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A War on the First Amendment: David Cole on Trump Targeting Students, Law Firms, Schools & More 28 min
An immigration judge has announced she could rule as early as Friday on whether the Trump administration can continue to detain Mahmoud Khalil, the former Columbia University student protest leader incarcerated at an immigrant detention center in Louisiana. Khalil, a legal...
Naomi Klein: Trump NOT The Anti-Globalist We Demanded 24 min
Ryan and Emily discuss Naomi Klein saying Trump is not the anti globalist we envisioned.
Red Fever 2 min
Red Fever is a witty and entertaining documentary about the profound Indigenous influences on Western culture and identity, from sport and fashion, to politics and the environmental movement.
Public Banking 101 3 min
The details can be complex, but the value of public banking is actually simple to understand.
The Resurrection of Victor Jara 98 min
This feature length film explores the legacy and cultural resurgence of South American singer-songwriter and activist Victor Jara, who was brutally killed in 1973 following a military coup in Chile.
After Winter, Spring 74 min
Six years in the making, award-winning film AFTER WINTER, SPRING is an intimate portrait of a rural community in southwest France as it grapples with a profound question: will it be the last generation of family farmers in a region continuously cultivated for over five...
Kanye’s Downfall Shows Why “Woke” Was Necessary 12 min
Kanye West’s latest spiral—from unhinged rants to losing his last industry allies—shows what happens when social guardrails disappear. Once one of the most influential artists in the world, Kanye is now a case study in how unchecked rhetoric spreads in today’s political and...
Where To Cut Pentagon Waste? 3 min
The newly minted Department of Government Efficiency is taking a buzzsaw to red tape. They're promising a leaner, faster and better government. But when are the cost-cutters going to take a hard look at the largest government bureaucracy: the Pentagon.
How DOGE Helps Billionaires Evade Taxes 3 min
Here’s the real reason why DOGE is gutting the IRS. (Hint: it has nothing to do with “efficiency.”)
Trans Athletes: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver 43 min
John Oliver discusses why trans athletes seem to be at the center of U.S. politics right now, the nuances around competition and safety, and where the conversation could be headed.
America’s Constitutional Crisis (w/ Katherine Franke) | The Chris Hedges Report 44 min
The United States is facing a constitutional crisis, one that if it is not resolved, will cement into place an authoritarian state. The Trump administration has unilaterally revoked birthright citizenship, frozen federal spending, signed executive orders to dismantle over a...
Free For All: The Public Library 2 min
From award-winning filmmakers comes the story of how a simple idea shaped a nation, and the quiet revolutionaries who made it happen.
The Shitthropocene: Welcome to the Age of Cheap Crap 47 min
The Shitthropocene is a mock anthropological view of humanity's consumption habits, turning a satirical (yet brutally honest) eye on how everything is turning to shit and why the impulse towards more might destroy us all.
"Can't Look Away": New Documentary Examines How Social Media Addiction Can Harm — Even Kill — Kids 16 min
"Can't Look Away: The Case Against Social Media" is a new documentary that exposes the real-life consequences of the algorithms of big tech companies and their impact on children and teens.
Ben Shapiro and Personal Responsibility 9 min
“A fun thought experiment! Also, very often the true purpose of invoking personal responsibility is to get disadvantaged groups to shut up.” - Adam Something
How I Escaped The Alt-Right 8 min
“In the end, it was Sargon's unimpressive intellect that gave me the first nudge. Who would've thought.” - Adam Something
Where Do We Go From Here? | Bernie Sanders 13 min
Yes, the oligarchs are enormously powerful. They have endless amounts of money. They control our economy. They own much of the media. But, from the bottom of my heart, I am convinced that if we are well-organized, they can be defeated. My thoughts on the current moment. ...
Do We Really Need a Border Wall? 7 min
The US-Mexico border is the most militarized border in the world and it comes at an immense cost: each year American taxpayers spend over 4.8 billion dollars on Border Patrol and another 8.4 billion on Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Is this southern border really worth...
What They Didn't Teach You About the Civil War 6 min
What do you know about the Civil War? Everyone knows the familiar images: soldiers in Union blue versus troops in Confederate gray, the Emancipation Proclamation, the triumphant end of slavery. But there’s something schools don’t teach about the Civil War: it was also...
Can We Fix Our Rigged Tax System? 51 min
For nearly a half century, trickle-down economic policies have resulted in a tax system rigged in favor of the rich. This is not only bad for our economy, but it’s leading to a billionaire takeover of our democracy as well.
Trump Lied About Grocery Prices 4 min
Trump seems to have given up on making groceries cheaper. Wasn't that what the entire election was supposedly about?
Trump's Tariffs Make No Sense, and Will Backfire Hard on the US Economy 38 min
In what he called "Liberation Day", Donald Trump imposed heavy tariffs on countries around the world, falsely claiming they were "reciprocal". In reality, the taxes on imports were based on the US trade deficit with other nations. Ben Norton explains how the Trump...
How US Neo-Nazism Actually Works | Arno Michaelis 52 min
Arno Michaelis is a former white nationalist skinhead, lead singer of the neo-Nazi metal band Centurion, and member of Hammerskin Nation, one of the most violent white supremacist gangs in the US.
Netanyahu’s Gaza War is ‘Barbaric.’ The U.S. Must End Our Complicity | Sen. Bernie Sanders 7 min
"Millions of Americans are deeply concerned about what is going on in Gaza today. The Netanyahu government has killed more than 50,000 people and wounded over 112,000. They have destroyed virtually all of Gaza’s infrastructure. And on top of all that destruction, Netanyahu...
'WE WOULD LOSE' War with Iran (w/ Col. Lawrence Wilkerson) 16 min
You can learn more about US foreign policy, military operations and geopolitics from this 9 minute clip than you could attending university for 4+ years.
How Corporations Crush the Working Class | Robert Reich 5 min
Former Secretary of Labor Robert Reich breaks down how power has shifted from labor unions to corporate giants over the last few decades, resulting in the rich getting richer at the expense of the working class.
Comedian Bill Burr Roasts Whiny Right-Wing Snowflakes Who Cry About Wokeness in Media 22 min
In a recent episode of his ‘Monday Morning Podcast,’ comedian Bill Burr took aim at the right-wing “babies” constantly whining about wokeness in movies. It’s a sign of growing cultural backlash to conservatives’ war on woke, which eerily resembles the SJW caricature they...
Is AI Art Trained on Stolen Art or Is It Fair Use? 9 min
This video delves into the legal and ethical implications of using copyrighted images in AI image-generating model training. The discussion covers key factors such as transformation of original works, the amount of copyrighted material retained in AI models, and the legality...
Honest Government Ad | Minority Government 4 min
The Australien Government and the Opposition have made an ad about minority governments, and it’s surprisingly honest and informative.
Chris Hedges: Trump's War on Education 14 min
Read the full article here (originally published March 11, 2025):
Trump is Dead Serious About Becoming a Dictator 14 min
In a new interview with NBC News Trump refused to rule out a third presidential run in defiance of the 22nd Amendment. He also clarified that his past statements about running for a third time were intended to be taken seriously. Moreover, Republican operatives are trying to...
Honest Government Ad | Canada Election 2025 4 min
The Government of Not-America has made an ad ahead of the coming election, and it’s surprisingly honest and informative.
How "The Dark Knight" Explains Trump's Appeal 19 min
Why do so many Americans see Donald Trump as a necessary evil? What does The Dark Knight reveal about the myth of the anti-hero—and the failure of democratic institutions?
Expert on Fascism Explains Why He’s Getting Out of America, Offers Chilling Warning 20 min
Jason Stanley, a Yale University professor with expertise on fascism, has announced his plans to move to Canada, and warns that The United States is on a clear path towards a “fascist dictatorship.”
Trump Admin Tells Americans: Stop Expecting Cheap Products, Inflation is Here to Stay 19 min
US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, a billionaire hedge fund manager who worked for George Soros, insists, “Access to cheap goods is not the essence of the American dream”.
The Liberalism to Fascism Pipeline (Neoliberalism Explained) 22 min
The term "Neoliberalism" is often used in political discourse, but rarely is its rise to prominence examined. In this video, we will do just that. We will look at Keynesian Liberalism and Social Democracy, Neoliberalism, The Chile Project and how decades of milquetoast...
Trump Just Broke the Populist Right 14 min
Trump’s 2024 win should have unified the global populist right. Instead, it's exposing the contradictions at its core. I look at the ideas that once connected this global movement, and why they’re now collapsing. -Brendan Miller
America Won’t Survive Trump’s Second Term—Here's Why 20 min
Empires don’t fall overnight. They rot from within—slowly, silently—until the collapse feels inevitable. In this video, we explore how Donald Trump’s second presidency is accelerating the unraveling of America’s global dominance. From economic isolation to rising debt and the...
"Kidnapped": 1,000+ Protest After Masked ICE Agents Abduct Tufts Ph.D. Student Rumeysa Ozturk 8 min
Over a thousand protesters gathered near Tufts University on Wednesday after masked plainclothes immigration agents snatched Rumeysa Ozturk, a Tufts Ph.D. student and Fulbright scholar, from the streets of Somerville, Massachusetts.
Elon Musk's Family History in South Africa Reveals Ties to Apartheid & Neo-Nazi Movements 25 min
Elon Musk was born in 1971 in Johannesburg, South Africa, and raised in a wealthy family under the country's racist apartheid laws. Musk's family history reveals ties to apartheid and neo-Nazi politics.
HUMILIATION: FULL Signal Chats EXPOSE Trump Admin Lies 30 min
Ryan and Saagar discuss the full signal chats exposing Trump admin lies.
The Fake Prophet Of The American Oligarchy 21 min
Is Curtis Yarvin secretly shaping government policy? In this deep dive, we explore the political philosopher and controversial thinker behind the "neoreactionary" movement and his potential connections to power. From his writings on monarchy to his rumored influence in elite...
Erasing History: How Fascism Works (w/ Jason Stanley) | The Chris Hedges Report 60 min
Jason Stanley, author, American philosopher and Yale professor, joins host Chris Hedges on this episode of The Chris Hedges Report to give proper context to what fascism means and how the Trump administration’s second term could really mean the completion of the American...
Republicans Desperately Spin Yemen Group Chat Fumble | The Daily Show 12 min
Ronny Chieng tackles Republicans' desperate attempts to defend Trump administration officials accidentally adding a journalist to their Signal group chat for planning missile strikes on Yemen.
Fake Populism: How Trump Helps the Rich and Hurts Everyone Else 59 min
Donald Trump is portrayed as a "populist" committed to average working-class people, but his policies benefit wealthy elites at the expense of everyone else. His administration includes 13 billionaires -- including Elon Musk, the world's richest oligarch -- and he is cutting...
Trump Regime CRIMINALLY CHARGES Climate Groups | The Kyle Kulinski Show 7 min
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Jon Stewart on Which Speech Is Free and Which Will Cost You in Trump’s America | The Daily Show 20 min
Jon Stewart goes old-school Daily Show on Trump and Republicans who pride themselves on “saving” free speech, all while censoring anybody who doesn’t agree with them.
"Jill Stein 2028!" 10 min
The Majority Report with Sam Seder https://www.majorityreportradio.com
Arun Kundnani: Why Capitalism needs Racism to Function 6 min
Borders are not natural—they are political constructs designed to serve economic interests. As Arun Kundnani explains, while capital and goods move freely across borders, labor is heavily restricted, often through violent means.
What Is Neoliberalism? How the 'Washington Consensus' was Imposed on the World 56 min
Neoliberalism is often misunderstood, but it is very important to understand this ideology that has dominated global economics and politics for decades. Ben Norton discusses the history of the neoliberal "Washington consensus", and how it was imposed on the world.
Trans Critic Has TOTAL Change of Heart After Hearing Trans People’s Stories: “I’d Like to Apologize” 15 min
Minds can change. This was proven during a lengthy hearing in the Wisconsin State Assembly about a bill that would criminalize life saving, medically necessary gender-affirming healthcare for transgender and non-binary youth. An elderly man showed up to testify in support of...
AOC and Bernie Are TAKING OVER America | Hasan Daily 50 min
In this video Hasan talks about AOC and Bernie.
Who's Really Calling the Shots in the Trump Administration 12 min
Alvaro Bedoya was investigating Amazon, X, and Walmart as an FTC commissioner. He’s also been a key ally of former FTC Chair Lina Khan. Donald Trump just illegally fired him and the only Democratic commissioner, Rebecca Kelly Slaughter.
The Encampments 80 min
THE ENCAMPMENTS follows student organizers at elite universities, including the recently detained Mahmoud Khalil, as they take a historic stand against their institutions’ investments in the Gaza genocide. While originally scheduled for later release, we have chosen to bring...
How Stoicism Became Religion for Immature Men 26 min
Stoicism is the most misunderstood school of philosophy. Right down to the way we use it in the English language. This beautiful school of thought, designed to help us live a virtuous life in service of others has been bastardized and corrupted by marketers.
This Speech Accidentally Exposed the Truth about the US 55 min
US Vice President JD Vance gave a speech about globalization that inadvertently revealed the truth about the US empire, the goal behind the new cold war on China, the economics of imperialism, and how the Trump administration is serving billionaire Big Tech oligarchs in...
I Went to Space and Discovered an Enormous Lie | Ron Garan 8 min
What astronaut Ron Garan saw in space changed his life forever – here’s what it taught him.
"Murder the Truth": David Enrich on Right-Wing Campaign to Silence Journalism & Protect the Powerful 20 min
The new book Murder the Truth: Fear, the First Amendment, and a Secret Campaign to Protect the Powerful by The New York Times business investigations editor David Enrich chronicles an ongoing campaign by the wealthy and powerful to overturn the landmark Supreme Court decision...
The Truth About the U.S. Border | Robert Reich 5 min
The full story about immigration you aren't getting from politicians and the media.
Could 'Modern Monetary Theory' Save the World? | Ash Sarkar meets Stephanie Kelton 60 min
Usually the reason given for austerity, or lack of government spending on services and infrastructure is that there simply isn’t enough money - we must simply tighten our belts. The typical leftist response to this is that we should just tax the rich in order to generate the...
Why Does Trump Want the US to Take Over Greenland? This Is the Real Reason 28 min
Donald Trump has threatened to colonize Greenland and make it a US territory, even though 85% of people there oppose this. Ben Norton explains the geopolitical and economic reasons: the USA wants to block China from the Arctic region and to profit from the territory's natural...
Woke Fascism: Trump Aims to Crush Anti-War Protest Under Guise of Antisemitism Crackdown 11 min
"At the core of their current illiberal power grab is the weaponization of the liberal value of anti-bigotry and specifically anti-Semitism. They are stripping the rights of all freedom loving people - citizen and non - in the US in the name of targeting anti-Semitism...
How Fascism WON in America 32 min
This video unpacks how decades of economic inequality, racial division and propaganda conditioned Americans to accept authoritarianism. From Reaganomics to Trump 2.0, we explore the rise of corporate fascism and the forces behind it.- TRUTH IS SPEAKING
They Voted for Trump. Here’s Why They Feel Betrayed 8 min
Two-thirds of people in California’s 22nd Congressional district rely on Medicaid. But the majority of the district also voted to elect President Trump in 2024. We went to talk to residents to see what they think about Trump’s proposed cuts to Medicaid. One Trump voter told...
Military Vet: ‘If Veterans Can Unlearn the Propaganda, There’s Hope for Humanity’ 6 min
“If veterans can unlearn the propaganda, there’s hope for humanity.” Rebecca Roberts joined the Air National Guard thinking she would help her community. Instead she got stationed at a drone base in Djibouti. This is Rebecca’s story about how her deployment to East Africa...
Does the Constitution Only Apply to Citizens? | Glenn Greenwald 5 min
Glenn Greenwald on how the US Constitution does not confer rights on certain groups of people - but rather constrains the government from acting on persons, regardless of their citizenship.
Bernie Calls For “Major Transformation" Of Democratic Party While Ripping Chuck Schumer's Leadership 14 min
Voters are mad and independent Sen. Bernie Sanders is voicing his frustration with Democratic leadership (namely Chuck Schumer) as Schumer and 9 other Democratic senators sided with Donald Trump's Republicans in passing the recent funding bill. But this anger, both from...
Bernie SHATTERING Records At Rock Star Rallies | The Kyle Kulinski Show 18 min
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The Harvard Sociopath Pipeline: How Liberals are Ruining America 22 min
Are Ivy League sellouts and finance bros ruining America? My video dives deep into how neoliberal elites and American liberals have turned U.S. elite institutions into factories for corporate sellouts, churning out McKinsey consultants, investment bankers, and private equity...
MEDIA BLACKOUT: America’s Poorest Counties Devastated By Catastrophic Flooding 13 min
Trump wants to demolish FEMA and says the states will take care of disasters themselves. To test this theory, we talked to the West Virginians who have been slammed by historic flooding in recent weeks.
Elon Musk Wants to Cut Waste & Fraud. He Should Start Here 14 min
We found the waste Elon Musk and DOGE won’t cut: it’s defense contractors. The Department of Defense funnels $450 billion of taxpayer dollars a year to private military contractors. But Musk is too focused on cutting DEI initiatives (0.01% of the size of the defense budget)...
The Soviet Strategy Fueling America's Decline 17 min
As our political reality gets increasingly surreal and chaotic, it’s becoming harder and harder to make sense of things. But according to the theory of hypernormalization, the lack of a coherent sense is actually the point. And if we look at how this concept was used in the...
Profiting from War: USA is World's #1 Arms Dealer, Exporting 7x More Weapons Than China, 5x Russia 18 min
The United States is the biggest arms dealer on Earth, responsible for 43% of the world’s weapons exports from 2020 to 2024. The US transferred seven times more than China, and five times more than Russia. Ben Norton explains how the military-industrial complex profits from war.
Liberals Are Finally Coming Around to Bernie—To Unite with the Left, It's Time They Back Real Fighters 26 min
The hosts of ‘Pod Save America’ talked about Bernie Sanders’s ‘Fight the Oligarchy’ tour and how effective his politics have proven to be in the latest episode of their podcast. They also pointed out that they were criticized by online leftists after showing support for...
Proposed Texas Bill Makes Being Transgender A FELONY | The Kyle Kulinski Show 9 min
Freedom means nothing to these extremists. If Texas really believes in "don't tread on anyone," they'll rally against this abuse of state power on principle alone.
Chris Hedges: Normalizing Genocide and the New World Order 102 min
On March 7, 2025 Chris Hedges returned to The Sanctuary for Independent Media to present "Normalizing Genocide and the New World Order," a talk about how the world has changed since the genocide in Gaza began, how we navigate a world without rules or humanitarian law and how...
Chris Hedges: My Thoughts on Trump Moving to End the War in Ukraine 5 min
This was pulled from my last livestream, which you can watch via Part 2.
The 'Friendship Recession' Is Killing Us. 21 min
Some thoughts about loneliness. - Fads
They 'Declared War' on Work From Home. The Results Were Awful. 13 min
Yapping about return-to-office movements, work from home policies, remote + hybrid work and all sorts lol
ICE Detention: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver 25 min
John Oliver discusses ICE detention facilities, who’s in them, who runs them, and how immigration has become another for-profit business.
Extremist US Defense Secretary Declared 'Holy War' on China, Left & Islam: Pete Hegseth's 'Crusade' 40 min
Donald Trump’s Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is a self-declared “crusader” who believes the USA is in a “holy war” against China, the left, and Islam. “Communist China will fall”, he vowed in his 2020 book “American Crusade”, promising, “Israel and America will form an even...
‘Europe Needs an Independent Foreign Policy’: Professor Jeffrey Sachs at European Parliament 94 min
In a 21 February speech in the European Parliament, renowned professor Jeffrey Sachs presents a detailed historical and geopolitical analysis of U.S. foreign policy and its consequences, particularly in relation to NATO expansion, the Ukraine war, and European...
Democracy Is Collapsing: This 1971 Playbook Started It All 17 min
The Document that Created our Modern Oligarchy
The Secret Reason Why Right Wing Parties Dislike Trans & LGBTQ+ People 14 min
This video discusses why right-wing political parties often focus on anti-LGBTQ+ policies and rhetoric. Mark Cusack, a former political advisor and LGBTQ+ advocate, explains that these parties primarily support the interests of the wealthy and big businesses. They face a...
Murphy: Six Weeks In, This White House Is On Its Way To Being The Most Corrupt In U.S. History 29 min
WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) on Thursday spoke on the U.S. Senate floor to expose the unprecedented corruption of the Trump administration’s first six weeks in office. Murphy condemned Trump’s normalization of pay-to-play politics, where billionaire donors...
This Is the Biggest Tax Dodge in History 13 min
Nvidia’s CEO is dodging $8 billion in taxes — legally. He's using estate tax loopholes. Closing them, and taxing the ultra-wealthy, is the only thing that will stop a new American oligarchy. But Trump wants to eliminate the estate tax altogether.
Rep Zephyr’s Speech Flips 13 Republicans Before Vote, Defeating Anti-Trans Drag Ban Bill in Montana 7 min
“Trust the parents to do what's right and stop these crazy bills. They're a waste of time. They're a waste of energy. We should be working on property tax relief and not doing this sort of business,” Rep Sherry Essmann said following Zephyr’s speech.
What Happens to Capitalism When None Of Us Have Any Capital Left? 13 min
Yapping about wealth inequality cause it's my roman empire.
Is Trump and the MAGA Movement Fascist? 67 min
Since the rise of the MAGA movement, people have consistently called Trump and the movement fascist. But are they? In this video, we use the frameworks of the three leading scholars of fascism; Umberto Eco, Robert Paxton, and Roger Griffin, to determine whether Trump and the...
‘IT’S WAR’: Trudeau’s BLISTERING Response To Trump’s Tariffs | The Kyle Kulinski Show 13 min
It's Revolution or Death 80 min
Revolution or Death is a three-part collaboration between Peter Gelderloos and subMedia. Part 1, 'Short Term Investments,’ examines the official response to the climate crisis and how it's failing.
Why the Right is Obsessed with Daddy | George Lakoff 11 min
Have you ever asked yourself why the right talks the way it talks? George Lakoff may have the answer. - Metaphorical Matters
Trump Helps BlackRock Buy Panama Canal Ports, to Weaken China & Strengthen Wall Street 35 min
BlackRock, the world's largest asset manager, is buying the ports on both sides of the Panama Canal, after Donald Trump threatened the Latin American country and forced it to pressure a Hong Kong company to sell its stake. Ben Norton discusses how the US government is trying...
Chris Hedges FULL SPEECH at Workers Strike Back Conference 37 min
This was a talk I gave at the Workers Strike Back conference in Seattle earlier this week.
‘FASCISTS & NAZIS’: Tim Walz Says The Quiet Part Loud about Trump and Musk | The Kyle Kulinski Show 16 min
“When we get back, which we will – we'll fight – I’ll tell you what people are going to expect is they're not going to expect us to tinker around the edge with the ACA [Affordable Care Act.] They're going to expect universal health care," Walz said.
No Other Land 96 min
For half a decade, Basel Adra, a Palestinian activist, films his community of Masafer Yatta being destroyed by Israel's occupation, as he builds an unlikely alliance with an Israeli journalist who wants to join his fight.
Trump's Fight with Zelensky Shows US Considers Ukraine a Colony, Exploiting Its Minerals 37 min
Donald Trump's fight with Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky in the White House reflected how the US treats Ukraine as a colony. Trump is demanding control of the country's rare earths and critical minerals, to weaken China, re-industrialize, and build tech products. Trump...
The Causes and Consequences of the Ukraine Crisis | John Mearsheimer (2015) 75 min
John J. Mearsheimer, the R. Wendell Harrison Distinguished Service Professor in Political Science and Co-director of the Program on International Security Policy at the University of Chicago, assesses the causes of the present Ukraine crisis, the best way to end it, and its...
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