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The Future Is Local: Bioregioning 101
The Future Is Local: Bioregioning 101
The past century has been marked by the rise of globalization in every sense of the word - through production, culture, agriculture, consumption and more. This trend has brought great wealth and opportunities to many people - but what have we lost and forgotten through this...
89 min
The 4 Paths to Resist Trump
The 4 Paths to Resist Trump
We worked with friends to create the Resistance Guidebook — with practical ideas about starting points for people who are feeling the need to do something but not sure about what. 
3 min
An Unprecedented Corporate Assault is Coming. Can It Be Stopped?
An Unprecedented Corporate Assault is Coming. Can It Be Stopped?
Corporations are planning an assault on workers’ rights once Trump takes office. It's time for Democrats to fight at the state level. In over a dozen states the Democrats have the power to overturn anti-union laws or pass key worker protections. Now they need to act. 
9 min
Deep Ecology
Deep Ecology (2025)
Deep Ecology delves into the profound interconnectedness of our personal and collective grief with the ecological and systemic crises engulfing our planet. At its heart lies the transformative practice of community acknowledgment and expression—rituals where participants...
53 min
Local One
Local One (2025)
The Amazon Labor Union made history in 2022 by becoming the first group to successfully unionize an Amazon warehouse in the U.S. Two and a half years later, the company has refused to recognize the union and bargain a contract. To pressure the company to start negotiating...
10 min
Power: One River, Two Nations
Power: One River, Two Nations (1996)
When Hydro-Québec announced its intention to proceed with the enormous James Bay II hydroelectric project, the 15,000 Cree who live in the region decided to stand up to the giant utility. With unprecedented access to key figures like Cree leader Matthew Coon Come and American...
77 min
1 Million Members, 100 Million Trees: How Brazil’s Socialist Farmers Are Fighting Big Ag
1 Million Members, 100 Million Trees: How Brazil’s Socialist Farmers Are Fighting Big Ag (2023)
The one-million strong Landless Workers Movement (MST) is a backbone of the Brazilian left, famous for its mass actions and radical land occupations all across the Brazilian countryside. While fighting agribusiness giants, the MST has become the largest producer of organic...
20 min
From Ground Zero: Stories from Gaza
From Ground Zero: Stories from Gaza (2024) (trailer)
From Executive Producer Michael Moore and Palestine's Official Submission for the 2025 Academy Awards, From Ground Zero, is a collection of revealing stories from 22 Palestinian filmmakers living through war, who capture their lives in Gaza amidst war. 
3 min
TYT is Dead! Long Live TYT! The Folly, Failure, and Fall of Cenk Uygur and Ana Kasparian
TYT is Dead! Long Live TYT! The Folly, Failure, and Fall of Cenk Uygur and Ana Kasparian
In this in-depth analysis, Pastor Ben breaks down the crisis facing progressive media through the lens of The Young Turks (TYT). Once a beacon of independent journalism, TYT has drifted into centralized control and dangerous ideological compromises. 
47 min
How Leftists Can Win in 2025
How Leftists Can Win in 2025
Ready to start your political education journey? Click here: https://democracylover.gumroad.com/l/fpjkwn  
11 min
The Secret Reason the Dems Keep Losing
The Secret Reason the Dems Keep Losing
Being part of a political party used to actually mean something other than being hounded for money over text and being disappointed by your choice of candidates at the polls every few years. Here’s how the death of mass-membership organizations tanked the American political...
19 min
Francesca's HEATED Debate With Cenk Uygur On Strategy Under Trump
Francesca's HEATED Debate With Cenk Uygur On Strategy Under Trump
Woooee! Things get spicy between Francesca and Cenk as they discuss Cenk's recent tour of right wing media outlets, left versus right populism, establishment vs anti-establishment, and the future of TYT as the country awaits the ascendence of God Emperor Donald Trump for a...
122 min
The Police's True Function On Full Display As Amazon Workers Begin Striking Across The US
The Police's True Function On Full Display As Amazon Workers Begin Striking Across The US
 Majority Report with Sam Seder  https://www.majorityreportradio.com 
10 min
Yasuní: The “Yes” Heard Around the World
Yasuní: The “Yes” Heard Around the World
“Leave the oil in the ground? Give up more than a billion dollars a year? Put nature above the economy? What madness is this?”
Pablo Solón
The Political Spectrum is a Myth
The Political Spectrum is a Myth
I’m Andres Acevedo, and this is The Market Exit. In this essay, I challenge one of the most pervasive frameworks in political discourse: the left-right spectrum. Where does it come from, and why does it continue to dominate how we think about politics today? 
16 min
A Video to Send to Your Trump-Voting Friends and Family
A Video to Send to Your Trump-Voting Friends and Family
Want a better economy? Hate elitism? The problem isn't the left vs right, it's the top vs the bottom. You might want to look up.
23 min
THE LAST HOPE CAMP
THE LAST HOPE CAMP (2022)
What was the Last Hope camp, what did we achieve, and what now?
5 min
Fell in Love With Fire
Fell in Love With Fire (2024)
Five years in the making, this hour-long film documents the uprising that swept Chile from October 2019 to March 2020, showing how everyday people sustained six months of rebellion by creating extensive networks of self-determination and mutual aid.
65 min
What the Economy of the Future Looks Like
What the Economy of the Future Looks Like
Most of us are aware that our profit-driven, capitalist economy is driving our climate and ecological crises. But what are our alternatives? 
20 min
Have We Finally Lost to Climate Change?
Have We Finally Lost to Climate Change?
Recently, it feels like the world does not care about the climate or environmental crises. Between COP29 being an absolute disaster, Trump's recent election, and the continued destruction being waged by governments and corporations on our planet and its people, some might...
15 min
Howard Zinn: A People's History of the United States
Howard Zinn: A People's History of the United States (2015)
With the tremendous success of his book, A People's History of the United States, Howard Zinn radically changed the way Americans see themselves. His friend Noam Chomsky says that Zinn litteraly transformed a generation's conscience. Zinn talks about those who have no voice...
91 min
A Forgotten '60s Radical Movement
A Forgotten '60s Radical Movement
An in-depth look at the New Left of the 1960's. 
54 min
How Jesus Turned Me Into A Marxist
How Jesus Turned Me Into A Marxist
While lots of politicians and hucksters would like you to believe that Christianity is antithetical to Marxism and Communism, they're absolutely wrong. I explain in this video about how my own experiences with Christianity led me to a radical politics grounded in Marxist...
19 min
Why I Left the Right, What Kind of Socialist Am I? What I Dislike About the Left (Q&A)
Why I Left the Right, What Kind of Socialist Am I? What I Dislike About the Left (Q&A)
In this video, I discuss how I developed my left-wing political views, why I am a libertarian socialist and not a Leninist, MAGA in Canada, some books about socialism, what I dislike about the Left, and a lot more. 
23 min
Why I Stopped Being Anti-Woke
Why I Stopped Being Anti-Woke
I discuss how and why I changed over the last decade, from being more anti-sjw (anti-woke) to realizing the dangers of falling into that trap.
56 min
How I Escaped the Alt-Right Pipeline
How I Escaped the Alt-Right Pipeline
Today I blew the dust off my political arc and explain how I narrowly avoided the alt right 
32 min
The Movement We Need
The Movement We Need
This series of writings is an experiment—a new way of writing a book that invites you all to participate in.  I’ve written or co-written thirteen published books over more than four decades as an author, and a number of others (we don’t talk about those), and seen publishing...
Starhawk
13 Principles for a Welcoming Movement
13 Principles for a Welcoming Movement
This series of writings is an experiment—a new way of writing a book that inviting you all to participate in.  I’ve written or co-written thirteen published books over more than four decades as an author, and a number of others (we don’t talk about those), and seen publishing...
Starhawk
What Do We Do Now?
What Do We Do Now?
What do we do now that the orange fascist is back? 
9 min
Instructions for Courageous Living in a Broken World
Instructions for Courageous Living in a Broken World
In a world marked by division, inequality, and growing despair, navigating daily life with integrity and purpose can feel overwhelming. Yet, even amid this brokenness, profound change is possible through acts of radical compassion.
Tim Hjersted
10 Ways to Be Prepared and Grounded Now That Trump Has Won
10 Ways to Be Prepared and Grounded Now That Trump Has Won
The key to taking effective action in a Trump world is to avoid perpetuating the autocrat’s goals of fear, isolation, exhaustion and disorientation.
Daniel Hunter
Vote Like A Radical
Vote Like A Radical
Voting like a radical means voting for our movements. This election and every election, #VoteLikeARadical 📣 
5 min
Voting Like a Radical and Honoring the Complexities of Organizing for Justice
Voting Like a Radical and Honoring the Complexities of Organizing for Justice
NOTE: In the days leading up to the election, NDN Collective was invited to participate and contribute to a video with other organizers and activists, calling upon the movement to “Vote Like a Radical,” inspired by the essay authored by April Rosenblum.
NDN Collective
Vote for Our Movements, Not Politicians: a Strategic Guide to Elections, Where Activism Matters Most
Vote for Our Movements, Not Politicians: a Strategic Guide to Elections, Where Activism Matters Most
This is a guide to think less like a voter and more like an activist. 
Tim Hjersted
Protest/Not Voting Is a Trap: Real Impact Requires Material Strategy, Not Symbolism
Protest/Not Voting Is a Trap: Real Impact Requires Material Strategy, Not Symbolism
Strategic materialism + activism > symbolic protest at the ballot box.
Tim Hjersted
Arizona Palestinian, Arab, Muslim, and Progressive Democrats Statement on Presidential Election
Arizona Palestinian, Arab, Muslim, and Progressive Democrats Statement on Presidential Election
As Democrats and leaders in the Palestinian, Arab, Muslim and Progressive communities in Arizona, we the undersigned make the following statement, published on 10/24/2024:
We the Undersigned
Trump’s Victory Won’t Push the Democrats Left — It’ll Only Weaken Our Movements
Trump’s Victory Won’t Push the Democrats Left — It’ll Only Weaken Our Movements
"It’s one thing to criticize neoliberalism; it’s quite another to imagine that a fascist regime will provide better conditions for our movements to flourish."
Tim Hjersted
Jill Stein's Controversial Campaign: Grifter or Savior?
Jill Stein's Controversial Campaign: Grifter or Savior?
Jill Stein is being used as leverage by Republicans, Democrats, the far right, and leftists alike because of the failure of our electoral college system. But a vote for Jill Stein is not the "protest" you think it is. Let's talk about Jill Stein and third party candidates in...
23 min
Mehdi Hasan's Interview With Jill Stein Reveals Political Rhetoric Vs. Political Function
Mehdi Hasan's Interview With Jill Stein Reveals Political Rhetoric Vs. Political Function
If you enjoyed this video, please consider leaving a like, sharing, or subscribing to show your support for the channel!  
152 min
A Strategy to Unite Green Party and Democratic Voters
A Strategy to Unite Green Party and Democratic Voters
A concerted campaign to vote Green in Red states and Blue in Swing-States could be the key to shaking up the political system and uniting progressives.
Tim Hjersted
The Myth of Far-Left Extremism: How Common-Sense Ethics Are Framed as Radical
The Myth of Far-Left Extremism: How Common-Sense Ethics Are Framed as Radical
The real extremists are the corporate and political elites who wear $5,000 suits and calmly explain why war, profit and greed are good on the evening news.
Tim Hjersted
The Tyranny of the Majority Myth: How Elites Tricked Us Into Fearing Democracy
The Tyranny of the Majority Myth: How Elites Tricked Us Into Fearing Democracy
Heard that old saying "democracy is the tyranny of the majority? It was propaganda invented by elites.
Tim Hjersted
The Tragedy of Weaponized Hurricane Conspiracy Theories
The Tragedy of Weaponized Hurricane Conspiracy Theories
The tragedy of the theory that the U.S. government is manipulating hurricanes is that it redirects anti-establishment energy back towards support for the status quo.
Tim Hjersted
An Inconvenient Election Truth: Netanyahu Wants Trump to Win | Mehdi Hasan
An Inconvenient Election Truth: Netanyahu Wants Trump to Win | Mehdi Hasan
Mehdi Hasan addresses an inconvenient truth about the debate surrounding Gaza, Trump, Harris, and the November 5th elections.
10 min
Should Progressives Abandon Harris? Not If Getting an Arms Embargo Is Our Goal.
Should Progressives Abandon Harris? Not If Getting an Arms Embargo Is Our Goal.
Do the Democrats deserve to be abandoned for their complicity in supporting genocide? Absolutely. Is this a wise strategy, if getting a ceasefire and arms embargo is our goal? History and Trump suggests no. It will make the task far more difficult for our movements.
Tim Hjersted
Palestinian Nonviolence Relies on Global Non-Silence
Palestinian Nonviolence Relies on Global Non-Silence
This article from May, 2010 should haunt the world. - Spread Knowledge
Yousef Munayyer
Wokeness Kills Class Politics and Empowers Empire (w/ Christian Parenti) | The Chris Hedges Report
Wokeness Kills Class Politics and Empowers Empire (w/ Christian Parenti) | The Chris Hedges Report
Oftentimes the idea of “wokeness” or “woke” ideology, whether calling it as such or acknowledging its existence, can be thought of as coinage of the right wing. Christian Parenti, professor at John Jay College, journalist and author, joins host Chris Hedges on this episode of...
55 min
Jim Crow of the North: Redlining & Racism in Minnesota
Jim Crow of the North: Redlining & Racism in Minnesota (2019)
Roots of racial disparities are seen through a new lens in this film that explores the origins of housing segregation in the Minneapolis area. But the story also illustrates how African-American families and leaders resisted this insidious practice, and how Black people built...
58 min
20 Principles I Wish Were More Popular on the Left
20 Principles I Wish Were More Popular on the Left
It would really warm my heart if these concepts were more popular in the left:
Jonathan Matthew Smucker
Chris Hedges: The Cost of Resistance
Chris Hedges: The Cost of Resistance
Drawing on his intimate knowledge of resistance and repression, Hedges detailed the methods we need to adopt to defeat the powerful interests, including the fossil fuel industry and the animal agriculture industry, which have placed their profits above the protection of our...
49 min
How to Defeat the Billionaire Class
How to Defeat the Billionaire Class
Seattle City Councilmember Kshama Sawant and the Socialist Alternative (SA) party have, for nearly a decade, waged one of the most effective battles against the city’s moneyed elites. She and the SA have adopted a series of unorthodox methods to fight the ruling oligarchs...
Chris Hedges
Transforming Cities, Changing the System
Transforming Cities, Changing the System
The system is broken—so where do we start building a new one? Faced with interlocking ecological, economic, and political crises, local innovators are organizing at the city level to develop real foundations for systemic alternatives. 
6 min
How to Not Be an Activist | Jonathan Smucker
How to Not Be an Activist | Jonathan Smucker
Jonathan Smucker explains How to Not Be an Activist. Keynote talk from Personal Democracy Forum 2017
13 min
A Practical Guide to Revolution
A Practical Guide to Revolution
We need a social revolution to build a better future. But how is that process carried out? What tactics and strategies are needed to fundamentally transform the socioeconomic and political order? 
35 min
"Anti-Capitalism" is Capitalist
"Anti-Capitalism" is Capitalist
*click-baity headline*, but read Capitalist Realism! We need to encourage ourselves to go further than we have gone before and push beyond vague, passive anti-capitalism towards the values and praxis that build towards liberation. 
12 min
"On Thin Ice": Western Nations Crack Down on Climate Activists with Arrests & Jail Terms
"On Thin Ice": Western Nations Crack Down on Climate Activists with Arrests & Jail Terms
As the climate crisis continues to accelerate, wealthy governments in the West are clamping down on climate protest. According to a new report from Climate Rights International, demonstrators around the world are being arrested, charged, prosecuted and silenced, simply for...
20 min
Cancel Culture and At-Will Termination
Cancel Culture and At-Will Termination
"Cancel culture" and "political correctness" are right-wing phenomena which today are dressed up in left wing language and symbols, and which serve to reinforce relationships of power and dominance between managers and workers. 
19 min
Cancel Culture is Corporate Management Culture
Cancel Culture is Corporate Management Culture
The terms "cancel culture" and "political correctness" are used to delegitimize ideas like gender equality and racial equality by conflating them with toxic dominance behaviour practiced by up-and-coming elites dressing up their power seeking goals in egalitarian social...
25 min
What is Politics, and Why Should Anyone Give a $#&%?
What is Politics, and Why Should Anyone Give a $#&%?
How can people who don't have official decision-making power exert their influence over those who do? 
37 min
Worbs: When Political Terms Have No Meaning
Worbs: When Political Terms Have No Meaning
Politics is the only practical discipline where none of the basic concepts have clear consensus definitions. This is why everything is so dumb. 
34 min