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“The hands that build can also pull down…” (Jeremiah 1:10)
Mickey Z.
Compassionate activism is activism that is rooted in an underlying compassion for all beings. It is an activism that resists the strong urge we all face to dehumanize our opponents, as they often do to us, and we often do to them. This collection of articles and videos...
25 min
Em 29 de Novembro de 2016, mais de 40 mil pessoas confluíram para a capital federal para realizar uma mega-manifestação em frente ao Congresso Nacional. Na ocasião, o Senado votava em primeiro turno a aprovação da PEC 55, que congela os investimentos públicos em saúde...
15 min
A zero hours contract = no control over your life.
1 min
THE AWAKENING is a Movie about the life situation of Roma in Germany and their deportation to Balkan countries where they have never been before. The film also gives an impression of the racism and discrimination that Roma are facing across Europe.
2 min
Protesters from across the UK gathered to oppose the unlimited detention of asylum seekers in Yarl's Wood Immigration Removal Centre on Saturday, December 3, 2016. Hundreds marched and picketed around the perimeter of the detention centre to let detainees know they aren't...
8 min
Initiate the light of potential within yourself with this guided meditation (+ energy transmission) & consciously create a new reality for yourself and others.
4 min
The Voices of Future Generations initiative are excited to launch this wonderful short film about the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child and the Post-2015 Sustainable Development Goal agenda, in partnership with the United Nations and UNESCO.
10 min
He's a $10/hr farmhand, and his name isn't Andy.
And is twice as powerful than previously thought
Nafeez Ahmed
We face (at least) 13 major crises, some of which are immediate. It’s time for some hard thinking about how we confront them.
George Monbiot
12 min
In this series of 5 short films we visit five farms where incredible things sprout. From growing massive, 100-pound vegetables to giving injured animals another chance, these are the finest farms around.
1 min
Cognitive psychologist and neuroscientist at McGill University, Daniel Levitin, explains why people can be so stubborn when it comes to false beliefs. This behavior is illogical, Levitin says, and goes against rational thought. Learn more about what Levitin has to say on this...
Jon Eagle Sr., Tribal Historic Preservation Officer at Standing Rock Sioux Tribe has reported something wholly unexpected happened at the Standing Rock Reservation today. The veterans gathered to join the Dakota Pipeline protest stunned the gathered tribal members when...
Jen Hayden
I am told by Native American friends active at Standing Rock that the elders are counseling the Water Protectors to undertake each action prayerfully and to stay off the warpath.
Charles Eisenstein
2 min
Activist Sky Roosevelt-Morris is of the Shawnee and White Mountain Apache Nations. She is a member of the Leadership Council of the American Indian Movement of Colorado. In this excerpt, from the forthcoming documentary END OF THE LINE: THE WOMEN OF STANDING ROCK, Sky...
We still don’t have any sort of apology or retraction from the Washington Post for promoting “The List” -- the highly dangerous blacklist that got a huge boost from the newspaper’s fawning coverage on November 24. The project of smearing 200 websites with one broad brush...
Norman Solomon
3 min
Did you know over 1/2 a million Americans are being held in jail with no conviction? Not enough people know this – or that it’s all because of our money bail system. That’s why we made this video to help shine a light on this archaic, inhumane process only practiced in the...
The Army Corps announced Sunday that the Dakota Access pipeline will be rerouted. Here are the numbers that show what lies ahead.
Tracy Loeffelholz Dunn
I was recently in the Marshall Islands, which lie in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, north of Australia and south of Hawaii. Whenever I tell people where I have been, they ask, ‘Where is that?’
John Pilger
3 min
Adani Mining won’t listen – they are rude and obstinate – so we will take the fight up a notch. We are planning more action in the courts and will take this fight all the way.
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The Australian Government just released this advert about the proposed Carmichael Coal Mine and it's surprisingly honest and informative.
3 min
Jonathan Pie finds nothing new in the idea of fake news.
3 min
The $4 billion dollar project could still be approved by President-elect Donald Trump who is heavily invested in the pipeline. Help support The Real News by making a donation today: http://therealnews.com/donate
'For the first time in Native American history, they heard our voices.'
Nika Knight
90 min
In this feature-length documentary, Marilyn Waring demystifies the language of economics by defining it as a value system in which all goods and activities are related only to their monetary value. As a result, unpaid work (usually performed by women) is unrecognized while...
45 min
Professor Marilyn Waring lecture:
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Clean water or Corporate profits? What’s more important? #NoDAPL
The Washington Post (11/24/16) last week published a front-page blockbuster that quickly went viral: Russia-promoted “fake news” had infiltrated the newsfeeds of 213 million Americans during the election, muddying the waters in a disinf
Adam Johnson
Official Washington’s rush into an Orwellian future is well underway as political and media bigwigs move to silence Internet voices of independence and dissent, reports Robert Parry.
Robert Parry
15 min
This guided meditation (+energy transmission) with Tony Samara, helps us become more aware & conscious of ourselves & more authentic in our ways of communicating to the world.
I recently posted this, my latest article, up on a Reddit sub. One individual, playing the role of governmental apologist, responded to my writing- "They may b
In 2015, a major study of 24 indicators of human activity and environmental decline titled ‘The Great Acceleration’ concluded that, “The last 60 years have without doubt seen the most profound transformation of the human relationship with the natural world in the history of...
Alex Jensen
2 min
Americans are blocking out the friends and news sites that won't confirm their views.
“All media work us over completely.” ―
OscarZetaAcosta
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How's this for painful irony: the climate-wrecking oil company BP has been sponsoring the "Sunken Cities" exhibition at the British Museum. So last weekend, the theatrical action group BP or not BP? brought 40 people from 8 different countries into the museum for four hours...
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We wanted to see for ourselves what life is like for farmed pigs. This farm was randomly chosen; a small, local farm in Yorkshire (UK). We entered through unlocked doors and took all the necessary bio-hazard precautions. Collectively, we have watched a lot of investigative...
60 min
Why is the Ecuadorian government proposing to extract oil in an area frequently classified by ecologists as one of the most bio-diverse rainforest regions left intact on earth? Featuring music and narration from Daddy G of Massive Attack this documentary film tells the story...
Consider for a moment the oxymoronic concept of “fake news,” which we have been hearing so much about lately. This isn’t your typical disinformation or misinformation — generated by the government, or foreign adversaries, or corporations — to advance an agenda by confusing...
Neal Gabler
14 min
"Tomi" host Tomi Lahren gives her take on the Black Lives Matter movement and explains why she lashed out against Colin Kaepernick for his national anthem protest.
2 min
South Koreans organize some of the largest and most peaceful protests in the world. Here's what makes them so good at protesting.
29 min
The Feminist Library: A Short Film was made in support of the Save the Feminist Library Campaign in London (UK), documenting a crucial moment in the library's herstory as it fights for its very survival. Shortlisted for the Women's History Network Community Prize, the film...
We need a president who can stand up to big corporations, not fold to their demands.
Bernie Sanders
New renewable energy plan undercuts itself by boosting dangerous wood-burning industries
Nafeez Ahmed
Nestlé, Kellogg's, Procter & Gamble, Unilever and others are linked to child labor and forced labor in Indonesia
Nika Knight
3 min
December 1st marks West Papua’s original independence day, when the Morning Star flag was first raised in 1961 before the country was invaded by Indonesia. The flag is recognised as the national flag of West Papua and continues to be the defining symbol for a Free West Papua...
13 min
Organic gardener and vegan chef DJ CAVEM is an award-winning international recording artist and activist who uses Hip-Hop culture to inspire young people to connect to the earth by teaching them how to grow food, and cultivate healthy eating habits. Through his lyrics and...
5 min
Music video for "The Virus" by A Tribe Called Red, featuring Saul Williams and Chippewa Travellers.
75 min
Fifty one years ago, the nation watched in horror as bloody images of police attacks on civil rights protestors in Selma, Alabama aired on television. John Witeck...
A fascinating talk by Maciej Cegłowski - given on November 11, 2016, at the Direction conference in Sydney - about who will control the ever increasing fully automated technology that surrounds us; the military, police, hackers, Google, Amazon, Facebook, Twitter... or us?
Maciej Cegłowski
2 min
What does it mean to stand behind girls education in some of the toughest and most backward communities in India?
See how non formally educated Barefoot R&D technology innovators are solving the education disparity problem by realizing the dream of education for girls in...
3 min
Justin Trudeau's decision to approve the Kinder Morgan Trans Mountain pipeline expansion in Canada will result in protests and protection of the water in the same vein as the resistance happening at Standing Rock.
10 min
A top-secret handbook takes viewers on an undercover journey to Titanpointe, the site of a hidden partnership.
3 min
Antibacterial soaps could be doing a lot more harm than good - here's why.
Even if you can’t show up at the wintry encampments, you can join water protectors in other ways: from calling the North Dakota governor to breaking up with your bank.
Sarah van Gelder
2 min
A while back I wrote and recorded this spoken word poem. This is the way I feel about the world today. Believe it or not but comparing the world with an elephant seemed like the only option! It's time to zoom out and see the entire picture.
5 min
A heartwarming story of a young child whose adventures in the rolling open spaces of their home come to an abrupt halt, due to over-development and urban sprawl. With this eye-catching and thought-provoking short animated film, Summit Land Conservancy and LoveLove Films hope...
In the era of Trump, we will need to consolidate counter-power via participatory democracy and economic self-management at the local level.
Alexander Kolokotronis
50 min
Does the philosophy of materialism work to destroy our identities, experience, and environment? Join narrator Daphne Ellis on a radical romp through the evidence and decide for yourself if you're in the cult and need to escape!
47 min
Bernie Sanders lost the Democratic presidential primary to Hillary Clinton. But it was a glorious loss. And it has become a beginning, not an end. The end of the Bernie Sanders campaign marks the start of a political movement. What are the next steps for this movement and...
11 min
Our comprehensive investigation into the Alt-Right movement, including its origins, its relation to the Trump campaign and broader implications for the future. Read more: What Is The “Alt-Right”? A Guide To The White Nationalist Movement Now Leading Conservative Media;
When you find yourself in a suddenly darkened room, what do you do? Some rush blindly to where they think the door might be. Others stand still, let their eyes get adjusted to the different environment, re-orient themselves, then cautiously and sensitively, move forward. ...
Bill Quigley
“I am not suggesting that white racism alone explains Trump’s victory. Nor am I dismissing the white working class’s very real economic grievances. It is not a matter of disaffection versus racism or sexism versus fear. Rather, racism, class anxieties, and prevailing gender...
Robin D.G. Kelley
Donald Trump’s many evils are manifest and obvious. But let’s stop pretending that some historical line has been crossed in U.S. political and social relations. There are many unique characteristics to the Donald Trump story but the institutional evils that permeate this...
Margaret Kimberley
“We must, indeed, all hang together, or assuredly we shall all hang separately.”
— Benjamin Franklin, as quoted in The Works of Benjamin Franklin
Divide and conquer.
It’s one of the oldest military strategies in the books, and it’s proven to be the police state’s most...
John W. Whitehead
1 min
This is why we are here. And this is what we need to remember.
2 min
EVENT VIDEO TRAILER: Edward Snowden, Jeremy Scahill, Jürgen Todenhöfer, Paul Jay, Richard Wolff & Srećko Horvat
On the 15th of January 2017, acTVism Munich is hosting an event called “Freedom & Democracy – Global Issues in Context” at the Muffatwerk in Munich. The video...
The capital's paper of record crashes legacy media on an iceberg
Matt Taibbi
Look to Norway and Sweden, where cooperative, socially democratic countries emerged after a frightening period of extreme polarization and social fracturing.
George Lakey
2 min
Can compassion be learned? The answer is yes! Sometimes, all it takes is truly paying attention to the people around us. Visit happify.com for guided meditations and fun activities to help you build compassion for yourself and others.
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Many traditions speak of the opposing forces within us, vying for our attention. Native American stories speak of two wolves, the angry wolf and the loving wolf, who both live inside of us.
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Narcissism isn't just a personality type that shows up in advice columns; it's actually a set of traits classified and studied by psychologists. But what causes it? And can narcissists improve on their negative traits? W. Keith Campbell describes the psychology behind the...
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"The most predictable aspect of Trump is unpredictability. I think it's dangerous, very dangerous," says Noam Chomsky.
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NETIZENS follows targets of online harassment as they confront digital abuse and strive for equality and justice online. Back the film on Kickstarter. This project will only be funded if at least $50,000 is pledged by Mon, Dec 19 2016.
10 min
From Oswald Mosley's Blackshirts in the 1930s through to the National Front, the British National party and the English Defence League, the far right in Britain has been part of the political landscape for decades. Now anti-immigration sentiment is moving closer to the...
The "fake news" theme has captivated The Washington Post and the mainstream U.S. media so much that it is stooping to McCarthyistic smears against news outlets that don’t toe the State Department’s propaganda line
Robert Parry
You may have heard that there is talk of a crackdown on "fake" news. Before a bankrolled bureaucrat starts filtering the media according to what they find personally acceptable, I feel it's my ethical responsibility to outline our true current situation first:
Our people will continue to resist in and beyond this moment, as this is but one front in the wars being waged against us.
Kelly Hayes
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There's a reason why secular Fascism emerged in the early 20th century with the arrival of radio...
Vanessa Baird reports on activist reaction to the passing of the world’s great internationalist.
Vanessa Baird
OK, I guess I’d better come clean. It seems that I must be a paid agent of the Kremlin. After all, I write for CounterPunch Magazine — for money! I used to write regularly for Truthout.org — for money! I’ve contributed articles to the Baltimore Gazette. I’ve often quoted and...
Chris Floyd
"I didn't like Clinton at all, but her positions are much better than Trump's on every issue I can think of"
Deirdre Fulton
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With all these experts in the digital 21st century, what could possibly go wrong? Yet...
In the name of humaneness, we express our gratitude to the courageous water and land protectors at Standing Rock. This camp of Sioux and many other First Nation people, accompanied by activists from across all camps is a true light of hope in a world that has lost any...
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Get up, stand up! A not-so serious guide to becoming an activist, using the example of the Australian fight against unconventional gas and coal mining.
As in most post-industrial societies, Britain’s media is in a radical state of flux. With the demise of the daily newspaper and news dissemination increasingly moving online, alternative and independent media sources have flourished. But the absence of a viable, generally...
Callum MacRae
2 min
Both Trump and Brexit can be explained by the failure of mainstream political elites to address the pain inflicted on ordinary citizens in the neoliberal era. But the real solutions lie not in hatred, but relocalisation.
Helena Norberg-Hodge and Rupert Read
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1 minute, 1 individual, 1 action. What can you do now to fight climate change and help the earth? In this YouTube series you will find one action every day that you can take to reduce your negative impact on the planet and contribute to the reconnecting to nature movement!
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We visited Mehrangarh Fort in Sep'16 while we were in Jodhpur to cover three stepwell sites along with this one and other attractions. Mehrangarh Fort is still under the control of Jodhpur King, Gaj Singh. So when you enter this UNESCO world heritage site, all are welcome...
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In the small town of Riverton at the bottom of New Zealand's South Island is Robert and Robyn Guyton's amazing 23-year-old food forest. The two-acre property has been transformed from a neglected piece of land into a thriving ecosystem.
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The Whole Word is Watching! #PrayWithStandingRock on Saturday November 26. 3pm Central Time. More info: https://praywithstandingrock.com Facebook event here: https://www.facebook.com/events/207064029743100/ #NoDAPL #StandingRock #Thanksgiving2016 #WaterProtectors #WaterIsLife...
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Part 1 - Unlicensed #DAPL Guards Attacked Water Protectors with Dogs & Pepper Spray
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We are hardwired to pursue pleasure and avoid pain. Today's 24/7 array of media narcotics makes opium look like aspirin... Want someone truly different and truly entertaining to address your school, civic, religious or business group? I'm a veteran public speaker with...
The climate change documentary that focuses on indigenous people in the forgotten subcontinent Central America.
36 min
Observational documentary profiling environmental protesters as they set up camp and clash with police at a proposed fracking site in Greater Manchester. Challenging both the police and the protesters, the film explores the impact of our democratic right to protest, offering...
19 min
Albany County Jail in upstate New York houses over a thousand men and women. Inmates can be held here for over a year before their fate is sealed. For many, jail is a time in which they must confront the devastating consequences of their past in order to escape a living hell.
How five large trees in remote Oregon ended up as winter housing for water protectors, including their first newborn baby.
Jane Braxton Little
2 min
The holidays are here - which for most people means lots of food and lots of family. But for many queer and trans people of color, the word "family" means something entirely different.
We have a crisis of work. The secure, well-paid jobs of the past — many of them in manufacturing — are disappearing. What is replacing them is insecurity and uncertainty. Low-paid, part-time, temporary and seasonal work. The “feast or famine” of self-employment. The so-called...
Frances Coppola