before you go into palpatations; tragically sad, bitter, angry - outraged, and hopeful? The real question is...
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George Carlin talks about how corporations and business interests have Americans "by the balls." Carlin says the people that run this country want nothing more than "obedient workers" and now they want our social security money and retirement. "It's a big club and you and I...
2 min
Whirlmart: A Classic Buy Nothing Day Jam. What happens when a few people get together to buy nothing at all?
29 min
Senator Bernie Sanders speaking at the National Conference on Media Reform in Memphis, TN.
27 min
Van Jones' closing speech at the National Conference on Media Reform 2007, which was held in Memphis, TN. One of the best from the conference.
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The Center for Constitutional Rights brought the first Guantánamo case more than five years ago. This fall, CCR will again represent Guantánamo detainees before the Supreme Court to demand their right to know why they are being held. Now, it’s up to us to take action: to...
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The Bushmen of the Central Kalahari Game Reserve have been forced from their ancestral lands in a wave of evictions by the Botswana government. In 2006 they won a historic legal victory when Botswana's High Court ruled that their eviction was 'unlawful and unconstitutional'...
28 min
Take a whirlwind tour of the one-acre Brookside Energy Farm with Jason Bradford and Christoffer Hansen at planting time. Along with perennials, annuals, a food forest, and dryland crops (grains), they're growing Jerusalem artichoke and dale sorghum to produce both food and...
28 min
Hot topics from Richard Heinberg: record-high U.S. fuel prices; the ethanol big-business boondoggle; coal projected to peak about a hundred years early (around 2020); what the climate change discussion is missing; and enjoying ourselves as we "go local."
28 min
Enjoy toe-tapping tunes as environmental educators Sharon Abreu and Michael Hurwicz regale us with songs like "Penguins on Thin Ice." Their shared goal is for education to be fun and entertaining. Their catchy lyrics bid "Goodbye, Oil" and ask "How do we find the balance?"...
28 min
Michael Brownlee didn't stop after creating the Boulder Valley Relocalization group. He's catalyzing Boulder County's Going Local! campaign, encouraging residents to buy local first, eat and grow local food, create local energy and local currency. The community will celebrate...
28 min
At Smith and Speed Mercantile on Orcas Island, hand tools line the walls and tables along with organic wool comforters and non-toxic paints. It's an extension of Kathleen Smith and Errol Speed's off-grid homestead where they work at "the speed of living," using hand tools...
28 min
Take a tour with Joe, Doug and Sam Bullock on their Orcas Island homestead, site of a yearly Permaculture design course. Using nature as their model, they create edges and wildlife habitat, move water through the landscape, promote diversity, and raise an astonishing variety...
28 min
How will rising oil prices affect low- and middle-class lives? Sociologist and professor Rowan Wolf sees at-risk populations growing while government services and class divides are increasingly strained. A member of the Portland Peak Oil Task Force, she discusses relocalizing...
28 min
A closed landfill in Santa Barbara county is not just being restored with native plants. It also has a pilot project growing oil-rich jatropha for biodiesel. Restoration horticulturists Karen Flagg and Don Hartley of Growing Solutions do restoration education and remediate...
2 min
Outraged that their local bank is fueling climate change through the support of coal burning power plants, a group of polar bears take matters into their own hands by organizing a protest and withdrawing all of their money from the bank.
7 min
This is the incredible true story of the Germ and Soap Company that teamed up to fight drug charges. David Bronner President of Dr. Bronner's Magic Soaps shows how natural soaps test positive for the date rape drug GHB using police field kits while detergent based fake soaps...
42 min
This CBC, award winning Fifth Estate mini documentary takes an outside look at the American media and how it has digressed to a shouting match between liberals and conservatives where often big money dictates who is the loudest. This short documentary offers us interviews by...
58 min
Since the 80's, and the success of Top Gun, Hollywood has increased its production of big budget war movies, using military bases, submarines and aircraft carriers that the armed forces have generously made available to the studios. In exchange, the Pentagon's experts vet...
2 min
Academy Award-winning director Michael Moore examines the Bush administration's financial ties to Saudi Arabia and the bin Laden family in "Fahrenheit 9/11," a well-researched, fast-paced, highly controversial, and important documentary that won the Palme d'Or at the 2004...
55 min
Blacked out or dismissed as 'conspiracy theories' by corporate news outlets, reports of massive vote fraud in the 2004 presidential election circulated on the internet and independent media. As the Jan. 6th, 2005 deadline for a challenge to the Electoral College vote drew...
28 min
Tim Bennett and Sally Erickson discuss the influences behind this heartfelt and riveting documentary on "Life at the End of Empire." Framed in Tim's personal story of awakening to the big global issues threatening everyone's survival. It will touch you and make you think.
28 min
Smart municipalities are planning and preparing for energy vulnerability and climate change. Daniel Lerch, manager of the Post Carbon Cities project, has prepared a guidebook including case studies of cities large and small planning how to maintain essential services in the...
28 min
Cal Broomhead and Melissa Capria of the Energy & Climate Program discuss the rationale, aggressive plans, and activities for city-wide energy self-reliance and greenhouse gas reduction. Tools include energy efficiency in buildings, transit alternatives, alternative vehicle...
28 min
Michelle Long shows us how a highly successful local independent business network has transformed Bellingham, WA, while inspiring other communities. From an initial "Think Local First" program, they have expanded to business peer mentoring, and support for local food...
28 min
What happens when citizens apply permaculture principles to a city grid? They create friendly places within the grid that invite people to come together. Mark Lakeman, co-founder of Portland, Oregon's City Repair Project describes these "creative intervention" projects as...
27 min
After summarizing the facts of deepening global climate chaos, Australian Kelly Tudhope notes that our psychological response is often overlooked. Feeling powerless, many people stay in denial. But if we acknowledge our feelings, we can find empowerment arising from our...
48 min
In Part 2, Dawkins opines that the moral framework of religions is warped, and argues against the religious indoctrination of children. Dawkins has said that the title "The Root of All Evil?" was not his preferred choice, but that Ch. 4 had insisted on it to create...
93 min
"There are would-be murderers, all around the world who want to kill you and me, and themselves, because they are motivated by what they think is the highest ideal..." - Richard Dawkins.
2 min
Maxed Out takes us on a journey deep inside the American debt-cycle, where everything seems okay as long as the minimum monthly payment arrives on time. Sure, most of us may have that sinking feeling that something isn't quite right, but we're told not to worry. After all...
80 min
Hacking Democracy filmed over 3 years, first shown on HBO (a unit of Time Warner) in 2006 and released on DVD in 2007. The film reveals many strange facts about paperless (or e-voting) systems that established during elections in the U.S.A. in the last years. It focuses on...
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In this documentary Bill Moyers exposes the inner workings of the secret government. Though originally broadcast in 1987, it is even more relevant today. Interviews with respected, top military, intelligence, and government insiders reveal both the history and secret...
91 min
Beyond the logos and the t-shirts and the iconic image of Che which has been co-opted, commercialized, and packaged for mass consumer culture, the person and ideas behind the spectacle is rarely talked about. This documentary gives a balanced and informative perspective on...
87 min
In the wake of Argentina's dramatic economic collapse in 2001, Latin America's most prosperous middle class finds itself in a ghost town of abandoned factories and mass unemployment. The Forja auto plant lies dormant until its former employees take action. They're part of a...
180 min
Orwell Rolls Over In His Grave expresses ideas that will never be heard in mainstream media. It is the consummate critical examination of the Fourth Estate, once the bastion of American democracy. Asking whether America has entered an Orwellian world of doublespeak where...
92 min
What would happen if you were on vacation in Afghanistan and were accused wrongly of being a terrorist and taken to the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba? Winner of the Silver Bear at the Berlin International Film Festival, "The Road to Guantanamo" is the...
100 min
"Super Size Me" is one man's journey into the world of weight gain, health problems and fast food. Filmmaker Morgan Spurlock unravels the American obesity epidemic by interviewing experts nationwide and by subjecting himself to a 'McDonald's only' diet for thirty days...
230 min
The Century of the Self tells the untold and sometimes controversial story of the growth of the mass-consumer society. How was the all-consuming self created, by whom, and in whose interests? (Includes all parts of this multi-part series.)
2 min
Michael Moore investigates the 1999 massacre at Columbine High School in Littleton, Colorado. He looks into the causes for such violent crimes, focusing on guns as a symbol of both American freedom and its self-destruction.
55 min
They spend their days sifting through reams of market research data. They conduct endless surveys and focus groups. They comb the streets, the schools, and the malls, hot on the trail of the "next big thing" that will snare the attention of their prey--a market segment worth...
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Store Wars is a hilarious five minute mini-movie about a small band of organic vegetable puppets -- Cuke Skywalker, Ham Solo, Chewbroccoli and wise old Obi Wan Cannoli -- battling against Darth Tader, evil lord of the Dark Side of The Farm. Can these Organic Rebels rescue...
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The brilliant author/entrepreneur/change-maker Paul Hawken encourages us all to embrace a new type of "infinite game," one without losers that supports the future of life and a re-imagined world of growth without inequality, wealth without plunder and work without exploitation.
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From its beginnings, the Internet has leveled the playing field for all. Everyday people can have their voices heard by thousands, even millions of people. The SavetheInternet.com Coalition -- representing millions of Americans from all walks of life -- is working together to...
2 min
Kevin Martin, Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, has been keeping a secret from the American people. He wants to push through plans to remove decades-old media ownership protections. And he's trying to do it without public scrutiny. Senators Byron Dorgan and...
27 min
Former energy analyst Jan Lundberg opens by singing "Have A Global Warming Day" and closes with "The Depaver's Song." In between is an unabashed look at climate distortion, peak oil, and declining ecosystems, all bringing a necessary collapse of our "pigging out" economy. He...
28 min
Developer Steven Ribeiro is re-creating traditional towns, that put "waste" resources to good use. A mixed-use three-story building augments power from its solar panels (which provide shade and collect rainwater) with a tugboat engine (running on local biodiesel), using...
27 min
Peak Moment TV: Communities Magazine editor Diana Leafe Christian concisely spells out what the successful 10% of intentional communities do: common vision and purpose, fair participatory decision-making, clear agreements in writing, good balance of right and left-brain...
27 min
O.U.R. stands for "One United Resource," expressing how interdependence and inclusion undergird this 25 acre demonstration of a sustainable community on Vancouver Island. This model ecovillage comprises natural buildings, a school, long- and short-term residences, extensive...
18 min
Two thirds of all energy generated in the UK's nuclear, coal and gas fueled power stations is lost as waste heat - that's enough heat to meet the whole of the UK's heating and hot water needs. Made by BAFTA award-winning Memory Box Films and narrated by Clive Anderson, the...
9 min
A short film about climate change, energy and nuclear power. If you're confused about whether we need nuclear power to stop climate change, take nine minutes of your time to watch this new film from Green Peace UK. It doesn't just explain why nuclear power can't stop climate...
7 min
This video attempts to shed some light on the media coverage and accusations surrounding Ron Paul; specifically in regards to what happened in the May 15th GOP debate. Part 1 of 2. See the YouTube menu after the clip ends to view part 2. PS - This video is not an endorsement...
5 min
Visit OurFuture.org to stand up to the conservative minority burying progress in Congress. In this political spoof on Harry Potter, Karl Rove discussus their devilish plan to undermine the efforts of Harry Reid and the democratic party. Featuring Jason Alexander, the short...
53 min
Having discovered how to manipulate DNA, the blueprint of life, corporate scientists can produce what they claim are stronger, more disease-resistant crops. However, fears that Genetically Modified Food may not be safe for humans or the environment has sparked violent...
95 min
EARTHLINGS is a feature-length documentary about humanity's absolute dependence on animals (for pets, food, clothing, entertainment, and scientific research) but also illustrates our complete disrespect for these so-called "non-human providers."
34 min
John Taylor Gatto is a learned eloquent critic of the present school system all over the world. In this 2003 interview he exposes the hidden agenda that makes most of us hate school. While exposing the wide-reaching harmful effects of mass-compulsory schooling, Mr Gatto gíves...
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Every night Pinky tries to get some sleep, only to be kept awake by a bizarre school building slideshow. Words by Ivan Illich, author of Deschooling Society. If you're curious to learn more, seek out this book, considered a classic for the alternative learning...
39 min
Thomas Linzey provides some excellent ideas for activists looking for strategies that will cut right to the root of so many problems local communities are dealing with.
157 min
Funny, provocative and surprisingly accessible, MANUFACTURING CONSENT explores the political life and ideas of Noam Chomsky, world-renowned linguist, intellectual and political activist. In a dynamic collage of new and original footage, biography, archival gems, imaginative...
3 min
Spoken word slam on the materialistic and self-destructive nature of modern mainstream rap music, exploited, packaged, and sold by mega media corporations.
4 min
An inspiring collage of images set to a powerfully moving song, documenting over a thousand activists using their own bodies to create the letters I M P E A C H ! in the sands of a beach near San Francisco. Watch it when you're looking for inspiration and resolve.
111 min
Determined to find the law that requires American citizens to pay income tax, producer Aaron Russo set out on a journey to find the evidence. The film exposes the systematic erosion of civil liberties in America since 1913 when the Federal Reserve system was fraudulently...
4 min
A behind the scenes look at how Brave New Films, MoveOn.org and the grassroots came together to help stop both Fox News Democratic presidential debates.
3 min
A quick look at Robert Greenwald's Brave New Films, their campaigns and successes. Touches on how the new independent media movement being driven by the internet is shaping public discourse and paving the way for a more balanced, democratic media that holds governments and...
2 min
You won't believe the lies and misinformation Fox News is spreading about global warming and climate change. No responsible company claiming to support the environment should be advertising with a corporation that consistently deceives America about the climate crisis...
3 min
Shows how FOX news is repeating the same distortions and fear mongering they did before the Iraq war. If it's not clear already, FOX is the front-leader in pushing war propaganda for the Bush/Cheney administration, and Iran is next on the list.
4 min
Most of you are aware that under the guise of "news" Fox has offered its viewers a steady stream of bias pertaining to social and political issues since its inception in 1996. From attacking Black America to pushing for war with Iran, from demonizing bloggers to distorting...
4 min
Watch Dick Cheney's impeachable crimes, then sign the petition demanding Congress begin impeachment hearings through the website link below.
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Parents, friends, and teachers alike - talk to girls before the beauty industry does. A powerful and concise message that communicates the destructive effect the ad and beauty industry has on society.
5 min
A short film focusing on how Dove is making efforts to help normal girls value their own beauty, and to increase their media literacy skills as they navigate the 24/7 360 degree saturation of the makes-you-feel-ugly industry. Er, that is, the beauty industry.
89 min
After assessing today's dwindling oil reserves and skyrocketing use of oil for fuels, plastics and chemicals, "The Oil Factor" questions the motives for the U.S. wars in the Middle-East and Central Asia where 3/4 of the world's oil and natural gas is located. Provides an...
25 min
November 6th 2007 speakers session. Calling for the impeachment of Vice President Cheney for criminal acts.
5 min
Jackson Katz argues that widespread violence in American society, including the tragic school shootings in Littleton, Colorado, Jonesboro, Arkansas, and elsewhere, needs to be understood as part of an ongoing crisis in masculinity. Tough Guise is the first educational video...
10 min
An examination of the two main 9/11 information paradigms - mainstream media VS the internet. Most of the 9/11 info in the mainstream media is based on the official 9/11 report. Most of the 9/11 info online supports the 9/11 inside job theory. This is an attempt to explain...
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Every Black Friday, for 24 hours, millions of people around the world will celebrate in a moratorium on consumer spending. Choosing, instead, to take a step back and reflect on what is really important to us. No more marketing mind-games; no more "possessions =...
14 min
Many police officers are asking the question: if prohibition didn't work for alcohol, why are we in denial about it working for other things? The short video presents a common sense argument against the drug war, backed up by former drug-warriors and police officers. In 4...
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It is a fact startling in its cynical simplicity and it requires cynical and simple words to be properly expressed: The presidency of George W. Bush has now devolved into a criminal conspiracy to cover the ass of George W. Bush.